Florian Weigend

62.4k total citations · 13 hit papers
205 papers, 50.3k citations indexed

About

Florian Weigend is a scholar working on Inorganic Chemistry, Organic Chemistry and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Florian Weigend has authored 205 papers receiving a total of 50.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 107 papers in Inorganic Chemistry, 95 papers in Organic Chemistry and 72 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Florian Weigend's work include Synthesis and characterization of novel inorganic/organometallic compounds (64 papers), Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis (59 papers) and Inorganic Chemistry and Materials (59 papers). Florian Weigend is often cited by papers focused on Synthesis and characterization of novel inorganic/organometallic compounds (64 papers), Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis (59 papers) and Inorganic Chemistry and Materials (59 papers). Florian Weigend collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United Kingdom and France. Florian Weigend's co-authors include Reinhart Ahlrichs, Christof Hättig, Marco Häser, Karin Eichkorn, Oliver Treutler, Holger Patzelt, Andreas Köhn, Filipp Furche, Ferdinand Evers and Stefanie Dehnen and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Florian Weigend

191 papers receiving 49.9k citations

Hit Papers

Balanced basis sets of sp... 1997 2026 2006 2016 2005 2006 1997 1998 2002 5.0k 10.0k 15.0k 20.0k
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. Balanced basis sets of split valence, triple zeta valence and quadruple zeta valence quality for H to Rn: Design and assessment of accuracy
    2005 23.4k citations Florian Weigend et al. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics profile →
  2. Accurate Coulomb-fitting basis sets for H to Rn
    2006 6.8k citations Florian Weigend Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics profile →
  3. Auxiliary basis sets for main row atoms and transition metals and their use to approximate Coulomb potentials
    1997 3.2k citations Florian Weigend et al. profile →
  4. RI-MP2: optimized auxiliary basis sets and demonstration of efficiency
    1998 2.5k citations Florian Weigend et al. profile →
  5. Efficient use of the correlation consistent basis sets in resolution of the identity MP2 calculations
    2002 1.7k citations Florian Weigend et al. profile →
  6. CC2 excitation energy calculations on large molecules using the resolution of the identity approximation
    2000 1.3k citations Florian Weigend et al. profile →
  7. RI-MP2: first derivatives and global consistency
    1997 1.3k citations Florian Weigend et al. profile →
  8. A fully direct RI-HF algorithm: Implementation, optimised auxiliary basis sets, demonstration of accuracy and efficiency
    2002 1.2k citations Florian Weigend Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics profile →
  9. Gaussian basis sets of quadruple zeta valence quality for atoms H–Kr
    2003 1.0k citations Florian Weigend et al. profile →
  10. Turbomole
    2013 796 citations Wim Klopper, Florian Weigend et al. profile →
  11. Hartree–Fock exchange fitting basis sets for H to Rn †
    2007 597 citations Florian Weigend profile →
  12. A single-molecule diode
    2005 399 citations Florian Weigend et al. profile →
  13. GW100: Benchmarking G0W0 for Molecular Systems
    2015 292 citations Florian Weigend et al. Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Florian Weigend 18.0k 16.5k 14.1k 14.0k 7.5k 205 50.3k
Tom Ziegler 21.2k 1.2× 12.6k 0.8× 15.4k 1.1× 13.6k 1.0× 7.1k 0.9× 456 45.6k
Evert Jan Baerends 16.8k 0.9× 20.2k 1.2× 16.2k 1.2× 23.0k 1.6× 10.1k 1.3× 368 57.5k
Christopher J. Cramer 25.0k 1.4× 16.8k 1.0× 16.9k 1.2× 11.7k 0.8× 8.9k 1.2× 545 60.8k
Carlo Adamo 13.2k 0.7× 18.8k 1.1× 5.8k 0.4× 13.1k 0.9× 11.2k 1.5× 456 44.5k
P. Jeffrey Hay 19.0k 1.1× 18.1k 1.1× 15.9k 1.1× 11.8k 0.8× 4.4k 0.6× 127 50.0k
Yan Zhao 26.1k 1.4× 22.0k 1.3× 10.9k 0.8× 16.5k 1.2× 10.1k 1.3× 601 74.4k
Larry A. Curtiss 21.7k 1.2× 21.9k 1.3× 10.8k 0.8× 21.7k 1.5× 10.4k 1.4× 497 72.8k
Frank Weinhold 26.0k 1.4× 11.8k 0.7× 13.7k 1.0× 15.7k 1.1× 14.1k 1.9× 235 55.2k
Mark S. Gordon 16.3k 0.9× 14.4k 0.9× 8.6k 0.6× 25.2k 1.8× 11.1k 1.5× 572 54.6k
Stephan Ehrlich 16.8k 0.9× 32.3k 2.0× 12.6k 0.9× 11.1k 0.8× 6.6k 0.9× 15 68.6k

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All Works

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Bhunia, Mrinal, et al.. (2026). A Consistent Approach to One Coordinate Pnictide Moieties M≡Pn − Using PnH 2 − Salts (M = Zr, Ti; Pn = P, As, Sb).. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 65(6). e23745–e23745.
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Wernsdorfer, Wolfgang, et al.. (2025). Isolation of a planar π-aromatic Bi5− ring in a cobalt-based inverse-sandwich-type complex. Nature Chemistry. 17(4). 547–555. 3 indexed citations
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Weigend, Florian, et al.. (2025). Excitations in lanthanide ions: a systematic evaluation of two-component CAS-CI and GW. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 27(23). 12284–12293.
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Wolf, Silke, Ralf Köppe, Frank Breher, et al.. (2024). [GeRu6(CO)18HI]: A Germanium‐Centered Ruthenium Carbonyl Cluster with Aromatic Ring Current. Advanced Science. 11(21). e2309043–e2309043. 1 indexed citations
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Weigend, Florian, et al.. (2024). Application of the Adiabatic Connection Random Phase Approximation to Electron–Nucleus Hyperfine Coupling Constants. The Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 128(34). 7298–7310. 1 indexed citations
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Franzke, Yannick J., et al.. (2024). Paramagnetic Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Shifts for Triplet Systems and Beyond with Modern Relativistic Density Functional Methods. The Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 128(3). 670–686. 7 indexed citations
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Scheibe, Benjamin, et al.. (2023). Double Addition vs. Ring Closure: Systematic Reactivity Study of CO(NCO)2 and CO(NCS)2 towards Hydrogen Halides. Chemistry - A European Journal. 29(24). e202203983–e202203983. 1 indexed citations
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Scheibe, Benjamin, et al.. (2023). Double Addition vs. Ring Closure: Systematic Reactivity Study of CO(NCO)2 and CO(NCS)2 towards Hydrogen Halides. Chemistry - A European Journal. 29(24). 2 indexed citations
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Gillhuber, Sebastian, Joshua O. Holloway, Hendrik Frisch, et al.. (2023). Ferrocene-driven single-chain polymer compaction. Chemical Communications. 59(31). 4672–4675. 8 indexed citations
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Sun, Xiaofei, et al.. (2023). Fully Tin‐Coated Coinage Metal Ions: A Pincer‐Type Bis‐stannylene Ligand for Exclusive Tetrahedral Complexation. Chemistry - A European Journal. 29(27). e202300734–e202300734.
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Clérac, Rodolphe, et al.. (2022). Reactive Solubilization of Heterometallic Clusters by Treatment of (TrBi3)2− Anions (Tr=Ga, In, Tl) with [Mn{N(SiMe3)2}2]. Angewandte Chemie. 134(42). 1 indexed citations
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Clérac, Rodolphe, et al.. (2022). Reactive Solubilization of Heterometallic Clusters by Treatment of (TrBi3)2− Anions (Tr=Ga, In, Tl) with [Mn{N(SiMe3)2}2]. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 61(42). e202210683–e202210683. 9 indexed citations
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Münzfeld, Luca, et al.. (2021). The Archetypal Homoleptic Lanthanide Quadruple‐Decker—Synthesis, Mechanistic Studies, and Quantum Chemical Investigations. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 60(46). 24493–24499. 19 indexed citations
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Mack, Fabian, et al.. (2021). Highly Soluble Supertetrahedra upon Selective Partial Butylation of Chalcogenido Metalate Clusters in Ionic Liquids. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 60(32). 17622–17628. 17 indexed citations
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Gillhuber, Sebastian, Yannick J. Franzke, & Florian Weigend. (2021). Paramagnetic NMR Shielding Tensors and Ring Currents: Efficient Implementation and Application to Heavy Element Compounds. The Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 125(44). 9707–9723. 19 indexed citations
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Franzke, Yannick J., Fabian Mack, & Florian Weigend. (2021). NMR Indirect Spin–Spin Coupling Constants in a Modern Quasi-Relativistic Density Functional Framework. Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation. 17(7). 3974–3994. 29 indexed citations
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Münzfeld, Luca, Xiaofei Sun, Christoph Schoo, et al.. (2021). Introduction of plumbole to f-element chemistry. Chemical Science. 13(4). 945–954. 37 indexed citations
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Franzke, Yannick J., et al.. (2020). Stabilizing a metalloid {Zn12} unit within a polymetallide environment in [K2Zn20Bi16]6−. Nature Communications. 11(1). 5122–5122. 23 indexed citations
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Franzke, Yannick J., et al.. (2019). Error-consistent segmented contracted all-electron relativistic basis sets of double- and triple-zeta quality for NMR shielding constants. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 21(30). 16658–16664. 85 indexed citations
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Polgar, Alexander M., Yannick J. Franzke, Sergei Lebedkin, Florian Weigend, & John F. Corrigan. (2019). Preparation and luminescence properties of a M16 heterometallic coinage metal chalcogenide cluster. Dalton Transactions. 49(3). 593–597. 4 indexed citations

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