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Most cited papers in Fuel Cells and Related Materials

What are the most cited papers in Fuel Cells and Related Materials?

The most cited paper in Fuel Cells and Related Materials is "Materials for fuel-cell technologies" (Brian C. H. Steele, Angelika Heinzel, 2001), with 7,775 citations. Next come "Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Nanotube Arrays with High Electrocatalytic Activity for Oxygen Reduction" (7,200) and "Electrocatalysis for the oxygen evolution reaction: recent development and future perspectives" (6,312).

Showing 50 of 100 papers. Every paper with more than 1,616 citations is listed.

Most cited papers, sortable by citations and release date
#Paper
1 Materials for fuel-cell technologies Brian C. H. Steele, Angelika Heinzel · Nature Nov 2001 7,775
2 Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Nanotube Arrays with High Electrocatalytic Activity for Oxygen Reduction Kuanping Gong, Feng Du, Zhenhai Xia et al. · Science 6 Feb 2009 7,200
3 Electrocatalysis for the oxygen evolution reaction: recent development and future perspectives Nian‐Tzu Suen, Sung‐Fu Hung, Quan Quan et al. · Chemical Society Reviews Review 2017 6,312
4 Trends in the Exchange Current for Hydrogen Evolution Jens K. Nørskov, Thomas Bligaard, Áshildur Logadóttir et al. · Journal of The Electrochemical Society Open access 2005 6,074
5 Electrocatalyst approaches and challenges for automotive fuel cells Mark K. Debe · Nature Jun 2012 5,898
6 Co3O4 nanocrystals on graphene as a synergistic catalyst for oxygen reduction reaction Yongye Liang, Yanguang Li, Hailiang Wang et al. · Nature Materials Open access 5 Aug 2011 5,502
7 A comprehensive review on PEM water electrolysis Marcelo Carmo, David Fritz, Jürgen Mergel et al. · International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 14 Mar 2013 5,481
8 A Perovskite Oxide Optimized for Oxygen Evolution Catalysis from Molecular Orbital Principles Jin Suntivich, Kevin J. May, Hubert Andreas Gasteiger et al. · Science 27 Oct 2011 5,440
9 Design of electrocatalysts for oxygen- and hydrogen-involving energy conversion reactions Yan Jiao, Yao Zheng, Mietek Jaroniec et al. · Chemical Society Reviews Review 2015 5,393
10 Distantly related sequences in the alpha‐ and beta‐subunits of ATP synthase, myosin, kinases and other ATP‐requiring enzymes and a common nucleotide binding fold. John E. Walker, M Saraste, M J Runswick et al. · The EMBO Journal Open access Aug 1982 5,355
11 Activity benchmarks and requirements for Pt, Pt-alloy, and non-Pt oxygen reduction catalysts for PEMFCs Hubert Andreas Gasteiger, Shyam S. Kocha, Bhaskar Sompalli et al. · Applied Catalysis B: Environmental 6 Nov 2004 4,881
12 State of Understanding of Nafion Kenneth A. Mauritz, Robert B. Moore · Chemical Reviews Review 21 Sep 2004 4,779
13 Universality in Oxygen Evolution Electrocatalysis on Oxide Surfaces Isabela Costinela Man, Hai‐Yan Su, Federico Calle‐Vallejo et al. · ChemCatChem 16 Mar 2011 4,776
14 Autonomic healing of polymer composites Scott R. White, Nancy R. Sottos, Philippe H. Geubelle et al. · Nature 15 Feb 2001 4,540
15 Improved Oxygen Reduction Activity on Pt 3 Ni(111) via Increased Surface Site Availability Vojislav R. Stamenković, Ben Fowler, Bongjin Simon Mun et al. · Science 11 Jan 2007 4,406
16 Active sites of nitrogen-doped carbon materials for oxygen reduction reaction clarified using model catalysts Donghui Guo, Riku Shibuya, Chisato Akiba et al. · Science 21 Jan 2016 4,250
17 High-Performance Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Reduction Derived from Polyaniline, Iron, and Cobalt Gang Wu, Karren L. More, Christina Johnston et al. · Science 21 Apr 2011 3,983
18 Nitrogen-Doped Graphene as Efficient Metal-Free Electrocatalyst for Oxygen Reduction in Fuel Cells Liangti Qu, Yong Liu, Jong‐Beom Baek et al. · ACS Nano 15 Feb 2010 3,962
19 Recent Advances in Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Reduction Reaction Minhua Shao, Qiaowan Chang, Jean‐Pol Dodelet et al. · Chemical Reviews Review 17 Feb 2016 3,918
20 Recent progress in alkaline water electrolysis for hydrogen production and applications Kai Zeng, Dongke Zhang · Progress in Energy and Combustion Science 2 Dec 2009 3,588
21 Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell Model Thomas E. Springer, Thomas A. Zawodzinski, Shimshon Gottesfeld · Journal of The Electrochemical Society Open access Aug 1991 3,512
22 Correlation of separation factor versus permeability for polymeric membranes Lloyd M. Robeson · Journal of Membrane Science Oct 1991 3,478
23 Synthesis and Activity of a New Generation of Ruthenium-Based Olefin Metathesis Catalysts Coordinated with 1,3-Dimesityl-4,5-dihydroimidazol-2-ylidene Ligands Matthias Scholl, Sheng Li Ding, Choon Woo Lee et al. · Organic Letters 13 Aug 1999 3,452
24 Scientific Aspects of Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell Durability and Degradation Rod L. Borup et al. · Chemical Reviews Review 13 Sep 2007 3,397
25 A review of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells: Technology, applications, and needs on fundamental research Yun Wang, Ken S. Chen, Jeffrey Mishler et al. · Applied Energy Open access 30 Oct 2010 3,332
26 Insight on Tafel slopes from a microkinetic analysis of aqueous electrocatalysis for energy conversion Tatsuya Shinagawa, Angel T. Garcia‐Esparza, Kazuhiro Takanabe · Scientific Reports Open access 8 Sep 2015 3,295
27 Trends in electrocatalysis on extended and nanoscale Pt-bimetallic alloy surfaces Vojislav R. Stamenković, Bongjin Simon Mun, Matthias Arenz et al. · Nature Materials 18 Feb 2007 3,260
28 Alloys of platinum and early transition metals as oxygen reduction electrocatalysts Jeffrey Greeley, Ifan E. L. Stephens, Alexander S. Bondarenko et al. · Nature Chemistry 23 Sep 2009 3,209
29 Iron-Based Catalysts with Improved Oxygen Reduction Activity in Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells Michel Lefèvre, Eric Proietti, Frédéric Jaouen et al. · Science 2 Apr 2009 3,148
30 Enhancing Hydrogen Evolution Activity in Water Splitting by Tailoring Li + -Ni(OH) 2 -Pt Interfaces Ram Subbaraman, Dušan V. Tripković, Dusan S. Strmcnik et al. · Science 2 Dec 2011 3,109
31 A metal-free bifunctional electrocatalyst for oxygen reduction and oxygen evolution reactions Jintao Zhang, Zhenghang Zhao, Zhenhai Xia et al. · Nature Nanotechnology 6 Apr 2015 3,100
32 Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy─A Tutorial Alexandros Ch. Lazanas, Mamas I. Prodromidis · ACS Measurement Science Au Open access 8 Mar 2023 3,074
33 Advances in Electrochemistry and Electrochemical Engineering Paul Delahay, Ashok K. Vijh · Journal of The Electrochemical Society Open access 1970 3,063
34 Trends in activity for the water electrolyser reactions on 3d M(Ni,Co,Fe,Mn) hydr(oxy)oxide catalysts Ram Subbaraman, Dušan V. Tripković, Kee‐Chul Chang et al. · Nature Materials 3 May 2012 3,048
35 Pd-Pt Bimetallic Nanodendrites with High Activity for Oxygen Reduction Byungkwon Lim, Majiong Jiang, Pedro H. C. Camargo et al. · Science 14 May 2009 2,993
36 On the development of proton conducting polymer membranes for hydrogen and methanol fuel cells Klaus‐Dieter Kreuer · Journal of Membrane Science Apr 2001 2,967
37 Designing the next generation of proton-exchange membrane fuel cells Kui Jiao, Jin Xuan, Qing Du et al. · Nature Open access 14 Jul 2021 2,941
38 A review on fundamentals for designing oxygen evolution electrocatalysts Jiajia Song, Chao Wei, Zhen‐Feng Huang et al. · Chemical Society Reviews ReviewOpen access 2020 2,911
39 The Electrochemical Behavior of Alkali and Alkaline Earth Metals in Nonaqueous Battery Systems—The Solid Electrolyte Interphase Model Emanuel Peled · Journal of The Electrochemical Society Dec 1979 2,900
40 Alternative Polymer Systems for Proton Exchange Membranes (PEMs) Michael A. Hickner, Hossein Ghassemi, Yu Seung Kim et al. · Chemical Reviews Review Oct 2004 2,830
41 Understanding Catalytic Activity Trends in the Oxygen Reduction Reaction Ambarish R. Kulkarni, Samira Siahrostami, Anjli M. Patel et al. · Chemical Reviews Review 6 Feb 2018 2,781
42 Highly Crystalline Multimetallic Nanoframes with Three-Dimensional Electrocatalytic Surfaces Chen Chen, Yijin Kang, Ziyang Huo et al. · Science 28 Feb 2014 2,777
43 Enhanced catalytic activity in strained chemically exfoliated WS2 nanosheets for hydrogen evolution Damien Voiry, Hisato Yamaguchi, Junwen Li et al. · Nature Materials Open access 5 Jul 2013 2,639
44 Electrocatalytic Oxygen Evolution Reaction (OER) on Ru, Ir, and Pt Catalysts: A Comparative Study of Nanoparticles and Bulk Materials Tobias Reier, Mehtap Oezaslan, Peter Strasser · ACS Catalysis 23 Jul 2012 2,602
45 Proton Conductivity: Materials and Applications Klaus‐Dieter Kreuer · Chemistry of Materials 1996 2,531
46 Influence of the Discretization Methods on the Distribution of Relaxation Times Deconvolution: Implementing Radial Basis Functions with DRTtools Ting Hei Wan, Mattia Saccoccio, Chi Chen et al. · Electrochimica Acta 25 Oct 2015 2,500
47 New Insights into Perfluorinated Sulfonic-Acid Ionomers Ahmet Kusoglu, Adam Z. Weber · Chemical Reviews ReviewOpen access 23 Jan 2017 2,414
48 Metal-Free Catalysts for Oxygen Reduction Reaction Liming Dai, Yuhua Xue, Liangti Qu et al. · Chemical Reviews Review 4 May 2015 2,389
49 ATP-regulated K+ channels in cardiac muscle Akinori Noma · Nature Sep 1983 2,348
50 Transition from “Supercapacitor” to “Battery” Behavior in Electrochemical Energy Storage B. E. Conway · Journal of The Electrochemical Society Open access Jun 1991 2,334

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