Walter Kohn(1923–2016)
ChemistryWalter Kohn is a recipient of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1998) from Austria. Their primary field is Chemistry. They were educated at Harvard University and University of Toronto. They have been affiliated with University of California, Santa Barbara.
Austria
1
Major Awards
200
Publications
72,618
Citations
57
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i10-index
363.1
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Awards & Recognition
Recent Publications
View all worksThe Political Significance of the Theatre
Comparative Drama2018
1citations
0citations
Open AccessEditorial: Reflections on fifty years of density functional theory.
Journal of Chemical Physics2014
19citations
Open AccessWalter Kohn to Give Plenary Address at 2009 MRS Spring Meeting
MRS Bulletin2009
0citations
Open Access0citations
Open AccessStatistical mechanics of Floquet systems: the pervasive problem of near degeneracies.
Physical review. E, Statistical, nonlinear, and soft matter physics2008
63citations
Open AccessNearsightedness in Density Functional Theory
Bulletin of the American Physical Society2008
0citations
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Education
Harvard University
University of Toronto
Akademisches Gymnasium
Doctoral Advisors
Career Timeline
University of California, Santa Barbara?–present
University of California, San Diego?–present
Carnegie Mellon University?–present
Academy Memberships
National Academy of Sciences (US)American Academy of Arts and SciencesRoyal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
Related Laureates
Other winners of the same award(s)
KB
K. Barry Sharpless
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2022)
FS
Frederick Sanger
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1980)
OY
Omar Yaghi
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2025)
GW
Greg Winter
Copley Medal (2025)
JM
John Michael Jumper
Fellow of the Royal Society (2025)
RR
Richard Robson
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2025)
SK
Susumu Kitagawa
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2025)
DH
Demis Hassabis
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2024)
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