John Gribbin
Impact in
- Astronomy and Astrophysics top 10%
- Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
- Astro and Planetary Science
- Atmospheric Science top 10%
- Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
- Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
- Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations
Papers in
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- Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life 8
- Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics 8
- Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies 7
- Astro and Planetary Science 7
- History and Developments in Astronomy 6
- Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena 3
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- Astronomy and Astrophysical Research 8
- Co-authors
- J. S. Faulkner (2 shared papers)P. C. W. Davies (2 shared papers)P. A. Feldman (3 shared papers)Michael White (1 shared paper)Jeremy Cherfas (5 shared papers)M. J. Rees (2 shared papers)S. P. Goodwin (3 shared papers)M. A. Hendry (1 shared paper)
- Journals
- Nature (40 papers)Physics Today (3 papers)Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (2 papers)Science (2 papers)Geographical Journal (2 papers)
- Partner nations
- United KingdomRussiaUnited States
In The Last Decade
John Gribbin
114 papers receiving 801 citations
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 165
- Astronomy and Astrophysics 213
- Atmospheric Science 199
- Global and Planetary Change 231
- Oceanography 68
- History and Philosophy of Science 20
Countries citing papers authored by John Gribbin
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Fields of papers citing papers by John Gribbin
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Co-authors
The 21 scholars most cited alongside John Gribbin, 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 | 1976 | 301 | |
| 2 | 1977 | 57 | |
| 3 | Deep Simplicity: Chaos, Complexity and the Emergence of Life | 2004 | 45 |
| 4 | In Search of Schrödinger's Cat | 1984 | 34 |
| 5 | Almost Everyone's Guide to Science : The Universe, Life and Everything | 1998 | 32 |
| 6 | 1985 | 31 | |
| 7 | Science: A History 1543-2001 | 2002 | 29 |
| 8 | 1973 | 23 | |
| 9 | 1968 | 22 | |
| 10 | In Search of Schrodinger's Cat: Quantum Physics And Reality | 2011 | 21 |
| 11 | Schrodinger's kittens: and the search for reality | 1995 | 20 |
| 12 | Richard Feynman: a life in science | 1998 | 17 |
| 13 | 1973 | 17 | |
| 14 | Q is for quantum | 1998 | 16 |
| 15 | The search for superstrings, symmetry, and the theory of everything | 1999 | 16 |
| 16 | The matter myth : beyond chaos and complexity | 1992 | 14 |
| 17 | 1969 | 14 | |
| 18 | The Jupiter Effect | 1974 | 13 |
| 19 | Schrödinger's kittens and the search for reality : solving the quantum mysteries | 1995 | 12 |
| 20 | In search of the big bang : quantum physics and cosmology | 1986 | 12 |
About John Gribbin
John Gribbin is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Oceanography, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Computational Mechanics, having authored 145 papers that have together received 1.0k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life (8 papers), Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (8 papers), Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (8 papers), Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (7 papers), Astro and Planetary Science (7 papers), History and Developments in Astronomy (6 papers), Geophysics and Gravity Measurements (5 papers) and Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (3 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Astronomy and Astrophysics (213 citations), Atmospheric Science (199 citations), Global and Planetary Change (231 citations), Oceanography (68 citations) and History and Philosophy of Science (20 citations). John Gribbin has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, Russia and United States. Frequent co-authors include J. S. Faulkner, P. C. W. Davies, P. A. Feldman, Michael White, Jeremy Cherfas, M. J. Rees, S. P. Goodwin, M. A. Hendry, I. W. Roxburgh and B. R. Durney. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Physics Today, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Science and Geographical Journal.
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