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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 51 13844 12461 776 690 121 10685

Robbie Burch publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Robbie Burch between 1999 and 2021, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Robbie Burch published across 23 years, from 1999 to 2021, averaging 5.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 14 publications in 2007. 2 of the 122 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1999 to 2021. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 14. Peak 14 publications in 2007. 1999: 1 publication 2000: 3 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 8 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 10 publications 2005: 8 publications 2006: 8 publications 2007: 14 publications 2008: 9 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 9 publications 2012: 6 publications 2013: 4 publications 2014: 13 publications 2015: 5 publications 2016: 2 publications 2017: 1 publication 2018: 0 publications 2019: 0 publications 2020: 1 publication 2021: 1 publication
1999 2021

122 publications in total across all disciplines

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Robbie Burch: publications per year, 1999 to 2021
Year Publications
1999 1
2000 3
2001 4
2002 8
2003 5
2004 10
2005 8
2006 8
2007 14
2008 9
2009 5
2010 5
2011 9
2012 6
2013 4
2014 13
2015 5
2016 2
2017 1
2018 0
2019 0
2020 1
2021 1
Total 122
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Robbie Burch 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 Robbie Burch 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, 121–140 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: 121 publications — 6th percentile

6% 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
121–140 918 121
141–160 1,218
161–180 1,350
181–200 1,344
201–220 1,281
221–240 1,216
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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Robbie Burch 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 Robbie Burch 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, 50–51 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: 51 D-Index — 23rd percentile

23% 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 51
52–53 872
54–55 933
56–57 1,051
58–59 930
60–61 882
62–63 834
64–65 731
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

Robbie Burch is affiliated with Queen's University Belfast in the United Kingdom, contributing to research primarily within the field of Engineering. Their work spans several subfields including Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Catalysis, and Materials Chemistry.

The scientist's research focuses on several interconnected topics, notably Catalysis for Biomass Conversion, Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies, Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion, Catalysts for Methane Reforming, Catalytic Processes in Materials Science, and Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies.

Robbie Burch has published in multiple recognized scientific venues. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • Applied Catalysis A General
  • Topics in Catalysis

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Burch include:

  • Hydrogenation of benzoic acid to benzyl alcohol over Pt/SnO2 (2020, Applied Catalysis A General)
  • CO2 Hydrogenation to Methanol over Copper Catalysts: Learning from Syngas Conversion (2021, Topics in Catalysis)

The scientist has collaborated with several researchers frequently, including Xiaohan Chen, Ziyun Wang, Helen Daly, Richard G. Morgan, and Haresh Manyar.

Best Publications

  • A review of the selective reduction of NOx, with hydrocarbons under lean-burn conditions with non-zeolitic oxide and platinum group metal catalysts

    Robbie Burch;John Breen;Frederic Meunier

  • Steam reforming of model compounds and fast pyrolysis bio-oil on supported noble metal catalysts

    Cyrille Rioche;Shrikant Kulkarni;Frederic C. Meunier;John P. Breen

  • Gold catalysts for pure hydrogen production in the water–gas shift reaction: activity, structure and reaction mechanism

    Robbie Burch

  • Metal-catalysed steam reforming of ethanol in the production of hydrogen for fuel cell applications

    John Breen;Robbie Burch;H.M. Coleman

  • Spectrokinetic Investigation of Reverse Water-Gas-Shift Reaction Intermediates over a Pt/CeO2 Catalyst

    Alexandre Goguet;Frederic C. Meunier;Daniele Tibiletti;and John P. Breen

  • Knowledge and Know‐How in Emission Control for Mobile Applications

    Robbie Burch

  • Influence of surface structures, subsurface carbon and hydrogen, and surface alloying on the activity and selectivity of acetylene hydrogenation on Pd surfaces: A density functional theory study

    Bo Yang;Robbie Burch;Christopher Hardacre;Gareth Headdock

  • Quantitative analysis of the reactivity of formate species seen by DRIFTS over a Au/Ce(La)O2 water–gas shift catalyst: First unambiguous evidence of the minority role of formates as reaction intermediates

    Frederic Meunier;D. Reid;Alexandre Goguet;Sergiy Shekhtman

  • Study of the origin of the deactivation of a Pt/CeO2 catalyst during reverse water gas shift (RWGS) reaction

    A. Goguet;F. Meunier;J.P. Breen;R. Burch

  • DFT and in situ EXAFS investigation of gold/ceria-zirconia low-temperature water gas shift catalysts: identification of the nature of the active form of gold.

    D. Tibiletti;A. Amieiro-Fonseca;R. Burch;Y. Chen

  • An investigation of alternative catalytic approaches for the direct synthesis of hydrogen peroxide from hydrogen and oxygen

    Robbie Burch;P.R. Ellis

  • Origin of the Increase of Activity and Selectivity of Nickel Doped by Au, Ag, and Cu for Acetylene Hydrogenation

    Bo Yang;Robbie Burch;Christopher Hardacre;Gareth Headdock

  • Structural investigation of the promotional effect of hydrogen during the selective catalytic reduction of NOx with hydrocarbons over Ag/Al2O3 catalysts.

    John P. Breen;Robbie Burch;Christopher Hardacre;Chris J. Hill

  • Exceptional activity for NOx reduction at low temperatures using combinations of hydrogen and higher hydrocarbons on Ag/Al2O3 catalysts

    Robbie Burch;John Breen;Christopher Hill;B. Krutzsch

  • An understanding of chemoselective hydrogenation on crotonaldehyde over Pt(111) in the free energy landscape: The microkinetics study based on first-principles calculations

    X.M. Cao;Robbie Burch;Christopher Hardacre;Peijun Hu

  • On the reactivity of carbonate species on a Pt/CeO2 catalyst under various reaction atmospheres: Application of the isotopic exchange technique

    Frederic C. Meunier;Daniele Tibiletti;Alexandre Goguet;David Reid

  • Quantitative DRIFTS investigation of possible reaction mechanisms for the water-gas shift reaction on high-activity Pt- and Au-based catalysts

    Frederic Meunier;Alexandre Goguet;Christopher Hardacre;Robbie Burch

  • Steric effects in the selective hydrogenation of cinnamaldehyde to cinnamyl alcohol using an Ir/C catalyst

    John Breen;Robbie Burch;Javier Gomez-Lopez;K. Griffin

  • An Investigation of Promoter Effects in the Reduction of NO by H2 under Lean-Burn Conditions

    Robbie Burch;M.D. Coleman

  • An investigation of possible mechanisms for the water–gas shift reaction over a ZrO2-supported Pt catalyst

    Daniele Tibiletti;Frederic Meunier;Alexandre Goguet;D. Reid

Frequent Co-Authors

Christopher Hardacre
Christopher Hardacre University of Manchester
Frederic Meunier
Frederic Meunier Claude Bernard University Lyon 1
Peijun Hu
Peijun Hu ShanghaiTech University
David Rooney
David Rooney Queen's University Belfast
Juan José Delgado
Juan José Delgado University of Cádiz
Kevin Morgan
Kevin Morgan University of Nottingham
Bongjin Simon Mun
Bongjin Simon Mun Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology
Lynn F. Gladden
Lynn F. Gladden University of Cambridge
Stuart L. James
Stuart L. James Queen's University Belfast
Zhi-You Zhou
Zhi-You Zhou Xiamen University

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