# 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?](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2401906193) · 7,164 citations
2. [Active sites of nitrogen-doped carbon materials for oxygen reduction reaction clarified using model catalysts](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2272252865) · 4,255 citations
3. [Recent Advances in Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Reduction Reaction](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2274258295) · 3,914 citations
4. [Recent advances in transition metal phosphide nanomaterials: synthesis and applications in hydrogen evolution reaction](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2272232474) · 3,257 citations
5. [A review of renewable energy sources, sustainability issues and climate change mitigation](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2336998050) · 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](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2534928601) · 2,501 citations
7. [Homogeneously dispersed multimetal oxygen-evolving catalysts](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2302970633) · 2,459 citations
8. [Single Cobalt Atoms with Precise N‐Coordination as Superior Oxygen Reduction Reaction Catalysts](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2502288548) · 2,265 citations
9. [A highly active and stable IrO x /SrIrO 3 catalyst for the oxygen evolution reaction](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2514157351) · 2,210 citations
10. [Research opportunities to advance solar energy utilization](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2257992222) · 2,084 citations
11. [Plasma‐Engraved Co3O4 Nanosheets with Oxygen Vacancies and High Surface Area for the Oxygen Evolution Reaction](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2302107358) · 2,084 citations
12. [Platinum single-atom and cluster catalysis of the hydrogen evolution reaction](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2557321703) · 2,075 citations · Free PDF
13. [CO 2 photo-reduction: insights into CO 2 activation and reaction on surfaces of photocatalysts](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2299133078) · 2,027 citations
14. [Hierarchical photocatalysts](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4211024534) · 1,822 citations
15. [Transition‐Metal (Co, Ni, and Fe)‐Based Electrocatalysts for the Water Oxidation Reaction](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2510136453) · 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](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2276596429) · 1,775 citations
17. [Biaxially strained PtPb/Pt core/shell nanoplate boosts oxygen reduction catalysis](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2564214658) · 1,648 citations
18. [Ultrafine jagged platinum nanowires enable ultrahigh mass activity for the oxygen reduction reaction](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2554421598) · 1,607 citations
19. [Recent Advances in Inorganic Heterogeneous Electrocatalysts for Reduction of Carbon Dioxide](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2297401062) · 1,597 citations
20. [Earth-Abundant Heterogeneous Water Oxidation Catalysts](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2541023699) · 1,581 citations
21. [Two-Dimensional Molybdenum Carbide (MXene) as an Efficient Electrocatalyst for Hydrogen Evolution](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2497894926) · 1,483 citations
22. [Formation of oxygen vacancies and Ti3+ state in TiO2 thin film and enhanced optical properties by air plasma treatment](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2507657534) · 1,437 citations · Free PDF
23. [Single‐Atom Pt as Co‐Catalyst for Enhanced Photocatalytic H 2 Evolution](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2269800614) · 1,434 citations
24. [Interface Engineering of MoS 2 /Ni 3 S 2 Heterostructures for Highly Enhanced Electrochemical Overall‐Water‐Splitting Activity](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2337711932) · 1,416 citations
25. [Hierarchical NiCo2S4 Nanowire Arrays Supported on Ni Foam: An Efficient and Durable Bifunctional Electrocatalyst for Oxygen and Hydrogen Evolution Reactions](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2314593214) · 1,395 citations

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