M. Methfessel

14.3k total citations · 5 hit papers
81 papers, 11.9k citations indexed

About

M. Methfessel is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Materials Chemistry and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, M. Methfessel has authored 81 papers receiving a total of 11.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 44 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 38 papers in Materials Chemistry and 22 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in M. Methfessel's work include Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (27 papers), Semiconductor materials and interfaces (12 papers) and Rare-earth and actinide compounds (11 papers). M. Methfessel is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (27 papers), Semiconductor materials and interfaces (12 papers) and Rare-earth and actinide compounds (11 papers). M. Methfessel collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Denmark. M. Methfessel's co-authors include A. T. Paxton, Matthias Scheffler, D. Hennig, O. K. Andersen, C. O. Rodríguez, Vincenzo Fiorentini, H. Rücker, Mark van Schilfgaarde, H. M. Polatoglou and Johann Fischer and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Physical review. B, Condensed matter and Applied Physics Letters.

In The Last Decade

M. Methfessel

79 papers receiving 11.6k citations

Hit Papers

High-precision sampling for Brillouin-zone integration in... 1988 2026 2000 2013 1989 1988 1992 2003 1989 2.0k 4.0k 6.0k
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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.

  1. High-precision sampling for Brillouin-zone integration in metals
    1989 6.6k citations M. Methfessel, A. T. Paxton Physical review. B, Condensed matter profile →
  2. Elastic constants and phonon frequencies of Si calculated by a fast full-potential linear-muffin-tin-orbital method
    1988 530 citations M. Methfessel Physical review. B, Condensed matter profile →
  3. Trends of the surface relaxations, surface energies, and work functions of the 4dtransition metals
    1992 500 citations M. Methfessel, D. Hennig et al. Physical review. B, Condensed matter profile →
  4. Ab-initio calculation of the elastic constants and thermal expansion coefficients of Laves phases
    2003 453 citations Herbert Anton, Eric D. Bott et al. Intermetallics profile →
  5. Fast full-potential calculations with a converged basis of atom-centered linear muffin-tin orbitals: Structural and dynamic properties of silicon
    1989 391 citations M. Methfessel, C. O. Rodríguez et al. Physical review. B, Condensed matter profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
M. Methfessel Germany 35 7.6k 4.2k 2.5k 2.1k 2.1k 81 11.9k
A. T. Paxton United Kingdom 33 6.7k 0.9× 2.6k 0.6× 1.9k 0.7× 2.4k 1.1× 1.3k 0.6× 98 9.9k
H. L. Skriver Denmark 50 7.4k 1.0× 5.7k 1.3× 2.5k 1.0× 2.8k 1.4× 3.6k 1.8× 133 14.9k
A. V. Ruban Sweden 51 7.0k 0.9× 3.5k 0.8× 2.4k 1.0× 3.7k 1.8× 1.4k 0.7× 188 12.7k
Brent Fultz United States 54 6.6k 0.9× 1.8k 0.4× 3.2k 1.3× 2.9k 1.4× 1.5k 0.7× 285 11.4k
G. M. Stocks United States 57 5.3k 0.7× 5.1k 1.2× 1.1k 0.4× 4.1k 2.0× 2.9k 1.4× 263 12.6k
Ruqian Wu United States 62 7.9k 1.0× 7.0k 1.6× 3.1k 1.2× 1.4k 0.7× 2.4k 1.1× 391 13.9k
Andrea Dal Corso Italy 36 9.5k 1.3× 4.1k 1.0× 3.3k 1.3× 765 0.4× 2.3k 1.1× 100 13.7k
M. Weinert United States 53 5.7k 0.8× 6.6k 1.6× 2.2k 0.9× 1.2k 0.6× 2.9k 1.4× 243 11.7k
P. A. Thiel United States 54 8.1k 1.1× 6.0k 1.4× 2.4k 1.0× 696 0.3× 1.4k 0.7× 332 12.9k
Catherine Stampfl Australia 61 10.2k 1.3× 3.2k 0.8× 3.7k 1.5× 746 0.4× 2.4k 1.2× 294 13.8k

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All Works

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Methfessel, M., et al.. (2022). Wakeup Receiver Using Passive Amplification by Means of a Switched SAW Resonator. 136–144. 4 indexed citations
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Methfessel, M., et al.. (2011). Bluetooth Scatternet Tree Formation for Wireless Sensor Networks. 10 indexed citations
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Anton, Herbert, Eric D. Bott, M. Methfessel, et al.. (2003). Ab-initio calculation of the elastic constants and thermal expansion coefficients of Laves phases. Intermetallics. 11(1). 23–32. 453 indexed citations breakdown →
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Methfessel, M., et al.. (2001). Optimizing the Cooperation Between TCP and Wireless MAC.. International Conference on Internet Computing. 339–345. 1 indexed citations
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Paxton, A. T., M. Methfessel, & D. G. Pettifor. (1997). A bandstructure view of the Hume‐Rothery electron phases. Proceedings of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences. 453(1962). 1493–1514. 57 indexed citations
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Rücker, H., M. Methfessel, B. Dietrich, K. Pressel, & H. J. Osten. (1996). Phonons as a probe of short-range order inSi1−xCxalloys. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 53(3). 1302–1309. 57 indexed citations
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Osten, H. J., M. Methfessel, G. Lippert, & H. Rücker. (1995). Observation of the formation of a carbon-rich surface layer in silicon. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 52(16). 12179–12183. 57 indexed citations
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Andersen, J. N., et al.. (1994). Surface core-level shifts of some 4d-metal single-crystal surfaces: Experiments andabinitiocalculations. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 50(23). 17525–17533. 181 indexed citations
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Postnikov, A. V., Tobias Neumann, G. Börstel, & M. Methfessel. (1993). Ferroelectric structure ofKNbO3andKTaO3from first-principles calculations. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 48(9). 5910–5918. 90 indexed citations
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Christensen, N. E. & M. Methfessel. (1993). Density-functional calculations of the structural properties of tin under pressure. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 48(9). 5797–5807. 68 indexed citations
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Fiorentini, Vincenzo, M. Methfessel, & Matthias Scheffler. (1993). Electronic and structural properties of GaN by the full-potential linear muffin-tin orbitals method: The role of thedelectrons. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 47(20). 13353–13362. 164 indexed citations
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Polatoglou, H. M., M. Methfessel, & Matthias Scheffler. (1993). Vacancy-formation energies at the (111) surface and in bulk Al, Cu, Ag, and Rh. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 48(3). 1877–1883. 119 indexed citations
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Rodriguez, Carlos O. & M. Methfessel. (1992). Pressure-induced phase transformations in alkali-metal hydrides calculated using an improved linear-muffin-tin-orbital–atomic-sphere-approximation energy scheme. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 45(1). 90–96. 20 indexed citations
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Methfessel, M., D. Hennig, & M. Scheffler. (1992). Calculated surface energies of the 4d transition metals: A study of bond-cutting models. Applied Physics A. 55(5). 442–448. 70 indexed citations
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Rodríguez, C. O., A. I. Liechtenstein, I. I. Mazin, et al.. (1990). Optical near-zone-center phonons and their interaction with electrons inYBa2Cu3O7: Results of the local-density approximation. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 42(4). 2692–2695. 137 indexed citations
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Methfessel, M. & A. T. Paxton. (1989). High-precision sampling for Brillouin-zone integration in metals. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 40(6). 3616–3621. 6598 indexed citations breakdown →
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Methfessel, M., M. H. Boon, & F. M. Mueller. (1987). Singular integrals over the Brillouin zone: inclusion of k-dependent matrix elements. Journal of Physics C Solid State Physics. 20(8). 1069–1077. 13 indexed citations
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Verbeek, B.H., et al.. (1983). Mixed states in RhA1, RhGa, and RhIn studied by photoemission spectroscopy and band-structure calculations. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 28(12). 6774–6779. 9 indexed citations
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Methfessel, M., M. H. Boon, & F. M. Mueller. (1983). Analytic-quadratic method of calculating the density of states. Journal of Physics C Solid State Physics. 16(27). L949–L954. 26 indexed citations

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