Sai Gu

11.5k total citations · 3 hit papers
148 papers, 9.1k citations indexed

About

Sai Gu is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Computational Mechanics. According to data from OpenAlex, Sai Gu has authored 148 papers receiving a total of 9.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 67 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 57 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 31 papers in Computational Mechanics. Recurrent topics in Sai Gu's work include Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes (29 papers), Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies (23 papers) and Lignin and Wood Chemistry (21 papers). Sai Gu is often cited by papers focused on Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes (29 papers), Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies (23 papers) and Lignin and Wood Chemistry (21 papers). Sai Gu collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, China and India. Sai Gu's co-authors include Dekui Shen, Jasvinder Singh, Nanda Kishore, Anjani R.K. Gollakota, Tomás Ramı́rez Reina, Laura Pastor‐Pérez, Chunfei Wu, Panneerselvam Ranganathan, Zhanghong Wang and Kai Luo and has published in prestigious journals such as Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews and Journal of Power Sources.

In The Last Decade

Sai Gu

148 papers receiving 8.8k 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.

A review on hydrothermal liquefaction of biomass

2017 876 citations Sai Gu et al. profile →
Commercialization potential of microalgae for biofuels production

2010 653 citations Sai Gu et al. profile →
A review of advanced catalyst development for Fischer–Tropsch synthesis of hydrocarbons from biomass derived syn-gas

2014 432 citations Hessam Jahangiri, James A. Bennett et al. Catalysis Science & Technology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sai Gu United Kingdom	50	4.4k	2.5k	2.5k	1.6k	1.5k	148	9.1k
Qingjie Guo China	50	3.6k 0.8×	3.8k 1.5×	2.9k 1.1×	1.7k 1.0×	1.0k 0.7×	473	10.3k
Sheng Su China	50	3.8k 0.9×	2.5k 1.0×	2.5k 1.0×	680 0.4×	1.1k 0.8×	282	7.9k
Song Hu China	52	4.5k 1.0×	2.7k 1.1×	2.9k 1.1×	559 0.3×	1.4k 1.0×	253	8.9k
Gregory S. Patience Canada	39	2.0k 0.4×	2.2k 0.9×	1.7k 0.7×	794 0.5×	1.1k 0.8×	237	6.2k
Yi Wang China	67	8.5k 1.9×	4.2k 1.6×	4.4k 1.7×	1.2k 0.8×	2.2k 1.5×	517	14.6k
Jun Xiang China	65	7.9k 1.8×	4.5k 1.8×	4.8k 1.9×	1.1k 0.7×	2.1k 1.4×	537	15.5k
Xiaoqian Ma China	67	9.2k 2.1×	3.0k 1.2×	3.7k 1.4×	943 0.6×	1.0k 0.7×	379	13.7k
Ying Zheng Canada	54	3.1k 0.7×	3.9k 1.5×	2.7k 1.1×	2.0k 1.2×	741 0.5×	293	10.9k
Wenying Li China	48	3.0k 0.7×	3.4k 1.3×	2.4k 1.0×	1.3k 0.8×	1.9k 1.3×	331	8.1k
Ming Zhao China	52	5.0k 1.1×	3.3k 1.3×	2.8k 1.1×	1.3k 0.8×	1.5k 1.0×	250	10.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Sai Gu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Sai Gu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sai Gu

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Gu, Sai, et al.. (2020). Experimental Investigation of the Impact of CO, C₂H₆, and H₂ on the Explosion Characteristics of CH₄. ACS Omega. 5(38). 24684–24692. 20 indexed citations

Jin, Wei, Laura Pastor‐Pérez, Juan J. Villora‐Picó, et al.. (2019). Investigating New Routes for Biomass Upgrading: “H₂-Free” Hydrodeoxygenation Using Ni-Based Catalysts. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 7(19). 16041–16049. 50 indexed citations

Jin, Wei, José Santos, Laura Pastor‐Pérez, et al.. (2019). Noble Metal Supported on Activated Carbon for “Hydrogen Free” HDO Reactions: Exploring Economically Advantageous Routes for Biomass Valorisation. ChemCatChem. 11(17). 4434–4441. 41 indexed citations

Liu, Xiaoyan, Guojun Lan, Yash Boyjoo, et al.. (2019). N-doped carbon spheres impregnated with highly monodispersed ruthenium nanoparticles as a hydrogenation catalyst. Chemical Engineering Journal. 374. 895–903. 60 indexed citations

Jahangiri, Hessam, Amin Osatiashtiani, James A. Bennett, et al.. (2018). Zirconia catalysed acetic acid ketonisation for pre-treatment of biomass fast pyrolysis vapours. Catalysis Science & Technology. 8(4). 1134–1141. 31 indexed citations

Zhang, Jiajun, B. Fidalgo, Stuart Wagland, et al.. (2018). Deoxygenation in anisole decomposition over bimetallic catalysts supported on HZSM-5. Fuel. 238. 257–266. 25 indexed citations

Wang, Zhanghong, Dekui Shen, Chunfei Wu, & Sai Gu. (2018). Thermal behavior and kinetics of co-pyrolysis of cellulose and polyethylene with the addition of transition metals. Energy Conversion and Management. 172. 32–38. 53 indexed citations

Wang, Zhanghong, Dekui Shen, Chunfei Wu, & Sai Gu. (2018). State-of-the-art on the production and application of carbon nanomaterials from biomass. Green Chemistry. 20(22). 5031–5057. 314 indexed citations

Wang, Zhanghong, Dekui Shen, Fei Shen, Chunfei Wu, & Sai Gu. (2017). Kinetics, equilibrium and thermodynamics studies on biosorption of Rhodamine B from aqueous solution by earthworm manure derived biochar. International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation. 120. 104–114. 60 indexed citations

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Gu, Sai, et al.. (2017). Experimental study of high velocity oxy-fuel sprayed WC-17Co coatings applied on complex geometries. Part A: Influence of kinematic spray parameters on thickness, porosity, residual stresses and microhardness. Surface and Coatings Technology. 311. 206–215. 41 indexed citations

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García, Mónica, Hanna K. Knuutila, & Sai Gu. (2016). Thermodynamic modelling of unloaded and loaded N,N-diethylethanolamine solutions. Green Energy & Environment. 1(3). 246–257. 8 indexed citations

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Nabavi, Seyed Ali, Sai Gu, Goran T. Vladisavljević, & Ekanem E. Ekanem. (2015). Dynamics of double emulsion break-up in three phase glass capillary microfluidic devices. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 450. 279–287. 54 indexed citations

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Zhang, Jiajun, Dekui Shen, Rui Xiao, et al.. (2015). Removal of Pb(II) from water by the activated carbon modified by nitric acid under microwave heating. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 463. 118–127. 198 indexed citations

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Jahangiri, Hessam, et al.. (2014). A review of advanced catalyst development for Fischer–Tropsch synthesis of hydrocarbons from biomass derived syn-gas. Catalysis Science & Technology. 4(8). 2210–2229. 432 indexed citations breakdown →

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Kolios, Athanasios, et al.. (2014). A framework for targeting household energy savings through habitual behavioural change. International Journal of Sustainable Energy. 35(7). 686–700. 73 indexed citations

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Kamnis, Spyros, et al.. (2013). Numerical investigation of combustion and liquid feedstock in high velocity suspension flame spraying process. Surface and Coatings Technology. 228. 176–186. 24 indexed citations

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Kamnis, Spyros, et al.. (2013). Analysis of Liquid Feedstock Behavior in High Velocity Suspension Flame Spraying for the Development of Nanostructured Coatings. Thermal spray. 83737. 418–423. 1 indexed citations

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Zeoli, N., H. Tabbara, & Sai Gu. (2012). Three-dimensional simulation of primary break-up in a close-coupled atomizer. Applied Physics A. 108(4). 783–792. 20 indexed citations

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Shen, Dekui, et al.. (2010). The pyrolytic degradation of wood-derived lignin from pulping process. Bioresource Technology. 101(15). 6136–6146. 359 indexed citations

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Kamnis, Spyros & Sai Gu. (2007). Computational fluid dynamic modelling of water-cooling mechanism during thermal spraying process. International Journal of Modelling Identification and Control. 2(3). 229–229. 5 indexed citations

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