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D-Index
113
Citations
40535
World Ranking
716
National Ranking
21

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2008 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For pioneering work on the fundamentals of reaction mechanisms in heterogeneous catalysis.
  • 2001 - Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1997 - Bourke Award, Royal Society of Chemistry (UK)
  • 1997 - Spinoza Prize, Dutch Research Council

Overview

Rutger A. van Santen is a researcher affiliated with Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands. The main fields of study for their work include Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, and Materials Science, with significant contributions in the subfields of Catalysis, Inorganic Chemistry, Materials Chemistry, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, and Spectroscopy. Their research spans key topics such as Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions, Zeolite Catalysis and Synthesis, Catalytic Processes in Materials Science, Chemical Synthesis and Characterization, Advanced NMR Techniques and Applications, nanoparticles nucleation surface interactions, and Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies.

Recent published papers demonstrate an active engagement with cutting-edge research in catalysis and related areas. These papers include:

  • Dynamic restructuring of supported metal nanoparticles and its implications for structure insensitive catalysis, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Deactivation Kinetics of the Catalytic Alkylation Reaction, 2020, ACS Catalysis
  • Sample-based Quantum Diagonalization Methods for Modeling the Photochemistry of Diazirine and Diazo Compounds, 2025, arXiv (Cornell University)

Frequent co-authors in their research efforts are Charlotte Vogt, Florian Meirer, Matteo Monai, Esther Groeneveld, and Davide Ferri. These collaborations span various studies contributing to the fields of catalysis and materials science.

Rutger A. van Santen has published books within the Catalytic Science Series. One notable work is Mechanisms in Heterogeneous Catalysis, published in 2022, which has contributed to the academic discourse in catalysis with citations noted.

Publications have appeared in specialized venues, reflecting the scope and focus of their research agenda. These include Nature Communications, ACS Catalysis, and arXiv (Cornell University).

Among the honors received, Rutger A. van Santen was named a Member of the National Academy of Engineering in 2008 for work related to the fundamentals of reaction mechanisms in heterogeneous catalysis. Other recognitions include the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2001, and both the Bourke Award and the Spinoza Prize from the Royal Society of Chemistry (UK) and the Dutch Research Council, respectively, in 1997.

Best Publications

  • Force fields for silicas and aluminophosphates based on ab initio calculations.

    van Bwh Beest;GJ Gert Jan Kramer;van Ra Rutger Santen

  • Reactivity Theory of Zeolitic Broensted Acidic Sites

    van Ra Rutger Santen;GJ Gert Jan Kramer

  • The role of adsorbates in the electrochemical oxidation of ammonia on noble and transition metal electrodes

    de Aca Vooys;Mtm Marc Koper;van Ra Rutger Santen;van Jar Rob Veen

  • The Relation between Morphology and Hydrotreating Activity for Supported MoS2 Particles

    Ejm Emiel Hensen;PJ Kooyman;van der Y Meer;van der Am Kraan

  • Role of Crystalline Defects in Electrocatalysis: Mechanism and Kinetics of CO Adlayer Oxidation on Stepped Platinum Electrodes

    N P Lebedeva;Mtm Marc Koper;JM Feliu;van Ra Rutger Santen

  • The Ostwald step rule

    van Ra Rutger Santen

  • Electrocatalytic reduction of NO3− on palladium/copper electrodes

    de Aca Vooys;van Ra Rutger Santen;van Jar Rob Veen

  • Acid Sites in Sulfated and Metal-Promoted Zirconium Dioxide Catalysts

    V. Adeeva;J.W. de Haan;J.J. Janchen;V. Schuenemann

  • Introduction of Zn, Ga, and Fe into HZSM-5 Cavities by Sublimation: Identification of Acid Sites

    El-M El-Malki;van Ra Rutger Santen;Wmh Sachtler

  • CD3CN as a Probe of Lewis and Bronsted Acidity of Zeolites

    AG Pelmenschikov;van Ra Rutger Santen;JJ Jänchen;EL Eric Meijer

  • Interatomic force fields for silicas, aluminophosphates, and zeolites: Derivation based on ab initio calculations

    GJ Gert Jan Kramer;NP Farragher;van Bwh Beest;van Ra Rutger Santen

  • Concepts in Theoretical Heterogeneous Catalytic Reactivity

    RA Rutger van Santen;Matthew Neurock

  • Mechanism and microkinetics of the Fischer–Tropsch reaction

    R. A. Van Santen;A. J. Markvoort;I. A W Filot;Minhaj Ghouri

  • In situ observation of nucleation and crystal growth in zeolite synthesis. A small-angle X-ray scattering investigation in Si-TPA-MFI

    de Pea Moor;Tpm Theo Beelen;van Ra Rutger Santen

  • CO oxidation on stepped Pt[n(111) x (111)] electrodes

    N P Lebedeva;Mtm Marc Koper;E Herrero;JM Feliu

  • Hydrocarbon formation from methane by a low-temperature two-step reaction sequence

    T Tijs Koerts;Mjag Deelen;van Ra Rutger Santen

  • Understanding the acid behaviour of zeolites from theory and experiment

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  • Mechanism for vibrational relaxation in water investigated by femtosecond infrared spectroscopy

    Han-Kwang Nienhuys;Sander Woutersen;Rutger A. van Santen;Huib J. Bakker

  • The mechanism of dimethyl ether formation from methanol catalyzed by zeolitic protons

    SR Blaszkowski;van Ra Rutger Santen

  • Role of crystalline defects in electrocatalysis: CO adsorption and oxidation on stepped platinum electrodes as studied by in situ infrared spectroscopy

    N P Lebedeva;A Rodes;JM Feliu;Mtm Marc Koper

  • Imaging the Assembly Process of the Organic‐Mediated Synthesis of a Zeolite

    Peter-Paul E. A. de Moor;Theo P. M. Beelen;Bernd U. Komanschek;Larry W. Beck

Frequent Co-Authors

Vladimir B. Kazansky
Vladimir B. Kazansky Russian Academy of Sciences
Evgeny A. Pidko
Evgeny A. Pidko Delft University of Technology
Aart W. Kleyn
Aart W. Kleyn Leiden University
Berend Smit
Berend Smit University of California, Berkeley
Matthew Neurock
Matthew Neurock University of Minnesota
Phl Peter Notten
Phl Peter Notten Eindhoven University of Technology
Robbert Duchateau
Robbert Duchateau University of Groningen
Juan M. Feliu
Juan M. Feliu University of Alicante
Patricia J. Kooyman
Patricia J. Kooyman University of Cape Town
Juergen Hafner
Juergen Hafner University of Vienna

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