Robert Zwanzig

26.5k total citations · 8 hit papers
135 papers, 20.6k citations indexed

About

Robert Zwanzig is a scholar working on Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert Zwanzig has authored 135 papers receiving a total of 20.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 67 papers in Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, 49 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 30 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Robert Zwanzig's work include Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics (54 papers), Theoretical and Computational Physics (29 papers) and Material Dynamics and Properties (27 papers). Robert Zwanzig is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics (54 papers), Theoretical and Computational Physics (29 papers) and Material Dynamics and Properties (27 papers). Robert Zwanzig collaborates with scholars based in United States, Israel and Australia. Robert Zwanzig's co-authors include M. Bixon, Attila Szabó, Raymond D. Mountain, John G. Kirkwood, Tsu-Wei Nee, Narinder K. Ailawadi, S. W. Haan, Alan K. Harrison, Irwin Oppenheim and Biman Bagchi and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Robert Zwanzig

135 papers receiving 19.8k citations

Hit Papers

High-Temperature Equation of State by a Perturbation Meth... 1954 2026 1978 2002 1954 1960 2001 1973 1961 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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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. High-Temperature Equation of State by a Perturbation Method. I. Nonpolar Gases
    1954 2.5k citations Robert Zwanzig The Journal of Chemical Physics profile →
  2. Ensemble Method in the Theory of Irreversibility
    1960 1.7k citations Robert Zwanzig The Journal of Chemical Physics profile →
  3. Nonequilibrium Statistical Mechanics
    2001 1.4k citations Robert Zwanzig profile →
  4. Nonlinear generalized Langevin equations
    1973 1.0k citations Robert Zwanzig Journal of Statistical Physics profile →
  5. Memory Effects in Irreversible Thermodynamics
    1961 902 citations Robert Zwanzig Physical Review profile →
  6. Time-Correlation Functions and Transport Coefficients in Statistical Mechanics
    1965 883 citations Robert Zwanzig profile →
  7. Rotational friction coefficients for spheroids with the slipping boundary condition
    1974 654 citations Robert Zwanzig et al. The Journal of Chemical Physics profile →
  8. On the identity of three generalized master equations
    1964 541 citations Robert Zwanzig profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Robert Zwanzig United States 60 9.1k 6.3k 5.7k 4.4k 3.5k 135 20.6k
William G. Hoover United States 53 7.0k 0.8× 4.1k 0.7× 14.4k 2.5× 5.3k 1.2× 7.3k 2.1× 183 31.2k
Stuart A. Rice United States 69 11.6k 1.3× 3.2k 0.5× 8.1k 1.4× 1.5k 0.3× 3.4k 1.0× 462 26.4k
Joel L. Lebowitz United States 87 7.6k 0.8× 8.8k 1.4× 8.9k 1.6× 1.6k 0.4× 5.4k 1.6× 515 27.8k
Hans Christian Andersen United States 56 8.2k 0.9× 2.7k 0.4× 16.3k 2.9× 4.5k 1.0× 8.2k 2.4× 213 30.6k
B. J. Berne United States 96 17.1k 1.9× 3.5k 0.6× 8.7k 1.5× 12.0k 2.7× 5.4k 1.5× 341 35.9k
Loup Verlet France 24 4.3k 0.5× 1.9k 0.3× 5.7k 1.0× 1.4k 0.3× 4.6k 1.3× 39 13.6k
Shūichi Nosé Japan 19 6.8k 0.7× 1.2k 0.2× 12.9k 2.3× 5.8k 1.3× 4.2k 1.2× 42 28.7k
Ryogo Kubo Japan 45 13.7k 1.5× 6.2k 1.0× 6.2k 1.1× 1.5k 0.3× 2.2k 0.6× 164 26.9k
B. J. Alder United States 43 9.2k 1.0× 2.1k 0.3× 12.7k 2.2× 812 0.2× 5.3k 1.5× 136 23.8k
John D. Weeks United States 53 4.5k 0.5× 1.9k 0.3× 5.7k 1.0× 1.5k 0.3× 5.3k 1.5× 164 15.2k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Zwanzig, Robert. (2001). Nonequilibrium Statistical Mechanics. 1372 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zwanzig, Robert. (1997). Effect of close contacts on the radius of gyration of a polymer. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 106(7). 2824–2827. 5 indexed citations
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Zwanzig, Robert. (1992). Diffusion past an entropy barrier. The Journal of Physical Chemistry. 96(10). 3926–3930. 417 indexed citations
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Zwanzig, Robert. (1985). Comment on "Models of Hierarchically Constrained Dynamics for Glassy Relaxation". Physical Review Letters. 54(4). 364–364. 28 indexed citations
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Zwanzig, Robert. (1983). From classical dynamics to continuous time random walks. Journal of Statistical Physics. 30(2). 255–262. 77 indexed citations
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Zwanzig, Robert. (1981). Recent developments in non equilibrium statistical mechanics. 5–13. 1 indexed citations
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Bixon, M. & Robert Zwanzig. (1978). Hydrodynamic interaction and the dynamic intrinsic viscosity of a flexible polymer. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 68(4). 1890–1895. 33 indexed citations
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Bixon, M. & Robert Zwanzig. (1978). Optimized Rouse–Zimm theory for stiff polymers. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 68(4). 1896–1902. 133 indexed citations
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Zwanzig, Robert & John D. Ramshaw. (1977). Potts model specific heat critical exponents. Journal of Physics A Mathematical and General. 10(1). 65–69. 30 indexed citations
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Nordholm, Sture & Robert Zwanzig. (1975). A systematic derivation of exact generalized Brownian motion theory. Journal of Statistical Physics. 13(4). 347–371. 112 indexed citations
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Zwanzig, Robert. (1973). Nonlinear generalized Langevin equations. Journal of Statistical Physics. 9(3). 215–220. 1011 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zwanzig, Robert. (1973). Generalized Verhulst Laws for Population Growth. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 70(11). 3048–3051. 21 indexed citations
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Zwanzig, Robert. (1971). Hydrodynamic Theory of the Velocity Correlation Function. Berichte der Bunsengesellschaft für physikalische Chemie. 75(3-4). 389–389. 6 indexed citations
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Bixon, M. & Robert Zwanzig. (1971). Brownian motion of a nonlinear oscillator. Journal of Statistical Physics. 3(3). 245–260. 76 indexed citations
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Bixon, M. & Robert Zwanzig. (1969). Boltzmann-Langevin Equation and Hydrodynamic Fluctuations. Physical Review. 187(1). 267–272. 127 indexed citations
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Zwanzig, Robert. (1968). Frequency Spectra of Harmonic Lattices with Weak Long-Range Interactions. Journal of Mathematical Physics. 9(5). 679–685. 1 indexed citations
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Zwanzig, Robert. (1963). Two Assumptions in the Theory of Attractive Forces between Long Saturated Chains. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 39(9). 2251–2258. 40 indexed citations
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Zwanzig, Robert, John G. Kirkwood, Irwin Oppenheim, & Berni J. Alder. (1954). Statistical Mechanical Theory of Transport Processes. VII. The Coefficient of Thermal Conductivity of Monatomic Liquids. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 22(5). 783–790. 454 indexed citations
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Zwanzig, Robert, et al.. (1951). The Statistical Mechanical Theory of Transport Processes. V. Quantum Hydrodynamics. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 19(9). 1173–1180. 104 indexed citations

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