Alan M. Ferrenberg

8.2k total citations · 3 hit papers
31 papers, 6.3k citations indexed

About

Alan M. Ferrenberg is a scholar working on Condensed Matter Physics, Mathematical Physics and Statistics and Probability. According to data from OpenAlex, Alan M. Ferrenberg has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 6.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Condensed Matter Physics, 12 papers in Mathematical Physics and 9 papers in Statistics and Probability. Recurrent topics in Alan M. Ferrenberg's work include Theoretical and Computational Physics (20 papers), Stochastic processes and statistical mechanics (12 papers) and Markov Chains and Monte Carlo Methods (8 papers). Alan M. Ferrenberg is often cited by papers focused on Theoretical and Computational Physics (20 papers), Stochastic processes and statistical mechanics (12 papers) and Markov Chains and Monte Carlo Methods (8 papers). Alan M. Ferrenberg collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Brazil. Alan M. Ferrenberg's co-authors include Robert H. Swendsen, D. P. Landau, D. P. Landau, Y. Joanna Wong, Kun Chen, P. Peczak, Kurt Binder, J. A. Plascak, Silvia Burés and F. A. Pokorny and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Physical review. B, Condensed matter and Journal of Applied Physics.

In The Last Decade

Alan M. Ferrenberg

31 papers receiving 6.1k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Optimized Monte Carlo data analysis

1989 2.1k citations Alan M. Ferrenberg, Robert H. Swendsen Physical Review Letters profile →
New Monte Carlo technique for studying phase transitions

1988 2.1k citations Alan M. Ferrenberg, Robert H. Swendsen Physical Review Letters profile →
Critical behavior of the three-dimensional Ising model: A high-resolution Monte Carlo study

1991 574 citations Alan M. Ferrenberg, D. P. Landau Physical review. B, Condensed matter profile →

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Wolfhard Janke Germany

Bernd A. Berg United States

R. K. P. Zia United States

Vladimir Privman United States

Michael Wortis United States

Pierre Le Doussal France

David Mukamel Israel

Antonio Coniglio Italy

David Jasnow United States

Y. Oono United States

Wolfhard Janke Germany

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Ferrenberg, Alan M., et al.. (2018). Pushing the limits of Monte Carlo simulations for the three-dimensional Ising model. Physical review. E. 97(4). 43301–43301. 104 indexed citations

Ferrenberg, Alan M., et al.. (2018). 92 Years of the Ising Model: A High Resolution Monte Carlo Study. Journal of Physics Conference Series. 1012. 12002–12002. 7 indexed citations

Ferrenberg, Alan M., et al.. (2017). Pushing the Limits of Monte Carlo Simulations for the 3d Ising Model. Bulletin of the American Physical Society. 2017. 1 indexed citations

Sánchez, M.S., Christopher Basten, Alan M. Ferrenberg, Marjorie A. Asmussen, & Jonathan Arnold. (2005). Exact sample sizes needed to detect dependence in 2×3 tables. Theoretical Population Biology. 69(2). 111–120. 4 indexed citations

Liu, Renyi, Alan M. Ferrenberg, Laura U. Gilliland, Richard B. Meagher, & Marjorie A. Asmussen. (2003). Detection of deleterious genotypes in multigenerational studies. III. Estimation of selection components in highly selfing populations. Genetics Research. 82(1). 41–53. 4 indexed citations

Plascak, J. A., Alan M. Ferrenberg, & D. P. Landau. (2002). Cluster hybrid Monte Carlo simulation algorithms. Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics. 65(6). 66702–66702. 30 indexed citations

Landau, D. P., Alan M. Ferrenberg, & Kurt Binder. (2000). The Ising model as a playground for the study of wetting and interface behavior. Brazilian Journal of Physics. 30(4). 2 indexed citations

Ferrenberg, Alan M., D. P. Landau, & Kurt Binder. (1998). First-order versus second-order interface localization transition of thin Ising films with competing walls. Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics. 58(3). 3353–3356. 38 indexed citations

Heuer, Andreas, Burkhard Dünweg, & Alan M. Ferrenberg. (1997). Considerations on correlations in shift-register pseudorandom number generators and their removal. Computer Physics Communications. 103(1). 1–9. 7 indexed citations

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Ferrenberg, Alan M., et al.. (1995). COMPUTER SIMULATION TO UNDERSTAND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF SUBSTRATES. Acta Horticulturae. 35–40. 4 indexed citations

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Ferrenberg, Alan M., et al.. (1995). Monte Carlo simulation of phase transitions in a two-dimensional random-bond Potts model. Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics. 52(2). 1377–1386. 75 indexed citations

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Ferrenberg, Alan M., D. P. Landau, & Robert H. Swendsen. (1995). Statistical errors in histogram reweighting. Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics. 51(5). 5092–5100. 58 indexed citations

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Chen, Kun, Alan M. Ferrenberg, & D. P. Landau. (1993). Static critical behavior of three-dimensional classical Heisenberg models: A high-resolution Monte Carlo study. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 48(5). 3249–3256. 248 indexed citations

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Ferrenberg, Alan M., D. P. Landau, & Y. Joanna Wong. (1992). Monte Carlo simulations: Hidden errors from ‘‘good’’ random number generators. Physical Review Letters. 69(23). 3382–3384. 275 indexed citations

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Ferrenberg, Alan M., et al.. (1992). Randomness-induced second-order transition in the two-dimensional eight-state Potts model: A Monte Carlo study. Physical Review Letters. 69(8). 1213–1215. 87 indexed citations

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Ferrenberg, Alan M., D. P. Landau, & P. Peczak. (1991). Monte Carlo studies of magnetic critical phenomena using histogram techniques (invited). Journal of Applied Physics. 69(8). 6153–6157. 3 indexed citations

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Ferrenberg, Alan M.. (1989). Efficient Use of Monte Carlo Simulation Data.. 4 indexed citations

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Ferrenberg, Alan M. & Robert H. Swendsen. (1989). Optimized Monte Carlo Data Analysis. Computers in Physics. 3(5). 101–104. 77 indexed citations

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Ferrenberg, Alan M. & Robert H. Swendsen. (1989). New Monte Carlo Technique for Studying Phase Transitions. Physical Review Letters. 63(15). 1658–1658. 123 indexed citations

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Ferrenberg, Alan M. & Robert H. Swendsen. (1988). New Monte Carlo technique for studying phase transitions. Physical Review Letters. 61(23). 2635–2638. 2071 indexed citations breakdown →

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