2026 Roger A. Sheldon: Chemistry Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Chemistry	123	430	13	641	84102

Research.com Recognitions

2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Netherlands Leader Award
2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Netherlands Leader Award
2015 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom
2010 - Green Chemistry Award, Royal Society of Chemistry (UK) for his work in the field of catalysis
1998 - Member of Academia Europaea

Overview

Roger A. Sheldon is affiliated with Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands. Their work spans multiple interconnected fields, primarily focusing on biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, engineering, and environmental science.

The researcher's main fields of study include:

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
Engineering
Environmental Science

Within these broad areas, their subfields of expertise cover:

Molecular Biology
Environmental Chemistry
Biomedical Engineering
Organic Chemistry
Materials Chemistry

Roger A. Sheldon has focused on key research topics such as:

Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization
Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction
Process Optimization and Integration
Catalysis for Biomass Conversion
Innovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques Innovation
Chemical Synthesis and Analysis

Their published papers in recent years reflect a focus on green chemistry and sustainable industrial processes. Selected recent works include:

"Green chemistry and the plastic pollution challenge: towards a circular economy" (2020, Green Chemistry)
"New frontiers in enzyme immobilisation: robust biocatalysts for a circular bio-based economy" (2021, Chemical Society Reviews)
"The E factor at 30: a passion for pollution prevention" (2023, Green Chemistry)
"Green Chemistry, Biocatalysis, and the Chemical Industry of the Future" (2022, ChemSusChem)
"Metrics of green chemistry: Waste minimization" (2021, Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry)

Roger A. Sheldon frequently publishes in the following venues:

Green Chemistry
ChemSusChem
Angewandte Chemie International Edition
Chemical Society Reviews
Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry

Their collaborative work often involves these frequent co-authors:

Anming Wang
Li Qiao
Pablo Domínguez de María
Haomin Chen
Dean Brady

Throughout their career, Roger A. Sheldon has been recognized with various awards, including:

Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom (2015)
Green Chemistry Award, Royal Society of Chemistry (UK), for work in catalysis (2010)
Member of Academia Europaea (1998)

Best Publications

Metal-catalyzed Oxidations of Organic Compounds: Mechanistic Principles and Synthetic Methodology Including Biochemical Processes

Roger A. Sheldon;Jay K. Kochi

4757
Citations
Catalytic reactions in ionic liquids

Roger Sheldon

2993
Citations
Enzyme immobilisation in biocatalysis : Why, what and how

Roger A. Sheldon;Sander van Pelt

2906
Citations
Enzyme immobilization: The quest for optimum performance

Roger A. Sheldon

2594
Citations
Valorization of Biomass: Deriving More Value from Waste

Christopher O. Tuck;Eduardo Pérez;István T. Horváth;Roger A. Sheldon

2284
Citations
Green solvents for sustainable organic synthesis: state of the art

Roger A. Sheldon

2024
Citations
The E Factor: fifteen years on

Roger A. Sheldon

1920
Citations
Biocatalysis in ionic liquids

Fred Van Rantwijk;Roger A. Sheldon

1862
Citations
Green and sustainable manufacture of chemicals from biomass: state of the art

Roger A. Sheldon

1739
Citations
Role of Biocatalysis in Sustainable Chemistry

Roger A. Sheldon;John M. Woodley

1684
Citations
Fundamentals of green chemistry: efficiency in reaction design

Roger A. Sheldon

1660
Citations
The E factor 25 years on: the rise of green chemistry and sustainability

Roger A. Sheldon;Roger A. Sheldon

1547
Citations
Green Chemistry and Catalysis

Roger Arthur Sheldon;Isabel W. C. E. Arends;Ulf Hanefeld

1505
Citations
Green, catalytic oxidation of alcohols in water

Gerd-Jan ten Brink;Isabel W. C. E. Arends;Roger A. Sheldon

1399
Citations
Green, Catalytic Oxidations of Alcohols

Roger A Sheldon;Isabel W C E Arends;Gerd-Jan Ten Brink;Arné Dijksman

1348
Citations
E factors, green chemistry and catalysis: an odyssey

Roger A. Sheldon

1131
Citations
Heterogeneous Catalysts for Liquid-Phase Oxidations: Philosophers' Stones or Trojan Horses?

Roger A. Sheldon;Martin Wallau;Isabel W. C. E. Arends;Ulf Schuchardt

1111
Citations
Metrics of Green Chemistry and Sustainability: Past, Present, and Future

Roger Arthur Sheldon;Roger Arthur Sheldon

1092
Citations
Atom efficiency and catalysis in organic synthesis

Roger A. Sheldon

997
Citations
Biocatalysis in ionic liquids

Roger A. Sheldon;Rute Madeira Lau;A. Menno J. Sorgedrager;Fred Van Rantwijk

973
Citations
Chirotechnology: Industrial Synthesis of Optically Active Compounds

Roger A. Sheldon

938
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Isabel W. C. E. Arends Utrecht University

Fred van Rantwijk Delft University of Technology

Ulf Hanefeld Delft University of Technology

Thomas Maschmeyer University of Sydney

Ulf Schuchardt State University of Campinas

Andreas Stolz University of Stuttgart

Jay K. Kochi University of Houston

Patrick Gamez University of Barcelona

Kenneth R. Seddon Queen's University Belfast

Dimitry Y. Sorokin Delft University of Technology

External Links

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