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Philippe Sautet

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University of California, Los Angeles

Catalytic Processes in Materials ScienceSurface Chemistry and CatalysisAdvanced Chemical Physics StudiesElectrocatalysts for Energy ConversionCatalysis and Oxidation Reactions

Philippe Sautet works in Catalytic Processes in Materials Science, Surface Chemistry and Catalysis, Advanced Chemical Physics Studies, Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion, Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions. Recorded institutional associations include California Institute of Technology, California NanoSystems Institute, University of California, Los Angeles.

945Publications
31,580Citations
90H-index

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Selected research works

Up to 100 highly cited works; DOI links open the original research. Counts reflect the collected record, not real-time citation totals.

  1. Finding optimal surface sites on heterogeneous catalysts by counting nearest neighbors

    2015 · 942 citations
  2. A fundamental look at electrocatalytic sulfur reduction reaction

    2020 · 841 citations
  3. Introducing structural sensitivity into adsorption–energy scaling relations by means of coordination numbers

    2015 · 824 citations
  4. Single-atom tailoring of platinum nanocatalysts for high-performance multifunctional electrocatalysis

    2019 · 679 citations
  5. Establishing reaction networks in the 16-electron sulfur reduction reaction

    2024 · 573 citations
  6. Stability and Reactivity of ϵ−χ−θ Iron Carbide Catalyst Phases in Fischer−Tropsch Synthesis: Controlling μ C

    2010 · 562 citations
  7. Fast Prediction of Adsorption Properties for Platinum Nanocatalysts with Generalized Coordination Numbers

    2014 · 503 citations
  8. Competitive CC and CO Adsorption of α-β-Unsaturated Aldehydes on Pt and Pd Surfaces in Relation with the Selectivity of Hydrogenation Reactions: A Theoretical Approach

    1995 · 488 citations
  9. γ-Alumina: The Essential and Unexpected Role of Water for the Structure, Stability, and Reactivity of “Defect” Sites

    2012 · 428 citations
  10. Semiconductors Used in Photovoltaic and Photocatalytic Devices: Assessing Fundamental Properties from DFT

    2014 · 319 citations
  11. Rh single atoms on TiO2 dynamically respond to reaction conditions by adapting their site

    2019 · 298 citations
  12. Structure and Stability of Aluminum Hydroxides: A Theoretical Study

    2002 · 293 citations
  13. Molecular adsorption at Pt(111). How accurate are DFT functionals?

    2015 · 289 citations
  14. Guidelines to Achieving High Selectivity for the Hydrogenation of α,β-Unsaturated Aldehydes with Bimetallic and Dilute Alloy Catalysts: A Review

    2020 · 286 citations
  15. Calculation of the benzene on rhodium STM images

    1991 · 276 citations
  16. How to Control the Selectivity of Palladium‐based Catalysts in Hydrogenation Reactions: The Role of Subsurface Chemistry

    2012 · 262 citations
  17. Significance of single-electron energies for the description of CO on Pt(111)

    2003 · 254 citations
  18. Performance and degradation of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells: State of the art in modeling from atomistic to system scale

    2015 · 248 citations
  19. Understanding Palladium Hydrogenation Catalysts: When the Nature of the Reactive Molecule Controls the Nature of the Catalyst Active Phase

    2008 · 243 citations
  20. Optimal Water Coverage on Alumina: A Key to Generate Lewis Acid–Base Pairs that are Reactive Towards the CH Bond Activation of Methane

    2011 · 232 citations
  21. Electronic interference produced by a benzene embedded in a polyacetylene chain

    1988 · 215 citations
  22. Why conclusions from platinum model surfaces do not necessarily lead to enhanced nanoparticle catalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction

    2016 · 209 citations
  23. Images of Adsorbates with the Scanning Tunneling Microscope: Theoretical Approaches to the Contrast Mechanism

    1997 · 207 citations
  24. Atomically Dispersed Pt 1 –Polyoxometalate Catalysts: How Does Metal–Support Interaction Affect Stability and Hydrogenation Activity?

    2019 · 207 citations
  25. Role of water in metal catalyst performance for ketone hydrogenation: a joint experimental and theoretical study on levulinic acid conversion into gamma-valerolactone

    2014 · 206 citations

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