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Scott L. Anderson

Scott L. Anderson

University of Utah
United States

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
61
Citations
11216
World Ranking
9401
National Ranking
2646

Scott L. Anderson 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 Scott L. Anderson sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 269 publications — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

Scott L. Anderson 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 Scott L. Anderson sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 61 D-Index — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2010 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1988 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Scott L. Anderson is affiliated with the University of Utah in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on materials science, with significant contributions in materials chemistry and catalysis. Their work also extends into renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, organic chemistry, and biomedical engineering.

The scientist's research topics cover various areas including catalytic processes in materials science, catalysis and oxidation reactions, graphene research and applications, electrocatalysts for energy conversion, advanced chemical physics studies, carbon nanotubes in composites, and energetic materials and combustion.

Selected recent publications by Scott L. Anderson include:

  • Modular terpene synthesis enabled by mild electrochemical couplings, 2022, Science
  • Coking-Resistant Sub-Nano Dehydrogenation Catalysts: PtnSnx/SiO2 (n = 4, 7), 2020, ACS Catalysis
  • Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution at Full Atomic Utilization over ITO-Supported Sub-nano-Pt n Clusters: High, Size-Dependent Activity Controlled by Fluxional Pt Hydride Species, 2023, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Alloying with Sn Suppresses Sintering of Size-Selected Subnano Pt Clusters on SiO2 with and without Adsorbates, 2020, Chemistry of Materials
  • Got Coke? Self-Limiting Poisoning Makes an Ultra Stable and Selective Sub-Nano Cluster Catalyst, 2023, ACS Catalysis

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Anderson include:

  • Anastassia N. Alexandrova
  • Guangjing Li
  • Chris Y. Lau
  • Daniel J. Rodriguez
  • Abigail M. Friese

Their work has been published in a variety of scientific venues, with multiple articles appearing in:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • ACS Catalysis

Throughout their career, Anderson has been recognized by professional societies, being named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2010 and a Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in 1988.

Best Publications

  • Electronic Structure Controls Reactivity of Size-Selected Pd Clusters Adsorbed on TiO2 Surfaces

    William E. Kaden;Tianpin Wu;William A. Kunkel;Scott L. Anderson

  • CO oxidation on Aun/TiO2 catalysts produced by size-selected cluster deposition.

    Sungsik Lee;Chaoyang Fan;Tianpin Wu;Scott L. Anderson

  • Scalable and safe synthetic organic electroreduction inspired by Li-ion battery chemistry

    Byron K. Peters;Kevin X. Rodriguez;Solomon H. Reisberg;Sebastian B. Beil

  • Collision-induced dissociation and ab initio studies of boron cluster ions: determination of structures and stabilities

    Luke Hanley;Jerry L. Whitten;Scott L. Anderson

  • Collision‐induced dissociation of aluminum cluster ions: Fragmentation patterns, bond energies, and structures for Al+2–Al+7

    Luke Hanley;Stephen A. Ruatta;Scott L. Anderson

  • Oxide-Free, Catalyst-Coated, Fuel-Soluble, Air-Stable Boron Nanopowder as Combined Combustion Catalyst and High Energy Density Fuel

    Brian Van Devener;Jesus Paulo L. Perez;Joseph Jankovich;Scott L. Anderson

  • CHEMISTRY OF METAL AND SEMIMETAL CLUSTER IONS

    Denise C. Parent;Scott L. Anderson

  • Breakdown and Combustion of JP-10 Fuel Catalyzed by Nanoparticulate CeO2 and Fe2O3

    Brian Van Devener;Scott L. Anderson

  • Ethylene Dehydrogenation on Pt4,7,8 Clusters on Al2O3: Strong Cluster Size Dependence Linked to Preferred Catalyst Morphologies

    Eric T. Baxter;Mai Anh Ha;Ashley C. Cass;Anastassia N. Alexandrova;Anastassia N. Alexandrova

  • Strong Effects of Cluster Size and Air Exposure on Oxygen Reduction and Carbon Oxidation Electrocatalysis by Size-Selected Ptn (n ≤ 11) on Glassy Carbon Electrodes

    Sebastian Proch;Mark Wirth;Henry S. White;Scott L. Anderson

  • Collision of Li+ and Na+ with C60: Insertion, fragmentation, and thermionic emission.

    Zhimin Wan;James F. Christian;Scott L. Anderson

  • Agglomeration, support effects, and CO adsorption on Au/TiO2(110) prepared by ion beam deposition

    Sungsik Lee;Chaoyang Fan;Tianpin Wu;Scott L. Anderson

  • Production and collision-induced dissociation of small boron cluster ions

    Luke Hanley;Scott L. Anderson

  • Resonance-enhanced multiphoton ionization of molecular hydrogen via the E,F1Σg+ state: Photoelectron energy and angular distributions

    Scott L. Anderson;Glenn D. Kubiak;Richard N. Zare

  • Ne++C60: Collision energy and impact parameter dependence for endohedral complex formation, fragmentation, and charge transfer

    Zhimin Wan;James F. Christian;Scott L. Anderson

  • Boron Switch for Selectivity of Catalytic Dehydrogenation on Size-Selected Pt Clusters on Al2O3.

    Mai Anh Ha;Eric T. Baxter;Ashley C. Cass;Scott L. Anderson

  • Cluster size effects on CO oxidation activity, adsorbate affinity, and temporal behavior of model Aun TiO2 catalysts

    Sungsik Lee;Chaoyang Fan;Tianpin Wu;Scott L. Anderson

  • Interaction of boron cluster ions with water: Single collision dynamics and sequential etching

    Paul A. Hintz;Stephen A. Ruatta;Scott L. Anderson

  • Reactions of boron cluster ions (B+n, n=2–24) with N2O: NO versus NN bond activation as a function of size

    Paul A. Hintz;Marianne B. Sowa;Stephen A. Ruatta;Scott L. Anderson

  • Oxidation of small boron cluster ions (B + 1-13 ) by oxygen

    Luke Hanley;Scott L. Anderson

  • The effect of vibration and translational energy on the reaction dynamics of the H+2 +H2 system

    Scott L. Anderson;F. A. Houle;F. A. Houle;D. Gerlich;D. Gerlich;Y. T. Lee

Frequent Co-Authors

Luke Hanley
Luke Hanley University of Illinois at Chicago
Anastassia N. Alexandrova
Anastassia N. Alexandrova University of California, Los Angeles
Tianpin Wu
Tianpin Wu Argonne National Laboratory
Richard N. Zare
Richard N. Zare Stanford University
Michael A. Strauss
Michael A. Strauss University of Oklahoma
Gordon T. Richards
Gordon T. Richards Drexel University
Yuan-Pern Lee
Yuan-Pern Lee Academia Sinica
Randall E. Winans
Randall E. Winans Argonne National Laboratory
Robin D. Rogers
Robin D. Rogers University of Alabama
Henry S. White
Henry S. White University of Utah

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