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David M. Ceperley

D-Index & Metrics

Physics

D-Index
91
Citations
49938
World Ranking
2138
National Ranking
1090

David M. Ceperley 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 David M. Ceperley sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 454 publications — 48th percentile

48% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

David M. Ceperley 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 David M. Ceperley sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 91 D-Index — 42nd percentile

42% 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

  • 2006 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1999 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1998 - Aneesur Rahman Prize for Computational Physics, American Physical Society
  • 1992 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For development of innovative algorithms to deal with quantum manybody problems with their application to significant physical problems

Overview

David M. Ceperley is affiliated with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the United States. Their research spans across Physics and Astronomy with a focus also on Materials Science. Within these broader areas, notable subfields of study include Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Materials Chemistry, Geophysics, Condensed Matter Physics, and Biomedical Engineering.

The scientist's work frequently addresses several main topics:

  • Advanced Chemical Physics Studies
  • High-pressure geophysics and materials
  • Machine Learning in Materials Science
  • Quantum, superfluid, helium dynamics
  • Phase Equilibria and Thermodynamics
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics
  • Crystallography and molecular interactions

Their publications have appeared in various venues, with the most frequent including:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Physical review. B./Physical review. B
  • Physical Review Letters
  • The Journal of Chemical Physics
  • Nature

Recent papers authored or co-authored by David M. Ceperley cover topics related to dense hydrogen and quantum simulations. These works include:

  • "Toward first principles-based simulations of dense hydrogen," 2024, Physics of Plasmas
  • "Energy Gap Closure of Crystalline Molecular Hydrogen with Pressure," 2020, Physical Review Letters
  • "Electronic band gaps from quantum Monte Carlo methods," 2020, Physical review. B./Physical review. B
  • "Stable Solid Molecular Hydrogen above 900 K from a Machine-Learned Potential Trained with Diffusion Quantum Monte Carlo," 2023, Physical Review Letters
  • "Electronic energy gap closure and metal-insulator transition in dense liquid hydrogen," 2020, Physical review. B./Physical review. B

Frequent co-authors collaborating with this scientist are:

  • Markus Holzmann
  • Carlo Pierleoni
  • Yubo Yang
  • В. П. Горелов
  • Scott Jensen

David M. Ceperley received several distinctions throughout their career, including membership in notable scientific academies and fellowships. Awards include:

  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences (2006)
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1999)
  • Aneesur Rahman Prize for Computational Physics, American Physical Society (1998)
  • Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) (1992), recognized for the development of innovative algorithms addressing quantum many-body problems applied to significant physical problems

Best Publications

  • Ground state of the electron gas by a stochastic method

    D. M. Ceperley;B. J. Alder

  • Path integrals in the theory of condensed helium

    D. M. Ceperley

  • Fixed-node quantum Monte Carlo for molecules

    Peter J. Reynolds;Peter J. Reynolds;David M. Ceperley;David M. Ceperley;Berni J. Alder;William A. Lester

  • Ground state of the two-dimensional electron gas

    B. Tanatar;David M Ceperley

  • Ground state of the fermion one-component plasma: A Monte Carlo study in two and three dimensions

    D. Ceperley

  • Monte Carlo simulation of a many-fermion study

    D. Ceperley;G. V. Chester;M. H. Kalos

  • Path-integral computation of superfluid densities

    E. L. Pollock;David M Ceperley

  • Simulation of quantum many-body systems by path-integral methods

    E. L. Pollock;David M Ceperley

  • The properties of hydrogen and helium under extreme conditions

    Jeffrey M. McMahon;Miguel A. Morales;Carlo Pierleoni;David M. Ceperley

  • Quantum monte carlo.

    David Ceperley;Berni Alder

  • Path-integral computation of the low-temperature properties of liquid 4He.

    D. M. Ceperley;E. L. Pollock

  • Twist-averaged boundary conditions in continuum quantum Monte Carlo algorithms.

    C. Lin;F. H. Zong;D. M. Ceperley

  • Quantum Monte Carlo for molecules: Green’s function and nodal release

    D. M. Ceperley;B. J. Alder

  • Nonlocal pseudopotentials and diffusion Monte Carlo

    Luboš Mitáš;Luboš Mitáš;Eric L. Shirley;David M. Ceperley

  • Superfluid-insulator transition in disordered boson systems.

    Werner Krauth;Werner Krauth;Werner Krauth;Nandini Trivedi;Nandini Trivedi;Nandini Trivedi;David Ceperley;David Ceperley;David Ceperley

  • Path-integral Monte Carlo study of low-temperature 4He clusters.

    Philippe Sindzingre;Michael L. Klein;David M. Ceperley

  • Ground state of solid hydrogen at high pressures

    D. M. Ceperley;B. J. Alder

  • Properties of liquid and solid He 4

    P. A. Whitlock;D. M. Ceperley;G. V. Chester;M. H. Kalos

  • Static response and local field factor of the electron gas.

    Saverio Moroni;David M. Ceperley;Gaetano Senatore

  • The Monte Carlo Method in Condensed Matter Physics

    K. Binder;Steven M. Girvin

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard M. Martin
Richard M. Martin University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Richard M. Martin
Richard M. Martin University of Bristol
Sharon Hammes-Schiffer
Sharon Hammes-Schiffer Yale University
Garnet Kin-Lic Chan
Garnet Kin-Lic Chan California Institute of Technology
Paul R. C. Kent
Paul R. C. Kent Oak Ridge National Laboratory
William A. Lester
William A. Lester University of California, Berkeley
Steven R. White
Steven R. White University of California, Irvine
Andrew J. Millis
Andrew J. Millis Columbia University
Gustavo E. Scuseria
Gustavo E. Scuseria Rice University
Xiuling Li
Xiuling Li University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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