Hermann Nicolai

11.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
193 papers, 7.0k citations indexed

About

Hermann Nicolai is a scholar working on Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics and Astronomy and Astrophysics. According to data from OpenAlex, Hermann Nicolai has authored 193 papers receiving a total of 7.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 161 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics, 100 papers in Statistical and Nonlinear Physics and 78 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics. Recurrent topics in Hermann Nicolai's work include Black Holes and Theoretical Physics (149 papers), Cosmology and Gravitation Theories (75 papers) and Noncommutative and Quantum Gravity Theories (71 papers). Hermann Nicolai is often cited by papers focused on Black Holes and Theoretical Physics (149 papers), Cosmology and Gravitation Theories (75 papers) and Noncommutative and Quantum Gravity Theories (71 papers). Hermann Nicolai collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Switzerland and France. Hermann Nicolai's co-authors include Bernard de Wit, Henning Samtleben, Krzysztof A. Meissner, Jens Hoppe, Thibault Damour, Paul Townsend, Marc Henneaux, Axel Kleinschmidt, F. Englert and A. Neveu and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Physical Review Letters and Nuclear Physics B.

In The Last Decade

Hermann Nicolai

187 papers receiving 6.7k citations

Hit Papers

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On the quantum mechanics of supermembranes

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Peers

Hermann Nicolai

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Eric Bergshoeff Netherlands

Warren Siegel United States

Herman Verlinde United States

Nicholas P. Warner United States

Ergin Sezgin United States

Paul Howe United Kingdom

G. A. Vilkovisky Russia

Eric D’Hoker United States

Luis Álvarez-Gaumé Switzerland

M. Roček United States

Eric Bergshoeff Netherlands

Hermann Nicolai

8.2k ×1.3

NHEP

4.7k ×1.2

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5.9k ×1.6

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892 ×0.8

GT

535 ×0.8

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Countries citing papers authored by Hermann Nicolai

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hermann Nicolai

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All Works

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Jansons, Juris, Hermann Nicolai, Dace Skrastiņa, et al.. (2025). New mouse model based on adenocarcinoma 4T1 cells expressing HPV16 E6 and E7 applied to assess the efficacy of therapeutic and prophylactic E6/E7-based HPV16 vaccines. Infectious Agents and Cancer. 20(1). 51–51.

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Meissner, Krzysztof A. & Hermann Nicolai. (2024). Searching for supermassive charged gravitinos in underground experiments. The European Physical Journal C. 84(3). 1 indexed citations

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Lechtenfeld, Olaf & Hermann Nicolai. (2022). A perturbative expansion scheme for supermembrane and matrix theory. Journal of High Energy Physics. 2022(2). 8 indexed citations

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Ananth, Sudarshan, et al.. (2020). Supersymmetric Yang-Mills theories:not quite the usual perspectivespective. MPG.PuRe (Max Planck Society). 13 indexed citations

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Каллош, Рената, Hermann Nicolai, Radu Roiban, & Yusuke Yamada. (2018). On quantum compatibility of counterterm deformations and duality symmetries in N≥ 5 supergravities. Max Planck Digital Library. 1 indexed citations

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Wit, Bernard de & Hermann Nicolai. (2013). Deformations of gauged SO(8) supergravity and supergravity in eleven dimensions. Utrecht University Repository (Utrecht University). 50 indexed citations

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Feingold, Alex J., Axel Kleinschmidt, & Hermann Nicolai. (2009). Hyperbolic Weyl groups and the four normed division algebras. Journal of Algebra. 322(4). 1295–1339. 10 indexed citations

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Wit, Bernard de, Hermann Nicolai, & Henning Samtleben. (2008). Gauged supergravities as a probe of M theory degrees of freedom. MPG.PuRe (Max Planck Society). 109 indexed citations

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Kleinschmidt, Axel, Hermann Nicolai, & Jakob Palmkvist. (2007). K(E9) from K(E10). MPG.PuRe (Max Planck Society). 12 indexed citations

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Damour, Thibault, Axel Kleinschmidt, & Hermann Nicolai. (2007). Constraints and the E<sub>10</sub> coset model. Max Planck Digital Library. 12 indexed citations

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Nicolai, Hermann & Henning Samtleben. (2005). On KE(9). 1. 180–204. 9 indexed citations

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Damour, Thibault & Hermann Nicolai. (2005). Higher Order M Theory Corrections and the Kac Moody Algebra E<sub>10</sub>. Max Planck Digital Library. 36 indexed citations

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Nicolai, Hermann, et al.. (2002). An Introduction to the Quantum Supermembrane. Gravitation and Cosmology. 8. 1. 7 indexed citations

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Damour, Thibault, Marc Henneaux, & Hermann Nicolai. (2002). E10and a Small Tension Expansion of M Theory. Physical Review Letters. 89(22). 221601–221601. 167 indexed citations

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Nicolai, Hermann & Jan Plefka. (2000). A note on the supersymmetric effective action of Matrix theory. arXiv (Cornell University). 2 indexed citations

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Nicolai, Hermann, et al.. (1993). Aspects of canonical gravity and supergravity. Journal of Geometry and Physics. 11(1-4). 15–62. 19 indexed citations

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Nicolai, Hermann. (1991). Supersymmetrische Quantenmechanik. Physikalische Blätter. 47(5). 387–392. 1 indexed citations

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Nicolai, Hermann & M. Niedermaier. (1989). Quantengravitation — vom Schwarzen Loch zum Wurmloch?. Physikalische Blätter. 45(12). 459–464. 1 indexed citations

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Nicolai, Hermann. (1984). REPRESENTATIONS OF SUPERSYMMETRY IN ANTI-DE SITTER SPACE. CERN Bulletin. 368–399. 24 indexed citations

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Englert, F., et al.. (1983). Gauged N = 8 supergravity and its breaking from spontaneous compactification. Physics Letters B. 124(1-2). 45–50. 106 indexed citations

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