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Francis J. DiSalvo

Francis J. DiSalvo

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
97
Citations
36170
World Ranking
1459
National Ranking
561

Francis J. DiSalvo 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 Francis J. DiSalvo sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 539 publications — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Francis J. DiSalvo 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 Francis J. DiSalvo sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 97 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% 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

  • 2009 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1992 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1991 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences

Overview

Francis J. DiSalvo is affiliated with Cornell University in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields with a strong emphasis on materials science, engineering, and energy. Key subfields of study include electrical and electronic engineering, materials chemistry, renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, inorganic chemistry, and electrochemistry. Their work primarily focuses on topics such as electrocatalysts for energy conversion, fuel cells and related materials, X-ray diffraction in crystallography, crystallization and solubility studies, advanced battery technologies research, electrochemical analysis and applications, and advanced memory and neural computing.

Frequent coauthors in their research include Héctor D. Abruña, Yao Yang, Olaf Reckeweg, Christian Funk, and Thomas Schleid. Their published work appears most often in these venues:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • ACS Catalysis
  • ACS Nano
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Advanced Materials

Notable recent papers by Francis J. DiSalvo include:

  • Electrocatalysis in Alkaline Media and Alkaline Membrane-Based Energy Technologies (2022, Chemical Reviews)
  • Operando Methods in Electrocatalysis (2021, ACS Catalysis)
  • Nonprecious transition metal nitrides as efficient oxygen reduction electrocatalysts for alkaline fuel cells (2022, Science Advances)
  • Multifunctional Electrocatalysts: Ru-M (M = Co, Ni, Fe) for Alkaline Fuel Cells and Electrolyzers (2020, ACS Catalysis)
  • Synergistic Bimetallic Metallic Organic Framework-Derived Pt-Co Oxygen Reduction Electrocatalysts (2020, ACS Nano)

The scientist has received several distinctions including being named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2009, a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1992, and a Member of the National Academy of Sciences in 1991.

Best Publications

  • Thermoelectric Cooling and Power Generation

    Francis J. DiSalvo

  • Structurally ordered intermetallic platinum–cobalt core–shell nanoparticles with enhanced activity and stability as oxygen reduction electrocatalysts

    Deli Wang;Huolin L. Xin;Huolin L. Xin;Robert Hovden;Hongsen Wang

  • Yolk–Shell Structure of Polyaniline-Coated Sulfur for Lithium–Sulfur Batteries

    Weidong Zhou;Yingchao Yu;Hao Chen;Francis J. DiSalvo

  • Luminescence properties of red-emitting M2Si5N8:Eu2+ (M = Ca, Sr, Ba) LED conversion phosphors

    YQ Yuan Qiang Li;van Jej Steen;van Jwh Joost Krevel;G Botty

  • Direct access to thermally stable and highly crystalline mesoporous transition-metal oxides with uniform pores.

    Jinwoo Lee;M. Christopher Orilall;Scott Charles Warren;Marleen Kamperman

  • Ordered mesoporous materials from metal nanoparticle-block copolymer self-assembly.

    Scott C. Warren;Lauren C. Messina;Liane Siu Slaughter;Marleen Kamperman

  • Electrocatalytic Activity of Ordered Intermetallic Phases for Fuel Cell Applications

    Emerilis Casado-Rivera;David J Volpe;Laif Alden;Cora Lind

  • Preparation of GaN single crystals using a Na flux

    Hisanori Yamane;Masahiko Shimada;and Simon J. Clarke;Francis J. DiSalvo

  • Synthesis and characterization of K(In6.5Ag6.5)

    Mark S. Bailey;Michael A. McGuire;Francis J. DiSalvo

  • Recent developments in nitride chemistry

    R. Niewa;F.J. DiSalvo

  • Solid-state chemistry : a rediscovered chemical frontier

    Francis J. DiSalvo

  • Tuning oxygen reduction reaction activity via controllable dealloying: a model study of ordered Cu3Pt/C intermetallic nanocatalysts.

    Deli Wang;Yingchao Yu;Huolin L. Xin;Huolin L. Xin;Robert Hovden

  • Lithium incorporation by vanadium pentoxide

    D. W. Murphy;P. A. Christian;F. J. DiSalvo;J. V. Waszczak

  • Synthesis of Structurally Ordered Pt3Ti and Pt3V Nanoparticles as Methanol Oxidation Catalysts

    Zhiming Cui;Hao Chen;Mengtian Zhao;Daniel Marshall

  • Cobalt-Based Nitride-Core Oxide-Shell Oxygen Reduction Electrocatalysts

    Yao Yang;Rui Zeng;Yin Xiong;Francis J DiSalvo

  • Electrocatalytic Oxidation of Formic Acid at an Ordered Intermetallic PtBi Surface

    Emerilis Casado-Rivera;Zoltán Gál;A. C. D. Angelo;Cora Lind

  • Operando Methods in Electrocatalysis

    Yao Yang;Yin Xiong;Rui Zeng;Xinyao Lu

  • Nanoparticle-tuned assembly and disassembly of mesostructured silica hybrids.

    Scott C. Warren;Francis J. DiSalvo;Ulrich Wiesner

  • Synthesis, Characterization, and Electrocatalytic Activity of PtBi and PtPb Nanoparticles Prepared by Borohydride Reduction in Methanol

    Chandrani Roychowdhury;Futoshi Matsumoto;Varvara B. Zeldovich;Scott C. Warren

  • Relationship between surface morphology and solar conversion efficiency of tungsten diselenide photoanodes

    H. J. Lewerenz;A. Heller;F. J. DiSalvo

  • Amylopectin Wrapped Graphene Oxide/Sulfur for Improved Cyclability of Lithium–Sulfur Battery

    Weidong Zhou;Hao Chen;Yingchao Yu;Deli Wang

  • Metal-Organic-Framework-Derived Co-Fe Bimetallic Oxygen Reduction Electrocatalysts for Alkaline Fuel Cells.

    Yin Xiong;Yao Yang;Francis J. DiSalvo;Héctor D. Abruña

  • Electrocatalytic Performance of Fuel Oxidation by Pt3Ti Nanoparticles

    Hideki Abe;Futoshi Matsumoto;Laif R. Alden;Scott C. Warren

Frequent Co-Authors

Héctor D. Abruña
Héctor D. Abruña Cornell University
Ulrich Wiesner
Ulrich Wiesner Cornell University
Hisanori Yamane
Hisanori Yamane Tohoku University
Minghui Yang
Minghui Yang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Zhiming Cui
Zhiming Cui South China University of Technology
David A. Muller
David A. Muller Cornell University
Michael G. Spencer
Michael G. Spencer Cornell University
Song Jin
Song Jin University of Wisconsin–Madison
Alexandra Navrotsky
Alexandra Navrotsky Arizona State University
Roald Hoffmann
Roald Hoffmann Cornell University

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