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D-Index
62
Citations
14312
World Ranking
1898
National Ranking
610

Wilson A. Smith publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Engineering and Technology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Wilson A. Smith sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 141 publications — 23rd percentile

23% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more.

Wilson A. Smith D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Wilson A. Smith sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 62 D-Index — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more.

Overview

Wilson A. Smith is affiliated with Delft University of Technology in Netherlands. Their research primarily encompasses the fields of Energy, Engineering, and Chemical Engineering, with a significant emphasis on subfields such as Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Catalysis, Materials Chemistry, and Electrochemistry.

The scientist's main research topics include:

  • CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts
  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Ionic liquids properties and applications
  • Advanced battery technologies research
  • Electrochemical Analysis and Applications
  • Ammonia Synthesis and Nitrogen Reduction
  • Fuel Cells and Related Materials

Wilson A. Smith has frequently published in several key venues, including:

  • ECS Meeting Abstracts
  • ACS Energy Letters
  • ACS Catalysis
  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • Journal of The Electrochemical Society

Recent research papers by Smith demonstrate the focus and scope of their work. These include:

  • Facet-Dependent Selectivity of Cu Catalysts in Electrochemical CO2 Reduction at Commercially Viable Current Densities, 2020, ACS Catalysis
  • Role of the Carbon-Based Gas Diffusion Layer on Flooding in a Gas Diffusion Electrode Cell for Electrochemical CO2 Reduction, 2020, ACS Energy Letters
  • Decarbonization of the chemical industry through electrification: Barriers and opportunities, 2023, Joule
  • Zero-Gap Electrochemical CO2 Reduction Cells: Challenges and Operational Strategies for Prevention of Salt Precipitation, 2022, ACS Energy Letters
  • Liquid-Solid Boundaries Dominate Activity of CO2 Reduction on Gas-Diffusion Electrodes, 2020, ACS Catalysis

Smith collaborates frequently with other researchers, including:

  • Thomas Burdyny
  • Recep Kaş
  • K.C. Neyerlin
  • Nathan T. Nesbitt
  • Paige Brimley

Best Publications

  • CO 2 reduction on gas-diffusion electrodes and why catalytic performance must be assessed at commercially-relevant conditions

    Thomas Burdyny;Wilson A. Smith

  • Controllable Hydrocarbon Formation from the Electrochemical Reduction of CO2 over Cu Nanowire Arrays

    Ming Ma;Kristina Djanashvili;Wilson A. Smith

  • In Situ Observation of Active Oxygen Species in Fe-Containing Ni-Based Oxygen Evolution Catalysts: The Effect of pH on Electrochemical Activity

    Bartek J. Trześniewski;Oscar Diaz-Morales;David A. Vermaas;Alessandro Longo

  • Probing the Reaction Mechanism of CO2 Electroreduction over Ag Films via Operando Infrared Spectroscopy

    Nienke J. Firet;Wilson A. Smith

  • Selective and Efficient Reduction of Carbon Dioxide to Carbon Monoxide on Oxide-Derived Nanostructured Silver Electrocatalysts

    Ming Ma;Ming Ma;Bartek J. Trześniewski;Jie Xie;Wilson A. Smith

  • Photoelectrochemical Study of Nanostructured ZnO Thin Films for Hydrogen Generation from Water Splitting

    Abraham Wolcott;Wilson A. Smith;Tevye R. Kuykendall;Yiping Zhao

  • Facet-Dependent Selectivity of Cu Catalysts in Electrochemical CO 2 Reduction at Commercially Viable Current Densities

    Gian Luca De Gregorio;Thomas Burdyny;Anna Loiudice;Pranit Iyengar

  • Photoelectrochemical water splitting using dense and aligned TiO2 nanorod arrays.

    Abraham Wolcott;Wilson A. Smith;Tevye R. Kuykendall;Yiping Zhao

  • Role of the Carbon-Based Gas Diffusion Layer on Flooding in a Gas Diffusion Electrode Cell for Electrochemical CO 2 Reduction

    Kailun Yang;Recep Kas;Wilson A. Smith;Wilson A. Smith;Thomas Burdyny

  • Pathways to electrochemical solar-hydrogen technologies

    Shane Ardo;David Fernandez Rivas;Miguel A. Modestino;Verena Schulze Greiving

  • In Situ Infrared Spectroscopy Reveals Persistent Alkalinity near Electrode Surfaces during CO2 Electroreduction.

    Kailun Yang;Recep Kas;Wilson A. Smith

  • Zero-Gap Electrochemical CO2 Reduction Cells: Challenges and Operational Strategies for Prevention of Salt Precipitation

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  • Introductory Guide to Assembling and Operating Gas Diffusion Electrodes for Electrochemical CO2 Reduction

    Kai Liu;Wilson A. Smith;Thomas Burdyny

  • Photocharged BiVO4 photoanodes for improved solar water splitting

    Bartek J. Trześniewski;Wilson A. Smith

  • Interfacial engineering of metal-insulator-semiconductor junctions for efficient and stable photoelectrochemical water oxidation.

    Ibadillah A. Digdaya;Gede W. P. Adhyaksa;Bartek J. Trześniewski;Erik C. Garnett

  • Selective electrochemical reduction of CO2 to CO on CuO-derived Cu nanowires

    Ming Ma;Kristina Djanashvili;Wilson A. Smith

  • Plasmonic nanoparticle-semiconductor composites for efficient solar water splitting

    M. Valenti;Magnus Jonsson;G. Biskos;G. Biskos;A. Schmidt-Ott

  • Interfacial band-edge energetics for solar fuels production

    Wilson A. Smith;Ian D. Sharp;Nicholas C. Strandwitz;Juan Bisquert;Juan Bisquert

  • Insights and Challenges for Applying Bipolar Membranes in Advanced Electrochemical Energy Systems

    Marijn A. Blommaert;David Aili;Ramato Ashu Tufa;Qingfeng Li

  • Modeling the electrical double layer to understand the reaction environment in a CO2 electrocatalytic system

    Divya Bohra;Jehanzeb H. Chaudhry;Thomas Burdyny;Evgeny A. Pidko

  • Bipolar Membrane-Assisted Solar Water Splitting in Optimal pH

    Jingshan Luo;David A. Vermaas;Dongqin Bi;Anders Hagfeldt

  • Pathways to Industrial-Scale Fuel Out of Thin Air from CO2 Electrolysis

    Wilson A. Smith;Thomas Burdyny;David A. Vermaas;Hans Geerlings;Hans Geerlings

  • Near-complete suppression of surface losses and total internal quantum efficiency in BiVO4 photoanodes

    Bartek J. Trześniewski;Ibadillah A. Digdaya;Tetsuro Nagaki;Sandheep Ravishankar

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas Burdyny
Thomas Burdyny Delft University of Technology
David A. Vermaas
David A. Vermaas Delft University of Technology
Yiping Zhao
Yiping Zhao University of Georgia
Bernard Dam
Bernard Dam Delft University of Technology
Arno H. M. Smets
Arno H. M. Smets Delft University of Technology
Miro Zeman
Miro Zeman Delft University of Technology
Evgeny A. Pidko
Evgeny A. Pidko Delft University of Technology
Alessandro Longo
Alessandro Longo European Synchrotron Radiation Facility
Kenneth C. Neyerlin
Kenneth C. Neyerlin National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Matjaz Valant
Matjaz Valant University of Nova Gorica

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