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D-Index
63
Citations
13984
World Ranking
8439
National Ranking
2429

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2012 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2006 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1990 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For contributions to the statistical mechanics of condensed media, particularly relaxation processes in liquids, nucleation, and the theory of freezing
  • 1987 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
  • 1983 - Marlow Award, Royal Society of Chemistry (UK)
  • 1977 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

David W. Oxtoby is affiliated with the University of Chicago in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields, primarily focusing on psychology and engineering.

Their work covers several subfields, including:

  • Social Psychology
  • Automotive Engineering
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Management of Technology and Innovation
  • Building and Construction

Main topics addressed in their research include:

  • Human-Automation Interaction and Safety
  • Autonomous Vehicle Technology and Safety
  • Color perception and design
  • Color Science and Applications
  • Quality Function Deployment in Product Design
  • Traffic Prediction and Management Techniques
  • Robotic Path Planning Algorithms

Recent publications by David W. Oxtoby feature the following papers:

  • Driver Profiling and Bayesian Workload Estimation Using Naturalistic Peripheral Detection Study Data, 2023, IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Vehicles
  • Driver Profiling and Bayesian Workload Estimation Using Naturalistic Peripheral Detection Study Data, 2023, arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Lane-Change Initiation and Planning Approach for Highly Automated Driving on Freeways, 2020, arXiv (Cornell University)

Frequent co-authors associated with Oxtoby include:

  • Nermin Caber
  • Bashar I. Ahmad
  • Simon Godsill
  • Alexandra Bremers
  • Philip Thomas

Notable publication venues for their work are:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Vehicles

Throughout their career, David W. Oxtoby has received various awards and fellowships, including:

  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2012
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2006
  • Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS), 1990 - Citation: For contributions to the statistical mechanics of condensed media, particularly relaxation processes in liquids, nucleation, and the theory of freezing
  • Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 1987
  • Marlow Award, Royal Society of Chemistry (UK), 1983
  • Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, 1977

Best Publications

  • Homogeneous nucleation: theory and experiment

    David W Oxtoby

  • A molecular theory for the solid–liquid interface

    A. D. J. Haymet;David W. Oxtoby

  • Nonclassical nucleation theory for the gas-liquid transition

    David W. Oxtoby;R. Evans

  • Nucleation of First-Order Phase Transitions

    David W. Oxtoby

  • NUCLEATION: Measurements, Theory, and Atmospheric Applications

    Ari Laaksonen;Vicente Talanquer;David W. Oxtoby

  • Theory of the time development of the Stokes shift in polar media

    Biman Bagchi;David W. Oxtoby;Graham R. Fleming

  • A general relation between the nucleation work and the size of the nucleus in multicomponent nucleation

    David W. Oxtoby;Dimo Kashchiev

  • Theory of electronic relaxation in solution in the absence of an activation barrier

    Biman Bagchi;Graham R. Fleming;David W. Oxtoby

  • Gas–liquid nucleation in Lennard‐Jones fluids

    X. C. Zeng;David W. Oxtoby

  • A molecular dynamics simulation of dephasing in liquid nitrogen

    David W. Oxtoby;D. Levesque;J. ‐J. Weis

  • On vibrational relaxation in liquids

    David W. Oxtoby;Stuart A. Rice

  • Hydrodynamic theory for vibrational dephasing in liquids

    David W. Oxtoby

  • Crystal nucleation in the presence of a metastable critical point

    V. Talanquer;David W. Oxtoby

  • The effect of frequency dependent friction on isomerization dynamics in solution

    Biman Bagchi;David W. Oxtoby

  • A molecular theory of the solid–liquid interface. II. Study of bcc crystal–melt interfaces

    David W. Oxtoby;A. D. J. Haymet

  • Dynamical density functional theory of gas-liquid nucleation

    V. Talanquer;V. Talanquer;David W. Oxtoby

  • Nonlinear resonance and stochasticity in intramolecular energy exchange

    David W. Oxtoby;Stuart A. Rice

  • A molecular theory of crystal nucleation from the melt

    Peter Harrowell;David W. Oxtoby

  • Hydrodynamic theory for vibrational relaxation in liquids

    Horia Metiu;David W. Oxtoby;Karl F. Freed

  • New perspectives on freezing and melting

    David W. Oxtoby

  • Dephasing of Molecular Vibrations in Liquids

    David W. Oxtoby

Frequent Co-Authors

Xiao Cheng Zeng
Xiao Cheng Zeng City University of Hong Kong
Biman Bagchi
Biman Bagchi Indian Institute of Science
William M. Gelbart
William M. Gelbart University of California, Los Angeles
Ari Laaksonen
Ari Laaksonen Finnish Meteorological Institute
Stuart A. Rice
Stuart A. Rice University of Chicago
Graham R. Fleming
Graham R. Fleming University of California, Berkeley
Detlef Lohse
Detlef Lohse University of Twente
Hartmut Löwen
Hartmut Löwen Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
Michael P. Brenner
Michael P. Brenner University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Horia Metiu
Horia Metiu University of California, Santa Barbara

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