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Materials Science

D-Index
78
Citations
28091
World Ranking
2914
National Ranking
819

Chemistry

D-Index
80
Citations
30487
World Ranking
3363
National Ranking
1106

Paul J. A. Kenis 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 Paul J. A. Kenis sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 355 publications — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Paul J. A. Kenis 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 Paul J. A. Kenis sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 78 D-Index — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Paul J. A. Kenis is affiliated with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the United States. Their research focuses on energy conversion and engineering, with significant contributions to renewable energy, sustainability, and materials chemistry. The scientist's work encompasses a wide range of topics related to electrochemical processes and energy technologies.

The main fields of study for Paul J. A. Kenis include:

  • Energy
  • Engineering

The subfields of study they contribute to are:

  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Materials Chemistry
  • Catalysis
  • Mechanical Engineering

The primary research topics covered by their publications include:

  • CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts
  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Ionic liquids properties and applications
  • Fuel Cells and Related Materials
  • Advanced battery technologies research
  • Electrochemical Analysis and Applications
  • Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies

Recent papers authored by Paul J. A. Kenis include:

  • Electrochemical CO2-to-ethylene conversion on polyamine-incorporated Cu electrodes, 2020, Nature Catalysis
  • Potential Dependence of the Local pH in a CO2 Reduction Electrolyzer, 2020, ACS Catalysis
  • Investigation of Electrolyte-Dependent Carbonate Formation on Gas Diffusion Electrodes for CO2 Electrolysis, 2021, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • System Design Rules for Intensifying the Electrochemical Reduction of CO2 to CO on Ag Nanoparticles, 2020, ChemElectroChem
  • Selective Electrooxidation of Glycerol to Formic Acid over Carbon Supported Ni1-xMx(M = Bi, Pd, and Au) Nanocatalysts and Coelectrolysis of CO2, 2020, ACS Applied Energy Materials

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Paul J. A. Kenis are:

  • Andrew A. Gewirth
  • Emiliana R. Cofell
  • Saket Bhargava
  • Uzoma O. Nwabara
  • Danielle A. Henckel

The most common publication venues for their research include:

  • ECS Meeting Abstracts
  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • ACS Applied Energy Materials
  • ACS Catalysis
  • Chemistry of Materials

Best Publications

  • Frontiers, Opportunities, and Challenges in Biochemical and Chemical Catalysis of CO2 Fixation

    Aaron M. Appel;John E. Bercaw;Andrew B. Bocarsly;Holger Dobbek

  • Ionic Liquid–Mediated Selective Conversion of CO2 to CO at Low Overpotentials

    Brian A. Rosen;Amin Salehi-Khojin;Michael R. Thorson;Wei Zhu

  • Prospects of CO2 Utilization via Direct Heterogeneous Electrochemical Reduction

    Devin T. Whipple;Paul J. A. Kenis

  • Microfabrication Inside Capillaries Using Multiphase Laminar Flow Patterning

    Paul J. A. Kenis;Rustem F. Ismagilov;George M. Whitesides

  • Electrochemical conversion of CO2 to useful chemicals: current status, remaining challenges, and future opportunities

    Huei Ru Molly Jhong;Huei Ru Molly Jhong;Sichao Ma;Sichao Ma;Paul Ja Kenis;Paul Ja Kenis

  • Nanoporous Copper–Silver Alloys by Additive-Controlled Electrodeposition for the Selective Electroreduction of CO2 to Ethylene and Ethanol

    Thao T. H. Hoang;Thao T. H. Hoang;Sumit Verma;Sumit Verma;Sichao Ma;Sichao Ma;Timothy T. Fister

  • Electroreduction of carbon dioxide to hydrocarbons using bimetallic Cu-Pd catalysts with different mixing patterns

    Sichao Ma;Masaaki Sadakiyo;Minako Heima;Raymond Luo

  • Co-electrolysis of CO 2 and glycerol as a pathway to carbon chemicals with improved technoeconomics due to low electricity consumption

    Sumit Verma;Sumit Verma;Shawn Lu;Paul J. A. Kenis;Paul J. A. Kenis

  • Patterning cells and their environments using multiple laminar fluid flows in capillary networks.

    Shuichi Takayama;J. Cooper McDonald;Emanuele Ostuni;Michael N. Liang

  • Experimental and theoretical scaling laws for transverse diffusive broadening in two-phase laminar flows in microchannels

    Rustem F. Ismagilov;Abraham D. Stroock;Paul J. A. Kenis;George Whitesides

  • Microfluidic fuel cell based on laminar flow

    Eric R. Choban;Larry J. Markoski;Andrzej Wieckowski;Paul J.A. Kenis

  • A Gross-Margin Model for Defining Technoeconomic Benchmarks in the Electroreduction of CO2

    Sumit Verma;Sumit Verma;Byoungsu Kim;Byoungsu Kim;Huei Ru Molly Jhong;Huei Ru Molly Jhong;Sichao Ma;Sichao Ma

  • A metal-free electrocatalyst for carbon dioxide reduction to multi-carbon hydrocarbons and oxygenates

    Jingjie Wu;Sichao Ma;Jing Sun;Jake I. Gold

  • Electrochemical CO2-to-ethylene conversion on polyamine-incorporated Cu electrodes

    Xinyi Chen;Xinyi Chen;Junfeng Chen;Nawal M. Alghoraibi;Danielle A. Henckel

  • The effect of electrolyte composition on the electroreduction of CO2 to CO on Ag based gas diffusion electrodes

    Sumit Verma;Sumit Verma;Xun Lu;Sichao Ma;Sichao Ma;Richard I. Masel

  • One-step electrosynthesis of ethylene and ethanol from CO2 in an alkaline electrolyzer

    Sichao Ma;Sichao Ma;Masaaki Sadakiyo;Raymond Luo;Minako Heima

  • Insights into the Low Overpotential Electroreduction of CO2 to CO on a Supported Gold Catalyst in an Alkaline Flow Electrolyzer

    Sumit Verma;Sumit Verma;Yuki Hamasaki;Chaerin Kim;Wenxin Huang

  • Nanoparticle Silver Catalysts That Show Enhanced Activity for Carbon Dioxide Electrolysis

    Amin Salehi-Khojin;Huei Ru Molly Jhong;Brian A. Rosen;Wei Zhu

  • Air-breathing laminar flow-based microfluidic fuel cell.

    Ranga S. Jayashree;Lajos Gancs;Eric R. Choban;Alex Primak

  • Patterning electro-osmotic flow with patterned surface charge

    Abraham D. Stroock;Marcus Weck;Daniel T. Chiu;Wilhelm T. S. Huck

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrew A. Gewirth
Andrew A. Gewirth University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Charles F. Zukoski
Charles F. Zukoski University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
George M. Whitesides
George M. Whitesides Harvard University
Rustem F. Ismagilov
Rustem F. Ismagilov California Institute of Technology
H. Rex Gaskins
H. Rex Gaskins University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Andrzej Wieckowski
Andrzej Wieckowski University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
David N. Reinhoudt
David N. Reinhoudt University of Twente
Reginald B. H. Tan
Reginald B. H. Tan National University of Singapore
Mark A. Shannon
Mark A. Shannon University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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