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John P. Perdew publication distribution in Physics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Physics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where John P. Perdew sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 492 publications — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,469 publications or more.

John P. Perdew D-index placement in Physics in 2026

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

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70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 122 D-Index — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 185 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2012 - Materials Theory Award, Materials Research Society For his pioneering contributions to the fundamental development and nonempirical approximations in density functional theory.
  • 2011 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1991 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For the discovery of exact fundamental relationships and the construction of useful approximations in the density functional theory of atoms, molecules, and solids

Overview

John P. Perdew is a researcher affiliated with Tulane University in the United States. Their work primarily spans the fields of physics and astronomy as well as materials science, with a focus on atomic and molecular physics, optics, and materials chemistry. Their research also covers subfields including catalysis, physical and theoretical chemistry, and electrical and electronic engineering.

The scientist's research interests include advanced chemical physics studies, machine learning in materials science, spectroscopy and quantum chemical studies, catalysis and oxidation reactions, molecular junctions and nanostructures, advanced NMR techniques and applications, and advanced physical and chemical molecular interactions.

John P. Perdew has contributed to several publications throughout their career. Frequent publication venues include:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • The Journal of Chemical Physics
  • Physical Review B
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Some recent papers authored or coauthored by the researcher include:

  • Interpretations of ground-state symmetry breaking and strong correlation in wavefunction and density functional theories (2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)
  • Accurate and Numerically Efficient r2SCAN Meta-Generalized Gradient Approximation (2020, The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters)
  • Correction to "Accurate and Numerically Efficient r2SCAN Meta-Generalized Gradient Approximation" (2020, The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters)
  • Self-interaction error overbinds water clusters but cancels in structural energy differences (2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)
  • DFT exchange: sharing perspectives on the workhorse of quantum chemistry and materials science (2022, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics)

Frequent collaborators include Aaron D. Kaplan, Jianwei Sun, Chandra Shahi, Jinliang Ning, and Adrienn Ruzsinszky, each contributing to multiple joint publications with Perdew.

Recognition of John P. Perdew's work is reflected in several awards. These include the Materials Theory Award from the Materials Research Society in 2012 for pioneering contributions to density functional theory, election to the National Academy of Sciences in 2011, and fellowship in the American Physical Society in 1991, noted for contributions to density functional theory of atoms, molecules, and solids.

Best Publications

  • Generalized Gradient Approximation Made Simple

    John P. Perdew;Kieron Burke;Matthias Ernzerhof

  • Accurate and simple analytic representation of the electron-gas correlation energy

    John P. Perdew;Yue Wang

  • Self-interaction correction to density-functional approximations for many-electron systems

    John P. Perdew;Alex Zunger

  • Atoms, molecules, solids, and surfaces: Applications of the generalized gradient approximation for exchange and correlation.

    John P. Perdew;J. A. Chevary;S. H. Vosko;Koblar A. Jackson

  • Density-functional approximation for the correlation energy of the inhomogeneous electron gas

    John P. Perdew

  • Generalized Gradient Approximation Made Simple [Phys. Rev. Lett. 77, 3865 (1996)]

    John P. Perdew;Kieron Burke;Matthias Ernzerhof

  • Restoring the Density-Gradient Expansion for Exchange in Solids and Surfaces

    John P. Perdew;Adrienn Ruzsinszky;Gábor I. Csonka;Oleg A. Vydrov

  • Climbing the density functional ladder: nonempirical meta-generalized gradient approximation designed for molecules and solids.

    Jianmin Tao;John P. Perdew;Viktor N. Staroverov;Gustavo E. Scuseria

  • Generalized gradient approximation for the exchange-correlation hole of a many-electron system

    John P. Perdew;Kieron Burke;Yue Wang

  • Rationale for mixing exact exchange with density functional approximations

    John P. Perdew;Matthias Ernzerhof;Kieron Burke

  • Accurate and simple density functional for the electronic exchange energy: Generalized gradient approximation

    John P. Perdew;Wang Yue

  • Erratum: Density-functional approximation for the correlation energy of the inhomogeneous electron gas [Phys. Rev. B 33, 8822 (1986)]

    John P. Perdew

  • Density-Functional Theory for Fractional Particle Number: Derivative Discontinuities of the Energy

    John P. Perdew;Robert G. Parr;Mel Levy;Jose L. Balduz

  • Strongly Constrained and Appropriately Normed Semilocal Density Functional.

    Jianwei Sun;Adrienn Ruzsinszky;John P. Perdew

  • Atoms, Molecules Solids and Surfaces: Applications of the Generalized Gradient Approximation for Exchange and Correlation

    J. P. Perdew;Koblar Alan Jackson

  • Comparative assessment of a new nonempirical density functional: Molecules and hydrogen-bonded complexes

    Viktor N. Staroverov;Gustavo E. Scuseria;Jianmin Tao;John P. Perdew

  • Physical Content of the Exact Kohn-Sham Orbital Energies: Band Gaps and Derivative Discontinuities

    John P. Perdew;Mel Levy

  • Erratum: Atoms, molecules, solids, and surfaces: Applications of the generalized gradient approximation for exchange and correlation [Phys. Rev. B 46, 6671 (1992)]

    John P. Perdew;J. A. Chevary;S. H. Vosko;Koblar A. Jackson

  • Correlation hole of the spin-polarized electron gas, with exact small-wave-vector and high-density scaling

    Yue Wang;John P. Perdew

  • Jacob’s ladder of density functional approximations for the exchange-correlation energy

    John P. Perdew;Karla Schmidt

Frequent Co-Authors

Kieron Burke
Kieron Burke University of California, Irvine
Gustavo E. Scuseria
Gustavo E. Scuseria Rice University
Bing Xiao
Bing Xiao Xi'an Jiaotong University
Mark R. Pederson
Mark R. Pederson The University of Texas at El Paso
Gerbrand Ceder
Gerbrand Ceder University of California, Berkeley
Eric Borguet
Eric Borguet Temple University
Matthias Scheffler
Matthias Scheffler Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society
Daniel R. Strongin
Daniel R. Strongin Temple University
Umesh V. Waghmare
Umesh V. Waghmare Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research

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