Paul T. Williams

37.2k total citations · 8 hit papers
412 papers, 30.7k citations indexed

About

Paul T. Williams is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Paul T. Williams has authored 412 papers receiving a total of 30.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 270 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 111 papers in Materials Chemistry and 105 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Paul T. Williams's work include Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes (220 papers), Catalysts for Methane Reforming (81 papers) and Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (70 papers). Paul T. Williams is often cited by papers focused on Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes (220 papers), Catalysts for Methane Reforming (81 papers) and Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (70 papers). Paul T. Williams collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, China and Australia. Paul T. Williams's co-authors include Chunfei Wu, Jude A. Onwudili, Mohamad A. Nahil, Adrian M. Cunliffe, Serpil Beşler, Patrick A. Horne, William J. Hall, Elizabeth A. Williams, Hanping Chen and Jun Huang and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Environmental Science & Technology and Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Paul T. Williams

409 papers receiving 29.7k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Torrefaction of reed canary grass, wheat straw and willow to enhance solid fuel qualities and combustion properties

2007 709 citations Paul T. Williams et al. profile →
Pyrolysis of waste tyres: A review

2013 610 citations Paul T. Williams Waste Management profile →
Thermochemical conversion of sewage sludge: A critical review

2020 562 citations Paul T. Williams et al. profile →
Comparison of products from the pyrolysis and catalytic pyrolysis of rice husks

2000 506 citations Paul T. Williams et al. profile →
Composition of products from the pyrolysis of polyethylene and polystyrene in a closed batch reactor: Effects of temperature and residence time

2009 503 citations Jude A. Onwudili, Paul T. Williams et al. Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis profile →
Influence of temperature on the products from the flash pyrolysis of biomass

1996 321 citations Patrick A. Horne, Paul T. Williams profile →
Characteristics of biochars from crop residues: Potential for carbon sequestration and soil amendment

2014 308 citations Paul T. Williams, Mohamad A. Nahil et al. profile →
Recent advances in integrated CO₂capture and utilization: a review

2021 260 citations Paul T. Williams, Chunfei Wu et al. profile →

Peers

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Citations

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Paul T. Williams

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	High yield methane production from the hydrogenation of CO₂ using non-thermal plasma/catalysis 2025 ·Fuel Processing Technology ·(unknown), Paul T. Williams	0
2	Catalytic conversion of biomass components and waste biomass for hydrogen/syngas production using biochar catalysts 2025 ·Biomass and Bioenergy ·Yukun Li, Paul T. Williams	3
3	Non-thermal plasma (NTP) assisted removal of dioxins and furans in municipal solid waste incineration (MSWI) fly ash over Pt/ZSM-5 catalyst 2025 ·Journal of environmental chemical engineering ·Yibing Mu, (unknown), Paul T. Williams	0
4	Catalytic steam reforming of waste tire pyrolysis volatiles using a tire char catalyst for high yield hydrogen-rich syngas 2024 ·Fuel Processing Technology ·Yukun Li, Paul T. Williams	8
5	Co-pyrolysis of waste plastics and tires: Influence of interaction on product oil and gas composition 2024 ·Journal of the Energy Institute ·(unknown), Mohamad A. Nahil, Paul T. Williams	22
6	Low-temperature hydrogen production from waste polyethylene by nonthermal plasma (NTP)-assisted catalytic pyrolysis using NiCeOx/β catalyst 2024 ·Chemical Engineering Journal ·Jiaxing Song, Jiabao Lv, Yuhan Pan, (unknown), Jun Wang, Angjian Wu, Paul T. Williams, Qunxing Huang	16
7	Three-stage pyrolysis–steam reforming–water gas shift processing of household, commercial and industrial waste plastics for hydrogen production 2023 ·Waste Disposal & Sustainable Energy ·(unknown), (unknown), Mohamad A. Nahil, Paul T. Williams	5
8	Statistical quantification of sub-sampling representativeness and uncertainty for waste-derived solid recovered fuel (SRF): Comparison with theory of sampling (ToS) 2020 ·Journal of Hazardous Materials ·Spyridoula Gerassimidou, Costas A. Velis, Richard A. Bourne, Dimitrios Komilis, Emilio García-Taengua, Paul T. Williams	5
9	Chlorine in waste-derived solid recovered fuel (SRF), co-combusted in cement kilns: A systematic review of sources, reactions, fate and implications 2020 ·Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology ·Spyridoula Gerassimidou, Costas A. Velis, Paul T. Williams, Marco J. Castaldi, Leon Black, Dimitrios Komilis	42
10	Characterisation and composition identification of waste-derived fuels obtained from municipal solid waste using thermogravimetry: A review 2020 ·Waste Management & Research The Journal for a Sustainable Circular Economy ·Spyridoula Gerassimidou, Costas A. Velis, Paul T. Williams, Dimitrios Komilis	68
11	Subcritical solvent extraction of total anthocyanins from dried purple waxy corn: Influence of process conditions 2017 ·Journal of Food Processing and Preservation ·Rattana Muangrat, Paul T. Williams, (unknown)	21
12	Production of activated carbons from waste tyres for low temperature NOx control 2016 ·Waste Management ·Amal S. Al-Rahbi, Paul T. Williams	66
13	Hydrogen production from biomass and plastic mixtures by pyrolysis-gasification 2014 ·International Journal of Hydrogen Energy ·Jon Álvarez, Shogo Kumagai, Chunfei Wu, Toshiaki Yoshioka, Javier Bilbao, Martı́n Olazar, Paul T. Williams	245
14	Waste as a Resource 2013 ·Chunfei Wu, Paul T. Williams, Ronald E. Hester, R. M. 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15	Hydrogen production from biomass gasification with Ni-Fe/Al catalysts 2013 ·Lisha Dong, Chunfei Wu, Paul T. Williams, Jun Huang	2
16	De-novo formation of dioxins and furans and the memory effect in waste incineration flue gases 2008 ·Waste Management ·Adrian M. Cunliffe, Paul T. Williams	68
17	Alkaline reforming of brominated fire-retardant plastics: Fate of bromine and antimony 2008 ·Chemosphere ·Jude A. Onwudili, Paul T. Williams	27
18	Catalytic coprocessing of biomass-derived pyrolysis vapours and methanol 1995 ·Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis ·Patrick A. Horne, (unknown), Paul T. Williams	47
19	The Influence of Nozzle Sac Volume on the Composition of Diesel Particulate Fuel Derived SOF 1992 ·SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series ·(unknown), Gordon E. Andrews, Paul T. Williams, Keith D. Bartle	11
20	A Review of Pollution from Waste Incineration 1990 ·Water and Environment Journal ·Paul T. Williams	12

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