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István T. Horváth

István T. Horváth

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Chemistry

D-Index
59
Citations
19254
World Ranking
9995
National Ranking
194

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2020 - Member of the European Academy of Sciences
  • 2016 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2014 - Fellow of the American Chemical Society

Overview

István T. Horváth is a researcher affiliated with ETH Zurich in Switzerland, specializing primarily in the fields of Materials Science and Engineering. Their scholarly work covers subfields including Materials Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering, Inorganic Chemistry, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging.

Their research topics encompass the following areas:

  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Catalysis for Biomass Conversion
  • Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis
  • Fluorine in Organic Chemistry
  • Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations

Significant contributions by István T. Horváth include research papers published in diverse scientific journals such as European Radiology, Green Chemistry, Recent Progress in Materials, Molecular Therapy - Methods & Clinical Development, and ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. Notable recent works are:

  • "Nationwide lung cancer screening with low-dose computed tomography: implementation and first results of the HUNCHEST screening program," 2022, European Radiology
  • "Molecular engineering low-surface energy membranes by grafting perfluoro-tert-butoxy chains containing fluorous silica aerogels," 2020, Green Chemistry
  • "Mechano-Vibrational Spectroscopy of Tissues and Materials Using Vibrational Optical Coherence Tomography: A New Non-Invasive and Non-Destructive Technique," 2020, Recent Progress in Materials
  • "Efficient treatment of a preclinical inflammatory bowel disease model with engineered bacteria," 2020, Molecular Therapy - Methods & Clinical Development
  • "Valorization of the Exoskeletons of Crustaceans in Seafood Wastes to Chemicals in Renewable Solvents: A Catalytic and Mechanistic Study," 2023, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

The researcher has a record of collaboration with several frequent co-authors, including Angel S.W. Lo, Ken S.M. Yiu, László T. Mika, Max Malacria, and Anna Kerpel-Fronius.

István T. Horváth has published multiple papers in the venue The Cambridge Structural Database and has additional publications in the Series on Chemistry, Energy and the Environment, European Radiology, Green Chemistry, and Molecular Therapy - Methods & Clinical Development.

Awards recognizing the researcher's contributions include:

  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences (2020)
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), awarded in 2016
  • Fellow of the American Chemical Society (2014)

Best Publications

  • Valorization of Biomass: Deriving More Value from Waste

    Christopher O. Tuck;Eduardo Pérez;István T. Horváth;Roger A. Sheldon

  • Facile Catalyst Separation Without Water: Fluorous Biphase Hydroformylation of Olefins

    István T. Horváth;József Rábai

  • γ-Valerolactone—a sustainable liquid for energy and carbon-based chemicals

    István T. Horváth;Hasan Mehdi;Viktória Fábos;László Boda

  • Fluorous Biphase Chemistry

    István T. Horváth

  • Handbook of fluorous chemistry

    John A. Gladysz;Dennis P. Curran;István T. Horváth

  • Innovations and green chemistry.

    István T. Horváth;Paul T. Anastas

  • Integration of Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Catalytic Processes for a Multi-step Conversion of Biomass: From Sucrose to Levulinic Acid, γ-Valerolactone, 1,4-Pentanediol, 2-Methyl-tetrahydrofuran, and Alkanes

    Hasan Mehdi;Viktória Fábos;Róbert Tuba;Andrea Bodor

  • A gut bacterial amyloid promotes α-synuclein aggregation and motor impairment in mice

    Timothy R Sampson;Collin Challis;Neha Jain;Anastasiya Moiseyenko

  • Solvents from nature

    István T. Horváth

  • Multiphase homogeneous catalysis

    Boy Cornils;Wolfgang A. Herrmann;István T. Horváth;Walter Leitner

  • Catalytic Conversion of Fructose, Glucose, and Sucrose to 5-(Hydroxymethyl)furfural and Levulinic and Formic Acids in γ-Valerolactone As a Green Solvent

    Long Qi;Long Qi;Yiu Fung Mui;See Wing Lo;Matthew Y. Lui

  • Molecular Engineering in Homogeneous Catalysis: One-Phase Catalysis Coupled with Biphase Catalyst Separation. The Fluorous-Soluble HRh(CO){P[CH2CH2(CF2)5CF3]3}3 Hydroformylation System

    István T. Horváth;Gábor Kiss;Raymond A. Cook;Jeffrey E. Bond

  • Introduction: Green chemistry

    István T. Horváth;Paul T. Anastas

  • Encyclopedia of catalysis

    István T. Horváth;Enrique Iglesia

  • Introduction: Sustainable Chemistry

    István T. Horváth

  • Molecular mapping of the acid catalysed dehydration of fructose.

    Geoffrey R. Akien;Long Qi;István T. Horváth

  • Gamma-valerolactone-based solvents

    Dániel Fegyverneki;László Orha;Győző Láng;István T. Horváth;István T. Horváth

  • Transition Metal Catalysis in Fluorous Media: Practical Application of a New Immobilization Principle to Rhodium-Catalyzed Hydroborations of Alkenes and Alkynes

    Jerrick J. J. Juliette;Drew Rutherford;István T. Horváth;J. A. Gladysz

  • Catalytic Conversion of Fructose to γ-Valerolactone in γ-Valerolactone

    Long Qi;István T. Horváth

  • Homogeneous catalytic hydrogenation. 6. Synthetic and mechanistic aspects of the regioselective reductions of model coal nitrogen, sulfur, and oxygen heteroaromatic compounds using the (.eta.5-pentamethylcyclopentadienyl)rhodium tris(acetonitrile) dication complex as the catalyst precursor

    Eduardo Baralt;Eduardo Baralt;Sandra J. Smith;Jamie Hurwitz;Istvan T. Horvath

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard D. Adams
Richard D. Adams University of South Carolina
Pernilla Wittung-Stafshede
Pernilla Wittung-Stafshede Chalmers University of Technology
Judit Ovádi
Judit Ovádi Hungarian Academy of Sciences
John A. Gladysz
John A. Gladysz Texas A&M University
Anthony M. Dean
Anthony M. Dean Colorado School of Mines
István Csabai
István Csabai Eötvös Loránd University
L. J. Gutay
L. J. Gutay Purdue University West Lafayette
Harvey B Newman
Harvey B Newman California Institute of Technology
P. A. Piroué
P. A. Piroué Princeton University
Chao Wang
Chao Wang Soochow University

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