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D-Index
54
Citations
9619
World Ranking
12682
National Ranking
3358

Peter M. Felker 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 M. Felker sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 169 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.

Peter M. Felker 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 M. Felker sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 54 D-Index — 31st percentile

31% 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

  • 1998 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For the development of rotational coherence spectroscopy and iondetected Raman spectroscopy and major contributions in the study of molecular clusters and intermolecular interactions
  • 1988 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Peter M. Felker is affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields, primarily focusing on Physics and Astronomy, Agricultural and Biological Sciences, and Chemistry.

Their main subfields of study include Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, as well as Spectroscopy, Food Science, Plant Science, and Organic Chemistry.

The research topics covered by Peter M. Felker emphasize Advanced Chemical Physics Studies, Molecular Spectroscopy and Structure, Quantum, superfluid, helium dynamics, Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies, Polysaccharides Composition and Applications, Spectroscopy and Laser Applications, and Fullerene Chemistry and Applications.

Peter M. Felker has published extensively in various scientific venues, most notably:

  • The Journal of Chemical Physics (13 publications)
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry A (4 publications)
  • Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics (2 publications)
  • Journal of the Professional Association for Cactus Development (2 publications)
  • Chinese Journal of Chemical Physics (1 publication)

Among the recent papers authored by Peter M. Felker are:

  • "Flexible water molecule in C60: Intramolecular vibrational frequencies and translation-rotation eigenstates from fully coupled nine-dimensional quantum calculations with small basis sets," 2020, The Journal of Chemical Physics
  • "H2O-CO and D2O-CO complexes: Intra- and intermolecular rovibrational states from full-dimensional and fully coupled quantum calculations," 2020, The Journal of Chemical Physics
  • "HDO-CO Complex: D-Bonded and H-Bonded Isomers and Intra- and Intermolecular Rovibrational States from Full-Dimensional and Fully Coupled Quantum Calculations," 2021, The Journal of Physical Chemistry A
  • "HF trimer: 12D fully coupled quantum calculations of HF-stretch excited intramolecular and intermolecular vibrational states using contracted bases of intramolecular and intermolecular eigenstates," 2023, The Journal of Chemical Physics

Their work often involves collaboration with frequent co-authors including Zlatko Bačić, Irén Simkó, Jun Li, Patricia Vindel-Zandbergen, and Mauricio Ewens.

Peter M. Felker has been recognized with awards such as Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) in 1998, cited for development of rotational coherence spectroscopy and ion-detected Raman spectroscopy as well as contributions to the study of molecular clusters and intermolecular interactions. They are also a Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation since 1988.

Best Publications

  • Color, betalain pattern, and antioxidant properties of cactus pear (Opuntia spp.) clones.

    Florian C Stintzing;Kirsten M Herbach;Markus R Mosshammer;Reinhold Carle

  • Rotational coherence spectroscopy: studies of the geometries of large gas-phase species by picosecond time-domain methods

    Peter M. Felker

  • Picosecond excitation and TRANS-CIS isomerization of stilbene in a supersonic jet: Dynamics and spectra

    J. A. Syage;Wm. R. Lambert;P. M. Felker;A. H. Zewail

  • Purely rotational coherence effect and time‐resolved sub‐Doppler spectroscopy of large molecules. II. Experimental

    J. Spencer Baskin;Peter M. Felker;Ahmed H. Zewail

  • Picosecond dynamics and photoisomerization of stilbene in supersonic beams. II. Reaction rates and potential energy surface

    J. A. Syage;P. M. Felker;A. H. Zewail

  • Dynamics of intramolecular vibrational‐energy redistribution (IVR). II. Excess energy dependence

    Peter M. Felker;Ahmed H. Zewail

  • Effect of exothermicity on electron transfer rates in photosynthetic molecular models

    A. D. Joran;B. A. Leland;P. M. Felker;A. H. Zewail

  • Jet spectroscopy of anthracene and deuterated anthracenes

    W. R. Lambert;P. M. Felker;J. A. Syage;A. H. Zewail

  • Dynamics of intramolecular vibrational‐energy redistribution (IVR). I. Coherence effects

    Peter M. Felker;Ahmed H. Zewail

  • Picosecond dynamics and photoisomerization of stilbene in supersonic beams. I. Spectra and mode assignments

    J. A. Syage;P. M. Felker;A. H. Zewail

  • Ionization-loss stimulated Raman spectroscopy of jet-cooled hydrogen-bonded complexes containing phenols

    Gregory V. Hartland;Bryan F. Henson;Vincent A. Venturo;Peter M. Felker

  • Picosecond Fluorescence Studies on Intramolecular Photochemical Electron Transfer in Porphyrins Linked to Quinones at Two Different Fixed Distances

    B. A. Leland;A. D. Joran;P. M. Felker;J. J. Hopfield

  • Quantum beats and dephasing in isolated large molecules cooled by supersonic jet expansion and excited by picosecond pulses: Anthracene

    Wm. R. Lambert;P. M. Felker;A. H. Zewail

  • Concentrations of thiocyanate and goitrin in human plasma, their precursor concentrations in brassica vegetables, and associated potential risk for hypothyroidism

    Peter Felker;Ronald Bunch;Angela M. Leung

  • Spectroscopy of pendular states in optical‐field‐aligned species

    Wousik Kim;Peter M. Felker

  • Picosecond Time‐Resolved Dynamics of Vibrational‐Energy Redistribution and Coherence in Beam‐Isolated Molecules

    Peter M. Felker;Ahmed H. Zewail

  • Rephasing of collisionless molecular rotational coherence in large molecules

    P. M. Felker;J. S. Baskin;A. H. Zewail

  • Raman‐vibronic double‐resonance spectroscopy of benzene dimer isotopomers

    B. F. Henson;G. V. Hartland;V. A. Venturo;P. M. Felker

  • Picosecond excitation and selective intramolecular rates in supersonic molecular beams. III. Photochemistry and rates of a charge transfer reaction

    J. A. Syage;P. M. Felker;A. H. Zewail

  • Dynamics of intramolecular vibrational‐energy redistribution (IVR). IV. Excess energy dependence, t‐stilbene

    P. M. Felker;W. R. Lambert;Ahmed H. Zewail

  • Nonlinear Raman Studies of Weakly Bound Complexes and Clusters in Molecular Beams

    Peter M. Felker;Patrick M. Maxton;Mark W. Schaeffer

Frequent Co-Authors

Ahmed H. Zewail
Ahmed H. Zewail California Institute of Technology
Zlatko Bačić
Zlatko Bačić New York University
Gregory V. Hartland
Gregory V. Hartland University of Notre Dame
Peter B. Dervan
Peter B. Dervan California Institute of Technology
Henrik Koch
Henrik Koch Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa
Samuel Leutwyler
Samuel Leutwyler University of Bern
Krzysztof Szalewicz
Krzysztof Szalewicz University of Delaware
Joel M. Bowman
Joel M. Bowman Emory University
Andrew H. Paterson
Andrew H. Paterson University of Georgia
Joseph W. Perry
Joseph W. Perry Georgia Institute of Technology

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