2026 Matteo Cargnello: 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	59	7257	7019	1800	1674	168	16686
Chemistry	59	10011	9059	2787	2296	173	16875

Research.com Recognitions

2018 - Hellman Fellow
2018 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Matteo Cargnello is affiliated with Stanford University in the United States. Their research spans a range of topics primarily within the fields of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering. The scientist has a significant number of publications focused on materials chemistry, catalysis, and sustainable energy solutions.

The main fields of study covered by their work include:

Materials Science (80 publications)
Chemical Engineering (46 publications)

Within these, the subfields where they have contributed extensively are:

Materials Chemistry (69 publications)
Catalysis (42 publications)
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment (28 publications)
Mechanical Engineering (11 publications)
Organic Chemistry (9 publications)

Research topics frequently addressed in their work include:

Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (76 publications)
Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions (38 publications)
Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (30 publications)
Catalysts for Methane Reforming (28 publications)
Ammonia Synthesis and Nitrogen Reduction (16 publications)
Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions (16 publications)
Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications (14 publications)

Among frequent publication venues are:

ACS Catalysis (9 publications)
Journal of the American Chemical Society (6 publications)
Angewandte Chemie (4 publications)
ChemElectroChem (3 publications)
Angewandte Chemie International Edition (3 publications)

Some notable recent papers by Matteo Cargnello include:

Electrolyte Engineering for Efficient Electrochemical Nitrate Reduction to Ammonia on a Titanium Electrode, 2020, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
Steam-created grain boundaries for methane C-H activation in palladium catalysts, 2021, Science
Templated encapsulation of platinum-based catalysts promotes high-temperature stability to 1,100 °C, 2022, Nature Materials
Atmospheric methane removal: a research agenda, 2021, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences
A Combined Theory-Experiment Analysis of the Surface Species in Lithium-Mediated NH₃ Electrosynthesis, 2020, ChemElectroChem

The scientist has collaborated repeatedly with several co-authors. Frequent collaborators include:

Chengshuang Zhou (19 collaborations)
Emmett D. Goodman (17 collaborations)
An-Chih Yang (13 collaborations)
Simon R. Bare (13 collaborations)
Jinwon Oh (12 collaborations)

Matteo Cargnello has received awards such as the Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and the Hellman Fellowship, both awarded in 2018.

Best Publications

Control of Metal Nanocrystal Size Reveals Metal-Support Interface Role for Ceria Catalysts

Matteo Cargnello;Matteo Cargnello;Vicky V. T. Doan-Nguyen;Thomas R. Gordon;Rosa E. Diaz

1434
Citations
A rigorous electrochemical ammonia synthesis protocol with quantitative isotope measurements

Suzanne Zamany Andersen;Viktor Čolić;Sungeun Yang;Sungeun Yang;Jay A. Schwalbe

1419
Citations
Exceptional Activity for Methane Combustion over Modular Pd@CeO2 Subunits on Functionalized Al2O3

Matteo Cargnello;J. J. Delgado Jaén;J. C. Hernández Garrido;K. Bakhmutsky

1040
Citations
Nonaqueous Synthesis of TiO2 Nanocrystals Using TiF4 to Engineer Morphology, Oxygen Vacancy Concentration, and Photocatalytic Activity

Thomas R. Gordon;Matteo Cargnello;Taejong Paik;Filippo Mangolini

1032
Citations
Electrochemical Ammonia Synthesis-The Selectivity Challenge

Aayush R. Singh;Brian A. Rohr;Jay A. Schwalbe;Matteo Cargnello

939
Citations
Ammonia synthesis from N2 and H2O using a lithium cycling electrification strategy at atmospheric pressure

Joshua M. McEnaney;Aayush R. Singh;Jay A. Schwalbe;Jakob Kibsgaard

469
Citations
Solution-phase synthesis of titanium dioxide nanoparticles and nanocrystals.

Matteo Cargnello;Thomas R. Gordon;Christopher B. Murray

442
Citations
Electrolyte Engineering for Efficient Electrochemical Nitrate Reduction to Ammonia on a Titanium Electrode

Joshua M. McEnaney;Sarah J. Blair;Adam C. Nielander;Jay A. Schwalbe

380
Citations
Low-Temperature Restructuring of CeO2-Supported Ru Nanoparticles Determines Selectivity in CO2 Catalytic Reduction

Aisulu Aitbekova;Liheng Wu;Liheng Wu;Cody J. Wrasman;Alexey Boubnov

311
Citations
Dynamical Observation and Detailed Description of Catalysts under Strong Metal-Support Interaction.

Shuyi Zhang;Philipp N. Plessow;Joshua J. Willis;Sheng Dai;Sheng Dai

300
Citations
CuOx-TiO2 Photocatalysts for H2 Production from Ethanol and Glycerol Solutions

Valentina Gombac;Laura Sordelli;Tiziano Montini;Juan J. Delgado

297
Citations
Mechanistic Understanding and the Rational Design of Sinter-Resistant Heterogeneous Catalysts

Emmett D. Goodman;Jay A. Schwalbe;Matteo Cargnello

294
Citations
Embedded phases: a way to active and stable catalysts.

Loredana De Rogatis;Matteo Cargnello;Valentina Gombac;Barbara Lorenzut

286
Citations
Supported Catalyst Deactivation by Decomposition into Single Atoms Is Suppressed by Increasing Metal Loading.

Emmett D Goodman;Aaron C Johnston-Peck;Elisabeth M Dietze;Cody J Wrasman

285
Citations
Efficient Removal of Organic Ligands from Supported Nanocrystals by Fast Thermal Annealing Enables Catalytic Studies on Well-Defined Active Phases

Matteo Cargnello;Chen Chen;Benjamin T Diroll;Vicky V T Doan-Nguyen

272
Citations
Synthesis of Dispersible Pd@CeO2 Core−Shell Nanostructures by Self-Assembly

Matteo Cargnello;Noah L. Wieder;Tiziano Montini;Raymond J. Gorte

256
Citations
Substitutional doping in nanocrystal superlattices

Matteo Cargnello;Aaron C. Johnston-Peck;Benjamin T. Diroll;Eric Wong

233
Citations
Strategies toward Selective Electrochemical Ammonia Synthesis

Aayush R. Singh;Brian A. Rohr;Michael J. Statt;Jay A. Schwalbe

215
Citations
Steam-created grain boundaries for methane C-H activation in palladium catalysts.

Weixin Huang;Aaron C. Johnston-Peck;Trenton Wolter;Wei-Chang D. Yang

207
Citations
Systematic Structure–Property Relationship Studies in Palladium-Catalyzed Methane Complete Combustion

Joshua J. Willis;Alessandro Gallo;Alessandro Gallo;Dimosthenis Sokaras;Hassan Aljama

190
Citations
Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution from Substoichiometric Colloidal WO3- x Nanowires

Taejong Paik;Taejong Paik;Matteo Cargnello;Matteo Cargnello;Thomas R. Gordon;Sen Zhang

160
Citations