Robert C. Brown

28.5k total citations · 6 hit papers
388 papers, 21.8k citations indexed

About

Robert C. Brown is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Pollution. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert C. Brown has authored 388 papers receiving a total of 21.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 228 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 49 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 31 papers in Pollution. Recurrent topics in Robert C. Brown's work include Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes (168 papers), Biofuel production and bioconversion (99 papers) and Lignin and Wood Chemistry (62 papers). Robert C. Brown is often cited by papers focused on Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes (168 papers), Biofuel production and bioconversion (99 papers) and Lignin and Wood Chemistry (62 papers). Robert C. Brown collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and South Korea. Robert C. Brown's co-authors include Brent H. Shanks, Mark Mba Wright, Justinus A. Satrio, Pushkaraj R. Patwardhan, Tristan R. Brown, Kaige Wang, Marjorie Rover, Xianglan Bai, Daren E. Daugaard and Patrick A. Johnston and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology and The Journal of Chemical Physics.

In The Last Decade

Robert C. Brown

377 papers receiving 21.1k citations

Hit Papers

Influence of inorganic sa... 2009 2026 2014 2020 2010 2009 2010 2009 2013 200 400 600
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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.

  1. Influence of inorganic salts on the primary pyrolysis products of cellulose
    2010 658 citations Robert C. Brown, Brent H. Shanks et al. Bioresource Technology profile →
  2. Characterization of biochar from fast pyrolysis and gasification systems
    2009 656 citations Robert C. Brown et al. profile →
  3. Techno-economic analysis of biomass fast pyrolysis to transportation fuels
    2010 621 citations Mark Mba Wright, Robert C. Brown et al. profile →
  4. Review of the pyrolysis platform for coproducing bio‐oil and biochar
    2009 576 citations David A. Laird, Robert C. Brown et al. Biofuels Bioproducts and Biorefining profile →
  5. A review of cleaning technologies for biomass-derived syngas
    2013 459 citations Robert C. Brown et al. Biomass and Bioenergy profile →
  6. Catalytic pyrolysis of individual components of lignocellulosic biomass
    2013 444 citations Robert C. Brown et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Robert C. Brown 14.5k 3.6k 1.9k 1.8k 1.4k 388 21.8k
Ayhan Demirbaş 19.7k 1.4× 6.7k 1.9× 2.5k 1.3× 2.6k 1.4× 1.8k 1.3× 305 29.9k
Hong Yao 6.3k 0.4× 3.0k 0.8× 7.1k 3.7× 1.3k 0.7× 2.0k 1.4× 779 23.0k
Hwai Chyuan Ong 17.3k 1.2× 7.9k 2.2× 3.6k 1.9× 2.0k 1.1× 1.6k 1.1× 368 28.6k
Kim Dam‐Johansen 8.3k 0.6× 4.0k 1.1× 5.2k 2.7× 1.6k 0.9× 652 0.5× 398 18.6k
Jianhua Yan 5.3k 0.4× 2.0k 0.5× 5.0k 2.6× 1.6k 0.9× 2.4k 1.7× 587 17.8k
Abdul Aziz Abdul Raman 10.1k 0.7× 7.3k 2.0× 2.8k 1.5× 982 0.5× 1.3k 1.0× 423 19.9k
T.M.I. Mahlia 12.0k 0.8× 8.7k 2.4× 2.5k 1.3× 2.6k 1.4× 1.0k 0.7× 420 30.3k
Chun‐Zhu Li 15.7k 1.1× 5.5k 1.5× 5.1k 2.6× 620 0.3× 597 0.4× 385 21.0k
Jan Baeyens 6.1k 0.4× 5.5k 1.5× 2.6k 1.4× 3.6k 2.0× 4.0k 2.8× 267 21.5k
Su Shiung Lam 11.4k 0.8× 4.5k 1.2× 4.1k 2.1× 4.5k 2.5× 3.8k 2.7× 536 27.4k

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All Works

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Soltanian, Salman, Omid Norouzi, Omid Pourali, et al.. (2025). Process intensification in hydrothermal liquefaction of biomass: A review. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 13(2). 115722–115722. 8 indexed citations
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Brown, Jessica L., Harish Radhakrishnan, Khairun N. Tumu, et al.. (2025). Thermal Oxo-degradation and Catalytic Upgrading of Plastic Waste to Light Olefins for a Circular Economy. Energy & Fuels. 39(37). 18013–18022.
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Brown, Jessica L., et al.. (2024). Production of sugars from lignocellulosic biomass via biochemical and thermochemical routes. Frontiers in Energy Research. 12. 11 indexed citations
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Peterson, Chad A., Peter N. Ciesielski, John Ralph, et al.. (2024). Structural and chemical changes in hardwood cell walls during early stages of flash pyrolysis. Frontiers in Energy Research. 12. 2 indexed citations
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Brown, Jessica L., et al.. (2024). Increasing pyrolysis oil yields and decreasing energy consumption via thermal oxo-degradation of polyolefins. Cell Reports Physical Science. 5(3). 101856–101856. 7 indexed citations
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Banik, Chumki, Santanu Bakshi, David A. Laird, Ryan Smith, & Robert C. Brown. (2023). Impact of biochar‐based slow‐release N‐fertilizers on maize growth and nitrogen recovery efficiency. Journal of Environmental Quality. 52(3). 630–640. 17 indexed citations
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Peterson, Chad A., et al.. (2023). The effect of ferrous sulfate pretreatment on the optimal temperature for production of sugars during autothermal pyrolysis. Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis. 171. 105966–105966. 2 indexed citations
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Oyedeji, Oluwafemi, M. Brennan Pecha, Charles Finney, et al.. (2022). CFD–DEM modeling of autothermal pyrolysis of corn stover with a coupled particle- and reactor-scale framework. Chemical Engineering Journal. 446. 136920–136920. 25 indexed citations
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Jayakody, Lahiru N., Christopher W. Johnson, Richard J. Giannone, et al.. (2021). Correction: Thermochemical wastewater valorization via enhanced microbial toxicity tolerance. Energy & Environmental Science. 14(12). 6678–6678.
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Brown, Robert C., et al.. (2020). Biochar as an Additive in Anaerobic Digestion of Municipal Sludge: Biochar Properties and Their Effects on the Digestion Performance. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 8(16). 6391–6401. 70 indexed citations
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Brown, Robert C., et al.. (2019). Anaerobic digestion of aqueous phase from pyrolysis of biomass: Reducing toxicity and improving microbial tolerance. Bioresource Technology. 292. 121976–121976. 53 indexed citations
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Li, Wenqin, Jerome Dumortier, Hamze Dokoohaki, et al.. (2019). Regional techno‐economic and life‐cycle analysis of the pyrolysis‐bioenergy‐biochar platform for carbon‐negative energy. Biofuels Bioproducts and Biorefining. 13(6). 1428–1438. 27 indexed citations
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Chi, Zhanyou, Xuefei Zhao, Dustin L. Dalluge, et al.. (2018). Comparison of product distribution, content and fermentability of biomass in a hybrid thermochemical/biological processing platform. Biomass and Bioenergy. 120. 107–116. 16 indexed citations
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Jayakody, Lahiru N., Christopher W. Johnson, Richard J. Giannone, et al.. (2018). Thermochemical wastewater valorizationviaenhanced microbial toxicity tolerance. Energy & Environmental Science. 11(6). 1625–1638. 84 indexed citations
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Hoff, Thomas C., Michael J. Holmes, Laleh Emdadi, et al.. (2017). Decoupling the Role of External Mass Transfer and Intracrystalline Pore Diffusion on the Selectivity of HZSM-5 for the Catalytic Fast Pyrolysis of Biomass. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 5(10). 8766–8776. 31 indexed citations
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Choi, Sun Gyu, Jian Chu, Robert C. Brown, Kejin Wang, & Zhiyou Wen. (2017). Correction to “Sustainable Biocement Production via Microbially Induced Calcium Carbonate Precipitation: Use of Limestone and Acetic Acid Derived from Pyrolysis of Lignocellulosic Biomass”. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 5(8). 7449–7449. 7 indexed citations
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Choi, Sun Gyu, Jian Chu, Robert C. Brown, Kejin Wang, & Zhiyou Wen. (2017). Sustainable Biocement Production via Microbially Induced Calcium Carbonate Precipitation: Use of Limestone and Acetic Acid Derived from Pyrolysis of Lignocellulosic Biomass. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 5(6). 5183–5190. 114 indexed citations
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Zhang, Jing, Kwang Ho Kim, Yong Seok Choi, et al.. (2017). Comparison of Fast Pyrolysis Behavior of Cornstover Lignins Isolated by Different Methods. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 5(7). 5657–5661. 13 indexed citations
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Shen, Yanwen, Laura R. Jarboe, Robert C. Brown, & Zhiyou Wen. (2015). A thermochemical–biochemical hybrid processing of lignocellulosic biomass for producing fuels and chemicals. Biotechnology Advances. 33(8). 1799–1813. 75 indexed citations
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