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D-Index
82
Citations
76475
World Ranking
3025
National Ranking
1006

Frank Weinhold publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Frank Weinhold sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 260 publications — 53rd percentile

53% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

Frank Weinhold D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Frank Weinhold sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 82 D-Index — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2009 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1970 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Frank Weinhold is affiliated with the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Chemistry and Physics and Astronomy, with a focus on Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, and Spectroscopy. Additional areas of interest include Organic Chemistry and Inorganic Chemistry.

The scientific topics investigated by Weinhold include Advanced Chemical Physics Studies, Molecular Spectroscopy and Chirality, Various Chemistry Research Topics, History and Advancements in Chemistry, Crystallography and Molecular Interactions, Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies, as well as Quantum and Superfluid Helium Dynamics.

Some of Weinhold's recent publications cover a range of subjects within these domains. Selected works include:

  • The Path to Natural Bond Orbitals, 2021, Israel Journal of Chemistry
  • "Noncovalent Interaction": A Chemical Misnomer That Inhibits Proper Understanding of Hydrogen Bonding, Rotation Barriers, and Other Topics, 2023, Molecules
  • Anti-Electrostatic Pi-Hole Bonding: How Covalency Conquers Coulombics, 2022, Molecules
  • Comment on "Superposition of Waves or Densities: Which Is the Nature of Chemical Resonance?" [J. Comput. Chem. 2021, 42, 412-417], 2021, Journal of Computational Chemistry

The frequent publication venues for Weinhold's work include:

  • Molecules
  • Chemical Science
  • Israel Journal of Chemistry
  • Entropy
  • Journal of Computational Chemistry

Coauthor collaborations have featured prominently in Weinhold's research. Frequent coauthors include Eric D. Glendening, Yinchun Jiao, Devin M. Hiatt, Felipe Fantuzzi, and Rian D. Dewhurst.

Weinhold has been recognized with fellowships such as Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) awarded in 2009 and Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in 1970.

Best Publications

  • Intermolecular interactions from a natural bond orbital, donor-acceptor viewpoint

    Alan E. Reed;Larry A. Curtiss;Frank Weinhold

  • Natural population analysis

    Alan E. Reed;Robert B. Weinstock;Frank Weinhold

  • NATURAL HYBRID ORBITALS

    J. P. Foster;F. Weinhold

  • Natural bond orbital analysis of near‐Hartree–Fock water dimer

    Alan E. Reed;Frank Weinhold

  • Valency and Bonding: A Natural Bond Orbital Donor-Acceptor Perspective

    Frank Weinhold;Clark R. Landis

  • Natural localized molecular orbitals

    Alan E. Reed;Frank Weinhold

  • Analysis of the geometry of the hydroxymethyl radical by the “different hybrids for different spins” natural bond orbital procedure

    J.E. Carpenter;F. Weinhold

  • NBO 6.0: natural bond orbital analysis program.

    Eric D. Glendening;Clark R. Landis;Frank Weinhold

  • Natural bond orbital methods

    Eric D. Glendening;Clark R. Landis;Frank Weinhold

  • NATURAL BOND ORBITALS AND EXTENSIONS OF LOCALIZED BONDING CONCEPTS

    Frank Weinhold;Clark R. Landis

  • What is NBO analysis and how is it useful

    F. Weinhold;C.R. Landis;E.D. Glendening

  • Electronic Basis of Improper Hydrogen Bonding: A Subtle Balance of Hyperconjugation and Rehybridization

    Igor V. Alabugin;Mariappan Manoharan;Scott Peabody;Frank Weinhold

  • Natural bond orbital analysis: a critical overview of relationships to alternative bonding perspectives.

    Frank Weinhold

  • Metric geometry of equilibrium thermodynamics

    F. Weinhold

  • Natural resonance theory: I. General formalism

    Eric D. Glendening;Frank Weinhold

  • Discovering Chemistry with Natural Bond Orbitals: Weinhold/Discovering Chemistry

    Frank Weinhold;Clark R. Landis

  • Natural bond orbital analysis of molecular interactions: Theoretical studies of binary complexes of HF, H2O, NH3, N2, O2, F2, CO, and CO2 with HF, H2O, and NH3

    Alan E. Reed;Frank Weinhold;Larry A. Curtiss;David J. Pochatko

  • Natural resonance theory: II. Natural bond order and valency

    Eric D. Glendening;Frank Weinhold

  • Discovering Chemistry With Natural Bond Orbitals

    Frank Weinhold;Clark R. Landis

  • NBO 7.0: New vistas in localized and delocalized chemical bonding theory.

    Eric D. Glendening;Clark R. Landis;Frank Weinhold

  • Natural Bond Orbital Methods

    Frank Weinhold

Frequent Co-Authors

Clark R. Landis
Clark R. Landis University of Wisconsin–Madison
Ralf Ludwig
Ralf Ludwig University of Rostock
John L. Markley
John L. Markley University of Wisconsin–Madison
James C. Weisshaar
James C. Weisshaar University of Wisconsin–Madison
Stephen F. Nelsen
Stephen F. Nelsen University of Wisconsin–Madison
Larry A. Curtiss
Larry A. Curtiss Argonne National Laboratory
Barbara Kirchner
Barbara Kirchner University of Bonn
Howard E. Zimmerman
Howard E. Zimmerman University of Wisconsin–Madison
Paul Seiler
Paul Seiler ETH Zurich
Jack D. Dunitz
Jack D. Dunitz ETH Zurich

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