Paolo Celani

4.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
29 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

Paolo Celani is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry and Organic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Paolo Celani has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 17 papers in Physical and Theoretical Chemistry and 7 papers in Organic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Paolo Celani's work include Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (17 papers), Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies (16 papers) and Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies (7 papers). Paolo Celani is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (17 papers), Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies (16 papers) and Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies (7 papers). Paolo Celani collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Italy and Germany. Paolo Celani's co-authors include Hans‐Joachim Werner, Michael A. Robb, Massimo Olivucci, Fernando Bernardi, Marco Garavelli, Toru Shiozaki, Werner Győrffy, Michael J. Bearpark, Stefano Ottani and Thom Vreven and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, The Journal of Chemical Physics and The Journal of Physical Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Paolo Celani

29 papers receiving 3.3k citations

Hit Papers

Multireference perturbation theory for large restricted a... 2000 2026 2008 2017 2000 2011 250 500 750
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. Multireference perturbation theory for large restricted and selected active space reference wave functions
    2000 778 citations Paolo Celani, Hans‐Joachim Werner The Journal of Chemical Physics profile →
  2. Communication: Extended multi-state complete active space second-order perturbation theory: Energy and nuclear gradients
    2011 431 citations Paolo Celani, Hans‐Joachim Werner et al. The Journal of Chemical Physics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Paolo Celani United Kingdom 26 2.1k 1.3k 834 686 677 29 3.4k
W. Fuß Germany 34 2.2k 1.1× 1.1k 0.9× 621 0.7× 448 0.7× 538 0.8× 137 3.5k
Michael J. Bearpark United Kingdom 42 2.9k 1.4× 1.8k 1.4× 1.3k 1.6× 667 1.0× 1.2k 1.8× 132 5.1k
Martial Boggio‐Pasqua France 36 1.4k 0.7× 1.2k 0.9× 1.4k 1.6× 597 0.9× 766 1.1× 97 3.5k
Anne B. Myers United States 39 2.7k 1.3× 2.0k 1.6× 717 0.9× 908 1.3× 470 0.7× 77 4.3k
Peter Vöhringer Germany 32 2.1k 1.0× 1.0k 0.8× 520 0.6× 305 0.4× 396 0.6× 113 3.1k
Chaoyuan Zhu Taiwan 34 2.3k 1.1× 1.1k 0.8× 1.2k 1.5× 357 0.5× 483 0.7× 150 4.2k
Christophe Jouvet France 37 3.5k 1.7× 2.2k 1.7× 524 0.6× 384 0.6× 642 0.9× 129 4.8k
Jan R. R. Verlet United Kingdom 33 2.5k 1.2× 1.2k 0.9× 463 0.6× 357 0.5× 267 0.4× 125 3.6k
Giovanni Granucci Italy 33 3.7k 1.8× 2.2k 1.7× 1.6k 1.9× 1.1k 1.5× 542 0.8× 108 5.6k
Sighart F. Fischer Germany 36 2.7k 1.3× 1.3k 1.0× 764 0.9× 432 0.6× 274 0.4× 121 3.9k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Celani, Paolo & Hans‐Joachim Werner. (2003). Analytical energy gradients for internally contracted second-order multireference perturbation theory. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 119(10). 5044–5057. 231 indexed citations
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Blancafort, Lluı́s, Paolo Celani, Michael J. Bearpark, & Michael A. Robb. (2003). A valence-bond-based complete-active-space self-consistent-field method for the evaluation of bonding in organic molecules. Theoretical Chemistry Accounts. 110(2). 92–99. 37 indexed citations
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Garavelli, Marco, Paolo Celani, Massimo Olivucci, et al.. (2001). Reaction Path of a sub-200 fs Photochemical Electrocyclic Reaction. The Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 105(18). 4458–4469. 132 indexed citations
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Bearpark, Michael J., et al.. (2000). Theoretical Modelling as a Possible Tool in the Design of Photochromic Systems. Molecular crystals and liquid crystals science technology. Section A, Molecular crystals and liquid crystals. 344(1). 31–39. 3 indexed citations
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Robb, Michael A., et al.. (2000). Parallel implementation of the CI-vector evaluation in full CI/CAS-SCF. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 113(14). 5653–5665. 57 indexed citations
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Garavelli, Marco, et al.. (1999). Photochemistry of Highly Alkylated Dienes:  Computational Evidence for a Concerted Formation of Bicyclobutane. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 121(7). 1537–1545. 27 indexed citations
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Deumal, Mercè, Juan J. Novoa, Michael J. Bearpark, et al.. (1998). On the Validity of the McConnell-I Model of Ferromagnetic Interactions:  The [2.2]Paracyclophane Example. The Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 102(43). 8404–8412. 51 indexed citations
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Garavelli, Marco, Thom Vreven, Paolo Celani, et al.. (1998). Photoisomerization Path for a Realistic Retinal Chromophore Model:  The Nonatetraeniminium Cation. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 120(6). 1285–1288. 126 indexed citations
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Garavelli, Marco, Fernando Bernardi, Paolo Celani, Michael A. Robb, & Massimo Olivucci. (1998). Minimum energy paths in the excited and ground states of short protonated Schiff bases and of the analogous polyenes. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A Chemistry. 114(2). 109–116. 25 indexed citations
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Yamamoto, Naoko, Massimo Olivucci, Paolo Celani, Fernando Bernardi, & Michael A. Robb. (1998). An MC-SCF/MP2 Study of the Photochemistry of 2,3-Diazabicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-ene:  Production and Fate of Diazenyl and Hydrazonyl Biradicals. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 120(10). 2391–2407. 46 indexed citations
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Garavelli, Marco, Paolo Celani, Fernando Bernardi, Michael A. Robb, & Massimo Olivucci. (1997). The C5H6NH2+ Protonated Shiff Base:  An ab Initio Minimal Model for Retinal Photoisomerization. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 119(29). 6891–6901. 239 indexed citations
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Garavelli, Marco, Paolo Celani, Michael J. Bearpark, et al.. (1997). Relaxation Paths from a Conical Intersection:  The Mechanism of Product Formation in the Cyclohexadiene/Hexatriene Photochemical Interconversion. The Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 101(11). 2023–2032. 137 indexed citations
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Garavelli, Marco, Paolo Celani, Naoko Yamamoto, et al.. (1996). The Structure of the Nonadiabatic Photochemical Trans → Cis Isomerization Channel in All-Trans Octatetraene. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 118(46). 11656–11657. 48 indexed citations
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Celani, Paolo, Fernando Bernardi, Michael A. Robb, & Massimo Olivucci. (1996). Do Photochemical Ring-Openings Occur in the Spectroscopic State? 1B2 Pathways for the Cyclohexadiene/Hexatriene Photochemical Interconversion. The Journal of Physical Chemistry. 100(50). 19364–19366. 87 indexed citations
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Celani, Paolo, Marco Garavelli, Stefano Ottani, et al.. (1995). Molecular "Trigger" for the Radiationless Deactivation of Photoexcited Conjugated Hydrocarbons. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 117(46). 11584–11585. 91 indexed citations
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Celani, Paolo, Michael A. Robb, Marco Garavelli, Fernando Bernardi, & Massimo Olivucci. (1995). Geometry optimisation on a hypersphere. Application to finding reaction paths from a conical intersection. Chemical Physics Letters. 243(1-2). 1–8. 98 indexed citations
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Celani, Paolo, Fernando Bernardi, Massimo Olivucci, & Michael A. Robb. (1995). Excited-state reaction pathways for s-cis buta-1,3-diene. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 102(14). 5733–5742. 85 indexed citations
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Bernardi, Fernando, et al.. (1995). Theoretical Study of the Aromatic Character of the Transition States of Allowed and Forbidden Cycloadditions. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 117(42). 10531–10536. 34 indexed citations
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Celani, Paolo, Stefano Ottani, Massimo Olivucci, Fernando Bernardi, & Michael A. Robb. (1994). What Happens during the Picosecond Lifetime of 2A1 Cyclohexa-1,3-diene? A CAS-SCF Study of the Cyclohexadiene/Hexatriene Photochemical Interconversion. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 116(22). 10141–10151. 126 indexed citations
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Bernardi, Fernando, Andréa Bottoni, Paolo Celani, et al.. (1992). The existence and stability of singlet tetramethylene biradicals: an ab initio MCSCF/MP2 study. Chemical Physics Letters. 192(2-3). 229–235. 26 indexed citations

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