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Denmark
2026

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Chemistry

D-Index
109
Citations
85328
World Ranking
823
National Ranking
5

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Chemistry in Denmark Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Denmark Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Chemistry in Denmark Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Denmark Leader Award

Overview

Jan Rossmeisl is affiliated with the University of Copenhagen in Denmark, contributing extensively to the fields of engineering, energy, and materials science. Their research centers on topics related to sustainable energy solutions and catalytic processes within materials science.

The scientist's main fields of study include:

  • Engineering
  • Energy
  • Materials Science

Rossmeisl's work further focuses on subfields such as:

  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
  • Materials Chemistry
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Catalysis

Their research prominently covers topics like:

  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • High Entropy Alloys Studies
  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts
  • Electrochemical Analysis and Applications
  • High-Temperature Coating Behaviors
  • Ammonia Synthesis and Nitrogen Reduction

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Jan Rossmeisl include:

  • Alexander Bagger
  • Jack K. Pedersen
  • Matthias Arenz
  • Christian M. Clausen
  • Hao Wan

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

  • High-Entropy Alloys as Catalysts for the CO 2 and CO Reduction Reactions (2020, ACS Catalysis)
  • P-block single-metal-site tin/nitrogen-doped carbon fuel cell cathode catalyst for oxygen reduction reaction (2020, Nature Materials)
  • What Makes High-Entropy Alloys Exceptional Electrocatalysts? (2021, Angewandte Chemie International Edition)
  • Morphology and mechanism of highly selective Cu(II) oxide nanosheet catalysts for carbon dioxide electroreduction (2021, Nature Communications)
  • 2022 roadmap on low temperature electrochemical CO2 reduction (2022, Journal of Physics Energy)

Rossmeisl frequently publishes in journals such as:

  • ACS Catalysis
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
  • Journal of Catalysis

Best Publications

  • Origin of the Overpotential for Oxygen Reduction at a Fuel-Cell Cathode

    J. K. Nørskov;J. Rossmeisl;and A. Logadottir;L. Lindqvist

  • Universality in Oxygen Evolution Electrocatalysis on Oxide Surfaces

    Isabela C. Man;Hai-Yan Su;Federico Calle-Vallejo;Heine Anton Hansen

  • Towards the computational design of solid catalysts

    Jens Kehlet Nørskov;Thomas Bligaard;Jan Rossmeisl;Claus Hviid Christensen

  • How copper catalyzes the electroreduction of carbon dioxide into hydrocarbon fuels

    Andrew Peterson;Frank Abild-Pedersen;Felix Studt;Jan Rossmeisl

  • Alloys of platinum and early transition metals as oxygen reduction electrocatalysts

    J. Greeley;I. E. L. Stephens;A. S. Bondarenko;T. P. Johansson

  • Electrolysis of water on oxide surfaces

    Jan Rossmeisl;Z.-W. Qu;H. Zhu;G.-J. Kroes

  • Changing the Activity of Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Reduction by Tuning the Surface Electronic Structure

    Vojislav R. Stamenković;Bongjinsimon Mun;Karl Johann Jakob Mayrhofer;Philip N. Ross

  • Electrolysis of water on (oxidized) metal surfaces

    Jan Rossmeisl;Ashildur Logadottir;Jens Kehlet Nørskov

  • Scaling properties of adsorption energies for hydrogen-containing molecules on transition-metal surfaces.

    F. Abild-Pedersen;J. Greeley;F. Studt;J. Rossmeisl

  • A theoretical evaluation of possible transition metal electro-catalysts for N2 reduction

    Egill Skulason;Egill Skulason;Thomas Bligaard;Thomas Bligaard;Thomas Bligaard;Sigrıdur Gudmundsdottir;Felix Studt

  • Enabling direct H2O2 production through rational electrocatalyst design

    Samira Siahrostami;Arnau Verdaguer-Casadevall;Mohammadreza Karamad;Davide Deiana

  • Modeling the Electrochemical Hydrogen Oxidation and Evolution Reactions on the Basis of Density Functional Theory Calculations

    Egill Skulason;Vladimir Tripkovic;Mårten Björketun;Sigridur Gudmundsdottir

  • Understanding the electrocatalysis of oxygen reduction on platinum and its alloys

    Ifan E. L. Stephens;Alexander S. Bondarenko;Alexander S. Bondarenko;Ulrik Grønbjerg;Jan Rossmeisl

  • Understanding activity and selectivity of metal-nitrogen-doped carbon catalysts for electrochemical reduction of CO 2

    Wen Ju;Alexander Bagger;Guang-Ping Hao;Ana Sofia Varela;Ana Sofia Varela

  • Toward the Decentralized Electrochemical Production of H2O2: A Focus on the Catalysis

    Sungeun Yang;Arnau Verdaguer-Casadevall;Logi Arnarson;Luca Silvioli

  • Tuning the activity of Pt alloy electrocatalysts by means of the lanthanide contraction

    María Escudero-Escribano;María Escudero-Escribano;Paolo Malacrida;Martin H. Hansen;Martin H. Hansen;Ulrik G. Vej-Hansen

  • Density functional theory calculations for the hydrogen evolution reaction in an electrochemical double layer on the Pt(111) electrode.

    Egill Skúlason;Egill Skúlason;Gustav S. Karlberg;Jan Rossmeisl;Thomas Bligaard;Thomas Bligaard

  • Electrochemical CO2 Reduction: A Classification Problem.

    Alexander Bagger;Wen Ju;Ana Sofia Varela;Peter Strasser

  • High-Entropy Alloys as a Discovery Platform for Electrocatalysis

    Thomas A.A. Batchelor;Jack K. Pedersen;Simon H. Winther;Ivano E. Castelli

  • Trends in the Electrochemical Synthesis of H2O2: Enhancing Activity and Selectivity by Electrocatalytic Site Engineering

    Arnau Verdaguer-Casadevall;Davide Deiana;Mohammadreza Karamad;Samira Siahrostami

  • First principles calculations and experimental insight into methane steam reforming over transition metal catalysts

    Glenn Jones;Jon Geest Jakobsen;Signe Sarah Shim;Jesper Kleis

Frequent Co-Authors

Jens K. Nørskov
Jens K. Nørskov Technical University of Denmark
Ifan E. L. Stephens
Ifan E. L. Stephens Imperial College London
Ib Chorkendorff
Ib Chorkendorff Technical University of Denmark
Thomas Bligaard
Thomas Bligaard Technical University of Denmark
Federico Calle-Vallejo
Federico Calle-Vallejo University of Barcelona
Felix Studt
Felix Studt Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Jeffrey Greeley
Jeffrey Greeley Purdue University West Lafayette
Frank Abild-Pedersen
Frank Abild-Pedersen SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
Peter Strasser
Peter Strasser Technical University of Berlin
Tejs Vegge
Tejs Vegge Technical University of Denmark

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