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130
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David Vanderbilt 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 Vanderbilt sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 552 publications — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

David Vanderbilt 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 Vanderbilt sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 130 D-Index — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 185 D-Index or more.

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

  • Maximally localized generalized Wannier functions for composite energy bands

    Nicola Marzari;David Vanderbilt

  • Theory of polarization of crystalline solids

    R. D. King-Smith;David Vanderbilt

  • 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

  • Spontaneous polarization and piezoelectric constants of III-V nitrides

    Fabio Bernardini;Vincenzo Fiorentini;David Vanderbilt

  • Maximally-localized Wannier Functions: Theory and Applications

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

  • Maximally localized Wannier functions for entangled energy bands

    Ivo Souza;Nicola Marzari;David Vanderbilt

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

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

  • Car-Parrinello Molecular-Dynamics with Vanderbilt Ultrasoft Pseudopotentials

    Kari Laasonen;Alfredo Pasquarello;Roberto Car;Changyol Lee

  • Reproducibility in density functional theory calculations of solids

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

  • Pseudopotentials for high-throughput DFT calculations

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

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

    David Vanderbilt;R. D. King-Smith

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

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

  • Magnetoelectric polarizability and axion electrodynamics in crystalline insulators

    Andrew Essin;Joel Moore;David Vanderbilt

  • Giant LO-TO splittings in perovskite ferroelectrics

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

  • Optimally smooth norm-conserving pseudopotentials

    David Vanderbilt

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

    Xinyuan Zhao;David Vanderbilt

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

    L. Bellaiche;David Vanderbilt

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

    Xifan Wu;David Vanderbilt;D. R. Hamann

  • Maximally-localized Wannier functions for entangled energy bands

    Ivo Souza;David Vanderbilt;Nicola Marzari

Frequent Co-Authors

Karin M. Rabe
Karin M. Rabe Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Kristjan Haule
Kristjan Haule Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Sang-Wook Cheong
Sang-Wook Cheong Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Nicola Marzari
Nicola Marzari École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Laurent Bellaiche
Laurent Bellaiche University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
Jeffrey B. Neaton
Jeffrey B. Neaton University of California, Berkeley
Steven G. Louie
Steven G. Louie University of California, Berkeley
Vincenzo Fiorentini
Vincenzo Fiorentini University of Cagliari
Joel E. Moore
Joel E. Moore Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

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