Frank E. Osterloh

14.3k total citations · 4 hit papers
154 papers, 12.4k citations indexed

About

Frank E. Osterloh is a scholar working on Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Materials Chemistry and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Frank E. Osterloh has authored 154 papers receiving a total of 12.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 106 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 100 papers in Materials Chemistry and 56 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Frank E. Osterloh's work include Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (88 papers), Copper-based nanomaterials and applications (41 papers) and Electronic and Structural Properties of Oxides (24 papers). Frank E. Osterloh is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (88 papers), Copper-based nanomaterials and applications (41 papers) and Electronic and Structural Properties of Oxides (24 papers). Frank E. Osterloh collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and China. Frank E. Osterloh's co-authors include Hiroki Hiramatsu, Nigel D. Browning, Troy K. Townsend, Jing Zhao, Jiarui Wang, Erwin M. Sabio, Michael A. Holmes, Owen C. Compton, B. A. Parkinson and Delmar S. Larsen and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Chemical Society Reviews and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Frank E. Osterloh

149 papers receiving 12.2k 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.

Inorganic Materials as Catalysts for Photochemical Splitting of Water

2007 1.9k citations Frank E. Osterloh profile →
Inorganic nanostructures for photoelectrochemical and photocatalytic water splitting

2012 1.8k citations Frank E. Osterloh Chemical Society Reviews profile →
A Simple Large-Scale Synthesis of Nearly Monodisperse Gold and Silver Nanoparticles with Adjustable Sizes and with Exchangeable Surfactants

2004 555 citations Hiroki Hiramatsu, Frank E. Osterloh profile →
Photocatalytic water splitting

2023 355 citations Frank E. Osterloh et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Frank E. Osterloh United States	51	9.1k	9.1k	4.2k	1.7k	654	154	12.4k
Dejun Wang China	63	7.5k 0.8×	9.9k 1.1×	5.8k 1.4×	1.5k 0.9×	608 0.9×	185	12.6k
Hongxian Han China	46	9.7k 1.1×	12.0k 1.3×	4.8k 1.1×	1.2k 0.7×	480 0.7×	95	13.8k
Yugo Miseki Japan	32	9.7k 1.1×	11.4k 1.3×	4.4k 1.0×	1.1k 0.7×	300 0.5×	83	12.9k
Anna Fischer Germany	40	5.8k 0.6×	5.9k 0.7×	3.8k 0.9×	1.2k 0.7×	639 1.0×	128	9.3k
Nailiang Yang China	48	6.9k 0.8×	6.7k 0.7×	4.9k 1.2×	2.1k 1.2×	1.3k 1.9×	105	11.8k
Johan M. Carlsson Sweden	15	12.0k 1.3×	12.4k 1.4×	6.3k 1.5×	1.5k 0.9×	587 0.9×	25	15.2k
Yung‐Jung Hsu Taiwan	55	7.0k 0.8×	6.0k 0.7×	2.9k 0.7×	1.2k 0.7×	753 1.2×	153	8.9k
James R. McKone United States	25	7.4k 0.8×	13.7k 1.5×	8.5k 2.0×	1.3k 0.8×	616 0.9×	49	16.0k
Baibiao Huang China	69	15.4k 1.7×	12.2k 1.3×	7.1k 1.7×	2.7k 1.6×	874 1.3×	243	19.2k
Zhaoke Zheng China	64	8.5k 0.9×	10.5k 1.1×	4.6k 1.1×	1.4k 0.8×	733 1.1×	289	13.3k

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Li, Wang, et al.. (2026). Ammonolysis with N ₂ -diluted NH ₃ suppresses Ta( iv ) defects in BaTaO ₂ N and enhances photocatalytic water oxidation. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 14(12). 6963–6974.

Brinker, Jeffrey, Sahar Daemi, Sean T. Roberts, et al.. (2025). Tetracene Functionalized Si(111) Achieves Enhanced Solar-to-Chemical Energy Conversion via Molecular Acceptor States. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 147(31). 27962–27973. 1 indexed citations

Xiao, Chengcan, et al.. (2025). Flux synthesis of single crystal bismuth vanadate (BiVO₄) nanowires and their visible light driven photocatalytic water oxidation properties. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 13(11). 7834–7844. 4 indexed citations

Wang, Li, Rita A. Kandel, William C. Hahn, et al.. (2025). Ammonolysis Under NH ₃ –Limiting Conditions as a Pathway to Improved LaTiO ₂ N Water Splitting Photoanodes. ACS Applied Energy Materials. 8(21). 15799–15810. 1 indexed citations

Sawangphruk, Montree, et al.. (2025). Ferroelectric BiFeO3 and BaTiO3 photocatalysts for photoelectrochemical water splitting. Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering. 48. 101123–101123. 3 indexed citations

Xiao, Chengcan, et al.. (2024). Facets control charge separation during photoelectrochemical water oxidation with strontium titanate (SrTiO₃) single crystals. Energy & Environmental Science. 17(10). 3493–3502. 18 indexed citations

Lauterbach, Stefan, Jana Timm, Li Wang, et al.. (2024). On the structural evolution of nanoporous optically transparent CuO photocathodes upon calcination for photoelectrochemical applications. Nanoscale Advances. 6(11). 2875–2891. 7 indexed citations

Osterloh, Frank E., et al.. (2024). Surface photovoltage predicts open circuit voltage in GaP/PEDOT:PSS and GaP/CuSCN heterojunction solar cells. RSC Applied Interfaces. 1(6). 1426–1435. 1 indexed citations

Einert, Marcus, Stefan Lauterbach, Sahar Daemi, et al.. (2023). Mesoporous CuFe ₂ O ₄ Photoanodes for Solar Water Oxidation: Impact of Surface Morphology on the Photoelectrochemical Properties**. Chemistry - A European Journal. 29(24). e202300277–e202300277. 13 indexed citations

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Khan, Sherdil, et al.. (2023). Substrate controls photovoltage, photocurrent and carrier separation in nanostructured Bi₂S₃ films. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 11(43). 23418–23429. 9 indexed citations

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Daemi, Sahar, et al.. (2023). Contactless measurement of the photovoltage in BiVO₄ photoelectrodes. Energy & Environmental Science. 16(10). 4530–4538. 32 indexed citations

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Han, Ruirui, Maurício A. Melo, Zeqiong Zhao, Zongkai Wu, & Frank E. Osterloh. (2020). Light Intensity Dependence of Photochemical Charge Separation in the BiVO₄/Ru-SrTiO₃:Rh Direct Contact Tandem Photocatalyst for Overall Water Splitting. The Journal of Physical Chemistry. 1 indexed citations

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Han, Ruirui, et al.. (2020). Fermi Level Pinning Controls Band Bending and Photochemical Charge Separation in Particles ofn-SrTiO₃,n-SrTiO₃:Al, andn-GaAs:Te. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 124(34). 18426–18435. 22 indexed citations

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Han, Ruirui, Tea-Yon Kim, Thomas W. Hamann, & Frank E. Osterloh. (2020). Photochemical Charge Separation and Dye Self-Oxidation Control Performance of Fluorescein, Rose Bengal, and Triphenylamine Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 124(48). 26174–26183. 7 indexed citations

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Zhao, Zeqiong, Renato V. Gonçalves, Zongkai Wu, et al.. (2019). Electronic structure basis for enhanced overall water splitting photocatalysis with aluminum doped SrTiO₃ in natural sunlight. Energy & Environmental Science. 12(4). 1385–1395. 204 indexed citations

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Ma, Xiaoqing, Xiaoli Cui, Zeqiong Zhao, et al.. (2018). Use of surface photovoltage spectroscopy to probe energy levels and charge carrier dynamics in transition metal (Ni, Cu, Fe, Mn, Rh) doped SrTiO₃ photocatalysts for H₂ evolution from water. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 6(14). 5774–5781. 72 indexed citations

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Osterloh, Frank E.. (2012). Inorganic nanostructures for photoelectrochemical and photocatalytic water splitting. Chemical Society Reviews. 42(6). 2294–2320. 1829 indexed citations breakdown →

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Osterloh, Frank E. & B. A. Parkinson. (2011). Recent developments in solar water-splitting photocatalysis. MRS Bulletin. 36(1). 17–22. 237 indexed citations

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Compton, Owen C. & Frank E. Osterloh. (2007). Evolution of Size and Shape in the Colloidal Crystallization of Gold Nanoparticles. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 129(25). 7793–7798. 95 indexed citations

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Osterloh, Frank E., et al.. (2004). Alkanethiol-Induced Structural Rearrangements in Silica−Gold Core−Shell-type Nanoparticle Clusters: An Opportunity for Chemical Sensor Engineering. Langmuir. 20(13). 5553–5558. 60 indexed citations

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