Walter Kohn
Impact in
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics top 0.01%
- Advanced Chemical Physics Studies
- Surface and Thin Film Phenomena
- Quantum and electron transport phenomena
- Condensed Matter Physics top 0.02%
- Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism
Papers in
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- Advanced Chemical Physics Studies 62
- Surface and Thin Film Phenomena 40
- Quantum and electron transport phenomena 20
- Semiconductor materials and interfaces 13
- Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices 9
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- Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism 26
- Co-authors
- Lu Jeu Sham (4 shared papers)Pierre C. Hohenberg (3 shared papers)J. M. Luttinger (10 shared papers)N. D. Lang (4 shared papers)Eberhard K. U. Gross (10 shared papers)Axel D. Becke (1 shared paper)Robert G. Parr (1 shared paper)N. Rostoker (1 shared paper)
- Journals
- Physical Review Letters (25 papers)Physical Review A (9 papers)International Journal of Quantum Chemistry (5 papers)Reviews of Modern Physics (5 papers)Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids (4 papers)
- Partner nations
- United StatesDenmarkFrance
In The Last Decade
Walter Kohn
170 papers receiving 129.9k citations
Walter Kohn's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 170
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 60.6k
- Condensed Matter Physics 11.2k
- Materials Chemistry 35.8k
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 11.6k
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 4.9k
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All Works
Showing the 20 most-cited of 173 papers — load more, or switch the sort, to bring in the rest.
| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Self-Consistent Equations Including Exchange and Correlation Effects Hit paper breakdown → | 1965 | 54542 |
| 2 | Inhomogeneous Electron Gas Hit paper breakdown → | 1964 | 45239 |
| 3 | Density Functional Theory of Electronic Structure Hit paper breakdown → | 1996 | 2941 |
| 4 | Motion of Electrons and Holes in Perturbed Periodic Fields Hit paper breakdown → | 1955 | 2487 |
| 5 | Nobel Lecture: Electronic structure of matter—wave functions and density functionals Hit paper breakdown → | 1999 | 2110 |
| 6 | Theory of Metal Surfaces: Charge Density and Surface Energy Hit paper breakdown → | 1970 | 1676 |
| 7 | Solution of the Schrödinger Equation in Periodic Lattices with an Application to Metallic Lithium Hit paper breakdown → | 1954 | 1445 |
| 8 | Theory of Metal Surfaces: Work Function Hit paper breakdown → | 1971 | 1279 |
| 9 | Cyclotron Resonance and de Haas-van Alphen Oscillations of an Interacting Electron Gas Hit paper breakdown → | 1961 | 1028 |
| 10 | Time-Dependent Density-Functional Theory Hit paper breakdown → | 1990 | 1004 |
| 11 | Local density-functional theory of frequency-dependent linear response Hit paper breakdown → | 1985 | 981 |
| 12 | One-Particle Properties of an Inhomogeneous Interacting Electron Gas Hit paper breakdown → | 1966 | 893 |
| 13 | Image of the Fermi Surface in the Vibration Spectrum of a Metal Hit paper breakdown → | 1959 | 856 |
| 14 | Analytic Properties of Bloch Waves and Wannier Functions Hit paper breakdown → | 1959 | 851 |
| 15 | Theory of Metal Surfaces: Induced Surface Charge and Image Potential Hit paper breakdown → | 1973 | 813 |
| 16 | Density Functional and Density Matrix Method Scaling Linearly with the Number of Atoms Hit paper breakdown → | 1996 | 801 |
| 17 | 1964 | 781 | |
| 18 | Excitonic Insulator Hit paper breakdown → | 1967 | 685 |
| 19 | 1955 | 670 | |
| 20 | 1965 | 654 |
About Walter Kohn
Walter Kohn is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Condensed Matter Physics, Mathematical Physics, Mechanical Engineering and Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, having authored 173 papers that have together received 134.1k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (62 papers), Surface and Thin Film Phenomena (40 papers), Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism (26 papers), Thermodynamic and Structural Properties of Metals and Alloys (25 papers), Spectral Theory in Mathematical Physics (22 papers), Quantum and electron transport phenomena (20 papers), Semiconductor materials and interfaces (13 papers) and Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices (9 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (60.6k citations), Condensed Matter Physics (11.2k citations), Materials Chemistry (35.8k citations), Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials (11.6k citations) and Physical and Theoretical Chemistry (4.9k citations). Walter Kohn has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Denmark and France. Frequent co-authors include Lu Jeu Sham, Pierre C. Hohenberg, J. M. Luttinger, N. D. Lang, Eberhard K. U. Gross, Axel D. Becke, Robert G. Parr, N. Rostoker, E. Zaremba and L. Nunes de Oliveira. Their work appears in journals such as Physical Review Letters, Physical Review A, International Journal of Quantum Chemistry, Reviews of Modern Physics and Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids.
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