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Materials Science

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77
Citations
20082
World Ranking
3145
National Ranking
878

Chemistry

D-Index
75
Citations
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World Ranking
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Libor Kovarik publication distribution in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Materials Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Libor Kovarik sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 354 publications — 70th percentile

70% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more.

Libor Kovarik D-index placement in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Materials Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Libor Kovarik sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 77 D-Index — 76th percentile

76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more.

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

  • 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

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

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

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

    Ja Hun Kwak;Libor Kovarik;János Szanyi

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

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

  • 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

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

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

  • 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

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

    Ja Hun Kwak;Libor Kovarik;János Szanyi

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

    Haifeng Xiong;Sen Lin;Joris Goetze;Paul Pletcher

  • 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

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

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

  • 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

  • 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

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

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

  • Towards data-driven next-generation transmission electron microscopy.

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

  • 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

  • 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

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

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

    Jianming Zheng;Jie Xiao;Xiqian Yu;Libor Kovarik

  • 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

Frequent Co-Authors

Yong Wang
Yong Wang Washington State University
Michael J. Mills
Michael J. Mills The Ohio State University
Bruce W. Arey
Bruce W. Arey Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Mark E. Bowden
Mark E. Bowden Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Nigel D. Browning
Nigel D. Browning University of Liverpool
Mark H. Engelhard
Mark H. Engelhard Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Charles H. F. Peden
Charles H. F. Peden Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
János Szanyi
János Szanyi Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Feng Gao
Feng Gao Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Ravi K. Kukkadapu
Ravi K. Kukkadapu Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory

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