Uğur Ünal

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
94 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Uğur Ünal is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Uğur Ünal has authored 94 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 55 papers in Materials Chemistry, 36 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 32 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Uğur Ünal's work include Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (19 papers), Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication (16 papers) and High Entropy Alloys Studies (11 papers). Uğur Ünal is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (19 papers), Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication (16 papers) and High Entropy Alloys Studies (11 papers). Uğur Ünal collaborates with scholars based in Türkiye, Japan and United States. Uğur Ünal's co-authors include Yasumichi Matsumoto, F. Eylul Sarac Oztuna, Kazuyoshi Izawa, Shintaro Ida, Alper Uzun, M. Barış Yağcı, Chikako Ogata, Seda Keskın, Amir Motallebzadeh and Muhammad Zeeshan and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Advanced Functional Materials and The Journal of Physical Chemistry B.

In The Last Decade

Uğur Ünal

90 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

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  1. Exploring the Role of Mo and Mn in Improving the OER and HER Performance of CoCuFeNi-Based High-Entropy Alloys
    2024 54 citations M. Barış Yağcı, Amir Motallebzadeh et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Uğur Ünal Türkiye 27 1.2k 655 639 371 314 94 2.0k
Zumin Wang China 29 1.3k 1.0× 1.0k 1.5× 905 1.4× 377 1.0× 262 0.8× 99 2.3k
Xiaoqiang Li China 26 1.3k 1.1× 822 1.3× 512 0.8× 242 0.7× 266 0.8× 82 2.3k
Zixue Su China 25 1.6k 1.3× 1.1k 1.7× 993 1.6× 495 1.3× 162 0.5× 46 2.6k
M.T. Colomer Spain 26 1.5k 1.2× 659 1.0× 503 0.8× 354 1.0× 156 0.5× 97 2.0k
Goran Štefanić Croatia 27 1.3k 1.0× 874 1.3× 726 1.1× 166 0.4× 223 0.7× 75 2.2k
Xiaoya Cui China 24 985 0.8× 1.0k 1.6× 1.4k 2.2× 252 0.7× 218 0.7× 43 2.4k
Changmin Hou China 30 1.3k 1.1× 1.2k 1.9× 1.5k 2.4× 544 1.5× 221 0.7× 96 2.6k
Biao Yuan China 24 1.6k 1.3× 1.6k 2.4× 557 0.9× 229 0.6× 334 1.1× 69 2.6k
Jean‐Yves Chane‐Ching France 23 2.0k 1.6× 743 1.1× 392 0.6× 265 0.7× 158 0.5× 39 2.4k
Ivan Khalakhan Czechia 29 1.3k 1.1× 1.1k 1.7× 1.0k 1.6× 219 0.6× 227 0.7× 123 2.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Uğur Ünal

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All Works

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Yağcı, M. Barış, et al.. (2025). Pulsed‐Laser and Mechanical Reduction of Graphene Oxide Combined with NiCoFeMoW High‐Entropy Alloys for Electrocatalytic Oxygen Evolution Reaction. ChemSusChem. 18(15). e202500466–e202500466. 1 indexed citations
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Quinson, Jonathan, et al.. (2025). Mechanically alloyed NiCuMnWX (X = Co, Fe, or Mo) high-entropy alloy electrocatalysts for alkaline water splitting. Faraday Discussions. 264(0). 376–390. 1 indexed citations
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Ünal, Uğur, et al.. (2024). Thermal cycle test of functionally graded and composite environmental barrier coatings in the steam environment. Ceramics International. 51(7). 9112–9123.
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Angizi, Shayan, et al.. (2024). Enhanced Electrochemical Performance and Cyclic Stability of Li-Ion Batteries by Employing Nanostructured Bi2Te3 Particles with Amorphous ZrO2 Nanocoating. ACS Applied Nano Materials. 7(14). 16975–16986. 3 indexed citations
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Ulasyar, Abasin, et al.. (2024). Bidisperse magnetorheological fluids with strong magnetorheological response, long-term stability and excellent in-use performance. Smart Materials and Structures. 33(3). 35023–35023. 5 indexed citations
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Altaf, Çiğdem Tuç, Emre Erdem, Uğur Ünal, et al.. (2023). Disulfonated polyarylene ether sulfone membrane for graphitic carbon nitride/zinc oxide based photo-supercapacitors. Electrochimica Acta. 456. 142415–142415. 23 indexed citations
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Canadinç, D., et al.. (2023). Machine learning – informed development of high entropy alloys with enhanced corrosion resistance. Electrochimica Acta. 476. 143722–143722. 20 indexed citations
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Ünal, Uğur, et al.. (2023). Understanding the enhanced corrosion performance of two novel Ti-based biomedical high entropy alloys. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 956. 170343–170343. 18 indexed citations
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Abbasi-Moayed, Samira, et al.. (2023). Chrono-colorimetric sensor array for detection and discrimination of halide ions using an all-in-one plasmonic sensor element. Talanta. 259. 124528–124528. 11 indexed citations
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Sadeghi, Ebrahim, et al.. (2023). Tuning Electrochemical Hydrogen-Evolution Activity of CoMoO4 through Zn Incorporation. Catalysts. 13(5). 798–798. 14 indexed citations
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Kurtoğlu‐Öztulum, Samira F., Adam S. Hoffman, Ahsan Jalal, et al.. (2022). Ionic Liquid Sheath Stabilizes Atomically Dispersed Reduced Graphene Aerogel‐Supported Iridium Complexes during Ethylene Hydrogenation Catalysis. ChemCatChem. 14(19). 2 indexed citations
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Zeeshan, Muhammad, Hasan Can Gülbalkan, Zeynep Pinar Haslak, et al.. (2022). An Integrated Computational–Experimental Hierarchical Approach for the Rational Design of an IL/UiO‐66 Composite Offering Infinite CO2 Selectivity. Advanced Functional Materials. 32(35). 40 indexed citations
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Ünal, Uğur, et al.. (2020). Upconversion properties of Tm3+-Er3+ co-doped layered perovskites and in-vitro cytotoxicity of their exfoliated nanomaterials. Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. 612. 126003–126003. 10 indexed citations
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Oztuna, F. Eylul Sarac, M. Barış Yağcı, & Uğur Ünal. (2019). First‐Row Transition‐Metal Cations (Co2+, Ni2+, Mn2+, Fe2+) and Graphene (Oxide) Composites: From Structural Properties to Electrochemical Applications. Chemistry - A European Journal. 25(12). 3131–3140. 25 indexed citations
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Oztuna, F. Eylul Sarac & Uğur Ünal. (2019). Charge storage characteristics of layer-by-layer assembled nickel hydroxide and graphene oxide nanosheets. Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry. 23(5). 1409–1417. 7 indexed citations
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Oztuna, F. Eylul Sarac, et al.. (2018). Self-Standing Reduced Graphene Oxide Papers Electrodeposited with Manganese Oxide Nanostructures as Electrodes for Electrochemical Capacitors. Electrochimica Acta. 296. 916–924. 34 indexed citations

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