2026 Steven R. White: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	101	1571	1492	832	778	345	48075

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Current World Ranking

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Physics

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48075

Research.com Recognitions

2018 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
2016 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
2008 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
2003 - Aneesur Rahman Prize for Computational Physics, American Physical Society
1998 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For the development of the density matrix renormalization group method which provides a powerful numerical technique for investigating the properties of strongly correlated electron systems

Overview

Steven R. White is affiliated with the University of California, Irvine in the United States. Their main field of study is Physics and Astronomy, with a substantial focus on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, as well as Condensed Matter Physics, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, and Artificial Intelligence.

The scientist's research covers several key topics including:

Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism
Quantum many-body systems
Advanced Chemical Physics Studies
Advanced Condensed Matter Physics
Quantum, superfluid, helium dynamics
Quantum and electron transport phenomena
Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies

Steven R. White has contributed to numerous publications. Some of the recent notable papers include:

"The ITensor Software Library for Tensor Network Calculations", 2022, SciPost Physics Codebases
"Absence of Superconductivity in the Pure Two-Dimensional Hubbard Model", 2020, Physical Review X
"Codebase release 0.3 for ITensor", 2022, SciPost Physics Codebases
"The ITensor Software Library for Tensor Network Calculations", 2020, arXiv (Cornell University)
"Time-dependent variational principle with ancillary Krylov subspace", 2020, Physical review. B./Physical review. B

The frequent publication venues for their work include:

arXiv (Cornell University)
Physical review. B./Physical review. B
Physical Review Letters
Physical Review X
SciPost Physics Codebases

Collaboration is a notable aspect of Steven R. White's research. They have frequently co-authored papers with:

Shengtao Jiang
A. L. Chernyshev
E. Miles Stoudenmire
Shiwei Zhang
Mingpu Qin

Recognition in their field includes several awards and honors such as:

Member of the National Academy of Sciences, 2018
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2016
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2008
Aneesur Rahman Prize for Computational Physics, American Physical Society, 2003
Fellow of American Physical Society (APS), 1998, cited for the development of the density matrix renormalization group method which provides a numerical technique for investigating strongly correlated electron systems

Best Publications

Density matrix formulation for quantum renormalization groups

Steven R. White

8725
Citations
Density-matrix algorithms for quantum renormalization groups.

Steven R. White

4293
Citations
Real-time evolution using the density matrix renormalization group.

Steven R. White;Adrian E. Feiguin

1590
Citations
Spin-Liquid Ground State of the S = 1/2 Kagome Heisenberg Antiferromagnet

Simeng Yan;David A. Huse;David A. Huse;Steven R. White

1378
Citations
Conserving approximations for strongly correlated electron systems: Bethe-Salpeter equation and dynamics for the two-dimensional Hubbard model

N. E. Bickers;D. J. Scalapino;S. R. White

1162
Citations
Numerical study of the two-dimensional Hubbard model

S. R. White;D. J. Scalapino;R. L. Sugar;E. Y. Loh

1133
Citations
Sign problem in the numerical simulation of many-electron systems

E. Y. Loh;J. E. Gubernatis;R. T. Scalettar;S. R. White

950
Citations
Numerical renormalization-group study of low-lying eigenstates of the antiferromagnetic S=1 Heisenberg chain.

Steven R. White;David A. Huse

786
Citations
DIMERIZATION AND INCOMMENSURATE SPIRAL SPIN CORRELATIONS IN THE ZIGZAG SPIN CHAIN : ANALOGIES TO THE KONDO LATTICE

Steven R. White;Ian Affleck

652
Citations
The ITensor Software Library for Tensor Network Calculations

Matthew Fishman;Steven R. White;E. Miles Stoudenmire

619
Citations
Insulator, metal, or superconductor: The criteria.

Douglas J. Scalapino;Steven R. White;Shoucheng Zhang

590
Citations
Density Matrix Renormalization Group Study of the Striped Phase in the 2D t − J Model

Steven R. White;D. J. Scalapino

557
Citations
Resonating valence bond theory of coupled Heisenberg chains.

S. R. White;R. M. Noack;D. J. Scalapino

536
Citations
One-dimensional Bose-Hubbard model with nearest-neighbor interaction

Till D. Kühner;Till D. Kühner;Steven R. White;H. Monien

504
Citations
Ab initio quantum chemistry using the density matrix renormalization group

Steven R. White;Richard L. Martin

485
Citations
Studying Two Dimensional Systems With the Density Matrix Renormalization Group

E.M. Stoudenmire;Steven R. White

479
Citations
Real-space quantum renormalization groups.

S. R. White;R. M. Noack

444
Citations
Solutions of the Two-Dimensional Hubbard Model: Benchmarks and Results from a Wide Range of Numerical Algorithms

J. P. F. LeBlanc;Andrey E. Antipov;Federico Becca;Ireneusz W. Bulik

419
Citations
Neel order in square and triangular lattice Heisenberg models

Steven R. White;A. L. Chernyshev

391
Citations
Conserving approximations for strongly fluctuating electron systems. II. Numerical results and parquet extension.

N. E. Bickers;S. R. White

378
Citations