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Australia
2025

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Chemistry

D-Index
88
Citations
26543
World Ranking
2300
National Ranking
62

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Australia Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Australia Leader Award

Overview

Karen Wilson is a researcher affiliated with RMIT University in Australia, specializing in fields related to engineering and materials science. Their work primarily focuses on materials chemistry, biomedical engineering, and mechanical engineering, with notable contributions in renewable energy, sustainability, and inorganic chemistry.

Their research covers multiple topics, including:

  • Catalysis and hydrodesulfurization studies
  • Catalysis for biomass conversion
  • Catalytic processes in materials science
  • Metal-organic frameworks: synthesis and applications
  • Mesoporous materials and catalysis
  • Chemical synthesis and reactions
  • Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis

The scientist has published research in various prominent venues, with frequent publications in:

  • ChemSusChem
  • ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
  • Catalysis Science & Technology
  • Energy & Environmental Science
  • Sustainable Energy & Fuels

Collaborations are an important aspect of their work, with frequent co-authors including Adam F. Lee, Lee J. Durndell, Mark A. Isaacs, Christopher M. A. Parlett, and Suresh K. Bhargava.

Recent published papers reflect their research interests and contributions:

  • Strong metal-support interaction promoted scalable production of thermally stable single-atom catalysts, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Recent advances in CO2 hydrogenation to value-added products - Current challenges and future directions, 2021, Progress in Energy and Combustion Science
  • Oxidative dehydrogenation of ethane: catalytic and mechanistic aspects and future trends, 2021, Chemical Society Reviews
  • A spatially orthogonal hierarchically porous acid-base catalyst for cascade and antagonistic reactions, 2020, Nature Catalysis
  • Hydrogenolysis of Lignin-Derived Aromatic Ethers over Heterogeneous Catalysts, 2021, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

Best Publications

  • Hierarchical porous materials: catalytic applications.

    Christopher M. A. Parlett;Karen Wilson;Adam F. Lee

  • Heterogeneous catalysis for sustainable biodiesel production via esterification and transesterification

    Adam F. Lee;James A. Bennett;Jinesh C. Manayil;Karen Wilson

  • Structure-reactivity correlations in MgAl hydrotalcite catalysts for biodiesel synthesis

    David G. Cantrell;Lisa J. Gillie;Adam F. Lee;Karen Wilson

  • Ag Alloyed Pd Single-Atom Catalysts for Efficient Selective Hydrogenation of Acetylene to Ethylene in Excess Ethylene

    Guang Xian Pei;Guang Xian Pei;Xiao Yan Liu;Aiqin Wang;Adam F. Lee

  • Atomically dispersed nickel as coke-resistant active sites for methane dry reforming

    Mohcin Akri;Shu Zhao;Xiaoyu Li;Xiaoyu Li;Ketao Zang

  • A review of advanced catalyst development for Fischer–Tropsch synthesis of hydrocarbons from biomass derived syn-gas

    Hessam Jahangiri;James Bennett;Parvin Mahjoubi;Karen Wilson

  • Classical strong metal–support interactions between gold nanoparticles and titanium dioxide

    Hailian Tang;Hailian Tang;Yang Su;Bingsen Zhang;Adam F. Lee

  • High-activity, single-site mesoporous Pd/Al2O3 catalysts for selective aerobic oxidation of allylic alcohols

    Simon F.J. Hackett;Rik M. Brydson;Mhairi H. Gass;Ian Harvey

  • Investigation of Ni-based alumina-supported catalysts for the oxidative dehydrogenation of ethane to ethylene: structural characterization and reactivity studies

    E. Heracleous;A.F. Lee;K. Wilson;A.A. Lemonidou

  • Highly selective hydrogenation of furfural over supported Pt nanoparticles under mild conditions

    Martin J. Taylor;Lee J. Durndell;Mark A. Isaacs;Christopher M.A. Parlett

  • Solid acids and their use as environmentally friendly catalysts in organic synthesis

    Karen Wilson;James H. Clark

  • Characterisation of electrospun polystyrene scaffolds for three-dimensional in vitro biological studies.

    Simon C. Baker;Neil Atkin;Paul A. Gunning;Nick Granville

  • Evaluation of the activity and stability of alkali-doped metal oxide catalysts for application to an intensified method of biodiesel production

    Claire S. MacLeod;Adam P. Harvey;Adam F. Lee;Karen Wilson

  • Heterogeneously Catalyzed Hydrothermal Processing of C5–C6 Sugars

    Xingguang Zhang;Karen Wilson;Adam F. Lee

  • Li–CaO catalysed tri-glyceride transesterification for biodiesel applications

    Robert S. Watkins;Adam F. Lee;Karen Wilson

  • Structure-activity relations in Cs-doped heteropolyacid catalysts for biodiesel production

    K. Narasimharao;D.R. Brown;Adam Lee;A.D. Newman

  • Catalysts in production of biodiesel: a review

    K. Narasimharao;Adam Fraser Lee;Karen Wilson

  • Strong metal-support interaction promoted scalable production of thermally stable single-atom catalysts

    Kaipeng Liu;Kaipeng Liu;Xintian Zhao;Guoqing Ren;Guoqing Ren;Tao Yang

  • Surface modification of natural fibers using bacteria:depositing bacterial cellulose onto natural fibers to create hierarchical fiber reinforced nanocomposites

    Marion Pommet;Julasak Juntaro;Jerry Y.Y. Heng;Athanasios Mantalaris

  • Recent advances in CO2 hydrogenation to value-added products — Current challenges and future directions

    Samrand Saeidi;Sara Najari;Volker Hessel;Karen Wilson

  • Evidence for the Surface‐Catalyzed Suzuki–Miyaura Reaction over Palladium Nanoparticles: An Operando XAS Study

    Peter J. Ellis;Ian J. S. Fairlamb;Simon F. J. Hackett;Karen Wilson

Frequent Co-Authors

Adam F. Lee
Adam F. Lee Griffith University
Mark A. Isaacs
Mark A. Isaacs Aston University
James H. Clark
James H. Clark University of York
Richard M. Lambert
Richard M. Lambert University of Cambridge
Luca Olivi
Luca Olivi Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste
Duncan J. Macquarrie
Duncan J. Macquarrie University of York
Juan A. Melero
Juan A. Melero King Juan Carlos University
Gabriel Morales
Gabriel Morales King Juan Carlos University
Duncan W. Bruce
Duncan W. Bruce University of York
Alexander Bismarck
Alexander Bismarck University of Vienna

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