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G. K. Surya Prakash

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
101
Citations
45667
World Ranking
1202
National Ranking
471

G. K. Surya Prakash 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 G. K. Surya Prakash sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 1,093 publications — 99th percentile

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

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

G. K. Surya Prakash 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 G. K. Surya Prakash sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 101 D-Index — 93rd percentile

93% 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

  • 2014 - Fellow of the American Chemical Society
  • 2006 - Tolman Award, American Chemical Society (ACS)
  • 2005 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

G. K. Surya Prakash is affiliated with the University of Southern California in the United States. Their research is primarily situated within the field of Engineering, with a notable focus on Organic Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Pharmaceutical Science, Mechanical Engineering, and Inorganic Chemistry as key subfields.

The scientist's main research topics include:

  • Fluorine in Organic Chemistry
  • Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies
  • Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis
  • Inorganic Fluorides and Related Compounds
  • Catalysts for Methane Reforming
  • Advanced battery technologies research
  • CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts

Frequent co-authors contributing to collaborative work with G. K. Surya Prakash include Alain Goeppert, Christopher J. Koch, Vinayak Krishnamurti, Xanath Ispizua-Rodriguez, and Raktim Sen.

The scientist has published multiple papers, some of the recent ones are:

  • Hydroxide Based Integrated CO 2 Capture from Air and Conversion to Methanol, 2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Homogeneous Hydrogenation of CO2 and CO to Methanol: The Renaissance of Low-Temperature Catalysis in the Context of the Methanol Economy, 2022, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • A Durable, Inexpensive and Scalable Redox Flow Battery Based on Iron Sulfate and Anthraquinone Disulfonic Acid, 2020, Journal of The Electrochemical Society
  • Tertiary Amine-Ethylene Glycol Based Tandem CO2 Capture and Hydrogenation to Methanol: Direct Utilization of Post-Combustion CO2, 2020, ChemSusChem
  • Hevea brasiliensis mediated synthesis of nanocellulose: Effect of preparation methods on morphology and properties, 2020, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules

Frequent publication venues for G. K. Surya Prakash include:

  • Organic Letters
  • ECS Meeting Abstracts
  • CLEAN - Soil Air Water
  • Journal of Fluorine Chemistry
  • Angewandte Chemie

The scientist has received a number of awards, including:

  • Fellow of the American Chemical Society, 2014
  • Tolman Award, American Chemical Society (ACS), 2006
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2005

Best Publications

  • Chemical recycling of carbon dioxide to methanol and dimethyl ether: from greenhouse gas to renewable, environmentally carbon neutral fuels and synthetic hydrocarbons.

    George A. Olah;Alain Goeppert;G. K. Surya Prakash

  • Recycling of carbon dioxide to methanol and derived products – closing the loop

    Alain Goeppert;Miklos Czaun;John-Paul Jones;G. K. Surya Prakash

  • Anthropogenic Chemical Carbon Cycle for a Sustainable Future

    George A. Olah;G. K. Surya Prakash;Alain Goeppert

  • Perfluoroalkylation with Organosilicon Reagents

    G. K. Surya Prakash;Andrei K. Yudin

  • Air as the renewable carbon source of the future: an overview of CO2 capture from the atmosphere

    Alain Goeppert;Miklos Czaun;G. K. Surya Prakash;George A. Olah

  • Synthetic methods and reactions. 141. Fluoride-induced trifluoromethylation of carbonyl compounds with trifluoromethyltrimethylsilane (TMS-CF3). A trifluoromethide equivalent

    G. K. Surya Prakash;Ramesh Krishnamurti;George A. Olah

  • Conversion of CO2 from Air into Methanol Using a Polyamine and a Homogeneous Ruthenium Catalyst

    Jotheeswari Kothandaraman;Alain Goeppert;Miklos Czaun;George A. Olah

  • Carbon Dioxide Capture from the Air Using a Polyamine Based Regenerable Solid Adsorbent

    Alain Goeppert;Miklos Czaun;Robert B. May;G. K. Surya Prakash

  • An Inexpensive Aqueous Flow Battery for Large-Scale Electrical Energy Storage Based on Water-Soluble Organic Redox Couples

    Bo Yang;Lena Hoober-Burkhardt;Fang Wang;G. K. Surya Prakash

  • Beyond Oil and Gas: The Methanol Economy

    G. K. Surya Prakash;George Olah;Alain Goeppert

  • Electrochemical CO2 Reduction: Recent Advances and Current Trends

    John-Paul Jones;G. K. Surya Prakash;George A. Olah

  • Advances in direct oxidation methanol fuel cells

    S. Surampudi;S. R. Narayanan;E. Vamos;H. Frank

  • Nucleophilic trifluoromethylation tamed

    G.K.Surya Prakash;Mihirbaran Mandal

  • Selective fluoroalkylations with fluorinated sulfones, sulfoxides, and sulfides.

    G. K. Surya Prakash;Jinbo Hu

  • Preparation of trifluoromethyl and other perfluoroalkyl compounds with (perfluoroalkyl)trimethylsilanes

    Ramesh Krishnamurti;Donald R. Bellew;G. K. Surya Prakash

  • Perfluorinated Resinsulfonic Acid (Nafion-H®) Catalysis in Synthesis

    George A. Olah;Pradeep S. Iyer;G. K. Surya Prakash

  • Organic fuel cell methods and apparatus

    Subbarao Surampudi;Sekharipuram Narayanan;Eugene Vamos;Harvey Frank

  • Synthesis of gem-Difluorinated Cyclopropanes and Cyclopropenes: Trifluoromethyltrimethylsilane as a Difluorocarbene Source

    Fei Wang;Tao Luo;Jinbo Hu;Ying Wang

  • N-halosuccinimide/BF3-H2O, efficient electrophilic halogenating systems for aromatics.

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  • Nanostructured silica as a support for regenerable high-capacity organoamine-based CO2 sorbents

    Alain Goeppert;Sergio Meth;G. K. Surya Prakash;George A. Olah

  • Superacids: Acids up to billions of times stronger than sulfuric acid have opened up fascinating new areas of chemistry.

    George A. Olah;G. K. Surya Prakash;Jean Sommer

Frequent Co-Authors

George A. Olah
George A. Olah University of Southern California
Sekharipuram R. Narayanan
Sekharipuram R. Narayanan University of Southern California
Alain Goeppert
Alain Goeppert University of Southern California
Thomas Mathew
Thomas Mathew University of Southern California
Ralf Haiges
Ralf Haiges University of Southern California
Béla Török
Béla Török University of Massachusetts Boston
Chuanfa Ni
Chuanfa Ni Chinese Academy of Sciences
Karl O. Christe
Karl O. Christe University of Southern California
Jinbo Hu
Jinbo Hu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Árpád Molnár
Árpád Molnár University of Szeged

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