Lew P. Christopher

2.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
36 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Lew P. Christopher is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Molecular Biology and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Lew P. Christopher has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 22 papers in Molecular Biology and 8 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Lew P. Christopher's work include Biofuel production and bioconversion (18 papers), Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (16 papers) and Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization (9 papers). Lew P. Christopher is often cited by papers focused on Biofuel production and bioconversion (18 papers), Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (16 papers) and Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization (9 papers). Lew P. Christopher collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and India. Lew P. Christopher's co-authors include Vasudeo Zambare, Hemanathan Kumar, Yun Ji, Bin Yao, Peter Adewale, Rajesh K. Sani, Aditya Bhalla, Kenneth M. Bischoff, Stephen R. Hughes and Akash Adhikari and has published in prestigious journals such as Bioresource Technology, Journal of Cleaner Production and Applied Energy.

In The Last Decade

Lew P. Christopher

36 papers receiving 1.5k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Enzymatic biodiesel: Challenges and opportunities

2014 397 citations Lew P. Christopher, Vasudeo Zambare et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Lew P. Christopher United States	19	1.1k	840	440	305	156	36	1.6k
Penjit Srinophakun Thailand	24	1.2k 1.1×	827 1.0×	265 0.6×	190 0.6×	266 1.7×	91	2.0k
Sujit Sadashiv Jagtap United States	22	988 0.9×	836 1.0×	410 0.9×	313 1.0×	55 0.4×	34	1.8k
Dilip K. Adhikari India	22	1.4k 1.3×	783 0.9×	232 0.5×	157 0.5×	218 1.4×	46	1.9k
Muhammad Irshad Pakistan	23	1.1k 1.0×	842 1.0×	410 0.9×	662 2.2×	149 1.0×	55	2.5k
Darren J. Peterson United States	16	997 0.9×	574 0.7×	294 0.7×	205 0.7×	70 0.4×	19	1.3k
Felipe Antônio Fernandes Antunes Brazil	21	1.3k 1.2×	804 1.0×	327 0.7×	225 0.7×	59 0.4×	43	1.7k
Vasudeo Zambare India	17	523 0.5×	708 0.8×	444 1.0×	323 1.1×	110 0.7×	35	1.3k
Diomi Mamma Greece	23	922 0.8×	731 0.9×	370 0.8×	283 0.9×	61 0.4×	71	1.7k
Roshanida A. Rahman Malaysia	20	542 0.5×	455 0.5×	310 0.7×	197 0.6×	143 0.9×	116	1.2k
Yujia Jiang China	23	867 0.8×	914 1.1×	213 0.5×	97 0.3×	98 0.6×	102	1.6k

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Mumtaz, M., et al.. (2021). Evaluation of a New Cerium Oxide-Bismuth Oxide-Based Nanobiocomposite as a Biocatalyst for Biodiesel Production. Processes. 9(11). 2012–2012. 5 indexed citations

Zambare, Vasudeo & Lew P. Christopher. (2020). Integrated biorefinery approach to utilization of pulp and paper mill sludge for value-added products. Journal of Cleaner Production. 274. 122791–122791. 34 indexed citations

Adewale, Peter, et al.. (2018). Enhancing enzyme-aided production of fermentable sugars from poplar pulp in the presence of non-ionic surfactants. Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering. 41(8). 1133–1142. 29 indexed citations

Christopher, Lew P.. (2018). Upgrading underutilized biomass feedstock for cost-efficient biofuels production employing the circular bioeconomy approach. Journal of Fundamentals of Renewable Energy and Applications. 8. 2 indexed citations

Adewale, Peter & Lew P. Christopher. (2017). Thermal and Rheological Properties of Crude Tall Oil for Use in Biodiesel Production. Processes. 5(4). 59–59. 11 indexed citations

Pan, Siyi, et al.. (2015). Draft Genome Sequence of Thermoanaerobacter sp. Strain YS13, a Novel Thermophilic Bacterium. Genome Announcements. 3(3). 3 indexed citations

Ross, Brian M., et al.. (2015). Fungal demethylation of Kraft lignin. Enzyme and Microbial Technology. 73-74. 44–50. 27 indexed citations

Christopher, Lew P., Bin Yao, & Yun Ji. (2014). Lignin Biodegradation with Laccase-Mediator Systems. Frontiers in Energy Research. 2. 242 indexed citations

DeVeaux, Linda C., et al.. (2014). Metabolic engineering as a tool for enhanced lactic acid production. Trends in biotechnology. 32(12). 637–644. 68 indexed citations

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Christopher, Lew P., et al.. (2014). Draft Genome Sequence of a New Homofermentative, Lactic Acid-Producing Enterococcus faecalis Isolate, CBRD01. Genome Announcements. 2(2). 3 indexed citations

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Kozliak, Evguenii, et al.. (2014). Kenaf biomass biodecomposition by basidiomycetes and actinobacteria in submerged fermentation for production of carbohydrates and phenolic compounds. Bioresource Technology. 173. 352–360. 19 indexed citations

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Raj, Subramanian Mohan, et al.. (2013). Consolidated bioprocessing of untreated switchgrass to hydrogen by the extreme thermophile Caldicellulosiruptor saccharolyticus DSM 8903. Bioresource Technology. 139. 272–279. 60 indexed citations

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Hollmann, Axel, Lucrecia Delfederico, Debmalya Barh, et al.. (2012). Tight controlled expression and secretion of Lactobacillus brevis SlpA in Lactococcus lactis. Biotechnology Letters. 34(7). 1275–1281. 2 indexed citations

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Zambare, Vasudeo & Lew P. Christopher. (2012). Optimization of Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Corn Stover for Improved Ethanol Production. Energy Exploration & Exploitation. 30(2). 193–205. 12 indexed citations

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Zambare, Vasudeo, et al.. (2011). Biochemical characterization of thermophilic lignocellulose degrading enzymes and their potential for biomass bioprocessing.. 2(1). 99–112. 7 indexed citations

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Zambare, Vasudeo, et al.. (2011). Bioprocessing of agricultural residues to ethanol utilizing a cellulolytic extremophile. Extremophiles. 15(5). 611–618. 41 indexed citations

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Christopher, Lew P.. (2011). Biomass Bioprocessing. BioEnergy Research. 4(4). 223–224. 1 indexed citations

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Rastogi, Gurdeep, Aditya Bhalla, Akash Adhikari, et al.. (2010). Characterization of thermostable cellulases produced by Bacillus and Geobacillus strains. Bioresource Technology. 101(22). 8798–8806. 216 indexed citations

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Preez, J. C. du, et al.. (2008). Effect of cultivation pH and agitation rate on growth and xylanase production by Aspergillus oryzae in spent sulphite liquor. Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology. 35(6). 587–594. 26 indexed citations

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Preez, J. C. du, et al.. (2005). Xylanase production by fungal strains on spent sulphite liquor. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 69(1). 71–78. 23 indexed citations

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