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Chemistry D-index 60 Citations 11,218 124 World Ranking 4973 National Ranking 1629

Research.com Recognitions

Awards & Achievements

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

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Quantum mechanics
  • Electron
  • Thermodynamics

His primary areas of investigation include Thermodynamics, Nucleation, Condensed matter physics, Density functional theory and Phase transition. The concepts of his Thermodynamics study are interwoven with issues in Colloid and Lennard-Jones potential. His research in Nucleation intersects with topics in Condensation, Cavitation, Statistical mechanics and Supersaturation.

The study incorporates disciplines such as Isotropy, Molecular physics and Molecular vibration in addition to Condensed matter physics. The various areas that David W. Oxtoby examines in his Density functional theory study include Symmetry, Rectangular potential barrier, Center of mass and Cluster. His Phase transition study combines topics in areas such as Crystallization and Laminar-turbulent transition.

His most cited work include:

  • Homogeneous nucleation: theory and experiment (455 citations)
  • VIBRATIONAL RELAXATION IN LIQUIDS (331 citations)
  • Nonclassical nucleation theory for the gas-liquid transition (327 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His scientific interests lie mostly in Nucleation, Thermodynamics, Density functional theory, Condensed matter physics and Chemical physics. The Nucleation study combines topics in areas such as Statistical mechanics, Statistical physics, Phase transition and Cluster. His Phase transition research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Colloid and Crystallization.

His Thermodynamics research integrates issues from Spinodal, Phase and Lennard-Jones potential. His Density functional theory study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Phase diagram, Supersaturation, Molecule, Surface tension and Hard spheres. His research integrates issues of Molecular physics and Isotropy in his study of Condensed matter physics.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Nucleation (37.89%)
  • Thermodynamics (34.78%)
  • Density functional theory (26.09%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 1998-2007)?

  • Nucleation (37.89%)
  • Density functional theory (26.09%)
  • Thermodynamics (34.78%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His primary areas of investigation include Nucleation, Density functional theory, Thermodynamics, Chemical physics and Statistical physics. His study in Nucleation focuses on Classical nucleation theory in particular. His Density functional theory research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Molecule, Supersaturation, Vapor pressure and Surface tension.

His study in the field of Condensation also crosses realms of Particle size measurement. His research in Chemical physics intersects with topics in Physical chemistry and Surface energy. His work in Statistical physics covers topics such as Cluster which are related to areas like Umbrella sampling, Limit and Configuration space.

Between 1998 and 2007, his most popular works were:

  • Dephasing of Molecular Vibrations in Liquids (67 citations)
  • Nucleation in a slit pore (62 citations)
  • Identifying physical clusters in vapor phase nucleation (58 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Quantum mechanics
  • Electron
  • Thermodynamics

David W. Oxtoby mostly deals with Nucleation, Chemical physics, Molecular dynamics, Density functional theory and Crystallography. His studies in Nucleation integrate themes in fields like Phase transition, Crystallization, Crystal, Protein crystallization and Statistical mechanics. His work in Chemical physics tackles topics such as Physical chemistry which are related to areas like Solvophobic.

The various areas that he examines in his Molecular dynamics study include Atomic physics, Molecular vibration and Dephasing. His work on Density functional theory is being expanded to include thematically relevant topics such as Thermodynamics. His Crystallography research integrates issues from Cluster size, Classical nucleation theory and Polar.

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Best Publications

Homogeneous nucleation: theory and experiment

David W Oxtoby.
Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter (1992)

690 Citations

A molecular theory for the solid–liquid interface

A. D. J. Haymet;David W. Oxtoby.
Journal of Chemical Physics (1981)

509 Citations

VIBRATIONAL RELAXATION IN LIQUIDS

David W Oxtoby.
Chemical Physics Letters (1976)

507 Citations

Nonclassical nucleation theory for the gas-liquid transition

David W. Oxtoby;R. Evans.
Journal of Chemical Physics (1988)

487 Citations

NUCLEATION: Measurements, Theory, and Atmospheric Applications

Ari Laaksonen;Vicente Talanquer;David W. Oxtoby.
Annual Review of Physical Chemistry (1995)

465 Citations

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

Biman Bagchi;David W. Oxtoby;Graham R. Fleming.
principles and practice of constraint programming (1984)

462 Citations

Nucleation of First-Order Phase Transitions

David W. Oxtoby.
Accounts of Chemical Research (1998)

403 Citations

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

David W. Oxtoby;Dimo Kashchiev.
Journal of Chemical Physics (1994)

386 Citations

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

Biman Bagchi;Graham R. Fleming;David W. Oxtoby.
Journal of Chemical Physics (1983)

385 Citations

Gas–liquid nucleation in Lennard‐Jones fluids

X. C. Zeng;David W. Oxtoby.
Journal of Chemical Physics (1991)

348 Citations

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