InstitutionHeriot-Watt University
CountryUnited Kingdom
Primary pathwayDAC: Removing CO₂ directly from ambient air using chemical sorbents or solvents.
Top lists, DACrank 15 by activity, rank 99 by citations (worldwide, 2026-11.4)
Top lists, Cross-cutting CDRrank 69 by activity, rank 551 by citations (worldwide, 2026-11.4)
Career stageSenior
h-index26
Citations3,430
Publications126
Share of publications on CDR16.7%
TrajectoryStable
ProfilesORCID · OpenAlex

Metrics are OpenAlex author metrics across all fields; the census counts only the CDR-relevant papers since 2021 listed below. Corrections and removal: info@carbon-drawdown.de, done within five working days (privacy notice).

Papers counted in the census

24 CDR-relevant papers and preprints since 2021 count for the top lists, by pathway: DAC 10, Cross-cutting CDR 10, Ocean CDR 2, Enhanced Weathering 1, BECCS 1. A paper tagged with two pathways counts in both lists. Preprint and journal version are merged where OpenAlex links them; where it does not, both appear.

YearPaperPathwayCitations
2026Derivation of a consistent modelling approach for unpromoted and enzyme-catalysed CO2 hydration in alkaline solutionsDAC2
2026Net negative carbon dioxide nickel mining examined through prospective technoeconomic assessmentEnhanced Weathering1
2026Humidity-Driven Swelling and Mass Transfer in Lewatit VP OC 1065 and Purolite A110 for Direct Air CO 2 CaptureDAC1
2026Comparative life cycle assessment of CO2 removal solutions, including ocean liming, based on different energy sources and carbon storage methodsOcean CDR0
2026Time-explicit life cycle assessment reveals hidden trade-offs in direct air carbon capture and conversionDAC0
2026Spain’s realistic potential for ocean alkalinity enhancement: Carbon dioxide removal through industrial integrationOcean CDR0
2026Liquid absorbent direct air capture with pH-swing regeneration can be competitive but challenges remainDAC0
2025An ecosystem of carbon dioxide removal reviews – part 1: direct air CO 2 capture and storageCross-cutting CDR54
2025Scientific literature on carbon dioxide removal revealed as much larger through AI-enhanced systematic mappingCross-cutting CDR20
2025Prospective life cycle and techno-economic analysis of direct air capture-to-urea production under CBAMDAC6
2025Universities must lead capacity building in carbon dioxide removalCross-cutting CDR0
2024Carbon dioxide removal could result in the use of lower-grade iron ore in a decarbonized net-negative emission steel industryCross-cutting CDR17
2024Scientific literature on carbon dioxide removal much larger than previously suggested: insights from an AI-enhanced systematic mapCross-cutting CDR7
2024Marginal Cost Curves Show Least-Cost, Full Decarbonisation of European Cement Includes CO2 Capture and Storage, Alternative Clinkers, and Carbon Dioxide RemovalCross-cutting CDR2
2024Prospective Life Cycle Assessment Suggests Direct Reduced Iron is the Most Sustainable Pathway to Net-Zero SteelmakingCross-cutting CDR0
2023The cost of direct air capture and storage can be reduced via strategic deployment but is unlikely to fall below stated cost targetsDAC211
2023Specialty grand challenge: renaming our section to “Carbon Dioxide Removal”Cross-cutting CDR6
2022The cost of direct air capture and storage: the impact of technological learning, regional diversity, and policy.DAC5
2022An Open-Source Toolkit to Design and Evaluate Net-Zero Pathways for Industrial ClustersCross-cutting CDR4
2022Process-informed adsorbent design for direct air captureDAC1
2022Driving down the cost of direct air capture with intelligent policy design and technology deploymentDAC0
2021On the climate impacts of blue hydrogen productionBECCS12
2021The impact of binary water-CO2 isotherm models on the optimal performance of sorbent-based direct air capture processes.DAC6
2021What Does It Take to Go Net-zero-CO2? A Life Cycle Assessment on Long-term Storage of Intermittent Renewables With Chemical Energy CarriersCross-cutting CDR1

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