Kirk Gerdes

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
72 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Kirk Gerdes is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Kirk Gerdes has authored 72 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 65 papers in Materials Chemistry, 31 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 21 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Kirk Gerdes's work include Advancements in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (62 papers), Electronic and Structural Properties of Oxides (30 papers) and Fuel Cells and Related Materials (28 papers). Kirk Gerdes is often cited by papers focused on Advancements in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (62 papers), Electronic and Structural Properties of Oxides (30 papers) and Fuel Cells and Related Materials (28 papers). Kirk Gerdes collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Japan. Kirk Gerdes's co-authors include Dong Ding, Xiaxi Li, Samson Yuxiu Lai, Meilin Liu, Randall Gemmen, Shiwoo Lee, Xingbo Liu, Xueyan Song, Nicholas A. Miller and Mingjia Zhi and has published in prestigious journals such as Nano Letters, Energy & Environmental Science and Applied Physics Letters.

In The Last Decade

Kirk Gerdes

71 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

Enhancing SOFC cathode performance by surface modificatio... 2013 2026 2017 2021 2013 200 400 600
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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. Enhancing SOFC cathode performance by surface modification through infiltration
    2013 748 citations Kirk Gerdes et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Kirk Gerdes United States 23 1.8k 656 618 386 274 72 2.0k
Justin Roller United States 18 1.6k 0.9× 836 1.3× 761 1.2× 519 1.3× 225 0.8× 46 2.1k
Martin Søgaard Denmark 25 1.9k 1.0× 513 0.8× 823 1.3× 226 0.6× 270 1.0× 67 2.1k
Srikanth Gopalan United States 23 1.7k 0.9× 781 1.2× 494 0.8× 340 0.9× 245 0.9× 122 1.9k
Areum Jun South Korea 19 2.2k 1.2× 712 1.1× 1.2k 1.9× 485 1.3× 314 1.1× 25 2.5k
Ranran Peng China 28 2.0k 1.1× 729 1.1× 697 1.1× 363 0.9× 409 1.5× 58 2.1k
Byung-Kook Kim South Korea 24 1.7k 0.9× 946 1.4× 333 0.5× 356 0.9× 388 1.4× 46 2.0k
Taner Akbay Japan 24 1.0k 0.6× 631 1.0× 356 0.6× 450 1.2× 197 0.7× 59 1.6k
Edwin C. Thomsen United States 20 614 0.3× 925 1.4× 481 0.8× 294 0.8× 151 0.6× 45 1.5k
А. С. Фарленков Russia 25 1.4k 0.8× 464 0.7× 575 0.9× 114 0.3× 225 0.8× 81 1.5k
Kiho Bae South Korea 22 1.1k 0.6× 724 1.1× 207 0.3× 229 0.6× 144 0.5× 52 1.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kirk Gerdes

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kirk Gerdes

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All Works

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Chen, Yun, Harry Abernathy, Gregory Hackett, et al.. (2022). Space charge layer evolution at yttria-stabilized zirconia grain boundaries upon operation of solid oxide fuel cells. Acta Materialia. 237. 118179–118179. 12 indexed citations
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Williams, Mark C., et al.. (2021). Estimating the Impacts of Integrating a Solid Oxide Electrolyser into a Coal Power Plant. ECS Transactions. 103(1). 249–265.
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Fan, Yueying, Shiwoo Lee, Gregory Hackett, et al.. (2019). Interface and grain boundary degradation in LSM-YSZ composite Solid Oxide Fuel Cell cathodes operated in humidified air. Journal of Power Sources. 438. 227043–227043. 20 indexed citations
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Chen, Yun, Kirk Gerdes, & Xueyan Song. (2016). Nanoionics and Nanocatalysts: Conformal Mesoporous Surface Scaffold for Cathode of Solid Oxide Fuel Cells. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 32997–32997. 20 indexed citations
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Gerdes, Kirk, et al.. (2015). Functional Nanostructure Engineering of SOFC Cathode by Solution Infiltration. ECS Electrochemistry Letters. 4(3). F17–F20. 7 indexed citations
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Williams, Mark C., Randall Gemmen, & Kirk Gerdes. (2015). Framework for Analysis of Irreversible Fuel Cell Heat Engine Hybrids. ECS Transactions. 68(1). 59–78. 1 indexed citations
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Liang, Linyun, et al.. (2015). Phase field modeling of microstructure evolution of electrocatalyst-infiltrated solid oxide fuel cell cathodes. Journal of Applied Physics. 117(6). 12 indexed citations
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Zondlo, John W., et al.. (2015). Bio-inspired surfactant assisted nano-catalyst impregnation of Solid-Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) electrodes. Materials Letters. 164. 524–527. 6 indexed citations
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Zhang, Hui, Mingyang Gong, Kirk Gerdes, & Xingbo Liu. (2014). Surface Transport Mechanism and Bi-Pathway ORR Kinetics for Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Cathode. Journal of The Electrochemical Society. 161(10). F983–F990. 7 indexed citations
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Chen, Gang, Haruo Kishimoto, Katsuhiko Yamaji, et al.. (2014). Chemical reaction mechanisms between Y2O3 stabilized ZrO2 and Gd doped CeO2 with PH3 in coal syngas. Journal of Power Sources. 268. 904–910. 8 indexed citations
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Hu, Jia‐Mian, Linyun Liang, Yanzhou Ji, et al.. (2014). Interdiffusion across solid electrolyte-electrode interface. Applied Physics Letters. 104(21). 11 indexed citations
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Fedkin, Mark, et al.. (2014). Performance evaluation of a liquid tin anode solid oxide fuel cell operating under hydrogen, argon and coal. Journal of Power Sources. 274. 1049–1054. 13 indexed citations
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Fedkin, Mark, et al.. (2012). Electrochemical Characterization of Liquid Metal Anode Solid Oxide Fuel Cell. ECS Transactions. 41(12). 103–113. 3 indexed citations
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Chen, Song, Yun Chen, Harry O. Finklea, et al.. (2011). Crystal defects of yttria stabilized zirconia in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells and their evolution upon cell operation. Solid State Ionics. 206. 104–111. 15 indexed citations
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Lee, Shiwoo, Nicholas A. Miller, Harry Abernathy, Kirk Gerdes, & A. Manivannan. (2011). Effect of Sr-Doped LaCoO3 and LaZrO3 Infiltration on the Performance of SDC-LSCF Cathode. Journal of The Electrochemical Society. 158(6). B735–B735. 47 indexed citations
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Dillon, Shen J., et al.. (2010). Crystallographic Characteristics of Grain Boundaries in Dense Yttria‐Stabilized Zirconia. International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology. 8(5). 1218–1228. 26 indexed citations
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Marina, Olga A., et al.. (2010). Overview of SOFC Anode Interactions with Coal Gas Impurities. ECS Transactions. 26(1). 363–370. 3 indexed citations
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Martinez, Andrew, Kirk Gerdes, Randall Gemmen, & James Poston. (2010). Thermodynamic analysis of interactions between Ni-based solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC) anodes and trace species in a survey of coal syngas. Journal of Power Sources. 195(16). 5206–5212. 23 indexed citations
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Gerdes, Kirk, et al.. (2006). Performance Enhancements to the Hanford Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant Low-Activity Waste Vitrification System. 1 indexed citations
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Gerdes, Kirk, et al.. (2002). Examples of Department of Energy Successes for Remediation of Contaminated Groundwater: Permeable Reactive Barrier and Dynamic Underground Stripping ASTD Projects. University of North Texas Digital Library (University of North Texas). 1 indexed citations

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