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Peter Schwerdtfeger

Peter Schwerdtfeger

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Chemistry
New Zealand
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 81 3312 2992 6 6 397 20266
Physics 84 2708 2578 4 3 393 21568

Peter Schwerdtfeger publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Peter Schwerdtfeger between 1960 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Peter Schwerdtfeger published across 66 years, from 1960 to 2025, averaging 7.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 22 publications in 2006. 16 of the 510 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1960 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 22. Peak 22 publications in 2006. 1960: 2 publications 1961: 1 publication 1962: 0 publications 1963: 1 publication 1964: 2 publications 1965: 0 publications 1966: 1 publication 1967: 1 publication 1968: 2 publications 1969: 2 publications 1970: 0 publications 1971: 0 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 1 publication 1976: 2 publications 1977: 1 publication 1978: 4 publications 1979: 1 publication 1980: 2 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 2 publications 1983: 3 publications 1984: 2 publications 1985: 1 publication 1986: 2 publications 1987: 2 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 11 publications 1990: 8 publications 1991: 6 publications 1992: 7 publications 1993: 6 publications 1994: 8 publications 1995: 11 publications 1996: 8 publications 1997: 5 publications 1998: 9 publications 1999: 10 publications 2000: 17 publications 2001: 15 publications 2002: 21 publications 2003: 17 publications 2004: 8 publications 2005: 11 publications 2006: 22 publications 2007: 12 publications 2008: 14 publications 2009: 15 publications 2010: 22 publications 2011: 18 publications 2012: 21 publications 2013: 17 publications 2014: 17 publications 2015: 7 publications 2016: 13 publications 2017: 16 publications 2018: 17 publications 2019: 12 publications 2020: 11 publications 2021: 12 publications 2022: 13 publications 2023: 21 publications 2024: 7 publications 2025: 9 publications
1960 2025

510 publications in total across all disciplines

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Peter Schwerdtfeger: publications per year, 1960 to 2025
Year Publications
1960 2
1961 1
1962 0
1963 1
1964 2
1965 0
1966 1
1967 1
1968 2
1969 2
1970 0
1971 0
1972 0
1973 0
1974 0
1975 1
1976 2
1977 1
1978 4
1979 1
1980 2
1981 0
1982 2
1983 3
1984 2
1985 1
1986 2
1987 2
1988 1
1989 11
1990 8
1991 6
1992 7
1993 6
1994 8
1995 11
1996 8
1997 5
1998 9
1999 10
2000 17
2001 15
2002 21
2003 17
2004 8
2005 11
2006 22
2007 12
2008 14
2009 15
2010 22
2011 18
2012 21
2013 17
2014 17
2015 7
2016 13
2017 16
2018 17
2019 12
2020 11
2021 12
2022 13
2023 21
2024 7
2025 9
Total 510
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Peter Schwerdtfeger publication distribution in Physics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Physics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Peter Schwerdtfeger sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 70 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 103–122 to 1,469+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 162. Most scientists, 162, have 323–342 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,469 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 383–402 publications, is where this scientist sits. 103–122 publications: 7 scientists 123–142 publications: 10 scientists 143–162 publications: 31 scientists 163–182 publications: 35 scientists 183–202 publications: 53 scientists 203–222 publications: 81 scientists 223–242 publications: 85 scientists 243–262 publications: 112 scientists 263–282 publications: 114 scientists 283–302 publications: 126 scientists 303–322 publications: 136 scientists 323–342 publications: 162 scientists 343–362 publications: 155 scientists 363–382 publications: 156 scientists 383–402 publications: 134 scientists 403–422 publications: 145 scientists 423–442 publications: 147 scientists 443–462 publications: 131 scientists 463–482 publications: 131 scientists 483–502 publications: 116 scientists 503–522 publications: 106 scientists 523–542 publications: 103 scientists 543–562 publications: 87 scientists 563–582 publications: 84 scientists 583–602 publications: 94 scientists 603–622 publications: 70 scientists 623–642 publications: 76 scientists 643–662 publications: 60 scientists 663–682 publications: 54 scientists 683–702 publications: 60 scientists 703–722 publications: 48 scientists 723–742 publications: 64 scientists 743–762 publications: 48 scientists 763–782 publications: 37 scientists 783–802 publications: 43 scientists 803–822 publications: 34 scientists 823–842 publications: 36 scientists 843–862 publications: 32 scientists 863–882 publications: 32 scientists 883–902 publications: 31 scientists 903–922 publications: 25 scientists 923–942 publications: 15 scientists 943–962 publications: 24 scientists 963–982 publications: 13 scientists 983–1,002 publications: 21 scientists 1,003–1,022 publications: 21 scientists 1,023–1,042 publications: 16 scientists 1,043–1,062 publications: 9 scientists 1,063–1,082 publications: 19 scientists 1,083–1,102 publications: 11 scientists 1,103–1,122 publications: 17 scientists 1,123–1,142 publications: 11 scientists 1,143–1,162 publications: 7 scientists 1,163–1,182 publications: 4 scientists 1,183–1,202 publications: 10 scientists 1,203–1,222 publications: 8 scientists 1,223–1,242 publications: 16 scientists 1,243–1,262 publications: 4 scientists 1,263–1,282 publications: 10 scientists 1,283–1,302 publications: 5 scientists 1,303–1,322 publications: 7 scientists 1,323–1,342 publications: 4 scientists 1,343–1,362 publications: 8 scientists 1,363–1,382 publications: 6 scientists 1,383–1,402 publications: 7 scientists 1,403–1,422 publications: 3 scientists 1,423–1,442 publications: 4 scientists 1,443–1,462 publications: 4 scientists 1,463–1,468 publications: 3 scientists 1,469+ publications: 100 scientists
103–122 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 393 publications — 36th percentile

36% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,469 publications or more.

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Number of Physics scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,678 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
103–122 7
123–142 10
143–162 31
163–182 35
183–202 53
203–222 81
223–242 85
243–262 112
263–282 114
283–302 126
303–322 136
323–342 162
343–362 155
363–382 156
383–402 134 393
403–422 145
423–442 147
443–462 131
463–482 131
483–502 116
503–522 106
523–542 103
543–562 87
563–582 84
583–602 94
603–622 70
623–642 76
643–662 60
663–682 54
683–702 60
703–722 48
723–742 64
743–762 48
763–782 37
783–802 43
803–822 34
823–842 36
843–862 32
863–882 32
883–902 31
903–922 25
923–942 15
943–962 24
963–982 13
983–1,002 21
1,003–1,022 21
1,023–1,042 16
1,043–1,062 9
1,063–1,082 19
1,083–1,102 11
1,103–1,122 17
1,123–1,142 11
1,143–1,162 7
1,163–1,182 4
1,183–1,202 10
1,203–1,222 8
1,223–1,242 16
1,243–1,262 4
1,263–1,282 10
1,283–1,302 5
1,303–1,322 7
1,323–1,342 4
1,343–1,362 8
1,363–1,382 6
1,383–1,402 7
1,403–1,422 3
1,423–1,442 4
1,443–1,462 4
1,463–1,468 3
1,469+ 100
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Peter Schwerdtfeger D-index placement in Physics in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Physics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Peter Schwerdtfeger sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 59 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 70–71 to 185+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 167. Most scientists, 167, have 80–81 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 185 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 84–85 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 70–71 D-Index: 76 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 110 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 143 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 153 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 144 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 167 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 167 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 166 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 132 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 155 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 134 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 137 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 102 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 112 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 110 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 116 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 97 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 103 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 87 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 90 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 78 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 75 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 67 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 69 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 59 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 53 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 42 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 41 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 33 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 32 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 45 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 19 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 24 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 28 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 31 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 20 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 12 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 24 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 23 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 15 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 15 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 11 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 17 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 12 scientists 166–167 D-Index: 11 scientists 168–169 D-Index: 9 scientists 170–171 D-Index: 9 scientists 172–173 D-Index: 11 scientists 174–175 D-Index: 4 scientists 176–177 D-Index: 8 scientists 178–179 D-Index: 5 scientists 180–181 D-Index: 3 scientists 182–183 D-Index: 4 scientists 184 D-Index: 4 scientists 185+ D-Index: 99 scientists
70–71 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 84 D-Index — 28th percentile

28% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 185 D-Index or more.

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Number of Physics scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,678 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
70–71 76
72–73 110
74–75 143
76–77 153
78–79 144
80–81 167
82–83 167
84–85 166 84
86–87 132
88–89 155
90–91 134
92–93 137
94–95 102
96–97 112
98–99 110
100–101 116
102–103 97
104–105 103
106–107 87
108–109 90
110–111 67
112–113 78
114–115 75
116–117 67
118–119 69
120–121 60
122–123 59
124–125 53
126–127 42
128–129 41
130–131 33
132–133 32
134–135 45
136–137 19
138–139 24
140–141 28
142–143 31
144–145 22
146–147 20
148–149 12
150–151 16
152–153 24
154–155 23
156–157 15
158–159 15
160–161 11
162–163 17
164–165 12
166–167 11
168–169 9
170–171 9
172–173 11
174–175 4
176–177 8
178–179 5
180–181 3
182–183 4
184 4
185+ 99
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Chemistry in New Zealand Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in New Zealand Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in New Zealand Leader Award
  • 1997 - Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand

Overview

Peter Schwerdtfeger is affiliated with Massey University in New Zealand and is known for contributions spanning physics and chemistry. Their research work integrates theoretical and computational approaches, with a focus on atomic and molecular physics as well as materials chemistry. The scientist has a record of publications in various high-profile journals and has collaborated extensively across related disciplines.

Their recent papers include the following:

  • "DFT exchange: sharing perspectives on the workhorse of quantum chemistry and materials science" (2022) published in Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
  • "The periodic table and the physics that drives it" (2020) published in Nature Reviews Chemistry
  • "The quest for superheavy elements and the limit of the periodic table" (2023) published in Nature Reviews Physics
  • "100 Years of the Lennard-Jones Potential" (2024) published in Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation
  • "Atoms and molecules in soft confinement potentials" (2020) published in Molecular Physics

Frequent co-authors of the scientist include:

  • S. Barry Cooper (14 papers)
  • Odile R. Smits (13 papers)
  • Antony Burrows (10 papers)
  • Paul Jerabek (8 papers)
  • Andrés Robles-Navarro (8 papers)

Publication venues where the scientist has contributed notably are:

  • arXiv (Cornell University) with 9 publications
  • The Journal of Chemical Physics with 4 publications
  • European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry with 4 publications
  • Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics with 3 publications
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition with 3 publications

The primary fields of study for Peter Schwerdtfeger are Physics and Astronomy with 55 publications and Chemistry with 42 publications. Their subfields encompass:

  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (34 publications)
  • Materials Chemistry (20 publications)
  • Spectroscopy (12 publications)
  • Inorganic Chemistry (12 publications)
  • Organic Chemistry (11 publications)

The main research topics covered by the scientist include:

  • Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (42 publications)
  • Theoretical and Computational Physics (16 publications)
  • Molecular Spectroscopy and Structure (14 publications)
  • Nuclear physics research studies (12 publications)
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics (12 publications)
  • High-pressure geophysics and materials (10 publications)
  • Inorganic Fluorides and Related Compounds (10 publications)

Peter Schwerdtfeger was awarded the title of Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand in 1997.

Best Publications

  • Relativistic effects in gold chemistry. I. Diatomic gold compounds

    Peter Schwerdtfeger;Michael Dolg;W. H. Eugen Schwarz;Graham A. Bowmaker

  • The accuracy of the pseudopotential approximation. II. A comparison of various core sizes for indium pseudopotentials in calculations for spectroscopic constants of InH, InF, and InCl

    Thierry Leininger;Andreas Nicklass;Hermann Stoll;Michael Dolg

  • Accuracy of energy-adjusted quasirelativistic ab initio pseudopotentials

    U. Häussermann;M. Dolg;H. Stoll;H. Preuss

  • 2018 Table of static dipole polarizabilities of the neutral elements in the periodic table

    Peter Schwerdtfeger;Jeffrey K. Nagle

  • Chemical Bonding and Bonding Models of Main-Group Compounds

    Lili Zhao;Sudip Pan;Nicole Holzmann;Peter Schwerdtfeger

  • All-electron and relativistic pseudopotential studies for the group 1 element polarizabilities from K to element 119.

    Ivan S. Lim;Peter Schwerdtfeger;Bernhard Metz;Hermann Stoll

  • The Pseudopotential Approximation in Electronic Structure Theory

    Peter Schwerdtfeger;Peter Schwerdtfeger

  • Gold goes nano--from small clusters to low-dimensional assemblies.

    Peter Schwerdtfeger

  • A systematic search for minimum structures of small gold clusters Au(n) (n=2-20) and their electronic properties.

    Behnam Assadollahzadeh;Peter Schwerdtfeger

  • Metallophilic interactions in closed-shell copper(I) compounds--a theoretical study.

    Holger L. Hermann;Gernot Boche;Peter Schwerdtfeger

  • A Comparative Computational Study of Cationic Coinage Metal−Ethylene Complexes (C2H4)M+ (M = Cu, Ag, and Au)

    Roland H. Hertwig;Wolfram Koch;and Detlef Schröder;Helmut Schwarz

  • Relativistic electronic structure theory

    Peter Schwerdtfeger

  • Relativistic small-core energy-consistent pseudopotentials for the alkaline-earth elements from Ca to Ra.

    Ivan S. Lim;Hermann Stoll;Peter Schwerdtfeger

  • The topology of fullerenes

    Peter Schwerdtfeger;Peter Schwerdtfeger;Lukas Wirz;James Emil Avery

  • On the reliability of semi-empirical pseudopotentials: simulation of Hartree-Fock and Dirac-Fock results

    P Fuentealba;H Stoll;L von Szentpaly;P Schwerdtfeger

  • Colloquium : Superheavy elements: Oganesson and beyond

    S. A. Giuliani;Z. Matheson;W. Nazarewicz;E. Olsen

  • Low valencies and periodic trends in heavy element chemistry. A theoretical study of relativistic effects and electron correlation effects in Group 13 and Period 6 hydrides and halides

    Peter Schwerdtfeger;Graham A. Heath;Michael Dolg;Martin A. Bennett

  • Fully relativistic ab initio calculations of the energies of chiral molecules including parity-violating weak interactions

    Jon K. Laerdahl;Peter Schwerdtfeger

  • Nanoporous Graphene Membranes for Efficient 3He/4He Separation

    Andreas W. Hauser;Peter Schwerdtfeger;Peter Schwerdtfeger

  • Progress toward the first observation of parity violation in chiral molecules by high-resolution laser spectroscopy.

    Benoît Darquié;Clara Stoeffler;Alexander Shelkovnikov;Christophe Daussy

  • Homogeneous Gold Catalysis through Relativistic Effects: Addition of Water to Propyne

    Matthias Lein;A. Stephen K. Hashmi;Peter Schwerdtfeger

Frequent Co-Authors

Hermann Stoll
Hermann Stoll University of Stuttgart
Victor V. Flambaum
Victor V. Flambaum University of New South Wales
Michael Dolg
Michael Dolg University of Cologne
Witold Nazarewicz
Witold Nazarewicz Michigan State University
Graham A. Bowmaker
Graham A. Bowmaker University of Auckland
Heinzwerner Preuss
Heinzwerner Preuss University of Stuttgart
Helmut Schwarz
Helmut Schwarz Technical University of Berlin
Gernot Frenking
Gernot Frenking Philipp University of Marburg
Heinz W. Gäggeler
Heinz W. Gäggeler Paul Scherrer Institute
Andrzej J. Sadlej
Andrzej J. Sadlej Nicolaus Copernicus University

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