David Sinton

47.3k total citations · 22 hit papers
337 papers, 33.0k citations indexed

About

David Sinton is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, David Sinton has authored 337 papers receiving a total of 33.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 141 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 129 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and 95 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in David Sinton's work include CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts (86 papers), Microfluidic and Capillary Electrophoresis Applications (64 papers) and Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (53 papers). David Sinton is often cited by papers focused on CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts (86 papers), Microfluidic and Capillary Electrophoresis Applications (64 papers) and Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (53 papers). David Sinton collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and China. David Sinton's co-authors include Edward H. Sargent, Cao‐Thang Dinh, Ned Djilali, F. Pelayo Garcı́a de Arquer, Christine M. Gabardo, Jonathan P. Edwards, Ali Seifitokaldani, Fengwang Li, Adnan Ozden and Alexandre G. Brolo and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Chemical Reviews.

In The Last Decade

David Sinton

322 papers receiving 32.5k citations

Hit Papers

CO 2 electroreduction to ethylene via hydroxide-mediated ... 2016 2026 2019 2022 2018 2016 2020 2020 2019 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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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.

  1. CO 2 electroreduction to ethylene via hydroxide-mediated copper catalysis at an abrupt interface
    2018 2.1k citations Cao‐Thang Dinh, Yuanjie Pang et al. profile →
  2. Enhanced electrocatalytic CO2 reduction via field-induced reagent concentration
    2016 1.7k citations Yuanjie Pang, Cao‐Thang Dinh et al. profile →
  3. CO 2 electrolysis to multicarbon products at activities greater than 1 A cm −2
    2020 1.2k citations Cao‐Thang Dinh, Adnan Ozden et al. profile →
  4. Enhanced Nitrate-to-Ammonia Activity on Copper–Nickel Alloys via Tuning of Intermediate Adsorption
    2020 1.1k citations Yuhang Wang, Ziyun Wang et al. profile →
  5. Electrochemical CO2 Reduction into Chemical Feedstocks: From Mechanistic Electrocatalysis Models to System Design
    2019 1.1k citations Cao‐Thang Dinh, David Sinton et al. profile →
  6. Dopant-induced electron localization drives CO2 reduction to C2 hydrocarbons
    2018 1.0k citations David Sinton, Edward H. Sargent et al. profile →
  7. CO 2 electrolysis to multicarbon products in strong acid
    2021 1.0k citations Jianan Erick Huang, Fengwang Li et al. profile →
  8. Multi-site electrocatalysts for hydrogen evolution in neutral media by destabilization of water molecules
    2018 622 citations Cao‐Thang Dinh, Ning Wang et al. profile →
  9. Binding Site Diversity Promotes CO2 Electroreduction to Ethanol
    2019 481 citations Yuguang Li, Ziyun Wang et al. profile →
  10. Turning the Page: Advancing Paper-Based Microfluidics for Broad Diagnostic Application
    2017 469 citations David Sinton et al. profile →
  11. High carbon utilization in CO2 reduction to multi-carbon products in acidic media
    2022 454 citations Yi Xie, Pengfei Ou et al. Nature Catalysis profile →
  12. Designing anion exchange membranes for CO2 electrolysers
    2021 363 citations Colin P. O’Brien, David Sinton et al. profile →
  13. Chloride-mediated selective electrosynthesis of ethylene and propylene oxides at high current density
    2020 363 citations Adnan Ozden, Yuhang Wang et al. profile →
  14. Self-Cleaning CO2 Reduction Systems: Unsteady Electrochemical Forcing Enables Stability
    2021 290 citations Yi Xu, Shijie Liu et al. profile →
  15. Selective electrochemical synthesis of urea from nitrate and CO2 via relay catalysis on hybrid catalysts
    2023 241 citations Ke Xie, Pengfei Ou et al. Nature Catalysis profile →
  16. Carbon-efficient carbon dioxide electrolysers
    2022 226 citations Adnan Ozden, Jianan Erick Huang et al. profile →
  17. Efficient electrosynthesis of n-propanol from carbon monoxide using a Ag–Ru–Cu catalyst
    2022 225 citations Xue Wang, Pengfei Ou et al. profile →
  18. Doping Shortens the Metal/Metal Distance and Promotes OH Coverage in Non-Noble Acidic Oxygen Evolution Reaction Catalysts
    2023 218 citations Ning Wang, Pengfei Ou et al. profile →
  19. Supramolecular tuning of supported metal phthalocyanine catalysts for hydrogen peroxide electrosynthesis
    2023 210 citations Armin Sedighian Rasouli, Pengfei Ou et al. Nature Catalysis profile →
  20. Conversion of CO2 to multicarbon products in strong acid by controlling the catalyst microenvironment
    2023 205 citations Yong Zhao, Long Hao et al. Nature Synthesis profile →
  21. Strong‐Proton‐Adsorption Co‐Based Electrocatalysts Achieve Active and Stable Neutral Seawater Splitting
    2023 158 citations Ning Wang, Pengfei Ou et al. profile →
  22. CO2 Electrolyzers
    2024 151 citations Colin P. O’Brien, Rui Kai Miao et al. profile →

Peers

David Sinton
Comparison fields: 5 of 170
  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 21.0k
  • Catalysis 11.4k
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering 9.9k
  • Biomedical Engineering 7.1k
  • Materials Chemistry 6.2k
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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
# Work Indexed citations
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Stable acidic oxygen-evolving catalyst discovery through mixed accelerations
2026 ·Nature Catalysis ·Yang Bai, (unknown), (unknown), Jiheon Kim, Runze Zhang, Suhas Mahesh, Ali Shayesteh Zeraati, Brandon R. Sutherland, (unknown), Yongxiang Liang, Sjoerd Hoogland, (unknown), David Sinton, Edward H. Sargent, Jason Hattrick‐Simpers
0
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Hydroxyl-mediated interfacial oxophilicity engineering for efficient CO2-to-C2+ oxygenates conversion at industrial current densities
2025 ·Applied Catalysis B: Environmental ·Lei Wang, (unknown), Subhajit Jana, (unknown), Ning Chen, (unknown), David Sinton, Yimin A. Wu
0
3
Metric-based evaluation of electric vehicle battery immersion coolants
2025 ·Journal of Energy Storage ·Hamid Rezaei, (unknown), (unknown), Mohammad Zargartalebi, Seyed Mohamad Moosavi, David Sinton
0
4
Accurate and rapid measurement of fluid thermal conductivity
2025 ·Nature Communications ·Mohammad Amin Kazemi, Mohammad Zargartalebi, David Sinton
0
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Electrified synthesis of n-propanol using a dilute alloy catalyst
2025 ·Nature Catalysis ·Yuanjun Chen, Xinyue Wang, Xiaoyan Li, Rui Kai Miao, Juncai Dong, Zilin Zhao, Chuhao Liu, Jianan Erick Huang, Jinhong Wu, Senlin Chu, Weiyan Ni, Zunmin Guo, Yi Xu, Pengfei Ou, Bingjun Xu, Yang Hou, David Sinton, Edward H. Sargent
13
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Biofuel processing in a closed-loop geothermal system
2024 ·Applied Energy ·(unknown), Mohammad Zargartalebi, Mohammad Amin Kazemi, (unknown), (unknown), Jason Riordon, (unknown), (unknown), Michael Holmes, David Sinton
1
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Autophobic polydimethylsiloxane nanodroplets enable abrasion-tolerant omniphobic surfaces
2024 ·Chemical Engineering Journal ·Behrooz Khatir, Peter Serles, Tao Wen, Thu V. Vuong, Ali Shayesteh Zeraati, Samuel Au, David Sinton, Emma R. Master, Tobin Filleter, Kevin Golovin
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Molecular Structure of Omniphobic, Surface‐Grafted Polydimethylsiloxane Chains
2024 ·Small ·Behrooz Khatir, (unknown), Thu V. Vuong, Peter Serles, Ali Shayesteh Zeraati, (unknown), David Sinton, Helen Tran, Emma R. Master, Tobin Filleter, Kevin Golovin
4
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Pressure dependence in aqueous-based electrochemical CO2 reduction
2023 ·Nature Communications ·Liang Huang, Ge Gao, Chaobo Yang, Xiaoyan Li, Rui Kai Miao, Yanrong Xue, Ke Xie, Pengfei Ou, Cafer T. Yavuz, Yu Han, Gaetano Magnotti, David Sinton, Edward H. Sargent, Lu Xu
86
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Conversion of CO2 to multicarbon products in strong acid by controlling the catalyst microenvironment breakdown →
2023 ·Nature Synthesis ·Yong Zhao, Long Hao, Adnan Ozden, Shijie Liu, Rui Kai Miao, Pengfei Ou, Tartela Alkayyali, Shuzhen Zhang, Jing Ning, Yongxiang Liang, Yi Xu, Mengyang Fan, Yuanjun Chen, Jianan Erick Huang, Ke Xie, Jinqiang Zhang, Colin P. O’Brien, Fengwang Li, Edward H. Sargent, David Sinton
205
11
Lab on a chip for a low-carbon future
2023 ·Lab on a Chip ·Sujit S. Datta, Ilenia Battiato, Martin A. Fernø, Rubén Juanes, Shima Parsa, Valentina Prigiobbe, Enric Santanach‐Carreras, Wen Song, Sibani Lisa Biswal, David Sinton
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Performance analysis of phase change slurries for closed-loop geothermal system
2023 ·Renewable Energy ·Vikram Soni, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Mohammad Zargartalebi, Jason Riordon, Adnan Ozden, Michael Holmes, (unknown), (unknown), David Sinton
7
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High carbon utilization in CO2 reduction to multi-carbon products in acidic media breakdown →
2022 ·Nature Catalysis ·Yi Xie, Pengfei Ou, Xue Wang, Zhanyou Xu, Yuguang Li, Ziyun Wang, Jianan Erick Huang, Joshua Wicks, Christopher McCallum, Ning Wang, Yuhang Wang, Tianxiang Chen, Tsz Woon Benedict Lo, David Sinton, Jimmy C. Yu, Ying Wang, Edward H. Sargent
454
14
FertDish: microfluidic sperm selection-in-a-dish for intracytoplasmic sperm injection
2021 ·Lab on a Chip ·(unknown), Jason Riordon, (unknown), Alexander Lagunov, Thomas Hannam, Keith Jarvi, Reza Nosrati, David Sinton
34
15
How to select ICSI-viable sperm from the most challenging samples
2021 ·Nature Reviews Urology ·Reza Nosrati, David Sinton
5
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CO2 Electroreduction to Methane at Production Rates Exceeding 100 mA/cm2
2020 ·ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering ·Armin Sedighian Rasouli, Xue Wang, Joshua Wicks, Geonhui Lee, Tao Peng, Fengwang Li, Christopher McCallum, Cao‐Thang Dinh, Alexander H. Ip, David Sinton, Edward H. Sargent
52
17
Nanoscale Phase Measurement for the Shale Challenge: Multicomponent Fluids in Multiscale Volumes
2018 ·Langmuir ·Junjie Zhong, (unknown), Chang Lu, Yi Xu, Zhehui Jin, Farshid Mostowfi, David Sinton
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18
Nanomodel visualization of fluid injections in tight formations
2018 ·Nanoscale ·Junjie Zhong, Ali Abedini, Lining Xu, Yi Xu, ZhenBang Qi, Farshid Mostowfi, David Sinton
62
19
Capillary Condensation in 8 nm Deep Channels
2018 ·The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters ·Junjie Zhong, Jason Riordon, Seyed Hadi Zandavi, Yi Xu, Aaron H. Persad, Farshid Mostowfi, David Sinton
72
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Direct visualization of fluid dynamics in sub-10 nm nanochannels
2017 ·Nanoscale ·(unknown), Junjie Zhong, Yuanjie Pang, Seyed Hadi Zandavi, Aaron H. Persad, Yi Xu, Farshid Mostowfi, David Sinton
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