Paul Chen

24.9k total citations · 6 hit papers
299 papers, 19.3k citations indexed

About

Paul Chen is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Paul Chen has authored 299 papers receiving a total of 19.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 105 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 75 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and 50 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Paul Chen's work include Algal biology and biofuel production (71 papers), Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes (53 papers) and Biodiesel Production and Applications (41 papers). Paul Chen is often cited by papers focused on Algal biology and biofuel production (71 papers), Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes (53 papers) and Biodiesel Production and Applications (41 papers). Paul Chen collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Canada. Paul Chen's co-authors include Roger Ruan, Yanling Cheng, Min Min, Yuhuan Liu, Wenguang Zhou, Yecong Li, Nan Zhou, Peng Peng, Min Addy and Yunpu Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, The Science of The Total Environment and PLANT PHYSIOLOGY.

In The Last Decade

Paul Chen

291 papers receiving 18.8k citations

Hit Papers

Photocatalytic degradation of... 2009 2026 2014 2020 2020 2009 2011 2009 2019 400 800 1.2k
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.

  1. Photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants using TiO2-based photocatalysts: A review
    2020 1.3k citations Dongjie Chen, Yanling Cheng et al. profile →
  2. Cultivation of Green Algae Chlorella sp. in Different Wastewaters from Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant
    2009 839 citations Paul Chen, Yuhuan Liu et al. profile →
  3. Characterization of a microalga Chlorella sp. well adapted to highly concentrated municipal wastewater for nutrient removal and biodiesel production
    2011 575 citations Paul Chen, Wenguang Zhou et al. Bioresource Technology profile →
  4. Anaerobic digested dairy manure as a nutrient supplement for cultivation of oil-rich green microalgae Chlorella sp.
    2009 563 citations Paul Chen, Roger Ruan et al. Bioresource Technology profile →
  5. Microalgae-based wastewater treatment for nutrients recovery: A review
    2019 507 citations Wenguang Zhou, Pengfei Cheng et al. Bioresource Technology profile →
  6. Pyrolysis technology for plastic waste recycling: A state-of-the-art review
    2022 300 citations Leilei Dai, Nan Zhou et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Paul Chen United States 75 8.0k 7.4k 2.7k 2.7k 2.1k 299 19.3k
Roger Ruan United States 94 10.4k 1.3× 16.3k 2.2× 5.2k 1.9× 6.5k 2.4× 3.8k 1.8× 693 33.9k
Hui Zhang China 82 12.6k 1.6× 5.7k 0.8× 2.9k 1.1× 1.8k 0.7× 6.1k 2.9× 593 26.1k
Raúl Muñoz Spain 67 6.7k 0.8× 3.0k 0.4× 2.1k 0.8× 1.7k 0.6× 979 0.5× 411 16.1k
Yujue Wang China 70 4.0k 0.5× 3.4k 0.5× 1.7k 0.6× 1.7k 0.6× 2.6k 1.3× 273 14.1k
Jan Baeyens Belgium 60 3.5k 0.4× 6.1k 0.8× 4.0k 1.5× 5.5k 2.1× 2.6k 1.3× 267 21.5k
Young‐Kwon Park South Korea 74 3.7k 0.5× 10.8k 1.5× 2.5k 0.9× 6.0k 2.2× 6.7k 3.2× 724 22.5k
Hong‐Ying Hu China 66 4.0k 0.5× 3.3k 0.4× 3.2k 1.2× 589 0.2× 1.0k 0.5× 508 17.1k
Byong‐Hun Jeon South Korea 79 6.2k 0.8× 5.9k 0.8× 3.0k 1.1× 2.4k 0.9× 4.8k 2.3× 623 25.2k
Jianhua Yan China 66 2.2k 0.3× 5.3k 0.7× 2.4k 0.9× 2.0k 0.7× 5.0k 2.4× 587 17.8k
Aniruddha B. Pandit India 87 3.6k 0.4× 8.6k 1.2× 1.5k 0.6× 3.9k 1.5× 10.9k 5.3× 459 26.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Paul Chen

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Fields of papers citing papers by Paul Chen

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Paul Chen

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Chen, Paul, Gang Wang, Lanning Wang, et al.. (2025). Trans ‐2‐decenal inhibits Alternaria alternata through disruption of redox homeostasis and membrane integrity. Pest Management Science. 82(1). 638–650.
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Qiu, Wenjing, Fang‐Le Peng, Paul Chen, et al.. (2025). Tailing sand as sustainable aggregate: Enhancing durability of cast-in-situ concrete against combined sulfate-chloride attack. Case Studies in Construction Materials. 23. e05512–e05512. 1 indexed citations
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Dai, Leilei, Kirk Cobb, Yanling Cheng, et al.. (2024). Improving carbon-reduced catalytic gasification of microalgae for biohydrogen production. Algal Research. 84. 103797–103797. 2 indexed citations
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Jia, Fuguo, Yanlong Han, Paul Chen, et al.. (2023). The mechanism of bran layer removal in friction rice mills. Biosystems Engineering. 229. 85–95. 9 indexed citations
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Dai, Leilei, Marcos A.S. Barrozo, Luiz Gustavo Martins Vieira, et al.. (2023). Bio-fuel production from catalytic microwave-assisted pyrolysis of the microalgae Schizochytrium limacinum in a tandem catalytic bed. Chemical Engineering Journal. 478. 147223–147223. 14 indexed citations
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Mao, Qingqing, Juer Liu, Dongjie Chen, et al.. (2021). Identification of Quinone Degradation as a Triggering Event for Intense Pulsed Light-Elicited Metabolic Changes in Escherichia coli by Metabolomic Fingerprinting. Metabolites. 11(2). 102–102. 9 indexed citations
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Peng, Peng, Charles Schiappacasse, Nan Zhou, et al.. (2019). Plasma in situ gas–liquid nitrogen fixation using concentrated high-intensity electric field. Journal of Physics D Applied Physics. 52(49). 494001–494001. 45 indexed citations
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Guo, Feiqiang, Xiaopeng Jia, Shuang Liang, et al.. (2019). Development of biochar-based nanocatalysts for tar cracking/reforming during biomass pyrolysis and gasification. Bioresource Technology. 298. 122263–122263. 165 indexed citations
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Cheng, Pengfei, Koenraad Muylaert, Jay J. Cheng, et al.. (2019). Cobalt enrichment enhances the tolerance of Botryococcus braunii to high concentration of CO2. Bioresource Technology. 297. 122385–122385. 8 indexed citations
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Ding, Kuan, Zhaoping Zhong, Jia Wang, et al.. (2018). Improving hydrocarbon yield from catalytic fast co-pyrolysis of hemicellulose and plastic in the dual-catalyst bed of CaO and HZSM-5. Bioresource Technology. 261. 86–92. 160 indexed citations
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Tian, Yinggang, Min Addy, Yanling Cheng, et al.. (2016). Structural analysis of phosphatidylcholine using a thin layer chromatography‐based method. European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology. 119(7). 2 indexed citations
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Xie, Qinglong, Min Addy, Shiyu Liu, et al.. (2015). Fast microwave-assisted catalytic co-pyrolysis of microalgae and scum for bio-oil production. Fuel. 160. 577–582. 128 indexed citations
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Yingkuan, Wang, et al.. (2014). Non-thermal plasma assisted polymer surface modification and synthesis: A review. International journal of agricultural and biological engineering. 7(2). 1–9. 19 indexed citations
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Chen, Paul, Yanbin Li, Tianhong Cui, & Roger Ruan. (2013). Nanoparticles based sensors for rapid detection of foodborne pathogens. International journal of agricultural and biological engineering. 6(1). 28–35. 5 indexed citations
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Wu, Jian, Yuanhua Wang, Yiqin Wan, et al.. (2009). Processing and properties of rigid polyurethane foams based on bio-oils from microwave-assisted pyrolysis of corn stover. International journal of agricultural and biological engineering. 2(1). 40–50. 11 indexed citations
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Ruan, Roger, et al.. (2008). Size Matters: Small Distributed Biomass Energy Production Systems for Economic Viability. International journal of agricultural and biological engineering. 1(1). 64–68. 42 indexed citations
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Chen, Paul, Katherine A. Vallis, Ross Cameron, et al.. (2002). Comparative antiproliferative effects of 111In-DTPA-hEGF, chemotherapeutic agents and γ-radiation on EGFR-positive breast cancer cells. Nuclear Medicine and Biology. 29(6). 693–699. 22 indexed citations
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Ruan, Roger & Paul Chen. (1998). Water in foods and biological materials : a nuclear magnetic resonance approach. 84 indexed citations

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