John Wheeler
Impact in
- Nuclear and High Energy Physics top 0.1%
- Black Holes and Theoretical Physics
- Astronomy and Astrophysics top 0.2%
- Cosmology and Gravitation Theories
- Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research
Papers in
- Geophysics 80
- Geological and Geochemical Analysis 66
- earthquake and tectonic studies 46
- High-pressure geophysics and materials 46
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- Relativity and Gravitational Theory 38
- Cosmology and Gravitation Theories 23
- Co-authors
- Benoît B. Mandelbrot (1 shared paper)David L. Hill (2 shared papers)T. Regge (1 shared paper)Kenneth W. Ford (7 shared papers)David J. Prior (38 shared papers)Charles W. Misner (2 shared papers)Wolfgang P. Schleich (8 shared papers)James J. Griffin (1 shared paper)
- Journals
- Journal of Structural Geology (20 papers)Physics Today (16 papers)Reviews of Modern Physics (10 papers)Geology (8 papers)Geological Society London Special Publications (8 papers)
- Partner nations
- United KingdomUnited StatesAustralia
In The Last Decade
John Wheeler
270 papers receiving 31.5k citations
John Wheeler's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 230
- 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
Countries citing papers authored by John Wheeler
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Fields of papers citing papers by John Wheeler
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Co-authors
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.
All Works
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| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Fractal Geometry of Nature Hit paper breakdown → | 1983 | 15982 |
| 2 | Stability of a Schwarzschild Singularity Hit paper breakdown → | 1957 | 1783 |
| 3 | Nuclear Constitution and the Interpretation of Fission Phenomena Hit paper breakdown → | 1953 | 1734 |
| 4 | Classical physics as geometry Hit paper breakdown → | 1957 | 759 |
| 5 | At Home in the Universe Hit paper breakdown → | 1994 | 750 |
| 6 | Semiclassical description of scattering Hit paper breakdown → | 1959 | 623 |
| 7 | Geons Hit paper breakdown → | 1955 | 583 |
| 8 | The application of electron backscatter diffraction and orientation contrast imaging in the SEM to textural problems in rocks Hit paper breakdown → | 1999 | 575 |
| 9 | Collective Motions in Nuclei by the Method of Generator Coordinates Hit paper breakdown → | 1957 | 538 |
| 10 | Interaction of Neutrinos and Gravitational Fields Hit paper breakdown → | 1957 | 501 |
| 11 | Gravitation Theory and Gravitational Collapse Hit paper breakdown → | 1965 | 475 |
| 12 | Introducing the black hole Hit paper breakdown → | 1971 | 431 |
| 13 | 1957 | 398 | |
| 14 | 1995 | 374 | |
| 15 | 2013 | 243 | |
| 16 | 1962 | 242 | |
| 17 | 1987 | 234 | |
| 18 | 2001 | 227 | |
| 19 | 2002 | 194 | |
| 20 | 2003 | 190 |
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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