Peter Schwab

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
32 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Peter Schwab is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Condensed Matter Physics and Organic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter Schwab has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 10 papers in Condensed Matter Physics and 8 papers in Organic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Peter Schwab's work include Quantum and electron transport phenomena (13 papers), Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism (9 papers) and Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures (4 papers). Peter Schwab is often cited by papers focused on Quantum and electron transport phenomena (13 papers), Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism (9 papers) and Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures (4 papers). Peter Schwab collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Italy. Peter Schwab's co-authors include Josef Michl, Michael D Levin, Roberto Raimondi, Frank Fleischer, Joshua R. Smith, Michael Dzierzawa, Matteo Biancardo, Carlo Alberto Bignozzi, Cosimo Gorini and Ulrich Eckern and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Physical Review Letters.

In The Last Decade

Peter Schwab

29 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

Molecular Rods. 1. Simple Axial Rods 1999 2026 2008 2017 1999 100 200 300 400
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. Molecular Rods. 1. Simple Axial Rods
    1999 474 citations Peter Schwab, Michael D Levin et al. Chemical Reviews profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Peter Schwab United States 15 597 446 407 347 217 32 1.5k
Tobias Gerfin Switzerland 16 342 0.6× 755 1.7× 234 0.6× 289 0.8× 30 0.1× 23 1.4k
S. Kawano Japan 16 450 0.8× 530 1.2× 70 0.2× 132 0.4× 287 1.3× 85 1.2k
Guillaume Vives France 25 889 1.5× 806 1.8× 237 0.6× 431 1.2× 21 0.1× 47 1.6k
Simone S. Alexandre Brazil 21 163 0.3× 683 1.5× 256 0.6× 255 0.7× 45 0.2× 38 1.2k
Yoshihiro Asai Japan 27 337 0.6× 805 1.8× 775 1.9× 1.1k 3.3× 183 0.8× 88 2.1k
Cécile Meźière France 21 271 0.5× 401 0.9× 201 0.5× 328 0.9× 517 2.4× 56 1.6k
A. Ishii Japan 22 211 0.4× 1.1k 2.5× 226 0.6× 894 2.6× 43 0.2× 67 1.7k
M. Bortz Switzerland 13 264 0.4× 1.3k 2.8× 122 0.3× 1.0k 3.0× 201 0.9× 22 1.7k
Florian J. Kohl Germany 14 1.2k 2.0× 262 0.6× 243 0.6× 266 0.8× 103 0.5× 19 1.6k
Takahiro Iijima Japan 13 367 0.6× 389 0.9× 122 0.3× 105 0.3× 49 0.2× 53 805

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Fields of papers citing papers by Peter Schwab

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Peter Schwab

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Gorini, Cosimo, et al.. (2014). Driving Spin and Charge in Quantum Wells by Surface Acoustic Waves. Advanced Materials Interfaces. 1(8). 3 indexed citations
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Schmitteckert, Peter, Michael Dzierzawa, & Peter Schwab. (2013). Exact time-dependent density functional theory for impurity models. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 15(15). 5477–5477. 17 indexed citations
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Schwab, Peter, et al.. (2009). Bruck expressway S35 contract 22 – Tunnelling through serpentinite. Geomechanics and Tunnelling. 2(5). 483–493. 3 indexed citations
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Csencsics, Daniela, et al.. (2009). A large scale survey of Populus nigra presence and genetic introgression from non-native poplars in Switzerland based on molecular identification. Journal for Nature Conservation. 17(3). 142–149. 13 indexed citations
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Dzierzawa, Michael, Ulrich Eckern, Stefan Schenk, & Peter Schwab. (2009). Current density functional theory for one‐dimensional fermions. physica status solidi (b). 246(5). 941–947. 11 indexed citations
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Schenk, Stefan, Michael Dzierzawa, Peter Schwab, & Ulrich Eckern. (2008). Successes and failures of Bethe ansatz density functional theory. Physical Review B. 78(16). 21 indexed citations
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Gorini, Cosimo, Peter Schwab, Michael Dzierzawa, & Roberto Raimondi. (2007). Quasiclassical approach and spin–orbit coupling. Physica E Low-dimensional Systems and Nanostructures. 40(5). 1078–1080. 2 indexed citations
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Schwab, Peter, Michael Dzierzawa, Cosimo Gorini, & Roberto Raimondi. (2006). Spin relaxation in narrow wires of a two-dimensional electron gas. Physical Review B. 74(15). 29 indexed citations
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Schwab, Peter, et al.. (2003). Disordered Josephson junctions ofd-wave superconductors. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 68(17). 5 indexed citations
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Schwab, Peter, Sara Diegoli, Matteo Biancardo, & Carlo Alberto Bignozzi. (2003). Novel Ru-Dioxolene Complexes as Potential Electrochromic Materials and NIR Dyes. Inorganic Chemistry. 42(21). 6613–6615. 48 indexed citations
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Biancardo, Matteo, Peter Schwab, & Carlo Alberto Bignozzi. (2003). Electrochromic Behaviour of Polynuclear Ruthenium Complexes on Nanocrystalline SnO2. Collection of Czechoslovak Chemical Communications. 68(9). 1710–1722. 7 indexed citations
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Schwab, Peter, B.C. Noll, & Josef Michl. (2002). Synthesis and Structure of Trigonal and Tetragonal Connectors for a “Tinkertoy” Construction Set. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 67(16). 5476–5485. 44 indexed citations
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Schwab, Peter, Michael D Levin, & Josef Michl. (1999). Molecular Rods. 1. Simple Axial Rods. Chemical Reviews. 99(7). 1863–1934. 474 indexed citations breakdown →
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Stüer, Wolfram, Justin Wolf, Helmut Werner, Peter Schwab, & Michael Schulz. (1998). Carbynehydridoruthenium Complexes as Catalysts for the Selective, Ring-Opening Metathesis of Cyclopentene with Methyl Acrylate. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 37(24). 3421–3423. 1 indexed citations
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Magnera, Thomas F., Frank Fleischer, Jodi L. Pflug, et al.. (1997). Toward a Hexagonal Grid Polymer:  Synthesis, Coupling, and Chemically Reversible Surface-Pinning of the Star Connectors, 1,3,5-C6H3(CB10H10CX)3. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 119(17). 3907–3917. 102 indexed citations
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Schubert, Wulf, et al.. (1996). Weiterentwicklung des Ausbaues für stark druckhaftes Gebirge. 14(1). 36–42. 6 indexed citations
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Blümel, Manfred, et al.. (1996). Neue Entwicklungen bei vermörtelten Ankern. 14(1). 42–49. 1 indexed citations
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Kropf, Peter, et al.. (1995). SPINET: A Parallel Computing Approach to Spine Simulations. Scientific Programming. 5(1). 15–24. 1 indexed citations
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Eckern, Ulrich & Peter Schwab. (1995). Normal persistent currents. Advances In Physics. 44(5). 387–404. 29 indexed citations
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Schwab, Peter & John H. Spencer. (1985). Ethiopia at Bay: A Personal Account of the Haile Sellassie Years. The International Journal of African Historical Studies. 18(2). 341–341. 1 indexed citations

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