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Kenneth D. Jordan

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
90
Citations
27465
World Ranking
2083
National Ranking
760

Kenneth D. Jordan 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 D. Jordan sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 460 publications — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Kenneth D. Jordan 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 D. Jordan sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 90 D-Index — 89th percentile

89% 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

  • 1992 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For his insight and theoretical guidance into the binding of electrons to molecules and clusters, the nature of temporary anion states, and longrange intramolecular interactions
  • 1981 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Kenneth D. Jordan is a researcher affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh in the United States. Their work primarily spans the fields of Physics and Astronomy as well as Chemistry.

The scientist's main areas of study include Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Materials Chemistry, Spectroscopy, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Their research topics cover Advanced Chemical Physics Studies, Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies, Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures, Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies, Quantum, Superfluid, Helium Dynamics, Isotope Analysis in Ecology, and Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism.

Kenneth D. Jordan has contributed to numerous scientific papers. Some recent publications include:

  • Toward a systematic improvement of the fixed-node approximation in diffusion Monte Carlo for solids-A case study in diamond (2020) published in The Journal of Chemical Physics
  • Crystallographic Mapping and Tuning of Water Adsorption in Metal-Organic Frameworks Featuring Distinct Open Metal Sites (2022) published in Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Mapping the temperature-dependent and network site-specific onset of spectral diffusion at the surface of a water cluster cage (2020) published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Temporary Anion Resonances of Pyrene: A 2D Photoelectron Imaging and Computational Study (2021) published in The Journal of Physical Chemistry A
  • A Fresh Look at the Role of the Coupling of a Discrete State with a Pseudocontinuum State in the Stabilization Method for Characterizing Metastable States (2021) published in The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

The frequent co-authors collaborating with Kenneth D. Jordan include Anouar Benali, Stephen R. Slimak, Tae Hoon Choi, Luke Shulenburger, and Kevin Gasperich.

The scientist often publishes in venues such as The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, The Journal of Chemical Physics, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, and arXiv (Cornell University).

Kenneth D. Jordan has been recognized with several awards, including:

  • Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) in 1992, cited for insight and theoretical guidance into the binding of electrons to molecules and clusters, the nature of temporary anion states, and long-range intramolecular interactions
  • Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation in 1981

Best Publications

  • Comparison of Density Functional and MP2 Calculations on the Water Monomer and Dimer

    K. Kim;K. D. Jordan

  • Spectral signatures of hydrated proton vibrations in water clusters.

    Jeffrey M. Headrick;Jeffrey M. Headrick;Jeffrey M. Headrick;Eric G. Diken;Eric G. Diken;Eric G. Diken;Richard S. Walters;Richard S. Walters;Richard S. Walters;Nathan I. Hammer;Nathan I. Hammer;Nathan I. Hammer

  • Role of water in electron-initiated processes and radical chemistry: issues and scientific advances.

    Bruce C Garrett;David A Dixon;Donald M Camaioni;Daniel M Chipman

  • Infrared signature of structures associated with the H+(H2O)n (n = 6 to 27) clusters.

    J.-W. Shin;N. I. Hammer;E. G. Diken;M. A. Johnson

  • STUDIES OF THE TEMPORARY ANION STATES OF UNSATURATED HYDROCARBONS BY ELECTRON TRANSMISSION SPECTROSCOPY

    Kenneth D. Jordan;Paul D. Burrow

  • Infrared Spectrum of a Molecular Ice Cube: The S4 and D2d Water Octamers in Benzene-(Water)8

    Christopher J. Gruenloh;Christopher J. Gruenloh;Joel R. Carney;Joel R. Carney;Caleb A. Arrington;Caleb A. Arrington;Timothy S. Zwier;Timothy S. Zwier

  • Analysis of the interactions responsible for long-range through-bond-mediated electronic coupling between remote chromophores attached to rigid polynorbornyl bridges

    Kenneth D. Jordan;Michael N. Paddon-Row

  • Ab initio electronic structure of anions

    Jack. Simons;Kenneth D. Jordan

  • Temporary Anion States of Polyatomic Hydrocarbons

    Kenneth D. Jordan;Paul D. Burrow

  • THEORY OF DIPOLE-BOUND ANIONS

    Kenneth D. Jordan;Feng Wang

  • The vibrational predissociation spectra of the H5O2+∙RGn(RG=Ar,Ne) clusters: Correlation of the solvent perturbations in the free OH and shared proton transitions of the Zundel ion

    Nathan I. Hammer;Eric G. Diken;Joseph R. Roscioli;Mark A. Johnson

  • Theoretical Study of Oxygen Adsorption on Graphite and the (8,0) Single-walled Carbon Nanotube

    Dan C Sorescu;Kenneth D Jordan;Phaedon Avouris

  • Spectroscopic snapshots of the proton-transfer mechanism in water

    Conrad T. Wolke;Joseph A. Fournier;Joseph A. Fournier;Laura C. Dzugan;Matias Ruben Fagiani;Matias Ruben Fagiani

  • Theoretical study of the (H2O)6 cluster

    C.J. Tsai;K.D. Jordan

  • Low-Energy Structures and Vibrational Frequencies of the Water Hexamer: Comparison with Benzene-(H2O)6

    Kyungsun Kim;Kenneth D. Jordan;Timothy S. Zwier

  • Wet electrons at the H2O/TiO2(110) surface.

    Ken Onda;Bin Li;Jin Zhao;Kenneth D. Jordan

  • Use of an eigenmode method to locate the stationary points on the potential energy surfaces of selected argon and water clusters

    C. J. Tsai;K. D. Jordan

  • Theoretical study of small water clusters : low-energy fused cubic structures for (H2O)n, n = 8, 12, 16, and 20

    C. J. Tsai;K. D. Jordan

  • Theoretical modeling of the OH stretch infrared spectrum of carboxylic acid dimers based on first-principles anharmonic couplings

    Gina M. Florio;Timothy S. Zwier;Evgeniy M. Myshakin;Kenneth D. Jordan

  • Ultrafast interfacial proton-coupled electron transfer.

    Bin Li;Jin Zhao;Ken Onda;Kenneth D. Jordan

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark A. Johnson
Mark A. Johnson Yale University
Michael N. Paddon-Row
Michael N. Paddon-Row University of New South Wales
Timothy S. Zwier
Timothy S. Zwier Purdue University West Lafayette
Dan C. Sorescu
Dan C. Sorescu United States Department of Energy
Jack Simons
Jack Simons University of Utah
Anne B. McCoy
Anne B. McCoy University of Washington
Nathan I. Hammer
Nathan I. Hammer University of Mississippi
Petr Nachtigall
Petr Nachtigall Charles University
Sotiris S. Xantheas
Sotiris S. Xantheas Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Jinlong Yang
Jinlong Yang University of Science and Technology of China

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