Ernest R. Davidson

38.2k total citations · 9 hit papers
456 papers, 31.6k citations indexed

About

Ernest R. Davidson is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry and Spectroscopy. According to data from OpenAlex, Ernest R. Davidson has authored 456 papers receiving a total of 31.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 317 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 98 papers in Physical and Theoretical Chemistry and 91 papers in Spectroscopy. Recurrent topics in Ernest R. Davidson's work include Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (290 papers), Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies (96 papers) and Atomic and Molecular Physics (58 papers). Ernest R. Davidson is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (290 papers), Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies (96 papers) and Atomic and Molecular Physics (58 papers). Ernest R. Davidson collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and France. Ernest R. Davidson's co-authors include Stephen R. Langhoff, David Feller, Weston Thatcher Borden, William T. Simpson, Robert F. Stewart, Charles F. Bender, Subhas J. Chakravorty, Louis Noodleman, L. McMurchie and Viktor N. Staroverov and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Chemical Reviews and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Ernest R. Davidson

456 papers receiving 30.2k 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.

Configuration interaction calculations on the nitrogen molecule

1974 2.6k citations Ernest R. Davidson et al. International Journal of Quantum Chemistry profile →
Coherent X-Ray Scattering for the Hydrogen Atom in the Hydrogen Molecule

1965 2.6k citations Ernest R. Davidson et al. The Journal of Chemical Physics profile →
The iterative calculation of a few of the lowest eigenvalues and corresponding eigenvectors of large real-symmetric matrices

1975 1.9k citations Ernest R. Davidson profile →
Ligand spin polarization and antiferromagnetic coupling in transition metal dimers

1986 853 citations Ernest R. Davidson et al. profile →
Basis set selection for molecular calculations

1986 682 citations Ernest R. Davidson, David Feller profile →
Effects of electron repulsion in conjugated hydrocarbon diradicals

1977 563 citations Weston Thatcher Borden, Ernest R. Davidson Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
Size consistency in the dilute helium gas electronic structure

1977 559 citations Ernest R. Davidson et al. profile →
One- and two-electron integrals over cartesian gaussian functions

1978 509 citations Ernest R. Davidson et al. profile →
Ground-state correlation energies for atomic ions with 3 to 18 electrons

1993 426 citations Ernest R. Davidson et al. profile →

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Björn O. Roos Sweden

Péter Pulay United States

Fernando Bernardi Italy

Nicholas C. Handy United Kingdom

Trygve Helgaker Norway

Michel Dupuis United States

John A. Montgomery United States

Leo Radom Australia

R. Ditchfield United States

Charles W. Bauschlicher United States

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Balasubramanian, K. & Ernest R. Davidson. (2023). Rational approximations to pie: transcendental π and Euler’s Constant e. Journal of Mathematical Chemistry. 61(7). 1471–1476. 1 indexed citations

Feller, David, John F. Stanton, & Ernest R. Davidson. (2022). Atomic isotropic hyperfine properties for first row elements (B–F) revisited. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 156(3). 34304–34304. 1 indexed citations

Davidson, Ernest R. & Aurora E. Clark. (2021). A viewpoint on population analyses. International Journal of Quantum Chemistry. 122(8). 10 indexed citations

Davidson, Ernest R., J. V. Ortiz, & Viktor N. Staroverov. (2021). Complete-active-space extended Koopmans theorem method. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 155(5). 51102–51102. 7 indexed citations

Feller, David & Ernest R. Davidson. (2018). A theoretical study of the adiabatic and vertical ionization potentials of water. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 148(23). 234308–234308. 7 indexed citations

Yang, Yang, Ernest R. Davidson, & Weitao Yang. (2016). Nature of ground and electronic excited states of higher acenes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 113(35). E5098–107. 163 indexed citations

Davidson, Ernest R., et al.. (2015). The benzene radical anion: A computationally demanding prototype for aromatic anions. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 142(20). 204304–204304. 26 indexed citations

Goings, Joshua J., Feizhi Ding, Ernest R. Davidson, & Xiaosong Li. (2015). Approximate singly excited states from a two-component Hartree-Fock reference. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 143(14). 144106–144106. 9 indexed citations

Cancès, Éric, Gabriel Stoltz, Gustavo E. Scuseria, Viktor N. Staroverov, & Ernest R. Davidson. (2009). Local Exchange Potentials for Electronic Structure Calculations. ArXiv.org. 2(1). 1–42. 5 indexed citations

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Davidson, Ernest R. & Aurora E. Clark. (2007). Analysis of wave functions for open-shell molecules. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 9(16). 1881–1881. 39 indexed citations

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Davidson, Ernest R.. (2003). Exactness of the General Two-Body Cluster Expansion in Many-Body Quantum Theory. Physical Review Letters. 91(12). 123001–123001. 17 indexed citations

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Chisholm, Malcolm H., et al.. (2002). Insights into the Schrock ‘chop-chop’ reaction gained from density functional theory and preparation and structure of W₂(μ-PhCCPh)(SC₆H₄-2-Me)₆. Chemical Communications. 2770–2771. 4 indexed citations

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Kozlowski, Pawel M. & Ernest R. Davidson. (1995). One‐electron properties of molecules calculated using second‐order multireference perturbation theory. International Journal of Quantum Chemistry. 53(2). 149–160. 13 indexed citations

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Knight, Lon B., et al.. (1989). Electron spin resonance investigations of /sup 11/B/sup 12/C, /sup 11/B/sup 13/C, and /sup 10/B/sup 12/C in neon, argon, and krypton matrices at 4 K: Comparison with theoretical results. 1 indexed citations

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Katriel, Jacob, David Feller, & Ernest R. Davidson. (1984). Why is there a molecular relativistic effect?. International Journal of Quantum Chemistry. 26(4). 489–495. 8 indexed citations

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Phillips, Philip & Ernest R. Davidson. (1982). Interchange perturbation theory and phosphorescence: Application to CH2O. The Journal of Physical Chemistry. 86(19). 3729–3733. 3 indexed citations

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Borden, Weston Thatcher, Ernest R. Davidson, & David Feller. (1981). The potential surface for the cyclobutadiene radical cation. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 103(19). 5725–5729. 37 indexed citations

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Borden, Weston Thatcher & Ernest R. Davidson. (1979). Potential surfaces for the planar cyclopentadienyl radical and cation. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 101(14). 3771–3775. 88 indexed citations

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Tanaka, Kiyoshi & Ernest R. Davidson. (1979). A theoretical study on the potential surfaces of the lower electronic states of HCO. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 70(6). 2904–2913. 90 indexed citations

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Davidson, Ernest R. & Weston Thatcher Borden. (1977). Some aspects of the potential surface for singlet trimethylenemethane. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 99(7). 2053–2060. 66 indexed citations

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