Albert Einstein
Impact in
- Theoretical Computer Science top 0.5%
- History and Theory of Mathematics
- History and Philosophy of Science top 0.5%
- Philosophy and History of Science
- Philosophy, Science, and History
Papers in
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- Relativity and Gravitational Theory 51
- History and Developments in Astronomy 13
- Cosmology and Gravitation Theories 7
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- Experimental and Theoretical Physics Studies 13
- Co-authors
- Max Born (3 shared papers)Martin J. Klein (1 shared paper)John J. Stachel (1 shared paper)Anne J. Kox (1 shared paper)Diana Kormos Buchwald (1 shared paper)Daniel Kennefick (1 shared paper)Michel Janssen (1 shared paper)David Emmanuel Rowe (1 shared paper)
- Journals
- Annalen der Physik (16 papers)Physics Today (6 papers)Monthly Review (3 papers)Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society (1 paper)Daedalus (1 paper)
- Partner nations
- United StatesSwitzerland
In The Last Decade
Albert Einstein
96 papers receiving 1.4k citations
Albert Einstein's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 160
- Theoretical Computer Science 158
- History and Philosophy of Science 305
- Astronomy and Astrophysics 681
- Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 313
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 591
Countries citing papers authored by Albert Einstein
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Fields of papers citing papers by Albert Einstein
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Co-authors
The 25 scholars most cited alongside Albert Einstein, 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The collected papers of Albert Einstein Hit paper breakdown → | 1987 | 442 |
| 2 | The Born-Einstein Letters | 1971 | 161 |
| 3 | 2005 | 140 | |
| 4 | 2005 | 120 | |
| 5 | The Principle of Relativity: A Collection of Original Memoirs on the Special and General Theory of Relativity | 2015 | 72 |
| 6 | The Born-Einstein letters: Correspondence between Albert Einstein and Max and Hedwig Born from 1916-1955, with commentaries by Max Born; | 1971 | 49 |
| 7 | 2005 | 48 | |
| 8 | Some Strangeness in the Proportion: a centennial symposium to celebrate the achievements of Albert Einstein | 1980 | 47 |
| 9 | 1998 | 44 | |
| 10 | 1970 | 40 | |
| 11 | 2007 | 34 | |
| 12 | Some strangeness in the proportion | 1980 | 31 |
| 13 | The Quotable Einstein | 1996 | 24 |
| 14 | The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein, Volume 8: The Berlin Years: Correspondence, 1914-1918 | 1998 | 24 |
| 15 | Relativity : the special & the general theory, a popular exposition. | 2004 | 24 |
| 16 | 2005 | 21 | |
| 17 | 1988 | 16 | |
| 18 | The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein, Volume 6: The Berlin Years: Writings, 1914-1917 | 1996 | 14 |
| 19 | The meaning of relativity : including the relativistic theory of the non-symmetric field | 2005 | 14 |
| 20 | Deep Mantle Plumes and Geoscience Vision | 1998 | 14 |
About Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry and Applied Mathematics, having authored 111 papers that have together received 1.7k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Relativity and Gravitational Theory (51 papers), Experimental and Theoretical Physics Studies (13 papers), History and Developments in Astronomy (13 papers), Quantum Mechanics and Applications (11 papers), Cosmology and Gravitation Theories (7 papers), History and advancements in chemistry (3 papers), Algebraic and Geometric Analysis (3 papers) and Biofield Effects and Biophysics (3 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Theoretical Computer Science (158 citations), History and Philosophy of Science (305 citations), Astronomy and Astrophysics (681 citations), Statistical and Nonlinear Physics (313 citations) and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (591 citations). Albert Einstein has collaborated with scholars based in United States and Switzerland. Frequent co-authors include Max Born, Martin J. Klein, John J. Stachel, Anne J. Kox, Diana Kormos Buchwald, Daniel Kennefick, Michel Janssen, David Emmanuel Rowe, Robert Schulmann and Harry Woolf. Their work appears in journals such as Annalen der Physik, Physics Today, Monthly Review, Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society and Daedalus.
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