Albert Einstein

17.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
29 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Albert Einstein is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, History and Philosophy of Science and Theoretical Computer Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Albert Einstein has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 4 papers in History and Philosophy of Science and 4 papers in Theoretical Computer Science. Recurrent topics in Albert Einstein's work include Relativity and Gravitational Theory (5 papers), Philosophy, Science, and History (4 papers) and History and Theory of Mathematics (4 papers). Albert Einstein is often cited by papers focused on Relativity and Gravitational Theory (5 papers), Philosophy, Science, and History (4 papers) and History and Theory of Mathematics (4 papers). Albert Einstein collaborates with scholars based in United States. Albert Einstein's co-authors include Elaine Cohen, Léopold Infeld, Louis de Broglie, Max Born, Homer W. Smith, Gene Sharp, Leo Huberman, Paul M. Sweezy, A Sommerfeld and Philipp Frank and has published in prestigious journals such as Physics Today, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists and Art Journal.

In The Last Decade

Albert Einstein

23 papers receiving 837 citations

Hit Papers

Ideas and Opinions 1954 2026 1978 2002 1954 100 200 300

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Albert Einstein United States 12 420 316 204 154 107 29 1.1k
Banesh Hoffmann United States 13 420 1.0× 301 1.0× 212 1.0× 155 1.0× 74 0.7× 46 1.1k
Erwin Schrödinger Ireland 18 264 0.6× 590 1.9× 216 1.1× 250 1.6× 161 1.5× 61 1.6k
Werner Heisenberg Germany 19 158 0.4× 393 1.2× 312 1.5× 147 1.0× 61 0.6× 75 1.3k
Max Jammer Israel 16 290 0.7× 825 2.6× 422 2.1× 361 2.3× 50 0.5× 29 1.6k
Herbert Jehle United States 12 262 0.6× 432 1.4× 169 0.8× 221 1.4× 107 1.0× 28 921
James T. Cushing United States 16 169 0.4× 666 2.1× 468 2.3× 203 1.3× 56 0.5× 74 1.2k
F. I. G. RAWLINS United Kingdom 19 247 0.6× 179 0.6× 294 1.4× 82 0.5× 13 0.1× 88 1.7k
George Gamow United States 17 365 0.9× 104 0.3× 84 0.4× 97 0.6× 130 1.2× 61 1.0k
Albert Einstein Switzerland 15 377 0.9× 361 1.1× 164 0.8× 209 1.4× 94 0.9× 86 1.1k
Abraham Pais United States 11 271 0.6× 352 1.1× 193 0.9× 168 1.1× 446 4.2× 30 1.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Albert Einstein

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Fields of papers citing papers by Albert Einstein

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Albert Einstein

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Albert Einstein. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Albert Einstein based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Albert Einstein. Albert Einstein is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Einstein, Albert, et al.. (1969). Albert Einstein, Hedwig und Max Born, Briefwechsel : 1916-1955. 11 indexed citations
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Einstein, Albert, et al.. (1969). Briefwechsel 1916-1955. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 23 indexed citations
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Einstein, Albert, A Sommerfeld, & Armin Hermann. (1968). Briefwechsel : Albert Einstein/Arnold Sommerfeld : sechzig Briefe aus dem goldenen Zeitalter der modernen Physik. 4 indexed citations
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Huberman, Leo, Paul M. Sweezy, & Albert Einstein. (1968). Introduction to socialism. 7 indexed citations
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Einstein, Albert & Léopold Infeld. (1967). The evolution of physics : from the early concepts to relativity and quanta. CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research). 86 indexed citations
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Einstein, Albert, et al.. (1965). Физика и реальность : сборник статей. Изд-во "Наука" eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Einstein, Albert, et al.. (1960). Briefe an Maurice Solovine : Faksimile-Wiedergabe von Briefen aus den Jahren 1906 bis 1955 mit französischer Übersetzung, einer Einführung und drei Fotos. 1 indexed citations
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Einstein, Albert, et al.. (1960). Einstein on peace. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 68 indexed citations
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Einstein, Albert & Léopold Infeld. (1956). Die Evolution der Physik : von Newton bis zur Quantentheorie. Rowohlt eBooks. 3 indexed citations
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Einstein, Albert & Elaine Cohen. (1956). The Meaning of Relativity. Physics Today. 9(10). 30–32. 330 indexed citations
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Einstein, Albert, et al.. (1956). L'éther et la théorie de la relativité. La Géométrie l'expérience. 1 indexed citations
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Broglie, Louis de, et al.. (1955). Physics and Microphysics. CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research). 13 indexed citations
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Einstein, Albert, et al.. (1954). Albert Einstein : eine dokumentarische Biographie. 13 indexed citations
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Einstein, Albert, et al.. (1954). La théorie de la relativité restreinte et générale : exposé élémentaire : la relatibité et le problème de l'espace. Gauthier-Villars eBooks.
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Einstein, Albert & Louis de Broglie. (1953). Louis de Broglie, physicien et penseur. Albin Michel eBooks. 148. 66 indexed citations
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Einstein, Albert, et al.. (1952). Conceptions scientifiques, morales et sociales. Flammarion eBooks. 145(3). 1 indexed citations
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Frank, Philipp & Albert Einstein. (1952). Wahrheit, relativ oder absolut?. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 2 indexed citations
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Smith, Homer W. & Albert Einstein. (1952). Man and His Gods. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 17 indexed citations
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Einstein, Albert, et al.. (1951). Einstein et l'univers. Gallimard eBooks. 1 indexed citations

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