Ester Livshits

4.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
24 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Ester Livshits is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Physical and Theoretical Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Ester Livshits has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 9 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 6 papers in Physical and Theoretical Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Ester Livshits's work include Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies (9 papers), Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications (8 papers) and Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (7 papers). Ester Livshits is often cited by papers focused on Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies (9 papers), Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications (8 papers) and Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (7 papers). Ester Livshits collaborates with scholars based in Israel, United States and Germany. Ester Livshits's co-authors include Roi Baer, Ulrike Salzner, Daniel Neuhauser, Michael J. Bayer, Jeffrey I. Zink, M. Frederick Hawthorne, Chris Liu, Daniel Strasser, E. Peled and D. Golodnitsky and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Nature Communications and The Journal of Chemical Physics.

In The Last Decade

Ester Livshits

23 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

Tuned Range-Separated Hybrids in Density Functional Theory 2010 2026 2015 2020 2010 200 400 600
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. Tuned Range-Separated Hybrids in Density Functional Theory
    2010 612 citations Roi Baer, Ester Livshits et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ester Livshits Israel 16 646 498 392 298 263 24 1.5k
Å.G. Vitukhnovsky Russia 26 566 0.9× 647 1.3× 1.1k 2.7× 300 1.0× 189 0.7× 134 1.8k
Francesco Faglioni Italy 23 609 0.9× 591 1.2× 373 1.0× 77 0.3× 288 1.1× 50 1.5k
Motomichi Tashiro Japan 22 622 1.0× 277 0.6× 519 1.3× 96 0.3× 232 0.9× 57 1.3k
Hajime Hoshi Japan 23 555 0.9× 489 1.0× 761 1.9× 318 1.1× 250 1.0× 105 1.8k
Tunna Baruah United States 28 957 1.5× 421 0.8× 1.3k 3.3× 182 0.6× 130 0.5× 106 2.2k
Elaine A. Seddon United Kingdom 19 489 0.8× 436 0.9× 394 1.0× 107 0.4× 92 0.3× 91 1.4k
Herbert Früchtl United Kingdom 19 582 0.9× 409 0.8× 633 1.6× 107 0.4× 194 0.7× 68 1.4k
Roberto Rivelino Brazil 29 535 0.8× 312 0.6× 1.0k 2.7× 241 0.8× 178 0.7× 84 1.7k
Simone Techert Germany 22 579 0.9× 246 0.5× 851 2.2× 465 1.6× 184 0.7× 112 2.0k
Dane R. McCamey Australia 28 1.1k 1.8× 1.7k 3.3× 981 2.5× 241 0.8× 182 0.7× 79 2.6k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ester Livshits

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Daniely, Amit, Helen R. Eisenberg, Ester Livshits, et al.. (2025). Photochemical pathways in astronomical ices: A computational study of singlet oxygen reactions with hydrocarbons. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 162(1). 2 indexed citations
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Livshits, Ester, et al.. (2025). Ultrafast and Ultraslow Proton-Transfer Dynamics Induced by Formic Acid Dimer Ionization. The Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 129(34). 7768–7774.
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Livshits, Ester, Dror M. Bittner, R. Treusch, et al.. (2024). Symmetry-breaking dynamics of a photoionized carbon dioxide dimer. Nature Communications. 15(1). 6322–6322. 5 indexed citations
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Strasser, Daniel, Ester Livshits, & Roi Baer. (2023). Single-photon double-ionisation coulomb explosion in organic molecules. International Reviews in Physical Chemistry. 42(1-4). 29–51. 1 indexed citations
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Livshits, Ester, et al.. (2022). An “inverse” harpoon mechanism. Science Advances. 8(39). eabq8084–eabq8084. 15 indexed citations
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Bittner, Dror M., et al.. (2022). Sequential and concerted C–C and C–O bond dissociation in the Coulomb explosion of 2-propanol. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 157(7). 74309–74309. 13 indexed citations
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Livshits, Ester, et al.. (2021). Two pathways and an isotope effect in H3+ formation following double ionization of methanol. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1(2). 12 indexed citations
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Livshits, Ester, et al.. (2020). Time-resolving the ultrafast H2 roaming chemistry and H3+ formation using extreme-ultraviolet pulses. Communications Chemistry. 3(1). 49–49. 46 indexed citations
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Livshits, Ester, et al.. (2020). Absence of Triplets in Single-Photon Double Ionization of Methanol. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters. 11(19). 8108–8113. 16 indexed citations
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Livshits, Ester, et al.. (2017). Single-photon Coulomb explosion of methanol using broad bandwidth ultrafast EUV pulses. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 19(21). 13488–13495. 19 indexed citations
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Livshits, Ester, et al.. (2010). A Density Functional Theory for Studying Ionization Processes in Water Clusters. The Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 115(23). 5735–5744. 51 indexed citations
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Livshits, Ester, Roi Baer, & Ronnie Kosloff. (2009). Deleterious Effects of Long-Range Self-Repulsion on the Density Functional Description of O2 Sticking on Aluminum. The Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 113(26). 7521–7527. 23 indexed citations
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Jorn, Ryan, Ester Livshits, Roi Baer, & Tamar Seideman. (2007). The Role of Charge Localization in Current‐Driven Dynamics. Israel Journal of Chemistry. 47(1). 99–104. 3 indexed citations
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Baer, Roi, Ester Livshits, & Daniel Neuhauser. (2006). Avoiding self-repulsion in density functional description of biased molecular junctions. Chemical Physics. 329(1-3). 266–275. 29 indexed citations
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Livshits, Ester, et al.. (2005). New insights into structural and electrochemical properties of anisotropic polymer electrolytes. Electrochimica Acta. 50(19). 3805–3814. 20 indexed citations
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Golodnitsky, Diana, Ester Livshits, R. Kovarsky, et al.. (2004). New Generation of Ordered Polymer Electrolytes for Lithium Batteries. Electrochemical and Solid-State Letters. 7(11). A412–A412. 52 indexed citations
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Hawthorne, M. Frederick, Jeffrey I. Zink, Michael J. Bayer, et al.. (2004). Electrical or Photocontrol of the Rotary Motion of a Metallacarborane. Science. 303(5665). 1849–1851. 312 indexed citations
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Golodnitsky, Diana, Ester Livshits, A. Ulus, & E. Peled. (2002). Highly conductive, oriented polymer electrolytes for lithium batteries. Polymers for Advanced Technologies. 13(10-12). 683–689. 23 indexed citations
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Golodnitsky, D., Ester Livshits, A. Ulus, et al.. (2001). Fast Ion Transport Phenomena in Oriented Semicrystalline LiI−P(EO)n-Based Polymer Electrolytes. The Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 105(44). 10098–10106. 56 indexed citations
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Golodnitsky, Diana, Ester Livshits, Yu. Rosenberg, et al.. (2000). A new approach to the understanding of ion transport in semicrystalline polymer electrolytes. Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry. 491(1-2). 203–210. 36 indexed citations

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