Randy D. Cortright

7.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
44 papers, 5.9k citations indexed

About

Randy D. Cortright is a scholar working on Catalysis, Materials Chemistry and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Randy D. Cortright has authored 44 papers receiving a total of 5.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Catalysis, 26 papers in Materials Chemistry and 13 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Randy D. Cortright's work include Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (22 papers), Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions (15 papers) and Catalysts for Methane Reforming (13 papers). Randy D. Cortright is often cited by papers focused on Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (22 papers), Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions (15 papers) and Catalysts for Methane Reforming (13 papers). Randy D. Cortright collaborates with scholars based in United States, Denmark and China. Randy D. Cortright's co-authors include James A. Dumesic, Rupali R. Davda, George W. Huber, John W. Shabaker, J.A. Dumesic, Ramchandra M. Watwe, Marco A. Sánchez-Castillo, Josephine M. Hill, B. E. Spiewak and Scott A. Goddard and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and The Journal of Chemical Physics.

In The Last Decade

Randy D. Cortright

42 papers receiving 5.8k citations

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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.

Hydrogen from catalytic reforming of biomass-derived hydrocarbons in liquid water

2002 1.8k citations Randy D. Cortright, Rupali R. Davda et al. Nature profile →
A review of catalytic issues and process conditions for renewable hydrogen and alkanes by aqueous-phase reforming of oxygenated hydrocarbons over supported metal catalysts

2004 863 citations Rupali R. Davda, John W. Shabaker et al. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Randy D. Cortright United States	30	3.1k	2.9k	2.9k	2.3k	1.0k	44	5.9k
A.O.I. Krause Finland	48	2.3k 0.7×	3.6k 1.2×	3.0k 1.0×	3.1k 1.4×	483 0.5×	145	6.8k
Minghua Qiao China	45	2.5k 0.8×	3.9k 1.3×	2.4k 0.8×	2.4k 1.1×	1.5k 1.5×	146	6.6k
Hongwei Xiang China	45	3.2k 1.0×	2.6k 0.9×	2.2k 0.7×	2.1k 0.9×	693 0.7×	138	5.1k
Magnus Rønning Norway	42	2.7k 0.9×	3.7k 1.3×	1.3k 0.5×	1.4k 0.6×	1.3k 1.2×	141	5.4k
Edward L. Kunkes United States	25	2.0k 0.7×	2.2k 0.8×	1.6k 0.6×	1.3k 0.6×	930 0.9×	29	3.9k
C.R. Apesteguı́a Argentina	40	2.3k 0.8×	3.6k 1.2×	1.9k 0.7×	1.9k 0.9×	451 0.4×	122	5.5k
Kevin J. Smith Canada	46	2.1k 0.7×	3.3k 1.1×	1.4k 0.5×	2.2k 1.0×	931 0.9×	145	5.2k
Yun-Jo Lee South Korea	42	2.0k 0.6×	2.6k 0.9×	834 0.3×	1.1k 0.5×	360 0.4×	85	4.2k
A.C. van Veen France	35	3.4k 1.1×	4.2k 1.4×	726 0.2×	1.2k 0.5×	623 0.6×	82	5.3k
Fábio B. Noronha Brazil	58	6.9k 2.2×	7.9k 2.7×	2.6k 0.9×	4.3k 1.9×	1.3k 1.2×	200	10.2k

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Leick, Noémi, James M. Crawford, Gerard M. Carroll, et al.. (2025). Photo-swing CO₂ capture using a branched polyethylenimine as sorbents and TiN light absorber. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 13(35). 29334–29342.

Cortright, Randy D.. (2023). Low-temperature hydrogen production from oxygenated hydrocarbons. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information).

Carroll, Gerard M., Matthew A. Gebbie, Shannon S. Stahl, et al.. (2023). Alternative Energy Carriers: Unique Interfaces for Electrochemical Hydrogenic Transformations. Advanced Energy Materials. 13(14). 26 indexed citations

Badgett, Alex, Mark Ruth, Allison M. Crow, et al.. (2022). An economic analysis of the role of materials, system engineering, and performance in electrochemical carbon dioxide conversion to formate. Journal of Cleaner Production. 351. 131564–131564. 18 indexed citations

Blommel, Paul G., et al.. (2008). Catalytic conversion of sugar into conventional gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, and other hydrocarbons.. International sugar journal. 110(1319). 672–679. 14 indexed citations

Huber, George W., Randy D. Cortright, & James A. Dumesic. (2004). Renewable Alkanes by Aqueous‐Phase Reforming of Biomass‐Derived Oxygenates. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 43(12). 1549–1551. 466 indexed citations

Davda, Rupali R., John W. Shabaker, George W. Huber, Randy D. Cortright, & James A. Dumesic. (2004). A review of catalytic issues and process conditions for renewable hydrogen and alkanes by aqueous-phase reforming of oxygenated hydrocarbons over supported metal catalysts. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 56(1-2). 171–186. 863 indexed citations breakdown →

Davda, Rupali R., John W. Shabaker, George W. Huber, Randy D. Cortright, & James A. Dumesic. (2003). Aqueous-phase reforming of ethylene glycol on silica-supported metal catalysts. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 43(1). 13–26. 441 indexed citations

Cortright, Randy D., Rupali R. Davda, & James A. Dumesic. (2002). Hydrogen from catalytic reforming of biomass-derived hydrocarbons in liquid water. Nature. 418(6901). 964–967. 1821 indexed citations breakdown →

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Cortright, Randy D. & James A. Dumesic. (2001). ChemInform Abstract: Kinetics of Heterogeneous Catalytic Reactions: Analysis of Reaction Schemes. ChemInform. 32(50). 5 indexed citations

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Cortright, Randy D., Ramchandra M. Watwe, & James A. Dumesic. (2000). Ethane hydrogenolysis over platinum. Journal of Molecular Catalysis A Chemical. 163(1-2). 91–103. 42 indexed citations

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Watwe, Ramchandra M., Randy D. Cortright, Jens K. Nørskov, & James A. Dumesic. (2000). Theoretical Studies of Stability and Reactivity of C₂Hydrocarbon Species on Pt Clusters, Pt(111), and Pt(211). The Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 104(10). 2299–2310. 109 indexed citations

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Cortright, Randy D., Ramchandra M. Watwe, B. E. Spiewak, & James A. Dumesic. (1999). Kinetics of ethane hydrogenolysis over supported platinum catalysts. Catalysis Today. 53(3). 395–406. 39 indexed citations

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Watwe, Ramchandra M., B. E. Spiewak, Randy D. Cortright, & James A. Dumesic. (1998). Density functional theory (DFT) and microcalorimetric investigations of CO adsorption on Pt clusters. Catalysis Letters. 51(3-4). 139–147. 40 indexed citations

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Cortright, Randy D., et al.. (1998). Kinetic Studies of Isobutane Dehydrogenation and Isobutene Hydrogenation over Pt/Sn-Based Catalysts. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 37(5). 1717–1723. 53 indexed citations

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Hill, Josephine M., Randy D. Cortright, & James A. Dumesic. (1998). Silica- and L-zeolite-supported Pt, Pt/Sn and Pt/Sn/K catalysts for isobutane dehydrogenation. Applied Catalysis A General. 168(1). 9–21. 83 indexed citations

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Spiewak, B. E., et al.. (1996). Microcalorimetric and Reaction Kinetic Studies of Alkali Metals on Pt Powder and Pt/SiO₂and Pt/Sn/SiO₂Catalysts. The Journal of Physical Chemistry. 100(43). 17260–17265. 12 indexed citations

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Cortright, Randy D. & James A. Dumesic. (1994). Microcalorimetric, Spectroscopic, and Kinetic Studies of Silica Supported Pt and Pt/Sn Catalysts for Isobutane Dehydrogenation. Journal of Catalysis. 148(2). 771–778. 203 indexed citations

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Xu, Liqiang, G.D. Lei, Wolfgang M.H. Sachtler, Randy D. Cortright, & James A. Dumesic. (1993). Formation of palladium-iron alloy clusters in zeolite Y. The Journal of Physical Chemistry. 97(44). 11517–11523. 23 indexed citations

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Crittenden, John C., et al.. (1988). Using GAC to Remove VOCs From Air Stripper Off‐Gas. American Water Works Association. 80(5). 73–84. 40 indexed citations

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