Alex Vilenkin

2.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
4 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Alex Vilenkin is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and Oceanography. According to data from OpenAlex, Alex Vilenkin has authored 4 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 1 paper in Organic Chemistry, 1 paper in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and 1 paper in Oceanography. Recurrent topics in Alex Vilenkin's work include Geophysics and Gravity Measurements (1 paper), Water Quality Monitoring and Analysis (1 paper) and Chemical Thermodynamics and Molecular Structure (1 paper). Alex Vilenkin is often cited by papers focused on Geophysics and Gravity Measurements (1 paper), Water Quality Monitoring and Analysis (1 paper) and Chemical Thermodynamics and Molecular Structure (1 paper). Alex Vilenkin collaborates with scholars based in United States, Russia and Australia. Alex Vilenkin's co-authors include E. P. S. Shellard and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemistry and Technology of Fuels and Oils and CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research).

In The Last Decade

Alex Vilenkin

4 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

Cosmic Strings and Other Topological Defects 1985 2026 1998 2012 1985 500 1000 1.5k
What are hit papers?

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.

  1. Cosmic Strings and Other Topological Defects
    1985 1.8k citations Alex Vilenkin, E. P. S. Shellard CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research) profile →

Peers

Alex Vilenkin
C. Adam Spain
E. T. Tomboulis United States
V. A. Rubakov Russia
Pablo Laguna United States
Francesco Fucito Italy
A. Wereszczyński Poland
Валерий Анатольевич Рубаков Russia
Péter Forgács Hungary
Arttu Rajantie United Kingdom
Anders Tranberg Norway
C. Adam Spain
Alex Vilenkin
Citations per year, relative to Alex Vilenkin Alex Vilenkin (= 1×) peers C. Adam

Countries citing papers authored by Alex Vilenkin

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Fields of papers citing papers by Alex Vilenkin

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alex Vilenkin

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Alex Vilenkin. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Alex Vilenkin 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 Alex Vilenkin. Alex Vilenkin is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

4 of 4 papers shown
1.
Vilenkin, Alex, et al.. (2021). Kosmologie für alle, die mehr wissen wollen. 2 indexed citations
2.
Vilenkin, Alex, et al.. (2017). Cosmology for the Curious. CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research). 14 indexed citations
3.
Vilenkin, Alex & E. P. S. Shellard. (1985). Cosmic Strings and Other Topological Defects. CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research). 269–300. 1783 indexed citations breakdown →
4.
Vilenkin, Alex, et al.. (1982). Determination of content of antioxidant additives in aviation oils by TLC method. Chemistry and Technology of Fuels and Oils. 18(8). 428–431. 2 indexed citations

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