Ryan Davis

6.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
41 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Ryan Davis is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ryan Davis has authored 41 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 22 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and 9 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Ryan Davis's work include Algal biology and biofuel production (22 papers), Biofuel production and bioconversion (14 papers) and Biodiesel Production and Applications (12 papers). Ryan Davis is often cited by papers focused on Algal biology and biofuel production (22 papers), Biofuel production and bioconversion (14 papers) and Biodiesel Production and Applications (12 papers). Ryan Davis collaborates with scholars based in United States, Jordan and Norway. Ryan Davis's co-authors include Philip T. Pienkos, Andy Aden, Jason C. Quinn, Lieve M. L. Laurens, Stefanie Van Wychen, Nick Nagle, Tao Dong, David Humbird, Mary J. Biddy and Eric P. Knoshaug and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Environmental Science & Technology and Energy & Environmental Science.

In The Last Decade

Ryan Davis

41 papers receiving 2.8k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Techno-economic analysis of autotrophic microalgae for fuel production

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ryan Davis United States	21	1.8k	1.5k	563	241	208	41	2.8k
Laurent Lardon France	16	1.8k 1.0×	1.2k 0.8×	438 0.8×	118 0.5×	281 1.4×	29	2.7k
Evan Stephens Australia	13	2.0k 1.1×	1.0k 0.7×	592 1.1×	121 0.5×	90 0.4×	16	2.4k
Abhishek Guldhe South Africa	30	2.5k 1.4×	1.4k 0.9×	895 1.6×	321 1.3×	94 0.5×	49	3.5k
Bruno Sialve France	22	2.9k 1.6×	1.5k 1.0×	390 0.7×	112 0.5×	192 0.9×	25	3.7k
Tao Dong United States	27	1.1k 0.6×	1.2k 0.8×	814 1.4×	299 1.2×	81 0.4×	66	2.6k
Andy Aden United States	18	853 0.5×	2.5k 1.7×	1.0k 1.8×	207 0.9×	206 1.0×	22	3.3k
R. Ranjith Kumar India	10	1.7k 0.9×	835 0.6×	363 0.6×	91 0.4×	96 0.5×	15	2.0k
Wasif Farooq Saudi Arabia	27	1.5k 0.8×	1.2k 0.8×	332 0.6×	258 1.1×	65 0.3×	63	2.8k
Ismail Rawat South Africa	35	3.7k 2.1×	1.8k 1.2×	965 1.7×	260 1.1×	160 0.8×	65	4.8k
Probir Das Qatar	29	1.6k 0.9×	705 0.5×	264 0.5×	179 0.7×	57 0.3×	72	2.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Ryan Davis

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ryan Davis

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Zhang, Jingyi, Yunhua Zhu, Troy R. Hawkins, et al.. (2025). Saline microalgae cultivation for the coproduction of biofuel and protein in the United States: an integrated assessment of costs, carbon, water, and land impacts. Sustainable Energy & Fuels. 9(7). 1859–1870. 2 indexed citations

Wiatrowski, Matthew, et al.. (2024). Algae to HEFA: Economics and potential deployment in the United States. Biofuels Bioproducts and Biorefining. 18(5). 1121–1136. 4 indexed citations

Davis, Ryan, et al.. (2023). Impact of Mechanical Refining Conditions on the Energy Consumption, Enzymatic Digestibility, and Economics of Sugar Production from Corn Stover. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 11(44). 15876–15886. 6 indexed citations

Klein, Bruno Colling, Mateus Ferreira Chagas, Ryan Davis, et al.. (2023). A systematic multicriteria-based approach to support product portfolio selection in microalgae biorefineries. Chemical Engineering Journal. 481. 148462–148462. 6 indexed citations

Bhatt, Arpit, et al.. (2023). Emission factors of industrial boilers burning biomass-derived fuels. Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association. 73(4). 241–257. 11 indexed citations

Klein, Bruno Colling, Ryan Davis, & Lieve M. L. Laurens. (2023). Quantifying the intrinsic value of algal biomass based on a multi-product biorefining strategy. Algal Research. 72. 103094–103094. 15 indexed citations

Davis, Ryan, et al.. (2022). Biorefinery upgrading of herbaceous biomass to renewable hydrocarbon fuels, Part 1: Process modeling and mass balance analysis. Journal of Cleaner Production. 362. 132439–132439. 8 indexed citations

Bhatt, Arpit, et al.. (2022). Biorefinery upgrading of herbaceous biomass to renewable hydrocarbon fuels, Part 2: Air pollutant emissions and permitting implications. Journal of Cleaner Production. 362. 132409–132409. 10 indexed citations

Wiatrowski, Matthew, Bruno Colling Klein, Ryan Davis, et al.. (2022). Techno-economic assessment for the production of algal fuels and value-added products: opportunities for high-protein microalgae conversion. Biotechnology for Biofuels and Bioproducts. 15(1). 8–8. 43 indexed citations

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Nguyen, Hannah, Nabila A. Huq, Davis R. Conklin, et al.. (2022). Supercritical Methanol Solvolysis and Catalysis for the Conversion of Delignified Woody Biomass into Light Alcohol Gasoline Bioblendstock. Advanced Sustainable Systems. 6(4). 3 indexed citations

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Bartling, Andrew, Michael L. Stone, Rebecca Hanes, et al.. (2021). Techno-economic analysis and life cycle assessment of a biorefinery utilizing reductive catalytic fractionation. Energy & Environmental Science. 14(8). 4147–4168. 151 indexed citations

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Wolfrum, Edward J., Eric P. Knoshaug, Ryan Davis, et al.. (2021). Reliability metrics and their management implications for open pond algae cultivation. Algal Research. 55. 102249–102249. 30 indexed citations

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Wendt, Lynn M., Christopher Kinchin, Bradley D. Wahlen, et al.. (2019). Assessing the stability and techno-economic implications for wet storage of harvested microalgae to manage seasonal variability. Biotechnology for Biofuels. 12(1). 80–80. 25 indexed citations

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Laurens, Lieve M. L., Jennifer Markham, David W. Templeton, et al.. (2017). Development of algae biorefinery concepts for biofuels and bioproducts; a perspective on process-compatible products and their impact on cost-reduction. Energy & Environmental Science. 10(8). 1716–1738. 180 indexed citations

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Dong, Tao, Eric P. Knoshaug, Ryan Davis, et al.. (2016). Combined algal processing: A novel integrated biorefinery process to produce algal biofuels and bioproducts. Algal Research. 19. 316–323. 158 indexed citations

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Biddy, Mary J., Ryan Davis, David Humbird, et al.. (2016). The Techno-Economic Basis for Coproduct Manufacturing To Enable Hydrocarbon Fuel Production from Lignocellulosic Biomass. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 4(6). 3196–3211. 116 indexed citations

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Miara, Ariel, Philip T. Pienkos, Morgan Bazilian, Ryan Davis, & Jordan Macknick. (2014). Planning for Algal Systems: An Energy-Water-Food Nexus Perspective. Industrial Biotechnology. 10(3). 202–211. 17 indexed citations

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Quinn, Jason C. & Ryan Davis. (2014). The potentials and challenges of algae based biofuels: A review of the techno-economic, life cycle, and resource assessment modeling. Bioresource Technology. 184. 444–452. 336 indexed citations

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Canter, Christina, Ryan Davis, Meltem Urgun‐Demirtas, & E.D. Frank. (2014). Infrastructure associated emissions for renewable diesel production from microalgae. Algal Research. 5. 195–203. 17 indexed citations

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Davis, Ryan, et al.. (1985). Claus plant capacity boosted by oxygenenrichment process. Oil & gas journal. 4 indexed citations

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