Robert E. Warburton
Engineering · Purdue University West Lafayette
Publications
60
Citations
1,431
Est. group size
~1
Recurring co-author estimate
Active years
61
Publishing since 1966
Robert E. Warburton's research focuses on the chemistry of electrode surfaces, particularly how electric fields and proton transfer reactions influence catalytic processes used in energy conversion and storage, such as hydrogen production, CO2 reduction, and fuel cells. Much of this work combines computational modeling with electrochemical experiments to understand reaction mechanisms at the atomic scale. The work is relevant to developing better batteries, fuel cells, and catalysts for converting CO2 into useful chemicals.
Publication output has fluctuated over the last decade with a notable peak in 2019 and again in 2024, and averages about 5-6 papers per year over the last five years, suggesting sustained but variable activity rather than steady linear growth.
Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026
- Rigor & Reproducibility in Electrocatalysis: Integrating Theory and Experiment
ChemRxiv · 2026
- Rigor & Reproducibility in Electrocatalysis: Integrating Theory and Experiment
ChemRxiv · 2026
- Elucidating the Mechanism of Hydrogen Evolution on Platinum Electrodes in Concentrated Hydrogen-Bonded Electrolytes
Journal of The Electrochemical Society · 2026
- Low-Temperature Direct Oxidation of Propane to Propylene Oxide Using Supported Subnanometer Cu Clusters
ACS Catalysis · 2025
- Battery charging goes quantum
Science · 2025
- Celebrating the Legacy of Electrochemistry and Electrochemical Engineering at Case Western Reserve University
Journal of The Electrochemical Society · 2025
- Electric Field Effects on the Structure and Reactivity of Adsorbed Molecules on Electrode Surfaces
ECS Meeting Abstracts · 2025
- Modeling Hydrogen Atom Transfer Rate Constants in Heterogeneous Catalysis
ACS Catalysis · 2025
- Quantitative Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy for Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer Kinetics Investigation in Ionic Liquids
ECS Meeting Abstracts · 2025
- Synergistic Effects of the Electric Field Induced by Imidazolium Rotation and Hydrogen Bonding in Electrocatalysis of CO<sub>2</sub>
Journal of the American Chemical Society · 2024
- Interfacial Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer via Localized Trap States on Metal Oxide Surfaces
The Journal of Physical Chemistry C · 2024
- Interfacial Electric Fields Drive Rearrangement of Adsorbed Cysteine and Electrolyte Ions on Au Electrodes
The Journal of Physical Chemistry C · 2024
- On the characterization of γ-graphyne
Nature Synthesis · 2024
- Errors in characterization and modeling undermine the report of the synthesis of γ-graphyne via alkyne metathesis
ChemRxiv · 2024
- Modeling Interfacial Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer Reactions Involving Imidazolium Proton Donors
ECS Meeting Abstracts · 2024
- ECS Meeting Abstracts×18
- Journal of the American Chemical Society×6
- The Journal of Physical Chemistry C×4
- ACS Catalysis×3
- ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces×3
- Hwiyoon Noh
Engineering · Purdue University West Lafayette
- Wei Zhang
Engineering · Purdue University West Lafayette
- Vilas G. Pol
Engineering · Purdue University West Lafayette
- Jaehyun Park
Engineering · The Ohio State University
- M.C. Kim
Engineering · Purdue University West Lafayette
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.
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