2026 George A. Sawatzky: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	118	870	825	20	19	566	58579

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Research.com Recognitions

2008 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom
2003 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For his experimental and theoretical contributions to the development of various high energy spectroscopic methods for studying the electronic structure of strongly correlated electron systems
2002 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Science
1990 - Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences

Overview

George A. Sawatzky is affiliated with the University of British Columbia in Canada. Their research spans significant areas within Physics and Astronomy as well as Materials Science, with notable contributions to Condensed Matter Physics and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. They have also worked extensively in related subfields such as Materials Chemistry, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Sawatzky's research focuses on topics including magnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materials, advanced condensed matter physics, and electronic and structural properties of oxides. Other key topics of their work include physics of superconductivity and magnetism, rare-earth and actinide compounds, iron-based superconductors research, and superconductivity in MgB2 and its alloys.

Their frequent publication venues include:

Physical review. B./Physical review. B
arXiv (Cornell University)
Physical Review Letters
Nature Communications
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Sawatzky's prominent recent papers include:

Critical Nature of the Ni Spin State in Doped NdNiO₂, 2020, Physical Review Letters
Doping evolution of the Mott-Hubbard landscape in infinite-layer nickelates, 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Entropy Engineering and Tunable Magnetic Order in the Spinel High-Entropy Oxide, 2022, Journal of the American Chemical Society
Strain-driven disproportionation at a correlated oxide metal-insulator transition, 2020, Physical review. B./Physical review. B
Single-crystalline epitaxial TiO film: A metal and superconductor, similar to Ti metal, 2021, Science Advances

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Sawatzky are:

Ilya Elfimov
Mona Berciu
Kateryna Foyevtsova
Ronny Sutarto
Fengmiao Li

George A. Sawatzky has been recognized with several fellowships and honors, including:

Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom (2008)
Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) (2003) for contributions to the development of high energy spectroscopic methods for studying strongly correlated electron systems
Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (2002)
Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (1990)

Best Publications

Band gaps and electronic structure of transition-metal compounds

J. Zaanen;G. A. Sawatzky;J. W. Allen

3613
Citations
Density-functional theory and NiO photoemission spectra

V. I. Anisimov;I. V. Solovyev;M. A. Korotin;M. T. Czyżyk

2769
Citations
Electronic structure of Cu2O and CuO

J. Ghijsen;L. H. Tjeng;J. van Elp;H. Eskes

2104
Citations
OXYGEN 1S X-RAY-ABSORPTION EDGES OF TRANSITION-METAL OXIDES

F.M.F. De Groot;Marco Grioni;John C. Fuggle;Jacques Ghijsen

1460
Citations
Long-range incommensurate charge fluctuations in (y,nd)ba2cu3o6+x

G. Ghiringhelli;M. Le Tacon;M. Minola;S. Blanco-Canosa

1314
Citations
2P X-RAY ABSORPTION OF 3D TRANSITION-METAL COMPOUNDS - AN ATOMIC MULTIPLET DESCRIPTION INCLUDING THE CRYSTAL-FIELD

F. M. F. de Groot;J. C. Fuggle;B. T. Thole;G. A. Sawatzky

1208
Citations
Magnitude and Origin of the Band Gap in NiO

G. A. Sawatzky;J. W. Allen

1103
Citations
Intermediate-spin state and properties of LaCoO3.

M. A. Korotin;S. Yu. Ezhov;I. V. Solovyev;V. I. Anisimov

1001
Citations
Band gap, excitons, and Coulomb interaction in solid C60.

R. W. Lof;M. A. van Veenendaal;B. Koopmans;H. T. Jonkman

898
Citations
3d x-ray-absorption lines and the 3d94fn+1 multiplets of the lanthanides.

B. T. Thole;G. van der Laan;J. C. Fuggle;G. A. Sawatzky

844
Citations
Controlled-valence properties of La1-xSrxFeO3 and La1-xSrxMnO3 studied by soft-x-ray absorption spectroscopy.

M. Abbate;F. M. F. de Groot;J. C. Fuggle;A. Fujimori

836
Citations
Local-density functional and on-site correlations: The electronic structure of La2CuO4 and LaCuO3

M. T. Czyzyk;G. A. Sawatzky

818
Citations
L2,3 x-ray-absorption edges of d0 compounds: K+, Ca2+, Sc3+, and Ti4+ in Oh (octahedral) symmetry.

F. M. F. de Groot;J. C. Fuggle;B. T. Thole;G. A. Sawatzky

797
Citations
Charge Order Driven by Fermi-Arc Instability in Bi2Sr2−xLaxCuO6+δ

R. Comin;A. Frano;A. Frano;Michael Manchun Yee;Y. Yoshida

692
Citations
Mössbauer Study of Several Ferrimagnetic Spinels

G. A. Sawatzky;F. Van Der Woude;A. H. Morrish

686
Citations
X-ray photoelectron and Auger spectroscopy study of some vanadium oxides

G. A. Sawatzky;D. Post

680
Citations
QUASI-ATOMIC AUGER-SPECTRA IN NARROW-BAND METALS

G. A. Sawatzky

668
Citations
Electronic structure of CoO, Li-doped CoO, and LiCoO2

J. van Elp;J. L. Wieland;H. Eskes;P. Kuiper

628
Citations
CrO2: a self-doped double exchange ferromagnet

M. A. Korotin;V. I. Anisimov;D. I. Khomskii;G. A. Sawatzky

554
Citations
EXPERIMENTAL PROOF OF MAGNETIC-X-RAY DICHROISM

Gerrit van der Laan;Bernard T. Thole;George A. Sawatzky;Jeroen B. Goedkoop

528
Citations