Ulrich Essmann

25.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
17 papers, 21.2k citations indexed

About

Ulrich Essmann is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Condensed Matter Physics and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ulrich Essmann has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 21.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Materials Chemistry, 6 papers in Condensed Matter Physics and 5 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Ulrich Essmann's work include Material Dynamics and Properties (8 papers), Theoretical and Computational Physics (6 papers) and Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies (5 papers). Ulrich Essmann is often cited by papers focused on Material Dynamics and Properties (8 papers), Theoretical and Computational Physics (6 papers) and Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies (5 papers). Ulrich Essmann collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and Germany. Ulrich Essmann's co-authors include Max L. Berkowitz, L. Perera, Lee G. Pedersen, Tom Darden, Hsing Lee, H. Eugene Stanley, Francesco Sciortino, Peter H. Poole, Karl J. Schweighofer and Alfons Geiger and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, The Journal of Chemical Physics and The Journal of Physical Chemistry B.

In The Last Decade

Ulrich Essmann

17 papers receiving 21.0k citations

Hit Papers

A smooth particle mesh Ewald method 1992 2026 2003 2014 1995 1992 5.0k 10.0k 15.0k
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. A smooth particle mesh Ewald method
    1995 18.3k citations Ulrich Essmann, L. Perera et al. The Journal of Chemical Physics profile →
  2. Phase behaviour of metastable water
    1992 1.5k citations Peter H. Poole, Francesco Sciortino et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ulrich Essmann United States 15 10.4k 5.2k 4.4k 3.2k 2.4k 17 21.2k
Hsing Lee United States 7 10.3k 1.0× 3.5k 0.7× 3.6k 0.8× 2.3k 0.7× 2.5k 1.0× 8 19.2k
J.R. Haak Netherlands 10 12.0k 1.2× 7.0k 1.4× 5.0k 1.1× 3.1k 1.0× 2.7k 1.1× 11 26.0k
Johan P. M. Postma Netherlands 11 13.3k 1.3× 7.3k 1.4× 5.4k 1.2× 3.3k 1.0× 2.8k 1.2× 14 27.7k
L. Perera United States 43 12.5k 1.2× 3.8k 0.7× 5.2k 1.2× 2.5k 0.8× 2.9k 1.2× 141 24.3k
Kim A. Sharp United States 65 15.7k 1.5× 4.3k 0.8× 3.8k 0.9× 2.0k 0.6× 1.8k 0.7× 150 22.7k
Giovanni Ciccotti Italy 52 14.1k 1.3× 6.9k 1.3× 8.6k 1.9× 3.4k 1.1× 2.5k 1.0× 220 29.4k
A. Rahman United States 41 8.5k 0.8× 9.0k 1.8× 6.5k 1.5× 3.4k 1.0× 2.2k 0.9× 67 26.2k
J. G. E. M. Fraaije Netherlands 26 9.0k 0.9× 4.3k 0.8× 2.0k 0.4× 1.7k 0.5× 2.7k 1.1× 84 17.4k
George B. Benedek United States 72 8.5k 0.8× 3.9k 0.8× 2.4k 0.5× 1.7k 0.5× 2.9k 1.2× 188 18.6k
Barry D. Olafson United States 10 10.2k 1.0× 6.0k 1.2× 3.1k 0.7× 1.6k 0.5× 1.9k 0.8× 13 19.3k

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All Works

17 of 17 papers shown
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Essmann, Ulrich, et al.. (2008). Forschungsspitzen und Spitzenforschung. Digital Access to Libraries (Université catholique de Louvain (UCL), l'Université de Namur (UNamur) and the Université Saint-Louis (USL-B)). 1 indexed citations
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Essmann, Ulrich & Max L. Berkowitz. (1999). Dynamical Properties of Phospholipid Bilayers from Computer Simulation. Biophysical Journal. 76(4). 2081–2089. 107 indexed citations
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Schweighofer, Karl J., Ulrich Essmann, & Max L. Berkowitz. (1997). Simulation of Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate at the Water−Vapor and Water−Carbon Tetrachloride Interfaces at Low Surface Coverage. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 101(19). 3793–3799. 185 indexed citations
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Schweighofer, Karl J., Ulrich Essmann, & Max L. Berkowitz. (1997). Structure and Dynamics of Water in the Presence of Charged Surfactant Monolayers at the Water−CCl4 Interface. A Molecular Dynamics Study. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 101(50). 10775–10780. 56 indexed citations
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Sciortino, Francesco, Peter H. Poole, Ulrich Essmann, & H. Eugene Stanley. (1997). Line of compressibility maxima in the phase diagram of supercooled water. Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics. 55(1). 727–737. 179 indexed citations
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Perera, L., Ulrich Essmann, & Max L. Berkowitz. (1996). Role of Water in the Hydration Force Acting between Lipid Bilayers. Langmuir. 12(11). 2625–2629. 66 indexed citations
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Essmann, Ulrich, L. Perera, Max L. Berkowitz, et al.. (1995). A smooth particle mesh Ewald method. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 103(19). 8577–8593. 18317 indexed citations breakdown →
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Perera, L., Ulrich Essmann, & Max L. Berkowitz. (1995). Effect of the treatment of long-range forces on the dynamics of ions in aqueous solutions. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 102(1). 450–456. 142 indexed citations
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Xia, Xinfu, L. Perera, Ulrich Essmann, & Max L. Berkowitz. (1995). The structure of water at platinum/water interfaces Molecular dynamics computer simulations. Surface Science. 335. 401–415. 49 indexed citations
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Sciortino, Francesco, Ulrich Essmann, H. Eugene Stanley, et al.. (1995). Crystal stability limits at positive and negative pressures, and crystal-to-glass transitions. Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics. 52(6). 6484–6491. 49 indexed citations
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Essmann, Ulrich, L. Perera, & Max L. Berkowitz. (1995). The Origin of the Hydration Interaction of Lipid Bilayers from MD Simulation of Dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine Membranes in Gel and Liquid Crystalline Phases. Langmuir. 11(11). 4519–4531. 103 indexed citations
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Essmann, Ulrich & Alfons Geiger. (1995). Molecular dynamics simulation of vapor deposited amorphous ice. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 103(11). 4678–4692. 35 indexed citations
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Stanley, H. Eugene, et al.. (1994). Is there a second critical point in liquid water?. Physica A Statistical Mechanics and its Applications. 205(1-3). 122–139. 76 indexed citations
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Poole, Peter H., Ulrich Essmann, Francesco Sciortino, & H. Eugene Stanley. (1993). Phase diagram for amorphous solid water. Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics. 48(6). 4605–4610. 163 indexed citations
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Poole, Peter H., Francesco Sciortino, Ulrich Essmann, & H. Eugene Stanley. (1993). Spinodal of liquid water. Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics. 48(5). 3799–3817. 190 indexed citations
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Poole, Peter H., Francesco Sciortino, Ulrich Essmann, & H. Eugene Stanley. (1993). Is there a re-entrant spinodal in liquid water ?. Journal de Physique IV (Proceedings). 3(C1). C1–171. 1 indexed citations
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Poole, Peter H., Francesco Sciortino, Ulrich Essmann, & H. Eugene Stanley. (1992). Phase behaviour of metastable water. Nature. 360(6402). 324–328. 1478 indexed citations breakdown →

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