Sean C. Smith

41.0k citations

536 papers · 35.8k indexed · 13 hit papers · h-index 84

Impact in

Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment top 0.02%
- Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
- Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
- TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells
Catalysis top 0.2%

Papers in

Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 105
- Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion 66
- Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques 45
Catalysis 45

Co-authors: Gao Qing Lu Chenghua Sun Hui–Ming Cheng Gang Liu Xin Tan Aijun Du Robert G. Gilbert Shi‐Zhang Qiao
Journals: The Journal of Chemical Physics (30 papers)Journal of Biological Chemistry (27 papers)The Journal of Physical Chemistry C (21 papers)Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics (21 papers)Journal of the American Chemical Society (16 papers)
Partner nations: Australia United States China

In The Last Decade

Sean C. Smith

527 papers receiving 34.8k citations

Hit Papers

13 papers align trajectories log scale

Unraveling the structure–performance relationship in hard carbon for sodium-ion battery by coupling key structural parameters 2025 · 43 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2025 Energy & Environmental Science
2022 Nature Communications
2022 Nature Catalysis
2019 Angewandte Chemie International Edition
2015 The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
2015 Carbon
2012 Journal of the American Chemical Society
2011 Journal of the American Chemical Society
2010 Journal of the American Chemical Society
2009 Journal of the American Chemical Society
2008 Nature
2003 Progress in Lipid Research
1990 Theory of Unimolecular and Recombination Reactions

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20 of 20 papers shown

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1	Dual-reaction-centre enabled concurrent N–C–N coupling for effective urea electrosynthesis Journal of Materials Chemistry A ·Junxian Liu, Sean C. Smith, Xin Tan, Yuantong Gu, Liangzhi Kou	2025	0
2	Intrinsic Optimum Thermodynamic Shapes of Zincblende‐ and Diamond‐Structure Nanowire Cross‐Sections Advanced Theory and Simulations ·Dirk König, Yue Bian, Lan Fu, Daniel Hiller, Sean C. Smith	2024	0
3	A high-energy-density NASICON-type Na3V1.25Ga0.75(PO4)3 cathode with reversible V4+/V5+ redox couple for sodium ion batteries Journal of Colloid and Interface Science ·Yuxiang Chen, Dr. Sanjay Kumar Kushwaha* Vipul Singh, Peng Wang, Ji Chen, Xiaoqin Zhang, Xingqiao Wu, Sean C. Smith, Dunmin Lin, Xin Tan, Qiaoji Zheng	2023	33
4	Electrocatalytic Urea Synthesis via N₂ Dimerization and Universal Descriptor ACS Nano ·Junxian Liu, Xingshuai Lv, Yandong Ma, Sean C. Smith, Yuantong Gu, Liangzhi Kou	2023	25
5	Rational design of 2D ferroelectric heterogeneous catalysts for controllable hydrogen evolution reaction Journal of Materials Chemistry A ·Eduardo Cordero H., Junxian Liu, Xin Tan, Ting Liao, Yuantong Gu, Aijun Du, Sean C. Smith, Liangzhi Kou	2022	18
6	Modulating Pt-O-Pt atomic clusters with isolated cobalt atoms for enhanced hydrogen evolution catalysis Nature Communications ·Yufei Zhao, Priyank V. Kumar, Xin Tan, Xinxin Lu, Xiaofeng Zhu, Junjie Jiang, Jian Pan, Shibo Xi, Hui Ying Yang, Zhipeng Ma, Tao Wan, Dewei Chu, Wenjie Jiang, Sean C. Smith, Rose Amal, Zhaojun Han, Xunyu Lu Hit paper breakdown →	2022	247
7	Facet-dependent carrier dynamics of cuprous oxide regulating the photocatalytic hydrogen generation Materials Advances ·Cui Ying Toe, Angela Marigen Estevez Ordoñez, Thomas Dittrich, Hassan A. Tahini, Sean C. Smith, Jason Scott, Rose Amal, Roel van de Krol, Fatwa F. Abdi, Yun Hau Ng	2022	25
8	Regulating electron transfer over asymmetric low-spin Co(II) for highly selective electrocatalysis Chem Catalysis ·Kuang‐Hsu Wu, Yuefeng Liu, Xin Tan, Nicole L. Abueg, Yangming Lin, Xing Huang, Yuxiao Ding, Bing‐Jian Su, Bingsen Zhang, Jin‐Ming Chen, Wensheng Yan, Sean C. Smith, I. Gentle, Shenlong Zhao	2022	68
9	Controllable CO2 electrocatalytic reduction via ferroelectric switching on single atom anchored In2Se3 monolayer Nature Communications ·Lin Ju, Xin Tan, Xin Mao, Yuantong Gu, Sean C. Smith, Aijun Du, Zhongfang Chen, Changfeng Chen, Liangzhi Kou	2021	189
10	Isolated copper–tin atomic interfaces tuning electrocatalytic CO2 conversion Nature Communications ·Wenhao Ren, Xin Tan, Jiangtao Qu, 홍인종, Jiantao Li, Xin Liu, Simon P. Ringer, Julie M. Cairney, Kai‐Xue Wang, Sean C. Smith, Chuan Zhao	2021	193
11	An Ultra-Long-Life Flexible Lithium–Sulfur Battery with Lithium Cloth Anode and Polysulfone-Functionalized Separator ACS Nano ·Baozhi Yu, Ye Fan, Srikanth Mateti, Donggun Kim, Chen Zhao, Sheng‐Guo Lu, Xin Liu, Qiangzhou Rong, Tao Tao, Khagesh Tanwar, Xin Tan, Sean C. Smith, Ying Chen	2020	69
12	Enhancing Cationic Drug Delivery with Polymeric Carriers: The Coulomb‐pH Switch Approach Advanced Theory and Simulations ·Sergio De Luca, André Luís Cordeiro [UNESP] Garcia, Fan Chen, Prasenjit Seal, Martina H. Stenzel, Sean C. Smith	2020	1
13	Single-phase perovskite oxide with super-exchange induced atomic-scale synergistic active centers enables ultrafast hydrogen evolution Nature Communications ·Jie Dai, Yinlong Zhu, Hassan A. Tahini, Qian Lin, Yu Chen, Daqin Guan, Chuan Zhou, Zhiwei Hu, Hong-Ji Lin, Ting‐Shan Chan, Chien‐Te Chen, Sean C. Smith, Huanting Wang, Wei Zhou, Zongping Shao	2020	250
14	Single Mo₁(Cr₁) Atom on Nitrogen-Doped Graphene Enables Highly Selective Electroreduction of Nitrogen into Ammonia ACS Catalysis ·Wanghui Zhao, Lifu Zhang, Qiquan Luo, Zhenpeng Hu, Wenhua Zhang, Sean C. Smith, Jinlong Yang	2019	302
15	Unraveling Photocatalytic Mechanism and Selectivity in PET‐RAFT Polymerization Advanced Theory and Simulations ·Prasenjit Seal, Jiangtao Xu, Sergio De Luca, Cyrille Boyer, Sean C. Smith	2019	38
16	Just add sugar for carbohydrate induced self-assembly of curcumin Nature Communications ·Sandy M. Wong, Jiacheng Zhao, Cheng Cao, Chin Ken Wong, Rhiannon P. Kuchel, Sergio De Luca, James M. Hook, Christopher J. Garvey, Sean C. Smith, Junming Ho, Martina H. Stenzel	2019	73
17	Pyrite-type ruthenium disulfide with tunable disorder and defects enables ultra-efficient overall water splitting Journal of Materials Chemistry A ·Yinlong Zhu, Hassan A. Tahini, Yufei Wang, Qian Lin, Yan Liang, Cara M. Doherty, Yue Liu, Xingya Li, Jun Lü, Sean C. Smith, Cordelia Selomulya, Xiwang Zhang, Zongping Shao, Huanting Wang	2019	58
18	A Janus MoSSe monolayer: a superior and strain-sensitive gas sensing material Journal of Materials Chemistry A ·Cui Jin, Xiao Tang, Xin Tan, Sean C. Smith, Ying Dai, Liangzhi Kou	2018	242
19	Synthesis, optical properties and theoretical modelling of discrete emitting states in doped silicon nanocrystals for bioimaging Nanoscale ·Benjamin F. P. McVey, Dirk König, Xiaoyu Cheng, Peter B. O’Mara, Prasenjit Seal, Xin Tan, Hassan A. Tahini, Sean C. Smith, J. Justin Gooding, Richard D. Tilley	2018	13
20	Binding and Release between Polymeric Carrier and Protein Drug: pH-Mediated Interplay of Coulomb Forces, Hydrogen Bonding, van der Waals Interactions, and Entropy Biomacromolecules ·Sergio De Luca, Fan Chen, Prasenjit Seal, Martina H. Stenzel, Sean C. Smith	2017	27

About Sean C. Smith

Sean C. Smith is a scholar working on Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Catalysis, Materials Chemistry, Biophysics and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, having authored 536 papers that have together received 35.8k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (77 papers), Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (66 papers), Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies (53 papers), Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (45 papers), Graphene research and applications (44 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (30 papers), Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (30 papers) and Advanced battery technologies research (30 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment (15.9k citations), Catalysis (2.9k citations), Materials Chemistry (17.6k citations), Electrical and Electronic Engineering (9.2k citations) and Electrochemistry (824 citations). Sean C. Smith has collaborated with scholars based in Australia, United States and China. Frequent co-authors include Gao Qing Lu, Chenghua Sun, Hui–Ming Cheng, Gang Liu, Xin Tan, Aijun Du, Robert G. Gilbert, Shi‐Zhang Qiao, Hua Gui Yang and Jin Zou. Their work appears in journals such as The Journal of Chemical Physics, Journal of Biological Chemistry, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

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