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Bert M. Weckhuysen

Bert M. Weckhuysen

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Chemistry
Netherlands
2026

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Chemistry

D-Index
143
Citations
82938
World Ranking
180
National Ranking
5

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Chemistry in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2014 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2013 - Bourke Award, Royal Society of Chemistry (UK)
  • 2013 - Spinoza Prize, Dutch Research Council
  • 2011 - Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2010 - Member of Academia Europaea

Overview

Bert M. Weckhuysen is affiliated with Utrecht University in the Netherlands. Their research spans multiple fields, primarily focusing on materials science, chemistry, and engineering. Within these domains, they have notable contributions in materials chemistry, catalysis, inorganic chemistry, biomedical engineering, and mechanical engineering.

Their work extensively covers key topics including catalytic processes in materials science, zeolite catalysis and synthesis, catalysis and oxidation reactions, catalysts for methane reforming, catalysis and hydrodesulfurization studies, machine learning in materials science, and CO2 reduction techniques and catalysts.

They have a significant publication record featuring papers in several well-known scientific venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • ChemCatChem
  • ACS Catalysis
  • Chemistry - A European Journal

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Bert M. Weckhuysen include:

  • Beyond Mechanical Recycling: Giving New Life to Plastic Waste (2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition)
  • The concept of active site in heterogeneous catalysis (2022, Nature Reviews Chemistry)
  • Sub-Second Time-Resolved Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy Reveals Dynamic CO Intermediates during Electrochemical CO2 Reduction on Copper (2021, Angewandte Chemie International Edition)
  • Separation and Purification of Hydrocarbons with Porous Materials (2021, Angewandte Chemie International Edition)
  • Propane to olefins tandem catalysis: a selective route towards light olefins production (2021, Chemical Society Reviews)

The scholar frequently collaborates with other researchers. Key co-authors include Florian Meirer, Matteo Monai, Laurens D. B. Mandemaker, Ramon Oord, and Freddy T. Rabouw.

Throughout their career, Bert M. Weckhuysen has been recognized by several awards and honors. These include being named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2014, receiving the Bourke Award from the Royal Society of Chemistry (UK) in 2013, the Spinoza Prize awarded by the Dutch Research Council in 2013, membership in the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2011, and election as a Member of Academia Europaea in 2010.

Best Publications

  • The Catalytic Valorization of Lignin for the Production of Renewable Chemicals

    Joseph Zakzeski;Pieter C. A. Bruijnincx;Anna L. Jongerius;Bert M. Weckhuysen

  • Catalytic dehydrogenation of light alkanes on metals and metal oxides.

    Jesper J. H. B. Sattler;Javier Ruiz-Martinez;Eduardo Santillan-Jimenez;Bert M. Weckhuysen

  • Paving the Way for Lignin Valorisation: Recent Advances in Bioengineering, Biorefining and Catalysis.

    Roberto Rinaldi;Robin Jastrzebski;Matthew T. Clough;John Ralph

  • Beyond Mechanical Recycling: Giving New Life to Plastic Waste

    Ina Vollmer;Michael J. F. Jenks;Mark C. P. Roelands;Robin J. White

  • Chemistry, spectroscopy and the role of supported vanadium oxides in heterogeneous catalysis

    Bert M. Weckhuysen;Daphne E. Keller

  • The renaissance of iron-based Fischer-Tropsch synthesis: on the multifaceted catalyst deactivation behaviour.

    Emiel de Smit;Bert M. Weckhuysen

  • Fluid catalytic cracking: recent developments on the grand old lady of zeolite catalysis.

    E. T. C. Vogt;B. M. Weckhuysen

  • Surface Chemistry and Spectroscopy of Chromium in Inorganic Oxides.

    Bert M. Weckhuysen;Israel E. Wachs;Robert A. Schoonheydt

  • Structure and reactivity of surface vanadium oxide species on oxide supports

    Israel E. Wachs;Bert M. Weckhuysen

  • The concept of active site in heterogeneous catalysis

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  • New insights into the structure and composition of technical lignins: a comparative characterisation study

    Sandra Constant;Hans L. J. Wienk;Augustinus E. Frissen;Peter de Peinder

  • Recent trends and fundamental insights in the methanol-to-hydrocarbons process

    Irina Yarulina;Abhishek Dutta Chowdhury;Florian Meirer;Bert M. Weckhuysen

  • The Production of Propene Oxide: Catalytic Processes and Recent Developments

    T. Alexander Nijhuis;Michiel Makkee;Jacob A. Moulijn;Bert M. Weckhuysen

  • Catalytic processes monitored at the nanoscale with tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy

    Evelien M. van Schrojenstein Lantman;Tanja Deckert-Gaudig;Arjan J. G. Mank;Arjan J. G. Mank;Volker Deckert

  • Formation, Molecular Structure, and Morphology of Humins in Biomass Conversion: Influence of Feedstock and Processing Conditions

    Ilona van Zandvoort;Yuehu Wang;Carolus B. Rasrendra;Ernst R. H. van Eck

  • Unravelling structure sensitivity in CO 2 hydrogenation over nickel

    Charlotte Vogt;Esther Groeneveld;Gerda Kamsma;Maarten Nachtegaal

  • The renaissance of the Sabatier reaction and its applications on Earth and in space

    Charlotte Vogt;Matteo Monai;Gert Jan Kramer;Bert M. Weckhuysen

  • Stability and Reactivity of ϵ−χ−θ Iron Carbide Catalyst Phases in Fischer−Tropsch Synthesis: Controlling μC

    Emiel de Smit;Fabrizio Cinquini;Andrew M. Beale;Olga V. Safonova

  • Heterogeneities of individual catalyst particles in space and time as monitored by spectroscopy

    Inge L. C. Buurmans;Bert M. Weckhuysen

  • Recent advances in zeolite chemistry and catalysis

    Bert M. Weckhuysen;Jihong Yu

  • Alkane dehydrogenation over supported chromium oxide catalysts

    Bert M Weckhuysen;Robert A Schoonheydt

Frequent Co-Authors

Pieter C. A. Bruijnincx
Pieter C. A. Bruijnincx Utrecht University
Andrew M. Beale
Andrew M. Beale University College London
Florian Meirer
Florian Meirer Utrecht University
Frank M. F. de Groot
Frank M. F. de Groot Utrecht University
Jan P. Hofmann
Jan P. Hofmann Eindhoven University of Technology
Eli Stavitski
Eli Stavitski Brookhaven National Laboratory
Marc Baldus
Marc Baldus Utrecht University
Israel E. Wachs
Israel E. Wachs Lehigh University

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