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Overview

Branko Ruscic is affiliated with Argonne National Laboratory in the United States. Their research output encompasses a variety of topics primarily within the fields of chemistry and physical sciences. The scientist's work includes significant contributions in chemical thermodynamics, molecular structure, and advanced chemical physics studies.

The main fields of study covered by their research include:

  • Chemistry

Within this broad field, several subfields are represented:

  • Organic Chemistry
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Spectroscopy

The research topics explored reveal a focus on both chemical and atmospheric processes, with particular attention to thermodynamics and molecular interactions. Main topics include:

  • Chemical Thermodynamics and Molecular Structure
  • Advanced Chemical Physics Studies
  • thermodynamics and calorimetric analyses
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
  • Molecular Spectroscopy and Structure
  • Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions

Several frequent co-authors appear alongside Branko Ruscic, indicating collaborative research efforts. These include:

  • David H. Bross
  • John F. Stanton
  • C. Franklin Goldsmith
  • Nicholas David
  • Graeme M. Day

Ruscic's publications have appeared repeatedly in certain scientific venues. The most frequent publication venues are:

  • OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information)
  • Faraday Discussions
  • Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry A
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society

Some of the recent papers published by Branko Ruscic include:

  • "Substitution Reactions in the Pyrolysis of Acetone Revealed through a Modeling, Experiment, Theory Paradigm," 2021, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • "Elaborated thermochemical treatment of HF, CO, N2, and H2O: Insight into HEAT and its extensions," 2021, The Journal of Chemical Physics
  • "Ring-Opening Dynamics of the Cyclopropyl Radical and Cation: the Transition State Nature of the Cyclopropyl Cation," 2022, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • "Active Thermochemical Tables: the thermophysical and thermochemical properties of methyl, CH 3, and methylene, CH 2, corrected for nonrigid rotor and anharmonic oscillator effects," 2021, Molecular Physics
  • "Adsorbate Partition Functions via Phase Space Integration: Quantifying the Effect of Translational Anharmonicity on Thermodynamic Properties," 2021, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Best Publications

  • Modeling nitrogen chemistry in combustion

    Peter Glarborg;James A. Miller;Branko Ruscic;Stephen J. Klippenstein

  • W4 theory for computational thermochemistry: In pursuit of confident sub-kJ/mol predictions

    Amir Karton;Elena Rabinovich;Jan M. L. Martin;Branko Ruscic

  • Introduction to Active Thermochemical Tables: Several “Key” Enthalpies of Formation Revisited†

    Branko Ruscic;Reinhardt E. Pinzon;Melita L. Morton;Gregor Von Laszevski

  • Standard electrode potentials involving radicals in aqueous solution: Inorganic radicals

    David A. Armstrong;Robert E. Huie;Willem H. Koppenol;Sergei V. Lymar

  • On the Enthalpy of Formation of Hydroxyl Radical and Gas-Phase Bond Dissociation Energies of Water and Hydroxyl

    Branko Ruscic;Albert F. Wagner;Lawrence B. Harding;Robert L. Asher

  • Active Thermochemical Tables: thermochemistry for the 21st century

    Branko Ruscic;Reinhardt E Pinzon;Gregor von Laszewski;Deepti Kodeboyina

  • High-accuracy extrapolated ab initio thermochemistry. III. Additional improvements and overview

    Michael E. Harding;Juana Vázquez;Branko Ruscic;Angela K. Wilson

  • IUPAC Critical Evaluation of Thermochemical Properties of Selected Radicals. Part I

    Branko Ruscic;James E. Boggs;Alexander Burcat;Attila G. Császár

  • Photoionization mass spectrometric studies of AsHn (n=1–3)

    J. Berkowitz;J. P. Greene;H. Cho;B. Ruščić

  • Active Thermochemical Tables: accurate enthalpy of formation of hydroperoxyl radical, HO2.

    Branko Ruscic;Reinhardt E Pinzon;Melita L Morton;Nanda K Srinivasan

  • Active Thermochemical Tables: Sequential Bond Dissociation Enthalpies of Methane, Ethane, and Methanol and the Related Thermochemistry.

    Branko Ruscic;Branko Ruscic

  • Vacuum ultraviolet photoionization mass spectrometric study of C60

    R. K. Yoo;B. Ruscic;J. Berkowitz

  • Kinetics of the reaction of methyl radical with hydroxyl radical and methanol decomposition.

    Ahren W. Jasper;Stephen J. Klippenstein;Lawrence B. Harding;Branko Ruscic

  • Uncertainty quantification in thermochemistry, benchmarking electronic structure computations, and Active Thermochemical Tables

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  • Ab Initio Computations and Active Thermochemical Tables Hand in Hand: Heats of Formation of Core Combustion Species

    Stephen J Klippenstein;Lawrence B Harding;Branko Ruscic

  • Rate constants for the thermal decomposition of ethanol and its bimolecular reactions with OH and D: reflected shock tube and theoretical studies.

    R. Sivaramakrishnan;M.-C. Su;J. V. Michael;S. J. Klippenstein

  • Evidence for a Lower Enthalpy of Formation of Hydroxyl Radical and a Lower Gas-Phase Bond Dissociation Energy of Water

    Branko Ruscic;David Feller;David A. Dixon;Kirk A. Peterson

  • Ionization Energy of Methylene Revisited: Improved Values for the Enthalpy of Formation of CH2 and the Bond Dissociation Energy of CH3 via Simultaneous Solution of the Local Thermochemical Network

    Branko Ruscic;Maritoni Litorja;Robert L. Asher

  • Active Thermochemical Tables: dissociation energies of several homonuclear first-row diatomics and related thermochemical values

    Branko Ruscic;Branko Ruscic;David Feller;Kirk A. Peterson

  • The ethyl radical: Photoionization and theoretical studies

    B. Ruscic;J. Berkowitz;L. A. Curtiss;J. A. Pople

  • Active thermochemical tables: water and water dimer.

    Branko Ruscic

Frequent Co-Authors

Lawrence B. Harding
Lawrence B. Harding Argonne National Laboratory
Stephen J. Klippenstein
Stephen J. Klippenstein Argonne National Laboratory
John F. Stanton
John F. Stanton University of Florida
Gregor von Laszewski
Gregor von Laszewski University of Virginia
Albert F. Wagner
Albert F. Wagner Argonne National Laboratory
William J. Pitz
William J. Pitz Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Jan M. L. Martin
Jan M. L. Martin Weizmann Institute of Science
David Feller
David Feller Washington State University
Kirk A. Peterson
Kirk A. Peterson Washington State University
Wim Klopper
Wim Klopper Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

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