Michael Dolg

45.1k total citations · 25 hit papers
254 papers, 39.4k citations indexed

About

Michael Dolg is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Inorganic Chemistry and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael Dolg has authored 254 papers receiving a total of 39.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 184 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 115 papers in Inorganic Chemistry and 70 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Michael Dolg's work include Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (172 papers), Atomic and Molecular Physics (79 papers) and Inorganic Fluorides and Related Compounds (54 papers). Michael Dolg is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (172 papers), Atomic and Molecular Physics (79 papers) and Inorganic Fluorides and Related Compounds (54 papers). Michael Dolg collaborates with scholars based in Germany, China and New Zealand. Michael Dolg's co-authors include Hermann Stoll, H. Preuß, Xiaoyan Cao, Dirk Andrae, W. Küchle, Hermann Stoll, Detlev Figgen, Heinzwerner Preuß, Ulrich Wedig and Kirk A. Peterson and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Chemical Society Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Michael Dolg

253 papers receiving 38.9k citations

Hit Papers

Energy-adjustedab initio pseudopotentials for the second ... 1987 2026 2000 2013 1990 1987 1993 2003 1994 2.5k 5.0k 7.5k
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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. Energy-adjustedab initio pseudopotentials for the second and third row transition elements
    1990 7.6k citations Michael Dolg, Hermann Stoll et al. profile →
  2. Energy-adjusted a b i n i t i o pseudopotentials for the first row transition elements
    1987 3.1k citations Michael Dolg, Hermann Stoll et al. The Journal of Chemical Physics profile →
  3. Ab initio energy-adjusted pseudopotentials for elements of groups 13–17
    1993 2.6k citations Michael Dolg, Hermann Stoll et al. Molecular Physics profile →
  4. Systematically convergent basis sets with relativistic pseudopotentials. II. Small-core pseudopotentials and correlation consistent basis sets for the post-d group 16–18 elements
    2003 1.9k citations Michael Dolg et al. The Journal of Chemical Physics profile →
  5. Energy-adjusted pseudopotentials for the actinides. Parameter sets and test calculations for thorium and thorium monoxide
    1994 1.5k citations Michael Dolg, Hermann Stoll et al. The Journal of Chemical Physics profile →
  6. Energy-adjusted pseudopotentials for the rare earth elements
    1989 1.1k citations Michael Dolg, Hermann Stoll et al. profile →
  7. Small-core multiconfiguration-Dirac–Hartree–Fock-adjusted pseudopotentials for post- d main group elements: Application to PbH and PbO
    2000 1.0k citations Bernhard Metz, Hermann Stoll et al. The Journal of Chemical Physics profile →
  8. Energy-adjusted a b i n i t i o pseudopotentials for the rare earth elements
    1989 1.0k citations Michael Dolg, Hermann Stoll et al. The Journal of Chemical Physics profile →
  9. Energy-consistent pseudopotentials for group 11 and 12 atoms: adjustment to multi-configuration Dirac–Hartree–Fock data
    2004 848 citations Michael Dolg, Hermann Stoll et al. profile →
  10. Valence basis sets for relativistic energy-consistent small-core lanthanide pseudopotentials
    2001 843 citations Xiaoyan Cao, Michael Dolg The Journal of Chemical Physics profile →
  11. Energy-consistent relativistic pseudopotentials and correlation consistent basis sets for the 4d elements Y–Pd
    2007 840 citations Michael Dolg et al. The Journal of Chemical Physics profile →
  12. Segmented contraction scheme for small-core lanthanide pseudopotential basis sets
    2002 758 citations Xiaoyan Cao, Michael Dolg profile →
  13. Relativistic effects in gold chemistry. I. Diatomic gold compounds
    1989 735 citations Michael Dolg et al. The Journal of Chemical Physics profile →
  14. A combination of quasirelativistic pseudopotential and ligand field calculations for lanthanoid compounds
    1993 709 citations Michael Dolg, Hermann Stoll et al. profile →
  15. Segmented contraction scheme for small-core actinide pseudopotential basis sets
    2004 661 citations Xiaoyan Cao, Michael Dolg profile →
  16. Valence basis sets for relativistic energy-consistent small-core actinide pseudopotentials
    2002 661 citations Xiaoyan Cao, Michael Dolg et al. The Journal of Chemical Physics profile →
  17. Relativistic and correlation effects for element 105 (hahnium, Ha): a comparative study of M and MO (M = Nb, Ta, Ha) using energy-adjusted ab initio pseudopotentials
    1993 646 citations Michael Dolg et al. profile →
  18. Energy-consistent pseudopotentials and correlation consistent basis sets for the 5d elements Hf–Pt
    2009 579 citations Michael Dolg, Hermann Stoll et al. The Journal of Chemical Physics profile →
  19. ABCluster: the artificial bee colony algorithm for cluster global optimization
    2015 559 citations Michael Dolg et al. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics profile →
  20. Ab initiopseudopotentials for Hg through Rn
    1991 528 citations Michael Dolg, Hermann Stoll et al. Molecular Physics profile →
  21. The accuracy of the pseudopotential approximation. II. A comparison of various core sizes for indium pseudopotentials in calculations for spectroscopic constants of InH, InF, and InCl
    1996 493 citations Hermann Stoll, Michael Dolg et al. The Journal of Chemical Physics profile →
  22. Ab initio energy-adjusted pseudopotentials for the noble gases Ne through Xe: Calculation of atomic dipole and quadrupole polarizabilities
    1995 455 citations Michael Dolg, Hermann Stoll et al. The Journal of Chemical Physics profile →
  23. Accuracy of energy-adjusted quasirelativisticab initiopseudopotentials
    1993 391 citations Michael Dolg, Hermann Stoll et al. Molecular Physics profile →
  24. Global optimization of clusters of rigid molecules using the artificial bee colony algorithm
    2015 386 citations Jun Zhang, Michael Dolg Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics profile →
  25. Relativistic Pseudopotentials: Their Development and Scope of Applications
    2011 312 citations Michael Dolg, Xiaoyan Cao profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Michael Dolg Germany 66 16.7k 15.2k 13.8k 13.0k 4.6k 254 39.4k
Hermann Stoll Germany 56 12.1k 0.7× 11.2k 0.7× 11.4k 0.8× 11.3k 0.9× 4.0k 0.9× 174 32.1k
Tom Ziegler Canada 87 15.4k 0.9× 12.6k 0.8× 13.6k 1.0× 21.2k 1.6× 5.9k 1.3× 456 45.6k
Sason Shaik Israel 101 19.6k 1.2× 12.1k 0.8× 8.4k 0.6× 14.4k 1.1× 2.5k 0.5× 614 42.3k
J. G. Snijders Netherlands 58 10.0k 0.6× 11.2k 0.7× 11.5k 0.8× 10.4k 0.8× 6.2k 1.3× 136 32.8k
Pekka Pyykkö Finland 71 10.9k 0.7× 9.9k 0.6× 9.9k 0.7× 10.1k 0.8× 4.4k 0.9× 296 27.7k
Christopher J. Cramer United States 99 16.9k 1.0× 16.8k 1.1× 11.7k 0.8× 25.0k 1.9× 4.1k 0.9× 545 60.8k
Florian Weigend Germany 49 14.1k 0.8× 16.5k 1.1× 14.0k 1.0× 18.0k 1.4× 6.5k 1.4× 205 50.3k
P. Jeffrey Hay United States 61 15.9k 1.0× 18.1k 1.2× 11.8k 0.9× 19.0k 1.5× 7.4k 1.6× 127 50.0k
Roald Hoffmann United States 119 15.2k 0.9× 18.0k 1.2× 11.1k 0.8× 24.4k 1.9× 9.0k 1.9× 701 55.0k
David A. Dixon United States 90 9.7k 0.6× 13.4k 0.9× 10.4k 0.8× 11.0k 0.8× 2.5k 0.5× 915 35.4k

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All Works

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Wu, Liangliang, et al.. (2025). Unveiling Nonadiabatic Pathways in Small Molecule Activation: Dinuclear Uranium‐Mediated H 2 and N 2 Bond Cleavage. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 64(31). e202507416–e202507416. 1 indexed citations
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Cao, Xiaoyan, et al.. (2025). Structures and Relative Stabilities of An(IV)-DOTA Complexes from First-Principles and Ab Initio Calculations. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters. 16(32). 8216–8226.
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Wu, Liangliang, Xin‐Da Huang, Weijia Li, et al.. (2024). Lanthanide-Dependent Photochemical and Photophysical Properties of Lanthanide–Anthracene Complexes: Experimental and Theoretical Approaches. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(9). 3606–3618. 9 indexed citations
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Yang, Yating, Qian Liu, Youshi Lan, et al.. (2024). Systematic Raman spectroscopic study of the complexation of uranyl with fluoride. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 26(27). 18584–18591. 2 indexed citations
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Cao, Xiaoyan, Liangliang Wu, Jun Zhang, & Michael Dolg. (2019). Density Functional Studies of Coenzyme NADPH and Its Oxidized Form NADP+: Structures, UV–Vis Spectra, and the Oxidation Mechanism of NADPH. Journal of Computational Chemistry. 41(4). 305–316. 18 indexed citations
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Wu, Liangliang, Xiaoyan Cao, Xuebo Chen, Wei‐Hai Fang, & Michael Dolg. (2018). Visible‐Light Photocatalysis of C(sp3)‐H Fluorination by the Uranyl Ion: Mechanistic Insights. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 57(36). 11812–11816. 51 indexed citations
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Xie, Xiaoying, Pin Xiao, Xiaoyan Cao, et al.. (2018). The Origin of the Photoluminescence Enhancement of Gold‐Doped Silver Nanoclusters: The Importance of Relativistic Effects and Heteronuclear Gold–Silver Bonds. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 57(31). 9965–9969. 65 indexed citations
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Xie, Xiaoying, Pin Xiao, Xiaoyan Cao, et al.. (2018). Ursache der Photolumineszenzverstärkung in Gold‐dotierten Silber‐Nanoclustern: Beiträge relativistischer Effekte und heteronuklearer Gold‐Silber‐Bindungen. Angewandte Chemie. 130(31). 10114–10119. 6 indexed citations
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Wu, Liangliang, Xiaoyan Cao, Xuebo Chen, Wei‐Hai Fang, & Michael Dolg. (2018). Photokatalyse der C(sp3)‐H‐Fluorierung durch Uranyl mit sichtbarem Licht: Einblicke in den Mechanismus. Angewandte Chemie. 130(36). 11986–11990. 5 indexed citations
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Zhang, Qiangqiang, Liangliang Wu, Xiaoyan Cao, et al.. (2017). Energy Resonance Crossing Controls the Photoluminescence of Europium Antenna Probes. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 56(27). 7986–7990. 28 indexed citations
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Zhang, Qiangqiang, Liangliang Wu, Xiaoyan Cao, et al.. (2017). Energieresonanzkreuzung steuert die Photolumineszenz von Europium‐Antennensonden. Angewandte Chemie. 129(27). 8097–8101. 4 indexed citations
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Zhang, Jun & Michael Dolg. (2015). Global optimization of clusters of rigid molecules using the artificial bee colony algorithm. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 18(4). 3003–3010. 386 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wang, Hongjuan, Xiaoyan Cao, Xuebo Chen, Wei‐Hai Fang, & Michael Dolg. (2015). Regulatory Mechanism of the Enantioselective Intramolecular Enone [2+2] Photocycloaddition Reaction Mediated by a Chiral Lewis Acid Catalyst Containing Heavy Atoms. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 54(48). 14295–14298. 36 indexed citations
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Walczak, Katarzyna, Joachim Friedrich, & Michael Dolg. (2011). On basis set superposition error corrected stabilization energies for large n-body clusters. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 135(13). 134118–134118. 13 indexed citations
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Dolg, Michael, et al.. (2010). Computational study of lanthanide(iii) hydration. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 12(40). 13215–13215. 95 indexed citations
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Schick, G. Alan, Michael Dolg, Ruth M. Gschwind, et al.. (2006). A PH‐Functionalized Polyphosphazene: A Macromolecule with a Highly Flexible Backbone. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 45(19). 3083–3086. 10 indexed citations
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Stoll, Hermann, Bernhard Metz, & Michael Dolg. (2002). Relativistic energy‐consistent pseudopotentials—Recent developments. Journal of Computational Chemistry. 23(8). 767–778. 207 indexed citations
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Beck, Johannes, Michael Dolg, & Stefan Schlüter. (2001). Bi4Te44+ - ein würfelförmiger, polykationischer Hauptgruppenelementcluster. Angewandte Chemie. 113(12). 2347–2350. 30 indexed citations

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