Mark D. Symes

11.2k total citations · 5 hit papers
110 papers, 9.5k citations indexed

About

Mark D. Symes is a scholar working on Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Mark D. Symes has authored 110 papers receiving a total of 9.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 48 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 45 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 39 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Mark D. Symes's work include Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (38 papers), Advanced battery technologies research (30 papers) and Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (16 papers). Mark D. Symes is often cited by papers focused on Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (38 papers), Advanced battery technologies research (30 papers) and Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (16 papers). Mark D. Symes collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, China and United States. Mark D. Symes's co-authors include Michael Shipman, Isolda Roger, Leroy Cronin, Benjamin Rausch, Greig Chisholm, Α. Στέργιου, Patrick J. McHugh, Jiajia Chen, Philip J. Kitson and David A. Leigh and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Chemical Society Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Mark D. Symes

106 papers receiving 9.4k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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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.

Earth-abundant catalysts for electrochemical and photoelectrochemical water splitting

2017 3.0k citations Isolda Roger, Mark D. Symes et al. profile →
Decoupled catalytic hydrogen evolution from a molecular metal oxide redox mediator in water splitting

2014 664 citations Mark D. Symes, Leroy Cronin et al. profile →
Recent progress towards the electrosynthesis of ammonia from sustainable resources

2016 646 citations Mark D. Symes et al. profile →
Decoupling hydrogen and oxygen evolution during electrolytic water splitting using an electron-coupled-proton buffer

2013 514 citations Mark D. Symes, Leroy Cronin Nature Chemistry profile →
Integrated 3D-printed reactionware for chemical synthesis and analysis

2012 501 citations Mark D. Symes, Philip J. Kitson et al. Nature Chemistry profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Mark D. Symes United Kingdom	40	6.1k	4.3k	3.5k	1.3k	1.2k	110	9.5k
Harun Tüysüz Germany	50	5.4k 0.9×	4.1k 1.0×	4.5k 1.3×	864 0.7×	816 0.7×	154	8.9k
Yun Zhang China	51	5.4k 0.9×	7.3k 1.7×	3.9k 1.1×	997 0.8×	1.5k 1.2×	155	11.8k
Junjie Mao China	39	4.8k 0.8×	2.8k 0.6×	3.7k 1.1×	826 0.6×	890 0.7×	184	7.3k
Chih‐Wen Pao Taiwan	54	7.1k 1.2×	4.3k 1.0×	4.9k 1.4×	1.3k 1.0×	2.0k 1.7×	238	10.8k
Mei Wang China	57	8.3k 1.4×	3.8k 0.9×	3.9k 1.1×	1.0k 0.8×	702 0.6×	207	10.6k
Xun Hong China	48	8.7k 1.4×	5.2k 1.2×	5.7k 1.6×	1.3k 1.0×	1.5k 1.3×	118	12.1k
Qin Liu China	50	5.1k 0.8×	3.9k 0.9×	3.6k 1.0×	1.2k 0.9×	1.5k 1.2×	134	8.9k
Weilin Xu China	48	6.1k 1.0×	4.8k 1.1×	4.1k 1.2×	818 0.6×	1.1k 0.9×	175	10.0k
Jiangwei Zhang China	59	6.4k 1.0×	4.0k 0.9×	5.9k 1.7×	1.3k 1.0×	1.6k 1.4×	262	11.1k
Li Yang China	46	4.8k 0.8×	3.0k 0.7×	4.2k 1.2×	870 0.7×	716 0.6×	191	7.9k

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Yusuf, Lukman, Patrick J. McHugh, Jae Hee Song, et al.. (2025). Toward decentralized nitrogen fixation using pulsed ultrasound. Cell Reports Physical Science. 6(7). 102662–102662.

Nikolic, Sasha, Anna Lindqvist, Peter Neal, et al.. (2025). Project-work Artificial Intelligence Integration Framework (PAIIF): Developing a CDIO-based framework for educational integration. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5(2). 310–332. 1 indexed citations

Symes, Mark D., et al.. (2025). Identifying an efficient endpoint for oxygen extraction from lunar regolith simulant pellets using molten salt electrolysis. Acta Astronautica. 234. 287–295. 1 indexed citations

Symes, Mark D., et al.. (2025). Catalytic reduction of 4-nitrophenol using 2D-molybdenum ditelluride. Dalton Transactions. 54(44). 16525–16534.

Bali, Brahim El, Hicham Oudghiri Hassani, Iván da Silva, et al.. (2024). Na2.64Mn1.64(MoO4)3 and Na2.62Ni1.69(MoO4)3: Physicochemical investigations and electrochemical properties as 3.5 V class positive electrode material for Na-batteries. Materials Chemistry and Physics. 326. 129751–129751. 2 indexed citations

Wang, Yuanshen, Jingyi Zhang, Nikolaj Gadegaard, et al.. (2024). Assessing Challenges of 2D-Molybdenum Ditelluride for Efficient Hydrogen Generation in a Full-Scale Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) Water Electrolyzer. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 12(3). 1276–1285. 6 indexed citations

Yusuf, Lukman, et al.. (2024). Enhanced ultrasonic degradation of methylene blue using a catalyst-free dual-frequency treatment. Ultrasonics Sonochemistry. 103. 106792–106792. 21 indexed citations

Kadodwala, Malcolm, et al.. (2024). Evaluating the native oxide of titanium as an electrocatalyst for oxalic acid reduction. Chemical Communications. 60(47). 6003–6006. 1 indexed citations

Chen, Jiangbo, Jie Ying, Yuxuan Xiao, et al.. (2023). Directed Mass and Electron Transfer Promoted by Hierarchical Porous Co–P–O Leads to Enhancement of the Overall Water Splitting Efficiency. ACS Catalysis. 13(22). 14802–14812. 34 indexed citations

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Yang, Xiong, Yuxuan Xiao, Jiangbo Chen, et al.. (2023). Surface controllable anchoring of Cu onto nanostructured PtNi for efficient electrochemical hydrogen evolution from seawater. Science China Materials. 66(10). 3887–3894. 17 indexed citations

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Ganin, Alexey Y. & Mark D. Symes. (2022). Towards the application of 2D metal dichalcogenides as hydrogen evolution electrocatalysts in proton exchange membrane electrolyzers. Current Opinion in Electrochemistry. 34. 101001–101001. 17 indexed citations

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Στέργιου, Α., et al.. (2022). Electrochemical reduction of nitrobenzene via redox-mediated chronoamperometry. STAR Protocols. 3(4). 101817–101817. 12 indexed citations

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Xiao, Yuxuan, Jie Ying, Ge Tian, et al.. (2021). Hierarchically Fractal PtPdCu Sponges and their Directed Mass- and Electron-Transfer Effects. Nano Letters. 21(18). 7870–7878. 64 indexed citations

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McGlynn, Jessica C., Torben Dankwort, Lorenz Kienle, et al.. (2019). The rapid electrochemical activation of MoTe2 for the hydrogen evolution reaction. Nature Communications. 10(1). 4916–4916. 133 indexed citations

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Symes, Mark D., et al.. (2018). Decoupling Strategies in Electrochemical Water Splitting and Beyond. Joule. 2(8). 1390–1395. 93 indexed citations

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Chen, Jiajia, Mark D. Symes, & Leroy Cronin. (2018). Highly reduced and protonated aqueous solutions of [P2W18O62]6− for on-demand hydrogen generation and energy storage. Nature Chemistry. 10(10). 1042–1047. 231 indexed citations

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McGlynn, Jessica C., James P. Fraser, Isolda Roger, et al.. (2017). Molybdenum Ditelluride Rendered into an Efficient and Stable Electrocatalyst for the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction by Polymorphic Control. Energy Technology. 6(2). 345–350. 45 indexed citations

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Németh, Balázs Csaba, Mark D. Symes, Christoph Busche, et al.. (2012). Real‐Time Ion‐Flux Imaging in the Growth of Micrometer‐Scale Structures and Membranes. Advanced Materials. 24(9). 1238–1242. 12 indexed citations

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Symes, Mark D., Philip J. Kitson, Jun Yan, et al.. (2012). Integrated 3D-printed reactionware for chemical synthesis and analysis. Nature Chemistry. 4(5). 349–354. 501 indexed citations breakdown →

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Lydon, Claire, Mark D. Symes, De‐Liang Long, et al.. (2012). Directed assembly of nanoscale Co(ii)-substituted {Co9[P2W15]3} and {Co14[P2W15]4} polyoxometalates. Chemical Communications. 48(79). 9819–9819. 53 indexed citations

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