Frans Pretorius

9.5k citations
84 papers · 5.9k indexed · 3 hit papers · h-index 39

Frans Pretorius

83 papers receiving 5.8k citations

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Frans Pretorius
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  • Astronomy and Astrophysics 5.7k
  • Nuclear and High Energy Physics 3.2k
  • Geophysics 448
  • Oceanography 382
  • Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 374
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The 25 scholars most cited alongside Frans Pretorius, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.

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All Works

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About Frans Pretorius

Frans Pretorius is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Geophysics, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics and Computational Mechanics, having authored 84 papers that have together received 5.9k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research (54 papers), Black Holes and Theoretical Physics (45 papers), Cosmology and Gravitation Theories (41 papers), Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations (33 papers), Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae (19 papers), Quantum Electrodynamics and Casimir Effect (6 papers), Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (5 papers) and High-pressure geophysics and materials (4 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Astronomy and Astrophysics (5.7k citations), Nuclear and High Energy Physics (3.2k citations), Geophysics (448 citations), Oceanography (382 citations) and Statistical and Nonlinear Physics (374 citations). Frans Pretorius has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Canada and Germany. Frequent co-authors include Nicolás Yunes, William E. East, Kent Yagi, Luis Lehner, Alessandra Buonanno, Matthew W. Choptuik, Fethi M. Ramazanoğlu, Gregory B. Cook, Vasileios Paschalidis and Justin L. Ripley. Their work appears in journals such as Physical review. D, Physical Review Letters, Classical and Quantum Gravity, Journal of Computational Physics and Physics Letters B.

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