Michael Thoss

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
18 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Michael Thoss is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael Thoss has authored 18 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 7 papers in Statistical and Nonlinear Physics and 6 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Michael Thoss's work include Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies (6 papers), Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (6 papers) and Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics (5 papers). Michael Thoss is often cited by papers focused on Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies (6 papers), Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (6 papers) and Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics (5 papers). Michael Thoss collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Spain. Michael Thoss's co-authors include Gerhard Stock, Pedro B. Coto, Dirk M. Guldi, Rik R. Tykwinski, Johannes Zirzlmeier, Rubén Casillas, Bettina S. Basel, Dan Lehnherr, Erin T. Chernick and S. Rajagopala Reddy and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Physical Review Letters and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Michael Thoss

15 papers receiving 1.3k 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.

Semiclassical Description of Nonadiabatic Quantum Dynamics

1997 472 citations Gerhard Stock, Michael Thoss Physical Review Letters profile →

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Nandini Ananth United States

David R. Reichman United States

Uri Peskin Israel

Benjamin Lasorne France

Alexander Eisfeld Germany

Yinan Shu United States

Takatoshi Ichino United States

Arash Mokhtari Iran

Ralf Menzel Germany

Andrew E. Sifain United States

Nandini Ananth United States

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453 ×1.0

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282 ×0.8

327 ×1.2

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184 ×1.1

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Countries citing papers authored by Michael Thoss

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18 of 18 papers shown

Lu, X. F., et al.. (2026). A Haldane–Anderson Hamiltonian model for hyperthermal hydrogen scattering from a semiconductor surface. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 164(2).

O’Rourke, Matthew J., et al.. (2025). Role of Superlattice Phonons in Charge Localization Across Quantum Dot Arrays. ACS Nano. 19(5). 5604–5612.

Runeson, Johan E., et al.. (2025). Unraveling Exciton Trap Dynamics and Nonradiative Loss Pathways in Quantum Dots via Atomistic Simulations. ACS Nano. 19(31). 28602–28611.

Ke, Yaling, et al.. (2025). Nonadiabatic Quantum Dynamics of Molecules Scattering from Metal Surfaces. Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation. 21(3). 1054–1063. 4 indexed citations

Coto, Pedro B., et al.. (2024). Spin Mixing in Intramolecular Singlet Fission: A First-Principles-Based Quantum Dynamical Study. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters. 15(46). 11517–11524. 1 indexed citations

Ismail, K., et al.. (2024). Role of the Radical Character in Singlet Fission: An Ab Initio and Quantum Chemical Topology Analysis. The Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 129(1). 94–102. 1 indexed citations

Breuer, Heinz‐Peter, et al.. (2024). Quantum thermodynamics of the spin-boson model using the principle of minimal dissipation. Physical review. A. 110(3). 3 indexed citations

Papadopoulos, Ilias, S. Rajagopala Reddy, Pedro B. Coto, et al.. (2022). Parallel versus Twisted Pentacenes: Conformational Impact on Singlet Fission. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters. 13(23). 5094–5100. 10 indexed citations

Thoss, Michael, et al.. (2021). Efficient Steady-State Solver for the Hierarchical Equations of Motion Approach: Formulation and Application to Charge Transport through Nanosystems. The Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 125(23). 5190–5200. 11 indexed citations

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Dou, Wenjie, et al.. (2020). Universal approach to quantum thermodynamics of strongly coupled systems under nonequilibrium conditions and external driving. Physical review. B.. 101(18). 18 indexed citations

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Casillas, Rubén, Pedro B. Coto, Johannes Zirzlmeier, et al.. (2018). Intermolecular Singlet Fission in Unsymmetrical Derivatives of Pentacene in Solution. Advanced Energy Materials. 9(2). 22 indexed citations

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Basel, Bettina S., Johannes Zirzlmeier, Constantin Hetzer, et al.. (2017). Unified model for singlet fission within a non-conjugated covalent pentacene dimer. Nature Communications. 8(1). 15171–15171. 202 indexed citations

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Zirzlmeier, Johannes, Rubén Casillas, S. Rajagopala Reddy, et al.. (2016). Solution-based intramolecular singlet fission in cross-conjugated pentacene dimers. Nanoscale. 8(19). 10113–10123. 110 indexed citations

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Zirzlmeier, Johannes, Dan Lehnherr, Pedro B. Coto, et al.. (2015). Singlet fission in pentacene dimers. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 112(17). 5325–5330. 378 indexed citations

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Velizhanin, Kirill A., Haobin Wang, & Michael Thoss. (2008). Heat transport through model molecular junctions: A multilayer multiconfiguration time-dependent Hartree approach. Chemical Physics Letters. 460(1-3). 325–330. 70 indexed citations

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Stock, Gerhard, et al.. (2003). Quasiclassical and semiclassical wave-packet dynamics in periodic potentials. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 119(12). 5795–5804. 13 indexed citations

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Stock, Gerhard & Michael Thoss. (1997). Semiclassical Description of Nonadiabatic Quantum Dynamics. Physical Review Letters. 78(4). 578–581. 472 indexed citations breakdown →

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Thoss, Michael & Berthold‐Georg Englert. (1996). A quantum action principle for open systems. Letters in Mathematical Physics. 37(3). 293–308. 1 indexed citations

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