What is he best known for?
The fields of study he is best known for:
- Quantum mechanics
- Organic chemistry
- Catalysis
William A. Goddard focuses on Molecular dynamics, Catalysis, Nanotechnology, Computational chemistry and Density functional theory.
The Molecular dynamics study combines topics in areas such as Chemical physics, Thermodynamics and Physical chemistry.
His Catalysis research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Inorganic chemistry, Photochemistry, Stereochemistry and Medicinal chemistry.
His Nanotechnology study combines topics in areas such as Electrochemistry, Composite material and Chemical engineering.
His studies in Computational chemistry integrate themes in fields like Ab initio and Molecule, Ab initio quantum chemistry methods, Hydrogen bond.
His research combines Molecular physics and Density functional theory.
His most cited work include:
- UFF, a full periodic table force field for molecular mechanics and molecular dynamics simulations (5485 citations)
- DREIDING: A generic force field for molecular simulations (3967 citations)
- ReaxFF: A Reactive Force Field for Hydrocarbons (2728 citations)
What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?
His primary areas of study are Molecular dynamics, Catalysis, Crystallography, Nanotechnology and Computational chemistry.
William A. Goddard has researched Molecular dynamics in several fields, including Chemical physics, Physical chemistry and Thermodynamics.
His Catalysis study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Inorganic chemistry, Photochemistry, Chemical engineering and Medicinal chemistry.
His work focuses on many connections between Crystallography and other disciplines, such as Stereochemistry, that overlap with his field of interest in Binding site.
His study in Nanotechnology focuses on Carbon nanotube in particular.
The study incorporates disciplines such as Ab initio and Molecule in addition to Computational chemistry.
He most often published in these fields:
- Molecular dynamics (14.77%)
- Catalysis (13.98%)
- Crystallography (12.23%)
What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2016-2021)?
- Catalysis (13.98%)
- Chemical engineering (6.88%)
- Chemical physics (9.95%)
In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:
His primary areas of investigation include Catalysis, Chemical engineering, Chemical physics, Molecular dynamics and Density functional theory.
William A. Goddard has included themes like Electrocatalyst, Electrochemistry and Overpotential in his Catalysis study.
His research on Overpotential often connects related topics like Oxygen evolution.
His Chemical engineering research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Electrolyte and Redox.
His study of ReaxFF is a part of Molecular dynamics.
William A. Goddard interconnects Computational chemistry, Reaction rate and Quantum mechanics in the investigation of issues within Reaction mechanism.
Between 2016 and 2021, his most popular works were:
- High-performance bifunctional porous non-noble metal phosphide catalyst for overall water splitting. (323 citations)
- Field-effect transistors made from solution-grown two-dimensional tellurene (231 citations)
- Oxygen-Vacancy Abundant Ultrafine Co3O4/Graphene Composites for High-Rate Supercapacitor Electrodes. (172 citations)
In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:
- Quantum mechanics
- Organic chemistry
- Catalysis
Catalysis, Density functional theory, Chemical physics, Chemical engineering and Nanotechnology are his primary areas of study.
His Catalysis research integrates issues from Inorganic chemistry, Electrocatalyst, Overpotential and Metal.
His Density functional theory research includes themes of Thermoelectric effect, Semiconductor, Deformation mechanism, Dielectric and van der Waals force.
His Chemical physics research incorporates elements of Decomposition, Molecule and Molecular dynamics.
His studies deal with areas such as Electrostatics and Ring as well as Molecule.
The various areas that William A. Goddard examines in his Reaction mechanism study include Hydrogen, Computational chemistry, Reaction rate and Physical chemistry.
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