Edward Witten
Impact in
- Nuclear and High Energy Physics top 0.01%
- Black Holes and Theoretical Physics
- Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies
- Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions
- High-Energy Particle Collisions Research
- Statistical and Nonlinear Physics top 0.01%
- Noncommutative and Quantum Gravity Theories
- Nonlinear Waves and Solitons
Papers in
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- Black Holes and Theoretical Physics 239
- Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies 99
- Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions 78
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- Noncommutative and Quantum Gravity Theories 98
- Nonlinear Waves and Solitons 16
- Co-authors
- Nathan Seiberg (14 shared papers)Cumrun Vafa (7 shared papers)Andrew Strominger (3 shared papers)David J. Gross (2 shared papers)Jeffrey A. Harvey (3 shared papers)Chiara R. Nappi (3 shared papers)Lance J. Dixon (2 shared papers)Freddy Cachazo (6 shared papers)
- Journals
- Nuclear Physics B (72 papers)Journal of High Energy Physics (33 papers)Physics Letters B (25 papers)Communications in Mathematical Physics (20 papers)Advances in Theoretical and Mathematical Physics (13 papers)
- Partner nations
- United StatesFranceUnited Kingdom
In The Last Decade
Edward Witten
340 papers receiving 91.0k citations
Edward Witten's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 152
- Nuclear and High Energy Physics 77.6k
- Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 30.5k
- Astronomy and Astrophysics 39.3k
- Geometry and Topology 16.1k
- Mathematical Physics 11.0k
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Co-authors
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All Works
Showing the 20 most-cited of 348 papers — load more, or switch the sort, to bring in the rest.
| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anti de Sitter space and holography Hit paper breakdown → | 1998 | 7938 |
| 2 | Quantum field theory and the Jones polynomial Hit paper breakdown → | 1989 | 2624 |
| 3 | Dynamical breaking of supersymmetry Hit paper breakdown → | 1981 | 2527 |
| 4 | Anti-de Sitter space, thermal phase transition, and confinement in gauge theories Hit paper breakdown → | 1998 | 2431 |
| 5 | Cosmic separation of phases Hit paper breakdown → | 1984 | 2251 |
| 6 | Electric-magnetic duality, monopole condensation, and confinement in N=2 supersymmetric Yang-Mills theory Hit paper breakdown → | 1994 | 2029 |
| 7 | Global aspects of current algebra Hit paper breakdown → | 1983 | 1884 |
| 8 | Vacuum configurations for superstrings Hit paper breakdown → | 1985 | 1850 |
| 9 | Baryons in the expansion Hit paper breakdown → | 1979 | 1795 |
| 10 | Non-abelian bosonization in two dimensions Hit paper breakdown → | 1984 | 1550 |
| 11 | 2 + 1 dimensional gravity as an exactly soluble system Hit paper breakdown → | 1988 | 1456 |
| 12 | Static properties of nucleons in the Skyrme model Hit paper breakdown → | 1983 | 1412 |
| 13 | Constraints on supersymmetry breaking Hit paper breakdown → | 1982 | 1227 |
| 14 | Topological quantum field theory Hit paper breakdown → | 1988 | 1193 |
| 15 | Non-commutative geometry and string field theory Hit paper breakdown → | 1986 | 1185 |
| 16 | Strings on orbifolds Hit paper breakdown → | 1985 | 1157 |
| 17 | Ultralight scalars as cosmological dark matter Hit paper breakdown → | 2017 | 1108 |
| 18 | Current algebra theorems for the U(1) “Goldstone boson” Hit paper breakdown → | 1979 | 1097 |
| 19 | Current algebra, baryons, and quark confinement Hit paper breakdown → | 1983 | 990 |
| 20 | Heterotic and type I string dynamics from eleven dimensions Hit paper breakdown → | 1995 | 975 |
About Edward Witten
Edward Witten is a scholar working on Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Geometry and Topology and Mathematical Physics, having authored 348 papers that have together received 94.8k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Black Holes and Theoretical Physics (239 papers), Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies (99 papers), Noncommutative and Quantum Gravity Theories (98 papers), Cosmology and Gravitation Theories (89 papers), Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions (78 papers), Algebraic structures and combinatorial models (33 papers), Homotopy and Cohomology in Algebraic Topology (17 papers) and Nonlinear Waves and Solitons (16 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Nuclear and High Energy Physics (77.6k citations), Statistical and Nonlinear Physics (30.5k citations), Astronomy and Astrophysics (39.3k citations), Geometry and Topology (16.1k citations) and Mathematical Physics (11.0k citations). Edward Witten has collaborated with scholars based in United States, France and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Nathan Seiberg, Cumrun Vafa, Andrew Strominger, David J. Gross, Jeffrey A. Harvey, Chiara R. Nappi, Lance J. Dixon, Freddy Cachazo, Petr Hořava and Davide Gaiotto. Their work appears in journals such as Nuclear Physics B, Journal of High Energy Physics, Physics Letters B, Communications in Mathematical Physics and Advances in Theoretical and Mathematical Physics.
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