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20082026
most citedPLUMED: a portable plugin for free-energy calculations with molecular dynamics

1.9k citations · 2.5k across the 16 of their papers we have counts for

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16 papers

cond-mat.stat-mech2026

Free energies and optimal reaction coordinates via entropy production

Jérémy Diharce, Line Mouaffac, Axel Dian +1

We show through theory and numerical experiments that a straightforward calculation of entropy production on short molecular dynamics trajectories allows estimating free-energy bar…

physics.ed-ph2024★ 2 cited

PLUMED Tutorials: a collaborative, community-driven learning ecosystem

Gareth A. Tribello, Massimiliano Bonomi, Giovanni Bussi +60

In computational physics, chemistry, and biology, the implementation of new techniques in a shared and open source software lowers barriers to entry and promotes rapid scientific p…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2024

Biaxial strain effects in 2D diamond formation from graphene stacks

Rajaji Vincent, Riccardo Galafassi, Mohammad Hellani +10

Discovering innovative methods to understand phase transitions, modify phase diagrams, and uncover novel synthesis routes poses significant and far-reaching challenges. In this stu…

physics.chem-ph2023

Data-driven path collective variables

Arthur France-Lanord, Hadrien Vroylandt, Mathieu Salanne +3

Identifying optimal collective variables to model transformations, using atomic-scale simulations, is a long-standing challenge. We propose a new method for the generation, optimiz…

cond-mat.stat-mech2023★ 18 cited

Optimal reaction coordinates and kinetic rates from the projected dynamics of transition paths

Line Mouaffac, Karen Palacio-Rodriguez, Fabio Pietrucci

Finding optimal reaction coordinates and predicting accurate kinetic rates for activated processes are two of the foremost challenges of molecular simulations. We introduce an algo…

physics.comp-ph2023★ 4 cited

A critical comparison of general-purpose collective variables for crystal nucleation

Julien Lam, Fabio Pietrucci

The nucleation of crystals is a prominent phenomenon in science and technology that still lacks a full atomic-scale understanding. Much work has been devoted to identifying order p…