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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 96 1516 1347 33 26 273 40272
Engineering and Technology 104 116 109 4 4 348 42955

David Sinton publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by David Sinton between 2001 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. David Sinton published across 26 years, from 2001 to 2026, averaging 18.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 42 publications in 2023. 34 of the 478 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2001 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 42. Peak 42 publications in 2023. 2001: 1 publication 2002: 4 publications 2003: 11 publications 2004: 9 publications 2005: 9 publications 2006: 9 publications 2007: 17 publications 2008: 24 publications 2009: 14 publications 2010: 17 publications 2011: 18 publications 2012: 17 publications 2013: 15 publications 2014: 21 publications 2015: 11 publications 2016: 17 publications 2017: 26 publications 2018: 32 publications 2019: 23 publications 2020: 26 publications 2021: 28 publications 2022: 23 publications 2023: 42 publications 2024: 30 publications 2025: 33 publications 2026: 1 publication
2001 2026

478 publications in total across all disciplines

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David Sinton: publications per year, 2001 to 2026
Year Publications
2001 1
2002 4
2003 11
2004 9
2005 9
2006 9
2007 17
2008 24
2009 14
2010 17
2011 18
2012 17
2013 15
2014 21
2015 11
2016 17
2017 26
2018 32
2019 23
2020 26
2021 28
2022 23
2023 42
2024 30
2025 33
2026 1
Total 478
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David Sinton publications per year - data summary

  • David Sinton, a Engineering and Technology scholar from University of Toronto, has 478 publications recorded across 26 years, from 2001 to 2026.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 2001 and the most recent to 2026.
  • The most productive year is 2023, with 42 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 2001 and 2026, with 1 publication each.
  • The rate of publication averages 18.4 papers per year over the whole span, or 18.4 per year counting only the 26 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2022-2026) hold 129 publications, 27% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 2001-2009: 98 publications (10.9 per year); 2010-2018: 174 publications (19.3 per year); 2019-2026: 206 publications (25.8 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

David Sinton publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Engineering and Technology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where David Sinton sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 78 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 804+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 457. Most scientists, 457, have 148–157 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 348–357 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 20 scientists 48–57 publications: 35 scientists 58–67 publications: 96 scientists 68–77 publications: 135 scientists 78–87 publications: 190 scientists 88–97 publications: 259 scientists 98–107 publications: 283 scientists 108–117 publications: 369 scientists 118–127 publications: 341 scientists 128–137 publications: 386 scientists 138–147 publications: 372 scientists 148–157 publications: 457 scientists 158–167 publications: 415 scientists 168–177 publications: 407 scientists 178–187 publications: 421 scientists 188–197 publications: 378 scientists 198–207 publications: 403 scientists 208–217 publications: 317 scientists 218–227 publications: 346 scientists 228–237 publications: 321 scientists 238–247 publications: 260 scientists 248–257 publications: 280 scientists 258–267 publications: 240 scientists 268–277 publications: 214 scientists 278–287 publications: 242 scientists 288–297 publications: 203 scientists 298–307 publications: 166 scientists 308–317 publications: 154 scientists 318–327 publications: 175 scientists 328–337 publications: 159 scientists 338–347 publications: 99 scientists 348–357 publications: 131 scientists 358–367 publications: 106 scientists 368–377 publications: 118 scientists 378–387 publications: 97 scientists 388–397 publications: 108 scientists 398–407 publications: 82 scientists 408–417 publications: 71 scientists 418–427 publications: 64 scientists 428–437 publications: 55 scientists 438–447 publications: 54 scientists 448–457 publications: 60 scientists 458–467 publications: 47 scientists 468–477 publications: 40 scientists 478–487 publications: 30 scientists 488–497 publications: 29 scientists 498–507 publications: 38 scientists 508–517 publications: 40 scientists 518–527 publications: 32 scientists 528–537 publications: 23 scientists 538–547 publications: 28 scientists 548–557 publications: 23 scientists 558–567 publications: 19 scientists 568–577 publications: 16 scientists 578–587 publications: 17 scientists 588–597 publications: 18 scientists 598–607 publications: 22 scientists 608–617 publications: 15 scientists 618–627 publications: 9 scientists 628–637 publications: 11 scientists 638–647 publications: 21 scientists 648–657 publications: 12 scientists 658–667 publications: 9 scientists 668–677 publications: 11 scientists 678–687 publications: 9 scientists 688–697 publications: 6 scientists 698–707 publications: 14 scientists 708–717 publications: 7 scientists 718–727 publications: 8 scientists 728–737 publications: 10 scientists 738–747 publications: 9 scientists 748–757 publications: 5 scientists 758–767 publications: 5 scientists 768–777 publications: 11 scientists 778–787 publications: 7 scientists 788–797 publications: 2 scientists 798–803 publications: 4 scientists 804+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 804+

This scientist: 348 publications — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more.

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Number of Engineering and Technology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,796 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 20
48–57 35
58–67 96
68–77 135
78–87 190
88–97 259
98–107 283
108–117 369
118–127 341
128–137 386
138–147 372
148–157 457
158–167 415
168–177 407
178–187 421
188–197 378
198–207 403
208–217 317
218–227 346
228–237 321
238–247 260
248–257 280
258–267 240
268–277 214
278–287 242
288–297 203
298–307 166
308–317 154
318–327 175
328–337 159
338–347 99
348–357 131 348
358–367 106
368–377 118
378–387 97
388–397 108
398–407 82
408–417 71
418–427 64
428–437 55
438–447 54
448–457 60
458–467 47
468–477 40
478–487 30
488–497 29
498–507 38
508–517 40
518–527 32
528–537 23
538–547 28
548–557 23
558–567 19
568–577 16
578–587 17
588–597 18
598–607 22
608–617 15
618–627 9
628–637 11
638–647 21
648–657 12
658–667 9
668–677 11
678–687 9
688–697 6
698–707 14
708–717 7
718–727 8
728–737 10
738–747 9
748–757 5
758–767 5
768–777 11
778–787 7
788–797 2
798–803 4
804+ 100
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David Sinton publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 9,796 Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 78 ranges running from 38–47 to 804+ publications.
  • David Sinton, a Engineering and Technology scholar from University of Toronto, records 348 publications - the 83rd percentile of the discipline.
  • 83% of ranked Engineering and Technology scientists score the same or lower than David Sinton, and about 17% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 198–207 publications range, and David Sinton ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 148–157 publications, holding 457 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 61% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 228–237 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 804 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

David Sinton D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where David Sinton sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 78 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 107+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 426. Most scientists, 426, have 42 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 104 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 59 scientists 31 D-Index: 114 scientists 32 D-Index: 129 scientists 33 D-Index: 189 scientists 34 D-Index: 200 scientists 35 D-Index: 262 scientists 36 D-Index: 311 scientists 37 D-Index: 312 scientists 38 D-Index: 350 scientists 39 D-Index: 385 scientists 40 D-Index: 348 scientists 41 D-Index: 362 scientists 42 D-Index: 426 scientists 43 D-Index: 380 scientists 44 D-Index: 310 scientists 45 D-Index: 341 scientists 46 D-Index: 301 scientists 47 D-Index: 306 scientists 48 D-Index: 271 scientists 49 D-Index: 246 scientists 50 D-Index: 210 scientists 51 D-Index: 253 scientists 52 D-Index: 213 scientists 53 D-Index: 221 scientists 54 D-Index: 195 scientists 55 D-Index: 186 scientists 56 D-Index: 170 scientists 57 D-Index: 167 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 144 scientists 60 D-Index: 152 scientists 61 D-Index: 141 scientists 62 D-Index: 138 scientists 63 D-Index: 131 scientists 64 D-Index: 118 scientists 65 D-Index: 114 scientists 66 D-Index: 119 scientists 67 D-Index: 95 scientists 68 D-Index: 87 scientists 69 D-Index: 77 scientists 70 D-Index: 89 scientists 71 D-Index: 69 scientists 72 D-Index: 54 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 55 scientists 75 D-Index: 54 scientists 76 D-Index: 49 scientists 77 D-Index: 53 scientists 78 D-Index: 46 scientists 79 D-Index: 28 scientists 80 D-Index: 39 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 24 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 36 scientists 85 D-Index: 18 scientists 86 D-Index: 25 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 26 scientists 89 D-Index: 27 scientists 90 D-Index: 23 scientists 91 D-Index: 15 scientists 92 D-Index: 12 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 15 scientists 95 D-Index: 10 scientists 96 D-Index: 13 scientists 97 D-Index: 13 scientists 98 D-Index: 9 scientists 99 D-Index: 7 scientists 100 D-Index: 7 scientists 101 D-Index: 8 scientists 102 D-Index: 7 scientists 103 D-Index: 7 scientists 104 D-Index: 9 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106 D-Index: 9 scientists 107+ D-Index: 99 scientists
30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 104 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more.

View D-Index distribution as a table
Number of Engineering and Technology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,796 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 59
31 114
32 129
33 189
34 200
35 262
36 311
37 312
38 350
39 385
40 348
41 362
42 426
43 380
44 310
45 341
46 301
47 306
48 271
49 246
50 210
51 253
52 213
53 221
54 195
55 186
56 170
57 167
58 166
59 144
60 152
61 141
62 138
63 131
64 118
65 114
66 119
67 95
68 87
69 77
70 89
71 69
72 54
73 46
74 55
75 54
76 49
77 53
78 46
79 28
80 39
81 36
82 24
83 26
84 36
85 18
86 25
87 19
88 26
89 27
90 23
91 15
92 12
93 9
94 15
95 10
96 13
97 13
98 9
99 7
100 7
101 8
102 7
103 7
104 9 104
105 6
106 9
107+ 99
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David Sinton D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 9,796 Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 78 ranges running from 30 to 107+ D-Index.
  • David Sinton, a Engineering and Technology scholar from University of Toronto, records 104 D-Index - the 99th percentile of the discipline.
  • 99% of ranked Engineering and Technology scientists score the same or lower than David Sinton, and about 1% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 47 D-Index range, and David Sinton ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 42 D-Index, holding 426 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 57% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 49 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more, 99 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Canada Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Canada Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Canada Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Canada Leader Award
  • 2017 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2013 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers
  • The Canadian Academy of Engineering
  • The Canadian Academy of Engineering
  • The Canadian Academy of Engineering
  • The Canadian Academy of Engineering
  • The Canadian Academy of Engineering
  • The Canadian Academy of Engineering
  • The Canadian Academy of Engineering
  • The Canadian Academy of Engineering
  • The Canadian Academy of Engineering
  • The Canadian Academy of Engineering
  • The Canadian Academy of Engineering
  • The Canadian Academy of Engineering

Overview

David Sinton is affiliated with the University of Toronto in Canada, focusing on research areas spanning energy, engineering, and chemical engineering. Their work encompasses a broad spectrum of subfields including renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, catalysis, electrical and electronic engineering, mechanical engineering, and process chemistry and technology.

The main topics of their research include:

  • CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts
  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Ionic liquids properties and applications
  • Advanced battery technologies research
  • Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis
  • Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies
  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science

Their recent notable publications include:

  • CO 2 electrolysis to multicarbon products at activities greater than 1 A cm −2 (2020), published in Science
  • Enhanced Nitrate-to-Ammonia Activity on Copper-Nickel Alloys via Tuning of Intermediate Adsorption (2020), published in Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • CO 2 electrolysis to multicarbon products in strong acid (2021), published in Science
  • Efficient electrically powered CO2-to-ethanol via suppression of deoxygenation (2020), published in Nature Energy
  • High carbon utilization in CO2 reduction to multi-carbon products in acidic media (2022), published in Nature Catalysis

Their frequent coauthors are:

  • Edward H. Sargent
  • Rui Kai Miao
  • Adnan Ozden
  • Colin P. O'Brien
  • Jianan Erick Huang

David Sinton has published extensively in the following venues:

  • Nature Communications
  • ECS Meeting Abstracts
  • ACS Energy Letters
  • Nature Catalysis
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society

They have been recognized by professional societies, holding fellowships from the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) since 2017, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers since 2013, and membership in the Canadian Academy of Engineering.

Best Publications

  • CO2 electroreduction to ethylene via hydroxide-mediated copper catalysis at an abrupt interface

    Cao-Thang Dinh;Thomas Burdyny;Golam Kibria;Ali Seifitokaldani

  • Enhanced electrocatalytic CO2 reduction via field-induced reagent concentration

    Min Liu;Yuanjie Pang;Bo Zhang;Bo Zhang;Phil De Luna

  • CO2 electrolysis to multicarbon products at activities greater than 1 A cm−2

    F. Pelayo García de Arquer;Cao-Thang Dinh;Adnan Ozden;Joshua Wicks

  • CO2 electrolysis to multicarbon products in strong acid

    Jianan Erick Huang;Fengwang Li;Fengwang Li;Adnan Ozden;Armin Sedighian Rasouli

  • Electrochemical CO2 Reduction into Chemical Feedstocks: From Mechanistic Electrocatalysis Models to System Design.

    Golam Kibria;Jonathan P Edwards;Christine M Gabardo;Cao-Thang Dinh

  • Molecular tuning of CO2-to-ethylene conversion.

    Fengwang Li;Arnaud Thevenon;Alonso Rosas-Hernández;Ziyun Wang

  • Dopant-induced electron localization drives CO 2 reduction to C 2 hydrocarbons

    Yansong Zhou;Yansong Zhou;Fanglin Che;Min Liu;Min Liu;Chengqin Zou

  • Steering post-C–C coupling selectivity enables high efficiency electroreduction of carbon dioxide to multi-carbon alcohols

    Tao-Tao Zhuang;Tao-Tao Zhuang;Zhi-Qin Liang;Ali Seifitokaldani;Yi Li

  • Microfluidic fuel cells: A review

    Erik Kjeang;Ned Djilali;David Sinton

  • Multi-site electrocatalysts for hydrogen evolution in neutral media by destabilization of water molecules

    Cao-Thang Dinh;Ankit Jain;F. Pelayo García de Arquer;Phil De Luna

  • Cooperative CO2-to-ethanol conversion via enriched intermediates at molecule–metal catalyst interfaces

    Fengwang Li;Yuguang C. Li;Ziyun Wang;Jun Li

  • A new generation of sensors based on extraordinary optical transmission.

    Reuven Gordon;David Sinton;Karen L. Kavanagh;Alexandre G. Brolo

  • Efficient electrically powered CO2-to-ethanol via suppression of deoxygenation

    Xue Wang;Ziyun Wang;F. Pelayo García de Arquer;Cao Thang Dinh

  • Turning the Page: Advancing Paper-Based Microfluidics for Broad Diagnostic Application.

    Max M. Gong;Max M. Gong;David Sinton

  • Continuous Carbon Dioxide Electroreduction to Concentrated Multi-carbon Products Using a Membrane Electrode Assembly

    Christine M. Gabardo;Colin P. O’Brien;Jonathan P. Edwards;Christopher McCallum

  • Ex situ visualization of liquid water transport in PEM fuel cell gas diffusion layers

    S. Litster;D. Sinton;N. Djilali

  • Binding Site Diversity Promotes CO2 Electroreduction to Ethanol.

    Yuguang C Li;Ziyun Wang;Tiange Yuan;Dae-Hyun Nam

  • Copper nanocavities confine intermediates for efficient electrosynthesis of C3 alcohol fuels from carbon monoxide

    Tao Tao Zhuang;Yuanjie Pang;Zhi Qin Liang;Ziyun Wang

  • Catalyst synthesis under CO2 electroreduction favours faceting and promotes renewable fuels electrosynthesis

    Yuhang Wang;Ziyun Wang;Cao Thang Dinh;Jun Li

Frequent Co-Authors

Edward H. Sargent
Edward H. Sargent Northwestern University
Reuven Gordon
Reuven Gordon University of Victoria
Cao-Thang Dinh
Cao-Thang Dinh Queen's University
Alexandre G. Brolo
Alexandre G. Brolo University of Victoria
Ned Djilali
Ned Djilali University of Victoria
Jun Li
Jun Li Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Dongqing Li
Dongqing Li University of Waterloo
Thomas Burdyny
Thomas Burdyny Delft University of Technology
F. Pelayo García de Arquer
F. Pelayo García de Arquer ICFO – The Institute of Photonic Sciences
Aimy Bazylak
Aimy Bazylak University of Toronto

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