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Overview

Swapan K. Ghosh is affiliated with the Homi Bhabha National Institute in India and has contributed to several fields including Physics and Astronomy, Chemistry, and Materials Science. Their work often intersects subfields such as Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Organic Chemistry, Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Physical and Theoretical Chemistry. The primary research topics they have addressed include Advanced Chemical Physics Studies, Chemical Reaction Mechanisms, Chemical Thermodynamics and Molecular Structure, Hydrogen Storage and Materials, Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication, Advancements in Battery Materials, and Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies.

Ghosh's recent scholarly output covers a range of topics and has been published in various academic journals. Notable publications include:

  • Reactivity Parameters and Substitution Effect in Organic Acids, 2020, The Journal of Physical Chemistry A
  • Concept of reaction coordinate for dynamics of optically controlled non-equilibrium processes in condensed phase, 2020, Theoretical Chemistry Accounts
  • Electrostatics driven hydrogen adsorption in covalently bound ionic liquids on carbon nanomaterials: New hybrid materials for hydrogen storage, 2025, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
  • A path integral approach to quantum fluid dynamics: application to double well potential, 2023, Theoretical Chemistry Accounts
  • "In microgravity, even simple experiments can reveal big insights", 2025, Nature India

Their work has been published most frequently in Theoretical Chemistry Accounts, followed by The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, and Nature India.

Ghosh has collaborated with several researchers with whom they have published multiple times. Frequent coauthors include:

  • K. R. S. Chandrakumar
  • Jishnudas Chakkamalayath
  • Prathyusha Vadlamudi
  • A. Anuradha
  • Mitradip Das

The scientist's research demonstrates a focus on chemical and physical processes at the molecular level, exploring both theoretical frameworks and practical applications such as hydrogen storage materials and quantum fluid dynamics. Their contributions span experimental and computational studies, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach within the broader domain of chemical physics and materials science.

Best Publications

  • Electronegativity Equalization Method for the Calculation of Atomic Charges in Molecules.

    W. J. Mortier;S. K. Ghosh;S. Shankar

  • Graphyne and Graphdiyne: Promising Materials for Nanoelectronics and Energy Storage Applications

    K. Srinivasu;Swapan K. Ghosh

  • Alkali-metal-induced enhancement of hydrogen adsorption in C60 fullerene: an ab Initio study.

    K. R. S. Chandrakumar;Swapan K. Ghosh

  • On the concept of local hardness in chemistry

    Max Berkowitz;Swapan K. Ghosh;Robert G. Parr

  • Transcription of ground-state density-functional theory into a local thermodynamics

    Swapan K. Ghosh;Max Berkowitz;Robert G. Parr

  • Correlation between hardness, polarizability, and size of atoms, molecules, and clusters

    Tapan K. Ghanty;Swapan K. Ghosh

  • A classical fluid‐like approach to the density‐functional formalism of many‐electron systems

    Swapan K. Ghosh;Swapan K. Ghosh;Max Berkowitz

  • A DENSITY FUNCTIONAL APPROACH TO HARDNESS, POLARIZABILITY, AND VALENCY OF MOLECULES IN CHEMICAL REACTIONS

    Tapan K. Ghanty;Swapan K. Ghosh

  • Porous Graphitic Carbon Nitride: A Possible Metal-free Photocatalyst for Water Splitting

    K. Srinivasu;K. Srinivasu;Brindaban Modak;Brindaban Modak;Swapan K. Ghosh;Swapan K. Ghosh

  • Schrödinger fluid dynamics of many‐electron systems in a time‐dependent density‐functional framework

    B. M. Deb;S. K. Ghosh

  • Molecular softness as the average of atomic softnesses: companion principle to the geometric mean principle for electronegativity equalization

    Weitao Yang;Chengteh Lee;Swapan K. Ghosh

  • Density‐determined orthonormal orbital approach to atomic energy functionalsa)

    Swapan K. Ghosh;Robert G. Parr

  • Energy derivatives in density-functional theory

    Swapan K. Ghosh

  • New method for the direct calculation of electron density in many‐electron systems. I. Application to closed‐shell atoms

    B. M. Deb;S. K. Ghosh

  • Spin-Polarized Generalization of the Concepts of Electronegativity and Hardness and the Description of Chemical Binding

    Tapan K. Ghanty;Swapan K. Ghosh

  • Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Aqueous Urea Solution: Is Urea a Structure Breaker?

    Dibyendu Bandyopadhyay;Sadhana Mohan;Swapan K. Ghosh;Niharendu Choudhury

  • Relationship between Ionization Potential, Polarizability, and Softness: A Case Study of Lithium and Sodium Metal Clusters

    K. R. S. Chandrakumar;Tapan K. Ghanty;Swapan K. Ghosh

  • Transition Metal Decorated Graphyne: An Efficient Catalyst for Oxygen Reduction Reaction

    K. Srinivasu;Swapan K. Ghosh

  • Enhancement of Visible Light Photocatalytic Activity of SrTiO3: A Hybrid Density Functional Study

    Brindaban Modak;Swapan K. Ghosh

  • Transition Metal Decorated Porphyrin-like Porous Fullerene: Promising Materials for Molecular Hydrogen Adsorption

    K. Srinivasu;Swapan K. Ghosh

  • Static dipole polarizability and binding energy of sodium clusters Nan (n=1-10): A critical assessment of all-electron based post Hartree-Fock and density functional methods.

    K. R. S. Chandrakumar;Tapan K. Ghanty;Swapan K. Ghosh

Frequent Co-Authors

Pratim K. Chattaraj
Pratim K. Chattaraj Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra
Robert G. Parr
Robert G. Parr University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Tulsi Mukherjee
Tulsi Mukherjee Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
Dipak Khastgir
Dipak Khastgir Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Sabita Roy
Sabita Roy University of Miami
Koki Horikoshi
Koki Horikoshi Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
Max L. Berkowitz
Max L. Berkowitz University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Mallayan Palaniandavar
Mallayan Palaniandavar Bharathidasan University
O. Anwar Bég
O. Anwar Bég University of Salford
Håvard Helstrup
Håvard Helstrup University of Bergen

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