Yan Levin

6.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
155 papers, 5.2k citations indexed

About

Yan Levin is a scholar working on Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Yan Levin has authored 155 papers receiving a total of 5.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 88 papers in Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 51 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 47 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Yan Levin's work include Electrostatics and Colloid Interactions (86 papers), Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies (40 papers) and Material Dynamics and Properties (33 papers). Yan Levin is often cited by papers focused on Electrostatics and Colloid Interactions (86 papers), Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies (40 papers) and Material Dynamics and Properties (33 papers). Yan Levin collaborates with scholars based in Brazil, United States and France. Yan Levin's co-authors include Alexandre P. dos Santos, Michael E. Fisher, Alexandre Diehl, Jeferson J. Arenzon, Márcia C. Barbosa, Renato Pakter, Jürgen F. Stilck, Emmanuel Trizac, Marco Idiart and Derek Frydel and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, The Journal of Chemical Physics and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Yan Levin

151 papers receiving 5.1k 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.

Electrostatic correlations: from plasma to biology

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Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yan Levin Brazil	36	2.8k	2.0k	1.5k	1.5k	623	155	5.2k
Vojko Vlachy Slovenia	34	1.8k 0.7×	1.7k 0.9×	1.4k 0.9×	1.5k 1.0×	202 0.3×	153	4.6k
D. Bratko United States	41	1.7k 0.6×	1.3k 0.7×	1.6k 1.1×	1.7k 1.1×	194 0.3×	129	4.3k
Jean-Pierre Hansen France	38	2.0k 0.7×	2.2k 1.1×	3.0k 2.0×	4.4k 2.9×	829 1.3×	124	7.6k
David Andelman Israel	51	2.3k 0.8×	2.7k 1.4×	2.1k 1.4×	2.4k 1.6×	371 0.6×	170	8.7k
Lesser Blum Puerto Rico	34	1.5k 0.6×	1.2k 0.6×	1.2k 0.8×	861 0.6×	536 0.9×	96	3.4k
Marie‐Claire Bellissent‐Funel France	48	688 0.2×	3.8k 1.9×	1.8k 1.2×	3.6k 2.4×	462 0.7×	206	8.1k
D. Levesque France	49	799 0.3×	3.0k 1.6×	2.8k 1.9×	3.1k 2.1×	569 0.9×	127	7.3k
J. J. Weis France	43	711 0.3×	2.2k 1.1×	2.6k 1.8×	2.4k 1.6×	309 0.5×	125	5.6k
David W. Oxtoby United States	50	1.2k 0.4×	3.7k 1.9×	2.3k 1.5×	4.0k 2.7×	169 0.3×	160	9.5k
Ranko Richert United States	60	1.9k 0.7×	2.5k 1.3×	2.0k 1.3×	10.4k 7.0×	196 0.3×	282	13.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Yan Levin

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yan Levin

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20 of 20 papers shown

Levin, Yan, et al.. (2023). A new method for reactive constant pH simulations. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 159(11). 8 indexed citations

Santos, Alexandre P. dos, et al.. (2023). Spiers Memorial Lecture: Towards understanding of iontronic systems: electroosmotic flow of monovalent and divalent electrolyte through charged cylindrical nanopores. Faraday Discussions. 246(0). 11–46. 2 indexed citations

Pakter, Renato, et al.. (2023). A Monte Carlo Method for Calculating Lynden-Bell Equilibrium in Self-Gravitating Systems. Entropy. 25(10). 1379–1379. 1 indexed citations

Levin, Yan, et al.. (2023). Charge fluctuations in charge-regulated systems: dependence on statistical ensemble. The European Physical Journal E. 46(8). 65–65. 1 indexed citations

Frydel, Derek, et al.. (2021). Reactive Monte Carlo simulations for charge regulation of colloidal particles. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 156(1). 14108–14108. 8 indexed citations

Frydel, Derek, et al.. (2021). Lattice-gas model of a charge regulated planar surface. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 154(7). 74706–74706. 3 indexed citations

Frydel, Derek & Yan Levin. (2020). Thermodynamic collapse in a lattice-gas model for a two-component system of penetrable particles. Physical review. E. 102(3). 32101–32101. 2 indexed citations

Frydel, Derek, et al.. (2019). Charge Regulation of Colloidal Particles: Theory and Simulations. Physical Review Letters. 123(20). 208004–208004. 30 indexed citations

Pakter, Renato & Yan Levin. (2018). Nonequilibrium Statistical Mechanics of Two-Dimensional Vortices. Physical Review Letters. 121(2). 20602–20602. 13 indexed citations

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Santos, Alexandre P. dos, et al.. (2016). Charge neutrality breakdown in confined aqueous electrolytes: Theory and simulation. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 145(9). 94704–94704. 35 indexed citations

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Santos, Alexandre P. dos, et al.. (2016). Adsorption isotherms of charged nanoparticles. Soft Matter. 12(41). 8528–8533. 7 indexed citations

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Bordin, José Rafael, Alexandre Diehl, Márcia C. Barbosa, & Yan Levin. (2012). Ion fluxes through nanopores and transmembrane channels. Physical Review E. 85(3). 31914–31914. 26 indexed citations

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Arenzon, Jeferson J., et al.. (2011). New Ordered Phases in a Class of GeneralizedXYModels. Physical Review Letters. 106(6). 67202–67202. 37 indexed citations

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Rizzato, F. B., Renato Pakter, & Yan Levin. (2009). Driven one-component plasmas. Physical Review E. 80(2). 21109–21109. 12 indexed citations

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Levin, Yan, Alexandre P. dos Santos, & Alexandre Diehl. (2009). Ions at the Air-Water Interface: An End to a Hundred-Year-Old Mystery?. Physical Review Letters. 103(25). 257802–257802. 266 indexed citations

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Levin, Yan, Renato Pakter, & F. B. Rizzato. (2008). Collisionless relaxation in gravitational systems: From violent relaxation to gravothermal collapse. Physical Review E. 78(2). 21130–21130. 53 indexed citations

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Silveira, Fernando Lang da, Yan Levin, & F. B. Rizzato. (2007). A frenagem eletromagnética de um ímã que cai. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 24(3). 295–318. 2 indexed citations

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Silveira, Fernando Lang da & Yan Levin. (2004). Pressão e volume em balões de festa: podemos confiar em nossa intuição?. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 21(3). 285–295. 2 indexed citations

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Levin, Yan & Fernando Lang da Silveira. (2004). Two rubber balloons: Phase diagram of air transfer. Physical Review E. 69(5). 51108–51108. 6 indexed citations

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Barbosa, Márcia C., et al.. (2001). Criticality in confined ionic fluids. Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics. 63(6). 66104–66104. 3 indexed citations

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