Bernard Silvi

17.1k total citations · 4 hit papers
195 papers, 14.2k citations indexed

About

Bernard Silvi is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Organic Chemistry and Physical and Theoretical Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Bernard Silvi has authored 195 papers receiving a total of 14.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 117 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 71 papers in Organic Chemistry and 62 papers in Physical and Theoretical Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Bernard Silvi's work include Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (99 papers), Crystallography and molecular interactions (42 papers) and Free Radicals and Antioxidants (33 papers). Bernard Silvi is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (99 papers), Crystallography and molecular interactions (42 papers) and Free Radicals and Antioxidants (33 papers). Bernard Silvi collaborates with scholars based in France, Spain and Poland. Bernard Silvi's co-authors include Andreas Savin, Franck Fuster, Stéphane Noury, Xénophon Krokidis, Juán Andrés, M. E. Alikhani, F. Colonna, Miquel Solà, Miquel Duran and Sławomir Berski and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Chemical Reviews and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Bernard Silvi

191 papers receiving 13.9k citations

Hit Papers

Classification of chemica... 1994 2026 2004 2015 1994 1999 2005 1996 1000 2.0k 3.0k
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Classification of chemical bonds based on topological analysis of electron localization functions
    1994 3.6k citations Bernard Silvi, Andreas Savin Nature profile →
  2. Computational tools for the electron localization function topological analysis
    1999 849 citations Franck Fuster, Bernard Silvi et al. Computers & Chemistry profile →
  3. Theoretical Evaluation of Electron Delocalization in Aromatic Molecules by Means of Atoms in Molecules (AIM) and Electron Localization Function (ELF) Topological Approaches
    2005 675 citations Bernard Silvi et al. profile →
  4. Topological analysis of the electron localization function applied to delocalized bonds
    1996 570 citations Bernard Silvi et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Bernard Silvi 6.1k 5.4k 4.3k 3.8k 2.7k 195 14.2k
Andreas Savin 5.9k 1.0× 6.2k 1.2× 6.4k 1.5× 3.5k 0.9× 3.6k 1.3× 82 17.8k
Heinzwerner Preuß 5.5k 0.9× 4.5k 0.8× 4.4k 1.0× 2.2k 0.6× 3.9k 1.4× 37 14.0k
Marco Häser 5.9k 1.0× 6.4k 1.2× 5.4k 1.2× 3.7k 1.0× 5.0k 1.8× 30 18.3k
Minh Tho Nguyen 5.3k 0.9× 5.5k 1.0× 6.4k 1.5× 2.4k 0.6× 3.2k 1.2× 758 16.1k
S. J. A. van Gisbergen 4.7k 0.8× 5.0k 0.9× 5.7k 1.3× 3.1k 0.8× 3.6k 1.3× 36 15.2k
Rolf Seeger 6.6k 1.1× 6.2k 1.2× 4.8k 1.1× 3.3k 0.9× 3.6k 1.3× 29 17.5k
R. F. W. Bader 5.7k 0.9× 6.5k 1.2× 4.3k 1.0× 6.0k 1.6× 2.8k 1.0× 117 15.7k
Wolfram Koch 4.1k 0.7× 5.1k 1.0× 2.8k 0.7× 2.1k 0.6× 2.8k 1.0× 211 11.6k
Elfi Kraka 5.3k 0.9× 5.0k 0.9× 3.0k 0.7× 4.3k 1.1× 2.7k 1.0× 275 13.1k
Filipp Furche 5.6k 0.9× 6.9k 1.3× 7.0k 1.6× 3.3k 0.9× 3.8k 1.4× 167 17.2k

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All Works

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Silvi, Bernard & M. E. Alikhani. (2025). Population Analysis From Variational Chemical Partition of Molecular Position Space. Journal of Computational Chemistry. 46(20). e70184–e70184.
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Silvi, Bernard, M. E. Alikhani, & H. Ratajczak. (2020). Towards an unified chemical model of secondary bonding. Journal of Molecular Modeling. 26(3). 62–62. 20 indexed citations
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Chauvin, Rémi, Christine Lepetit, Bernard Silvi, & M. E. Alikhani. (2016). Applications of Topological Methods in Molecular Chemistry. HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe). 62 indexed citations
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Fressigné, Catherine, et al.. (2014). Carbolithiation of Chloro‐Substituted Alkynes: A New Access to Vinyl Carbenoids. Chemistry - A European Journal. 20(33). 10249–10254. 19 indexed citations
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González‐Navarrete, Patricio, Luís R. Domingo, Juán Andrés, Sławomir Berski, & Bernard Silvi. (2012). Electronic fluxes during diels‐alder reactions involving 1,2‐benzoquinones: mechanistic insights from the analysis of electron localization function and catastrophe theory. Journal of Computational Chemistry. 33(30). 2400–2411. 24 indexed citations
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Phukan, Ashwini K., Ankur K. Guha, & Bernard Silvi. (2010). Is delocalization a prerequisite for stability of ring systems? A case study of some inorganic rings. Dalton Transactions. 39(17). 4126–4126. 29 indexed citations
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Piquemal, Jean‐Philip, Julien Pilmé, Olivier Parisel, et al.. (2008). What can be learnt on biologically relevant systems from the topological analysis of the electron localization function?. International Journal of Quantum Chemistry. 108(11). 1951–1969. 54 indexed citations
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Polo, Víctor, Juán Andrés, & Bernard Silvi. (2007). New insights on the bridge carbon–carbon bond in propellanes: A theoretical study based on the analysis of the electron localization function. Journal of Computational Chemistry. 28(5). 857–864. 39 indexed citations
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Andrés, Juán, Sławomir Berski, M. Feliz, et al.. (2005). The nature of the chemical bond in di- and polynuclear metal cluster complexes as depicted by the analysis of the electron localization function. Comptes Rendus Chimie. 8(9-10). 1400–1412. 33 indexed citations
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Michelini, María del Carmen, Nino Russo, M. E. Alikhani, & Bernard Silvi. (2005). Energetic and topological analyses of the oxidation reaction between Mon (n = 1, 2) and N2O. Journal of Computational Chemistry. 26(12). 1284–1293. 28 indexed citations
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Shaik, Sason, et al.. (2005). Charge‐Shift Bonding—A Class of Electron‐Pair Bonds That Emerges from Valence Bond Theory and Is Supported by the Electron Localization Function Approach. Chemistry - A European Journal. 11(21). 6358–6371. 226 indexed citations
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Michelini, María del Carmen, Nino Russo, M. E. Alikhani, & Bernard Silvi. (2004). Energetic and topological analysis of the reaction of Mo and Mo2 with NH3, C2H2, and C2H4 molecules. Journal of Computational Chemistry. 25(13). 1647–1655. 13 indexed citations
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Polo, Víctor, Juán Andrés, Raquel Castillo, Sławomir Berski, & Bernard Silvi. (2004). Understanding the Molecular Mechanism of the 1,3‐Dipolar Cycloaddition between Fulminic Acid and Acetylene in Terms of the Electron Localization Function and Catastrophe Theory. Chemistry - A European Journal. 10(20). 5165–5172. 90 indexed citations
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Pilmé, Julien, Bernard Silvi, & M. E. Alikhani. (2003). Structure and Stability of M−CO, M = First-Transition-Row Metal:  An Application of Density Functional Theory and Topological Approaches. The Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 107(22). 4506–4514. 76 indexed citations
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Mori‐Sánchez, Paula, J. M. Recio, Bernard Silvi, et al.. (2002). Rigorous characterization of oxygen vacancies in ionic oxides. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 66(7). 71 indexed citations
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Bergès, Jacqueline, Franck Fuster, Bernard Silvi, Jean‐Pierre Jacquot, & Chantal Houée‐Levin. (2000). Influence of protonation on the stability of disulfide radicals. Nukleonika. 45. 23–29. 23 indexed citations
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Silvi, Bernard & Andreas Savin. (1994). Classification of chemical bonds based on topological analysis of electron localization functions. Nature. 371(6499). 683–686. 3573 indexed citations breakdown →
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Silvi, Bernard, V. Chandrasekharan, Majed Chergui, & R. D. Etters. (1986). Frequency shifts of vibrational and rotational states of diluteH2,D2, and HD impurities in solid Ar under pressure. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 33(4). 2749–2756. 14 indexed citations
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Silvi, Bernard & V. Chandrasekharan. (1983). Dispersion coefficients for atoms in different states. Molecular Physics. 48(5). 1053–1066. 3 indexed citations
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Rouzo, H. Le, G. Raşeev, & Bernard Silvi. (1978). An efficient method for the transformation of two electron integrals. Computers & Chemistry. 2(1). 15–18. 5 indexed citations

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