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D-Index
44
Citations
10846
World Ranking
16658
National Ranking
448

Chérif F. Matta publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Chérif F. Matta sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 165 publications — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

Chérif F. Matta D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

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

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 44 D-Index — 7th percentile

7% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

Overview

Chérif F. Matta is affiliated with Mount Saint Vincent University in Canada and primarily works in the field of Physics and Astronomy. Their research spans several subfields, including Molecular Biology, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Materials Chemistry, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, as well as Electronic, Optical, and Magnetic Materials.

The scientist has contributed to a range of topics, with publications covering Advanced Chemical Physics Studies, Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies, Mitochondrial Function and Pathology, ATP Synthase and ATPases Research, Molecular Spectroscopy and Chirality, Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films, and Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies.

Recent papers by Chérif F. Matta include:

  • Two-step emergence: the quantum theory of atoms in molecules as a bridge between quantum mechanics and molecular chemistry, 2020, Foundations of Chemistry
  • Manipulation of Diatomic Molecules with Oriented External Electric Fields: Linear Correlations in Atomic Properties Lead to Nonlinear Molecular Responses, 2020, The Journal of Physical Chemistry A
  • The hot mitochondrion paradox: reconciling theory and experiment, 2021, Trends in Chemistry
  • The Analysis of Electron Densities: From Basics to Emergent Applications, 2024, Chemical Reviews
  • Magnetic semiconductor properties of RbLnSe2 (Ln = Ce, Pr, Nd, Gd): A density functional study, 2020, Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials

The researcher has frequently collaborated with Lou Massa, Peyman Fahimi, Paul W. Ayers, Ronald L. Cook, and Luís Aragón, indicating an active engagement with leading figures in related fields.

Chérif F. Matta's publications often appear in journals such as BioEssays, SSRN Electronic Journal, Journal of Molecular Liquids, International Journal of Quantum Chemistry, and Journal of Computational Chemistry.

In addition to articles, the scientist has contributed to book literature, including a work published by Springer Nature titled Electron Localization-Delocalization Matrices in 2024.

Best Publications

  • The Quantum Theory of Atoms in Molecules

    Chérif F. Matta;Russell J. Boyd

  • The Quantum theory of atoms in molecules : from solid state to DNA and drug design

    Chérif F Matta;Russell J Boyd

  • Hydrogen-hydrogen bonding: a stabilizing interaction in molecules and crystals.

    Chérif F. Matta;Jesús Hernández-Trujillo;Ting-Hua Tang;Richard F. W. Bader

  • Extended Weak Bonding Interactions in DNA: π-Stacking (Base−Base), Base−Backbone, and Backbone−Backbone Interactions†

    Chérif F Matta;Norberto Castillo;Russell J Boyd

  • Atomic Charges Are Measurable Quantum Expectation Values: A Rebuttal of Criticisms of QTAIM Charges

    Richard F. W. Bader;Chérif F. Matta

  • An Introduction to the Quantum Theory of Atoms in Molecules

    Chérif F. Matta;Chérif F. Matta;Russell J. Boyd

  • Modeling biophysical and biological properties from the characteristics of the molecular electron density, electron localization and delocalization matrices, and the electrostatic potential.

    Chérif F. Matta

  • Characterization of a closed-shell fluorine-fluorine bonding interaction in aromatic compounds on the basis of the electron density.

    Chérif F. Matta;Norberto Castillo;Russell J. Boyd

  • Bonding to titanium.

    Richard F. W. Bader and;Chérif F. Matta

  • Where to draw the line in defining a molecular structure

    Richard F. W. Bader;Chérif F. Matta;Fernando Cortes-Guzman

  • Quantum Crystallography: Current Developments and Future Perspectives

    Alessandro Genoni;Lukas Bučinský;Nicolas Claiser;Julia Contreras-García

  • An experimentalist's reply to "What is an atom in a molecule?".

    Chérif F. Matta;Richard F. W. Bader

  • Hydrogen–hydrogen bonding in biphenyl revisited

    Jesús Hernández-Trujillo;Chérif F. Matta;Chérif F. Matta

  • Effects of external electric fields on double proton transfer kinetics in the formic acid dimer

    Alya A. Arabi;Alya A. Arabi;Chérif F. Matta;Chérif F. Matta

  • The chemical bond in external electric fields: Energies, geometries, and vibrational Stark shifts of diatomic molecules

    Shahin Sowlati-Hashjin;Chérif F. Matta

  • Understanding and Interpreting Molecular Electron Density Distributions

    C. F. Matta;R. J. Gillespie

  • How dependent are molecular and atomic properties on the electronic structure method? Comparison of Hartree-Fock, DFT, and MP2 on a biologically relevant set of molecules

    Chérif F. Matta

  • Atoms in molecules as non-overlapping, bounded, space-filling open quantum systems

    Richard F. W. Bader;Chérif F. Matta;Chérif F. Matta

  • Atoms‐in‐molecules study of the genetically encoded amino acids. III. Bond and atomic properties and their correlations with experiment including mutation‐induced changes in protein stability and genetic coding

    Chérif F. Matta;Richard F. W. Bader

  • An atoms-in-molecules study of the genetically-encoded amino acids: I. Effects of conformation and of tautomerization on geometric, atomic, and bond properties.

    Chérif F. Matta;Richard F.W. Bader

Frequent Co-Authors

Russell J. Boyd
Russell J. Boyd Dalhousie University
Richard F. W. Bader
Richard F. W. Bader McMaster University
Paul W. Ayers
Paul W. Ayers McMaster University
André D. Bandrauk
André D. Bandrauk Université de Sherbrooke
Birger Dittrich
Birger Dittrich Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
Claude Lecomte
Claude Lecomte University of Lorraine
Carlo Gatti
Carlo Gatti National Research Council (CNR)
Ronald J. Gillespie
Ronald J. Gillespie McMaster University
Gernot Frenking
Gernot Frenking Philipp University of Marburg

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