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Peter J. Rossky

Peter J. Rossky

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 93 1795 1597 666 547 307 30899

Peter J. Rossky publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Peter J. Rossky between 1976 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Peter J. Rossky published across 51 years, from 1976 to 2026, averaging 6.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 15 publications in 1994. 1 of the 316 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1976 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 15. Peak 15 publications in 1994. 1976: 1 publication 1977: 1 publication 1978: 1 publication 1979: 2 publications 1980: 7 publications 1981: 4 publications 1982: 3 publications 1983: 7 publications 1984: 7 publications 1985: 8 publications 1986: 9 publications 1987: 5 publications 1988: 3 publications 1989: 5 publications 1990: 2 publications 1991: 5 publications 1992: 4 publications 1993: 7 publications 1994: 15 publications 1995: 10 publications 1996: 10 publications 1997: 9 publications 1998: 10 publications 1999: 8 publications 2000: 12 publications 2001: 15 publications 2002: 7 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 11 publications 2005: 7 publications 2006: 10 publications 2007: 8 publications 2008: 9 publications 2009: 7 publications 2010: 11 publications 2011: 10 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 9 publications 2014: 4 publications 2015: 9 publications 2016: 3 publications 2017: 3 publications 2018: 5 publications 2019: 3 publications 2020: 3 publications 2021: 2 publications 2022: 2 publications 2023: 6 publications 2024: 4 publications 2025: 0 publications 2026: 1 publication
1976 2026

316 publications in total across all disciplines

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Peter J. Rossky: publications per year, 1976 to 2026
Year Publications
1976 1
1977 1
1978 1
1979 2
1980 7
1981 4
1982 3
1983 7
1984 7
1985 8
1986 9
1987 5
1988 3
1989 5
1990 2
1991 5
1992 4
1993 7
1994 15
1995 10
1996 10
1997 9
1998 10
1999 8
2000 12
2001 15
2002 7
2003 3
2004 11
2005 7
2006 10
2007 8
2008 9
2009 7
2010 11
2011 10
2012 9
2013 9
2014 4
2015 9
2016 3
2017 3
2018 5
2019 3
2020 3
2021 2
2022 2
2023 6
2024 4
2025 0
2026 1
Total 316
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Peter J. Rossky 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 Peter J. Rossky sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000 1,250
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 61–80 to 1,295+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,350. Most scientists, 1,350, have 161–180 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 301–320 publications, is where this scientist sits. 61–80 publications: 66 scientists 81–100 publications: 302 scientists 101–120 publications: 623 scientists 121–140 publications: 918 scientists 141–160 publications: 1,218 scientists 161–180 publications: 1,350 scientists 181–200 publications: 1,344 scientists 201–220 publications: 1,281 scientists 221–240 publications: 1,216 scientists 241–260 publications: 1,100 scientists 261–280 publications: 979 scientists 281–300 publications: 939 scientists 301–320 publications: 764 scientists 321–340 publications: 643 scientists 341–360 publications: 628 scientists 361–380 publications: 522 scientists 381–400 publications: 459 scientists 401–420 publications: 397 scientists 421–440 publications: 327 scientists 441–460 publications: 270 scientists 461–480 publications: 265 scientists 481–500 publications: 252 scientists 501–520 publications: 201 scientists 521–540 publications: 185 scientists 541–560 publications: 148 scientists 561–580 publications: 148 scientists 581–600 publications: 132 scientists 601–620 publications: 114 scientists 621–640 publications: 104 scientists 641–660 publications: 91 scientists 661–680 publications: 92 scientists 681–700 publications: 73 scientists 701–720 publications: 57 scientists 721–740 publications: 54 scientists 741–760 publications: 67 scientists 761–780 publications: 45 scientists 781–800 publications: 46 scientists 801–820 publications: 39 scientists 821–840 publications: 32 scientists 841–860 publications: 36 scientists 861–880 publications: 29 scientists 881–900 publications: 26 scientists 901–920 publications: 24 scientists 921–940 publications: 14 scientists 941–960 publications: 23 scientists 961–980 publications: 28 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 15 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 29 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 12 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 19 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 12 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 6 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 8 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 12 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 5 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 6 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 14 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 7 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 2 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 6 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 4 scientists 1,281–1,294 publications: 6 scientists 1,295+ publications: 100 scientists
61–80 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 307 publications — 65th percentile

65% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Chemistry scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
61–80 66
81–100 302
101–120 623
121–140 918
141–160 1,218
161–180 1,350
181–200 1,344
201–220 1,281
221–240 1,216
241–260 1,100
261–280 979
281–300 939
301–320 764 307
321–340 643
341–360 628
361–380 522
381–400 459
401–420 397
421–440 327
441–460 270
461–480 265
481–500 252
501–520 201
521–540 185
541–560 148
561–580 148
581–600 132
601–620 114
621–640 104
641–660 91
661–680 92
681–700 73
701–720 57
721–740 54
741–760 67
761–780 45
781–800 46
801–820 39
821–840 32
841–860 36
861–880 29
881–900 26
901–920 24
921–940 14
941–960 23
961–980 28
981–1,000 15
1,001–1,020 29
1,021–1,040 12
1,041–1,060 19
1,061–1,080 12
1,081–1,100 6
1,101–1,120 8
1,121–1,140 12
1,141–1,160 5
1,161–1,180 6
1,181–1,200 14
1,201–1,220 7
1,221–1,240 2
1,241–1,260 6
1,261–1,280 4
1,281–1,294 6
1,295+ 100
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Peter J. Rossky 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 Peter J. Rossky sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 159+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,051. Most scientists, 1,051, have 56–57 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 92–93 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 612 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 808 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 776 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 835 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 861 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 872 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 933 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,051 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 930 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 882 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 834 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 731 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 775 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 683 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 646 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 561 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 501 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 437 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 388 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 354 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 292 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 275 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 254 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 235 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 185 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 192 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 155 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 163 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 125 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 105 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 105 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 112 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 88 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 68 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 69 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 65 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 79 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 61 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 44 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 40 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 33 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 26 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 34 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 35 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 25 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 27 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 17 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 16 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 20 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 20 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 15 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 9 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 11 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 3 scientists 158 D-Index: 3 scientists 159+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40–41 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 93 D-Index — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Chemistry scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 289
42–43 612
44–45 808
46–47 776
48–49 835
50–51 861
52–53 872
54–55 933
56–57 1,051
58–59 930
60–61 882
62–63 834
64–65 731
66–67 775
68–69 683
70–71 646
72–73 561
74–75 501
76–77 437
78–79 388
80–81 354
82–83 292
84–85 275
86–87 254
88–89 235
90–91 185
92–93 192 93
94–95 155
96–97 163
98–99 125
100–101 105
102–103 105
104–105 112
106–107 88
108–109 68
110–111 69
112–113 65
114–115 79
116–117 61
118–119 44
120–121 37
122–123 40
124–125 33
126–127 26
128–129 34
130–131 35
132–133 25
134–135 27
136–137 17
138–139 16
140–141 20
142–143 20
144–145 15
146–147 9
148–149 9
150–151 16
152–153 11
154–155 9
156–157 3
158 3
159+ 98
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2011 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2006 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2004 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1997 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
  • 1994 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For the innovative development of classical and quantum approaches to the study of liquids and their effective application to the elucidation of the molecular basis for experimentally observed solution behavior
  • 1982 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Peter J. Rossky is affiliated with Rice University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on materials science, with notable contributions spanning several subfields including materials chemistry, atomic and molecular physics and optics, electrical and electronic engineering, molecular biology, and electronic, optical, and magnetic materials.

The main topics covered in their work involve machine learning applications in materials science, quantum dots synthesis and properties, synthesis and applications of gold and silver nanoparticles, organic electronics and photovoltaics, spectroscopy and quantum chemical studies, advanced chemical physics studies, and computational drug discovery methods.

Recent publications by Peter J. Rossky include:

  • Predicting optical spectra for optoelectronic polymers using coarse-grained models and recurrent neural networks, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Machine-Learned Decision Trees for Predicting Gold Nanorod Sizes from Spectra, 2021, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
  • Mechanism for plasmon-generated solvated electrons, 2023, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Aggregation of Charge Acceptors on Nanocrystal Surfaces Alters Rates of Photoinduced Electron Transfer, 2022, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Structural Disorder at the Edges of Rubrene Crystals Enhances Singlet Fission, 2023, The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Frequent publication venues include:

  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
  • Langmuir
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Peter J. Rossky are:

  • Jakub K. Sowa
  • Sean T. Roberts
  • Christy F. Landes
  • Behnaz Ostovar
  • Anastasiia Misiura

The scientist has been recognized through several fellowships and memberships, including Member of the National Academy of Sciences (2011), Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) since 2006, Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences since 2004, Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation since 1997, Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) since 1994 - with a citation acknowledging their development of classical and quantum approaches to the study of liquids - and Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation from 1982.

Best Publications

  • The structure of liquid water at an extended hydrophobic surface

    Chyuan‐Yih Lee;J. Andrew McCammon;P. J. Rossky

  • Hot charge-transfer excitons set the time limit for charge separation at donor/acceptor interfaces in organic photovoltaics

    Askat E. Jailaubekov;Adam P. Willard;John R. Tritsch;Wai Lun Chan

  • 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

  • A comparison of the structure and dynamics of liquid water at hydrophobic and hydrophilic surfaces—a molecular dynamics simulation study

    Song Hi Lee;Peter J. Rossky

  • An extended rism equation for molecular polar fluids

    Fumio Hirata;Peter J. Rossky

  • Alkali halides in water: Ion–solvent correlations and ion–ion potentials of mean force at infinite dilution

    B. Montgomery Pettitt;Peter J. Rossky

  • FROM MOLECULES TO MATERIALS : CURRENT TRENDS AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS

    A. Paul Alivisatos;Paul F. Barbara;A. Welford Castleman;Jack Chang

  • Brownian dynamics as smart Monte Carlo simulation

    Peter J Rossky;J. D. Doll;H. L. Friedman

  • Effect of surface polarity on water contact angle and interfacial hydration structure.

    Nicolas Giovambattista;Pablo G. Debenedetti;Peter J. Rossky

  • Collapse of stiff conjugated polymers with chemical defects into ordered, cylindrical conformations

    Dehong Hu;Ji Yu;Kim Wong;Biman Bagchi

  • SOLVATION. A MOLECULAR DYNAMICS STUDY OF A DIPEPTIDE IN WATER.

    Peter J. Rossky;Martin Karplus

  • Nonadiabatic processes in condensed matter: semi-classical theory and implementation

    Frank Webster;Peter J Rossky;R. A. Friesner

  • Surface topography dependence of biomolecular hydrophobic hydration.

    Yuen-Kit Cheng;Peter J. Rossky

  • Quantum decoherence in mixed quantum‐classical systems: Nonadiabatic processes

    Eric R. Bittner;Peter J. Rossky

  • Molecular origins of fluorocarbon hydrophobicity

    Vishwanath H. Dalvi;Peter J. Rossky

  • The hydrated electron: quantum simulation of structure, spectroscopy, and dynamics

    Peter J. Rossky;Jurgen Schnitker

  • Effect of pressure on the phase behavior and structure of water confined between nanoscale hydrophobic and hydrophilic plates

    Nicolas Giovambattista;Peter J. Rossky;Pablo G. Debenedetti

  • Quantum decoherence and the isotope effect in condensed phase nonadiabatic molecular dynamics simulations

    Benjamin J. Schwartz;Benjamin J. Schwartz;Eric R. Bittner;Oleg V. Prezhdo;Peter J. Rossky

  • Mean-field molecular dynamics with surface hopping

    Oleg V. Prezhdo;Peter J. Rossky

  • Integral equation predictions of liquid state structure for waterlike intermolecular potentials

    B. Montgomery Pettitt;Peter J. Rossky

Frequent Co-Authors

Pablo G. Debenedetti
Pablo G. Debenedetti Princeton University
Keith P. Johnston
Keith P. Johnston The University of Texas at Austin
Benjamin J. Schwartz
Benjamin J. Schwartz University of California, Los Angeles
Nicolas Giovambattista
Nicolas Giovambattista City University of New York
Perla B. Balbuena
Perla B. Balbuena Texas A&M University
Martin Karplus
Martin Karplus Harvard University
B. Montgomery Pettitt
B. Montgomery Pettitt The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
H. Eugene Stanley
H. Eugene Stanley Boston University
Sergey V. Buldyrev
Sergey V. Buldyrev Yeshiva University
Oleg V. Prezhdo
Oleg V. Prezhdo University of Southern California

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