2026 Wilson A. Smith: Engineering and Technology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Engineering and Technology	62	1896	1807	609	553	141	14312

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

1044
Citations
Controllable Hydrocarbon Formation from the Electrochemical Reduction of CO2 over Cu Nanowire Arrays

Ming Ma;Kristina Djanashvili;Wilson A. Smith

667
Citations
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

658
Citations
Probing the Reaction Mechanism of CO2 Electroreduction over Ag Films via Operando Infrared Spectroscopy

Nienke J. Firet;Wilson A. Smith

541
Citations
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

533
Citations
Photoelectrochemical Study of Nanostructured ZnO Thin Films for Hydrogen Generation from Water Splitting

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

524
Citations
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

512
Citations
Photoelectrochemical water splitting using dense and aligned TiO2 nanorod arrays.

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

486
Citations
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

428
Citations
Pathways to electrochemical solar-hydrogen technologies

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

336
Citations
In Situ Infrared Spectroscopy Reveals Persistent Alkalinity near Electrode Surfaces during CO2 Electroreduction.

Kailun Yang;Recep Kas;Wilson A. Smith

270
Citations
Zero-Gap Electrochemical CO2 Reduction Cells: Challenges and Operational Strategies for Prevention of Salt Precipitation

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263
Citations
Introductory Guide to Assembling and Operating Gas Diffusion Electrodes for Electrochemical CO2 Reduction

Kai Liu;Wilson A. Smith;Thomas Burdyny

235
Citations
Photocharged BiVO4 photoanodes for improved solar water splitting

Bartek J. Trześniewski;Wilson A. Smith

235
Citations
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

234
Citations
Selective electrochemical reduction of CO2 to CO on CuO-derived Cu nanowires

Ming Ma;Kristina Djanashvili;Wilson A. Smith

222
Citations
Plasmonic nanoparticle-semiconductor composites for efficient solar water splitting

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

221
Citations
Interfacial band-edge energetics for solar fuels production

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

217
Citations
Insights and Challenges for Applying Bipolar Membranes in Advanced Electrochemical Energy Systems

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

217
Citations
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

216
Citations
Bipolar Membrane-Assisted Solar Water Splitting in Optimal pH

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

211
Citations
Pathways to Industrial-Scale Fuel Out of Thin Air from CO2 Electrolysis

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

210
Citations
Near-complete suppression of surface losses and total internal quantum efficiency in BiVO4 photoanodes

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

193
Citations