Mark Laser

6.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
23 papers, 4.2k citations indexed

About

Mark Laser is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Molecular Biology and Agronomy and Crop Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Mark Laser has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 4.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 7 papers in Molecular Biology and 7 papers in Agronomy and Crop Science. Recurrent topics in Mark Laser's work include Biofuel production and bioconversion (20 papers), Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (7 papers) and Bioenergy crop production and management (7 papers). Mark Laser is often cited by papers focused on Biofuel production and bioconversion (20 papers), Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (7 papers) and Bioenergy crop production and management (7 papers). Mark Laser collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Brazil. Mark Laser's co-authors include Lee R. Lynd, Willem H. van Zyl, John E. McBride, Michael E. Himmel, Bruce E. Dale, Charles E. Wyman, Michael Jerry Antal, Stephen G. Allen, David Bransby and John Sheehan and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Environmental Science & Technology and Nature Biotechnology.

In The Last Decade

Mark Laser

23 papers receiving 4.0k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Consolidated bioprocessing of cellulosic biomass: an update

2005 963 citations Lee R. Lynd, Willem H. van Zyl et al. Current Opinion in Biotechnology profile →
How biotech can transform biofuels

2008 831 citations Lee R. Lynd, Mark Laser et al. Nature Biotechnology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Mark Laser United States	19	3.6k	2.1k	613	492	440	23	4.2k
James D. McMillan United States	34	3.9k 1.1×	2.4k 1.2×	689 1.1×	563 1.1×	198 0.5×	72	4.7k
Renata Bura United States	27	3.0k 0.8×	1.5k 0.7×	483 0.8×	641 1.3×	195 0.4×	54	3.5k
Thomas D. Foust United States	19	5.0k 1.4×	1.8k 0.9×	835 1.4×	979 2.0×	268 0.6×	43	5.9k
Bryan Bals United States	27	2.0k 0.6×	971 0.5×	209 0.3×	463 0.9×	391 0.9×	49	2.6k
Ola Wallberg Sweden	29	2.6k 0.7×	1.1k 0.6×	342 0.6×	544 1.1×	105 0.2×	78	3.5k
Chenlin Li United States	28	3.1k 0.9×	1.2k 0.6×	173 0.3×	880 1.8×	206 0.5×	61	4.6k
Óscar J. Sánchez Colombia	16	2.4k 0.7×	1.5k 0.7×	357 0.6×	209 0.4×	111 0.3×	70	3.3k
John N. Saddler Canada	43	5.1k 1.4×	2.6k 1.2×	1.2k 1.9×	1.3k 2.7×	225 0.5×	89	5.7k
Mark T. Holtzapple United States	44	7.3k 2.0×	4.0k 1.9×	979 1.6×	1.5k 3.1×	523 1.2×	165	8.7k
Sachin Kumar India	28	2.5k 0.7×	1.3k 0.6×	358 0.6×	372 0.8×	93 0.2×	70	3.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Mark Laser

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Fields of papers citing papers by Mark Laser

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Mark Laser. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Mark Laser. The network helps show where Mark Laser may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mark Laser

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Mark Laser. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Mark Laser based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Mark Laser. Mark Laser is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Field, John, Tom L. Richard, Erica A. H. Smithwick, et al.. (2020). Robust paths to net greenhouse gas mitigation and negative emissions via advanced biofuels. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 117(36). 21968–21977. 128 indexed citations

Lynd, Lee R., Pahola Thathiana Benavides, Gregg T. Beckham, et al.. (2019). Technoeconomic and life-cycle analysis of single-step catalytic conversion of wet ethanol into fungible fuel blendstocks. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 117(23). 12576–12583. 36 indexed citations

Lynd, Lee R., Xiaoyu Liang, Mary J. Biddy, et al.. (2017). Cellulosic ethanol: status and innovation. Current Opinion in Biotechnology. 45. 202–211. 298 indexed citations

Laws, Nicholas D., et al.. (2016). On the utility death spiral and the impact of utility rate structures on the adoption of residential solar photovoltaics and energy storage. Applied Energy. 185. 627–641. 77 indexed citations

Lynd, Lee R., Annie Chimphango, C. H. Brito Cruz, et al.. (2015). Bioenergy and African transformation. Biotechnology for Biofuels. 8(1). 18–18. 56 indexed citations

Laser, Mark, et al.. (2015). Chapter 9, Land and Bioenergy in Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment (SCOPE), Bioenergy & Sustainability: bridging the gaps.. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 3 indexed citations

Gerst, Michael D., et al.. (2014). A Taxonomic Framework for Assessing Governance Challenges and Environmental Effects of Integrated Food-Energy Systems. Environmental Science & Technology. 49(2). 734–741. 10 indexed citations

Laser, Mark & Lee R. Lynd. (2014). Comparative efficiency and driving range of light- and heavy-duty vehicles powered with biomass energy stored in liquid fuels or batteries. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 111(9). 3360–3364. 11 indexed citations

Dale, Bruce E., M.S. Allen, Mark Laser, & Lee R. Lynd. (2009). Protein feeds coproduction in biomass conversion to fuels and chemicals. Biofuels Bioproducts and Biorefining. 3(2). 219–230. 85 indexed citations

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Laser, Mark, et al.. (2009). Coproduction of ethanol and power from switchgrass. Biofuels Bioproducts and Biorefining. 3(2). 195–218. 80 indexed citations

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Laser, Mark, et al.. (2009). Projected mature technology scenarios for conversion of cellulosic biomass to ethanol with coproduction thermochemical fuels, power, and/or animal feed protein. Biofuels Bioproducts and Biorefining. 3(2). 231–246. 50 indexed citations

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Lynd, Lee R., Eric D. Larson, Nathanael Greene, et al.. (2009). The role of biomass in America's energy future: framing the analysis. Biofuels Bioproducts and Biorefining. 3(2). 113–123. 77 indexed citations

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Sokhansanj, Shahab, Sudhagar Mani, Anthony Turhollow, et al.. (2009). Large‐scale production, harvest and logistics of switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) – current technology and envisioning a mature technology. Biofuels Bioproducts and Biorefining. 3(2). 124–141. 197 indexed citations

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Lynd, Lee R., Mark Laser, David Bransby, et al.. (2008). How biotech can transform biofuels. Nature Biotechnology. 26(2). 169–172. 831 indexed citations breakdown →

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Laser, Mark, Seungdo Kim, Hasan Alizadeh, et al.. (2008). Recent process improvements for the ammonia fiber expansion (AFEX) process and resulting reductions in minimum ethanol selling price. Bioresource Technology. 99(17). 8429–8435. 95 indexed citations

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Zhang, Y.‐H. Percival, Shi‐You Ding, Jonathan R. Mielenz, et al.. (2007). Fractionating recalcitrant lignocellulose at modest reaction conditions. Biotechnology and Bioengineering. 97(2). 214–223. 430 indexed citations

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Anex, Robert P., Lee R. Lynd, Mark Laser, Andrew H. Heggenstaller, & Matt Liebman. (2007). Potential for Enhanced Nutrient Cycling through Coupling of Agricultural and Bioenergy Systems. Crop Science. 47(4). 1327–1335. 53 indexed citations

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Lynd, Lee R., Willem H. van Zyl, John E. McBride, & Mark Laser. (2005). Consolidated bioprocessing of cellulosic biomass: an update. Current Opinion in Biotechnology. 16(5). 577–583. 963 indexed citations breakdown →

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Laser, Mark, et al.. (2002). A comparison of liquid hot water and steam pretreatments of sugar cane bagasse for bioconversion to ethanol. Bioresource Technology. 81(1). 33–44. 410 indexed citations

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Walsum, G. Peter van, et al.. (1996). Conversion of lignocellulosics pretreated with liquid hot water to ethanol. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology. 57-58(1). 157–170. 100 indexed citations

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