How do I cite the KIM project?

If you are using any content from openkim.org (Models, Tests, Verification Checks, Reference Data) the appropriate citation format and references are given on the item's page accessible through the browse interface. See also the documentation page for citing KIM items.

For general citation of various aspects of the KIM project, consider the following references:

  • For an overall citation of the KIM project, use:

    • E. B. Tadmor, R. S. Elliott, J. P. Sethna, R. E. Miller and C. A. Becker, "The Potential of Atomistic Simulations and the Knowledgebase of Interatomic Models" JOM, 63, 17 (2011). doi:10.1007/s11837-011-0102-6

  • For KIM's role as an NSF cyberinfrastructure, use:

    • E. B. Tadmor, R. S. Elliott, S. R. Phillpot and and S. B. Sinnott, "NSF Cyberinfrastructures: A New Paradigm for Advancing Materials Simulations", Current Opinion in Solid State & Materials Sciences, 17, 298-304 (2013). doi:10.1016/j.cossms.2013.10.004

  • For the KIM Application Programming Interface (API) standard, use:

    • R. S. Elliott and E. B. Tadmor, "Knowledgebase of Interatomic Models (KIM) Application Programming Interface (API)", OpenKIM (2011). doi:10.25950/ff8f563a

  • For KIM contributions to the theory and development of interatomic models, use:

    • M. Wen, Y. Afshar, R. S. Elliott and E. B. Tadmor, "KLIFF: A framework to develop physics-based and machine learning interatomic potentials", Computer Physics Communications, 272, 108218 (2022). doi:10.1016/j.cpc.2021.108218
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    • M. Wen, S. M. Whalen, R. S. Elliott and E. B. Tadmor, "Interpolation Effects in Tabulated Interatomic Potentials", Modelling and Simulations in Materials Science and Engineering, 23, 074008 (2015). doi:10.1088/0965-0393/23/7/074008

  • For KIM contributions to reproducible science, use:

    • E. van der Giessen , P. A. Schultz , N. Bertin, V. V Bulatov, W. Cai, G. Csányi, S. M. Foiles, M. G. D. Geers, C. González, M. Hütter, W. K. Kim, D. M. Kochmann, J. LLorca, A. E. Mattsson, J. Rottler, A. Shluger, R. B. Sills, I. Steinbach, A. Strachan and E. B. Tadmor, "Roadmap on multiscale materials modeling", Modelling and Simulations in Materials Science and Engineering, 28, 043001 (2020). doi:10.1088/1361-651X/ab7150