Frans Pretorius

97 papers and 6.9k indexed citations i.

About

Frans Pretorius is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, Frans Pretorius has authored 97 papers receiving a total of 6.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 94 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 59 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics and 7 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in Frans Pretorius’s work include Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research (67 papers), Black Holes and Theoretical Physics (51 papers) and Cosmology and Gravitation Theories (47 papers). Frans Pretorius is often cited by papers focused on Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research (67 papers), Black Holes and Theoretical Physics (51 papers) and Cosmology and Gravitation Theories (47 papers). Frans Pretorius collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Germany. Frans Pretorius's co-authors include William E. East, Nicolás Yunes, Luis Lehner, Vasileios Paschalidis and Paul J. Steinhardt and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, The Astrophysical Journal and Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.

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Fields of papers citing papers by Frans Pretorius

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EngineeringComputer SciencePhysics and AstronomyMathematicsEarth and Planetary SciencesEnergyEnvironmental ScienceMaterials ScienceChemical EngineeringChemistryAgricultural and Biological SciencesVeterinaryDecision SciencesArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and AccountingSocial SciencesPsychologyEconomics, Econometrics and FinanceHealth ProfessionsDentistryMedicineBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyNeuroscienceNursingImmunology and MicrobiologyPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics

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