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D-Index
58
Citations
11817
World Ranking
10626
National Ranking
2932

James A. Ritter 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 James A. Ritter sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 202 publications — 33rd percentile

33% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

James A. Ritter 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 James A. Ritter sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 58 D-Index — 42nd percentile

42% 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

  • 2012 - Fellow of the American Chemical Society

Overview

James A. Ritter is affiliated with the University of South Carolina in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Engineering, with significant contributions in the subfields of Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Inorganic Chemistry, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, and Global and Planetary Change.

Their work addresses several main topics, including:

  • Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies
  • Phase Equilibria and Thermodynamics
  • Membrane Separation and Gas Transport
  • Zeolite Catalysis and Synthesis
  • Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena

James A. Ritter has published papers in various scientific venues with notable frequency in:

  • Adsorption
  • Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research
  • Langmuir
  • ACS Omega
  • Frontiers in Chemistry

Their recent papers include:

  • "A reference high-pressure CH4 adsorption isotherm for zeolite Y: results of an interlaboratory study" (2020, Adsorption)
  • "Kinetically Limited Linear Driving Force Model for Diffusion-Based Adsorptive Separations" (2022, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research)
  • "On the use of single, dual and three process langmuir models for binary gas mixtures that exhibit unique combinations of these processes" (2021, Adsorption)
  • "Equilibrium Theory Analysis of Pressure Equalization Steps in Pressure Swing Adsorption" (2021, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research)
  • "Theoretical Analysis of the Necessary and Sufficient Conditions for the Formation of Adsorption Azeotropes in Binary Gas Mixtures" (2021, Langmuir)

Frequent co-authors of James A. Ritter include:

  • Armin D. Ebner
  • Charles E. Holland
  • Sulaimon A. Adegunju
  • M. A. Nicholson
  • Pravin B. C. A. Amalraj

James A. Ritter was recognized as a Fellow of the American Chemical Society in 2012.

Best Publications

  • Preparation and Properties of Resorcinol–Formaldehyde Organic and Carbon Gels

    Shaheen A. Al-Muhtaseb;James A. Ritter

  • Characterization of Sol‐Gel‐Derived Cobalt Oxide Xerogels as Electrochemical Capacitors

    Chuan Lin;James A. Ritter;Branko N. Popov

  • Effect of synthesis pH on the structure of carbon xerogels

    C. Lin;J.A. Ritter

  • Determination of the Lithium Ion Diffusion Coefficient in Graphite

    Ping Yu;Branko N Popov;James A Ritter;Ralph E White

  • Examination of the Approximations Used in Determining the Isosteric Heat of Adsorption from the Clausius−Clapeyron Equation

    Huanhua Pan;James A. Ritter;Perla B. Balbuena

  • State-of-the-art Adsorption and Membrane Separation Processes for Carbon Dioxide Production from Carbon Dioxide Emitting Industries

    Armin D. Ebner;James A. Ritter

  • Application of high gradient magnetic separation principles to magnetic drug targeting

    James A Ritter;Armin D Ebner;Karen D Daniel;Krystle L Stewart

  • Correlation of Double‐Layer Capacitance with the Pore Structure of Sol‐Gel Derived Carbon Xerogels

    Chuan Lin;James A. Ritter;Branko N. Popov

  • State‐of‐the‐Art Adsorption and Membrane Separation Processes for Hydrogen Production in the Chemical and Petrochemical Industries

    James A. Ritter;Armin D. Ebner

  • Implementing a hydrogen economy

    James A Ritter;Armin D Ebner;Jun Wang;Ragaiy Zidan

  • In Situ FTIR Spectroscopic Analysis of Carbonate Transformations during Adsorption and Desorption of CO2 in K-Promoted HTlc

    Hai Du;Christopher T. Williams;Armin D. Ebner;James A. Ritter

  • Approximate Solutions for Galvanostatic Discharge of Spherical Particles I. Constant Diffusion Coefficient

    Venkat R. Subramanian;James A. Ritter;Ralph E. White

  • Adsorption of Cesium, Strontium, and Cobalt Ions on Magnetite and a Magnetite−Silica Composite

    Armin D. Ebner;James A. Ritter;James D. Navratil

  • Carbonization and activation of sol–gel derived carbon xerogels

    Chuan Lin;James A. Ritter

  • Development of carbon-metal oxide supercapacitors from sol-gel derived carbon-ruthenium xerogels

    Chuan Lin;James A. Ritter;Branko N. Popov

  • Suitability of a Solid Amine Sorbent for CO2 Capture by Pressure Swing Adsorption

    Armin D. Ebner;M. L. Gray;N. G. Chisholm;Q. T. Black

  • An extended Langmuir model for adsorption of gas mixtures on heterogeneous surfaces

    A. Kapoor;J. A. Ritter;Ralph T. Yang

  • Stripping PSA cycles for CO2 recovery from flue gas at high temperature using a hydrotalcite-like adsorbent

    Steven P. Reynolds;and Armin D. Ebner;James A. Ritter

  • Infrared spectroscopic study of sol–gel derived mixed-metal oxides

    Caroline M. Parler;James A. Ritter;Michael D. Amiridis

  • System and device for magnetic drug targeting with magnetic drug carrier particles

    James A. Ritter;Armin D. Ebner;Charles E. Holland

  • New Pressure Swing Adsorption Cycles for Carbon Dioxide Sequestration

    Steven P. Reynolds;Armin D. Ebner;James A. Ritter

Frequent Co-Authors

Branko N. Popov
Branko N. Popov University of South Carolina
Ralph E. White
Ralph E. White University of South Carolina
Ralph T. Yang
Ralph T. Yang University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Gerardine G. Botte
Gerardine G. Botte Texas Tech University
Perla B. Balbuena
Perla B. Balbuena Texas A&M University
Stefano Brandani
Stefano Brandani University of Edinburgh
Matthias Thommes
Matthias Thommes University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Motonobu Goto
Motonobu Goto Nagoya University
Bernhard M. Krooss
Bernhard M. Krooss RWTH Aachen University
Yi Huang
Yi Huang Bournemouth University

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