W Kołos

5.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
68 papers, 4.3k citations indexed

About

W Kołos is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Spectroscopy and Nuclear and High Energy Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, W Kołos has authored 68 papers receiving a total of 4.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 62 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 29 papers in Spectroscopy and 7 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics. Recurrent topics in W Kołos's work include Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (53 papers), Atomic and Molecular Physics (40 papers) and Molecular Spectroscopy and Structure (20 papers). W Kołos is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (53 papers), Atomic and Molecular Physics (40 papers) and Molecular Spectroscopy and Structure (20 papers). W Kołos collaborates with scholars based in Poland, United States and Germany. W Kołos's co-authors include L. Wolniewicz, Clemens Roothaan, Jacek Rychlewski, E. Clementi, James M. Peek, R. A. Sack, Bogumił Jeziorski, Krzysztof Szalewicz, Graziella Ranghino and Hendrik J. Monkhorst and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, The Journal of Chemical Physics and Reviews of Modern Physics.

In The Last Decade

W Kołos

67 papers receiving 4.0k citations

Hit Papers

Accurate Electronic Wave Functions for theH2Molecule 1960 2026 1982 2004 1960 1968 100 200 300 400 500
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. Accurate Electronic Wave Functions for theH2Molecule
    1960 573 citations W Kołos et al. profile →
  2. Improved Theoretical Ground-State Energy of the Hydrogen Molecule
    1968 464 citations W Kołos, L. Wolniewicz The Journal of Chemical Physics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
W Kołos Poland 31 3.9k 1.4k 478 477 260 68 4.3k
Hugh P. Kelly United States 34 3.8k 1.0× 705 0.5× 481 1.0× 204 0.4× 280 1.1× 121 4.0k
W. Kol os United States 12 2.5k 0.6× 949 0.7× 237 0.5× 403 0.8× 125 0.5× 12 2.8k
C. A. de Lange Netherlands 34 2.3k 0.6× 2.1k 1.5× 413 0.9× 298 0.6× 176 0.7× 178 3.4k
J. C. Light United States 40 6.6k 1.7× 2.6k 1.8× 419 0.9× 787 1.6× 159 0.6× 78 7.2k
William C. Stwalley United States 48 7.3k 1.9× 2.3k 1.7× 281 0.6× 325 0.7× 170 0.7× 264 7.7k
J. N. L. Connor United Kingdom 40 4.8k 1.2× 1.6k 1.1× 167 0.3× 721 1.5× 210 0.8× 180 5.2k
R. A. Bonham United States 34 3.0k 0.8× 1.2k 0.9× 380 0.8× 187 0.4× 117 0.5× 146 4.0k
James L. Kinsey United States 43 4.4k 1.1× 3.2k 2.3× 513 1.1× 1.2k 2.5× 114 0.4× 124 5.6k
Edwin N. Lassettre United States 36 3.2k 0.8× 1.2k 0.8× 329 0.7× 471 1.0× 71 0.3× 89 3.7k
R. Moccia Italy 30 2.2k 0.6× 868 0.6× 350 0.7× 234 0.5× 80 0.3× 87 2.5k

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Fields of papers citing papers by W Kołos

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of W Kołos

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Kołos, W, Bogumił Jeziorski, Hendrik J. Monkhorst, & Krzysztof Szalewicz. (2009). Quantum chemical contribution to electron neutrino mass determination. International Journal of Quantum Chemistry. 28(S19). 421–441. 3 indexed citations
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Kołos, W & Jacek Rychlewski. (1999). THREE LOWEST 3IIg AND THREE LOWEST 3IIu STATES OF THE HYDROGEN MOLECULE. Computational Methods in Science and Technology. 5(1). 39–52. 7 indexed citations
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Tang, K. T., J. P. Toennies, C. L. Yiu, et al.. (1994). A perturbation calculation of the ground state (X 1Σ+g) energy of the hydrogen molecule. Chemical Physics Letters. 224(5-6). 476–482. 4 indexed citations
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Kołos, W. (1993). Hydrogen molecule. Test of quantum chemistry. Polish Journal of Chemistry. 67(4). 553–566. 3 indexed citations
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Bukowski, Robert, Bogumił Jeziorski, Robert Moszyński, & W Kołos. (1992). Bethe logarithm and Lamb shift for the hydrogen molecular ion. International Journal of Quantum Chemistry. 42(2). 287–319. 43 indexed citations
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Kołos, W & Jacek Rychlewski. (1990). Adiabatic potential energy curves for the b and e3Σ+ states of the hydrogen molecule. Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy. 143(2). 237–250. 57 indexed citations
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Szalewicz, Krzysztof, Bogumił Jeziorski, Armin Scrinzi, et al.. (1990). Effects of nuclear forces in muon-catalyzed fusion: Nonadiabatic treatment of energy shifts and fusion rates forSstates oftdμ. Physical Review A. 42(7). 3768–3778. 19 indexed citations
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Szalewicz, Krzysztof, Hendrik J. Monkhorst, W Kołos, & Armin Scrinzi. (1987). Variational calculation of the energy levels for thetdμion. Physical review. A, General physics. 36(11). 5494–5497. 55 indexed citations
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Kołos, W, G. Corongiu, & E. Clementi. (1980). Theoretical study of some Van der Waals molecules. International Journal of Quantum Chemistry. 17(4). 775–798. 30 indexed citations
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Kołos, W, Graziella Ranghino, E. Clementi, & O. Novaro. (1980). Interaction of methane molecules. International Journal of Quantum Chemistry. 17(3). 429–448. 30 indexed citations
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Kołos, W & Jacek Rychlewski. (1979). Adiabatic corrections for the van der Waals minimum in the lowest triplet state of molecular hydrogen. 1(2). 195–200. 3 indexed citations
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Kołos, W. (1978). Recent theoretical developments in the spectroscopy of the hydrogen molecule. Journal of Molecular Structure. 46. 73–92. 6 indexed citations
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Kołos, W & Jacek Rychlewski. (1976). Ab initio potential energy curves and vibrational levels for the C D states of the hydrogen molecule. Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy. 62(1). 109–121. 76 indexed citations
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Kołos, W. (1975). Long‐ and intermediate‐range interaction between hydrogen atoms in the B1Σ state. International Journal of Quantum Chemistry. 9(1). 133–142. 10 indexed citations
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Kołos, W, David L. Morgan, D. M. Schrader, & L. Wolniewicz. (1975). Hydrogen-antihydrogen interactions. Physical review. A, General physics. 11(6). 1792–1796. 53 indexed citations
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Kołos, W & L. Wolniewicz. (1969). Theoretical Investigation of the Lowest Double-Minimum State E, F 1Σg+ of the Hydrogen Molecule. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 50(8). 3228–3240. 162 indexed citations
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Kołos, W. (1969). Some accurate results for three-particle systems. Acta Physica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae. 27(1-4). 241–252. 53 indexed citations
18.
Kołos, W. (1968). S-Wave Cross Section forD(p,γ)He3. Physical Review. 165(1). 165–167. 17 indexed citations
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Baran, J. & W Kołos. (1962). Vibrational constants for the ground state of the hydrogen molecule. Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy. 8(1-6). 121–125. 11 indexed citations
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Kołos, W, et al.. (1961). On the influence of correlation of the atomic electrons on the elastic electron scattering by helium atoms. Annals of Physics. 16(2). 201–204. 9 indexed citations

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