Stig Helveg

15.3k total citations · 7 hit papers
120 papers, 12.9k citations indexed

About

Stig Helveg is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Catalysis and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Stig Helveg has authored 120 papers receiving a total of 12.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 95 papers in Materials Chemistry, 31 papers in Catalysis and 28 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Stig Helveg's work include Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (50 papers), Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions (23 papers) and Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (22 papers). Stig Helveg is often cited by papers focused on Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (50 papers), Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions (23 papers) and Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (22 papers). Stig Helveg collaborates with scholars based in Denmark, United States and Netherlands. Stig Helveg's co-authors include Jens Sehested, Jens K. Nørskov, Bjerne S. Clausen, Flemming Besenbacher, Jeppe V. Lauritsen, J.R. Rostrup-Nielsen, Poul L. Hansen, Henrik Topsøe, Frank Abild‐Pedersen and Erik Lægsgaard and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Stig Helveg

115 papers receiving 12.7k citations

Hit Papers

Atomic-scale imaging of carbon nanofibre growth 2000 2026 2008 2017 2004 2002 2000 2016 2007 400 800 1.2k
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.

  1. Atomic-scale imaging of carbon nanofibre growth
    2004 1.2k citations Stig Helveg, Bjerne S. Clausen et al. profile →
  2. Atom-Resolved Imaging of Dynamic Shape Changes in Supported Copper Nanocrystals
    2002 1.0k citations Stig Helveg, Bjerne S. Clausen et al. profile →
  3. Atomic-Scale Structure of Single-LayerMoS2Nanoclusters
    2000 752 citations Stig Helveg, Jeppe V. Lauritsen et al. Physical Review Letters profile →
  4. Quantifying the promotion of Cu catalysts by ZnO for methanol synthesis
    2016 676 citations Christian Fink Elkjær, Stig Helveg et al. profile →
  5. Size-dependent structure of MoS2 nanocrystals
    2007 618 citations Jeppe V. Lauritsen, Jakob Kibsgaard et al. Nature Nanotechnology profile →
  6. First principles calculations and experimental insight into methane steam reforming over transition metal catalysts
    2008 557 citations Jan Rossmeisl, Stig Helveg et al. profile →
  7. One-Dimensional Metallic Edge States inMoS2
    2001 547 citations M. V. Bollinger, Jeppe V. Lauritsen et al. Physical Review Letters profile →

Peers

Stig Helveg
Bjerne S. Clausen Denmark
Michael Hävecker Germany
Axel Knop‐Gericke Germany
Jakob Birkedal Wagner Denmark
Kiyotaka Asakura Japan
Albert F. Carley United Kingdom
Henrik Topsøe Denmark
C. M. Friend United States
Michael Bowker United Kingdom
Syo Matsumura Japan
Bjerne S. Clausen Denmark
Stig Helveg
Citations per year, relative to Stig Helveg Stig Helveg (= 1×) peers Bjerne S. Clausen

Countries citing papers authored by Stig Helveg

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Fields of papers citing papers by Stig Helveg

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Stig Helveg. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Stig Helveg. The network helps show where Stig Helveg may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Stig Helveg

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Stig Helveg. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Stig Helveg based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Stig Helveg. Stig Helveg is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Gioria, Esteban, et al.. (2025). CH 4 Decomposition on Nickel Phyllosilicate: Switching from Tip to Base Growth of Carbon Nanotubes. Small. 21(31). e2500994–e2500994. 1 indexed citations
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Shen, Jialong, Albert L. Kwansa, Amy M. Grunden, et al.. (2025). Advances in biomimetic carbonic anhydrase strategies for CO2 capture. Trends in biotechnology. 43(12). 3040–3055.
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Kwon, Sung‐Nam, C. D. Lee, Young Mee Jung, et al.. (2025). Unlocking the potential of MoS2 for efficient hydrogen generation by controlling hydrothermal conditions. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 161. 150671–150671.
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Xu, Qiucheng, José A. Zamora Zeledón, Lena Trotochaud, et al.. (2025). Operando X-ray characterization platform to unravel catalyst degradation under accelerated stress testing in CO2 electrolysis. Nature Nanotechnology. 20(7). 889–896. 8 indexed citations
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Secher, Niklas Mørch, Stig Helveg, Richard E. Palmer, et al.. (2024). Stable mass-selected AuTiOx nanoparticles for CO oxidation. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 26(12). 9253–9263. 9 indexed citations
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Jinschek, Joerg R., et al.. (2024). Gold Nanoparticles for CO2 Electroreduction: An Optimum Defined by Size and Shape. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 146(3). 2015–2023. 34 indexed citations
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Jain, Nitin, Joachim Dahl Thomsen, Jakob Kibsgaard, et al.. (2024). Mitigation of beam damage on MoS2 using electrostatic beam blanking in TEM. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 129. 5024–5024.
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Hansen, Lars P., Bastian Barton, Christian Kisielowski, et al.. (2022). Reconstructing the exit wave of 2D materials in high-resolution transmission electron microscopy using machine learning. Ultramicroscopy. 243. 113641–113641. 6 indexed citations
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Chen, Fu‐Rong, D. Van Dyck, Christian Kisielowski, et al.. (2021). Probing atom dynamics of excited Co-Mo-S nanocrystals in 3D. Nature Communications. 12(1). 13 indexed citations
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Dahl‐Petersen, Christian, Michael Brorson, Poul Georg Moses, et al.. (2018). Topotactic Growth of Edge-Terminated MoS2 from MoO2 Nanocrystals. ACS Nano. 12(6). 5351–5358. 28 indexed citations
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Ek, Martin, Igor Beinik, Albert Bruix, et al.. (2018). Step edge structures on the anatase TiO2(001) surface studied by atomic-resolution TEM and STM. Faraday Discussions. 208(0). 325–338. 13 indexed citations
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Bodin, Anders, Christian Fink Elkjær, Michael Brorson, et al.. (2018). Engineering Ni–Mo–S Nanoparticles for Hydrodesulfurization. Nano Letters. 18(6). 3454–3460. 23 indexed citations
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Spronsen, M. A. Van, Francesco Carlà, Olivier Balmès, et al.. (2017). In situ studies of NO reduction by H2over Pt using surface X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 19(12). 8485–8495. 15 indexed citations
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Wu, Jason, Stig Helveg, Xiaofeng Feng, Miquel Salmerón, & Alexis T. Bell. (2014). Understanding coking on Platinum catalysts by in situ TEM. eScholarship (California Digital Library). 1 indexed citations
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Helveg, Stig, C. Kisielowski, Joerg R. Jinschek, et al.. (2014). Observing gas-catalyst dynamics at atomic resolution and single-atom sensitivity. Micron. 68. 176–185. 42 indexed citations
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Zhu, Yuanyuan, Quentin M. Ramasse, Michael Brorson, et al.. (2014). Visualizing the Stoichiometry of Industrial‐Style Co‐Mo‐S Catalysts with Single‐Atom Sensitivity. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 53(40). 10723–10727. 117 indexed citations
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Kisielowski, Christian, Quentin M. Ramasse, Lars P. Hansen, et al.. (2010). Imaging MoS2 Nanocatalysts with Single‐Atom Sensitivity. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 49(15). 2708–2710. 89 indexed citations
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Lauritsen, Jeppe V., Jakob Kibsgaard, Stig Helveg, et al.. (2007). Size-dependent structure of MoS2 nanocrystals. Nature Nanotechnology. 2(1). 53–58. 618 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bollinger, M. V., Jeppe V. Lauritsen, Karsten W. Jacobsen, et al.. (2001). One-Dimensional Metallic Edge States inMoS2. Physical Review Letters. 87(19). 196803–196803. 547 indexed citations breakdown →

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