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Chemistry D-index 64 Citations 15,235 380 World Ranking 5024 National Ranking 1665

Research.com Recognitions

Awards & Achievements

2019 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences

2018 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

2010 - Fellow of the American Chemical Society

2008 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

1991 - Garvan–Olin Medal, American Chemical Society (ACS)

Overview

What is she best known for?

The fields of study she is best known for:

  • Organic chemistry
  • Catalysis
  • Oxygen

Inorganic chemistry, Catalysis, Adsorption, Oxygen and Metal are her primary areas of study. Cynthia M. Friend combines subjects such as Hydrogen, Nickel, Overlayer, Physical chemistry and Reactivity with her study of Inorganic chemistry. Her biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Nanoporous, Nanotechnology and Dissociation.

Her work deals with themes such as Nanoparticle and Ozone, which intersect with Nanoporous. Her Adsorption research includes themes of Chemical physics, Photochemistry, Atomic physics, Scanning tunneling microscope and Density functional theory. Her Photochemistry study combines topics in areas such as Reaction intermediate, Methanol, Ketene, Molecule and Reaction mechanism.

Her most cited work include:

  • Nanoporous Gold Catalysts for Selective Gas-Phase Oxidative Coupling of Methanol at Low Temperature (799 citations)
  • Heterogeneous gold-based catalysis for green chemistry: low-temperature CO oxidation and propene oxidation. (574 citations)
  • Achieving Selective and Efficient Electrocatalytic Activity for CO2 Reduction Using Immobilized Silver Nanoparticles. (281 citations)

What are the main themes of her work throughout her whole career to date?

Her primary areas of investigation include Catalysis, Photochemistry, Inorganic chemistry, Oxygen and Adsorption. Her Catalysis study incorporates themes from Nanoporous, Chemical engineering and Metal. Her study on Photochemistry also encompasses disciplines like

  • Methanol that connect with fields like Formaldehyde and Oxidative coupling of methane,
  • Desorption, which have a strong connection to Analytical chemistry.

The study incorporates disciplines such as Chemical reaction, Partial oxidation, Overlayer, Physical chemistry and Chemisorption in addition to Inorganic chemistry. Her Oxygen study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Scanning tunneling microscope, Oxide, Redox and Dissociation. Her research on Adsorption also deals with topics like

  • Chemical physics most often made with reference to Density functional theory,
  • Crystallography that intertwine with fields like Monolayer.

She most often published in these fields:

  • Catalysis (37.80%)
  • Photochemistry (34.65%)
  • Inorganic chemistry (27.03%)

What were the highlights of her more recent work (between 2016-2021)?

  • Catalysis (37.80%)
  • Chemical engineering (9.97%)
  • Selectivity (13.91%)

In recent papers she was focusing on the following fields of study:

Her primary scientific interests are in Catalysis, Chemical engineering, Selectivity, Nanoparticle and Heterogeneous catalysis. Her Catalysis research integrates issues from Hydrogen, Inorganic chemistry, Adsorption, Alloy and Nanoporous. Her work in Inorganic chemistry addresses issues such as Methanol, which are connected to fields such as Oxygen, Reactivity, Disproportionation and Ozone.

Her Chemical engineering research incorporates themes from Bifunctional and Metal-organic framework. Her Selectivity study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Rational design, Alkoxy group, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, Computational chemistry and van der Waals force. Her biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Alcohol oxidation, Crystallography, Bimetallic strip, Dispersion and Dissociation.

Between 2016 and 2021, her most popular works were:

  • Dynamic restructuring drives catalytic activity on nanoporous gold-silver alloy catalysts (122 citations)
  • O2 Activation by Metal Surfaces: Implications for Bonding and Reactivity on Heterogeneous Catalysts (87 citations)
  • Heterogeneous Catalysis: A Central Science for a Sustainable Future. (83 citations)

In her most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Catalysis
  • Organic chemistry
  • Oxygen

Her main research concerns Catalysis, Selectivity, Chemical engineering, Nanoparticle and Alloy. The Catalysis study combines topics in areas such as Nanoporous, Nanotechnology and Inorganic chemistry. She has included themes like Acetaldehyde, Dehydrogenation, Methanol and Hydrogen in her Inorganic chemistry study.

Her Methanol research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Photochemistry, Oxygen and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Her studies in Selectivity integrate themes in fields like Combinatorial chemistry and Density functional theory. Cynthia M. Friend has researched Heterogeneous catalysis in several fields, including Coupling reaction, Adsorption, Molecule, Metal and Dissociation.

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Best Publications

Nanoporous Gold Catalysts for Selective Gas-Phase Oxidative Coupling of Methanol at Low Temperature

A. Wittstock;V. Zielasek;J. Biener;C. M. Friend.
Science (2010)

1135 Citations

Heterogeneous gold-based catalysis for green chemistry: low-temperature CO oxidation and propene oxidation.

Byoung Koun Min;Cynthia M. Friend.
Chemical Reviews (2007)

806 Citations

Achieving Selective and Efficient Electrocatalytic Activity for CO2 Reduction Using Immobilized Silver Nanoparticles.

Cheonghee Kim;Hyo Sang Jeon;Hyo Sang Jeon;Taedaehyeong Eom;Michael Shincheon Jee;Michael Shincheon Jee.
Journal of the American Chemical Society (2015)

506 Citations

Infrared absorption by conical silicon microstructures made in a variety of background gases using femtosecond-laser pulses

R. Younkin;J. E. Carey;E. Mazur;J. A. Levinson.
Journal of Applied Physics (2003)

298 Citations

Model studies of the desulfurization reactions on metal surfaces and in organometallic complexes

Benjamin C. Wiegand;Cynthia M. Friend.
Chemical Reviews (1992)

266 Citations

O2 Activation by Metal Surfaces: Implications for Bonding and Reactivity on Heterogeneous Catalysts

Matthew M. Montemore;Matthijs A. van Spronsen;Robert J. Madix;Cynthia M. Friend.
Chemical Reviews (2018)

238 Citations

Enhancement of O2 dissociation on Au(111) by adsorbed oxygen: Implications for oxidation catalysis

Xingyi Deng;Byoung Koun Min;Amado Guloy;Cynthia M. Friend.
Journal of the American Chemical Society (2005)

221 Citations

Dynamic restructuring drives catalytic activity on nanoporous gold-silver alloy catalysts

Branko Zugic;Lucun Wang;Christian Heine;Dmitri N. Zakharov.
Nature Materials (2017)

218 Citations

Role of the Background Gas in the Morphology and Optical Properties of Laser-Microstructured Silicon

Michael A. Sheehy;Luke Winston;James E. Carey;Cynthia M. Friend.
Chemistry of Materials (2005)

213 Citations

Heterogeneous Catalysis: A Central Science for a Sustainable Future.

Cynthia M. Friend;Bingjun Xu.
Accounts of Chemical Research (2017)

208 Citations

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