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Chemistry
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2026

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Chemistry

D-Index
154
Citations
102933
World Ranking
110
National Ranking
56

Thomas J. Meyer 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 Thomas J. Meyer sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 1,075 publications — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Thomas J. Meyer 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 Thomas J. Meyer sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 154 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% 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

  • 2026 - Research.com Chemistry in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in United States Leader Award
  • 1994 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1994 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1982 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
  • 1975 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Thomas J. Meyer is affiliated with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas related to energy conversion and environmental sustainability, focusing extensively on CO2 reduction techniques, electrocatalysts, and advanced catalytic processes.

The scientist's recent publications include:

  • CO2 Reduction: From Homogeneous to Heterogeneous Electrocatalysis, 2020, Accounts of Chemical Research
  • Multiscale CO2 Electrocatalysis to C2+ Products: Reaction Mechanisms, Catalyst Design, and Device Fabrication, 2023, Chemical Reviews
  • Asymmetrical electrohydrogenation of CO2 to ethanol with copper-gold heterojunctions, 2023, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Heterointerface Engineering of Ni2P-Co2P Nanoframes for Efficient Water Splitting, 2021, Chemistry of Materials
  • Paired formate and H2 productions via efficient bifunctional Ni-Mo nitride nanowire electrocatalysts, 2022, Journal of Energy Chemistry

Frequent co-authors with whom Meyer has collaborated include:

  • Bing Shan
  • Degao Wang
  • Animesh Nayak
  • M. Kyle Brennaman
  • Benjamin D. Sherman

The scientist's work has been published in various venues, including:

  • UNC Libraries
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • Chemistry of Materials

Thomas J. Meyer's research spans several subfields of study:

  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Catalysis
  • Materials Chemistry
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

Main topics addressed in their work include:

  • CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts
  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Ionic liquids properties and applications
  • Ammonia Synthesis and Nitrogen Reduction
  • Advanced battery technologies research
  • Perovskite Materials and Applications

Thomas J. Meyer is also an author of books and contributed to the volume published by Interdisziplinäre Beiträge zu Medizin und Recht titled "Aktuelle Themen des Medizin- und Biorechts im 21. Jahrhundert" in 2023.

Their professional recognition includes membership and fellowships as follows:

  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences (1994)
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1994)
  • Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation (1982)
  • Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation (1975)

Best Publications

  • Mixed phosphine 2,2'-bipyridine complexes of ruthenium

    B. P. Sullivan;D. J. Salmon;T. J. Meyer

  • Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer

    David R. Weinberg;Christopher J. Gagliardi;Jonathan F. Hull;Christine Fecenko Murphy

  • Chemical approaches to artificial photosynthesis

    Thomas J. Meyer

  • Contemporary Issues in Electron Transfer Research

    Paul F. Barbara;Thomas J. Meyer;Mark A. Ratner

  • Comprehensive Coordination Chemistry II

    Jon A. McCleverty;Thomas J. Meyer

  • Application of the energy gap law to nonradiative, excited-state decay

    Jonathan V. Caspar;Thomas J. Meyer

  • Photochemistry of Ru( bpy)32+. Solvent Effects

    Jonathan V. Caspar;Thomas J. Meyer

  • CATALYTIC OXIDATION OF WATER BY AN OXO-BRIDGED RUTHENIUM DIMER

    S. W. Gersten;G. J. Samuels;T. J. Meyer

  • The localized-to-delocalized transition in mixed-valence chemistry.

    Konstantinos D. Demadis;Chris M. Hartshorn;Thomas J. Meyer

  • Nanostructured Tin Catalysts for Selective Electrochemical Reduction of Carbon Dioxide to Formate

    Sheng Zhang;Peng Kang;Thomas J Meyer

  • Chemical approaches to artificial photosynthesis. 2.

    James H Alstrum-Acevedo;M Kyle Brennaman;Thomas J Meyer

  • Photochemistry of metal coordination complexes: metal to ligand charge transfer excited states

    Thomas J. Meyer

  • Making Oxygen with Ruthenium Complexes

    Javier J. Concepcion;Jonah W. Jurss;M. Kyle Brennaman;Paul G. Hoertz

  • Medium Effects on Charge Transfer in Metal Complexes.

    Pingyun Chen;Thomas J. Meyer

  • Application of the energy gap law to the decay of charge-transfer excited states

    Jonathan V. Caspar;Edward M. Kober;B. Patrick Sullivan;Thomas J. Meyer

  • Rectifying interfaces using two-layer films of electrochemically polymerized vinylpyridine and vinylbipyridine complexes of ruthenium and iron on electrodes

    H. D. Abruna;P. Denisevich;M. Umana;Thomas J. Meyer

  • One site is enough. Catalytic water oxidation by [Ru(tpy)(bpm)(OH2)]2+ and [Ru(tpy)(bpz)(OH2)]2+.

    Javier J. Concepcion;Jonah W. Jurss;Joseph L. Templeton;Thomas J. Meyer

  • Application of the energy gap law to excited-state decay of osmium(II)-polypyridine complexes: calculation of relative nonradiative decay rates from emission spectral profiles

    Edward M. Kober;Jonathan V. Caspar;Jonathan V. Caspar;Richard S. Lumpkin;Thomas J. Meyer

  • Photochemistry of tris(2,2'-bipyridine)ruthenium(2+) ion

    Bill Durham;Bill Durham;Jonathan V. Caspar;Jeffrey K. Nagle;Thomas J. Meyer

  • Polyethylenimine-Enhanced Electrocatalytic Reduction of CO2 to Formate at Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Nanomaterials

    Sheng Zhang;Peng Kang;Stephen M. Ubnoske;M. Kyle Brennaman

  • Chemical approaches to artificial photosynthesis

    Javier J. Concepcion;Ralph L. House;John M. Papanikolas;Thomas J. Meyer

  • Photochemistry of tris(2,2'-bipyridine)ruthenium(2+) ion (Ru(bpy)32+). Solvent effects

    Jonathan V. Caspar;Thomas J. Meyer

Frequent Co-Authors

Javier J. Concepcion
Javier J. Concepcion Brookhaven National Laboratory
Zuofeng Chen
Zuofeng Chen Tongji University
Jon R. Schoonover
Jon R. Schoonover Los Alamos National Laboratory
Peter S. White
Peter S. White University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Werner Hohenberger
Werner Hohenberger University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Kenneth Hanson
Kenneth Hanson Florida State University
Joseph L. Templeton
Joseph L. Templeton University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Royce W. Murray
Royce W. Murray University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Gerald J. Meyer
Gerald J. Meyer University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Burkard Hillebrands
Burkard Hillebrands Technical University of Kaiserslautern

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