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Christopher J. Kiely

Christopher J. Kiely

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
109
Citations
46041
World Ranking
839
National Ranking
333

Christopher J. Kiely publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Christopher J. Kiely sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 402 publications — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

Christopher J. Kiely D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Christopher J. Kiely sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 109 D-Index — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2019 - Member of Academia Europaea
  • 2017 - Fellow of the Mineralogical Society of America For his distinguished contributions to the characterization of nanoscale features in particulate materials and interfaces, particularly in the areas of catalyst materials, nanoparticle self-assembly phenomena, carbonaceous materials and semiconductor heterointerfaces.

Overview

Christopher J. Kiely is affiliated with Lehigh University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Materials Science, with a particular emphasis on Materials Chemistry, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Catalysis, Organic Chemistry, and Mechanical Engineering. The work covers several main topics including Catalytic Processes in Materials Science, Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions, Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion, Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions, Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies, Nanocluster Synthesis and Applications, and Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques.

The scientist has contributed extensively to the literature with key papers such as:

  • Role of the Support in Gold-Containing Nanoparticles as Heterogeneous Catalysts, 2020, Chemical Reviews
  • Au-Pd separation enhances bimetallic catalysis of alcohol oxidation, 2022, Nature
  • Methane Oxidation to Methanol, 2022, Chemical Reviews
  • Highly efficient catalytic production of oximes from ketones using in situ-generated H 2O 2, 2022, Science
  • Au-ZSM-5 catalyses the selective oxidation of CH4 to CH3OH and CH3COOH using O2, 2022, Nature Catalysis

Frequent co-authors in their publications include:

  • Graham J. Hutchings
  • Qian He
  • David Morgan
  • Richard J. Lewis
  • Thomas E. Davies

Christopher J. Kiely has published regularly in the following venues:

  • ACS Catalysis
  • Nature Catalysis
  • Chemical Reviews
  • Green Chemistry
  • Catalysis Science & Technology

The scientist has been recognized with awards including membership in Academia Europaea since 2019 and was named Fellow of the Mineralogical Society of America in 2017 for contributions to the characterization of nanoscale features in particulate materials and interfaces, with focus areas including catalyst materials, nanoparticle self-assembly phenomena, carbonaceous materials, and semiconductor heterointerfaces.

Best Publications

  • Solvent-Free Oxidation of Primary Alcohols to Aldehydes Using Au-Pd/TiO2 Catalysts

    Dan I. Enache;Jennifer K. Edwards;Philip Landon;Benjamin Solsona-Espriu

  • Identification of Active Gold Nanoclusters on Iron Oxide Supports for CO Oxidation

    Andrew A. Herzing;Christopher John Kiely;Albert Frederick Carley;Philip Landon

  • Synthesis and reactions of functionalised gold nanoparticles

    Mathias Brust;J. Fink;D. Bethell;D. J. Schiffrin

  • Tunable gold catalysts for selective hydrocarbon oxidation under mild conditions

    Mathew D Hughes;Yi-Jun Xu;Patrick Jenkins;Paul McMorn

  • Designing bimetallic catalysts for a green and sustainable future

    Meenakshisundaram Sankar;Nikolaos Dimitratos;Nikolaos Dimitratos;Peter J. Miedziak;Peter P. Wells;Peter P. Wells

  • Novel gold‐dithiol nano‐networks with non‐metallic electronic properties

    Mathias Brust;David J. Schiffrin;Donald Bethell;Christopher J. Kiely

  • Some recent advances in nanostructure preparation from gold and silver particles: a short topical review

    Mathias Brust;Christopher J Kiely

  • Switching Off Hydrogen Peroxide Hydrogenation in the Direct Synthesis Process

    Jennifer K. Edwards;Benjamin Solsona;Edwin Ntainjua N;Albert F. Carley

  • Spontaneous ordering of bimodal ensembles of nanoscopic gold clusters

    C. J. Kiely;J. Fink;M. Brust;D. Bethell

  • Solvent-Free Oxidation of Primary Carbon-Hydrogen Bonds in Toluene Using Au-Pd Alloy Nanoparticles

    Lokesh Kesavan;Ramchandra Tiruvalam;Mohd Hasbi Ab Rahim;Mohd Izham Saiman

  • Atomic-layered Au clusters on α-MoC as catalysts for the low-temperature water-gas shift reaction

    Siyu Yao;Xiao Zhang;Wu Zhou;Wu Zhou;Rui Gao

  • Direct formation of hydrogen peroxide from H2/O2 using a gold catalyst.

    Philip Landon;Paul J. Collier;Adam J. Papworth;Christopher J. Kiely

  • Direct Catalytic Conversion of Methane to Methanol in an Aqueous Medium by using Copper‐Promoted Fe‐ZSM‐5

    Ceri Hammond;Michael M. Forde;Mohd Hasbi Ab Rahim;Adam Thetford

  • Aqueous Au-Pd colloids catalyze selective CH4 oxidation to CH3OH with O2 under mild conditions

    Nishtha Agarwal;Simon J. Freakley;Rebecca U. McVicker;Sultan M. Althahban

  • Palladium-tin catalysts for the direct synthesis of H2O2 with high selectivity

    Simon J. Freakley;Qian He;Qian He;Jonathan H. Harrhy;Li Lu

  • Direct synthesis of hydrogen peroxide from H2 and O2 using TiO2-supported Au-Pd catalysts

    Jennifer Kelly Edwards;Benjamin Espriu Solsona;Philip Landon;Albert Frederick Carley

  • Oxidation of glycerol using supported Pt, Pd and Au catalysts

    Silvio Carrettin;Paul McMorn;Peter Johnston;Ken Griffin

  • Facile removal of stabilizer-ligands from supported gold nanoparticles

    Jose Antonio Lopez-Sanchez;Nikolaos Dimitratos;Ceri Hammond;Gemma Louise Brett

  • Unravelling structure sensitivity in CO 2 hydrogenation over nickel

    Charlotte Vogt;Esther Groeneveld;Gerda Kamsma;Maarten Nachtegaal

  • Self-Organization of Nanosized Gold Particles

    John Fink;Christopher J. Kiely;Donald Bethell;David J. Schiffrin

Frequent Co-Authors

Graham J. Hutchings
Graham J. Hutchings Cardiff University
Qian He
Qian He National University of Singapore
Albert Frederick Carley
Albert Frederick Carley Cardiff University
Nikolaos Dimitratos
Nikolaos Dimitratos University of Bologna
Jennifer K. Edwards
Jennifer K. Edwards Cardiff University
Andrew A. Herzing
Andrew A. Herzing National Institute of Standards and Technology
Stuart Hamilton Taylor
Stuart Hamilton Taylor Cardiff University
David J. Morgan
David J. Morgan Cardiff University
Jose Antonio Lopez-Sanchez
Jose Antonio Lopez-Sanchez University of Liverpool
David W. Knight
David W. Knight Cardiff University

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