Most-cited Energy papers of 2016, with free PDFs

The 25 most-cited Energy research papers published in 2016, ranked by citations in OpenAlex, with their original abstracts and free PDFs where available.

1. Graphitic Carbon Nitride (g-C 3 N 4 )-Based Photocatalysts for Artificial Photosynthesis and Environmental Remediation: Are We a Step Closer To Achieving Sustainability?
   Wee‐Jun Ong, Lling‐Lling Tan et al. · 2016 · 7,164 citations
2. Active sites of nitrogen-doped carbon materials for oxygen reduction reaction clarified using model catalysts
   Donghui Guo, Riku Shibuya et al. · 2016 · 4,255 citations
3. Recent Advances in Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Reduction Reaction
   Minhua Shao, Qiaowan Chang et al. · 2016 · 3,914 citations
4. Recent advances in transition metal phosphide nanomaterials: synthesis and applications in hydrogen evolution reaction
   Yanmei Shi, Bin Zhang · 2016 · 3,257 citations
5. A review of renewable energy sources, sustainability issues and climate change mitigation
   Phebe Asantewaa Owusu, Samuel Asumadu Sarkodie · 2016 · 2,842 citations
6. Recent Trends and Perspectives in Electrochemical Water Splitting with an Emphasis on Sulfide, Selenide, and Phosphide Catalysts of Fe, Co, and Ni: A Review
   Sengeni Anantharaj, Sivasankara Rao Ede et al. · 2016 · 2,501 citations
7. Homogeneously dispersed multimetal oxygen-evolving catalysts
   Bo Zhang, X. R. Zheng et al. · 2016 · 2,459 citations
8. Single Cobalt Atoms with Precise N‐Coordination as Superior Oxygen Reduction Reaction Catalysts
   Peiqun Yin, Tao Yao et al. · 2016 · 2,265 citations
9. A highly active and stable IrO x /SrIrO 3 catalyst for the oxygen evolution reaction
   Linsey Christine Seitz, Colin F. Dickens et al. · 2016 · 2,210 citations
10. Research opportunities to advance solar energy utilization
    Nathan S. Lewis · 2016 · 2,084 citations
11. Plasma‐Engraved Co3O4 Nanosheets with Oxygen Vacancies and High Surface Area for the Oxygen Evolution Reaction
    Lei Xu, Qianqian Jiang et al. · 2016 · 2,084 citations
12. Platinum single-atom and cluster catalysis of the hydrogen evolution reaction
    Niancai Cheng, Samantha Stambula et al. · 2016 · 2,075 citations · Free PDF
13. CO 2 photo-reduction: insights into CO 2 activation and reaction on surfaces of photocatalysts
    Xiaoxia Chang, Tuo Wang et al. · 2016 · 2,027 citations
14. Hierarchical photocatalysts
    Xin Yuan Li, Jiaguo Yu et al. · 2016 · 1,822 citations
15. Transition‐Metal (Co, Ni, and Fe)‐Based Electrocatalysts for the Water Oxidation Reaction
    Lei Han, Shaojun Dong et al. · 2016 · 1,779 citations
16. Understanding the High Activity of Fe–N–C Electrocatalysts in Oxygen Reduction: Fe/Fe 3 C Nanoparticles Boost the Activity of Fe–N x
    Wenjie Jiang, Lin Gu et al. · 2016 · 1,775 citations
17. Biaxially strained PtPb/Pt core/shell nanoplate boosts oxygen reduction catalysis
    Lingzheng Bu, Nan Zhang et al. · 2016 · 1,648 citations
18. Ultrafine jagged platinum nanowires enable ultrahigh mass activity for the oxygen reduction reaction
    Mufan Li, Zipeng Zhao et al. · 2016 · 1,607 citations
19. Recent Advances in Inorganic Heterogeneous Electrocatalysts for Reduction of Carbon Dioxide
    Dongdong Zhu, Jin Long Liu et al. · 2016 · 1,597 citations
20. Earth-Abundant Heterogeneous Water Oxidation Catalysts
    Bryan Michael Hunter, Harry B. Gray et al. · 2016 · 1,581 citations
21. Two-Dimensional Molybdenum Carbide (MXene) as an Efficient Electrocatalyst for Hydrogen Evolution
    Zhi Wei Seh, Kurt Fredrickson et al. · 2016 · 1,483 citations
22. Formation of oxygen vacancies and Ti3+ state in TiO2 thin film and enhanced optical properties by air plasma treatment
    Bandna Bharti, Santosh Kumar et al. · 2016 · 1,437 citations · Free PDF
23. Single‐Atom Pt as Co‐Catalyst for Enhanced Photocatalytic H 2 Evolution
    Xiaogang Li, Wentuan Bi et al. · 2016 · 1,434 citations
24. Interface Engineering of MoS 2 /Ni 3 S 2 Heterostructures for Highly Enhanced Electrochemical Overall‐Water‐Splitting Activity
    Jian Zhang, Tao Wang et al. · 2016 · 1,416 citations
25. Hierarchical NiCo2S4 Nanowire Arrays Supported on Ni Foam: An Efficient and Durable Bifunctional Electrocatalyst for Oxygen and Hydrogen Evolution Reactions
    Arumugam Sivanantham, P. Ganesan et al. · 2016 · 1,395 citations

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