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Peter Schwerdtfeger

Peter Schwerdtfeger

Massey University
New Zealand

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Chemistry
New Zealand
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
81
Citations
20266
World Ranking
3312
National Ranking
6

Physics

D-Index
84
Citations
21568
World Ranking
2708
National Ranking
4

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.

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103 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.

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.

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70 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.

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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