Chris Langton
Impact in
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- Cellular Automata and Applications
Papers in
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- Cellular Automata and Applications 5
- Computability, Logic, AI Algorithms 2
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- Theoretical and Computational Physics 3
- Co-authors
- Norman H. Packard (1 shared paper)Wentian Li (1 shared paper)William K. Wootters (1 shared paper)
- Journals
- Physica D Nonlinear Phenomena (3 papers)Complex Systems (1 paper)Nihon Kikai Gakkaishi/Journal of the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers (1 paper)Open Collections (1 paper)
- Partner nations
- United States
In The Last Decade
Chris Langton
6 papers receiving 914 citations
Chris Langton's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 106
- Computational Theory and Mathematics 378
- Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 165
- Cognitive Neuroscience 255
- Condensed Matter Physics 114
- Artificial Intelligence 290
Countries citing papers authored by Chris Langton
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Fields of papers citing papers by Chris Langton
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Co-authors
The 3 scholars most cited alongside Chris Langton, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.
All Works
| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Computation at the edge of chaos: Phase transitions and emergent computation Hit paper breakdown → | 1990 | 847 |
| 2 | 1990 | 104 | |
| 3 | 1990 | 21 | |
| 4 | Virtual State Machines in Cellular Automata. | 1987 | 1 |
| 5 | 1994 | 1 | |
| 6 | 2011 | 1 |
About Chris Langton
Chris Langton is a scholar working on Computational Theory and Mathematics, Condensed Matter Physics, Mathematical Physics, Mechanical Engineering and Geophysics, having authored 6 papers that have together received 975 indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Cellular Automata and Applications (5 papers), Theoretical and Computational Physics (3 papers), Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence (2 papers), Computability, Logic, AI Algorithms (2 papers), Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods (1 paper), Stochastic processes and statistical mechanics (1 paper) and Mathematical Dynamics and Fractals (1 paper). The work is most often cited by research in Computational Theory and Mathematics (378 citations), Statistical and Nonlinear Physics (165 citations), Cognitive Neuroscience (255 citations), Condensed Matter Physics (114 citations) and Artificial Intelligence (290 citations). Chris Langton has collaborated with scholars based in United States. Frequent co-authors include Norman H. Packard, Wentian Li and William K. Wootters. Their work appears in journals such as Physica D Nonlinear Phenomena, Complex Systems, Nihon Kikai Gakkaishi/Journal of the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers and Open Collections.
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