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Materials Science

D-Index
84
Citations
32346
World Ranking
2220
National Ranking
79

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Sean C. Smith publication distribution in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Materials Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Sean C. Smith sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 373 publications — 74th percentile

74% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more.

Sean C. Smith D-index placement in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Materials Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Sean C. Smith sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 84 D-Index — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Australia Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Australia Leader Award

Overview

Sean C. Smith is affiliated with the Australian National University in Australia. Their research primarily spans the fields of Engineering and Energy, with focused contributions in subfields such as Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Catalysis, and Biomedical Engineering.

Their work frequently addresses topics related to electrocatalysts for energy conversion, advanced battery technologies, carbon dioxide reduction techniques and catalysts, advanced photocatalysis techniques, advancements in battery materials, semiconductor materials and devices, and catalytic processes in materials science.

Sean C. Smith has published multiple papers in prominent venues, including:

  • Direct insights into the role of epoxy groups on cobalt sites for acidic H2O2 production (2020, Nature Communications)
  • A single-Pt-atom-on-Ru-nanoparticle electrocatalyst for CO-resilient methanol oxidation (2022, Nature Catalysis)
  • Modulating Pt-O-Pt atomic clusters with isolated cobalt atoms for enhanced hydrogen evolution catalysis (2022, Nature Communications)
  • Single-phase perovskite oxide with super-exchange induced atomic-scale synergistic active centers enables ultrafast hydrogen evolution (2020, Nature Communications)
  • Intrinsic ORR Activity Enhancement of Pt Atomic Sites by Engineering the d-Band Center via Local Coordination Tuning (2021, Angewandte Chemie International Edition)

The venues where Sean C. Smith most frequently publishes include Advanced Theory and Simulations, Nature Communications, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Angewandte Chemie, and Acta Crystallographica Section B Structural Science Crystal Engineering and Materials.

Collaborations are a significant aspect of Sean C. Smith's research activities. Their frequent coauthors are Xin Tan, Dirk König, Chuan Zhao, Hassan A. Tahini, and Chen Jia.

Best Publications

  • Anatase TiO(2) single crystals with a large percentage of reactive facets

    Hua Gui Yang;Cheng Hua Sun;Shi Zhang Qiao;Jin Zou

  • Theory of Unimolecular and Recombination Reactions

    Robert G. Gilbert;Sean C. Smith

  • Unique Electronic Structure Induced High Photoreactivity of Sulfur-Doped Graphitic C3N4

    Gang Liu;Ping Niu;Chenghua Sun;Sean Campbell Smith

  • Solvothermal synthesis and photoreactivity of anatase TiO(2) nanosheets with dominant {001} facets.

    Hua Gui Yang;Gang Liu;Shi Zhang Qiao;Cheng Hua Sun

  • Nanoporous Graphitic-C3N4@Carbon Metal-Free Electrocatalysts for Highly Efficient Oxygen Reduction

    Yao Zheng;Yan Jiao;Jun Chen;Jian Liu

  • Isolated Diatomic Ni-Fe Metal-Nitrogen Sites for Synergistic Electroreduction of CO2.

    Wenhao Ren;Xin Tan;Wanfeng Yang;Chen Jia

  • Phosphorene: Fabrication, Properties, and Applications.

    Liangzhi Kou;Changfeng Chen;Sean C. Smith

  • Carbon-based nanomaterials for removal of chemical and biological contaminants from water: A review of mechanisms and applications

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  • Hybrid Graphene and Graphitic Carbon Nitride Nanocomposite: Gap Opening, Electron–Hole Puddle, Interfacial Charge Transfer, and Enhanced Visible Light Response

    Aijun Du;Stefano Sanvito;Zhen Li;Dawei Wang

  • Understanding the enhancement in photoelectrochemical properties of photocatalytically prepared TiO2-reduced graphene oxide composite

    Nicholas J. Bell;Yun Hau Ng;Aijun Du;Hans Coster

  • Nanosized anatase TiO2 single crystals for enhanced photocatalytic activity

    Gang Liu;Chenghua Sun;Hua Gui Yang;Sean C Smith

  • Graphdiyne: a versatile nanomaterial for electronics and hydrogen purification

    Yan Jiao;Aijun Du;Marlies Hankel;Zhonghua Zhu

  • Multifunctional porous graphene for nanoelectronics and hydrogen storage : new properties revealed by first principle calculations

    Aijun Du;Zhonghua Zhu;Sean C. Smith

  • Band-to-Band Visible-Light Photon Excitation and Photoactivity Induced by Homogeneous Nitrogen Doping in Layered Titanates

    Gang Liu;Lianzhou Wang;Chenghua Sun;Xiaoxia Yan

  • Direct insights into the role of epoxy groups on cobalt sites for acidic H2O2 production

    Qingran Zhang;Xin Tan;Nicholas M. Bedford;Zhaojun Han;Zhaojun Han

  • Titania-water interactions: a review of theoretical studies

    Chenghua Sun;Chenghua Sun;Li-Min Liu;Annabella Selloni;Gao Qing (Max) Lu

  • First-principles prediction of metal-free magnetism and intrinsic half-metallicity in graphitic carbon nitride.

    Aijun Du;Stefano Sanvito;Sean C. Smith

  • Single Mo1(Cr1) Atom on Nitrogen-Doped Graphene Enables Highly Selective Electroreduction of Nitrogen into Ammonia

    Wanghui Zhao;Lifu Zhang;Qiquan Luo;Zhenpeng Hu

  • Hybrid Graphene/Titania Nanocomposite: Interface Charge Transfer, Hole Doping, and Sensitization for Visible Light Response

    Aijun Du;Yun Hau Ng;Nicholas J. Bell;Zhonghua Zhu

  • Boosting Oxygen Evolution Reaction by Creating Both Metal Ion and Lattice-Oxygen Active Sites in a Complex Oxide.

    Yinlong Zhu;Hassan A. Tahini;Zhiwei Hu;Zhi-Gang Chen

  • Nanosized anatase TiO2 single crystals for enhancedphotocatalytic activity

    Gang Liu;Chenghua Sun;Huagui Yang;Sean C. Smith

Frequent Co-Authors

Aijun Du
Aijun Du Queensland University of Technology
Gao Qing Lu
Gao Qing Lu University of Surrey
Chenghua Sun
Chenghua Sun Swinburne University of Technology
Zhonghua Zhu
Zhonghua Zhu University of Queensland
Xiangdong Yao
Xiangdong Yao Sun Yat-sen University
Liangzhi Kou
Liangzhi Kou Queensland University of Technology
Qiao Sun
Qiao Sun Soochow University
Rose Amal
Rose Amal University of New South Wales
Yan Jiao
Yan Jiao University of Adelaide
Hui-Ming Cheng
Hui-Ming Cheng Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology

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