Michael Sachs

6.6k total citations · 4 hit papers
72 papers, 5.4k citations indexed

About

Michael Sachs is a scholar working on Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Materials Chemistry and Developmental and Educational Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael Sachs has authored 72 papers receiving a total of 5.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 22 papers in Materials Chemistry and 13 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology. Recurrent topics in Michael Sachs's work include Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (21 papers), Covalent Organic Framework Applications (9 papers) and Sport Psychology and Performance (8 papers). Michael Sachs is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (21 papers), Covalent Organic Framework Applications (9 papers) and Sport Psychology and Performance (8 papers). Michael Sachs collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. Michael Sachs's co-authors include James R. Durrant, C. Buz Swanik, Tracey Covassin, Andrew I. Cooper, Reiner Sebastian Sprick, Ernest Pastor, Robert Godin, Martijn A. Zwijnenburg, Shababa Selim and Y. Dagan and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Physical Review Letters and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Michael Sachs

69 papers receiving 5.2k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Current understanding and challenges of solar-driven hydrogen generation using polymeric photocatalysts

2019 841 citations Michael Sachs, Reiner Sebastian Sprick et al. profile →
Enhanced photocatalytic hydrogen evolution from organic semiconductor heterojunction nanoparticles

2020 543 citations Ján Koščo, Matthew Bidwell et al. Nature Materials profile →
Electronic defects in metal oxide photocatalysts

2022 336 citations Ernest Pastor, Michael Sachs et al. profile →
Unravelling the effects of active site density and energetics on the water oxidation activity of iridium oxides

2024 99 citations Caiwu Liang, Reshma R. Rao et al. Nature Catalysis profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Michael Sachs United States	29	3.2k	3.0k	1.5k	646	586	72	5.4k
Chih‐Hung Chang United States	45	2.4k 0.7×	376 0.1×	2.5k 1.7×	328 0.5×	459 0.8×	211	6.5k
Michael J. Gordon United States	38	1.7k 0.6×	335 0.1×	1.3k 0.9×	121 0.2×	475 0.8×	176	6.1k
Yongmin Chang South Korea	48	3.0k 0.9×	395 0.1×	259 0.2×	211 0.3×	540 0.9×	319	7.8k
Keiji Hashimoto Japan	39	2.4k 0.8×	2.6k 0.9×	504 0.3×	245 0.4×	316 0.5×	185	4.7k
Joseph B. Tracy United States	43	2.9k 0.9×	633 0.2×	847 0.6×	87 0.1×	1.6k 2.7×	143	6.5k
Patrícia A. Russo United States	38	1.1k 0.3×	510 0.2×	1.0k 0.7×	283 0.4×	366 0.6×	117	5.2k
Hao Mei China	34	1.0k 0.3×	678 0.2×	1.5k 1.0×	352 0.5×	1.3k 2.1×	169	4.3k
Sha Zhu China	36	1.3k 0.4×	134 0.0×	758 0.5×	85 0.1×	211 0.4×	155	4.5k
Robert A. Huggins United States	61	5.0k 1.6×	563 0.2×	14.9k 10.2×	949 1.5×	4.4k 7.5×	279	19.6k
Hyun Joon Shin South Korea	26	1.5k 0.5×	348 0.1×	1.3k 0.9×	33 0.1×	1.3k 2.2×	65	4.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Michael Sachs

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Fields of papers citing papers by Michael Sachs

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael Sachs

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All Works

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Sachs, Michael, Ernest Pastor, Benjamin Moss, et al.. (2025). Metal-centred states control carrier lifetimes in transition metal oxide photocatalysts. Nature Chemistry. 17(9). 1348–1355. 2 indexed citations

Liang, Caiwu, Reshma R. Rao, Katrine L. Svane, et al.. (2024). Unravelling the effects of active site density and energetics on the water oxidation activity of iridium oxides. Nature Catalysis. 7(7). 763–775. 99 indexed citations breakdown →

Mesa, Camilo A., Michael Sachs, Ernest Pastor, et al.. (2024). Correlating activities and defects in (photo)electrocatalysts using in-situ multi-modal microscopic imaging. Nature Communications. 15(1). 3908–3908. 13 indexed citations

Razón, Selen & Michael Sachs. (2024). Applied Exercise Psychology. 1 indexed citations

Moss, Benjamin, Katrine L. Svane, David Nieto‐Castro, et al.. (2024). Cooperative Effects Drive Water Oxidation Catalysis in Cobalt Electrocatalysts through the Destabilization of Intermediates. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 146(13). 8915–8927. 17 indexed citations

Wilson, Anna A., et al.. (2023). Transient absorption spectroscopy reveals that slow bimolecular recombination in SrTiO₃ underpins its efficient photocatalytic performance. Chemical Communications. 59(91). 13579–13582. 5 indexed citations

Windle, Christopher D., Lunqiao Xiong, Michael Sachs, et al.. (2020). Covalent grafting of molecular catalysts on C₃N_xH_y as robust, efficient and well-defined photocatalysts for solar fuel synthesis. Chemical Science. 11(32). 8425–8432. 17 indexed citations

Koščo, Ján, Matthew Bidwell, Hyojung Cha, et al.. (2020). Enhanced photocatalytic hydrogen evolution from organic semiconductor heterojunction nanoparticles. Nature Materials. 19(5). 559–565. 543 indexed citations breakdown →

Sachs, Michael, et al.. (2019). Porous boron nitride for combined CO ₂ capture and photoreduction. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 7(41). 23931–23940. 55 indexed citations

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Sachs, Michael, et al.. (2018). Goal-Directed, Nature-Based Physical Activity Training Program Improves Personal Management Behavior of an Adolescent Female with Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder. Ecopsychology. 10(4). 301–316.

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Sachs, Michael, Reiner Sebastian Sprick, Drew Pearce, et al.. (2018). Understanding structure-activity relationships in linear polymer photocatalysts for hydrogen evolution. Nature Communications. 9(1). 4968–4968. 318 indexed citations

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Sachs, Michael, et al.. (2013). The Effects of Collegiate Head Coaches' Knowledge and Attitudes toward Alcohol Consumption by Student-Athletes. 5(3). 7. 4 indexed citations

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Sachs, Michael, et al.. (2013). Flow in Sport, Exercise, and Performance: A Review with Implications for Future Research. 5(3). 17. 10 indexed citations

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Newton, Roberta A., et al.. (2011). The Effect of Guided Relaxation and Exercise Imagery on Self-Reported Leisure-Time Exercise Behaviors in Older Adults. Journal of Aging and Physical Activity. 19(2). 137–146. 15 indexed citations

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Shalom, M. Ben, Michael Sachs, David Rakhmilevitch, A. Palevski, & Y. Dagan. (2010). Tuning Spin-Orbit Coupling and Superconductivity at theSrTiO3/LaAlO3Interface: A Magnetotransport Study. Physical Review Letters. 104(12). 126802–126802. 333 indexed citations

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Covassin, Tracey, C. Buz Swanik, Michael Sachs, et al.. (2006). Sex differences in baseline neuropsychological function and concussion symptoms of collegiate athletes. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 40(11). 923–927. 209 indexed citations

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Covassin, Tracey, C. Buz Swanik, & Michael Sachs. (2003). Epidemiological Considerations of Concussions Among Intercollegiate Athletes. Applied Neuropsychology. 10(1). 12–22. 137 indexed citations

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Powers, Joseph M., George Woody, & Michael Sachs. (1999). Perceived Effects of Exercise and Sport in a Population Defined by Their Injection Drug Use. American Journal on Addictions. 8(1). 72–76. 7 indexed citations

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Cardinal, Bradley J. & Michael Sachs. (1992). An Analysis of the Readability of Exercise Promoting Literature with Implications and Suggestions for Practice. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport. 63(2). 186–190. 22 indexed citations

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Sachs, Michael. (1980). On the trail of the runner's high : a descriptive and experimental investigation of characteristics of an elusive phenomenon. University Microfilms eBooks. 9 indexed citations

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