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D-Index
56
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16915
World Ranking
11442
National Ranking
3093

Frank E. Osterloh 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 Frank E. Osterloh sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 170 publications — 21st percentile

21% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Frank E. Osterloh 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 Frank E. Osterloh sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 56 D-Index — 36th percentile

36% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Frank E. Osterloh is affiliated with the University of California, Davis in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on materials science and energy, with significant contributions to both fields.

The scientist's work spans several subfields including materials chemistry, renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, electrical and electronic engineering, electronic, optical and magnetic materials, and polymers and plastics.

Osterloh's research topics cover a range of advanced and specialized areas such as advanced photocatalysis techniques, electronic and structural properties of oxides, copper-based nanomaterials and applications, gas sensing nanomaterials and sensors, chalcogenide semiconductor thin films, electrocatalysts for energy conversion, and Ga2O3 and related materials.

Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by Osterloh include:

  • Photocatalytic water splitting, 2023, published in Nature Reviews Methods Primers
  • The 2022 solar fuels roadmap, 2022, published in Journal of Physics D Applied Physics
  • Ferroelectric Polarization in BaTiO3 Nanocrystals Controls Photoelectrochemical Water Oxidation and Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution, 2023, published in Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Light Intensity Dependence of Photochemical Charge Separation in the BiVO4/Ru-SrTiO3:Rh Direct Contact Tandem Photocatalyst for Overall Water Splitting, 2020, published in The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
  • Contactless measurement of the photovoltage in BiVO4 photoelectrodes, 2023, published in Energy & Environmental Science

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Osterloh include:

  • Chengcan Xiao
  • Samutr Assavachin
  • Anna Kundmann
  • Sahar Daemi
  • Kathleen Becker

Osterloh's publications have appeared in several recurring venues, notably:

  • ECS Meeting Abstracts
  • Journal of Materials Chemistry A
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
  • Energy & Environmental Science

Best Publications

  • Inorganic Materials as Catalysts for Photochemical Splitting of Water

    Frank E. Osterloh

  • Inorganic nanostructures for photoelectrochemical and photocatalytic water splitting

    Frank E. Osterloh

  • A Simple Large-Scale Synthesis of Nearly Monodisperse Gold and Silver Nanoparticles with Adjustable Sizes and with Exchangeable Surfactants

    Hiroki Hiramatsu and;Frank E. Osterloh

  • Particle suspension reactors and materials for solar-driven water splitting

    David M. Fabian;Shu Hu;Nirala Singh;Frances A. Houle

  • Recent developments in solar water-splitting photocatalysis

    Frank E Osterloh;Bruce A Parkinson

  • CdSe-MoS2: A Quantum Size-Confined Photocatalyst for Hydrogen Evolution from Water under Visible Light

    F. Andrew Frame;Frank E. Osterloh

  • Photocatalysis versus Photosynthesis: A Sensitivity Analysis of Devices for Solar Energy Conversion and Chemical Transformations

    Frank E. Osterloh

  • Artificial inorganic leafs for efficient photochemical hydrogen production inspired by natural photosynthesis.

    Han Zhou;Xufan Li;Tongxiang Fan;Frank E. Osterloh

  • Nanoscale Strontium Titanate Photocatalysts for Overall Water Splitting

    Troy K. Townsend;Nigel D. Browning;Frank E. Osterloh

  • Overall photocatalytic water splitting with NiOx–SrTiO3 – a revised mechanism

    Troy K. Townsend;Nigel D. Browning;Nigel D. Browning;Frank E. Osterloh

  • Quantum Confinement Controls Photocatalysis: A Free Energy Analysis for Photocatalytic Proton Reduction at CdSe Nanocrystals

    Jing Zhao;Michael A. Holmes;Frank E. Osterloh

  • Structure defects in g-C3N4 limit visible light driven hydrogen evolution and photovoltage

    Po Wu;Po Wu;Jiarui Wang;Jing Zhao;Liejin Guo

  • Photocatalytic water oxidation with suspended alpha-Fe2O3 particles-effects of nanoscaling

    Troy K. Townsend;Erwin M. Sabio;Nigel D. Browning;Nigel D. Browning;Frank E. Osterloh

  • Photocatalytic water oxidation with nonsensitized IrO2 nanocrystals under visible and UV light.

    F. Andrew Frame;Troy K. Townsend;Rachel L. Chamousis;Erwin M. Sabio

  • Quantum confinement controlled photocatalytic water splitting by suspended CdSe nanocrystals

    Michael A. Holmes;Troy K. Townsend;Frank E. Osterloh

  • Electronic structure basis for enhanced overall water splitting photocatalysis with aluminum doped SrTiO3 in natural sunlight

    Zeqiong Zhao;Renato Vitalino Gonçalves;Renato Vitalino Gonçalves;Sajib K. Barman;Emma J. Willard

  • Electronic structure, photovoltage, and photocatalytic hydrogen evolution with p-CuBi2O4 nanocrystals

    Geetu Sharma;Zeqiong Zhao;Pranab Sarker;Benjamin A. Nail

  • Evolution of Physical and Photocatalytic Properties in the Layered Titanates A2Ti4O9 (A = K, H) and in Nanosheets Derived by Chemical Exfoliation†

    Mark R. Allen;Arthur Thibert;Erwin M. Sabio;Nigel D. Browning

  • Single-Crystal Tungsten Oxide Nanosheets: Photochemical Water Oxidation in the Quantum Confinement Regime

    Mollie R. Waller;Troy K. Townsend;Jing Zhao;Erwin M. Sabio

  • Limiting factors for photochemical charge separation in BiVO4/Co3O4, a highly active photocatalyst for water oxidation in sunlight

    Jiarui Wang;Frank E. Osterloh

Frequent Co-Authors

Nigel D. Browning
Nigel D. Browning University of Liverpool
Delmar S. Larsen
Delmar S. Larsen University of California, Davis
Kai Liu
Kai Liu Georgetown University
Adam J. Moulé
Adam J. Moulé University of California, Davis
Wolfgang Saak
Wolfgang Saak Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg
Susan M. Kauzlarich
Susan M. Kauzlarich University of California, Davis
Richard H. Holm
Richard H. Holm Harvard University
Eckard Münck
Eckard Münck Carnegie Mellon University
Han Zhou
Han Zhou Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Tongxiang Fan
Tongxiang Fan Shanghai Jiao Tong University

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