Paul S. Bagus

6.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
87 papers, 5.6k citations indexed

About

Paul S. Bagus is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Materials Chemistry and Surfaces, Coatings and Films. According to data from OpenAlex, Paul S. Bagus has authored 87 papers receiving a total of 5.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 56 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 37 papers in Materials Chemistry and 25 papers in Surfaces, Coatings and Films. Recurrent topics in Paul S. Bagus's work include Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (50 papers), Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques (25 papers) and X-ray Spectroscopy and Fluorescence Analysis (20 papers). Paul S. Bagus is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (50 papers), Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques (25 papers) and X-ray Spectroscopy and Fluorescence Analysis (20 papers). Paul S. Bagus collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Spain. Paul S. Bagus's co-authors include Eugene S. Ilton, Klaus Hermann, Francesc Illas, Gianfranco Pacchioni, H. C. Siegmann, E. Kay, D. Mauri, Charles W. Bauschlicher, Christof Wöll and A. J. Freeman and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Physical Review Letters and The Journal of Chemical Physics.

In The Last Decade

Paul S. Bagus

86 papers receiving 5.4k citations

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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.

Simple model for thin ferromagnetic films exchange coupled to an antiferromagnetic substrate

1987 775 citations Paul S. Bagus et al. profile →
A new analysis of charge transfer and polarization for ligand–metal bonding: Model studies of Al4CO and Al4NH3

1984 471 citations Paul S. Bagus, Klaus Hermann et al. The Journal of Chemical Physics profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Paul S. Bagus United States	35	3.2k	2.4k	1.2k	1.0k	915	87	5.6k
K. H. Johnson United States	41	3.1k 1.0×	2.5k 1.0×	1.4k 1.2×	1.0k 1.0×	727 0.8×	141	6.0k
Nobuhiro Kosugi Japan	41	2.8k 0.9×	2.5k 1.0×	1.2k 1.0×	715 0.7×	435 0.5×	239	6.6k
R. P. Messmer United States	43	3.3k 1.1×	3.1k 1.3×	1.4k 1.2×	885 0.8×	651 0.7×	137	6.4k
C. R. Brundle United States	43	3.1k 1.0×	2.8k 1.1×	1.5k 1.3×	539 0.5×	404 0.4×	91	6.5k
Haruo Kuroda Japan	42	1.8k 0.6×	3.6k 1.5×	2.3k 2.0×	2.6k 2.4×	545 0.6×	364	7.9k
J. J. Yeh United States	16	1.8k 0.6×	2.4k 1.0×	1.6k 1.4×	988 0.9×	344 0.4×	41	5.3k
C. R. Brundle United States	34	2.8k 0.9×	2.1k 0.9×	1.1k 1.0×	500 0.5×	439 0.5×	63	5.4k
R. Nyholm Sweden	43	3.3k 1.0×	2.6k 1.1×	1.3k 1.1×	484 0.5×	347 0.4×	155	6.1k
C. Pisani Italy	46	4.1k 1.3×	4.3k 1.8×	1.1k 0.9×	757 0.7×	1.4k 1.6×	179	7.4k
D. N. E. Buchanan United States	34	1.5k 0.5×	2.1k 0.9×	934 0.8×	1.4k 1.3×	349 0.4×	98	4.6k

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Ramanantoanina, Harry, David Fellhauer, Jeff Terry, et al.. (2025). Actinide 5f Occupations: The Case of PuO ₂. Inorganic Chemistry. 64(24). 12297–12312. 1 indexed citations

Bagus, Paul S., C. R. Brundle, & B. Vincent Crist. (2021). Shake loss intensities in x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy: Theory, experiment, and atomic composition accuracy for MgO and related compounds. Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A Vacuum Surfaces and Films. 39(6). 11 indexed citations

Brundle, C. R., B. Vincent Crist, & Paul S. Bagus. (2020). Accuracy limitations for composition analysis by XPS using relative peak intensities: LiF as an example. Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A Vacuum Surfaces and Films. 39(1). 28 indexed citations

Sassi, Michel, Carolyn I. Pearce, Paul S. Bagus, Elke Arenholz, & Kevin M. Rosso. (2017). First-Principles Fe L_2,3-Edge and O K-Edge XANES and XMCD Spectra for Iron Oxides. The Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 121(40). 7613–7618. 39 indexed citations

Duguet, Thomas, et al.. (2016). A poly-epoxy surface explored by Hartree-Fock ΔSCF simulations of C1s XPS spectra. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 145(7). 74703–74703. 19 indexed citations

Bagus, Paul S., Connie J. Nelin, Y. Al-Salik, Eugene S. Ilton, & Hicham Idriss. (2015). Multiplet splitting for the XPS of heavy elements: Dependence on oxidation state. Surface Science. 643. 142–149. 27 indexed citations

Ilton, Eugene S. & Paul S. Bagus. (2011). XPS determination of uranium oxidation states. Surface and Interface Analysis. 43(13). 1549–1560. 209 indexed citations

Ilton, Eugene S. & Paul S. Bagus. (2008). Ligand field effects on the multiplet structure of the U4f XPS of UO2. Surface Science. 602(5). 1114–1121. 29 indexed citations

Omary, Mohammad A., P.K. Sinha, Paul S. Bagus, & Angela K. Wilson. (2005). Electronic Structure of Mercury Oligomers and Exciplexes: Models for Long-Range/Multicenter Bonding in Phosphorescent Transition-Metal Compounds. The Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 109(4). 690–702. 18 indexed citations

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Bagus, Paul S., Klaus Hermann, & Christof Wöll. (2005). The interaction of C6H6 and C6H12 with noble metal surfaces: Electronic level alignment and the origin of the interface dipole. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 123(18). 184109–184109. 93 indexed citations

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Bagus, Paul S., Ria Broer, Wibe A. de Jong, et al.. (2001). Baguset al.Reply:. Physical Review Letters. 86(16). 3693–3693. 9 indexed citations

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Weiß, K., Paul S. Bagus, & Christof Wöll. (1999). Rydberg transitions in X-ray absorption spectroscopy of alkanes: The importance of matrix effects. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 111(15). 6834–6845. 96 indexed citations

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Samant, M. G., et al.. (1988). I n s i t u vibrational spectroscopy of specifically adsorbed azide on silver electrodes. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 89(1). 583–589. 11 indexed citations

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Bagus, Paul S., C. J. Nelin, Klaus Hermann, & Michael R. Philpott. (1987). Coupling of vibrational modes of adsorbates: Application to field-induced shifts for CO and CN on Cu(100). Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 36(15). 8169–8172. 67 indexed citations

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Bagus, Paul S. & W. Müller. (1985). The origin of the shift in the CO vibration of chemisorbed CO: Cluster model studies for CO / Cu(100). Chemical Physics Letters. 115(6). 540–544. 78 indexed citations

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Bagus, Paul S.. (1985). Origin of lone pair binding energy shifts in photoemission from adsorbed molecules: CSOV analysis for the Cu5CO cluster. Applied Surface Science. 22-23. 444–451. 5 indexed citations

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Bagus, Paul S., Klaus Hermann, & Charles W. Bauschlicher. (1984). On the Nature of the Bonding of Lone Pair Ligands to Small Metal Clusters. Berichte der Bunsengesellschaft für physikalische Chemie. 88(3). 302–303. 10 indexed citations

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Bagus, Paul S., Klaus Hermann, & Charles W. Bauschlicher. (1984). A new analysis of charge transfer and polarization for ligand–metal bonding: Model studies of Al4CO and Al4NH3. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 80(9). 4378–4386. 471 indexed citations breakdown →

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Bagus, Paul S., Bowen Liu, & Henry F. Schaefer. (1972). Electronic structure and properties of krypton difluoride. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 94(19). 6635–6641. 22 indexed citations

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Bagus, Paul S. & Henry F. Schaefer. (1971). Direct Near-Hartree–Fock Calculations on the 1s Hole States of NO+. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 55(3). 1474–1475. 82 indexed citations

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