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D-Index
57
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8679
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11393
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Kenneth C. Janda 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 Kenneth C. Janda sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 170 publications — 21st percentile

21% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Kenneth C. Janda 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 Kenneth C. Janda sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 57 D-Index — 39th percentile

39% 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

  • 2017 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2009 - Frank J. Goodnow Award, American Political Science Association (APSA)
  • 1993 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For the application of pumpprobe methods to the study of electronically excited stare vibrational dynamics of weakly bound complexes a the statetostate level
  • 1982 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Kenneth C. Janda is affiliated with the University of California, Irvine in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields, predominantly within Physics and Astronomy as well as Social Sciences. They have contributed to subfields including Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Political Science and International Relations, Marketing, and Spectroscopy.

The main topics of Janda's work cover:

  • Advanced Chemical Physics Studies
  • Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies
  • American Constitutional Law and Politics
  • American History and Culture
  • Spectroscopy and Laser Applications
  • Quantum, superfluid, helium dynamics
  • Electoral Systems and Political Participation

The scientist has coauthored research with several frequent collaborators, including Ernesto García-Alfonso, Maykel Márquez-Mijares, J. Rubayo-Soneira, Nadine Halberstadt, and Craig C. Martens.

Their recent publications include:

  • "Study of the Vibrational Predissociation of the NeBr2 Complex by Computational Simulation Using the Trajectory Surface Hopping Method," 2020, Mathematics
  • "Photofragmentation dynamics study of ArBr$$_2$$ $$(v=16,\\ldots,25)$$ using two theoretical methods: trajectory surface hopping and quasiclassical trajectories," 2022, The European Physical Journal D
  • "Describing the Republican Party's Evolution: AI vs. HI," 2024, SSRN Electronic Journal

Janda has also contributed to book literature, notably through the publication of "The Republican Evolution" in 2022 by Columbia University Press.

The venues where Janda frequently publishes include:

  • Mathematics
  • The European Physical Journal D
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Recognition for their work includes several fellowships and awards such as:

  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2017
  • Frank J. Goodnow Award, American Political Science Association (APSA), 2009
  • Fellow of American Physical Society (APS), 1993, cited for applying pump-probe methods to the study of electronically excited state vibrational dynamics of weakly bound complexes at the state-to-state level
  • Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, 1982

Best Publications

  • Hydrogen desorption from the monohydride phase on Si(100)

    Kumar Sinniah;Michael G. Sherman;Lisa B. Lewis;W. Henry Weinberg

  • New mechanism for hydrogen desorption from covalent surfaces: The monohydride phase on Si(100).

    Kumar Sinniah;Michael G. Sherman;Lisa B. Lewis;W. H. Weinberg

  • Benzene dimer: A polar molecule

    Kenneth C. Janda;John C. Hemminger;John S. Winn;Stewart E. Novick

  • Observation of Direct Inelastic Scattering in the Presence of Trapping-Desorption Scattering: Xe on Pt(111)

    J. E. Hurst;C. A. Becker;J. P. Cowin;K. C. Janda

  • Predissociation of polyatomic van der Waals molecules

    Kenneth C. Janda

  • Structure and Bonding of KrClF: Intermolecular Force Fields in Van Der Waals Molecules

    Stewart E. Novick;Stephen J. Harris;Kenneth C. Janda;William Klemperer

  • Direct inelastic scattering Ar from Pt(111)

    J. E. Hurst;Lennard Wharton;K. C. Janda;D. J. Auerbach

  • Synthesis, microwave spectrum, and structure of ArBF3, BF3CO, and N2BF3

    K. C. Janda;L. S. Bernstein;J. M. Steed;S. E. Novick

  • Calculation of the Si–H bond energies for the monohydride phase of Si(100)

    Petr Nachtigall;Kenneth D. Jordan;Kenneth C. Janda

  • Dynamics of polyatomic Van der Waals complexes

    Nadine Halberstadt;Kenneth C. Janda

  • THE DYNAMICS OF NOBLE GAS - HALOGEN MOLECULES AND CLUSTERS

    Andreas Rohrbacher;Nadine Halberstadt;Kenneth C. Janda

  • Centrifugal distortion in ArHCl

    Stewart E. Novick;Kenneth C. Janda;Stephen L. Holmgren;Marvin Waldman

  • Vibrational spectroscopy, photochemistry, and photophysics of molecular clusters

    Francis G. Celii;Kenneth C. Janda

  • INFRARED PHOTODISSOCIATION OF VAN DER WAALS MOLECULES CONTAINING ETHYLENE

    M. P. Casassa;D. S. Bomse;K. C. Janda

  • Hydrogen bonding: The structure of HF–HCl

    Kenneth C. Janda;Joseph M. Steed;Stewart E. Novick;William Klemperer

  • Direct measurement of velocity distributions in argon beam–tungsten surface scattering

    Kenneth C. Janda;Jerry E. Hurst;Charles A. Becker;James P. Cowin

  • State‐to‐state vibrational predissociation dynamics and spectroscopy of HeCl2: Experiment and theory

    Joseph I. Cline;Brian P. Reid;Dwight D. Evard;N. Sivakumar

  • Three‐dimensional quantum mechanical study of Ne⋅⋅⋅Cl2 vibrational predissociation

    Nadine Halberstadt;J. Alberto Beswick;Kenneth C. Janda

  • HFClF: Structure and bonding

    Stewart E. Novick;Kenneth C. Janda;William Klemperer

  • Fragmentation of ionized liquid helium droplets: A new interpretation

    Berton E. Callicoatt;Kirk Förde;Lilian F. Jung;Thomas Ruchti

Frequent Co-Authors

William Klemperer
William Klemperer Harvard University
Daniel J. Auerbach
Daniel J. Auerbach Max Planck Society
Stephen J. Harris
Stephen J. Harris Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
V. A. Apkarian
V. A. Apkarian University of California, Irvine
John T. Yates
John T. Yates University of Virginia
R. Benny Gerber
R. Benny Gerber Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Piergiorgio Casavecchia
Piergiorgio Casavecchia University of Perugia
David W. Pratt
David W. Pratt University of Vermont
Roald Hoffmann
Roald Hoffmann Cornell University
Davide M. Proserpio
Davide M. Proserpio University of Milan

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