2026 Libor Kovarik: Materials Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Materials Science	77	3147	3040	880	827	354	20082
Chemistry	75	4442	4038	1405	1180	317	19905

Overview

Libor Kovarik is affiliated with the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in the United States. Their research spans multiple domains with significant contributions in physics and astronomy as well as earth and planetary sciences.

The primary fields of study in Kovarik's work include:

Physics and Astronomy
Earth and Planetary Sciences

The scientist's subfields of study cover areas such as:

Astronomy and Astrophysics
Oceanography
Materials Chemistry
Catalysis
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

The core research topics addressed in their work involve:

Geophysics and Gravity Measurements
Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics
Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics
Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions
Catalysts for Methane Reforming
Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies

Kovarik has contributed to a range of prominent journals and publication venues. The most frequent venues include:

OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information)
Microscopy and Microanalysis
Angewandte Chemie International Edition
Angewandte Chemie
ACS Catalysis

Their recent notable papers include:

Towards data-driven next-generation transmission electron microscopy, 2020, Nature Materials
Copper-zirconia interfaces in UiO-66 enable selective catalytic hydrogenation of CO2 to methanol, 2020, Nature Communications
Interface synergism and engineering of Pd/Co@N-C for direct ethanol fuel cells, 2023, Nature Communications
Disordered, Sub-Nanometer Ru Structures on CeO2 are Highly Efficient and Selective Catalysts in Polymer Upcycling by Hydrogenolysis, 2022, ACS Catalysis
High temperature transition aluminas in δ-Al2O3/θ-Al2O3 stability range: Review, 2020, Journal of Catalysis

Among frequent co-authors with whom Kovarik has collaborated extensively are:

John Cliff
Nikola Tolić
William Kew
Rosalie Chu
Nancy Hess

Best Publications

Activation of surface lattice oxygen in single-atom Pt/CeO2 for low-temperature CO oxidation

Lei Nie;Donghai Mei;Haifeng Xiong;Bo Peng

1501
Citations
High capacity, reversible alloying reactions in SnSb/C nanocomposites for Na-ion battery applications

Lifen Xiao;Lifen Xiao;Yuliang Cao;Yuliang Cao;Jie Xiao;Wei Wang

716
Citations
High-performance LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 spinel controlled by Mn3+ concentration and site disorder.

Jie Xiao;Xilin Chen;Peter V. Sushko;Maria L. Sushko

553
Citations
CO2 Reduction on Supported Ru/Al2O3 Catalysts: Cluster Size Dependence of Product Selectivity

Ja Hun Kwak;Libor Kovarik;János Szanyi

500
Citations
Carbon-supported bimetallic Pd–Fe catalysts for vapor-phase hydrodeoxygenation of guaiacol

Junming Sun;Ayman M. Karim;He Zhang;Libor Kovarik

473
Citations
Tuning Pt-CeO2 interactions by high-temperature vapor-phase synthesis for improved reducibility of lattice oxygen.

Xavier Isidro Pereira-Hernández;Andrew DeLaRiva;Valery Muravev;Deepak Kunwar

467
Citations
Microtwinning and other shearing mechanisms at intermediate temperatures in Ni-based superalloys

L. Kovarik;R.R. Unocic;Ju Li;P. Sarosi

460
Citations
Toward Rational Design of Cu/SSZ-13 Selective Catalytic Reduction Catalysts: Implications from Atomic-Level Understanding of Hydrothermal Stability

James Song;James Song;Yilin Wang;Eric D. Walter;Nancy M. Washton

393
Citations
Heterogeneous Catalysis on Atomically Dispersed Supported Metals: CO2 Reduction on Multifunctional Pd Catalysts

Ja Hun Kwak;Libor Kovarik;János Szanyi

389
Citations
Thermally Stable and Regenerable Platinum-Tin Clusters for Propane Dehydrogenation Prepared by Atom Trapping on Ceria

Haifeng Xiong;Sen Lin;Joris Goetze;Paul Pletcher

361
Citations
In situ TEM investigation of congruent phase transition and structural evolution of nanostructured silicon/carbon anode for lithium ion batteries.

Chong Min Wang;Xiaolin Li;Zhiguo Wang;Wu Xu

325
Citations
Metallurgical Characterization of a New Nickel-Titanium Wire for Rotary Endodontic Instruments

Satish B. Alapati;William A. Brantley;Masahiro Iijima;William A.T. Clark

303
Citations
Identification of the active complex for CO oxidation over single-atom Ir-on-MgAl 2 O 4 catalysts

Yubing Lu;Jiamin Wang;Liang Yu;Libor Kovarik

302
Citations
Stabilizing High Metal Loadings of Thermally Stable Platinum Single Atoms on an Industrial Catalyst Support

Deepak Kunwar;Shulan Zhou;Shulan Zhou;Andrew DeLaRiva;Eric J. Peterson

299
Citations
Low-Temperature Pd/Zeolite Passive NOx Adsorbers: Structure, Performance, and Adsorption Chemistry

Yang Zheng;Libor Kovarik;Mark H. Engelhard;Yilin Wang

225
Citations
Towards data-driven next-generation transmission electron microscopy.

Steven R. Spurgeon;Colin Ophus;Lewys Jones;Amanda Petford-Long

224
Citations
Stable platinum nanoparticles on specific MgAl 2 O 4 spinel facets at high temperatures in oxidizing atmospheres

Wei Zhen Li;Libor Kovarik;Donghai Mei;Jun Liu

222
Citations
Reductive sequestration of pertechnetate (99TcO4 -) by nano zerovalent iron (nZVI) transformed by abiotic sulfide

Diimin Fan;Roberto P. Anitori;Bradley M. Tebo;Paul G. Tratnyek

217
Citations
Disordered, Sub-Nanometer Ru Structures on CeO2 are Highly Efficient and Selective Catalysts in Polymer Upcycling by Hydrogenolysis

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210
Citations
Enhanced Li+ ion transport in LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 through control of site disorder

Jianming Zheng;Jie Xiao;Xiqian Yu;Libor Kovarik

207
Citations
Structure analysis of a precipitate phase in an Ni-rich high-temperature NiTiHf shape memory alloy

Fan Yang;D. R. Coughlin;Patrick J. Phillips;L. Yang

207
Citations