Physical Review Letters 9.5M citations
130.5k papers · indexed · active since 1950
Impact in Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism Advanced Condensed Matter Physics Theoretical and Computational Physics Quantum and electron transport phenomena Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates Advanced Chemical Physics Studies Papers in i Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism 15.4k Theoretical and Computational Physics 9.7k Quantum and electron transport phenomena 13.8k Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates 11.0k Quantum, superfluid, helium dynamics 8.9k Advanced Chemical Physics Studies 8.8k show more fields Overview Impact Peers Geography Research Space Peers Physical Review Letters
Comparison fields: 5 of 248 Condensed Matter Physics 1.8M Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 4.7M Nuclear and High Energy Physics 1.4M Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 900.7k Acoustics and Ultrasonics 64.5k Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 1.2M Materials Chemistry 2.2M Astronomy and Astrophysics 658.5k Structural Biology 42.5k Artificial Intelligence 814.1k Surfaces, Coatings and Films 176.2k Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1.4M Geophysics 283.5k Radiation 188.4k Biomedical Engineering 867.2k Spectroscopy 314.4k Computational Mechanics 329.7k Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 134.4k Ceramics and Composites 85.3k Mathematical Physics 117.8k Mechanics of Materials 316.6k Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes 72.2k Computer Networks and Communications 227.1k Biophysics 56.1k Atmospheric Science 172.1k Catalysis 63.5k Polymers and Plastics 123.7k Inorganic Chemistry 107.2k Aerospace Engineering 181.2k Computational Mathematics 4.2k Mechanical Engineering 243.6k 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and Law 16.9k Algebra and Number Theory 5.9k History and Philosophy of Science 5.6k Media Technology 10.8k Nuclear Energy and Engineering 551 Signal Processing 12.8k Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 24.2k Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 22.6k Control and Systems Engineering 26.6k Physiology 4.9k Archeology 986 Automotive Engineering 11.1k Analytical Chemistry 9.0k Process Chemistry and Technology 2.7k Environmental Chemistry 8.8k Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics 2.6k Finance 8.4k Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design 2.9k Food Science 14.7k Genetics 21.3k Physiology 18.8k Transportation 4.5k Speech and Hearing 4.4k Ecology 15.7k Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 5.2k Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 7.7k Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 19.3k Pharmaceutical Science 3.4k Ophthalmology 5.1k Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 15.4k Energy Engineering and Power Technology 1.6k Management Science and Operations Research 6.0k 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Dermatology 356 Rheumatology 595 Anthropology 369 Genetics 402 Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine 188 Complementary and Manual Therapy 80 Clinical Psychology 745 Behavioral Neuroscience 126 General Health Professions 869 Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 546 Developmental and Educational Psychology 402 Urban Studies 181 Agronomy and Crop Science 308 Pathology and Forensic Medicine 527 Marketing 252 Visual Arts and Performing Arts 130 Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management 41 Geography, Planning and Development 148 Parasitology 169 Demography 302 Business and International Management 47 Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine 134 Pharmacy 118 General Social Sciences 76 Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 232 Hepatology 179 Music 69 Language and Linguistics 227 Aquatic Science 153 Periodontics 98 Classics 70 Small Animals 146 Emergency Medicine 193 Health 165 Urology 124 Gastroenterology 102 Chemical Health and Safety 12 Internal Medicine 61 Space and Planetary Science 20 Linguistics and Language 70 History 159 Family Practice 34 Nephrology 108 Education 431 Health Information Management 68 Museology 50 Emergency Medical Services 100 Applied Psychology 69 Health Informatics 18 Occupational Therapy 54 Anatomy 18 Otorhinolaryngology 54 General Dentistry 22 Forestry 46 Literature and Literary Theory 121 Equine 17 Development 36 Gender Studies 93 Geriatrics and Gerontology 36 Law 88 Medical Laboratory Technology 13 Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 16 Obstetrics and Gynecology 62 General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 63 Transplantation 14 Public Administration 16 Human Factors and Ergonomics 10 Medical Terminology 1 Religious studies 19 Horticulture 3 General Arts and Humanities 3 Library and Information Sciences 4 Microbiology 2 Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology 4 Life-span and Life-course Studies 2 Leadership and Management 1
Condensed Matter Physics 1.8M Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 4.7M Nuclear and High Energy Physics 1.4M Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 900.7k Acoustics and Ultrasonics 64.5k The Journal of Chemical Physics United States
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About Physical Review Letters The 130.5k papers published in Physical Review Letters in the last decades have received a total of 9.5M indexed citations . Papers published in Physical Review Letters usually cover Condensed Matter Physics (29.5k papers), Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (69.2k papers), Nuclear and High Energy Physics (24.2k papers), Statistical and Nonlinear Physics (13.1k papers) and Acoustics and Ultrasonics (858 papers) specifically the topics of Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism (15.4k papers), Quantum and electron transport phenomena (13.8k papers), Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates (11.0k papers), Theoretical and Computational Physics (9.7k papers), Quantum, superfluid, helium dynamics (8.9k papers), Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (8.8k papers), Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies (8.2k papers) and Quantum Information and Cryptography (8.1k papers). The most active scholars publishing in Physical Review Letters are John P. Perdew , Kieron Burke , Matthias Ernzerhof , Steven Weinberg , F. D. M. Haldane , Frank Wilczek , J. B. Pendry , Eli Yablonovitch , C. L. Kane and Michele Parrinello .
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