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Generalized Gradient Approximation

Generalized Gradient Approximation is a class of exchange-correlation functional within density functional theory that extends the local density approximation by incorporating the spatial gradient of the electron density to improve the accuracy of electronic structure calculations.

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Generalized Gradient Approximation Made Simple

John P. Perdew, Kieron Burke, Matthias Ernzerhof · Physical Review Letters · 1996 · 211.5K citations · Full text

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Density-functional exchange-energy approximation with correct asymptotic behavior

Axel D. Becke · Physical review. A, General physics · 1988 · 53.5K citations

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Semiempirical GGA‐type density functional constructed with a long‐range dispersion correction

Stefan Grimme · Journal of Computational Chemistry · 2006 · 30.8K citations

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Atoms, molecules, solids, and surfaces: Applications of the generalized gradient approximation for exchange and correlation

John P. Perdew, J. A. Chevary, S. H. Vosko et al. · Physical review. B, Condensed matter · 1992 · 22K citations

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Toward reliable density functional methods without adjustable parameters: The PBE0 model

Carlo Adamo, Vincenzo Barone · The Journal of Chemical Physics · 1999 · 18.9K citations

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  1. JP
    John P. Perdew

    Tulane University, United States

    87 publications · 303.3K citations

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  2. GE
    Gustavo E. Scuseria

    Rice University, United States

    45 publications · 28.4K citations

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  3. EJ
    Evert Jan Baerends

    Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands

    38 publications · 3.5K citations

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  4. PJ
    Puru Jena

    Virginia Commonwealth University, United States

    45 publications · 2.8K citations

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  5. JS
    Jianwei Sun

    Tulane University, United States

    31 publications · 9.6K citations

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  1. Tulane University

    New Orleans, United States

    52 h-index

    184 publications

    926.5K citations

  2. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    48 h-index

    314 publications

    23.1K citations

  3. Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

    Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    42 h-index

    172 publications

    15.4K citations

  4. Rice University

    Houston, United States

    39 h-index

    115 publications

    61.8K citations

  5. Los Alamos National Laboratory

    Los Alamos, United States

    34 h-index

    116 publications

    12.4K citations

  6. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    33 h-index

    96 publications

    33.3K citations

  7. Virginia Commonwealth University

    Richmond, United States

    33 h-index

    137 publications

    9.1K citations

  8. Temple University

    Philadelphia, United States

    33 h-index

    145 publications

    28.2K citations

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  1. The Journal of Chemical Physics

    540 publications · 90.2K citations

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  2. Physical review. B, Condensed matter

    PRB · 262 publications · 71.2K citations

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  3. Physical Review B

    PRB · 337 publications · 38.8K citations

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  4. Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation

    JCTC · 122 publications · 11.2K citations

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  5. Journal of Physics Condensed Matter

    183 publications · 21.9K citations

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