Péter G. Szalay

11.4k total citations · 4 hit papers
150 papers, 9.3k citations indexed

About

Péter G. Szalay is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Péter G. Szalay has authored 150 papers receiving a total of 9.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 107 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 37 papers in Physical and Theoretical Chemistry and 35 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in Péter G. Szalay's work include Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (99 papers), Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies (44 papers) and Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (29 papers). Péter G. Szalay is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (99 papers), Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies (44 papers) and Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (29 papers). Péter G. Szalay collaborates with scholars based in Hungary, United States and Germany. Péter G. Szalay's co-authors include Hans Lischka, Rodney J. Bartlett, Jürgen Gauß, John F. Stanton, Ron Shepard, Mihály Kállay, Attila Tajti, Thomas Müller, Géza Fogarasi and Attila G. Császár and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Physical Review Letters.

In The Last Decade

Péter G. Szalay

147 papers receiving 9.1k 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.

HEAT: High accuracy extrapolated ab initio thermochemistry

2004 664 citations Attila Tajti, Péter G. Szalay et al. The Journal of Chemical Physics profile →
Multiconfiguration Self-Consistent Field and Multireference Configuration Interaction Methods and Applications

2011 544 citations Péter G. Szalay, Thomas Müller et al. Chemical Reviews profile →
Coupled-cluster techniques for computational chemistry: The CFOUR program package

2020 485 citations Devin A. Matthews, Lan Cheng et al. The Journal of Chemical Physics profile →
Multireference Approaches for Excited States of Molecules

2018 338 citations Hans Lischka, Dana Nachtigallová et al. Chemical Reviews profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Péter G. Szalay Hungary	49	7.1k	2.5k	2.1k	1.9k	1.5k	150	9.3k
Mihály Kállay Hungary	45	6.4k 0.9×	2.4k 0.9×	1.3k 0.6×	1.6k 0.8×	2.1k 1.4×	168	9.1k
Sotiris S. Xantheas United States	63	9.7k 1.4×	3.8k 1.5×	2.2k 1.1×	2.3k 1.2×	2.0k 1.4×	210	12.9k
Frederick R. Manby United Kingdom	49	7.7k 1.1×	2.4k 0.9×	1.7k 0.8×	1.2k 0.6×	2.8k 1.9×	121	10.4k
David R. Yarkony United States	50	10.1k 1.4×	3.2k 1.3×	2.9k 1.4×	1.2k 0.6×	1.7k 1.2×	264	11.9k
Piotr Piecuch United States	59	9.9k 1.4×	2.2k 0.9×	1.7k 0.8×	1.9k 1.0×	2.2k 1.5×	221	11.7k
Horst Köppel Germany	55	8.8k 1.2×	2.8k 1.1×	2.9k 1.4×	1.0k 0.5×	1.2k 0.8×	253	11.1k
Bogumił Jeziorski Poland	55	10.3k 1.4×	3.3k 1.3×	2.5k 1.2×	1.2k 0.7×	1.4k 0.9×	149	12.4k
Ove Christiansen Denmark	64	10.2k 1.4×	3.9k 1.5×	3.9k 1.9×	1.5k 0.8×	2.6k 1.7×	215	13.6k
Roger D. Amos United Kingdom	50	5.9k 0.8×	3.1k 1.2×	1.9k 0.9×	991 0.5×	1.6k 1.1×	138	8.5k
Wesley D. Allen United States	54	7.4k 1.0×	3.5k 1.4×	2.1k 1.0×	2.3k 1.2×	1.9k 1.3×	163	11.3k

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Tajti, Attila, et al.. (2025). Molecular conductance calculations of single-molecule junctions using projection-based density functional embedding. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 162(3).

Nieman, Reed, Adélia J. A. Aquino, Silmar A. do Monte, et al.. (2025). Low-lying excited states of linear all-trans polyenes: the σ–π electron correlation and the description of ionic states. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 27(15). 7916–7928. 1 indexed citations

Tajti, Attila, et al.. (2024). Interpretation of molecular electron transport in ab initio many‐electron framework incorporating zero‐point nuclear motion effects. Journal of Computational Chemistry. 45(23). 1968–1979. 1 indexed citations

Tajti, Attila, et al.. (2022). Comparison of approximate intermolecular potentials for ab initio fragment calculations on medium sized N‐heterocycles. Journal of Computational Chemistry. 43(16). 1079–1093. 5 indexed citations

Tajti, Attila, et al.. (2021). First-principles interpretation of electron transport through single-molecule junctions using molecular dynamics of electron attached states. Molecular Physics. 119(21-22). 4 indexed citations

Matthews, Devin A., Lan Cheng, Michael E. Harding, et al.. (2020). Coupled-cluster techniques for computational chemistry: The CFOUR program package. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 152(21). 214108–214108. 485 indexed citations breakdown →

Tajti, Attila, Péter G. Szalay, Roman V. Kochanov, & Vladimir G. Tyuterev. (2020). Diagonal Born–Oppenheimer corrections to the ground electronic state potential energy surfaces of ozone: improvement of ab initio vibrational band centers for the ¹⁶ O ₃ , ¹⁷ O ₃ and ¹⁸ O ₃ isotopologues. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 22(42). 24257–24269. 15 indexed citations

Tajti, Attila, et al.. (2020). A New Benchmark Set for Excitation Energy of Charge Transfer States: Systematic Investigation of Coupled Cluster Type Methods. Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation. 16(7). 4213–4225. 66 indexed citations

Lischka, Hans, Dana Nachtigallová, Adélia J. A. Aquino, et al.. (2018). Multireference Approaches for Excited States of Molecules. Chemical Reviews. 118(15). 7293–7361. 338 indexed citations breakdown →

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Tyuterev, Vladimir G., Roman V. Kochanov, A. Campargue, et al.. (2014). Does the “Reef Structure” at the Ozone Transition State towards the Dissociation Exist? New Insight from Calculations and Ultrasensitive Spectroscopy Experiments. Physical Review Letters. 113(14). 143002–143002. 64 indexed citations

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Szalay, Péter G., Thomas J. Watson, Ajith Perera, Victor F. Lotrich, & Rodney J. Bartlett. (2013). Benchmark Studies on the Building Blocks of DNA. 3. Watson–Crick and Stacked Base Pairs. The Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 117(15). 3149–3157. 39 indexed citations

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Lischka, Hans, Thomas Müller, Péter G. Szalay, et al.. (2011). Columbus—a program system for advanced multireference theory calculations. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Computational Molecular Science. 1(2). 191–199. 172 indexed citations

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Holka, Filip, et al.. (2011). Accurate ab initio determination of the adiabatic potential energy function and the Born–Oppenheimer breakdown corrections for the electronic ground state of LiH isotopologues. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 134(9). 94306–94306. 51 indexed citations

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Szalay, Péter G.. (2010). On our efforts constructing a proper multireference coupled-cluster method. Molecular Physics. 108(21-23). 3055–3065. 2 indexed citations

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Császár, Attila G., Péter G. Szalay, & Matthew L. Leininger. (2009). The enthalpy of formation of 2II CH. Molecular Physics. 1 indexed citations

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Szalay, Péter G., Attila Tajti, & John F. Stanton. (2005). Ab initio determination of the heat of formation of ketenyl (HCCO) and ethynyl (CCH) radicals. Molecular Physics. 103(15-16). 2159–2168. 33 indexed citations

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Császár, Attila G., Péter G. Szalay, & Matthew L. Leininger. (2002). The enthalpy of formation of ² II CH. Molecular Physics. 100(24). 3879–3883. 23 indexed citations

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Szalay, Péter G. & L. Nemes. (1999). Tunnelling lifetimes of the rovibronic levels in the B electronic state of the CH radical obtained fromab initiodata. Molecular Physics. 96(3). 359–366. 5 indexed citations

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Szalay, Péter G.. (1997). Ab initio coupled-cluster study of 2II radicals in ground and excited states: application to NCO and NCS. Journal of Molecular Structure. 410-411. 305–309. 2 indexed citations

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Szalay, Péter G. & Rodney J. Bartlett. (1994). Analytic energy gradients for the two-determinant coupled cluster method with application to singlet excited states of butadiene and ozone. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 101(6). 4936–4944. 57 indexed citations

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