2026 Charles A. Eckert: Chemistry Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Chemistry	74	4588	4170	1451	1214	329	26910

Research.com Recognitions

2015 - Monie A. Ferst Award, Sigma Xi
2008 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
1995 - E. V. Murphree Award in Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, American Chemical Society (ACS)
1983 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering Outstanding contributions leading to the selection of liquid metals and supercritical fluids as solvents in chemical reactors, and to improved understanding of the extreme conditions in such reactors.
1971 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Charles A. Eckert is affiliated with the Georgia Institute of Technology in the United States and has contributed to research across the fields of Chemistry and Engineering. Their work spans multiple subfields including Organic Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Hardware and Architecture, Materials Chemistry, and Pharmaceutical Science.

The scientist's research topics cover a range of specialized areas such as:

Advanced Memory and Neural Computing
Synthesis of Tetrazole Derivatives
Multicomponent Synthesis of Heterocycles
Synthesis and Characterization of Heterocyclic Compounds
Ferroelectric and Negative Capacitance Devices
Parallel Computing and Optimization Techniques
Click Chemistry and Applications

Recent publications by Charles A. Eckert illustrate their involvement in both chemical synthesis and computing acceleration technologies. Notable papers include:

"Synthesis of 5-Substituted Tetrazoles: Reaction of Azide Salts with Organonitriles Catalyzed by Trialkylammonium Salts in Non-polar Media" (2022), published in Organic Process Research & Development
"Eidetic: An In-Memory Matrix Multiplication Accelerator for Neural Networks" (2022), published in IEEE Transactions on Computers
"Graphical Abstract: Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 36/2020" (2020), published in Angewandte Chemie International Edition
"In-SRAM Computing for Neural Network Acceleration" (2022), published in Deep Blue (University of Michigan)
"CCDC 2145281: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination" (2022), published in The Cambridge Structural Database

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Eckert include:

S. Chand
Josh Aronson
Carol Gelbaum
Kris Griffith
Jonathan Faris

Publication venues where Eckert's work has appeared with regularity consist of:

Organic Process Research & Development
IEEE Transactions on Computers
Angewandte Chemie International Edition
Deep Blue (University of Michigan)
The Cambridge Structural Database

Throughout their career, Charles A. Eckert has been recognized with several awards and honors, including:

Monie A. Ferst Award, Sigma Xi (2015)
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (2008)
E. V. Murphree Award in Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, American Chemical Society (ACS) (1995)
Member of the National Academy of Engineering (1983), cited for contributions to liquid metals and supercritical fluids as solvents in chemical reactors and understanding extreme reactor conditions
Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation (1971)

Best Publications

The path forward for biofuels and biomaterials

Arthur J. Ragauskas;Charlotte K. Williams;Brian H. Davison;George Britovsek

7255
Citations
Green chemistry: Reversible nonpolar-to-polar solvent

Philip G. Jessop;David J. Heldebrant;Xiaowang Li;Charles A. Eckert

1311
Citations
Supercritical fluids as solvents for chemical and materials processing

Charles A. Eckert;Barbara L. Knutson;Pablo G. Debenedetti

1149
Citations
Specific Intermolecular Interaction of Carbon Dioxide with Polymers

Sergei G. Kazarian;Michael F. Vincent;Frank V. Bright;Charles L. Liotta

1056
Citations
Asymmetric hydrogenation and catalyst recycling using ionic liquid and supercritical carbon dioxide.

Richard A. Brown;Pamela Pollet;Erin McKoon;Charles A. Eckert

556
Citations
Phase equilibria for supercritical fluid process design

Joan F. Brennecke;Charles A. Eckert

424
Citations
Solute partial molal volumes in supercritical fluids

C. A. Eckert;D. H. Ziger;D. H. Ziger;K. P. Johnston;S. Kim

420
Citations
The Reaction of 1,8-Diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene (DBU) with Carbon Dioxide

David J Heldebrant;Philip G Jessop;Colin A Thomas;Charles A Eckert

406
Citations
Switchable Surfactants

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377
Citations
From wood to fuels: Integrating biofuels and pulp production

Arthur J. Ragauskas;Máté Nagy;Dong Ho Kim;Charles A. Eckert

347
Citations
Solubilities of hydrocarbon solids in supercritical fluids. The augmented van der Waals treatment

Keith P. Johnston;David H. Ziger;Charles A. Eckert

337
Citations
Switchable Solvents Consisting of Amidine/Alcohol or Guanidine/Alcohol Mixtures

Lam Phan;Daniel Chiu;David J. Heldebrant;Hillary Huttenhower

316
Citations
Prediction of limiting activity coefficients by a modified separation of cohesive energy density model and UNIFAC

Eugene R. Thomas;Charles A. Eckert

262
Citations
Quantitative Equilibrium Constants between CO2 and Lewis Bases from FTIR Spectroscopy

J. Carson Meredith;Keith P. Johnston;Jorge M. Seminario;Sergei G. Kazarian

217
Citations
Limiting activity coefficients of nonpolar and polar solutes in both volatile and nonvolatile solvents by gas chromatography

Eugene R. Thomas;Bruce A. Newman;Thomas C. Long;Douglas A. Wood

211
Citations
Fluorescence spectroscopy studies of dilute supercritical solutions

Joan F. Brennecke;David L. Tomasko;Julie Peshkin;Charles A. Eckert

201
Citations
Sustainable Reactions in Tunable Solvents

Charles A. Eckert;Charles L. Liotta;David Bush;James S. Brown

197
Citations
Cosolvent interactions in supercritical fluid solutions

Michael P. Ekart;Karen L. Bennett;Susan M. Ekart;Gurdev S. Gurdial

182
Citations
High-Pressure Vapor−Liquid Equilbria of Some Carbon Dioxide + Organic Binary Systems

Michael J. Lazzaroni;David Bush;James S. Brown;Charles A. Eckert

178
Citations
Alkylation reactions in near-critical water in the absence of acid catalysts

Karen Chandler;Fenghua Deng;Angela K. Dillow;Charles L. Liotta

171
Citations
Neoteric solvents for asymmetric hydrogenation: supercritical fluids, ionic liquids, and expanded ionic liquids

Philip G. Jessop;Roy R. Stanley;Richard A. Brown;Charles A. Eckert

170
Citations
Solvents For Sustainable Chemical Processes

P. Pollet;C. A. Eckert;C. L. Liotta

10
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Charles L. Liotta Georgia Institute of Technology

Jason P. Hallett Imperial College London

Sergei G. Kazarian Imperial College London

Philip G. Jessop Queen's University

Peter W. Carr University of Minnesota

Roger Gläser Leipzig University

John M. Prausnitz University of California, Berkeley

Andreas S. Bommarius Georgia Institute of Technology

Arthur J. Ragauskas University of Tennessee at Knoxville

David A. Schiraldi Case Western Reserve University

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