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Renata M. Wentzcovitch

Renata M. Wentzcovitch

D-Index & Metrics

Materials Science

D-Index
73
Citations
65752
World Ranking
3729
National Ranking
1015

Renata M. Wentzcovitch publication distribution in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Materials Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Renata M. Wentzcovitch sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 384 publications — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more.

Renata M. Wentzcovitch D-index placement in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Materials Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Renata M. Wentzcovitch sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 73 D-Index — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more.

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

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

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

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

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

  • 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

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

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

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

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

  • Stability of carbon nitride solids

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

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

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  • 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

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

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

  • Electronic and structural properties of BN and BP.

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

  • High-pressure lattice dynamics and thermoelasticity of MgO

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

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

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

  • Spin transition in magnesiowüstite in earth's lower mantle.

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

  • 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

  • Theoretical study of BN, BP and BAs at high pressures

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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

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

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

  • 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

  • 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

Frequent Co-Authors

Koichiro Umemoto
Koichiro Umemoto Tokyo Institute of Technology
Taku Tsuchiya
Taku Tsuchiya Ehime University
Kai-Ming Ho
Kai-Ming Ho Iowa State University
Cai-Zhuang Wang
Cai-Zhuang Wang Iowa State University
Marvin L. Cohen
Marvin L. Cohen University of California, Berkeley
Donald J. Weidner
Donald J. Weidner Stony Brook University
Chris Leighton
Chris Leighton University of Minnesota
Kei Hirose
Kei Hirose University of Tokyo
Wenhui Duan
Wenhui Duan Tsinghua University
Lars Stixrude
Lars Stixrude University of California, Los Angeles

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