Alan P. Lightman
Impact in
- Astronomy and Astrophysics top 1%
- Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research
- Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
- Cosmology and Gravitation Theories
- Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
- Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
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- Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena
- Black Holes and Theoretical Physics
Papers in
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- Cosmology and Gravitation Theories 10
- Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations 9
- Relativity and Gravitational Theory 5
- History and Developments in Astronomy 4
- Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research 4
- Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies 3
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- Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena 4
- Co-authors
- Saul A. Teukolsky (3 shared papers)S. L. Shapiro (1 shared paper)Douglas M. Eardley (4 shared papers)T. R. White (4 shared papers)A. A. Zdziarski (4 shared papers)Stuart L. Shapiro (2 shared papers)Philip M. Sadler (2 shared papers)Clifford M. Will (1 shared paper)
- Journals
- The Astrophysical Journal (9 papers)Nature (5 papers)Physics Today (3 papers)Reviews of Modern Physics (1 paper)The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series (1 paper)
- Partner nations
- United StatesPolandAustralia
In The Last Decade
Alan P. Lightman
49 papers receiving 2.6k citations
Alan P. Lightman's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 120
- Astronomy and Astrophysics 2.4k
- Nuclear and High Energy Physics 939
- Geophysics 356
- Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 168
- Oceanography 160
Countries citing papers authored by Alan P. Lightman
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Fields of papers citing papers by Alan P. Lightman
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Co-authors
The 25 scholars most cited alongside Alan P. Lightman, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.
All Works
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| # | Work | ||
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| 1 | Black Holes, White Dwarfs, and Neutron Stars: The Physics of Compact Objects Hit paper breakdown → | 1983 | 864 |
| 2 | 1974 | 361 | |
| 3 | 1988 | 231 | |
| 4 | 1973 | 191 | |
| 5 | 1973 | 163 | |
| 6 | 1987 | 136 | |
| 7 | 1973 | 97 | |
| 8 | 1978 | 97 | |
| 9 | 1993 | 96 | |
| 10 | 1973 | 90 | |
| 11 | 1992 | 52 | |
| 12 | 1990 | 42 | |
| 13 | 1988 | 39 | |
| 14 | 1989 | 33 | |
| 15 | Einstein's Dreams | 1992 | 30 |
| 16 | 1976 | 28 | |
| 17 | 1973 | 27 | |
| 18 | 1989 | 27 | |
| 19 | 1993 | 25 | |
| 20 | 1990 | 25 |
About Alan P. Lightman
Alan P. Lightman is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Radiation, having authored 54 papers that have together received 2.8k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Cosmology and Gravitation Theories (10 papers), Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations (9 papers), Relativity and Gravitational Theory (5 papers), History and Developments in Astronomy (4 papers), Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena (4 papers), Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research (4 papers), Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (3 papers) and Atomic and Molecular Physics (3 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Astronomy and Astrophysics (2.4k citations), Nuclear and High Energy Physics (939 citations), Geophysics (356 citations), Statistical and Nonlinear Physics (168 citations) and Oceanography (160 citations). Alan P. Lightman has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Poland and Australia. Frequent co-authors include Saul A. Teukolsky, S. L. Shapiro, Douglas M. Eardley, T. R. White, A. A. Zdziarski, Stuart L. Shapiro, Philip M. Sadler, Clifford M. Will, Robert V. Wagoner and Kip S. Thorne. Their work appears in journals such as The Astrophysical Journal, Nature, Physics Today, Reviews of Modern Physics and The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series.
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