Mehdi Dashtban

2.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
17 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Mehdi Dashtban is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Molecular Biology and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Mehdi Dashtban has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 9 papers in Molecular Biology and 6 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Mehdi Dashtban's work include Biofuel production and bioconversion (12 papers), Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (6 papers) and Lignin and Wood Chemistry (4 papers). Mehdi Dashtban is often cited by papers focused on Biofuel production and bioconversion (12 papers), Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (6 papers) and Lignin and Wood Chemistry (4 papers). Mehdi Dashtban collaborates with scholars based in Canada, China and Austria. Mehdi Dashtban's co-authors include Wensheng Qin, Heidi Schraft, Wensheng Qin, Pedram Fatehi, Allan Gilbert, Kam Tin Leung, Miranda Maki, Canquan Mao, Robert W. Buchkowski and Sanfeng Chen and has published in prestigious journals such as Bioresource Technology, Journal of Environmental Management and RSC Advances.

In The Last Decade

Mehdi Dashtban

17 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Fungal Bioconversion of Lignocellulosic Residues; Opportunities & Perspectives

2009 509 citations Mehdi Dashtban, Heidi Schraft et al. International Journal of Biological Sciences profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Mehdi Dashtban Canada	13	1.1k	603	482	471	146	17	1.5k
Antonella Amore Italy	21	929 0.9×	694 1.2×	642 1.3×	525 1.1×	94 0.6×	30	1.5k
Lakshmi Tewari India	15	796 0.7×	533 0.9×	255 0.5×	474 1.0×	122 0.8×	35	1.4k
Anli Geng Singapore	23	686 0.6×	615 1.0×	295 0.6×	295 0.6×	102 0.7×	42	1.3k
Sanjoy Ghosh India	19	768 0.7×	693 1.1×	398 0.8×	255 0.5×	128 0.9×	54	1.4k
Božidar Šantek Croatia	18	994 0.9×	717 1.2×	276 0.6×	414 0.9×	118 0.8×	83	1.8k
Zhaoxian Xu China	26	1.1k 1.0×	934 1.5×	364 0.8×	306 0.6×	189 1.3×	66	1.7k
Sujit Sadashiv Jagtap United States	22	988 0.9×	836 1.4×	410 0.9×	313 0.7×	132 0.9×	34	1.8k
Antonio D. Moreno Spain	22	1.0k 0.9×	615 1.0×	320 0.7×	432 0.9×	100 0.7×	37	1.4k
Anju Arora India	23	931 0.9×	630 1.0×	278 0.6×	388 0.8×	102 0.7×	73	1.5k
Prakram Singh Chauhan India	21	821 0.8×	462 0.8×	769 1.6×	690 1.5×	185 1.3×	37	1.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mehdi Dashtban

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17 of 17 papers shown

Dashtban, Mehdi, Krishna M. Panchalingam, Mehdi Shafa, & Behnam Ahmadian Baghbaderani. (2020). Addressing Manufacturing Challenges for Commercialization of iPSC-Based Therapies. Methods in molecular biology. 2286. 179–198. 14 indexed citations

Bajwa, Paramjit K., et al.. (2018). Transfer of plasmid into the pentose-fermenting yeast Pachysolen tannophilus. Journal of Microbiological Methods. 148. 97–103. 6 indexed citations

Bajwa, Paramjit K., et al.. (2016). Expression and Characterization of Glycosyl Hydrolase Family 115 α-Glucuronidase from Scheffersomyces stipitis. Industrial Biotechnology. 12(2). 98–104. 6 indexed citations

Fatehi, Pedram, et al.. (2016). Acidification of prehydrolysis liquor and spent liquor of neutral sulfite semichemical pulping process. Bioresource Technology. 218. 518–525. 44 indexed citations

Dashtban, Mehdi, et al.. (2015). Deletion of hxk1 gene results in derepression of xylose utilization in Scheffersomyces stipitis. Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology. 42(6). 889–896. 9 indexed citations

Dashtban, Mehdi, Allan Gilbert, & Pedram Fatehi. (2014). Separation of lignocelluloses from spent liquor of NSSC pulping process via adsorption. Journal of Environmental Management. 136. 62–67. 12 indexed citations

Dew, William A., et al.. (2014). Chemosensory mediated behaviors and gene transcription profiles in wild yellow perch (Perca flavescens) from metal contaminated lakes. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 106. 239–245. 7 indexed citations

Dashtban, Mehdi, Allan Gilbert, & Pedram Fatehi. (2014). A combined adsorption and flocculation process for producing lignocellulosic complexes from spent liquors of neutral sulfite semichemical pulping process. Bioresource Technology. 159. 373–379. 18 indexed citations

Dashtban, Mehdi, et al.. (2014). Overexpression of D-Xylose Reductase (xyl1) Gene and Antisense Inhibition of D-Xylulokinase (xyiH) Gene Increase Xylitol Production inTrichoderma reesei. BioMed Research International. 2014. 1–8. 21 indexed citations

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Dashtban, Mehdi, Allan Gilbert, & Pedram Fatehi. (2013). Recent advancements in the production of hydroxymethylfurfural. RSC Advances. 4(4). 2037–2050. 109 indexed citations

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Dashtban, Mehdi, et al.. (2012). Xylitol Production by Genetically Engineered Trichoderma reesei Strains Using Barley Straw as Feedstock. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology. 169(2). 554–569. 23 indexed citations

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Dashtban, Mehdi & Wensheng Qin. (2012). Overexpression of an exotic thermotolerant β-glucosidase in trichoderma reesei and its significant increase in cellulolytic activity and saccharification of barley straw. Microbial Cell Factories. 11(1). 63–63. 59 indexed citations

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Dashtban, Mehdi, et al.. (2011). Enzyme Production and Lignin Degradation by Four Basidiomycetous Fungi in Submerged Fermentation of Peat Containing Medium. International Journal of Biology. 4(1). 15 indexed citations

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Dashtban, Mehdi, Robert W. Buchkowski, & Wensheng Qin. (2011). Effect of different carbon sources on cellulase production by Hypocrea jecorina (Trichoderma reesei) strains.. PubMed. 2(3). 274–86. 45 indexed citations

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Dashtban, Mehdi, Miranda Maki, Kam Tin Leung, Canquan Mao, & Wensheng Qin. (2010). Cellulase activities in biomass conversion: measurement methods and comparison. Critical Reviews in Biotechnology. 30(4). 302–309. 209 indexed citations

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Dashtban, Mehdi, et al.. (2010). Fungal biodegradation and enzymatic modification of lignin.. PubMed. 1(1). 36–50. 383 indexed citations

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Dashtban, Mehdi, Heidi Schraft, & Wensheng Qin. (2009). Fungal Bioconversion of Lignocellulosic Residues; Opportunities & Perspectives. International Journal of Biological Sciences. 5(6). 578–595. 509 indexed citations breakdown →

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