2026 Renata M. Wentzcovitch: Materials Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Materials Science	73	3731	3610	1017	957	384	65752

Research.com Recognitions

2013 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
2012 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
2008 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)
2005 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For computational tools for, and valuable predictions of, structure and properties of earth minerals and exotic oxides, especially at high pressure and temperature

Overview

Renata M. Wentzcovitch is affiliated with Columbia University in the United States and has contributed extensively to research in Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Materials Science. Their publications address topics primarily within Geophysics, Materials Chemistry, and Condensed Matter Physics, with additional work touching on Molecular Biology.

The main focus of Wentzcovitch's research includes high-pressure geophysics and materials, geological and geochemical analysis, and studies relevant to geomagnetism and paleomagnetism. Other notable research areas comprise crystal structures and properties, applications of machine learning in materials science, earthquake and tectonic studies, and X-ray diffraction in crystallography.

Frequent co-authors in Wentzcovitch's body of work include:

Yang Sun
Kai-Ming Ho
Cai-Zhuang Wang
Chenxing Luo
Jingyi Zhuang

Key publication venues where Wentzcovitch's work has appeared consist of:

arXiv (Cornell University)
Physical Review B
Physical Review Materials
Nature Communications
Geophysical Research Letters

Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by Wentzcovitch are:

"DeePMD-kit v2: A software package for deep potential models," published in 2023 in The Journal of Chemical Physics
"Toward an international practical pressure scale: A proposal for an IPPS ruby gauge (IPPS-Ruby2020)," published in 2020 in High Pressure Research
"Velocity and density characteristics of subducted oceanic crust and the origin of lower-mantle heterogeneities," published in 2020 in Nature Communications
"cij: A Python code for quasiharmonic thermoelasticity," published in 2021 in Computer Physics Communications
"Elastic Anisotropy of Lizardite at Subduction Zone Conditions," published in 2022 in Geophysical Research Letters

Renata M. Wentzcovitch has been recognized by several professional organizations as a fellow. Awards include:

Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2013)
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (2012)
Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) (2008)
Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) (2005), cited for contributions to computational tools and predictions of earth minerals and exotic oxides under high pressure and temperature conditions

Best Publications

QUANTUM ESPRESSO: a modular and open-source software project for quantum simulations of materials

Paolo Giannozzi;Stefano Baroni;Stefano Baroni;Nicola Bonini;Matteo Calandra

31067
Citations
Quantum ESPRESSO: a modular and open-source software project for quantum simulations of materials

P. Giannozzi;S. Baroni;N. Bonini;M. Calandra

17591
Citations
VO2: Peierls or Mott-Hubbard? A view from band theory.

Renata M. Wentzcovitch;Werner W. Schulz;Philip B. Allen

851
Citations
Atomic arrangement and electronic structure of BC 2 N

Amy Y. Liu;Amy Y. Liu;Renata M. Wentzcovitch;Renata M. Wentzcovitch;Marvin L. Cohen;Marvin L. Cohen

574
Citations
Phase transition in MgSiO 3 perovskite in the earth's lower mantle

Taku Tsuchiya;Jun Tsuchiya;Koichiro Umemoto;Renata M. Wentzcovitch

553
Citations
Body-centered tetragonal C4: a viable sp3 carbon allotrope.

Koichiro Umemoto;Renata M. Wentzcovitch;Susumu Saito;Takashi Miyake

546
Citations
Stability of carbon nitride solids

Amy Y. Liu;Renata M. Wentzcovitch;Renata M. Wentzcovitch

541
Citations
DeePMD-kit v2: A software package for deep potential models

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456
Citations
Experimental and theoretical equation of state of cubic boron nitride

Elise Knittle;Elise Knittle;Renata M. Wentzcovitch;Renata M. Wentzcovitch;Raymond Jeanloz;Marvin L. Cohen;Marvin L. Cohen

393
Citations
Ab initio molecular dynamics with variable cell shape: Application to MgSiO3.

Renata M. Wentzcovitch;José Luís Martins;G. D. Price

390
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Electronic and structural properties of BN and BP.

Renata M. Wentzcovitch;K. J. Chang;Marvin L. Cohen

383
Citations
High-pressure lattice dynamics and thermoelasticity of MgO

B. Karki;Renata M Wentzcovitch;S. de Gironcoli;S. Baroni

372
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High-pressure elastic properties of major materials of Earth's mantle from first principles

Bijaya B. Karki;Lars Stixrude;Renata M. Wentzcovitch

329
Citations
Spin transition in magnesiowüstite in earth's lower mantle.

Taku Tsuchiya;Renata M. Wentzcovitch;Cesar R. S. da Silva;Stefano de Gironcoli

324
Citations
First-principles determination of elastic anisotropy and wave velocities of MgO at lower mantle conditions

B. B. Karki;Renata M Wentzcovitch;S. De Gironcoli;S. Baroni

288
Citations
Theoretical study of BN, BP and BAs at high pressures

Renata M. Wentzcovitch;Marvin L. Cohen;Pui K. Lam;Pui K. Lam

285
Citations
Calculation of electronic and structural properties of BC 3

David Tomanek;David Tomanek;Renata M. Wentzcovitch;Renata M. Wentzcovitch;Steven G. Louie;Steven G. Louie;Marvin L. Cohen;Marvin L. Cohen

237
Citations
Thermoelastic Properties of MgSiO~3-Perovskite: Insights on the Nature of the Earth's Lower Mantle

R. M. Wentzcovitch;R. M. Wentzcovitch;B. B. Karki;M. Cococcioni;S. de Gironcoli

232
Citations
Dissociation of MgSiO3 in the cores of gas giants and terrestrial exoplanets.

Koichiro Umemoto;Koichiro Umemoto;Renata M. Wentzcovitch;Renata M. Wentzcovitch;Philip B. Allen;Philip B. Allen

231
Citations
Ab initio study of MgSiO3 and CaSiO3 perovskites at lower-mantle pressures

Renata M. Wentzcovitch;Nancy L. Ross;G.D. Price

221
Citations
Anomalous compressibility of ferropericlase throughout the iron spin cross-over.

R. M. Wentzcovitch;J. F. Justo;J. F. Justo;Z. Wu;C. R. S. da Silva

218
Citations
Graphitic interlayer states: A carbon K near-edge x-ray-absorption fine-structure study

D. A. Fischer;R. M. Wentzcovitch;R. G. Carr;A. Continenza

193
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