Benjamín Solsona

11.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
157 papers, 10.1k citations indexed

About

Benjamín Solsona is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Catalysis and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Benjamín Solsona has authored 157 papers receiving a total of 10.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 141 papers in Materials Chemistry, 121 papers in Catalysis and 37 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Benjamín Solsona's work include Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (125 papers), Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions (119 papers) and Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies (29 papers). Benjamín Solsona is often cited by papers focused on Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (125 papers), Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions (119 papers) and Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies (29 papers). Benjamín Solsona collaborates with scholars based in Spain, United Kingdom and United States. Benjamín Solsona's co-authors include Tomás García, Graham J. Hutchings, Christopher J. Kiely, Albert F. Carley, J.M. López Nieto, Andrew A. Herzing, Jennifer K. Edwards, Stuart H. Taylor, Philip Landon and Ana Dejoz and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Chemistry of Materials.

In The Last Decade

Benjamín Solsona

152 papers receiving 10.0k citations

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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.

Solvent-Free Oxidation of Primary Alcohols to Aldehydes Using Au-Pd/TiO ₂ Catalysts

2006 1.9k citations Benjamín Solsona, Albert F. Carley et al. profile →
Switching Off Hydrogen Peroxide Hydrogenation in the Direct Synthesis Process

2009 839 citations Benjamín Solsona, Albert F. Carley et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Benjamín Solsona Spain	49	8.7k	5.6k	2.6k	2.6k	2.0k	157	10.1k
Guiyuan Jiang China	58	8.7k 1.0×	4.8k 0.9×	3.5k 1.4×	1.3k 0.5×	2.1k 1.1×	222	10.5k
Wangcheng Zhan China	55	9.0k 1.0×	5.4k 1.0×	2.5k 1.0×	1.9k 0.7×	2.4k 1.2×	258	10.6k
I. Rodríguez‐Ramos Spain	45	5.4k 0.6×	3.7k 0.7×	1.3k 0.5×	1.5k 0.6×	1.9k 1.0×	261	8.0k
Atsushi Satsuma Japan	61	8.7k 1.0×	5.4k 1.0×	2.1k 0.8×	3.3k 1.3×	2.9k 1.5×	274	12.3k
Wolfgang Grünert Germany	46	5.6k 0.6×	3.4k 0.6×	1.4k 0.5×	1.2k 0.5×	1.7k 0.8×	159	7.0k
Huilin Wan China	45	5.5k 0.6×	3.1k 0.5×	2.2k 0.9×	1.3k 0.5×	967 0.5×	275	7.8k
Magnus Skoglundh Sweden	53	8.3k 1.0×	5.8k 1.0×	1.6k 0.6×	1.0k 0.4×	3.0k 1.5×	236	9.3k
Jennifer K. Edwards United Kingdom	49	7.3k 0.8×	3.1k 0.6×	3.7k 1.4×	3.4k 1.3×	1.6k 0.8×	109	9.5k
Zhang‐Hui Lu China	56	7.9k 0.9×	3.9k 0.7×	2.5k 1.0×	1.7k 0.7×	770 0.4×	178	10.0k
Chun‐Jiang Jia China	51	8.0k 0.9×	3.9k 0.7×	4.9k 1.9×	1.8k 0.7×	1.1k 0.5×	141	11.1k

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García, Tomás, José Manuel Sáez López, R.M. Fernández‐Domene, et al.. (2025). Catalytic transformation of levulinic acid into γ-valerolactone with photoelectrocatalytic hydrogen using a novel one-unit set-up: Optimization of the preparation procedure of ruthenium-based catalyst. Chemical Engineering Journal. 505. 159444–159444. 2 indexed citations

Solsona, Benjamín, et al.. (2025). WO3 nanostructures for photoelectrocatalytic emerging pollutants degradation: influence of carboxylic acids on electrochemical anodization. Ceramics International. 51(28). 58219–58233.

Kreĉmarová, Marie, Juan F. Sánchez‐Royo, María Erans, et al.. (2025). Non-conventional hydrogen sources for the catalytic hydrogenation of biomass-derived levulinic acid to produce γ-valerolactone under mild conditions. Catalysis Today. 455. 115311–115311.

Sánchez‐Tovar, Rita, et al.. (2025). Catalytic activation of N2O on promoted NiO based materials: Valorization by oxidative dehydrogenation of ethane. Journal of Catalysis. 450. 116277–116277.

Dejoz, Ana, R.M. Fernández‐Domene, Antonia Infantes‐Molina, et al.. (2024). N₂O Assisted Ethane Transformation into Ethylene Using NiO−CeO₂−ZrO₂ Catalysts. ChemCatChem. 16(22). 2 indexed citations

Fernández‐Domene, R.M., et al.. (2024). Anodizing Tungsten Foil with Ionic Liquids for Enhanced Photoelectrochemical Applications. Materials. 17(6). 1243–1243. 4 indexed citations

Erans, María, et al.. (2024). Low temperature hydrogenation of levulinic acid into -valerolactone using hydrogen obtained by photoelectrochemical water splitting with optimized TiO2 nanostructures. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 79. 1044–1057. 6 indexed citations

Fernández‐Domene, R.M., et al.. (2023). Synthesis of CuO_x nanostructures in novel electrolytes under hydrodynamic conditions for photoelectrochemical applications. Dalton Transactions. 52(40). 14453–14464.

Solsona, Benjamín, et al.. (2021). Assessing the Electrochemical Performance of Different Nanostructured CeO2 Samples as Anodes for Lithium-Ion Batteries. Applied Sciences. 12(1). 22–22. 1 indexed citations

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Miguel, Pablo J., et al.. (2021). γ-valerolactone from levulinic acid and its esters: Substrate and reaction media determine the optimal catalyst. Applied Catalysis A General. 623. 118276–118276. 15 indexed citations

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Sanchís, Rut, et al.. (2020). Ni Supported on Natural Clays as a Catalyst for the Transformation of Levulinic Acid into γ-Valerolactone without the Addition of Molecular Hydrogen. Energies. 13(13). 3448–3448. 15 indexed citations

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García, Tomás, José Manuel López, J.M. López Nieto, et al.. (2015). Insights into the catalytic production of hydrogen from propane in the presence of oxygen: Cooperative presence of vanadium and gold catalysts. Fuel Processing Technology. 134. 290–296. 5 indexed citations

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García, Tomás, Ramón Murillo, Saı̈d Agouram, et al.. (2012). Highly dispersed encapsulated AuPd nanoparticles on ordered mesoporous carbons for the direct synthesis of H2O2 from molecular oxygen and hydrogen. Chemical Communications. 48(43). 5316–5316. 34 indexed citations

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Solsona, Benjamín, E. Aylón, Ramón Murillo, et al.. (2011). Deep oxidation of pollutants using gold deposited on a high surface area cobalt oxide prepared by a nanocasting route. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 187(1-3). 544–552. 75 indexed citations

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Weng, Weihao, Gareth T. Whiting, Benjamín Solsona, et al.. (2011). Niobium phosphates as new highly selective catalysts for the oxidative dehydrogenation of ethane. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 13(38). 17395–17395. 16 indexed citations

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Nieto, J.M. López, et al.. (2010). Kinetics and mechanism of the oxidative dehydrogenation of n-butane over a SiO2-supported VMgO catalyst. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

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Botella, Pablo, Benjamín Solsona, E. Garcı́a-González, J.M. González-Calbet, & J.M. López Nieto. (2007). The hydrothermal synthesis of tetragonal tungsten bronze-based catalysts for the selective oxidation of hydrocarbons. Chemical Communications. 5040–5040. 18 indexed citations

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Davies, Thomas E., Tomás García, Benjamín Solsona, & Stuart H. Taylor. (2006). Nanocrystalline cobalt oxide: a catalyst for selective alkane oxidation under ambient conditions. Chemical Communications. 3417–3419. 70 indexed citations

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Solsona, Benjamín, Marco Conte, Yu Cong, Albert F. Carley, & Graham J. Hutchings. (2005). Unexpected promotion of Au/TiO2 by nitrate for CO oxidation. Chemical Communications. 2351–2351. 38 indexed citations

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Solsona, Benjamín, et al.. (2000). Oxidative dehydrogenation of ethane on Cr, mixed Al/Cr and mixed Ga/Cr oxide pillared zirconium phosphate materials. Journal of Molecular Catalysis A Chemical. 153(1-2). 199–207. 18 indexed citations

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