Prof. Dr. Valery Pierre Vassiliev | Chemical Thermodynamics | Most Cited Researcher Award

Doctor of Physical Chemistry at Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia.

Prof. Dr. Valery Pierre Vassiliev is a Russian physical chemist and Professor Emeritus at the Chemical Department of Lomonosov Moscow State University. With a career spanning over five decades, he is internationally recognized for his pioneering contributions to chemical thermodynamics, particularly in the study of heat capacities, phase equilibria, and thermodynamic modeling of semiconductor and metallic systems. He has held academic and research positions across Russia, France, China, Italy, and Algeria, and has authored more than 100 scientific publications. His expertise in electromotive force (EMF) methods and the thermodynamics of rare earth and compound semiconductors has significantly influenced modern materials science.

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Educational Details

• 1964 – Diploma in Chemistry (F 125314), Ministry of Higher Education, Moscow, Russia

• 1972 – Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry (MXM 014663), Higher Classification Commission, Moscow
  Thesis: “Thermodynamic properties of alloys and phase equilibria in thallium–sulfur, thallium–selenium, and thallium–tellurium systems in the solid state”

• 1981 – Diploma of Senior Researcher (CH 025364), Higher Classification Commission, Moscow

• 2007 – Doctor of Sciences (Dr. Sci.) in Physical Chemistry (DDH 004655), Higher Classification Commission, Moscow
  Thesis: “Thermodynamic Properties and Phase Equilibria of Semiconductor and Metallic Systems”

Professional Experience

• Current – Professor Emeritus, Department of Chemistry, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia

• 2012 & 2011 – Visiting Associate Professor, Huizhou University, China

• 2002–2007 – Collaborated with Savoy University (Annecy, France), and worked in France as a consultant and associate professor at several institutions including Université Paris 11 and Nancy University

• 1991–2000 – Annual 3–4 month visiting professorship at Provence University (Marseille, France), supervised graduate and postgraduate research

• 1973–1975 – Professor of Applied Chemistry, National Institute of Hydrocarbons, Boumerdes, Algeria

• Since 1973 – Researcher, Laboratory of Chemical Thermodynamics, Lomonosov Moscow State University

Research Interest

• Thermodynamic properties and phase diagrams of semiconductor systems: AII-BIV, AII-BVI, AIII-BV, AIII-BVI

• Rare earth and metallic systems thermodynamics

• Electromotive force (EMF) methods with liquid and solid electrolytes

• Modeling heat capacities of solid-state materials using hybrid Debye–Maier–Kelley models

• Thermodynamic analysis of materials with sphalerite and wurtzite crystal structures

• Development of Multiparameter Function Families for solid-state heat capacity prediction

• Periodic Law-based relationships between thermodynamic constants

Author Metrics

• Total Citations: 586

• h-index: 13

• i10-index: 20

Top Noted Publication

• A new proposal for the binary (Sn, Sb) phase diagram and its thermodynamic properties based on a new emf study
  V. Vassiliev, M. Lelaurain, J. Hertz
  Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 247(1–2), 223–233, 1997
  Citations: 56

• Thermodynamic investigation in In–Sb, Sb–Sn and In–Sb–Sn liquid systems
  V. Vassiliev, Y. Feutelais, M. Sghaier, B. Legendre
  Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 314(1–2), 198–205, 2001
  Citations: 48

• Molar heat capacities of CdTe, HgTe and CdTe–HgTe alloys in the solid state
  M. Gambino, V. Vassiliev, J. P. Bros
  Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 176(1), 13–24, 1991
  Citations: 31

• A new approach for the study of thermodynamic properties of lanthanide compounds
  V. P. Vassiliev, V. A. Lysenko
  Electrochimica Acta, 222, 1770–1777, 2016
  Citations: 25

• The critical analysis and mutual coherence of the thermodynamic data of the AIIIBV phases
  V. P. Vassiliev, B. Legendre, V. P. Zlomanov
  Intermetallics, 19(12), 1891–1901, 2011
  Citations: 24

• Liquid-state electrochemical study of the system indium–tin
  V. Vassiliev, Y. Feutelais, M. Sghaier, B. Legendre
  Thermochimica Acta, 315(2), 129–134, 1998
  Citations: 23

• Method of the correlative optimization of heat capacities of isostructural compounds
  V. P. Vassiliev, W. Gong, A. F. Taldrik, S. A. Kulinich
  Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 552, 248–254, 2013
  Citations: 19

• Thermodynamics analysis of the rare earth metals and their alloys with indium in solid state
  V. P. Vassiliev, A. Benaissa, A. F. Taldrik
  Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 572, 118–123, 2013
  Citations: 16

• Electrochemical cells with the liquid electrolyte in the study of semiconductor, metallic and oxide systems
  V. P. Vassiliev
  In Electrochemical Cells – New Advances in Fundamental Researches and Applications, 2012
  Citations: 16

• Thermodynamics of the Pb–Pd system
  V. Vassiliev, G. F. Voronin, G. Borzone, M. Mathon, M. Gambino, J. P. Bros
  Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 269(1–2), 123–132, 1998
  Citations: 16

Conclusion

Prof. Dr. Valery Pierre Vassiliev is a highly accomplished and internationally respected figure in chemical thermodynamics. He has made foundational contributions and helped shape subfields such as thermodynamic modeling of semiconductor systems. However, when evaluated strictly by the quantitative criteria often associated with “Most Cited Researcher Awards,” his citation metrics fall short of typical awardee benchmarks.