K. T. Tang

6.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
142 papers, 5.5k citations indexed

About

K. T. Tang is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Spectroscopy and Statistical and Nonlinear Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, K. T. Tang has authored 142 papers receiving a total of 5.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 134 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 21 papers in Spectroscopy and 13 papers in Statistical and Nonlinear Physics. Recurrent topics in K. T. Tang's work include Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (86 papers), Quantum, superfluid, helium dynamics (70 papers) and Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates (44 papers). K. T. Tang is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (86 papers), Quantum, superfluid, helium dynamics (70 papers) and Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates (44 papers). K. T. Tang collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and China. K. T. Tang's co-authors include J. P. Toennies, J. P. Toennies, B. H. Choi, C. L. Yiu, Martin Karplus, Phillip R. Certain, Joseph M. Norbeck, S. H. Patil, Joseph O. Hirschfelder and R. T. Poe and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, The Journal of Chemical Physics and The Journal of Physical Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

K. T. Tang

138 papers receiving 5.2k 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.

An improved simple model for the van der Waals potential based on universal damping functions for the dispersion coefficients

1984 1.3k citations K. T. Tang, J. P. Toennies The Journal of Chemical Physics profile →

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William A. Lester United States

William J. Meath Canada

F. A. Gianturco Italy

Ajit J. Thakkar Canada

J. P. Toennies Germany

R. B. Gerber Israel

Robert J. Le Roy Canada

M. Yoshimine United States

U. Even Israel

Kenneth C. Janda United States

William A. Lester United States

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956 ×0.9

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393 ×0.7

742 ×1.5

Citations per year, relative to K. T. Tang K. T. Tang (= 1×) peers William A. Lester

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of K. T. Tang

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20 of 20 papers shown

Tang, K. T., et al.. (2025). Molecular-level precise hydro-deconstruction over Al-modified dendritic mesoporous silica nanospheres supported CoMo catalysts: Alkyl positioning cracking and polycyclic aromatic preservation. Fuel. 402. 135997–135997. 1 indexed citations

Tang, K. T., et al.. (2025). Precise catalytic conversion of complex hydrocarbon molecules via “Molecular Scissors”. Fuel. 396. 135235–135235. 1 indexed citations

Sheng, Xiaowei, J. P. Toennies, & K. T. Tang. (2020). Conformal Analytical Potential for All the Rare Gas Dimers over the Full Range of Internuclear Distances. Physical Review Letters. 125(25). 253402–253402. 29 indexed citations

Xie, Weiyu, et al.. (2010). The van der Waals potential of the magnesium dimer. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 133(8). 84308–84308. 34 indexed citations

Tang, K. T. & J. P. Toennies. (2008). The dynamical polarisability and van der Waals dimer potential of mercury. Molecular Physics. 106(12-13). 1645–1653. 39 indexed citations

Patil, S. H. & K. T. Tang. (2000). Asymptotic methods in quantum mechanics : application to atoms, molecules and nuclei. CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research). 5 indexed citations

Tang, K. T., et al.. (2000). A modified Cashion–Herschbach potential for the H3 potential energy surface. Chemical Physics Letters. 328(4-6). 469–472. 1 indexed citations

Kleinekathöfer, Ulrich, S. H. Patil, K. T. Tang, & J. P. Toennies. (1998). A boundary condition determined wave function for the H-2 (X-1 Sigma(g)) molecule. Polish Journal of Chemistry. 72(7). 1361–1375. 1 indexed citations

Patil, S. H. & K. T. Tang. (1997). Asymptotic method for polarizabilities and dispersion coefficients: With applications to hydrogen and helium systems. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 107(10). 3894–3904. 9 indexed citations

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Tang, K. T., J. P. Toennies, C. L. Yiu, et al.. (1994). A perturbation calculation of the ground state (X 1Σ+g) energy of the hydrogen molecule. Chemical Physics Letters. 224(5-6). 476–482. 4 indexed citations

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Guo, Gao, K. T. Tang, J. P. Toennies, & C. L. Yiu. (1993). The interaction potential of H2+ calculated from the exact first-order wave function of the polarization perturbation theory. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 98(11). 8777–8784. 12 indexed citations

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Tang, K. T., et al.. (1990). Interaction potential of the H-He system and the hyperfine frequency shift of H in He buffer gas. Physical Review A. 42(1). 311–319. 13 indexed citations

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Ahlrichs, Reinhart, Hans‐Joachim Böhm, Stefan Brode, K. T. Tang, & J. P. Toennies. (1988). Interaction potentials for alkali ion–rare gas and halogen ion–rare gas systems. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 88(10). 6290–6302. 149 indexed citations

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Choi, B. H., R. T. Poe, & K. T. Tang. (1984). Coupled channel distorted wave method of atom–molecule reactive scattering: Application to p a r a to o r t h o hydrogen molecule conversion. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 81(11). 4979–4990. 13 indexed citations

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Faubel, Manfred, et al.. (1982). The He–N₂anisotropic Van der Waals potential. Test of a simple model using state-to-state differential scattering cross-sections. Faraday Discussions of the Chemical Society. 73(0). 205–220. 77 indexed citations

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Choi, B. H., et al.. (1981). Transition matrix theory of molecular reactive scattering. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 74(10). 5686–5693. 9 indexed citations

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Choi, B. H., R. T. Poe, & K. T. Tang. (1978). Theory of collisions between an atom and a diatomic molecule in the body-fixed coordinate system.a) II. Close-coupling calculation for rotational transitions. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 69(1). 422–428. 4 indexed citations

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Meyer, Hans‐Dieter & K. T. Tang. (1976). s Wave resonances with square well potentials. The European Physical Journal A. 279(4). 349–355. 4 indexed citations

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Tang, K. T. & B. H. Choi. (1975). Three-dimensional quantum mechanical studies of D+H2 → HD+H reactive scattering. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 62(9). 3642–3658. 45 indexed citations

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Choi, B. H. & K. T. Tang. (1975). Inelastic collisions between an atom and a diatomic molecule. I. Theoretical and numerical considerations for the close coupling approximation. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 63(5). 1775–1782. 38 indexed citations

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