Eric van Steen

8.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
153 papers, 6.3k citations indexed

About

Eric van Steen is a scholar working on Catalysis, Materials Chemistry and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Eric van Steen has authored 153 papers receiving a total of 6.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 95 papers in Catalysis, 94 papers in Materials Chemistry and 39 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Eric van Steen's work include Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (80 papers), Catalysts for Methane Reforming (73 papers) and Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies (33 papers). Eric van Steen is often cited by papers focused on Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (80 papers), Catalysts for Methane Reforming (73 papers) and Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies (33 papers). Eric van Steen collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, Germany and Netherlands. Eric van Steen's co-authors include Michael Claeys, Benjamin M. Terry, Jack R. Wands, Suzanne M. de la Monte, Xiangdong Xu, Rose Tavares, Nico Fischer, Hans Schulz, A.M. Saib and Cyril T. O’Connor and has published in prestigious journals such as Angewandte Chemie International Edition, American Economic Review and The Journal of Physical Chemistry B.

In The Last Decade

Eric van Steen

149 papers receiving 6.2k 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.

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Eric van Steen South Africa	38	3.3k	3.2k	1.4k	1.2k	838	153	6.3k
Dong Wang China	42	2.9k 0.9×	1.5k 0.5×	588 0.4×	1.2k 1.0×	758 0.9×	149	5.7k
Zhaoping Liu China	63	5.3k 1.6×	237 0.1×	903 0.7×	1.2k 1.0×	271 0.3×	256	15.3k
Xiaofang Yang United States	35	1.5k 0.5×	1.0k 0.3×	200 0.1×	349 0.3×	336 0.4×	88	4.3k
Ding Wang China	48	3.8k 1.2×	474 0.1×	2.1k 1.5×	552 0.5×	73 0.1×	301	8.8k
Frank D. King United Kingdom	38	1.8k 0.5×	752 0.2×	813 0.6×	394 0.3×	134 0.2×	135	5.2k
Jing Chen China	41	3.5k 1.1×	426 0.1×	898 0.7×	1.5k 1.2×	92 0.1×	239	7.9k
Patrícia A. Russo United States	38	1.1k 0.3×	189 0.1×	818 0.6×	333 0.3×	221 0.3×	117	5.2k
R. Morris Bullock United States	67	2.9k 0.9×	3.4k 1.1×	738 0.5×	348 0.3×	909 1.1×	250	16.7k
Chao Wang China	49	2.9k 0.9×	474 0.1×	1.6k 1.2×	461 0.4×	250 0.3×	189	7.7k
Xiao‐Ying Huang China	62	9.5k 2.9×	382 0.1×	651 0.5×	603 0.5×	318 0.4×	671	17.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Eric van Steen

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Oluleye, Gbemi, et al.. (2025). Blending interventions to achieve green hydrogen cost competitiveness for industrial decarbonisation. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 144. 1343–1357. 2 indexed citations

Mitchell, David R. G., et al.. (2024). Synthesis of PtNi Nanoparticles to Accelerate the Oxygen Reduction Reaction. ChemPlusChem. 89(7). e202400083–e202400083. 4 indexed citations

Doyle, Bryan P., et al.. (2024). Modulating CO hydrogenation activity through silane functionalization of cobalt catalysts. Applied Catalysis A General. 685. 119874–119874. 4 indexed citations

Moodley, D.J., et al.. (2024). Development of promoted cobalt/alumina Fischer-Tropsch catalysts for increased activity and selectivity: Micro-reactor to piloting scale. Catalysis Today. 432. 114554–114554. 8 indexed citations

Steen, Eric van, et al.. (2023). The Highly Selective, Aerobic Oxidation of Methane to Formaldehyde over Pt Supported on Carbon: Activity, Selectivity and Stability. ChemistrySelect. 8(48). 1 indexed citations

Steen, Eric van. (2023). Process for purification of malonic acid from fermentation broth. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 1 indexed citations

Levecque, Pieter, et al.. (2022). Catalytic Properties of Molybdenum-Modified Platinum Nanoalloys toward Hydrogen Evolution, Oxygen Reduction Reaction, and Methanol Oxidation. ACS Applied Energy Materials. 5(12). 15102–15113. 8 indexed citations

Aman, Delvin, et al.. (2021). Visible-Light Responsive Cu–MOF–NH2 for Highly Efficient Aerobic Photocatalytic Oxidation of Benzyl Alcohol. Kinetics and Catalysis. 62(S1). S9–S20. 6 indexed citations

Mitchell, David R. G., et al.. (2021). Formation of Pt-Based Alloy Nanoparticles Assisted by Molybdenum Hexacarbonyl. Nanomaterials. 11(7). 1825–1825. 4 indexed citations

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Bordoloi, Ankur, et al.. (2021). Novel single pass biogas-to-diesel process using a Fischer–Tropsch catalyst designed for high conversion. Sustainable Energy & Fuels. 5(22). 5717–5732. 9 indexed citations

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Steen, Eric van, et al.. (2021). Synthesis of Pt-based alloy nanostructures. Journal of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. 121(6). 283–286. 1 indexed citations

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Steen, Eric van, et al.. (2021). Effect of Crystallite Size Distribution on the Oxidation and Re-reduction of Cobalt in the Fischer–Tropsch Synthesis: A Thermodynamic Analysis. Catalysis Letters. 151(9). 2631–2637. 6 indexed citations

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Carleschi, Emanuela, et al.. (2020). Tuning catalytic performance in Fischer-Tropsch synthesis by metal-support interactions. Journal of Catalysis. 395. 70–79. 15 indexed citations

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Claeys, Michael, et al.. (2020). Decoupling the deactivation mechanisms of a cobalt Fischer–Tropsch catalyst operated at high conversion and ‘simulated’ high conversion. Catalysis Science & Technology. 10(20). 7056–7066. 14 indexed citations

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Mitchell, David R. G., et al.. (2020). High-Index Core–Shell Ni–Pt Nanoparticles as Oxygen Reduction Electrocatalysts. ACS Applied Nano Materials. 3(6). 5718–5731. 25 indexed citations

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Roy, Amitava, et al.. (2018). Surface modification of Co3O4 nanocubes with TEOS for an improved performance in the Fischer-Tropsch synthesis. Catalysis Today. 343. 176–182. 14 indexed citations

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Petersen, Melissa A., et al.. (2016). Pt₃₈cluster on OH- and COOH-functionalised graphene as a model for Pt/C-catalysts. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 18(36). 25693–25704. 7 indexed citations

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Claeys, Michael, et al.. (2014). Technical and economic aspects of promotion of cobalt-based Fischer-Tropsch catalysts by noble metals - a review. Journal of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. 114(2). 157–165. 22 indexed citations

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Hill, Matthew R., et al.. (2012). Characterization of Au catalysts. Open University of Cape Town (University of Cape Town). 112. 527–534. 2 indexed citations

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Steen, Eric van, et al.. (2004). Recent advances in the science and technology of zeolites and related materials : proceedings of the 14th International Zeolite Conference, Cape Town, South Africa, 25-30th April 2004. Elsevier eBooks. 11 indexed citations

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