Valentin Valtchev

22.2k total citations · 6 hit papers
348 papers, 18.8k citations indexed

About

Valentin Valtchev is a scholar working on Inorganic Chemistry, Materials Chemistry and Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Valentin Valtchev has authored 348 papers receiving a total of 18.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 272 papers in Inorganic Chemistry, 252 papers in Materials Chemistry and 68 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering. Recurrent topics in Valentin Valtchev's work include Zeolite Catalysis and Synthesis (214 papers), Mesoporous Materials and Catalysis (135 papers) and Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications (96 papers). Valentin Valtchev is often cited by papers focused on Zeolite Catalysis and Synthesis (214 papers), Mesoporous Materials and Catalysis (135 papers) and Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications (96 papers). Valentin Valtchev collaborates with scholars based in France, China and Bulgaria. Valentin Valtchev's co-authors include Svetlana Mintova, Lubomira Tosheva, Shilun Qiu, Qianrong Fang, Yushan Yan, Jean‐Pierre Gilson, Xinyu Guan, Ming Xue, Krassimir N. Bozhilov and Hui Li and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Chemical Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Valentin Valtchev

340 papers receiving 18.6k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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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.

Nanozeolites: Synthesis, Crystallization Mechanism, and Applications

2005 1.0k citations Valentin Valtchev et al. profile →
Chemically stable polyarylether-based covalent organic frameworks

2019 649 citations Xinyu Guan, Hui Li et al. profile →
Mechanism of Zeolite A Nanocrystal Growth from Colloids at Room Temperature

1999 534 citations Svetlana Mintova, Valentin Valtchev et al. profile →
Fabrication of COF-MOF Composite Membranes and Their Highly Selective Separation of H₂/CO₂

2016 532 citations Saikat Das, Guolong Xing et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
Porous Nanosized Particles: Preparation, Properties, and Applications

2013 508 citations Valentin Valtchev et al. profile →
Fast, Ambient Temperature and Pressure Ionothermal Synthesis of Three-Dimensional Covalent Organic Frameworks

2018 366 citations Xinyu Guan, Hui Li et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Valentin Valtchev France	72	14.3k	13.9k	3.4k	2.3k	2.2k	348	18.8k
Karl Petter Lillerud Norway	64	16.6k 1.2×	21.3k 1.5×	4.4k 1.3×	1.9k 0.8×	2.2k 1.0×	184	25.8k
Svetlana Mintova France	60	9.6k 0.7×	9.6k 0.7×	3.1k 0.9×	2.0k 0.9×	800 0.4×	414	14.9k
Takashi Tatsumi Japan	74	15.3k 1.1×	10.1k 0.7×	3.1k 0.9×	1.6k 0.7×	1.8k 0.8×	373	21.0k
Anmin Zheng China	69	9.3k 0.6×	8.0k 0.6×	3.0k 0.9×	1.4k 0.6×	2.4k 1.1×	356	16.3k
Minkee Choi South Korea	57	8.9k 0.6×	7.2k 0.5×	3.3k 1.0×	943 0.4×	2.1k 0.9×	142	13.4k
Toshiyuki Yokoi Japan	55	8.8k 0.6×	6.1k 0.4×	2.2k 0.6×	1.1k 0.5×	1.0k 0.5×	324	12.6k
Raúl F. Lobo United States	65	9.4k 0.7×	8.1k 0.6×	3.9k 1.1×	1.7k 0.7×	1.1k 0.5×	216	16.3k
Unni Olsbye Norway	72	18.1k 1.3×	21.6k 1.5×	5.1k 1.5×	1.6k 0.7×	2.0k 0.9×	240	27.6k
Norbert Stock Germany	70	12.3k 0.9×	16.4k 1.2×	2.3k 0.7×	2.4k 1.1×	1.9k 0.9×	320	20.2k
Pascal Van Der Voort Belgium	75	13.5k 0.9×	8.9k 0.6×	2.3k 0.7×	663 0.3×	3.5k 1.6×	437	19.9k

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He, Ping, et al.. (2025). Acidity-enhanced Al-MCM-41 synthesized by phase transformation of MWW-type zeolites for the liquid-phase alkylation of lignin-derived phenolic compounds. Journal of Catalysis. 446. 116081–116081. 1 indexed citations

Gao, Shang, Pengfei Lu, Liang Qi, et al.. (2025). Dimethoxymethane carbonylation and disproportionation over extra-large pore zeolite ZEO-1: Reaction network and mechanism. CHINESE JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS (CHINESE VERSION). 68. 230–245. 4 indexed citations

Ruaux, Valérie, et al.. (2025). Direct Conversion of 1,3-Butanediol to 1,3-Butadiene over ZSM-22 Catalysts: Influence of the Si/Al Ratio. Catalysts. 15(7). 655–655.

Lazarova, Hristina, et al.. (2025). Exploring the adsorptive properties of an embryonic zeolite toward methylene blue. Materials Advances. 6(21). 7942–7957.

Badawi, Michaël, Valentin Valtchev, Svetlana Mintova, et al.. (2024). Anisole disproportionation on HZSM-5: The key role of Si/Al ratio on auto-inhibition effect. Applied Catalysis A General. 671. 119565–119565. 6 indexed citations

Li, Jiali, Jinkai Zhang, Yuxin Hou, et al.. (2024). High‐Performance Polyimide Covalent Organic Frameworks for Lithium‐Ion Batteries: Exceptional Stability and Capacity Retention at High Current Densities. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 63(52). e202412452–e202412452. 35 indexed citations

Wang, Rui, Ziqi Zhang, Haiping Zhou, et al.. (2024). Structural Modulation of Covalent Organic Frameworks for Efficient Hydrogen Peroxide Electrocatalysis. Angewandte Chemie. 136(37). 1 indexed citations

Zhao, Jun, et al.. (2024). Empowering catalysis and separation: morphology control of MFI zeolites using organic additives. Sustainable Energy & Fuels. 9(2). 323–337. 1 indexed citations

Liu, Yaozu, Jingwei Li, Jia Lv, et al.. (2023). Topological Isomerism in Three-Dimensional Covalent Organic Frameworks. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 145(17). 9679–9685. 81 indexed citations

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Li, Baoju, Zitao Wang, Jinquan Suo, et al.. (2023). Self‐Standing Covalent Organic Framework Membranes for H ₂ /CO ₂ Separation. Advanced Functional Materials. 33(16). 51 indexed citations

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Liu, Jianchuan, Jie Zhao, Cuiyan Li, et al.. (2023). Precise Modulation of Carbon Activity Sites in Metal‐Free Covalent Organic Frameworks for Enhanced Oxygen Reduction Electrocatalysis. Small. 20(3). e2305759–e2305759. 23 indexed citations

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Chang, Jianhong, Cuiyan Li, Xiaoxia Wang, et al.. (2023). Quasi-Three-Dimensional Cyclotriphosphazene-Based Covalent Organic Framework Nanosheet for Efficient Oxygen Reduction. Nano-Micro Letters. 15(1). 159–159. 32 indexed citations

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Onfroy, Thomas, Zhengxing Qin, Sandra Casale, & Valentin Valtchev. (2023). Optimization of ammonium fluoride route to hierarchical ZSM-5 zeolites. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials. 362. 112760–112760. 5 indexed citations

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Katada, Naonobu, Kana Yamamoto, Satoshi Inagaki, et al.. (2021). Acidic property of YNU-5 zeolite influenced by its unique micropore system. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials. 330. 111592–111592. 10 indexed citations

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Li, Hui, Jiehua Ding, Xinyu Guan, et al.. (2020). Three-Dimensional Large-Pore Covalent Organic Framework with stp Topology. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 142(31). 13334–13338. 195 indexed citations

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Das, Saikat, Teng Ben, Shilun Qiu, & Valentin Valtchev. (2020). Two-Dimensional COF–Three-Dimensional MOF Dual-Layer Membranes with Unprecedentedly High H₂/CO₂ Selectivity and Ultrahigh Gas Permeabilities. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 12(47). 52899–52907. 83 indexed citations

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Catizzone, Enrico, Massimo Migliori, Tzonka Mineva, et al.. (2020). New synthesis routes and catalytic applications of ferrierite crystals. Part 2: The effect of OSDA type on zeolite properties and catalysis. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials. 296. 109988–109988. 15 indexed citations

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Georgelin, Thomas, Baptiste Rigaud, Fabrice Gaslain, et al.. (2019). Confinement and Time Immemorial: Prebiotic Synthesis of Nucleotides on a Porous Mineral Nanoreactor. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters. 10(15). 4192–4196. 6 indexed citations

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Zhao, Ziqiang, Saikat Das, Guolong Xing, et al.. (2018). A 3D Organically Synthesized Porous Carbon Material for Lithium‐Ion Batteries. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 57(37). 11952–11956. 85 indexed citations

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El-Roz, Mohamad, Louwanda Lakiss, Philippe Bazin, et al.. (2017). High-Visible-Light Photoactivity of Plasma-Promoted Vanadium Clusters on Nanozeolites for Partial Photooxidation of Methanol. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 9(21). 17846–17855. 19 indexed citations

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