Mark Saeys

5.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
102 papers, 4.7k citations indexed

About

Mark Saeys is a scholar working on Catalysis, Materials Chemistry and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, Mark Saeys has authored 102 papers receiving a total of 4.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 49 papers in Catalysis, 49 papers in Materials Chemistry and 36 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in Mark Saeys's work include Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (37 papers), Catalysts for Methane Reforming (31 papers) and Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions (27 papers). Mark Saeys is often cited by papers focused on Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (37 papers), Catalysts for Methane Reforming (31 papers) and Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions (27 papers). Mark Saeys collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, Singapore and France. Mark Saeys's co-authors include Guy Marin, Marie‐Françoise Reyniers, Armando Borgna, G. T. Kasun Kalhara Gunasooriya, Matthew Neurock, Véronique Van Speybroeck, Michel Waroquier, Kong Fei Tan, Jian Xu and Jing Xu and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Physical Review Letters and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Mark Saeys

101 papers receiving 4.6k citations

Hit Papers

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Molecular Views on Fischer–Tropsch Synthesis

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Mark Saeys Belgium	39	2.4k	1.8k	1.2k	935	891	102	4.7k
Jochen Lauterbach United States	41	3.6k 1.5×	2.3k 1.3×	770 0.6×	1000 1.1×	625 0.7×	160	5.0k
S. David Jackson United Kingdom	37	3.6k 1.5×	2.1k 1.2×	1.3k 1.1×	1.2k 1.3×	607 0.7×	147	5.5k
Giannis Mpourmpakis United States	42	4.6k 1.9×	1.3k 0.7×	970 0.8×	742 0.8×	485 0.5×	146	6.2k
János Kiss Hungary	45	4.3k 1.8×	2.1k 1.2×	605 0.5×	783 0.8×	1.1k 1.3×	233	5.8k
Andreas Heyden United States	46	4.2k 1.7×	1.9k 1.0×	1.7k 1.4×	1.6k 1.7×	743 0.8×	130	7.3k
Carine Michel France	36	1.6k 0.7×	819 0.5×	1.0k 0.9×	663 0.7×	541 0.6×	130	4.1k
Thomas P. Senftle United States	33	3.0k 1.3×	2.0k 1.1×	731 0.6×	791 0.8×	384 0.4×	75	5.8k
David Loffreda France	32	3.3k 1.4×	1.5k 0.8×	684 0.6×	551 0.6×	981 1.1×	94	5.0k
Hansong Cheng China	45	3.9k 1.6×	1.2k 0.7×	717 0.6×	682 0.7×	745 0.8×	168	6.7k
Takehiko Sasaki Japan	44	3.3k 1.4×	1.7k 0.9×	787 0.6×	542 0.6×	465 0.5×	188	5.6k

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Bezemer, G. Leendert, et al.. (2025). Sustainable Fuels from CO ₂ -Rich Synthesis Gas via Fischer–Tropsch Technology. ACS Catalysis. 15(12). 10946–10956. 1 indexed citations

Bols, Max L., et al.. (2024). Structural contributions of Zn in enhancing CO ₂ hydrogenation to methanol over Zn _x ZrO _y catalysts. Catalysis Science & Technology. 15(2). 563–579. 1 indexed citations

Saeys, Mark, et al.. (2023). Quantitative analysis of CO₂ emissions reduction potential of alternative light olefins production processes. Green Chemistry. 25(16). 6459–6471. 16 indexed citations

Rigamonti, Marco G., et al.. (2022). Reshaping the Role of CO₂ in Propane Dehydrogenation: From Waste Gas to Platform Chemical. ACS Catalysis. 12(15). 9339–9358. 37 indexed citations

Gu, Bang, Deizi V. Peron, Mirella Virginie, et al.. (2021). Bismuth mobile promoter and cobalt-bismuth nanoparticles in carbon nanotube supported Fischer-Tropsch catalysts with enhanced stability. Journal of Catalysis. 401. 102–114. 9 indexed citations

Wang, Qiyan, César A. Urbina‐Blanco, Willinton Y. Hernández, et al.. (2021). Solid micellar Ru single-atom catalysts for the water-free hydrogenation of CO2 to formic acid. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 290. 120036–120036. 61 indexed citations

Urbina‐Blanco, César A., et al.. (2019). Autocatalytic Role of Molecular Hydrogen in Copper-Catalyzed Transfer Hydrogenation of Ketones. ACS Catalysis. 9(9). 8073–8082. 21 indexed citations

Banerjee, Arghya, Alexander P. van Bavel, H.P.C.E. Kuipers, & Mark Saeys. (2017). CO Activation on Realistic Cobalt Surfaces: Kinetic Role of Hydrogen. ACS Catalysis. 7(8). 5289–5293. 27 indexed citations

Godlewski, Szymon, Marek Kolmer, Mads Engelund, et al.. (2016). Interaction of a conjugated polyaromatic molecule with a single dangling bond quantum dot on a hydrogenated semiconductor. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 18(5). 3854–3861. 13 indexed citations

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Godlewski, Szymon, Hiroyo Kawai, Mads Engelund, et al.. (2016). Diels–Alder attachment of a planar organic molecule to a dangling bond dimer on a hydrogenated semiconductor surface. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 18(25). 16757–16765. 6 indexed citations

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Jimenez‐Izal, Elisa, Mark Saeys, & Anastassia N. Alexandrova. (2016). Metallic and Magnetic 2D Materials Containing Planar Tetracoordinated C and N. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 120(38). 21685–21690. 13 indexed citations

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Banerjee, Arghya, Violeta Navarro, J.W.M. Frenken, et al.. (2016). Shape and Size of Cobalt Nanoislands Formed Spontaneously on Cobalt Terraces during Fischer–Tropsch Synthesis. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters. 7(11). 1996–2001. 37 indexed citations

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Godlewski, Szymon, Hiroyo Kawai, Marek Kolmer, et al.. (2016). Single-Molecule Rotational Switch on a Dangling Bond Dimer Bearing. ACS Nano. 10(9). 8499–8507. 31 indexed citations

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Kawai, Hiroyo, et al.. (2014). Si(100)-2 × 1-H dimer rows contrast inversion in low-temperature scanning tunneling microscope images. Surface Science. 632. L13–L17. 5 indexed citations

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Platon, Mélanie, et al.. (2014). Thioetherification of Chloroheteroarenes: A Binuclear Catalyst Promotes Wide Scope and High Functional‐Group Tolerance. Chemistry - A European Journal. 20(39). 12584–12594. 39 indexed citations

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Trịnh, Quang Thang, Kong Fei Tan, Armando Borgna, & Mark Saeys. (2012). Evaluating the Structure of Catalysts Using Core-Level Binding Energies Calculated from First Principles. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 117(4). 1684–1691. 53 indexed citations

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Thybaut, Joris, Mark Saeys, & Guy Marin. (2006). Single-Event Microkinetics of Aromatics Hydrogenation on a Pt Catalyst. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 1 indexed citations

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Sabbe, Maarten K., Mark Saeys, Marie‐Françoise Reyniers, et al.. (2005). Group Additive Values for the Gas Phase Standard Enthalpy of Formation of Hydrocarbons and Hydrocarbon Radicals. The Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 109(33). 7466–7480. 133 indexed citations

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Saeys, Mark, Joris Thybaut, Matthew Neurock, & Guy Marin. (2004). Kinetic models for catalytic reactions from first principles: benzene hydrogenation. Molecular Physics. 102(3). 267–272. 15 indexed citations

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Saeys, Mark, Marie‐Françoise Reyniers, Matthew Neurock, & Guy Marin. (2003). Density Functional Theory Analysis of Benzene (De)hydrogenation on Pt(111): Addition and Removal of the First Two H-Atoms. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 107(16). 3844–3855. 76 indexed citations

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