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James N. BeMiller

Nursing · Purdue University West Lafayette

OpenAlex ORCID
Established · publishing since 1966Rising activity
Food composition and propertiesPolysaccharides Composition and ApplicationsMicrobial Metabolites in Food BiotechnologyCarbohydrate Chemistry and SynthesisPolysaccharides and Plant Cell Walls

Publications

306

Citations

13,100

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

61

Publishing since 1966

Research summary
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James N. BeMiller's work focuses on the chemistry and food science of starch and other carbohydrates, including how starch can be chemically, physically, and enzymatically modified to change its texture and functional properties in foods. His work spans basic descriptions of starch granule structure to applied topics like resistant starch and the use of thickening agents (hydrocolloids) with modified starches. Much of his output includes textbooks, handbooks, and review chapters aimed at explaining carbohydrate and starch science broadly.

Starch chemistry and modificationCarbohydrate and polysaccharide scienceFood hydrocolloids and textureStarch granule structureEnzymatic processing of starch

Publication output has been irregular over the last decade, with a large spike in 2018, quiet years with no output (2021, 2023), and a modest recent uptick in 2025-2026, mostly through book chapters and reference works.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 2.6/year recently
2017: 6 publications172018: 25 publications25182019: 3 publications192020: 4 publications20212022: 3 publications22232024: 3 publications242025: 6 publications252026: 1 publication26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Elsevier eBooks×30
  • Food Hydrocolloids×6
  • Starch - Stärke×3
  • Food science text series×2
  • Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety×1
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This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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