# Microbial mechanisms for higher hydrogen production in anaerobic digestion at constant temperature versus gradient heating

*PRI Rank #13 · Topics and Trends in Most Cited Biofuel production and bioconversion Papers, Class of 2026*

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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Rank | #13 |
| 18m citations | 56 |
| Journal | Microbiome |
| Year | 2024 |
| DOI | 10.1186/s40168-024-01908-8 |
| Corresponding authors | Yiqing Yao |
| Institution | Northwest A&F University, China |

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**Paper link:** [10.1186/s40168-024-01908-8](https://doi.org/10.1186/s40168-024-01908-8)

## Topics

Biohydrogen · Anaerobic digestion · Lignocellulosic biomass · gradient heating · high-solid anaerobic digestion · Thermoclostridium · Enzymatic hydrolysis · Hemicellulose degradation · Lignin depolymerization · xynA · xynB · abfA · bglB · xynD · nifD · nifH · nifK · Acetivibrio · hyaB · hyaA

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