2026 David Vanderbilt: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	130	554	533	307	293	552	115154

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Overview

David Vanderbilt is affiliated with Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey in the United States. Their research spans fields including Physics and Astronomy as well as Materials Science, with a significant focus on subfields such as Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics; Condensed Matter Physics; Materials Chemistry; Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials; and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Vanderbilt's work covers a variety of main topics in modern physics and materials science. These include Advanced Condensed Matter Physics, Topological Materials and Phenomena, Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism, Magnetic and Transport Properties of Perovskites and Related Materials, Graphene Research and Applications, Quantum and Electron Transport Phenomena, and Multiferroics and Related Materials.

The scientist has contributed to multiple recent papers with a presence in well-recognized journals and publication venues. Some notable publications include:

"Weyl-mediated helical magnetism in NdAlSi," 2021, Nature Materials
"Robust A-Type Order and Spin-Flop Transition on the Surface of the Antiferromagnetic Topological Insulator MnBi2Te4," 2020, Physical Review Letters
"Engineering Weyl Phases and Nonlinear Hall Effects in T d-MoTe2," 2020, Physical Review Letters
"Vibrational fingerprints of ferroelectric HfO2," 2022, npj Quantum Materials
"High-temperature phonon-mediated superconductivity in monolayer Mg2B4C2," 2022, npj Quantum Materials

David Vanderbilt frequently collaborates with several coauthors throughout their research career. Among the most frequent are Sobhit Singh, Karin M. Rabe, Kristjan Haule, J. L. Musfeldt, and Sang-Wook Cheong.

The scientist has a strong publication record in several prominent venues, including:

Physical Review B (28 publications)
arXiv (Cornell University) (24 publications)
Physical Review Letters (5 publications)
npj Quantum Materials (5 publications)
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2 publications)

Best Publications

Soft self-consistent pseudopotentials in a generalized eigenvalue formalism.

David Vanderbilt

26406
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Maximally localized generalized Wannier functions for composite energy bands

Nicola Marzari;David Vanderbilt

4896
Citations
Theory of polarization of crystalline solids

R. D. King-Smith;David Vanderbilt

4513
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wannier90: A tool for obtaining maximally-localised Wannier functions ✩

Arash A. Mostofi;Jonathan R. Yates;Jonathan R. Yates;Young-Su Lee;Ivo Souza;Ivo Souza

4352
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Spontaneous polarization and piezoelectric constants of III-V nitrides

Fabio Bernardini;Vincenzo Fiorentini;David Vanderbilt

3953
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Maximally-localized Wannier Functions: Theory and Applications

Nicola Marzari;Arash A. Mostofi;Jonathan R. Yates;Ivo Souza

2984
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Maximally localized Wannier functions for entangled energy bands

Ivo Souza;Nicola Marzari;David Vanderbilt

2435
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An updated version of wannier90: A tool for obtaining maximally-localised Wannier functions

Arash A. Mostofi;Jonathan R. Yates;Giovanni Pizzi;Young Su Lee

2025
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Car-Parrinello Molecular-Dynamics with Vanderbilt Ultrasoft Pseudopotentials

Kari Laasonen;Alfredo Pasquarello;Roberto Car;Changyol Lee

1702
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Reproducibility in density functional theory calculations of solids

Kurt Lejaeghere;Gustav Bihlmayer;Torbjörn Björkman;Torbjörn Björkman;Peter Blaha

1523
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Pseudopotentials for high-throughput DFT calculations

Kevin F. Garrity;Joseph W. Bennett;Karin M. Rabe;David Vanderbilt

1442
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Electric polarization as a bulk quantity and its relation to surface charge

David Vanderbilt;R. D. King-Smith

1392
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THERMAL CONTRACTION AND DISORDERING OF THE AL(110) SURFACE

Nicola Marzari;David Vanderbilt;Alessandro De Vita;M. C. Payne

1372
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Magnetoelectric polarizability and axion electrodynamics in crystalline insulators

Andrew Essin;Joel Moore;David Vanderbilt

1044
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Giant LO-TO splittings in perovskite ferroelectrics

W. Zhong;R. D. King-Smith;David Vanderbilt

1032
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Optimally smooth norm-conserving pseudopotentials

David Vanderbilt

959
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First-principles study of structural, vibrational, and lattice dielectric properties of hafnium oxide

Xinyuan Zhao;David Vanderbilt

906
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Virtual crystal approximation revisited: Application to dielectric and piezoelectric properties of perovskites

L. Bellaiche;David Vanderbilt

906
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Systematic treatment of displacements, strains, and electric fields in density-functional perturbation theory

Xifan Wu;David Vanderbilt;D. R. Hamann

885
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Maximally-localized Wannier functions for entangled energy bands

Ivo Souza;David Vanderbilt;Nicola Marzari

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