2026 Paul J. A. Kenis: 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	78	2916	2819	821	773	355	28091
Chemistry	80	3363	3042	1107	931	376	30487

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 Ni_1-xM_x(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

2225
Citations
Ionic Liquid–Mediated Selective Conversion of CO2 to CO at Low Overpotentials

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

1642
Citations
Prospects of CO2 Utilization via Direct Heterogeneous Electrochemical Reduction

Devin T. Whipple;Paul J. A. Kenis

1572
Citations
Microfabrication Inside Capillaries Using Multiphase Laminar Flow Patterning

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

1035
Citations
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

876
Citations
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

817
Citations
Electroreduction of carbon dioxide to hydrocarbons using bimetallic Cu-Pd catalysts with different mixing patterns

Sichao Ma;Masaaki Sadakiyo;Minako Heima;Raymond Luo

810
Citations
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

756
Citations
Patterning cells and their environments using multiple laminar fluid flows in capillary networks.

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

746
Citations
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

739
Citations
Microfluidic fuel cell based on laminar flow

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

688
Citations
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

661
Citations
A metal-free electrocatalyst for carbon dioxide reduction to multi-carbon hydrocarbons and oxygenates

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

648
Citations
Electrochemical CO2-to-ethylene conversion on polyamine-incorporated Cu electrodes

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

587
Citations
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

568
Citations
One-step electrosynthesis of ethylene and ethanol from CO2 in an alkaline electrolyzer

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

507
Citations
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

489
Citations
Nanoparticle Silver Catalysts That Show Enhanced Activity for Carbon Dioxide Electrolysis

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

446
Citations
Air-breathing laminar flow-based microfluidic fuel cell.

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

422
Citations
Patterning electro-osmotic flow with patterned surface charge

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

419
Citations