EMS Energy Institute Researchers Among Most Cited in Elsevier Catalysis Journals

Director of the EMS Energy Institute Dr. Chunshan Song was recently honored as Elsevier’s “Top-Cited Author 2002-2006” for the publisher’s catalysis journals in a special ceremony held at the 20th North American Catalysis Society Meeting last month.

Four papers published by EMS Energy Institute researchers were also recognized among the “Top 50 Most-Cited Papers” published worldwide in Elsevier’s catalysis journals. Elsevier is responsible for what many consider to be the most prestigious journals in the catalysis field. The following four articles were recognized:

1. C. Song, and X. Ma. New Design Approaches to Ultra-Clean Diesel Fuels by Deep Desulfurization and Deep Dearomatization. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2003, 41 (1-2), 207-238.
2. C.S. Song, An Overview of New Approaches to Deep Desulfurization for Ultra-Clean Gasoline, Diesel Fuel and Jet Fuel. Catalysis Today, 2003, 86 (1-4), 211-263.
3. C.S. Song, Fuel Processing for Low-Temperature and High-Temperature Fuel Cells. Challenges, and Opportunities for Sustainable Development in the 21st Century. Catalysis Today, 2002, 77, 17-50.
4. Ma, X., L. Sun and C.S. Song. A New Approach to Deep Desulfurization of Gasoline, Diesel Fuel and Jet Fuel by Selective Adsorption for Ultra-Clean Fuels and for Fuel Cell Applications. Catalysis Today, 2002, 77, 107-116.

Penn State is one of the few groups to have more than one ranking article. The top 50 most-cited papers are within the top 1 percent of the over 8,600 papers published in catalysis journals by Elsevier during 2002-2006. The authors of the top 50 most cited papers include many of the leading universities, research institutes and corporate R&D laboratories in America, Europe, and Asia.

“These awards are external recognitions of the high-quality research on clean fuels and catalysis at the Energy Institute in EMS College at Penn State,” Dr. Song said.

According to the Elsevier, “the Catalysis journals are widely accessible by institutes worldwide. Over 5,250 institutes enjoy access to the Catalysis journals via ScienceDirect, and almost 3.4 million full-text articles were downloaded from the journals during the last 12 months.”