I. Waga

4.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
45 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

I. Waga is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics and Statistical and Nonlinear Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, I. Waga has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 42 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 27 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics and 6 papers in Statistical and Nonlinear Physics. Recurrent topics in I. Waga's work include Cosmology and Gravitation Theories (42 papers), Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (22 papers) and Black Holes and Theoretical Physics (20 papers). I. Waga is often cited by papers focused on Cosmology and Gravitation Theories (42 papers), Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (22 papers) and Black Holes and Theoretical Physics (20 papers). I. Waga collaborates with scholars based in Brazil, United States and Italy. I. Waga's co-authors include J. A. S. Lima, J. Frieman, Christopher T. Hill, Albert Stebbins, Maurício O. Calvão, J. Carvalho, Martı́n Makler, Max Tegmark, H. B. Sandvik and Matías Zaldarriaga and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and The Astrophysical Journal.

In The Last Decade

I. Waga

43 papers receiving 2.7k citations

Hit Papers

Cosmology with Ultralight Pseudo Nambu-Goldstone Bosons 1995 2026 2005 2015 1995 100 200 300 400 500
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. Cosmology with Ultralight Pseudo Nambu-Goldstone Bosons
    1995 548 citations J. Frieman, Christopher T. Hill et al. Physical Review Letters profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
I. Waga Brazil 27 2.7k 2.1k 305 94 58 45 2.8k
Ruth Lazkoz Spain 31 3.1k 1.1× 2.5k 1.2× 327 1.1× 214 2.3× 83 1.4× 85 3.2k
Andrzej Krasiński Poland 21 1.9k 0.7× 1.3k 0.6× 283 0.9× 97 1.0× 65 1.1× 82 1.9k
Winfried Zimdahl Germany 28 3.3k 1.2× 2.6k 1.2× 533 1.7× 128 1.4× 100 1.7× 96 3.3k
I.S. Zlatev United States 5 2.7k 1.0× 2.2k 1.1× 240 0.8× 141 1.5× 54 0.9× 9 2.8k
Hao Wei China 29 2.6k 0.9× 1.9k 0.9× 298 1.0× 164 1.7× 39 0.7× 72 2.6k
Tarun Deep Saini India 12 2.5k 0.9× 1.8k 0.9× 170 0.6× 197 2.1× 22 0.4× 23 2.5k
L. Strolger United States 3 2.9k 1.0× 2.0k 1.0× 186 0.6× 159 1.7× 39 0.7× 4 2.9k
Puxun Wu China 29 2.6k 1.0× 1.9k 0.9× 318 1.0× 249 2.6× 99 1.7× 118 2.7k
Luis P. Chimento Argentina 25 3.0k 1.1× 2.5k 1.2× 414 1.4× 102 1.1× 86 1.5× 110 3.0k
Rafael C. Nunes Brazil 32 2.5k 0.9× 1.7k 0.8× 235 0.8× 186 2.0× 47 0.8× 76 2.6k

Countries citing papers authored by I. Waga

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Fields of papers citing papers by I. Waga

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of I. Waga

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Calvão, Maurício O., et al.. (2022). Gravitational wave stochastic background in reduced Horndeski theories. Physical review. D. 106(10). 5 indexed citations
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Calvão, Maurício O., et al.. (2021). Gravitational wave propagation in f(R) models: New parametrizations and observational constraints. Physical review. D. 103(10). 28 indexed citations
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Santos, Marcelo V. dos, I. Waga, & Rudnei O. Ramos. (2014). Degeneracy between CCDM andΛCDMcosmologies. Physical review. D. Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology. 90(12). 11 indexed citations
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Ramos, Rudnei O., Marcelo V. dos Santos, & I. Waga. (2014). Matter creation and cosmic acceleration. Physical review. D. Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology. 89(8). 46 indexed citations
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Jorás, Sérgio E., et al.. (2013). γgravity: Steepness control. Physical review. D. Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology. 88(6). 6 indexed citations
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Lago, Bruno L., et al.. (2012). Type Ia supernova parameter estimation: a comparison of two approaches using current datasets. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 541. A110–A110. 11 indexed citations
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Miranda, Vivian, Sérgio E. Jorás, I. Waga, & Miguel Quartin. (2009). Viable Singularity-Freef(R)Gravity without a Cosmological Constant. Physical Review Letters. 102(22). 221101–221101. 62 indexed citations
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Miranda, Vivian, Sérgio E. Jorás, I. Waga, & Miguel Quartin. (2009). Mirandaet al.Reply:. Physical Review Letters. 103(17). 3 indexed citations
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Waga, I.. (2005). Cem anos de descobertas em cosmologia e novos desafios para o século XXI. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 27(1). 157–173. 3 indexed citations
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Reis, Ribamar R. R., M. Makler, & I. Waga. (2004). Matter power spectrum for convex quartessence. Classical and Quantum Gravity. 22(2). 353–362. 11 indexed citations
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Makler, Martı́n, et al.. (2003). Observational constraints on Chaplygin quartessence. 23. 4–5. 3 indexed citations
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Makler, Martı́n, et al.. (2003). Observational constraints on Chaplygin quartessence: Background results. Physical review. D. Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology/Physical review. D. Particles and fields. 68(12). 45 indexed citations
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Makler, Martı́n, et al.. (2003). Constraints on the generalized Chaplygin gas from supernovae observations. Physics Letters B. 555(1-2). 1–6. 189 indexed citations
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Calvão, Maurício O., A. De Roeck, & I. Waga. (2002). Probing the Dark Energy with Quasar Clustering. Physical Review Letters. 88(9). 91302–91302. 8 indexed citations
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Waga, I., et al.. (1999). Cosmological constraints from lensing statistics and supernovae on the cosmic equation of state. Physical review. D. Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology/Physical review. D. Particles and fields. 59(10). 40 indexed citations
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Waga, I., et al.. (1996). Decaying A cosmologies and statistical properties of gravitational lenses. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 279(3). 712–726. 48 indexed citations
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Frieman, J., Christopher T. Hill, Albert Stebbins, & I. Waga. (1995). Cosmology with Ultralight Pseudo Nambu-Goldstone Bosons. Physical Review Letters. 75(11). 2077–2080. 548 indexed citations breakdown →
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Salim, J. M. & I. Waga. (1993). Thermodynamic constraints on a time-dependent Lambda model (cosmology). Classical and Quantum Gravity. 10(9). 1767–1774. 35 indexed citations
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Waga, I.. (1992). The existence of Newtonian analogs of a class of 5D Wesson's cosmological models. General Relativity and Gravitation. 24(7). 783–790. 3 indexed citations
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Calvão, Maurício O., J. A. S. Lima, & I. Waga. (1992). On the thermodynamics of matter creation in cosmology. Physics Letters A. 162(3). 223–226. 206 indexed citations

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