Amanda Weltman

8.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
35 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

Amanda Weltman is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics and Statistical and Nonlinear Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, Amanda Weltman has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 23 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics and 2 papers in Statistical and Nonlinear Physics. Recurrent topics in Amanda Weltman's work include Cosmology and Gravitation Theories (28 papers), Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (14 papers) and Black Holes and Theoretical Physics (12 papers). Amanda Weltman is often cited by papers focused on Cosmology and Gravitation Theories (28 papers), Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (14 papers) and Black Holes and Theoretical Physics (12 papers). Amanda Weltman collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, United States and United Kingdom. Amanda Weltman's co-authors include Justin Khoury, Philippe Brax, Anne-Christine Davis, Carsten van de Bruck, Anthony Walters, Shriharsh P. Tendulkar, George Ellis, Jason H. Steffen, Amol Upadhye and Clare Burrage and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Physics Reports and Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.

In The Last Decade

Amanda Weltman

33 papers receiving 3.2k citations

Hit Papers

Chameleon cosmology 2004 2026 2011 2018 2004 2004 2019 250 500 750 1000
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. Chameleon cosmology
    2004 1.1k citations Justin Khoury, Amanda Weltman Physical review. D. Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology profile →
  2. Chameleon Fields: Awaiting Surprises for Tests of Gravity in Space
    2004 1.1k citations Justin Khoury, Amanda Weltman Physical Review Letters profile →
  3. A living theory catalogue for fast radio bursts
    2019 240 citations Amanda Weltman, Anthony Walters et al. Physics Reports profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Amanda Weltman South Africa 19 3.1k 2.2k 318 268 252 35 3.3k
Federico Piazza France 19 2.5k 0.8× 2.0k 0.9× 259 0.8× 243 0.9× 295 1.2× 40 2.8k
Gianmassimo Tasinato United Kingdom 38 4.0k 1.3× 3.0k 1.3× 141 0.4× 444 1.7× 406 1.6× 106 4.2k
Timothy Clifton United Kingdom 25 4.7k 1.5× 3.7k 1.6× 156 0.5× 500 1.9× 438 1.7× 70 4.8k
Maxim Khlopov Russia 40 4.2k 1.3× 4.6k 2.1× 426 1.3× 207 0.8× 264 1.0× 225 5.2k
Mairi Sakellariadou United Kingdom 34 3.0k 0.9× 2.1k 0.9× 258 0.8× 248 0.9× 580 2.3× 135 3.2k
Marco Peloso United States 37 4.8k 1.5× 3.7k 1.7× 167 0.5× 622 2.3× 303 1.2× 95 5.0k
Hardi Veermäe Estonia 27 2.5k 0.8× 1.8k 0.8× 130 0.4× 239 0.9× 143 0.6× 59 2.7k
Sunny Vagnozzi Italy 41 5.1k 1.6× 4.0k 1.8× 211 0.7× 304 1.1× 400 1.6× 65 5.6k
Filippo Vernizzi France 30 3.7k 1.2× 2.6k 1.2× 92 0.3× 361 1.3× 259 1.0× 56 3.8k
Jun’ichi Yokoyama Japan 43 5.6k 1.8× 4.5k 2.0× 254 0.8× 574 2.1× 363 1.4× 169 5.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Amanda Weltman

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Fields of papers citing papers by Amanda Weltman

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Amanda Weltman

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Kalita, Surajit, et al.. (2025). Fast Radio Bursts as probes of the late-time universe: A new insight on the Hubble tension. Physics of the Dark Universe. 48. 101926–101926. 6 indexed citations
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Schultz, Jessica, et al.. (2024). Fishing damage to cloud sponges may lead to losses in associated fish communities in Pacific Canada. Marine Environmental Research. 197. 106448–106448. 1 indexed citations
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Kalita, Surajit, et al.. (2023). Gravitational lensing in modified gravity: a case study for Fast Radio Bursts. Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics. 2023(11). 59–59. 8 indexed citations
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Burigana, C., L. Bonavera, Tirthankar Roy Choudhury, et al.. (2022). Cosmic backgrounds from the radio to the far-infrared: Recent results and perspectives from cosmological and astrophysical surveys. International Journal of Modern Physics D. 31(7).
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Clarkson, Chris, et al.. (2020). . UWC Research Repository (University of the Western Cape). 5 indexed citations
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Weltman, Amanda, et al.. (2019). A living theory catalogue for fast radio bursts. Physics Reports. 821. 1–27. 240 indexed citations breakdown →
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Brandenberger, Robert, et al.. (2019). T-dual cosmological solutions in double field theory. Physical review. D. 99(2). 19 indexed citations
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Walters, Anthony, Yin-Zhe Ma, Jonathan Sievers, & Amanda Weltman. (2019). Probing diffuse gas with fast radio bursts. Physical review. D. 100(10). 22 indexed citations
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Xu, Xiaodong, Yin-Zhe Ma, & Amanda Weltman. (2018). Constraining the interaction between dark sectors with future HI intensity mapping observations. Physical review. D. 97(8). 15 indexed citations
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Bull, Philip, et al.. (2018). Model-independent curvature determination with 21 cm intensity mapping experiments. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society Letters. 477(1). L122–L127. 21 indexed citations
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Brandenberger, Robert, et al.. (2018). Point particle motion in double field theory and a singularity-free cosmological solution. Physical review. D. 97(6). 13 indexed citations
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Ellis, George, et al.. (2016). Current observations with a decaying cosmological constant allow for chaotic cyclic cosmology. Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics. 2016(4). 26–26. 17 indexed citations
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Năstase, Horaƫiu & Amanda Weltman. (2013). Chameleons on the racetrack. Journal of High Energy Physics. 2013(8). 8 indexed citations
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Dai, De-Chang, et al.. (2012). Using Quasars as Standard Clocks for Measuring Cosmological Redshift. Physical Review Letters. 108(23). 231302–231302. 14 indexed citations
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Steffen, Jason H., Amol Upadhye, A. Baumbaugh, et al.. (2010). Laboratory Constraints on Chameleon Dark Energy and Power-Law Fields. Physical Review Letters. 105(26). 261803–261803. 48 indexed citations
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Chou, A., W. C. Wester, A. Baumbaugh, et al.. (2009). Search for Chameleon Particles Using a Photon-Regeneration Technique. Physical Review Letters. 102(3). 30402–30402. 45 indexed citations
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Weltman, Amanda. (2008). Studies in String Cosmology. 1 indexed citations
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Brown, Adam R., et al.. (2007). Enhanced Brane Tunneling and Instanton Wrinkles. Physical Review Letters. 99(16). 161601–161601. 23 indexed citations
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Khoury, Justin & Amanda Weltman. (2004). Chameleon Fields: Awaiting Surprises for Tests of Gravity in Space. Physical Review Letters. 93(17). 171104–171104. 1063 indexed citations breakdown →
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Brax, Philippe, Carsten van de Bruck, Anne-Christine Davis, Justin Khoury, & Amanda Weltman. (2004). Detecting dark energy in orbit: The cosmological chameleon. Physical review. D. Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology. 70(12). 351 indexed citations

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