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Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis

Last updated July 15, 2026

Rising Stars

Fresh ink, massive impact

Researchers

1
Pengtang Wang
The University of Adelaide
2
Yueshen Wu
ShanghaiTech University
3
Aliénor Delavarde
École Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Montpellier
4
Zixu Tao
Yale University
5
Jung Yoon Kim
Rice University
6
Kevin Fernández-Caso
Universidad de Cantabria
7
Bradie S. Crandall
Wilmington University
8
Sunmoon Yu
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
9
Chengying Guo
Tianjin University
10
Shiya You
Dalian Medical University

Papers

1
Publication in Progress in Polymer Science (2024) [240 citations, W4392059193]
Progress in Polymer Science|2024
240 cit.
2
Publication in Nature Chemical Engineering (2024) [134 citations, W4399300330]
Nature Chemical Engineering|2024
134 cit.
3
Urine electrooxidation for energy–saving hydrogen generation
Nature Communications|2025
45 cit.
4
Publication in Nature Communications (2024) [20 citations, W4404995085]
Nature Communications|2024
20 cit.
5
Publication in Joule (2024) [17 citations, W4403682364]
Joule|2024
17 cit.
6
Publication in Small (2024) [16 citations, W4400586828]
Small|2024
16 cit.
7
Publication in Journal of Power Sources (2025) [8 citations, W4406898446]
Journal of Power Sources|2025
8 cit.
8
Publication in Nature Chemical Engineering (2026) [1 citation, W7155188444]
Nature Chemical Engineering|2026
1 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Drafting the new consensus

Researchers

1
Fengwang Li
Australian Research Council
2
Zhongbao Jian
University of Science and Technology of China
3
Xiaofu Sun
Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences
4
Julien Bonin
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
5
Kyriakos C. Stylianou
Oregon State University
6
Mengshuai Liu
Chinese Academy of Sciences
7
Shengyu Dai
Anhui Normal University
8
Guanghui Zhang
Dalian University
9
Susana García
Physical Sciences (United States)
10
Stafford W. Sheehan
Catalytic Innovations (United States)

Papers

1
Advances on Controlled Chain Walking and Suppression of Chain Transfer in Catalytic Olefin Polymerization
ACS Catalysis|2022
139 cit.
2
A roadmap for achieving scalable, safe, and low-cost direct air carbon capture and storage
Energy & Environmental Science|2023
106 cit.
3
A holistic platform for accelerating sorbent-based carbon capture
Nature|2024
86 cit.
4
Rational design of Lewis acid-base bifunctional nanopolymers with high performance on CO2/epoxide cycloaddition without a cocatalyst
Chemical Engineering Journal|2022
76 cit.
5
Ligand-tuning copper in coordination polymers for efficient electrochemical C–C coupling
Nature Communications|2024
73 cit.
6
Selective branch formation in ethylene polymerization to access precise ethylene-propylene copolymers
Nature Communications|2022
72 cit.
7
Suppression of Chain Transfer at High Temperature in Catalytic Olefin Polymerization
Angewandte Chemie International Edition|2022
61 cit.
8
Green, robust self-cleaning superhydrophilic coating and on-demand oil–water separation
Applied Surface Science|2022
59 cit.
9
Unveiling the integrated function of metallo‐/ionic‐covalent organic polymers for boosting atmospheric <scp>CO<sub>2</sub></scp> conversion
AIChE Journal|2024
58 cit.
10
Rational self-assembly of triazine- and urea-functionalized periodic mesoporous organosilicas for efficient CO2 adsorption and conversion into cyclic carbonates
Fuel|2022
53 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Wrote the book, still writing it

Researchers

1
Matthias Beller
Leibniz Institute for Catalysis
2
Geoffrey W. Coates
Cornell University
3
David Milstein
Weizmann Institute of Science
4
Buxing Han
Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences
5
Liang‐Nian He
Nankai University
6
Charlotte K. Williams
University of Oxford
7
Arjan W. Kleij
Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats
8
Walter Leitner
Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion
9
Xiao‐Bing Lu
Dalian University of Technology
10
Jean‐François Carpentier
Université de Rennes

Papers

1
Using carbon dioxide as a building block in organic synthesis
Nature Communications|2015
2.1k cit.
2
Applications of Acceptorless Dehydrogenation and Related Transformations in Chemical Synthesis
Science|2013
1.5k cit.
3
Recent Applications of Palladium‐Catalyzed Coupling Reactions in the Pharmaceutical, Agrochemical, and Fine Chemical Industries
Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis|2009
1.5k cit.
4
Palladium‐Catalyzed Carbonylation Reactions of Aryl Halides and Related Compounds
Angewandte Chemie International Edition|2009
1.4k cit.
5
Direct Synthesis of Amides from Alcohols and Amines with Liberation of H <sub>2</sub>
Science|2007
1.3k cit.
6
Fundamentals and Challenges of Electrochemical CO2 Reduction Using Two-Dimensional Materials
Chem|2017
1.2k cit.
7
Polymerization of Lactide with Zinc and Magnesium β-Diiminate Complexes:  Stereocontrol and Mechanism
Journal of the American Chemical Society|2001
1.2k cit.
8
Sustainable Metal Catalysis with Iron: From Rust to a Rising Star?
Angewandte Chemie International Edition|2008
1.2k cit.
9
Discrete Metal‐Based Catalysts for the Copolymerization of CO<sub>2</sub> and Epoxides: Discovery, Reactivity, Optimization, and Mechanism
Angewandte Chemie International Edition|2004
1.1k cit.
10
Catalytic Markovnikov and anti‐Markovnikov Functionalization of Alkenes and Alkynes: Recent Developments and Trends
Angewandte Chemie International Edition|2004
1.1k cit.

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