J. E. Hirsch

20.3k total citations · 5 hit papers
261 papers, 15.0k citations indexed

About

J. E. Hirsch is a scholar working on Condensed Matter Physics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, J. E. Hirsch has authored 261 papers receiving a total of 15.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 228 papers in Condensed Matter Physics, 150 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 82 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. Recurrent topics in J. E. Hirsch's work include Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism (196 papers), Quantum and electron transport phenomena (86 papers) and Advanced Condensed Matter Physics (52 papers). J. E. Hirsch is often cited by papers focused on Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism (196 papers), Quantum and electron transport phenomena (86 papers) and Advanced Condensed Matter Physics (52 papers). J. E. Hirsch collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Argentina. J. E. Hirsch's co-authors include D. J. Scalapino, F. Marsiglio, R. M. Fye, Eugene Loh, D. J. Scalapino, Simon Y. Tang, Eduardo Fradkin, Sanyee Tang, H. Q. Lin and R. Sugar and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Physical Review Letters.

In The Last Decade

J. E. Hirsch

256 papers receiving 14.5k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Spin Hall Effect

1999 2.3k citations J. E. Hirsch Physical Review Letters profile →
Two-dimensional Hubbard model: Numerical simulation study

1985 791 citations J. E. Hirsch Physical review. B, Condensed matter profile →
Does the h index have predictive power?

2007 715 citations J. E. Hirsch profile →
d-wave pairing near a spin-density-wave instability

1986 624 citations J. E. Hirsch et al. Physical review. B, Condensed matter profile →
Monte Carlo Method for Magnetic Impurities in Metals

1986 581 citations J. E. Hirsch, R. M. Fye Physical Review Letters profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
J. E. Hirsch United States	55	10.4k	8.4k	4.7k	1.4k	1.3k	261	15.0k
Antoine Georges France	73	16.9k 1.6×	10.4k 1.2×	9.7k 2.1×	5.0k 3.5×	1.7k 1.4×	273	25.4k
David Pines United States	77	9.6k 0.9×	12.4k 1.5×	4.8k 1.0×	2.5k 1.8×	1.9k 1.5×	297	24.6k
D. P. Landau United States	56	10.7k 1.0×	5.7k 0.7×	1.2k 0.3×	5.2k 3.6×	557 0.4×	330	16.6k
John P. Hubbard United States	39	6.3k 0.6×	7.1k 0.8×	3.1k 0.7×	2.1k 1.5×	1.1k 0.8×	173	12.9k
Werner Krauth France	41	7.5k 0.7×	5.2k 0.6×	2.7k 0.6×	2.3k 1.6×	445 0.4×	94	10.9k
Marcel Ausloos Belgium	45	3.5k 0.3×	1.1k 0.1×	2.0k 0.4×	1.2k 0.8×	377 0.3×	549	9.0k
M. Blume United States	44	5.8k 0.6×	4.0k 0.5×	3.2k 0.7×	2.5k 1.8×	479 0.4×	108	9.4k
P. Schiffer United States	64	8.6k 0.8×	3.0k 0.4×	8.5k 1.8×	6.3k 4.4×	1.3k 1.0×	239	15.7k
John Clarke United States	77	8.0k 0.8×	13.3k 1.6×	2.0k 0.4×	2.1k 1.5×	3.9k 3.1×	402	21.0k
Elihu Abrahams United States	53	10.4k 1.0×	11.1k 1.3×	4.4k 0.9×	4.0k 2.8×	3.5k 2.8×	133	19.2k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Hirsch, J. E.. (2025). How do supercurrents die down when a superconductor goes normal?. Physica C Superconductivity. 635. 1354747–1354747. 1 indexed citations

Hirsch, J. E.. (2025). Does the Meissner effect require radial charge flow?. Physica C Superconductivity. 633. 1354724–1354724. 2 indexed citations

Hirsch, J. E.. (2024). Does the Meissner effect violate the second law of thermodynamics?. Physica C Superconductivity. 629. 1354618–1354618. 4 indexed citations

Hirsch, J. E.. (2024). On Thermal and Electrodynamic Aspects of the Superconductive Transition Process. Materials. 17(1). 254–254.

Hirsch, J. E.. (2023). Enormous Variation in Homogeneity and Other Anomalous Features of Room Temperature Superconductor Samples: A Comment on Nature 615, 244 (2023). Journal of Superconductivity and Novel Magnetism. 36(6). 1489–1494. 11 indexed citations

Hirsch, J. E. & F. Marsiglio. (2023). On Magnetic Field Screening and Trapping in Hydrogen-Rich High-Temperature Superconductors: Unpulling the Wool Over Readers’ Eyes. Journal of Superconductivity and Novel Magnetism. 36(10-12). 1813–1820. 5 indexed citations

Hirsch, J. E.. (2023). Are hydrides under high-pressure–high-temperature superconductors?. National Science Review. 11(7). nwad174–nwad174. 7 indexed citations

Hirsch, J. E., et al.. (2023). On Magnetic Field Screening and Expulsion in Hydride Superconductors. Journal of Superconductivity and Novel Magnetism. 36(4). 1257–1261. 12 indexed citations

Marel, D. van der & J. E. Hirsch. (2022). Room-temperature superconductivity — or not? Comment on Nature 586, 373 (2020) by E. Snider et al.. International Journal of Modern Physics B. 37(4). 5 indexed citations

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Hirsch, J. E.. (2017). Entropy generation and momentum transfer in the superconductor to normal phase transformation and the consistency of the conventional theory of superconductivity. arXiv (Cornell University). 6 indexed citations

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Hirsch, J. E.. (2013). Apparent increase in the thickness of superconducting particles at low temperatures measured by electron holography. Ultramicroscopy. 133. 67–71. 1 indexed citations

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Hirsch, J. E.. (2010). Hole core in superconductors and the origin of the Spin Meissner effect. Physica C Superconductivity. 470(15-16). 635–639. 8 indexed citations

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Hirsch, J. E.. (2009). BCS theory of superconductivity: it is time to question its validity. Physica Scripta. 80(3). 35702–35702. 53 indexed citations

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Hirsch, J. E.. (2005). An index to quantify an individual's scientific output. arXiv (Cornell University). 53 indexed citations

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Hirsch, J. E.. (2005). Explanation of the Tao Effect: Theory for the Spherical Aggregation of Superconducting Microparticles in an Electric Field. Physical Review Letters. 94(18). 187001–187001. 11 indexed citations

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Hirsch, J. E.. (2004). Predicted Electric Field near Small Superconducting Ellipsoids. Physical Review Letters. 92(1). 16402–16402. 19 indexed citations

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Hirsch, J. E.. (2001). Dynamic Hubbard Model. Physical Review Letters. 87(20). 206402–206402. 44 indexed citations

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Hirsch, J. E.. (1990). Spontaneous electrostatic potential in spin-split metals. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 42(7). 4774–4775. 16 indexed citations

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Hirsch, J. E. & R. M. Fye. (1986). Monte Carlo Method for Magnetic Impurities in Metals. Physical Review Letters. 56(23). 2521–2524. 581 indexed citations breakdown →

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Fradkin, Eduardo & J. E. Hirsch. (1983). Phase diagram of one-dimensional electron-phonon systems. I. The Su-Schrieffer-Heeger model. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 27(3). 1680–1697. 209 indexed citations

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