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Chemistry

D-Index
105
Citations
58973
World Ranking
981
National Ranking
49

Physics

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107
Citations
59446
World Ranking
1280
National Ranking
115

Nicholas C. Handy 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 Nicholas C. Handy sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 399 publications — 80th percentile

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

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

Nicholas C. Handy 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 Nicholas C. Handy sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 105 D-Index — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

Overview

Nicholas C. Handy is a researcher affiliated with the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. Their academic work is linked with this institution, which is known for a strong emphasis on scientific research and education.

There is no specific data available regarding their recent papers, co-authors, or frequent publication venues. Similarly, detailed information on their main fields and subfields of study, as well as the primary topics covered in their research, is not provided.

The absence of listed awards or book publications suggests that such records are either not publicly documented or were not included in the available data. The scientist is currently alive, and no information about awards or recognized honors has been noted.

The profile of Nicholas C. Handy is focused primarily on their association with a renowned academic institution without further publicly available specifics about publications or research focus. This gives a limited but clear view of their professional affiliation and presence in the academic community.

Best Publications

  • A new hybrid exchange–correlation functional using the Coulomb-attenuating method (CAM-B3LYP)

    Takeshi Yanai;David P Tew;Nicholas C Handy

  • Left-right correlation energy

    Nicholas C. Handy;Aron J. Cohen

  • Development and assessment of new exchange-correlation functionals

    Fred A. Hamprecht;Aron J. Cohen;David J. Tozer;Nicholas C. Handy

  • Reaction path Hamiltonian for polyatomic molecules

    William H. Miller;Nicholas C. Handy;John E. Adams

  • Improving virtual Kohn-Sham orbitals and eigenvalues: Application to excitation energies and static polarizabilities

    David J. Tozer;Nicholas C. Handy

  • On the evaluation of analytic energy derivatives for correlated wave functions

    Nicholas C. Handy;Henry F. Schaefer

  • A new parametrization of exchange–correlation generalized gradient approximation functionals

    A. Daniel Boese;Nicholas C. Handy

  • Does density functional theory contribute to the understanding of excited states of unsaturated organic compounds

    David J. Tozer;Roger D. Amos;Nicholas C. Handy;Bjorn O. Roos

  • Size-consistent Brueckner theory limited to double substitutions

    Nicholas C. Handy;John A. Pople;Martin Head-Gordon;Krishnan Raghavachari

  • A new determinant-based full configuration interaction method

    P.J. Knowles;N.C. Handy

  • Assessment of a new local exchange functional OPTX

    Wee-Meng Hoe;Aron J. Cohen;Nicholas C. Handy

  • New exchange-correlation density functionals: The role of the kinetic-energy density

    A. Daniel Boese;Nicholas C. Handy

  • Assessment of a Coulomb-attenuated exchange-correlation energy functional.

    Michael J. G. Peach;Trygve Helgaker;Paweł Sałek;Thomas W. Keal

  • Quadrature schemes for integrals of density functional theory

    Christopher W. Murray;Nicholas C. Handy;Gregory J. Laming

  • Extensions and tests of “multimode”: a code to obtain accurate vibration/rotation energies of many-mode molecules

    Stuart Carter;Joel M. Bowman;Nicholas C. Handy

  • The diagonal correction to the Born–Oppenheimer approximation: Its effect on the singlet–triplet splitting of CH2 and other molecular effects

    Nicholas C. Handy;Yukio Yamaguchi;Henry F. Schaefer

  • New generalized gradient approximation functionals

    A. Daniel Boese;Nikos L. Doltsinis;Nicholas C. Handy;Michiel Sprik

  • Analytical calculation of nuclear magnetic resonance indirect spin–spin coupling constants at the generalized gradient approximation and hybrid levels of density-functional theory

    Trygve Helgaker;Mark Watson;Nicholas C. Handy

  • Variational calculation of vibration-rotation energy levels for triatomic molecules

    R.J. Whitehead;N.C. Handy

  • On the convergence of the Møller-Plesset perturbation series

    N. C. Handy;P. J. Knowles;K. Somasundram

  • Dynamic correlation

    Unknown

Frequent Co-Authors

Roger D. Amos
Roger D. Amos Australian National University
David J. Tozer
David J. Tozer Durham University
Henry F. Schaefer
Henry F. Schaefer University of Georgia
Peter J. Knowles
Peter J. Knowles Cardiff University
Julia E. Rice
Julia E. Rice IBM (United States)
Dylan Jayatilaka
Dylan Jayatilaka University of Western Australia
Pavel Rosmus
Pavel Rosmus Gustave Eiffel University
Philip J. Stephens
Philip J. Stephens University of Southern California
Timothy J. Lee
Timothy J. Lee Ames Research Center

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