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Frédéric Merkt

Frédéric Merkt

ETH Zurich
Switzerland

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
56
Citations
10208
World Ranking
11733
National Ranking
217

Frédéric Merkt 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 Frédéric Merkt sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 386 publications — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Frédéric Merkt 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 Frédéric Merkt sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 56 D-Index — 36th percentile

36% 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

  • 2016 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For outstanding contributions to the research of chemical physics, spectroscopy, and quantum dynamics of atomic and molecular Rydberg states and the related ions
  • 2015 - Kołos Medal (Medal im. Włodzimierza Kołosa), University of Warsaw and Polish Chemical Society
  • 2011 - OSA Fellows For ground-breaking work on the ultrahigh-resolution spectroscopy of Rydberg states of atoms and molecules and for the refinement of high-resolution photoelectron spectroscopy and its application to the determination of the structural and dynamical properties of molecular cations.

Overview

Frédéric Merkt is affiliated with ETH Zurich in Switzerland and contributes extensively to the fields of Physics and Astronomy as well as Chemistry. Their research primarily focuses on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, with significant work in related subfields such as Spectroscopy, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Inorganic Chemistry, and Atmospheric Science.

The scientist has produced a substantial body of work that intersects various specialized topics, including:

  • Advanced Chemical Physics Studies
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics
  • Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates
  • Spectroscopy and Laser Applications
  • Quantum, superfluid, helium dynamics
  • Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications
  • Inorganic Fluorides and Related Compounds

Frederic Merkt's publication record includes numerous articles across well-regarded journals, with frequent appearances in venues such as:

  • Molecular Physics
  • Physical Review A
  • Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
  • Proceedings of the 2021 International Symposium on Molecular Spectroscopy
  • Physical Review Letters

Coauthors often collaborating on research projects include:

  • Josef A. Agner
  • Hansjürg Schmutz
  • Valentina Zhelyazkova
  • U. Hollenstein
  • Gloria Clausen

Recent notable publications by Frederic Merkt include:

  • "Ion-Molecule Reactions below 1 K: Strong Enhancement of the Reaction Rate of the Ion-Dipole Reaction He⁺ + CH₃F" (2020), Physical Review Letters
  • "Ionization Energy of the Metastable 2 S₀ 1 State of He⁴ from Rydberg-Series Extrapolation" (2021), Physical Review Letters
  • "SI-traceable frequency dissemination at 1572.06 nm in a stabilized fiber network with ring topology" (2021), Optics Express
  • "The H₂⁺ + HD reaction at low collision energies: H₃⁺/H₂D⁺ branching ratio and product-kinetic-energy distributions" (2021), Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
  • "Precision Measurements in Few-Electron Molecules: The Ionization Energy of Metastable He⁴₂ and the First Rotational Interval of He⁴₂⁺" (2020), Physical Review Letters

Over the course of the career, the scientist has received recognition from various organizations. These include:

  • Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS), 2016, for contributions to chemical physics, spectroscopy, and quantum dynamics of atomic and molecular Rydberg states and related ions
  • Kołos Medal from the University of Warsaw and Polish Chemical Society, 2015
  • Optical Society of America (OSA) Fellow, 2011, for work on ultrahigh-resolution spectroscopy of Rydberg states and refinement of high-resolution photoelectron spectroscopy

Best Publications

  • Handbook of High-resolution Spectroscopy

    Martin Quack;Frédéric Merkt

  • Proposed antimatter gravity measurement with an antihydrogen beam

    A. Kellerbauer;M. Amoretti;A.S. Belov;G. Bonomi

  • Multistage Zeeman deceleration of hydrogen atoms

    Nicolas Vanhaecke;Urban Meier;Markus Andrist;Beat H. Meier

  • Using High Rydberg States as Electric Field Sensors

    Andreas Osterwalder;Frédéric Merkt

  • Determination of the ionization and dissociation energies of the hydrogen molecule.

    Jinjun Liu;Edcel J. Salumbides;Urs Hollenstein;Jeroen C.J. Koelemeij

  • Rotational line intensities in zero kinetic energy photoelectron spectroscopy (ZEKE-PES)

    Frédéric Merkt;Timothy P. Softley

  • On the lifetimes of Rydberg states probed by delayed pulsed field ionization

    F. Merkt;R. N. Zare

  • Molecules in high Rydberg states.

    F. Merkt

  • Selective field ionization of high Rydberg states: Application to zero-kinetic-energy photoelectron spectroscopy

    U. Hollenstein;R. Seiler;H. Schmutz;M. Andrist

  • General symmetry selection rules for the photoionization of polyatomic molecules

    R. Signorell;F. Merkt

  • Zeeman deceleration of H and D

    S. D. Hogan;D. Sprecher;M. Andrist;N. Vanhaecke

  • Nonhydrogenic Effects in the Deceleration of Rydberg Atoms in Inhomogeneous Electric Fields

    E. Vliegen;H. J. Wörner;T. P. Softley;F. Merkt

  • High Rydberg states of argon: Stark effect and field-ionization properties

    F Merkt;A Osterwalder;R Seiler;R Signorell

  • A broadly tunable extreme ultraviolet laser source with a 0.008 cm−1 bandwidth

    U. Hollenstein;H. Palm;F. Merkt

  • Collisional and electric field effects in the delayed pulsed field ionization zero‐kinetic‐energy photoelectron spectrum of argon

    F. Merkt

  • Rydberg-state-enabled deceleration and trapping of cold molecules.

    S. D. Hogan;Ch. Seiler;F. Merkt

  • Exploring the WEP with a pulsed cold beam of antihydrogen

    M Doser;C Amsler;A Belov;G Bonomi

  • Experimental characterization of singlet scattering channels in long-range Rydberg molecules.

    Heiner Saßmannshausen;Frédéric Merkt;Johannes Deiglmayr

  • Determination of the ionization and dissociation energies of the deuterium molecule (D2)

    Jinjun Liu;Daniel Sprecher;Christian Jungen;Wim Ubachs

  • Final‐state interactions in the zero‐kinetic‐energy‐photoelectron spectrum of H2

    F. Merkt;T. P. Softley

  • Deflection and deceleration of hydrogen Rydberg molecules in inhomogeneous electric fields.

    Y. Yamakita;S. R. Procter;A. L. Goodgame;T. P. Softley

  • High-resolution millimeter wave spectroscopy and multichannel quantum defect theory of the hyperfine structure in high Rydberg states of molecular hydrogen H2.

    A Osterwalder;A Wüest;F Merkt;Ch Jungen

  • Magnetic trapping of hydrogen after multistage Zeeman deceleration.

    S. D. Hogan;A. W. Wiederkehr;H. Schmutz;F. Merkt

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul Jansen
Paul Jansen Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Hans Jakob Wörner
Hans Jakob Wörner ETH Zurich
Marco Giammarchi
Marco Giammarchi University of Milan
Adriano Fontana
Adriano Fontana National Institute for Astrophysics
Claude Amsler
Claude Amsler University of Zurich
Andreas Wallraff
Andreas Wallraff ETH Zurich
Martin Quack
Martin Quack ETH Zurich
Antonella Gervasini
Antonella Gervasini University of Milan
Markus Reiher
Markus Reiher ETH Zurich
Richard N. Zare
Richard N. Zare Stanford University

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