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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 65 7845 7115 166 146 229 12037

Olga V. Safonova publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Olga V. Safonova between 1997 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Olga V. Safonova published across 29 years, from 1997 to 2025, averaging 10.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 43 publications in 2021. 29 of the 292 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1997 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 43. Peak 43 publications in 2021. 1997: 1 publication 1998: 1 publication 1999: 0 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 1 publication 2004: 0 publications 2005: 1 publication 2006: 9 publications 2007: 8 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 12 publications 2013: 12 publications 2014: 11 publications 2015: 11 publications 2016: 6 publications 2017: 9 publications 2018: 15 publications 2019: 15 publications 2020: 14 publications 2021: 43 publications 2022: 24 publications 2023: 41 publications 2024: 24 publications 2025: 5 publications
1997 2025

292 publications in total across all disciplines

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Olga V. Safonova: publications per year, 1997 to 2025
Year Publications
1997 1
1998 1
1999 0
2000 3
2001 2
2002 3
2003 1
2004 0
2005 1
2006 9
2007 8
2008 3
2009 5
2010 7
2011 6
2012 12
2013 12
2014 11
2015 11
2016 6
2017 9
2018 15
2019 15
2020 14
2021 43
2022 24
2023 41
2024 24
2025 5
Total 292
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Olga V. Safonova 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 Olga V. Safonova sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000 1,250
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 61–80 to 1,295+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,350. Most scientists, 1,350, have 161–180 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 221–240 publications, is where this scientist sits. 61–80 publications: 66 scientists 81–100 publications: 302 scientists 101–120 publications: 623 scientists 121–140 publications: 918 scientists 141–160 publications: 1,218 scientists 161–180 publications: 1,350 scientists 181–200 publications: 1,344 scientists 201–220 publications: 1,281 scientists 221–240 publications: 1,216 scientists 241–260 publications: 1,100 scientists 261–280 publications: 979 scientists 281–300 publications: 939 scientists 301–320 publications: 764 scientists 321–340 publications: 643 scientists 341–360 publications: 628 scientists 361–380 publications: 522 scientists 381–400 publications: 459 scientists 401–420 publications: 397 scientists 421–440 publications: 327 scientists 441–460 publications: 270 scientists 461–480 publications: 265 scientists 481–500 publications: 252 scientists 501–520 publications: 201 scientists 521–540 publications: 185 scientists 541–560 publications: 148 scientists 561–580 publications: 148 scientists 581–600 publications: 132 scientists 601–620 publications: 114 scientists 621–640 publications: 104 scientists 641–660 publications: 91 scientists 661–680 publications: 92 scientists 681–700 publications: 73 scientists 701–720 publications: 57 scientists 721–740 publications: 54 scientists 741–760 publications: 67 scientists 761–780 publications: 45 scientists 781–800 publications: 46 scientists 801–820 publications: 39 scientists 821–840 publications: 32 scientists 841–860 publications: 36 scientists 861–880 publications: 29 scientists 881–900 publications: 26 scientists 901–920 publications: 24 scientists 921–940 publications: 14 scientists 941–960 publications: 23 scientists 961–980 publications: 28 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 15 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 29 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 12 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 19 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 12 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 6 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 8 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 12 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 5 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 6 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 14 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 7 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 2 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 6 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 4 scientists 1,281–1,294 publications: 6 scientists 1,295+ publications: 100 scientists
61–80 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 229 publications — 43rd percentile

43% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Chemistry scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
61–80 66
81–100 302
101–120 623
121–140 918
141–160 1,218
161–180 1,350
181–200 1,344
201–220 1,281
221–240 1,216 229
241–260 1,100
261–280 979
281–300 939
301–320 764
321–340 643
341–360 628
361–380 522
381–400 459
401–420 397
421–440 327
441–460 270
461–480 265
481–500 252
501–520 201
521–540 185
541–560 148
561–580 148
581–600 132
601–620 114
621–640 104
641–660 91
661–680 92
681–700 73
701–720 57
721–740 54
741–760 67
761–780 45
781–800 46
801–820 39
821–840 32
841–860 36
861–880 29
881–900 26
901–920 24
921–940 14
941–960 23
961–980 28
981–1,000 15
1,001–1,020 29
1,021–1,040 12
1,041–1,060 19
1,061–1,080 12
1,081–1,100 6
1,101–1,120 8
1,121–1,140 12
1,141–1,160 5
1,161–1,180 6
1,181–1,200 14
1,201–1,220 7
1,221–1,240 2
1,241–1,260 6
1,261–1,280 4
1,281–1,294 6
1,295+ 100
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Olga V. Safonova 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 Olga V. Safonova sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 159+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,051. Most scientists, 1,051, have 56–57 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 64–65 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 612 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 808 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 776 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 835 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 861 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 872 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 933 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,051 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 930 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 882 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 834 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 731 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 775 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 683 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 646 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 561 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 501 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 437 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 388 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 354 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 292 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 275 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 254 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 235 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 185 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 192 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 155 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 163 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 125 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 105 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 105 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 112 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 88 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 68 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 69 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 65 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 79 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 61 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 44 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 40 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 33 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 26 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 34 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 35 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 25 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 27 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 17 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 16 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 20 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 20 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 15 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 9 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 11 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 3 scientists 158 D-Index: 3 scientists 159+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40–41 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 65 D-Index — 58th percentile

58% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Chemistry scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 289
42–43 612
44–45 808
46–47 776
48–49 835
50–51 861
52–53 872
54–55 933
56–57 1,051
58–59 930
60–61 882
62–63 834
64–65 731 65
66–67 775
68–69 683
70–71 646
72–73 561
74–75 501
76–77 437
78–79 388
80–81 354
82–83 292
84–85 275
86–87 254
88–89 235
90–91 185
92–93 192
94–95 155
96–97 163
98–99 125
100–101 105
102–103 105
104–105 112
106–107 88
108–109 68
110–111 69
112–113 65
114–115 79
116–117 61
118–119 44
120–121 37
122–123 40
124–125 33
126–127 26
128–129 34
130–131 35
132–133 25
134–135 27
136–137 17
138–139 16
140–141 20
142–143 20
144–145 15
146–147 9
148–149 9
150–151 16
152–153 11
154–155 9
156–157 3
158 3
159+ 98
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Overview

Olga V. Safonova is a researcher affiliated with the Paul Scherrer Institute in Switzerland. Their work spans primarily the fields of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, with a strong focus on materials chemistry and catalysis.

Their research concentrates on several subfields, including:

  • Materials Chemistry
  • Catalysis
  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Biomedical Engineering

Key topics in their research portfolio include:

  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions
  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Catalysts for Methane Reforming
  • Machine Learning in Materials Science
  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions

Olga V. Safonova has contributed to multiple peer-reviewed publications, notably in the following venues:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • ACS Catalysis
  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Safonova include:

  • Following the structure of copper-zinc-alumina across the pressure gap in carbon dioxide hydrogenation, 2021, Nature Catalysis
  • Nanostructuring unlocks high performance of platinum single-atom catalysts for stable vinyl chloride production, 2020, Nature Catalysis
  • Key activity descriptors of nickel-iron oxygen evolution electrocatalysts in the presence of alkali metal cations, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Nanostructure of nickel-promoted indium oxide catalysts drives selectivity in CO2 hydrogenation, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Flame-made ternary Pd-In2O3-ZrO2 catalyst with enhanced oxygen vacancy generation for CO2 hydrogenation to methanol, 2022, Nature Communications

Frequent collaborators include:

  • Christophe Copéret
  • Maarten Nachtegaal
  • Javier Pérez-Ramírez
  • Adam H. Clark
  • Sharon Mitchell

Safonova's research integrates advanced catalytic materials with applications in energy conversion and sustainable chemical processes. The scope encompasses the design and understanding of catalysts active in CO2 hydrogenation and oxygen evolution reactions.

Best Publications

  • Stability and Reactivity of ϵ−χ−θ Iron Carbide Catalyst Phases in Fischer−Tropsch Synthesis: Controlling μC

    Emiel de Smit;Fabrizio Cinquini;Andrew M. Beale;Olga V. Safonova

  • Atomic-scale engineering of indium oxide promotion by palladium for methanol production via CO 2 hydrogenation

    Matthias S. Frei;Cecilia Mondelli;Rodrigo García-Muelas;Klara S. Kley

  • Single Site Cobalt Substitution in 2D Molybdenum Carbide (MXene) Enhances Catalytic Activity in the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction.

    Denis Kuznetsov;Zixuan Chen;Priyank V. Kumar;Athanasia Tsoukalou

  • Activation of oxygen on gold/alumina catalysts: in situ high-energy-resolution fluorescence and time-resolved X-ray spectroscopy.

    Jeroen A. van Bokhoven;Catherine Louis;Jeffrey T. Miller;Moniek Tromp

  • Highly Productive Propane Dehydrogenation Catalyst Using Silica-Supported Ga–Pt Nanoparticles Generated from Single-Sites

    Keith Searles;Ka Wing Chan;Jorge Augusto Mendes Burak;Dmitry Zemlyanov

  • Structure and catalytic performance of Pt-promoted alumina-supported cobalt catalysts under realistic conditions of Fischer–Tropsch synthesis

    Héline Karaca;Olga V. Safonova;Stéphane Chambrey;Pascal Fongarland

  • Isolated Zr Surface Sites on Silica Promote Hydrogenation of CO2 to CH3OH in Supported Cu Catalysts

    Erwin Lam;Kim Larmier;Patrick Wolf;Shohei Tada

  • Catalytically Active and Spectator Ce3+ in Ceria-Supported Metal Catalysts

    René Kopelent;Jeroen A. van Bokhoven;Jeroen A. van Bokhoven;Jakub Szlachetko;Jakub Szlachetko;Jacinta Edebeli

  • A Von Hamos X-Ray Spectrometer Based on a Segmented-Type Diffraction Crystal for Single-Shot X-Ray Emission Spectroscopy and Time-Resolved Resonant Inelastic X-Ray Scattering Studies

    J. Szlachetko;M. Nachtegaal;E. de Boni;M. Willimann

  • Following the structure of copper-zinc-alumina across the pressure gap in carbon dioxide hydrogenation

    Arik Beck;Maxim Zabilskiy;Mark A. Newton;Olga Safonova

  • Identification of CO adsorption sites in supported Pt catalysts using high-energy-resolution fluorescence detection X-ray spectroscopy.

    Olga V. Safonova;Moniek Tromp;Jeroen A. van Bokhoven;Frank M. F. de Groot

  • Key activity descriptors of nickel-iron oxygen evolution electrocatalysts in the presence of alkali metal cations.

    Mikaela Görlin;Mikaela Görlin;Joakim Halldin Stenlid;Sergey Koroidov;Hsin-Yi Wang

  • Flame-made ternary Pd-In2O3-ZrO2 catalyst with enhanced oxygen vacancy generation for CO2 hydrogenation to methanol

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  • Nanostructuring unlocks high performance of platinum single-atom catalysts for stable vinyl chloride production.

    Selina K. Kaiser;Edvin Fako;Gabriele Manzocchi;Frank Krumeich

  • Nanostructure of nickel-promoted indium oxide catalysts drives selectivity in CO2 hydrogenation.

    Matthias S Frei;Cecilia Mondelli;Rodrigo García-Muelas;Jordi Morales-Vidal

  • Silica-supported isolated gallium sites as highly active, selective and stable propane dehydrogenation catalysts

    Keith Searles;Georges Siddiqi;Olga V. Safonova;Christophe Copéret

  • C–H Activation on Co,O Sites: Isolated Surface Sites versus Molecular Analogs

    Deven P. Estes;Georges Siddiqi;Florian Allouche;Kirill V. Kovtunov

  • Atom-by-Atom Resolution of Structure–Function Relations over Low-Nuclearity Metal Catalysts

    Evgeniya Vorobyeva;Edvin Fako;Zupeng Chen;Sean M. Collins

  • In situ XRD investigation of the evolution of alumina-supported cobalt catalysts under realistic conditions of Fischer-Tropsch synthesis

    Héline Karaca;Jingping Hong;Pascal Fongarland;Pascal Roussel

  • Polyhedral CeO2 Nanoparticles: Size-Dependent Geometrical and Electronic Structure

    Cristina Paun;Olga V. Safonova;Jakub Szlachetko;Paula M. Abdala

  • SNBL, a dedicated beamline for combined in situ X-ray diffraction, X-ray absorption and Raman scattering experiments

    Wouter van Beek;Olga V. Safonova;Geir Wiker;Hermann Emerich

  • Polymerization of ethylene by silica-supported dinuclear Cr(III) sites through an initiation step involving C-H bond activation.

    Matthew P. Conley;Murielle F. Delley;Georges Siddiqi;Giuseppe Lapadula

Frequent Co-Authors

Maarten Nachtegaal
Maarten Nachtegaal Paul Scherrer Institute
Pieter Glatzel
Pieter Glatzel European Synchrotron Radiation Facility
Núria López
Núria López University of Barcelona
Frank Krumeich
Frank Krumeich ETH Zurich
Alexander Gaskov
Alexander Gaskov Lomonosov Moscow State University
Roland Hauert
Roland Hauert Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology
Vitaly V. Ordomsky
Vitaly V. Ordomsky University of Lille

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