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D-Index
59
Citations
19913
World Ranking
9989
National Ranking
83

Jens Sehested 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 Jens Sehested sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 164 publications — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Jens Sehested 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 Jens Sehested sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 59 D-Index — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Jens Sehested is affiliated with Haldor Topsoe in Denmark. Their research focuses primarily on chemical engineering and materials science, with significant contributions to catalysis.

Their subfields of study include catalysis, materials chemistry, process chemistry and technology, biomedical engineering, and inorganic chemistry.

Key topics in their research encompass:

  • Catalysts for Methane Reforming
  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions
  • Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis
  • Catalysis for Biomass Conversion
  • Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis
  • Advanced Condensed Matter Physics

Sehested has published multiple papers in various scientific journals. Recent papers include:

  • "Surface ZnO on zirconia is highly active for high temperature methanol synthesis," 2024, Journal of Catalysis
  • "Alkali promoted zinc-aluminum oxide as high temperature water gas shift catalyst," 2022, Applied Catalysis A General
  • "Methanol-Assisted Autocatalysis in Catalytic Methanol Synthesis," 2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • "Methanol-Assisted Autocatalysis in Catalytic Methanol Synthesis," 2020, Angewandte Chemie
  • "Direct CO 2 Hydrogenation to Aromatics Using ZnO/t-ZrO 2 and Zeolite Bifunctional Catalysts," 2025, ChemCatChem

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Sehested include:

  • Jakob Munkholt Christensen
  • Niels Christian Schjødt
  • Michael Thorstein Nikolajsen
  • Uffe Vie Mentzel
  • Martin Høj

Sehested has contributed to publications primarily in the following venues:

  • Applied Catalysis A General
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Journal of Catalysis
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • ChemCatChem

Best Publications

  • The Brønsted–Evans–Polanyi relation and the volcano curve in heterogeneous catalysis

    T. Bligaard;J.K. Nørskov;S. Dahl;J. Matthiesen

  • Atomic-scale imaging of carbon nanofibre growth

    Stig Helveg;Carlos López-Cartes;Carlos López-Cartes;Jens Sehested;Poul L. Hansen

  • Steam Reforming and Graphite Formation on Ni Catalysts

    H.S. Bengaard;J.K. Nørskov;J. Sehested;B.S. Clausen

  • Hydrogen and Synthesis gas by Steam- and CO2 reforming

    Jens R. Rostrup-Nielsen;Jens Sehested;Jens K. Nørskov

  • Four challenges for nickel steam-reforming catalysts

    Jens Sehested

  • Quantifying the promotion of Cu catalysts by ZnO for methanol synthesis

    Sebastian Kuld;Max Thorhauge;Hanne Falsig;Christian Fink Elkjær

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

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

  • Structure of the catalytically active copper–ceria interfacial perimeter

    Aling Chen;Xiaojuan Yu;Yan Zhou;Shu Miao

  • Structure Sensitivity of the Methanation Reaction: H2 induced CO dissociation on nickel surfaces

    M.P. Andersson;F. Abild-Pedersen;I.N. Remediakis;T. Bligaard

  • Direct Observations of Oxygen-induced Platinum Nanoparticle Ripening Studied by In Situ TEM

    Søren B. Simonsen;Ib Chorkendorff;Søren Dahl;Magnus Skoglundh

  • Sintering of nickel steam-reforming catalysts: effects of temperature and steam and hydrogen pressures

    Jens Sehested;Johannes A.P. Gelten;Ioannis N. Remediakis;Hanne Bengaard

  • High temperature methanation sintering and structure sensitivity

    J.R. Rostrup-Nielsen;K. Pedersen;J. Sehested

  • The Environmental Impact of CFC Replacements HFCs and HCFCs.

    Timothy J. Wallington;William F. Schneider;Douglas R. Worsnop;Ole J. Nielsen

  • Natural gas to synthesis gas – Catalysts and catalytic processes

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  • Methanation of CO over Nickel: Mechanism and Kinetics at High H2/CO Ratios†

    Jens Sehested;Søren Dahl;Joachim Jacobsen;Jens R Rostrup-Nielsen

  • Mechanisms for catalytic carbon nanofiber growth studied by ab initio density functional theory calculations

    Frank Abild-Pedersen;Jens Kehlet Nørskov;Jens Rostrup-Nielsen;Jens Sehested

  • Relating rates of catalyst sintering to the disappearance of individual nanoparticles during Ostwald ripening.

    Sivakumar R. Challa;Andrew T. Delariva;Thomas W. Hansen;Thomas W. Hansen;Stig Helveg

  • Quantification of Zinc Atoms in a Surface Alloy on Copper in an Industrial-Type Methanol Synthesis Catalyst

    Sebastian Kuld;Christian Conradsen;Poul Georg Moses;Ib Chorkendorff

  • Ostwald ripening in a Pt/SiO2 model catalyst studied by in situ TEM

    Søren Bredmose Simonsen;Ib Chorkendorff;Søren Dahl;Magnus Skoglundh

  • Sintering of nickel catalysts: Effects of time, atmosphere, temperature, nickel-carrier interactions, and dopants

    Jens Sehested;Johannes A.P. Gelten;Stig Helveg

  • Surface science based microkinetic analysis of ammonia synthesis over ruthenium catalysts

    S. Dahl;J. Sehested;C.J.H. Jacobsen;E. Törnqvist

Frequent Co-Authors

Ole John Nielsen
Ole John Nielsen University of Copenhagen
Timothy J. Wallington
Timothy J. Wallington Ford Motor Company (United States)
Michael D. Hurley
Michael D. Hurley Ford Motor Company (United States)
Ib Chorkendorff
Ib Chorkendorff Technical University of Denmark
Stig Helveg
Stig Helveg Technical University of Denmark
Jens K. Nørskov
Jens K. Nørskov Technical University of Denmark
William F. Schneider
William F. Schneider University of Notre Dame
Merete Bilde
Merete Bilde Aarhus University
Jens R. Rostrup-Nielsen
Jens R. Rostrup-Nielsen Haldor Topsoe (Denmark)
Thomas Bligaard
Thomas Bligaard Technical University of Denmark

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