John Wheeler

58.2k citations
286 papers · 34.4k · 12 hit papers · h-index 59

Impact in

Papers in

    • Geological and Geochemical Analysis 66
    • earthquake and tectonic studies 46
    • High-pressure geophysics and materials 46
    • Relativity and Gravitational Theory 38
    • Cosmology and Gravitation Theories 23

John Wheeler

270 papers receiving 31.5k citations

John Wheeler's Hit Papers

The application of electron backscatter diffraction and orientation contrast imaging in the SEM to textural problems in rocks 1999 · 575 citations
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John Wheeler
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  • Nuclear and High Energy Physics 6.4k
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics 6.9k
  • Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 4.8k
  • Geophysics 4.9k
  • Condensed Matter Physics 3.0k
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The 25 scholars most cited alongside John Wheeler, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.

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All Works

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1
The Fractal Geometry of Nature
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198315982
2
Stability of a Schwarzschild Singularity
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19571783
3
Nuclear Constitution and the Interpretation of Fission Phenomena
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19531734
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Classical physics as geometry
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1957759
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At Home in the Universe
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1994750
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Semiclassical description of scattering
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1959623
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Geons
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1955583
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The application of electron backscatter diffraction and orientation contrast imaging in the SEM to textural problems in rocks
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1999575
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Collective Motions in Nuclei by the Method of Generator Coordinates
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1957538
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Interaction of Neutrinos and Gravitational Fields
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1957501
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Gravitation Theory and Gravitational Collapse
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1965475
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Introducing the black hole
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1971431
13 1957398
14 1995374
15 2013243
16 1962242
17 1987234
18 2001227
19 2002194
20 2003190

About John Wheeler

John Wheeler is a scholar working on Geophysics, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Mechanics of Materials, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Materials Chemistry, having authored 286 papers that have together received 34.4k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Geological and Geochemical Analysis (66 papers), earthquake and tectonic studies (46 papers), High-pressure geophysics and materials (46 papers), Relativity and Gravitational Theory (38 papers), Cosmology and Gravitation Theories (23 papers), Microstructure and mechanical properties (22 papers), Quantum Mechanics and Applications (21 papers) and Rock Mechanics and Modeling (20 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Nuclear and High Energy Physics (6.4k citations), Astronomy and Astrophysics (6.9k citations), Statistical and Nonlinear Physics (4.8k citations), Geophysics (4.9k citations) and Condensed Matter Physics (3.0k citations). John Wheeler has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Australia. Frequent co-authors include Benoît B. Mandelbrot, David L. Hill, T. Regge, Kenneth W. Ford, David J. Prior, Charles W. Misner, Wolfgang P. Schleich, James J. Griffin, Dieter R. Brill and R. Ruffini. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Structural Geology, Physics Today, Reviews of Modern Physics, Geology and Geological Society London Special Publications.

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