Anand Udaykumar Nilekar

6.7k total citations · 5 hit papers
21 papers, 5.9k citations indexed

About

Anand Udaykumar Nilekar is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Anand Udaykumar Nilekar has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 5.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Materials Chemistry, 13 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and 9 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Anand Udaykumar Nilekar's work include Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (13 papers), Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (13 papers) and Fuel Cells and Related Materials (6 papers). Anand Udaykumar Nilekar is often cited by papers focused on Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (13 papers), Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (13 papers) and Fuel Cells and Related Materials (6 papers). Anand Udaykumar Nilekar collaborates with scholars based in United States, Denmark and Sweden. Anand Udaykumar Nilekar's co-authors include Manos Mavrikakis, Bryan W. Eichhorn, Selim Alayoǧlu, Radoslav R. Adžić, Kotaro Sasaki, Peter Ferrin, Miomir B. Vukmirovic, Junliang Zhang, Shampa Kandoi and Manuel Ojeda and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Anand Udaykumar Nilekar

21 papers receiving 5.8k citations

Hit Papers

Ru–Pt core–shell nanoparticles for preferential oxidation... 2007 2026 2013 2019 2008 2007 2010 2010 2012 250 500 750 1000
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Ru–Pt core–shell nanoparticles for preferential oxidation of carbon monoxide in hydrogen
    2008 1.1k citations Selim Alayoǧlu, Anand Udaykumar Nilekar et al. Nature Materials profile →
  2. Platinum Monolayer Fuel Cell Electrocatalysts
    2007 723 citations Radoslav R. Adžić, Junliang Zhang et al. Topics in Catalysis profile →
  3. Alkali-Stabilized Pt-OH x Species Catalyze Low-Temperature Water-Gas Shift Reactions
    2010 658 citations Yanping Zhai, Rui Si et al. Science profile →
  4. CO activation pathways and the mechanism of Fischer–Tropsch synthesis
    2010 502 citations Manuel Ojeda, Rahul Nabar et al. Journal of Catalysis profile →
  5. Hydrogen adsorption, absorption and diffusion on and in transition metal surfaces: A DFT study
    2012 420 citations Peter Ferrin, Shampa Kandoi et al. Surface Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Anand Udaykumar Nilekar United States 18 3.7k 3.7k 2.2k 1.6k 666 21 5.9k
Simone Piccinin Italy 33 3.0k 0.8× 3.4k 0.9× 2.0k 0.9× 1.1k 0.7× 629 0.9× 78 5.2k
Travis E. Jones Germany 39 3.3k 0.9× 5.6k 1.5× 3.8k 1.8× 1.2k 0.7× 1.3k 1.9× 123 7.8k
Stefanie Kühl Germany 32 4.0k 1.1× 5.1k 1.4× 2.5k 1.2× 3.7k 2.2× 650 1.0× 53 7.9k
Berit Hinnemann Denmark 32 4.7k 1.3× 4.4k 1.2× 2.4k 1.1× 1.3k 0.8× 314 0.5× 43 7.7k
Joaquin Resasco United States 28 2.9k 0.8× 5.3k 1.4× 2.0k 0.9× 2.6k 1.6× 764 1.1× 43 6.7k
David Thompsett United Kingdom 38 2.9k 0.8× 1.7k 0.5× 1.3k 0.6× 1.3k 0.8× 317 0.5× 122 4.2k
YongMan Choi United States 47 6.0k 1.6× 4.3k 1.2× 3.9k 1.8× 1.5k 0.9× 482 0.7× 103 8.6k
Jane H. Nielsen Denmark 19 6.0k 1.6× 8.3k 2.2× 5.3k 2.4× 1000 0.6× 786 1.2× 30 10.7k
Y. L. Soo Taiwan 38 3.2k 0.9× 2.6k 0.7× 1.4k 0.7× 1.4k 0.9× 146 0.2× 136 5.5k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Rossmeisl, Jan, Peter Ferrin, Georgios A. Tritsaris, et al.. (2012). Bifunctional anode catalysts for direct methanol fuel cells. Energy & Environmental Science. 5(8). 8335–8335. 156 indexed citations
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Ferrin, Peter, Shampa Kandoi, Anand Udaykumar Nilekar, & Manos Mavrikakis. (2012). Hydrogen adsorption, absorption and diffusion on and in transition metal surfaces: A DFT study. Surface Science. 606(7-8). 679–689. 420 indexed citations breakdown →
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Nilekar, Anand Udaykumar, Kotaro Sasaki, Carrie A. Farberow, Radoslav R. Adžić, & Manos Mavrikakis. (2011). Mixed-Metal Pt Monolayer Electrocatalysts with Improved CO Tolerance. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 133(46). 18574–18576. 70 indexed citations
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Zhai, Yanping, Rui Si, Weiling Deng, et al.. (2010). Alkali-Stabilized Pt-OH x Species Catalyze Low-Temperature Water-Gas Shift Reactions. Science. 329(5999). 1633–1636. 658 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ojeda, Manuel, Rahul Nabar, Anand Udaykumar Nilekar, et al.. (2010). CO activation pathways and the mechanism of Fischer–Tropsch synthesis. Journal of Catalysis. 272(2). 287–297. 502 indexed citations breakdown →
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Nilekar, Anand Udaykumar, Selim Alayoǧlu, Bryan W. Eichhorn, & Manos Mavrikakis. (2010). Preferential CO Oxidation in Hydrogen: Reactivity of Core−Shell Nanoparticles. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 132(21). 7418–7428. 256 indexed citations
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Ojeda, Manuel, Anwu Li, Rahul Nabar, et al.. (2010). Kinetically Relevant Steps and H2/D2Isotope Effects in Fischer−Tropsch Synthesis on Fe and Co Catalysts. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 114(46). 19761–19770. 116 indexed citations
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Ford, Denise C., Anand Udaykumar Nilekar, Ye Xu, & Manos Mavrikakis. (2010). Partial and complete reduction of O2 by hydrogen on transition metal surfaces. Surface Science. 604(19-20). 1565–1575. 196 indexed citations
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Ferrin, Peter, Anand Udaykumar Nilekar, Jeff Greeley, Manos Mavrikakis, & Jan Rossmeisl. (2008). Reactivity descriptors for direct methanol fuel cell anode catalysts. Surface Science. 602(21). 3424–3431. 167 indexed citations
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Nilekar, Anand Udaykumar, A. V. Ruban, & Manos Mavrikakis. (2008). Surface segregation energies in low-index open surfaces of bimetallic transition metal alloys. Surface Science. 603(1). 91–96. 92 indexed citations
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Alayoǧlu, Selim, Anand Udaykumar Nilekar, Manos Mavrikakis, & Bryan W. Eichhorn. (2008). Ru–Pt core–shell nanoparticles for preferential oxidation of carbon monoxide in hydrogen. Nature Materials. 7(4). 333–338. 1109 indexed citations breakdown →
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Nilekar, Anand Udaykumar & Manos Mavrikakis. (2008). Improved oxygen reduction reactivity of platinum monolayers on transition metal surfaces. Surface Science. 602(14). L89–L94. 187 indexed citations
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Mitsui, Toshiyuki, et al.. (2007). Manipulation and Patterning of the Surface Hydrogen Concentration on Pd(111) by Electric Fields. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 46(30). 5757–5761. 16 indexed citations
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Knudsen, Jan, Anand Udaykumar Nilekar, Ronnie T. Vang, et al.. (2007). A Cu/Pt Near-Surface Alloy for Water−Gas Shift Catalysis. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 129(20). 6485–6490. 207 indexed citations
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Nilekar, Anand Udaykumar, Ye Xu, Junliang Zhang, et al.. (2007). Bimetallic and Ternary Alloys for Improved Oxygen Reduction Catalysis. Topics in Catalysis. 46(3-4). 276–284. 187 indexed citations
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Mitsui, Toshiyuki, et al.. (2007). Manipulation and Patterning of the Surface Hydrogen Concentration on Pd(111) by Electric Fields. Angewandte Chemie. 119(30). 5859–5863. 15 indexed citations
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Nilekar, Anand Udaykumar, Jeff Greeley, & Manos Mavrikakis. (2006). A Simple Rule of Thumb for Diffusion on Transition‐Metal Surfaces. Angewandte Chemie. 118(42). 7204–7207. 8 indexed citations
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Nilekar, Anand Udaykumar, Jeff Greeley, & Manos Mavrikakis. (2006). A Simple Rule of Thumb for Diffusion on Transition‐Metal Surfaces. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 45(42). 7046–7049. 115 indexed citations
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Vukmirovic, Miomir B., Junliang Zhang, Kotaro Sasaki, et al.. (2006). Platinum monolayer electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction. Electrochimica Acta. 52(6). 2257–2263. 210 indexed citations
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Zhang, Junliang, Miomir B. Vukmirovic, Kotaro Sasaki, et al.. (2005). Mixed-Metal Pt Monolayer Electrocatalysts for Enhanced Oxygen Reduction Kinetics. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 127(36). 12480–12481. 482 indexed citations

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