Beng Jit Tan

2.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
20 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Beng Jit Tan is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Beng Jit Tan has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Materials Chemistry, 5 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 5 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Beng Jit Tan's work include Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (9 papers), Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (4 papers) and Boron and Carbon Nanomaterials Research (4 papers). Beng Jit Tan is often cited by papers focused on Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (9 papers), Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (4 papers) and Boron and Carbon Nanomaterials Research (4 papers). Beng Jit Tan collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Belgium. Beng Jit Tan's co-authors include Kenneth J. Klabunde, Peter M. A. Sherwood, Yong Xi Li, Steven L. Suib, Francis S. Galasso, Lu Shen, William S. Willis, Hiroyoshi Kanai, Tsunehiro Tanaka and Luming Shen and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Chemistry of Materials and Langmuir.

In The Last Decade

Beng Jit Tan

18 papers receiving 1.7k citations

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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.

XPS studies of solvated metal atom dispersed (SMAD) catalysts. Evidence for layered cobalt-manganese particles on alumina and silica

1991 983 citations Beng Jit Tan, Kenneth J. Klabunde et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy studies of solvated metal atom dispersed catalysts. Monometallic iron and bimetallic iron-cobalt particles on alumina

1990 467 citations Beng Jit Tan, Kenneth J. Klabunde et al. Chemistry of Materials profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Beng Jit Tan United States	11	888	641	437	368	336	20	1.8k
G. Nansé France	15	840 0.9×	502 0.8×	230 0.5×	268 0.7×	325 1.0×	20	1.6k
M. Gracia Spain	18	1.0k 1.1×	869 1.4×	547 1.3×	606 1.6×	249 0.7×	51	2.1k
V. Di Castro Italy	19	909 1.0×	764 1.2×	249 0.6×	269 0.7×	160 0.5×	60	1.6k
Brian R. Strohmeier United States	18	1.3k 1.5×	707 1.1×	225 0.5×	219 0.6×	471 1.4×	39	2.3k
Yu. Koltypin Israel	29	1.7k 1.9×	770 1.2×	739 1.7×	446 1.2×	209 0.6×	37	2.7k
S. Badrinarayanan India	19	1.0k 1.2×	646 1.0×	599 1.4×	159 0.4×	270 0.8×	57	1.9k
Motohide Matsuda Japan	26	1.3k 1.4×	566 0.9×	331 0.8×	492 1.3×	271 0.8×	134	2.2k
H. Murphy United Kingdom	11	1.1k 1.3×	838 1.3×	308 0.7×	428 1.2×	165 0.5×	14	2.1k
Philippe Fioux France	24	1.1k 1.3×	661 1.0×	307 0.7×	358 1.0×	466 1.4×	54	2.1k
Zhisong Li China	12	912 1.0×	629 1.0×	261 0.6×	466 1.3×	409 1.2×	26	1.8k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Tan, Beng Jit, et al.. (2025). Recent developments and challenges of molecular design in linear cyanido-bridged multimetallic complexes. Dalton Transactions. 54(11). 4396–4404.

Song, Ying, et al.. (2025). Protonation‐Induced Reversible Switching of Electronic Delocalization in a Linear Ru–Ru–Ru Complex. Chemistry - A European Journal. 31(32). e202500617–e202500617.

Shen, Lu, Beng Jit Tan, William S. Willis, Francis S. Galasso, & Steven L. Suib. (1994). Characterization of Dip‐Coated Boron Nitride on Silicon Carbide Fibers. Journal of the American Ceramic Society. 77(4). 1011–1016. 47 indexed citations

Tan, Beng Jit, et al.. (1994). Thermodynamic Analysis and Synthesis of Zirconium Nitride by Thermal Nitridation of Sol-Gel Zirconium Oxide. Chemistry of Materials. 6(7). 918–926. 14 indexed citations

Tan, Beng Jit, et al.. (1993). Investigation of the surface chemistry of Teflon. 1. Effect of low energy argon ion irradiation on surface structure. Langmuir. 9(3). 740–748. 21 indexed citations

Efstathiou, Angelos M., Beng Jit Tan, & Steven L. Suib. (1993). CO-Induced Changes in the Oxidation State of Rhodium Supported on MgO: X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopic Study. Journal of Catalysis. 140(2). 564–574. 3 indexed citations

Tan, Beng Jit, et al.. (1992). Thermodynamic analysis of the thermal nitridation of aluminum oxide by ammonia and methane. Chemistry of Materials. 4(3). 648–657. 2 indexed citations

Tan, Beng Jit, et al.. (1991). CVD Mo, W and Cr oxycarbide, carbide and silicide coatings on SiC yarn. Journal of Materials Science. 26(8). 2107–2110. 11 indexed citations

Klabunde, Kenneth J., Yong Xi Li, & Beng Jit Tan. (1991). Solvated metal atom dispersed catalysts. Chemistry of Materials. 3(1). 30–39. 105 indexed citations

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Shen, Luming, Beng Jit Tan, & Steven L. Suib. (1991). Dip Coating of Boron Nitride Thin Films on Nicalon Fibers. MRS Proceedings. 249. 5 indexed citations

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Tan, Beng Jit, Kenneth J. Klabunde, & Peter M. A. Sherwood. (1991). XPS studies of solvated metal atom dispersed (SMAD) catalysts. Evidence for layered cobalt-manganese particles on alumina and silica. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 113(3). 855–861. 983 indexed citations breakdown →

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Tan, Beng Jit, et al.. (1991). Preparation of nickel carbide ultrafine particles by metal vapor methods. Chemistry of Materials. 3(5). 947–952. 34 indexed citations

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Tan, Beng Jit, et al.. (1991). Effect of microwave nitrogen plasma treatment on Nicalon fibers. Chemistry of Materials. 3(4). 652–660. 5 indexed citations

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Tan, Beng Jit, et al.. (1991). Chemical vapor deposition TiN coating on silicon carbide coated boron fibers. Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A Vacuum Surfaces and Films. 9(4). 2196–2203. 7 indexed citations

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Tan, Beng Jit, et al.. (1991). Spectroscopic characterization of CVD titanium coating on silicon carbide (SiC) coated boron fibers. Chemistry of Materials. 3(2). 368–378. 9 indexed citations

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Tan, Beng Jit, Peter M. A. Sherwood, & Kenneth J. Klabunde. (1990). XPS studies of gold films prepared from nonaqueous gold colloids. Langmuir. 6(1). 105–113. 14 indexed citations

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Tan, Beng Jit, Kenneth J. Klabunde, & Peter M. A. Sherwood. (1990). X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy studies of solvated metal atom dispersed catalysts. Monometallic iron and bimetallic iron-cobalt particles on alumina. Chemistry of Materials. 2(2). 186–191. 467 indexed citations breakdown →

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Tan, Beng Jit, et al.. (1988). An EXAFS study of cobalt-manganese/silica bimetallic solvated metal atom dispersed (SMAD) catalysts. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 110(18). 5951–5958. 26 indexed citations

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Tan, Beng Jit, et al.. (1988). ChemInform Abstract: An EXAFS Study of Co‐Mn/SiO2 Bimetallic Solvated Metal Atom Dispersed (SMAD) Catalysts.. ChemInform. 19(46). 2 indexed citations

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Kanai, Hiroyoshi, Beng Jit Tan, & Kenneth J. Klabunde. (1986). Fischer-Tropsch reactions over mono- and bimetallic solvated metal atom dispersed catalysts. Langmuir. 2(6). 760–765. 10 indexed citations

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