Richard E. Speece

5.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
100 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

About

Richard E. Speece is a scholar working on Building and Construction, Pollution and Water Science and Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, Richard E. Speece has authored 100 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 41 papers in Building and Construction, 40 papers in Pollution and 25 papers in Water Science and Technology. Recurrent topics in Richard E. Speece's work include Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production (41 papers), Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal (32 papers) and Membrane Separation Technologies (17 papers). Richard E. Speece is often cited by papers focused on Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production (41 papers), Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal (32 papers) and Membrane Separation Technologies (17 papers). Richard E. Speece collaborates with scholars based in United States, South Korea and Türkiye. Richard E. Speece's co-authors include Nagamany Nirmalakhandan, Young‐Ho Ahn, Gene F. Parkin, Moonil Kim, Diane J. W. Blum, Nuri Azbar, Masanobu Takashima, Daniel Zitomer, Çigdem Yangin-Gomec and Mingi Kim and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, Applied and Environmental Microbiology and Water Research.

In The Last Decade

Richard E. Speece

97 papers receiving 3.5k citations

Hit Papers

Anaerobic biotechnology for industrial wastewater treatment 1983 2026 1997 2011 1983 100 200 300 400

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Richard E. Speece United States 34 2.0k 1.5k 948 896 603 100 3.8k
Yongmei Li China 45 908 0.4× 2.0k 1.3× 786 0.8× 1.4k 1.6× 1.2k 1.9× 216 5.6k
H. David Stensel United States 29 942 0.5× 2.5k 1.7× 594 0.6× 1.2k 1.3× 1.4k 2.3× 114 4.3k
Qigui Niu China 36 1.3k 0.6× 1.9k 1.3× 539 0.6× 843 0.9× 614 1.0× 84 3.5k
Pedro A. García‐Encina Spain 47 912 0.4× 2.2k 1.5× 1.0k 1.1× 741 0.8× 1.0k 1.7× 139 6.4k
C. P. Leslie Grady United States 29 508 0.3× 3.2k 2.2× 554 0.6× 1.1k 1.3× 1.3k 2.1× 99 4.5k
Yawei Wang China 38 681 0.3× 1.5k 1.0× 607 0.6× 788 0.9× 635 1.1× 106 3.6k
Suyun Xu China 26 846 0.4× 650 0.4× 431 0.5× 462 0.5× 388 0.6× 84 2.1k
Elías Razo‐Flores Mexico 42 1.9k 0.9× 2.0k 1.3× 1.8k 1.9× 812 0.9× 401 0.7× 126 5.1k
F. Fdz‐Polanco Spain 41 2.0k 1.0× 1.5k 1.0× 1.6k 1.7× 1.4k 1.6× 929 1.5× 88 4.6k
Cláudio Augusto Oller do Nascimento Brazil 32 275 0.1× 396 0.3× 912 1.0× 1.1k 1.3× 545 0.9× 191 3.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Richard E. Speece

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Fields of papers citing papers by Richard E. Speece

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Richard E. Speece

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Takashima, Masanobu, et al.. (2011). Minimum Requirements for Trace Metals (Iron, Nickel, Cobalt, and Zinc) in Thermophilic and Mesophilic Methane Fermentation from Glucose. Water Environment Research. 83(4). 339–346. 79 indexed citations
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Ahn, Young‐Ho & Richard E. Speece. (2006). Waste Lime as a Potential Cation Source in the Phosphate Crystallization Process. Environmental Technology. 27(11). 1225–1231. 7 indexed citations
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Myint, Maung Thein, Nagamany Nirmalakhandan, & Richard E. Speece. (2006). Anaerobic fermentation of cattle manure: Modeling of hydrolysis and acidogenesis. Water Research. 41(2). 323–332. 93 indexed citations
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Speece, Richard E., et al.. (2002). Reactor Configuration-Part II Comparative Process Stability and Efficiency of Thermophilic Anaerobic Digestion. Environmental Technology. 23(6). 643–654. 7 indexed citations
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Kim, Moonil, Young‐Ho Ahn, & Richard E. Speece. (2002). Comparative process stability and efficiency of anaerobic digestion; mesophilic vs. thermophilic. Water Research. 36(17). 4369–4385. 390 indexed citations
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Kim, Moonil & Richard E. Speece. (2002). Aerobic waste activated sludge (WAS) for start-up seed of mesophilic and thermophilic anaerobic digestion. Water Research. 36(15). 3860–3866. 37 indexed citations
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Speece, Richard E., et al.. (2002). Reactor Configuration-Part I Comparative Process Stability and Efficiency of Mesophilic Anaerobic Digestion. Environmental Technology. 23(6). 631–642. 7 indexed citations
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Ahn, Young‐Ho, et al.. (2001). Pre-acidification in anaerobic sludge bed process treating brewery wastewater. Water Research. 35(18). 4267–4276. 31 indexed citations
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Demirer, Göksel N. & Richard E. Speece. (1999). Inhibitory effects and biotransformation of acrylic acid in computer-controlled pH-Stat CSTRs. Biotechnology and Bioengineering. 62(2). 200–207. 4 indexed citations
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Blum, Diane J. W. & Richard E. Speece. (1991). Quantitative structure-activity relationships for chemical toxicity to environmental bacteria. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 22(2). 198–224. 59 indexed citations
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Nirmalakhandan, Nagamany, et al.. (1991). Evaluation of Cascade Air Stripping Pilot—Scale and Prototype Studies. Journal of Environmental Engineering. 117(6). 788–798. 5 indexed citations
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Speece, Richard E., et al.. (1988). Injecting an Oxygen Fix. Civil engineering. 58(3). 54–56. 2 indexed citations
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Lee, Yujin, M. Takashima, & Richard E. Speece. (1987). Microcomputer pH control of multiple bioreactors. Biotechnology and Bioengineering. 30(2). 329–330. 2 indexed citations
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Blum, Diane J. W., et al.. (1986). Anaerobic treatment of coal conversion wastewater constituents: biodegradability and toxicity. Journal of Water Pollution Control Federation. 58(2). 122–131. 46 indexed citations
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Yang, Junxiong & Richard E. Speece. (1985). Effects of engineering controls on methane fermentation toxicity response. Journal of Water Pollution Control Federation. 57(12). 1134–1141. 28 indexed citations
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Parkin, Gene F. & Richard E. Speece. (1984). Anaerobic biological waste treatment. Chemical engineering progress. 80(12). 55–58. 4 indexed citations
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Parkin, Gene F., Richard E. Speece, Changjiang Yang, & Walter Kocher. (1983). RESPONSE OF METHANEFERMENTATION SYSTEMS TO INDUSTRIAL TOXICANTS. 55(1). 44–44. 81 indexed citations
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Speece, Richard E., et al.. (1978). Acclimation and degradation of petrochemical wastewater components by methane fermentation. 8. 32 indexed citations
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Speece, Richard E.. (1971). Hypolimnion Aeration (PDF). American Water Works Association. 63(1). 6–9. 3 indexed citations
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Speece, Richard E., et al.. (1970). Effect of short-term temperature variations on methane production. [Under anaerobic conditions]. 2 indexed citations

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