Patton L. Fast

3.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
18 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

Patton L. Fast is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Spectroscopy and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Patton L. Fast has authored 18 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 6 papers in Spectroscopy and 5 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Patton L. Fast's work include Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (15 papers), Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies (10 papers) and Atmospheric aerosols and clouds (2 papers). Patton L. Fast is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (15 papers), Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies (10 papers) and Atmospheric aerosols and clouds (2 papers). Patton L. Fast collaborates with scholars based in United States, Finland and Spain. Patton L. Fast's co-authors include Donald G. Truhlar, Benjamin J. Lynch, M. Luz Sánchez, J. C. Corchado, Yao‐Yuan Chuang, K. Muinonen, K. Lumme, Jouni Peltoniemi, Timo Nousiainen and E. Laura Coitiño and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Chemical Physics, Chemical Physics Letters and The Journal of Physical Chemistry A.

In The Last Decade

Patton L. Fast

18 papers receiving 2.8k citations

Hit Papers

Adiabatic Connection for Kinetics 2000 2026 2008 2017 2000 400 800 1.2k
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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. Adiabatic Connection for Kinetics
    2000 1.4k citations Benjamin J. Lynch, Patton L. Fast et al. The Journal of Physical Chemistry A profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Patton L. Fast United States 16 1.6k 923 648 648 473 18 2.9k
Carlos Sosa United States 26 1.5k 0.9× 854 0.9× 568 0.9× 463 0.7× 523 1.1× 49 2.9k
Jonathan C. Rienstra-Kiracofe United States 14 1.3k 0.8× 671 0.7× 657 1.0× 460 0.7× 438 0.9× 19 2.4k
Giovanni Ghigo Italy 21 1.2k 0.8× 795 0.9× 1.2k 1.8× 454 0.7× 630 1.3× 67 3.5k
James V. Coe United States 31 2.2k 1.4× 775 0.8× 741 1.1× 338 0.5× 614 1.3× 84 4.0k
Mark P. McGrath United States 19 1.2k 0.7× 1.4k 1.5× 896 1.4× 524 0.8× 585 1.2× 23 3.5k
Alessandra Ricca United States 35 1.8k 1.1× 762 0.8× 1.3k 2.0× 566 0.9× 313 0.7× 145 4.2k
Wai‐Kee Li Hong Kong 29 1.2k 0.8× 914 1.0× 625 1.0× 489 0.8× 446 0.9× 155 2.6k
Ward H. Thompson United States 34 1.8k 1.1× 576 0.6× 796 1.2× 299 0.5× 743 1.6× 133 3.3k
Einar Uggerud Norway 32 1.9k 1.2× 989 1.1× 552 0.9× 340 0.5× 463 1.0× 176 3.6k
Allan L. L. East Canada 25 1.4k 0.8× 603 0.7× 386 0.6× 414 0.6× 350 0.7× 80 2.4k

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All Works

18 of 18 papers shown
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Fast, Patton L., Nathan E. Schultz, & Donald G. Truhlar. (2001). Multi-coefficient Correlation Method:  Comparison of Specific-Range Reaction Parameters to General Parameters for CnHxOyCompounds. The Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 105(16). 4143–4149. 13 indexed citations
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Martin, Jan M. L., Andreas Sundermann, Patton L. Fast, & Donald G. Truhlar. (2000). Thermochemical analysis of core correlation and scalar relativistic effects on molecular atomization energies. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 113(4). 1348–1358. 38 indexed citations
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Fast, Patton L. & Donald G. Truhlar. (2000). MC-QCISD:  Multi-Coefficient Correlation Method Based on Quadratic Configuration Interaction with Single and Double Excitations. The Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 104(26). 6111–6116. 147 indexed citations
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Rodgers, Jocelyn M., Patton L. Fast, & Donald G. Truhlar. (2000). Multilevel geometry optimization. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 112(7). 3141–3147. 31 indexed citations
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Lynch, Benjamin J., et al.. (2000). Adiabatic Connection for Kinetics. The Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 104(21). 4811–4815. 1401 indexed citations breakdown →
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Fast, Patton L., M. Luz Sánchez, J. C. Corchado, & Donald G. Truhlar. (1999). The Gaussian-2 method with proper dissociation, improved accuracy, and less cost. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 110(24). 11679–11681. 66 indexed citations
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Fast, Patton L. & Donald G. Truhlar. (1999). Simple Approximation of Core-Correlation Effects on Binding Energies. The Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 103(20). 3802–3803. 16 indexed citations
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Fast, Patton L., J. C. Corchado, M. Luz Sánchez, & Donald G. Truhlar. (1999). Optimized Parameters for Scaling Correlation Energy. The Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 103(17). 3139–3143. 173 indexed citations
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Fast, Patton L., J. C. Corchado, M. Luz Sánchez, & Donald G. Truhlar. (1999). Multi-Coefficient Correlation Method for Quantum Chemistry. The Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 103(26). 5129–5136. 112 indexed citations
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Fast, Patton L., M. Luz Sánchez, & Donald G. Truhlar. (1999). Multi-coefficient Gaussian-3 method for calculating potential energy surfaces. Chemical Physics Letters. 306(5-6). 407–410. 191 indexed citations
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Fast, Patton L., M. Luz Sánchez, & Donald G. Truhlar. (1999). Infinite basis limits in electronic structure theory. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 111(7). 2921–2926. 138 indexed citations
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Chuang, Yao‐Yuan, Mala L. Radhakrishnan, Patton L. Fast, Christopher J. Cramer, & Donald G. Truhlar. (1999). Direct Dynamics for Free Radical Kinetics in Solution:  Solvent Effect on the Rate Constant for the Reaction of Methanol with Atomic Hydrogen. The Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 103(25). 4893–4909. 94 indexed citations
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Fast, Patton L., et al.. (1999). Improved coefficients for the scaling all correlation and multi-coefficient correlation methods. 2(14). 70–70. 43 indexed citations
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Corchado, J. C., E. Laura Coitiño, Yao‐Yuan Chuang, Patton L. Fast, & Donald G. Truhlar. (1998). Interpolated Variational Transition-State Theory by Mapping. The Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 102(14). 2424–2438. 132 indexed citations
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Fast, Patton L., J. C. Corchado, & Donald G. Truhlar. (1998). The calculation of kinetic isotope effects based on a single reaction path. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 109(15). 6237–6245. 24 indexed citations
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Fast, Patton L. & Donald G. Truhlar. (1998). Variational reaction path algorithm. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 109(10). 3721–3729. 48 indexed citations
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Muinonen, K., et al.. (1997). Ray optics regime for Gaussian random spheres. Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer. 57(2). 197–205. 15 indexed citations
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Muinonen, K., Timo Nousiainen, Patton L. Fast, K. Lumme, & Jouni Peltoniemi. (1996). Light scattering by Gaussian random particles: Ray optics approximation. Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer. 55(5). 577–601. 179 indexed citations

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