Jan C. van der Waal

6.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
73 papers, 5.6k citations indexed

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Jan C. van der Waal is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering and Inorganic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Jan C. van der Waal has authored 73 papers receiving a total of 5.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Materials Chemistry, 35 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 20 papers in Inorganic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Jan C. van der Waal's work include Catalysis for Biomass Conversion (32 papers), Mesoporous Materials and Catalysis (22 papers) and Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies (15 papers). Jan C. van der Waal is often cited by papers focused on Catalysis for Biomass Conversion (32 papers), Mesoporous Materials and Catalysis (22 papers) and Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies (15 papers). Jan C. van der Waal collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, France and Spain. Jan C. van der Waal's co-authors include E. de Jong, Robert‐Jan van Putten, Hero J. Heeres, Johannes G. de Vries, Carolus B. Rasrendra, H. van Bekkum, Rafael Luque, Alina M. Balu, Thomas Maschmeyer and P.J. Kunkeler and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Jan C. van der Waal

70 papers receiving 5.5k citations

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Hydroxymethylfurfural, A Versatile Platform Chemical Made from Renewable Resources

2013 2.4k citations Robert‐Jan van Putten, Jan C. van der Waal et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Jan C. van der Waal Netherlands	34	3.6k	1.9k	1.3k	1.3k	1.1k	73	5.6k
Z. Conrad Zhang China	35	3.8k 1.1×	1.7k 0.9×	1.1k 0.9×	1.4k 1.1×	855 0.8×	124	5.5k
Shunmugavel Saravanamurugan India	35	4.1k 1.1×	1.8k 0.9×	1.1k 0.9×	1.6k 1.3×	1.2k 1.1×	100	5.4k
Lu Lin China	40	2.3k 0.7×	1.8k 0.9×	1.5k 1.2×	1.2k 1.0×	1.4k 1.3×	118	5.1k
Basudeb Saha United States	47	5.5k 1.5×	1.8k 1.0×	1.5k 1.2×	2.3k 1.8×	602 0.5×	95	7.1k
Esben Taarning Denmark	35	4.2k 1.2×	2.2k 1.2×	1.3k 1.0×	1.5k 1.2×	1.7k 1.5×	69	6.0k
Alexandra Velty Spain	22	4.9k 1.4×	2.4k 1.3×	1.9k 1.5×	2.0k 1.6×	1.5k 1.3×	36	7.3k
Juan Carlos Serrano‐Ruiz Spain	35	4.1k 1.2×	1.7k 0.9×	801 0.6×	2.3k 1.8×	743 0.7×	63	5.7k
Guomin Xiao China	46	4.0k 1.1×	2.4k 1.3×	852 0.7×	2.5k 2.0×	1.3k 1.2×	240	6.9k
Juben N. Chheda United States	9	6.3k 1.8×	2.0k 1.0×	1.2k 1.0×	2.4k 1.9×	740 0.7×	12	7.0k
М. Бессон France	33	3.1k 0.9×	2.4k 1.3×	1.6k 1.3×	1.5k 1.2×	762 0.7×	93	5.3k

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Bor, Z., Jaap N. Louwen, Carolin Rieg, et al.. (2025). External acidity as performance descriptor in polyolefin cracking using zeolite-based materials. Nature Communications. 16(1). 2980–2980. 9 indexed citations

Melilli, Giuseppe, Luc Vincent, Nicolas Sbirrazzuoli, et al.. (2024). Monitoring in-situ dissolution of polystyrene-acrylonitrile (SAN) via calorimetry and spectroscopy. Journal of Molecular Liquids. 415. 126336–126336.

Waal, Jan C. van der, et al.. (2024). Catalytic Pyrolysis of Polyethylene with Microporous and Mesoporous Materials: Assessing Performance and Mechanistic Understanding. ChemSusChem. 18(7). e202401141–e202401141. 4 indexed citations

Giorgianni, Gianfranco, Siglinda Perathoner, Gabriele Centi, et al.. (2023). Exploring the hydrogenation of furfural in the liquid phase by high-throughput screening of commercial catalysts: Effects of temperature, solvents, and promoters on the production of 2-methylfuran. Process Safety and Environmental Protection. 197. 968–983. 4 indexed citations

Peinder, Peter de, et al.. (2023). Oxidative Conversion of Polyethylene Towards Di‐Carboxylic Acids: A Multi‐Analytical Approach. ChemSusChem. 17(7). e202301198–e202301198. 16 indexed citations

Filiciotto, Layla, Alina M. Balu, E. de Jong, et al.. (2022). Humins as bio-based template for the synthesis of alumina foams. Molecular Catalysis. 526. 112363–112363. 8 indexed citations

Filiciotto, Layla, Alina M. Balu, Antonio A. Romero, et al.. (2019). Reconstruction of humins formation mechanism from decomposition products: A GC-MS study based on catalytic continuous flow depolymerizations. Molecular Catalysis. 479. 110564–110564. 22 indexed citations

Guigo, Nathanaël, et al.. (2018). All ‘green’ composites comprising flax fibres and humins' resins. Composites Science and Technology. 171. 70–77. 41 indexed citations

Guigo, Nathanaël, et al.. (2018). Humins valorization: From well-defined properties to potential applications. AIP conference proceedings. 1981. 20026–20026. 2 indexed citations

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Putten, Robert‐Jan van, Jan C. van der Waal, E. de Jong, & Hero J. Heeres. (2017). Reactivity studies in water on the acid-catalysed dehydration of psicose compared to other ketohexoses into 5-hydroxymethylfurfural. Carbohydrate Research. 446-447. 1–6. 15 indexed citations

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Putten, Robert‐Jan van, et al.. (2016). A Comparative Study on the Reactivity of Various Ketohexoses to Furanics in Methanol. ChemSusChem. 9(14). 1827–1834. 22 indexed citations

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Thiyagarajan, Shanmugam, Homer C. Genuino, Jan C. van der Waal, et al.. (2015). A Facile Solid‐Phase Route to Renewable Aromatic Chemicals from Biobased Furanics. Angewandte Chemie. 128(4). 1390–1393. 29 indexed citations

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Thiyagarajan, Shanmugam, Homer C. Genuino, Michał Śliwa, et al.. (2015). Substituted Phthalic Anhydrides from Biobased Furanics: A New Approach to Renewable Aromatics. ChemSusChem. 8(18). 3052–3056. 68 indexed citations

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Water, Leon G. A. van de, Martijn A. Zwijnenburg, Willem G. Sloof, et al.. (2004). The Effect of Ge Incorporation on the Brønsted Acidity of ZSM‐5. ChemPhysChem. 5(9). 1328–1335. 10 indexed citations

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Pescarmona, Paolo P., Jan C. van der Waal, & Thomas Maschmeyer. (2004). Fast, High‐Yielding Syntheses of Silsesquioxanes Using Acetonitrile as a Reactive Solvent. European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry. 2004(5). 978–983. 14 indexed citations

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Gomez, Sı́lvia, et al.. (2004). The rationalization of catalyst behaviour in the reductive amination of benzaldehyde with ammonia using a simple computer model. Applied Catalysis A General. 261(1). 119–125. 27 indexed citations

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Pescarmona, Paolo P., Jan C. van der Waal, & Thomas Maschmeyer. (2004). Silsesquioxane‐Based Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Epoxidation Catalysts Developed by Using High‐Speed Experimentation. Chemistry - A European Journal. 10(7). 1657–1665. 14 indexed citations

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Verhoef, Michel J., Patricia J. Kooyman, Jan C. van der Waal, et al.. (2001). Partial Transformation of MCM-41 Material into Zeolites: Formation of Nanosized MFI Type Crystallites. Chemistry of Materials. 13(2). 683–687. 97 indexed citations

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Pescarmona, Paolo P., Jan C. van der Waal, Ian E. Maxwell, & Thomas Maschmeyer. (2001). A New, Efficient Route to Titanium-Silsesquioxane Epoxidation Catalysts Developed by Using High-Speed Experimentation Techniques. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 40(4). 740–743. 49 indexed citations

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Pescarmona, Paolo P., Jan C. van der Waal, Ian E. Maxwell, & Thomas Maschmeyer. (2000). Development of New Titanium-Silsesquioxane Epoxidation Catalysts Using High Speed Experimentation Techniques. 1 indexed citations

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