Niall Mac Dowell

18.2k total citations · 4 hit papers
154 papers, 9.2k citations indexed

About

Niall Mac Dowell is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Niall Mac Dowell has authored 154 papers receiving a total of 9.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 100 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 51 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 43 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Niall Mac Dowell's work include Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies (93 papers), Integrated Energy Systems Optimization (37 papers) and Phase Equilibria and Thermodynamics (36 papers). Niall Mac Dowell is often cited by papers focused on Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies (93 papers), Integrated Energy Systems Optimization (37 papers) and Phase Equilibria and Thermodynamics (36 papers). Niall Mac Dowell collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, India and United States. Niall Mac Dowell's co-authors include Nilay Shah, Paul S. Fennell, Mathilde Fajardy, Nilay Shah, Geoffrey C. Maitland, Mai Bui, Sabine Fuss, Pete Smith, Clara F. Heuberger and Jan C. Minx and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Environmental Science & Technology.

In The Last Decade

Niall Mac Dowell

149 papers receiving 8.9k 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.

The technological and economic prospects for CO2 utilization and removal

2019 1.7k citations Niall Mac Dowell et al. profile →
The role of CO2 capture and utilization in mitigating climate change

2017 951 citations Niall Mac Dowell, Paul S. Fennell et al. profile →
An assessment of CCS costs, barriers and potential

2018 412 citations Niall Mac Dowell et al. profile →
A Techno-economic analysis and systematic review of carbon capture and storage (CCS) applied to the iron and steel, cement, oil refining and pulp and paper industries, as well as other high purity sources

2017 406 citations Niall Mac Dowell, Nilay Shah et al. International journal of greenhouse gas control profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Niall Mac Dowell

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Computer-aided molecular design of diffusion–absorption refrigeration modules for low-temperature solar collectors 2025 ·Energy Conversion and Management ·(unknown), Andrew J. Haslam, Niall Mac Dowell, Christos N. Markides	1
2	Energy import security in optimal decarbonization pathways for the UK energy system 2024 ·Spiral (Imperial College London) ·(unknown), (unknown), Christos N. Markides, Niall Mac Dowell	2
3	The role of policy instruments on deployment of carbon capture, storage and utilization technologies: A case study in Türkiye 2023 ·International journal of greenhouse gas control ·(unknown), Fehmi Görkem Üçtuğ, Niall Mac Dowell	4
4	The impact of the energy crisis on the UK’s net-zero transition 2023 ·iScience ·(unknown), Christos N. Markides, Niall Mac Dowell	10
5	Quantifying global costs of reliable green hydrogen 2023 ·Energy Advances ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Andrés González-Garay, Piera Patrizio, André Bardow, Gonzalo Guillén‐Gosálbez, Nilay Shah, Niall Mac Dowell	17
6	CO₂ removal and 1.5 °C: what, when, where, and how? 2022 ·Energy Advances ·(unknown), Mathilde Fajardy, Niall Mac Dowell	15
7	A century of re-exploring CO2 capture solvents 2022 ·International journal of greenhouse gas control ·(unknown), Mai Bui, Jason P. Hallett, Niall Mac Dowell	13
8	CO2 mitigation or removal: The optimal uses of biomass in energy system decarbonization 2021 ·iScience ·(unknown), Mathilde Fajardy, Mai Bui, Niall Mac Dowell	34
9	The economics of bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) deployment in a 1.5 °C or 2 °C world 2021 ·Global Environmental Change ·Mathilde Fajardy, Jennifer Morris, Angelo Gurgel, Howard J. Herzog, Niall Mac Dowell, Sergey Paltsev	87
10	Delivering low-carbon electricity systems in sub-Saharan Africa: insights from Nigeria 2021 ·Energy & Environmental Science ·(unknown), Niall Mac Dowell	21
11	Exploring the limits of adsorption-based CO₂ capture using MOFs with PVSA – from molecular design to process economics 2019 ·Molecular Systems Design & Engineering ·David Danaci, Mai Bui, Niall Mac Dowell, Camille Petit	100
12	Unlocking the potential of BECCS with indigenous sources of biomass at a national scale 2019 ·Sustainable Energy & Fuels ·Di Zhang, Mai Bui, Mathilde Fajardy, (unknown), (unknown), Niall Mac Dowell	28
13	Reply to the ‘Comment on “Powering sustainable development within planetary boundaries”’ by Y. Yang, Energy Environ. Sci., 2020, 13, DOI: 10.1039/C9EE01176E 2019 ·Energy & Environmental Science ·Ibrahim M. Algunaibet, Carlos Pozo, Ángel Galán‐Martín, Mark A. J. Huijbregts, Niall Mac Dowell, Gonzalo Guillén‐Gosálbez	5
14	Correction: Powering sustainable development within planetary boundaries 2019 ·Energy & Environmental Science ·Ibrahim M. Algunaibet, Carlos Pozo, Ángel Galán‐Martín, Mark A. J. Huijbregts, Niall Mac Dowell, Gonzalo Guillén‐Gosálbez	6
15	Powering sustainable development within planetary boundaries 2019 ·Energy & Environmental Science ·Ibrahim M. Algunaibet, Carlos Pozo, Ángel Galán‐Martín, Mark A. J. Huijbregts, Niall Mac Dowell, Gonzalo Guillén‐Gosálbez	94
16	Grid-scale energy storage with net-zero emissions: comparing the options 2019 ·Sustainable Energy & Fuels ·Joseph G. Yao, Mai Bui, Niall Mac Dowell	13
17	Closing the carbon cycle to maximise climate change mitigation: power-to-methanolvs.power-to-direct air capture 2018 ·Sustainable Energy & Fuels ·(unknown), Clemens F. Patzschke, Clara F. Heuberger, Lei Zhu, Klaus Hellgardt, Paul S. Fennell, Amit Bhave, André Bardow, Niall Mac Dowell	62
18	Can BECCS deliver sustainable and resource efficient negative emissions? 2017 ·Energy & Environmental Science ·Mathilde Fajardy, Niall Mac Dowell	289
19	Time for global action: an optimised cooperative approach towards effective climate change mitigation 2017 ·Energy & Environmental Science ·Ángel Galán‐Martín, Carlos Pozo, Adisa Azapagic, Ignacio E. Grossmann, Niall Mac Dowell, Gonzalo Guillén‐Gosálbez	55
20	Cost and performance of some carbon capture technology options for producing different quality CO2 product streams 2016 ·White Rose Research Online (University of Leeds, The University of Sheffield, University of York) ·(unknown), Michael Fairweather, Clea Kolster, Niall Mac Dowell, Nilay Shah, (unknown)	4

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