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Volker Heine 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 Volker Heine sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 274 publications — 13th percentile

13% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,469 publications or more.

Volker Heine 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 Volker Heine sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 77 D-Index — 13th percentile

13% 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

  • 2001 - Max Born Medal and Prize, German Physical Society, Institute of Physics
  • 1994 - Dirac Medal, Institute of Physics
  • 1987 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For his leading contributions to the theory of the electronic structure of solids
  • 1974 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom

Overview

Volker Heine is affiliated with the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom and specializes in the field of Materials Science with a focus on various subfields including Materials Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, General Materials Science, and Mechanical Engineering.

The scientist's recent research includes publications in key venues such as Reports on Progress in Physics and the Journal of Physics Condensed Matter. Notable recent papers are:

  • The rigid unit mode model: review of ideas and applications, 2023, Reports on Progress in Physics
  • Understanding metal bonding, 2024, Journal of Physics Condensed Matter

Research topics explored encompass:

  • Thermal Expansion and Ionic Conductivity
  • Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials
  • Zeolite Catalysis and Synthesis
  • Metallurgical and Alloy Processes
  • Intermetallics and Advanced Alloy Properties
  • Machine Learning in Materials Science

Collaboration has been a component of their work, with frequent co-authors including Lei Tan, G. Li, Martin T. Dove, and Siyu Chen.

Throughout their career, Volker Heine has been recognized by multiple professional organizations. Awards include the Max Born Medal and Prize from the German Physical Society and Institute of Physics in 2001, the 1994 Dirac Medal awarded by the Institute of Physics, Fellowship of the American Physical Society in 1987 citing contributions to the theory of the electronic structure of solids, and Fellowship of the Royal Society in the United Kingdom starting in 1974.

Best Publications

  • Theory of Surface States

    Volker Heine

  • Optimized and transferable nonlocal separable ab initio pseudopotentials

    J. S. Lin;A. Qteish;M. C. Payne;V. Heine

  • Electronic structure based on the local atomic environment for tight-binding bands

    R Haydock;V Heine;M J Kelly

  • The screened model potential for 25 elements

    A. O.E. Animalu;V. Heine

  • A new method for the electronic structure of metals

    V. Heine;I. Abarenkov

  • s-d Interaction in Transition Metals

    Volker Heine

  • General Theory of Pseudopotentials

    B. J. Austin;V. Heine;L. J. Sham

  • Group theory in quantum mechanics

    Volker Heine

  • The Fitting of Pseudopotentials to Experimental Data and Their Subsequent Application

    Marvin L. Cohen;Volker Heine

  • THE MODEL POTENTIAL FOR POSITIVE IONS

    I. V. Abarenkov;V. Heine

  • Pseudopotential Theory of Cohesion and Structure

    Volker Heine;D. Weaire

  • Theory of the temperature dependence of electronic band structures

    P B Allen;V Heine

  • Origin of the negative thermal expansion in and

    Alexandra K A Pryde;Kenton D Hammonds;Martin T Dove;Volker Heine

  • The Pseudopotential Concept

    Volker Heine

  • Electronic Structure from the Point of View of the Local Atomic Environment

    Volker Heine

  • Spin density wave and soft phonon mode from nesting Fermi surfaces

    S K Chan;V Heine

  • Rigid-unit phonon modes and structural phase transitions in framework silicates

    Kenton D. Hammonds;Martin T. Dove;Andrew P. Giddy;Volker Heine

  • The Determination of Rigid-Unit Modes as Potential Soft Modes for Displacive Phase Transitions in Framework Crystal Structures

    A. P. Giddy;M. T. Dove;G. S. Pawley;V. Heine

  • Extremal properties of the Harris-Foulkes functional and an improved screening calculation for the electron gas.

    Behnam Farid;Volker Heine;G. E. Engel;I. J. Robertson

  • Theory of lattice contraction at aluminium surfaces

    M W Finnis;Volker Heine

Frequent Co-Authors

Martin T. Dove
Martin T. Dove Sichuan University
Mike C. Payne
Mike C. Payne University of Cambridge
Richard J. Needs
Richard J. Needs University of Cambridge
Ekhard K. H. Salje
Ekhard K. H. Salje University of Cambridge
Geoffrey D. Price
Geoffrey D. Price University College London
Nicola Marzari
Nicola Marzari École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Marvin L. Cohen
Marvin L. Cohen University of California, Berkeley
Julian D. Gale
Julian D. Gale Curtin University
John B. Pendry
John B. Pendry Imperial College London
Angel Rubio
Angel Rubio Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter

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