Berni J. Alder

8.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
75 papers, 6.5k citations indexed

About

Berni J. Alder is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Computational Mechanics. According to data from OpenAlex, Berni J. Alder has authored 75 papers receiving a total of 6.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 22 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 19 papers in Computational Mechanics. Recurrent topics in Berni J. Alder's work include Phase Equilibria and Thermodynamics (21 papers), Material Dynamics and Properties (15 papers) and Lattice Boltzmann Simulation Studies (13 papers). Berni J. Alder is often cited by papers focused on Phase Equilibria and Thermodynamics (21 papers), Material Dynamics and Properties (15 papers) and Lattice Boltzmann Simulation Studies (13 papers). Berni J. Alder collaborates with scholars based in United States, Israel and France. Berni J. Alder's co-authors include Manuel Rotenberg, Sidney Fernbach, J. Gillis, Alejandro L. Garcia, David M. Ceperley, William A. Lester, Peter Reynolds, John G. Kirkwood, David A. Young and Guy R. McNamara and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Berni J. Alder

74 papers receiving 6.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Methods in Computational Physics

1964 1.7k citations Berni J. Alder, Sidney Fernbach et al. Physics Today profile →
Fixed-node quantum Monte Carlo for moleculesa) b)

1982 842 citations Berni J. Alder et al. The Journal of Chemical Physics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Berni J. Alder United States	34	2.4k	1.5k	1.4k	1.1k	815	75	6.5k
J.W. Eastwood United Kingdom	22	1.9k 0.8×	1.5k 1.0×	1.0k 0.7×	1.1k 1.0×	203 0.2×	59	8.7k
Raymond J. Seeger United States	20	1.7k 0.7×	760 0.5×	809 0.6×	909 0.8×	316 0.4×	62	5.9k
James W. Dufty United States	33	1.4k 0.6×	1.2k 0.8×	2.1k 1.5×	430 0.4×	545 0.7×	164	4.2k
M. H. Ernst Netherlands	46	1.4k 0.6×	2.6k 1.7×	2.2k 1.5×	1.3k 1.2×	954 1.2×	173	7.2k
C. F. Curtiss United States	37	5.1k 2.1×	2.4k 1.6×	2.3k 1.6×	3.3k 2.9×	2.3k 2.8×	136	13.7k
Ya. B. Zel’dovich Russia	51	2.1k 0.8×	657 0.4×	1.8k 1.2×	378 0.3×	708 0.9×	308	13.5k
J. V. Sengers United States	57	2.0k 0.8×	2.5k 1.6×	1.3k 0.9×	5.3k 4.6×	504 0.6×	221	9.6k
T. E. Wainwright United States	11	1.7k 0.7×	3.6k 2.3×	780 0.5×	2.7k 2.4×	239 0.3×	17	7.0k
N. Kemmer United Kingdom	11	3.4k 1.4×	748 0.5×	387 0.3×	945 0.8×	287 0.4×	21	7.7k
E. R. Pike United Kingdom	37	2.0k 0.8×	626 0.4×	515 0.4×	1.0k 0.9×	316 0.4×	190	5.9k

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Brown, Ethan, Jonathan L. DuBois, & Berni J. Alder. (2015). Overcoming the fermion sign problem in homogeneous systems. arXiv (Cornell University). 2015. 1 indexed citations

Tubman, Norm M., Jonathan L. DuBois, Randolph Q. Hood, & Berni J. Alder. (2011). Prospects for release-node quantum Monte Carlo. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 135(18). 184109–184109. 11 indexed citations

Liu, Jian, Berni J. Alder, & William H. Miller. (2011). A semiclassical study of the thermal conductivity of low temperature liquids. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 135(11). 114105–114105. 16 indexed citations

Kadau, Kai, et al.. (2007). The importance of fluctuations in fluid mixing. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 104(19). 7741–7745. 67 indexed citations

Alley, William E., et al.. (2004). Complex flows by nanohydrodynamics. Molecular Physics. 102(19-20). 2137–2139. 4 indexed citations

Hadjiconstantinou, Nicolas G., Alejandro L. Garcia, & Berni J. Alder. (2000). The surface properties of a van der Waals fluid. Physica A Statistical Mechanics and its Applications. 281(1-4). 337–347. 18 indexed citations

Garcia, Alejandro L., John B. Bell, William Y. Crutchfield, & Berni J. Alder. (1999). Adaptive Mesh and Algorithm Refinement Using Direct Simulation Monte Carlo. Journal of Computational Physics. 154(1). 134–155. 202 indexed citations

Garcia, Alejandro L., Francis J. Alexander, & Berni J. Alder. (1997). A particle method with adjustable transport properties—the generalized consistent Boltzmann algorithm. Journal of Statistical Physics. 89(1-2). 403–409. 11 indexed citations

Rozsnyai, Balazs F. & Berni J. Alder. (1976). Quantum-statistical models for multicomponent plasmas. Physical review. A, General physics. 14(6). 2295–2300. 10 indexed citations

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Chandler, David, et al.. (1974). Optimized cluster theory correction to the van der Waals model of mixtures. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 61(3). 932–935. 10 indexed citations

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Young, David A. & Berni J. Alder. (1974). Studies in molecular dynamics. XIII. Singlet and pair distribution functions for hard-disk and hard-sphere solids. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 60(4). 1254–1267. 97 indexed citations

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Schaefer, Henry F., Donald R. McLaughlin, Frank E. Harris, & Berni J. Alder. (1970). Calculation of the Attractive He Pair Potential. Physical Review Letters. 25(15). 988–990. 99 indexed citations

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Alder, Berni J., Sidney Fernbach, & Manuel Rotenberg. (1966). Nuclear particle kinematics. Academic Press eBooks. 1 indexed citations

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Alder, Berni J., Sidney Fernbach, & Manuel Rotenberg. (1964). Fundamental methods in hydrodynamics. Academic Press eBooks. 84 indexed citations

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Alder, Berni J., Sidney Fernbach, Manuel Rotenberg, & J. Gillis. (1964). Methods in Computational Physics. Physics Today. 17(8). 48–50. 1723 indexed citations breakdown →

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Harris, Frank E. & Berni J. Alder. (1954). Statistical Mechanical Derivation of Onsager's Equation for Dielectric Polarization. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 22(11). 1806–1808. 15 indexed citations

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Zwanzig, Robert, John G. Kirkwood, Irwin Oppenheim, & Berni J. Alder. (1954). Statistical Mechanical Theory of Transport Processes. VII. The Coefficient of Thermal Conductivity of Monatomic Liquids. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 22(5). 783–790. 454 indexed citations

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Harris, Frank E. & Berni J. Alder. (1953). Restricted Rotation in Polar Gases near the Critical Point. Nature. 172(4382). 774–774. 1 indexed citations

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Kirkwood, John G., et al.. (1952). Radial Distribution Functions and the Equation of State of Fluids Composed of Molecules Interacting According to the Lennard-Jones Potential. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 20(6). 929–938. 161 indexed citations

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Alder, Berni J. & George Jura. (1952). Note on the Critical Temperature of Solids. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 20(9). 1491–1492. 4 indexed citations

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