Jess Wellendorff

5.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
13 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Jess Wellendorff is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, Jess Wellendorff has authored 13 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Materials Chemistry, 6 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 5 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in Jess Wellendorff's work include Machine Learning in Materials Science (4 papers), Semiconductor materials and devices (4 papers) and Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (4 papers). Jess Wellendorff is often cited by papers focused on Machine Learning in Materials Science (4 papers), Semiconductor materials and devices (4 papers) and Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (4 papers). Jess Wellendorff collaborates with scholars based in United States, Denmark and Switzerland. Jess Wellendorff's co-authors include Thomas Bligaard, Jens K. Nørskov, Karsten W. Jacobsen, Keld T. Lundgaard, Andreas Møgelhøj, Vivien Petzold, David D. Landis, Felix Studt, Trent L. Silbaugh and Charles T. Campbell and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, The Journal of Chemical Physics and Physical Review B.

In The Last Decade

Jess Wellendorff

12 papers receiving 2.6k citations

Hit Papers

Density functionals for surface science: Exchange-correla... 2012 2026 2016 2021 2012 2015 400 800 1.2k
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. Density functionals for surface science: Exchange-correlation model development with Bayesian error estimation
    2012 1.2k citations Jess Wellendorff, Keld T. Lundgaard et al. Physical Review B profile →
  2. A benchmark database for adsorption bond energies to transition metal surfaces and comparison to selected DFT functionals
    2015 452 citations Jess Wellendorff, Trent L. Silbaugh et al. Surface Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Jess Wellendorff United States 9 1.8k 988 845 636 537 13 2.6k
Jesper Kleis Denmark 20 2.8k 1.6× 1.1k 1.1× 1.1k 1.3× 778 1.2× 630 1.2× 27 3.7k
Mie Andersen Denmark 25 1.7k 1.0× 675 0.7× 508 0.6× 591 0.9× 357 0.7× 54 2.3k
David D. Landis Denmark 6 1.5k 0.8× 741 0.8× 542 0.6× 539 0.8× 242 0.5× 7 2.0k
Vivien Petzold Denmark 6 1.2k 0.7× 717 0.7× 734 0.9× 305 0.5× 284 0.5× 11 1.7k
Philomena Schlexer Italy 19 1.7k 1.0× 1.5k 1.5× 1.1k 1.3× 580 0.9× 172 0.3× 37 2.8k
Eva M. Fernández Spain 20 1.7k 1.0× 503 0.5× 434 0.5× 390 0.6× 800 1.5× 46 2.2k
Cheng Shang China 30 2.4k 1.3× 717 0.7× 717 0.8× 618 1.0× 278 0.5× 89 3.2k
M. M. Montemore United States 23 1.5k 0.8× 985 1.0× 585 0.7× 384 0.6× 156 0.3× 60 2.0k
Cristina Africh Italy 25 3.1k 1.7× 871 0.9× 883 1.0× 1.0k 1.6× 851 1.6× 69 3.8k
Shampa Kandoi United States 10 1.3k 0.7× 571 0.6× 846 1.0× 230 0.4× 339 0.6× 11 1.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jess Wellendorff

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All Works

13 of 13 papers shown
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Natarajan, Suresh Kondati, Jens Schneider, Neha Pandey, Jess Wellendorff, & Søren Smidstrup. (2025). On simulating thin-film processes at the atomic scale using machine-learned force fields. Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A Vacuum Surfaces and Films. 43(3).
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Silvestri, Luca, Mattias Palsgaard, Reto Rhyner, et al.. (2022). Hierarchical modeling for TCAD simulation of short-channel 2D material-based FETs. Solid-State Electronics. 200. 108533–108533. 8 indexed citations
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Khomyakov, Petr A., Jess Wellendorff, Mattias Palsgaard, et al.. (2021). Ab initio LCAO hybrid density-functional method for accurate, large-scale electronic structure simulations of semiconductor materials, interfaces and gate stacks. 123. 124–127. 1 indexed citations
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Stradi, Daniele, Ulrik Grønbjerg Vej-Hansen, Petr A. Khomyakov, et al.. (2019). Atomistic Modeling Of Nanoscale Ferroelectric Capacitors Using a Density Functional Theory And Non-Equilibrium Green’s-Function Method. 1–4. 1 indexed citations
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Smidstrup, Søren, Daniele Stradi, Jess Wellendorff, et al.. (2017). First-principles Green's-function method for surface calculations: A pseudopotential localized basis set approach. Physical review. B.. 96(19). 246 indexed citations
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Lundgaard, Keld T., Jess Wellendorff, Johannes Voss, Karsten W. Jacobsen, & Thomas Bligaard. (2016). mBEEF-vdW: Robust fitting of error estimation density functionals. Physical review. B.. 93(23). 36 indexed citations
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Wellendorff, Jess, Trent L. Silbaugh, Jens K. Nørskov, et al.. (2015). A benchmark database for adsorption bond energies to transition metal surfaces and comparison to selected DFT functionals. Surface Science. 640. 36–44. 452 indexed citations breakdown →
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Tang, Maureen H., Christopher Hahn, Jia Wei Desmond Ng, et al.. (2014). Nickel–silver alloy electrocatalysts for hydrogen evolution and oxidation in an alkaline electrolyte. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 16(36). 19250–19250. 108 indexed citations
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Wellendorff, Jess, Keld T. Lundgaard, Karsten W. Jacobsen, & Thomas Bligaard. (2014). mBEEF: An accurate semi-local Bayesian error estimation density functional. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 140(14). 144107–144107. 113 indexed citations
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Medford, Andrew J., Jess Wellendorff, Aleksandra Vojvodić, et al.. (2014). Assessing the reliability of calculated catalytic ammonia synthesis rates. Science. 345(6193). 197–200. 317 indexed citations
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Wellendorff, Jess, Keld T. Lundgaard, Andreas Møgelhøj, et al.. (2012). Density functionals for surface science: Exchange-correlation model development with Bayesian error estimation. Physical Review B. 85(23). 1225 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wellendorff, Jess & Thomas Bligaard. (2011). On the Importance of Gradient-Corrected Correlation for van der Waals Density Functionals. Topics in Catalysis. 54(16-18). 1143–1150. 19 indexed citations
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Wellendorff, Jess, André K. Kelkkanen, Jens Jørgen Mortensen, Bengt I. Lundqvist, & Thomas Bligaard. (2010). RPBE-vdW Description of Benzene Adsorption on Au(111). Topics in Catalysis. 53(5-6). 378–383. 54 indexed citations

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