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Bengt I. Lundqvist publication distribution in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Materials Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Bengt I. Lundqvist sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 156 publications — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more.

Bengt I. Lundqvist D-index placement in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Materials Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Bengt I. Lundqvist sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 62 D-Index — 51st percentile

51% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2004 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For his contributions to the fundamentals and methods of density functional theory and its application to the study of materials and their surfaces

Overview

Bengt I. Lundqvist is affiliated with Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden. Their academic career is marked by contributions to the field of physics, specifically focusing on density functional theory and its applications in material science and surface studies.

An award of note received by Lundqvist is the designation as a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) in 2004. This recognition was given for contributions to the fundamentals and methods of density functional theory and its application to the study of materials and their surfaces.

Best Publications

  • Higher-accuracy van der Waals density functional

    Kyuho Lee;Éamonn D. Murray;Lingzhu Kong;Bengt I. Lundqvist;Bengt I. Lundqvist

  • Quantum origin of the oxygen storage capability of ceria.

    N. V. Skorodumova;S. I. Simak;B. I. Lundqvist;I. A. Abrikosov

  • Van der Waals density functional for layered structures.

    Henrik Rydberg;Max Dion;Niclas Jacobson;Elsebeth Schröder

  • Single-Molecule Dissociation by Tunneling Electrons

    B. C. Stipe;M. A. Rezaei;W. Ho;S. Gao

  • Descriptions of exchange and correlation effects in inhomogeneous electron systems

    O. Gunnarsson;M. Jonson;B. I. Lundqvist

  • A density functional for sparse matter

    D. C. Langreth;Bengt I. Lundqvist;Bengt I. Lundqvist;Svetla D. Chakarova-Käck;VR Cooper

  • van der Waals forces in density functional theory: The vdW-DF method

    Kristian Berland;Valentino R. Cooper;Kyuho Lee;Elsebeth Schröder

  • Application of van der Waals Density Functional to an Extended System: Adsorption of Benzene and Naphthalene on Graphite

    Svetla D. Chakarova-Käck;Elsebeth Schröder;Bengt I. Lundqvist;David C. Langreth

  • Electronic, bonding, and optical properties of CeO 2 and Ce 2 O 3 from first principles

    N. V. Skorodumova;Rajeev Ahuja;S. I. Simak;I. A. Abrikosov

  • Van der Waals Density Functional Theory with Applications

    D. C. Langreth;Max Dion;Henrik Rydberg;Elsebeth Schröder

  • Secondary-ion emission probability in sputtering

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  • Adsorption and Dissociation of H 2 on Mg Surfaces

    J. K. Nørskov;A. Houmøller;P. K. Johansson;B. I. Lundqvist

  • Peierls barriers and stresses for edge dislocations in Pd and Al calculated from first principles

    J. Hartford;B. von Sydow;G. Wahnström;B. I. Lundqvist

  • Stacking Interactions and the Twist of DNA

    Valentino R Cooper;Timo Thonhauser;Aaron Puzder;Elsebeth Schröder

  • Nature, strength, and consequences of indirect adsorbate interactions on metals

    A. Bogicevic;S. Ovesson;P. Hyldgaard;B. I. Lundqvist

  • Elastic and optical properties of alpha- and kappa-Al2O3

    B. Holm;R. Ahuja;Y. Yourdshahyan;B. Johansson

  • Theoretical description of molecule-metal interaction and surface reactions

    B.I. Lundqvist;O. Gunnarsson;H. Hjelmberg;J.K. Nørskov

  • Photon and electron emission as indicators of intermediate states in surface reactions

    B. Kasemo;E. Törnqvist;J.K. Nørskov;B.I. Lundqvist

  • Molecular orbital description of surface chemiluminescence

    J.K. Nørskov;D.M. Newns;B.I. Lundqvist

  • Exchange and correlation in inhomogeneous electron systems

    O. Gunnarsson;M. Jonson;B.I. Lundqvist

  • THEORY OF ATOM TRANSFER WITH A SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPE

    Shiwu Gao;M. Persson;B. I. Lundqvist

  • Stacking Interactions and DNA Intercalation

    Shen Li;Valentino R Cooper;Timo Thonhauser;Bengt I. Lundqvist

  • First-principles density-functional study of metal-carbonitride interface adhesion: Co/TiC(001) and Co/TiN(001)

    S.V. Dudiy;Bengt I. Lundqvist

Frequent Co-Authors

Jens K. Nørskov
Jens K. Nørskov Technical University of Denmark
Valentino R. Cooper
Valentino R. Cooper Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Aleksandra Vojvodic
Aleksandra Vojvodic University of Pennsylvania
Mats Persson
Mats Persson University of Liverpool
Karsten Wedel Jacobsen
Karsten Wedel Jacobsen Technical University of Denmark
Bengt Herbert Kasemo
Bengt Herbert Kasemo Chalmers University of Technology
Olle Gunnarsson
Olle Gunnarsson Max Planck Society
Göran Wahnström
Göran Wahnström Chalmers University of Technology
Rajeev Ahuja
Rajeev Ahuja Uppsala University
Igor A. Abrikosov
Igor A. Abrikosov Linköping University

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