W. G. Schmidt

13.5k citations

401 papers · 11.1k · 2 hit papers · h-index 52

Impact in

Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics top 0.2%
- Advanced Chemical Physics Studies
- Surface and Thin Film Phenomena
- Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices
- Photorefractive and Nonlinear Optics
Condensed Matter Physics top 0.5%
- Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism

Papers in

Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 265
- Advanced Chemical Physics Studies 102
- Surface and Thin Film Phenomena 97
- Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices 53
- Photorefractive and Nonlinear Optics 45
- Semiconductor materials and interfaces 37
- Quantum and electron transport phenomena 35
Electrical and Electronic Engineering 174
- Semiconductor materials and devices 58
- Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures 49

Co-authors: F. Bechstedt (87 shared papers)Simone Sanna (71 shared papers)E. Rauls (52 shared papers)Frank Ortmann (5 shared papers)M. Landmann (11 shared papers)P. H. Hahn (18 shared papers)Stefan Wippermann (26 shared papers)K. Seino (25 shared papers)
Journals: Physical Review B (59 papers)Surface Science (31 papers)Physical Review Letters (26 papers)Physical review. B, Condensed matter (26 papers)Physical review. B. (22 papers)
Partner nations: Germany United States France

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W. G. Schmidt

394 papers receiving 10.9k citations

W. G. Schmidt's Hit Papers

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The electronic structure and optical response of rutile, anatase and brookite TiO₂ 2012 · 537 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

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it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2012 Journal of Physics Condensed Matter
2006 Physical Review B

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1	Semiempirical van der Waals correction to the density functional description of solids and molecular structures Physical Review B ·Frank Ortmann, F. Bechstedt, W. G. Schmidt Hit paper breakdown →	2006	723
2	The electronic structure and optical response of rutile, anatase and brookite TiO₂ Journal of Physics Condensed Matter ·M. Landmann, E. Rauls, W. G. Schmidt Hit paper breakdown →	2012	537
3	Flux-line pinning inBi2Sr2Ca1Cu2Oxcrystals: Interplay of intrinsic 2D behavior and irradiation-induced columnar defects Physical Review Letters ·W. Gerhäuser, G. Ries, H.-W. Neumüller, W. G. Schmidt, O. Eibl, Saemann-Ischenko, S. Klaumünzer	1992	264
4	Attracted by Long-Range Electron Correlation: Adenine on Graphite Physical Review Letters ·Frank Ortmann, W. G. Schmidt, F. Bechstedt	2005	255
5	Progress in high temperature superconductor coated conductors and their applications Superconductor Science and Technology ·A. P. Malozemoff, S. Fleshler, M.W. Rupich, C. Thieme, X Li, W Zhang, A. Otto, J. Maguire, D. Folts, Jie Yuan, H-P Kraemer, W. G. Schmidt, M. Wohlfart, H.-W. Neumueller	2008	143
6	A Bifunctional Electrocatalyst for Oxygen Evolution and Oxygen Reduction Reactions in Water Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Wolfgang Schöfberger, Felix Faschinger, Samir Chattopadhyay, Snehadri Bhakta, Biswajit Mondal, Johannes A. A. W. Elemans, Stefan Müllegger, Stefano Tebi, R. Koch, Florian Klappenberger, Mateusz Paszkiewicz, Johannes V. Barth, E. Rauls, Hazem Aldahhak, W. G. Schmidt, Abhishek Dey	2016	135
7	Methane adsorption on graphene from first principles including dispersion interaction Surface Science ·Christian Thierfelder, Matthias Witte, S. Blankenburg, E. Rauls, W. G. Schmidt	2011	132
8	EfficientO(N2)method to solve the Bethe-Salpeter equation Physical review. B, Condensed matter ·W. G. Schmidt, S. Glutsch, P. H. Hahn, F. Bechstedt	2003	127
9	Coulombic Amino Group-Metal Bonding: Adsorption of Adenine on Cu(110) Physical Review Letters ·M. Preuß, W. G. Schmidt, F. Bechstedt	2005	125
10	Lithium niobateX-cut,Y-cut, andZ-cut surfaces fromab initiotheory Physical Review B ·Simone Sanna, W. G. Schmidt	2010	124
11	Resistive fault current limiters with YBCO films 100 kVA functional model IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity ·Bernd Gromoll, G. Ries, W. G. Schmidt, H.-P. Kraemer, B. Seebacher, B. Utz, R. Nies, H.-W. Neumueller, E. Baltzer, Sabine Fischer, Björn J. Heismann	1999	122
12	A High Field Gradient Magnet for Magnetic Drug Targeting IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity ·Christoph Alexiou, D. Diehl, Peter Henninger, Heinrich Iro, R. Röckelein, W. G. Schmidt, Horst Weber	2006	119
13	Optical Absorption of Water: Coulomb Effects versus Hydrogen Bonding Physical Review Letters ·P. H. Hahn, W. G. Schmidt, K. Seino, M. Preuß, F. Bechstedt, J. Bernholc	2005	112
14	III-V compound semiconductor (001) surfaces Applied Physics A ·W. G. Schmidt	2002	112
15	Raman scattering efficiency inLiTaO3andLiNbO3crystals Physical Review B ·Simone Sanna, S. Neufeld, Michael Rüsing, Gerhard Berth, A. Zrenner, W. G. Schmidt	2015	104
16	Do we know the band gap of lithium niobate? Physica status solidi. C, Conferences and critical reviews/Physica status solidi. C, Current topics in solid state physics ·Christian Thierfelder, Simone Sanna, Arno Schindlmayr, W. G. Schmidt	2009	103
17	Bulk Excitonic Effects in Surface Optical Spectra Physical Review Letters ·P. H. Hahn, W. G. Schmidt, F. Bechstedt	2001	100
18	Barium titanate ground- and excited-state properties from first-principles calculations Physical Review B ·Simone Sanna, Christian Thierfelder, Stefan Wippermann, T. P. Sinha, W. G. Schmidt	2011	98
19	Optically excited structural transition in atomic wires on surfaces at the quantum limit Nature ·T. Frigge, B. Hafke, T. Witte, B. Krenzer, C. Streubühr, A. Samad Syed, Vesna Mikšić Trontl, I. Avigo, Ping Zhou, Manuel Ligges, D. von der Linde, U. Bovensiepen, M. Horn‐von Hoegen, Stefan Wippermann, A. Lücke, Simone Sanna, U. Gerstmann, W. G. Schmidt	2017	96
20	Reflectance Anisotropy of GaAs(100): Theory and Experiment Physical Review Letters ·A. Shkrebtii, N. Esser, W. Richter, W. G. Schmidt, F. Bechstedt, Bjørn‐Ove Fimland, Alexander Kley, R. Del Sole	1998	93

About W. G. Schmidt

W. G. Schmidt is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering and Condensed Matter Physics, having authored 401 papers that have together received 11.1k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (102 papers), Surface and Thin Film Phenomena (97 papers), Semiconductor materials and devices (58 papers), Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices (53 papers), Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures (49 papers), Photorefractive and Nonlinear Optics (45 papers), Semiconductor materials and interfaces (37 papers) and Quantum and electron transport phenomena (35 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (5.3k citations), Condensed Matter Physics (1.7k citations), Materials Chemistry (4.9k citations), Electrical and Electronic Engineering (4.6k citations) and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials (1.3k citations). W. G. Schmidt has collaborated with scholars based in Germany, United States and France. Frequent co-authors include F. Bechstedt, Simone Sanna, E. Rauls, Frank Ortmann, M. Landmann, P. H. Hahn, Stefan Wippermann, K. Seino, J. Bernholc and U. Gerstmann. Their work appears in journals such as Physical Review B, Surface Science, Physical Review Letters, Physical review. B, Condensed matter and Physical review. B..

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