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Researcher · Massey University · New Zealand

Peter Schwerdtfeger

Peter Schwerdtfeger publishes mostly in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Inorganic Chemistry and Materials Chemistry, on topics such as Advanced Chemical Physics Studies, Inorganic Fluorides and Related Compounds and Atomic and Molecular Physics.

ORCID 0000-0003-4845-686X OpenAlex
World rank
#321,589
of 7,710,434 ranked researchers
Rank in New Zealand
#1,182
of 21,128
Works
555
Citations
20k
Citations per work
36.6
h-index
75
i10-index 331Top 0.4% in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Peter Schwerdtfeger

What does Peter Schwerdtfeger research?

Peter Schwerdtfeger's work is mostly in Physics and Astronomy (28%), Chemistry (25%), Materials Science (10%).

Physical Sciences: 375 works · 67.6% of their workPhysics and Astronomy: 157 works · 28.3% of their workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 157 works · 28.3% of their workChemistry: 139 works · 25.1% of their workInorganic Chemistry: 68 works · 12.2% of their workOrganic Chemistry: 44 works · 7.9% of their workSpectroscopy: 28 works · 5.0% of their workMaterials Science: 57 works · 10.3% of their workMaterials Chemistry: 57 works · 10.3% of their workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 22 works · 3.9% of their workAtmospheric Science: 22 works · 3.9% of their workEverything else: 180 works · 32.4% of their workTHEIR WORKPeterSchwerdtfeger555works
Physical Sciences68%

Their six largest subfields, inside their fields and domains; the grey slice is everything else they publish. The interactive view splits every one of their works down to single topics.

The fields and subfields, with their numbers
    1. Physics and Astronomy15728.3%
    2. Chemistry13925.1%
    3. Materials Science5710.3%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences223.9%
  2. Everything else18032.4%
  1. 1Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics28% of their works
  2. 2Inorganic Chemistry12% of their works
  3. 3Materials Chemistry10% of their works
  4. 4Organic Chemistry8% of their works
  5. 5Spectroscopy5% of their works
  6. 6Atmospheric Science4% of their works

Research topics

Which keywords describe Peter Schwerdtfeger's research?

The keywords of their largest research topics: Density Functional Theory, Dispersion Correction, Fluoride Ion Batteries, Noble Gas Compounds, DNA Strand Breaks, Low-Energy Electrons, Inorganic Clusters and Oxynitride Perovskites.

Size is their works in the topics tagged with each word, from their 8 largest topics. Each links to the topic it comes from most. The words come from the keyword list OpenAlex gives each topic, not from the text of the papers, so a word can appear that none of the papers uses.

All 16 words, with their numbers
  1. Density Functional Theory2611 topic
  2. Dispersion Correction2611 topic
  3. Fluoride Ion Batteries941 topic
  4. Noble Gas Compounds941 topic
  5. DNA Strand Breaks921 topic
  6. Low-Energy Electrons921 topic
  7. Inorganic Clusters451 topic
  8. Oxynitride Perovskites451 topic
  9. Crystal Structure Prediction381 topic
  10. Mantle Dynamics381 topic
  11. Catalysis341 topic
  12. Transition Metal341 topic
  13. Nuclear Forces321 topic
  14. Nuclear Structure321 topic
  15. Molecular Structure271 topic
  16. Rotational Spectroscopy271 topic

Where does Peter Schwerdtfeger work?

Peter Schwerdtfeger's main affiliation in the publication record is Massey University, New Zealand.

How many publications and citations does Peter Schwerdtfeger have?

OpenAlex counts 555 works and 20,325 citations for Peter Schwerdtfeger, an h-index of 75, ranking #321,589 of 7,710,434 researchers worldwide on the quality score.

Ranked on field-normalised citation excellence (50%), output (30%) and citations (20%). Counts come from OpenAlex author records, which occasionally merge different people who share a name or split one person into several.

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