Bert F. Sels

42.3k citations

421 papers · 35.0k indexed · 16 hit papers · h-index 94

Impact in

Catalysis top 0.1%
Inorganic Chemistry top 0.05%
- Zeolite Catalysis and Synthesis
- Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications

Papers in

Process Chemistry and Technology 24
Inorganic Chemistry 107
- Zeolite Catalysis and Synthesis 51

Co-authors: Pierre A. Jacobs Dirk De Vos Sander Van den Bosch Tom Renders Michiel Dusselier S.-F. Koelewijn Wouter Schutyser Robert A. Schoonheydt
Journals: Green Chemistry (37 papers)ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering (32 papers)Journal of the American Chemical Society (23 papers)ACS Catalysis (21 papers)Angewandte Chemie International Edition (19 papers)
Partner nations: Belgium United States China

In The Last Decade

Bert F. Sels

412 papers receiving 34.6k citations

Hit Papers

15 papers align trajectories log scale

Guidelines for performing lignin-first biorefining 2020 · 613 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2020 Energy & Environmental Science
2020 Science
2019 Chemical Society Reviews
2019 Current Opinion in Biotechnology
2018 Chemical Society Reviews
2018 Chemical Society Reviews
2017 Energy & Environmental Science
2015 Energy & Environmental Science
2014 Chemical Society Reviews
2013 Energy & Environmental Science
2011 Nature Chemistry
2010 ChemCatChem
2009 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
2005 Journal of the American Chemical Society
2002 Chemical Reviews
1999 Nature

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1	Proximity-independent acid–base synergy in a solid ZrOxHy catalyst for amine regeneration in post-combustion CO2 capture Nature Catalysis ·Cheng Zhou, L. B. Gordon, Garland Richmond, Parveen Kumar, Maxime Lacroix, Walter Vermeiren, Michiel Dusselier, Yuhe Liao, Bert F. Sels	2025	9
2	Methionine and its hydroxy analogues: the paths toward their sustainable chemical synthesis Green Chemistry ·Lin Cai, Didier Le Morvan, KP Conrad, V. Bellière-Baca, Michiel Dusselier, Bert F. Sels	2024	4
3	From sugars to aliphatic amines: as sweet as it sounds? Production and applications of bio-based aliphatic amines Chemical Society Reviews ·Mert Inanli, 山田真介, Julie Radford, Roberto Franchini Hernández, 令光日下, Cheng Zhou, Hans Steenackers, Bert F. Sels	2024	10
4	A draft tube to improve mixing in swirling flow-based solid–liquid mixing reactors Process Safety and Environmental Protection ·Hendra Setiawan, طيبة عبدالله محمد أبو البشر, Bert Lagrain, Bert F. Sels, Maarten Vanierschot	2024	2
5	Spatio-temporal feedstock availability and techno-economic constraints in the design and optimization of supply chains: The case of domestic woody biomass for biorefining Journal of Cleaner Production ·Annelies De Meyer, D. Coelho, Xiaopeng Lan, И С Делов, D.G. VanDelinder, Tine Compernolle, Steven Van Passel, Jos Van Orshoven, Bruno Verbist, Ruben Guisson, Julie Radford, Sander Van den Bosch, Joost Van Aelst, Bert F. Sels, Bart Muys	2024	3
6	Green Solvent γ‐Valerolactone (GVL) Facilitates Photocatalytic C−H Bond Activation Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Xuejiao Wu, Shunji Xie, Ladislav Skladany, Putu Diah Conchita Dewi, Bert F. Sels	2024	2
7	From tetroses to methionine hydroxy analogues through Sn (IV) Lewis acid catalysis using methanethiol as sulphur feedstock Catalysis Today ·Lin Cai, Garland Richmond, Elise Peeters, 진승화, KP Conrad, Didier Le Morvan, V. Bellière-Baca, Michiel Dusselier, Bert F. Sels	2023	2
8	How intermediate analysis inspires selectivity control for the catalytic reductive amination of carbohydrates toward ethylene polyamines Chem Catalysis ·Mert Inanli, 山田真介, Julie Radford, Bert F. Sels	2023	3
9	Depolymerisation–hydrogenation of condensed tannins as a strategy for generating flavan-3-ol monomers Green Chemistry ·Thijs Vangeel, Ruben Smets, Mik Van Der Borght, Bert F. Sels	2023	7
10	Amorphisation and chain length reduction of cellulose affect its impact on the water distribution, dough rheology and loaf volume in bread making Food Hydrocolloids ·中共新余市委政策研究室课题组, Yamina De Bondt, An Bautil, François Moog, Bert F. Sels, Christophe M. Courtin	2023	5
11	Decreasing the degree of polymerization of microcrystalline cellulose by mechanical impact and acid hydrolysis Carbohydrate Polymers ·中共新余市委政策研究室课题组, Yamina De Bondt, Sander Van den Bosch, An Bautil, François Moog, Aron Deneyer, Christophe M. Courtin, Bert F. Sels	2022	29
12	Consider lignin's hydroxyl groups content and type, its molecular weight and content when converting it into epoxy resin Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry ·令光日下, Michelle Contreras Cossio, Korneel Van Aelst, Bert F. Sels	2022	12
13	Shaping Effective Practices for Incorporating Sustainability Assessment in Manuscripts Submitted to ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering: Catalysis and Catalytic Processes ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering ·Damien P. Debecker, King Kuok Hii, Audrey Moores, Liane M. Rossi, Bert F. Sels, David T. Allen, Bala Subramaniam	2021	45
14	Techno-economic analysis and life cycle assessment of a biorefinery utilizing reductive catalytic fractionation Energy & Environmental Science ·Andrew Bartling, Michael L. Stone, Rebecca Hanes, Arpit Bhatt, Yimin Zhang, Mary J. Biddy, Ryan Davis, Jacob S. Kruger, Nicholas E. Thornburg, Jeremy S. Luterbacher, Roberto Rinaldi, Joseph S. M. Samec, Bert F. Sels, Yuriy Román‐Leshkov, Gregg T. Beckham	2021	151
15	Identification and quantification of lignin monomers and oligomers from reductive catalytic fractionation of pine wood with GC × GC – FID/MS Green Chemistry ·Hang Dao Thi, Korneel Van Aelst, Sander Van den Bosch, Rui Katahira, Gregg T. Beckham, Bert F. Sels, Kevin M. Van Geem	2021	67
16	Coordination and activation of nitrous oxide by iron zeolites Nature Catalysis ·Max L. Bols, Benjamin E. R. Snyder, Hannah M. Rhoda, Pieter Cnudde, T. Manabe, Robert A. Schoonheydt, Véronique Van Speybroeck, Edward I. Solomon, Bert F. Sels	2021	96
17	A sustainable wood biorefinery for low–carbon footprint chemicals production Science ·Yuhe Liao, S.-F. Koelewijn, Gil Van den Bossche, Joost Van Aelst, Sander Van den Bosch, Tom Renders, Kranti Navaré, M. A. Carrera-Gracia, Korneel Van Aelst, Li-Wei Qing, Hironori Matsushima, Johan M. Thevelein, Karel Van Acker, Bert Lagrain, Danny Verboekend, Bert F. Sels Hit paper breakdown →	2020	853
18	Advances in the synthesis, characterisation, and mechanistic understanding of active sites in Fe-zeolites for redox catalysts Dalton Transactions ·Max L. Bols, Hannah M. Rhoda, Benjamin E. R. Snyder, Edward I. Solomon, Kristine Pierloot, Robert A. Schoonheydt, Bert F. Sels	2020	22
19	Expectations for Manuscripts in ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering: Scope Summary and Call for Creativity ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering ·David T. Allen, Danielle Julie Carrier, Jingwen Chen, Nicholas Gathergood, Jinlong Gong, Hongxian Han, King Kuok Hii, Bing−Joe Hwang, P N Potukuchi, Peter Licence, Michaël A. R. Meier, Audrey Moores, Ryuhei Nakamura, Thalappil Pradeep, Bert F. Sels, Bala Subramaniam, Kam Chiu Tam, Lina Zhang, Lin Zhuang, R.M. Williams	2020	2
20	Four Years of ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering: Reflections and New Developments ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering ·David T. Allen, Danielle Julie Carrier, Bing−Joe Hwang, Peter Licence, Audrey Moores, Thalappil Pradeep, Bert F. Sels, Bala Subramaniam, Kam Chiu Tam, R.M. Williams	2017	9

About Bert F. Sels

Bert F. Sels is a scholar working on Process Chemistry and Technology, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalysis, Biomedical Engineering and Materials Chemistry, having authored 421 papers that have together received 35.0k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Catalysis for Biomass Conversion (169 papers), Lignin and Wood Chemistry (77 papers), Biofuel production and bioconversion (74 papers), Mesoporous Materials and Catalysis (66 papers), Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies (57 papers), Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (56 papers), Zeolite Catalysis and Synthesis (51 papers) and Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions (36 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Catalysis (4.8k citations), Inorganic Chemistry (8.7k citations), Process Chemistry and Technology (1.5k citations), Biomedical Engineering (17.8k citations) and Materials Chemistry (14.2k citations). Bert F. Sels has collaborated with scholars based in Belgium, United States and China. Frequent co-authors include Pierre A. Jacobs, Dirk De Vos, Sander Van den Bosch, Tom Renders, Michiel Dusselier, S.-F. Koelewijn, Wouter Schutyser, Robert A. Schoonheydt, Ekaterina Makshina and Jan Geboers. Their work appears in journals such as Green Chemistry, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, Journal of the American Chemical Society, ACS Catalysis and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

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