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Physics

D-Index
162
Citations
126017
World Ranking
189
National Ranking
117

Alex Zunger publication distribution in Physics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Physics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alex Zunger sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 1,023 publications — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,469 publications or more.

Alex Zunger D-index placement in Physics in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Physics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alex Zunger sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 162 D-Index — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 185 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2015 - Fellow of the Materials Research Society For transforming density functional formalism into a practical framework for predicting the material properties of bulk, alloys, nanostructures, photovoltaic materials and defects, leading to an “inverse design” of new materials.
  • 2011 - Materials Theory Award, Materials Research Society For his development of the inverse band structure approach to materials by design and the foundational developments of methods of first-principles theory of solids, leading to innovative and transformative studies of renewable-energy materials and nanostructures.
  • 2001 - Aneesur Rahman Prize for Computational Physics, American Physical Society
  • 1999 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For his work on the theoretical basis for firstprinciples electronic structure theory of materials, and for its imaginative use in the advancement of our knowledge of alloys, nanostructures and prediction of new materials

Overview

Alex Zunger is affiliated with the University of Colorado Boulder in the United States. They work primarily in the fields of Materials Science and Physics and Astronomy, with a focus on condensed matter physics and electronic, optical, and magnetic materials.

Their research spans several subfields, including:

  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Materials Chemistry
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

Zunger's documented research topics include:

  • Advanced Condensed Matter Physics
  • Magnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materials
  • Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism
  • Electronic and Structural Properties of Oxides
  • Perovskite Materials and Applications
  • Magnetic properties of thin films
  • Multiferroics and related materials

The scientist has published numerous papers in venues such as Physical Review B, arXiv (Cornell University), Physical Review Materials, Materials Horizons, and Advanced Materials. Some recent papers include:

  • "Giant momentum-dependent spin splitting in centrosymmetric low-Z antiferromagnets" (2020), Physical Review B
  • "Polymorphous nature of cubic halide perovskites" (2020), Physical Review B
  • "Symmetry-breaking polymorphous descriptions for correlated materials without interelectronic U" (2020), Physical Review B
  • "Different shapes of spin textures as a journey through the Brillouin zone" (2021), Physical Review B
  • "Degeneracy Removal of Spin Bands in Collinear Antiferromagnets with Non-Interconvertible Spin-Structure Motif Pair" (2023), Advanced Materials

Frequent collaborators include Oleksandr I. Malyi, Xingang Zhao, Lin-Ding Yuan, Gustavo M. Dalpian, and Xiuwen Zhang.

Throughout their career, Zunger has received several awards, such as:

  • Fellow of the Materials Research Society (2015) for contributions to density functional formalism applicable to bulk materials, alloys, nanostructures, photovoltaic materials, and defect prediction
  • Materials Theory Award from the Materials Research Society (2011) for the development of inverse band structure methods and first-principles theory of solids
  • Aneesur Rahman Prize for Computational Physics from the American Physical Society (2001)
  • Fellow of the American Physical Society (1999) for theoretical advancements in first-principles electronic structure theory and its applications in alloys and nanostructures

Best Publications

  • Self-interaction correction to density-functional approximations for many-electron systems

    John P. Perdew;Alex Zunger

  • Special quasirandom structures.

    Alex Zunger;S.-H. Wei;L. G. Ferreira;James E. Bernard

  • Intrinsic n -type versus p -type doping asymmetry and the defect physics of ZnO

    S. B. Zhang;S.-H. Wei;Alex Zunger

  • Momentum-space formalism for the total energy of solids

    J Ihm;A Zunger;M L Cohen

  • Defect physics of the CuInSe 2 chalcopyrite semiconductor

    S. B. Zhang;Su-Huai Wei;Alex Zunger;H. Katayama-Yoshida

  • Dopability, intrinsic conductivity, and nonstoichiometry of transparent conducting oxides.

    Stephan Lany;Alex Zunger

  • Zinc-blende-wurtzite polytypism in semiconductors.

    Chin-Yu Yeh;Z. W. Lu;S. Froyen;Alex Zunger

  • Assessment of correction methods for the band-gap problem and for finite-size effects in supercell defect calculations: Case studies for ZnO and GaAs

    Stephan Lany;Alex Zunger

  • Electronic properties of random alloys : special quasirandom structures

    S.-H. Wei;L. G. Ferreira;James E. Bernard;Alex Zunger

  • Calculated natural band offsets of all II–VI and III–V semiconductors: Chemical trends and the role of cation d orbitals

    Su-Huai Wei;Alex Zunger

  • Theory of the band-gap anomaly in AB C 2 chalcopyrite semiconductors

    J. E. Jaffe;Alex Zunger

  • Origins of coexistence of conductivity and transparency in SnO(2).

    Çetin Kılıç;Alex Zunger

  • Identification of potential photovoltaic absorbers based on first-principles spectroscopic screening of materials.

    Liping Yu;Alex Zunger

  • Role of metal d states in II-VI semiconductors

    S.-H. Wei;Alex Zunger

  • Anion vacancies as a source of persistent photoconductivity in II-VI and chalcopyrite semiconductors

    Stephan Lany;Alex Zunger

  • Predicted band-gap pressure coefficients of all diamond and zinc-blende semiconductors: Chemical trends

    Su-Huai Wei;Alex Zunger

  • Giant and Composition-Dependent Optical Bowing Coefficient in GaAsN Alloys

    Su-Huai Wei;Alex Zunger

  • Origins of the p -type nature and cation deficiency in Cu 2 O and related materials

    Hannes Raebiger;Stephan Lany;Alex Zunger

  • Band offsets and optical bowings of chalcopyrites and Zn‐based II‐VI alloys

    Su‐Huai Wei;Alex Zunger

  • Solving Schrodinger's equation around a desired energy : Application to silicon quantum dots

    Lin-Wang Wang;Alex Zunger

Frequent Co-Authors

Stephan Lany
Stephan Lany National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Xiuwen Zhang
Xiuwen Zhang University of Colorado Boulder
Su-Huai Wei
Su-Huai Wei Eastern Institute of Technology, Ningbo
Lin-Wang Wang
Lin-Wang Wang Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Chris Wolverton
Chris Wolverton Northwestern University
Shengbai Zhang
Shengbai Zhang Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Liping Yu
Liping Yu University of Colorado Denver
Arthur J Freeman
Arthur J Freeman Northwestern University
Kenneth R. Poeppelmeier
Kenneth R. Poeppelmeier Northwestern University
Clas Persson
Clas Persson University of Oslo

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