J. Scherk

12.3k citations

58 papers · 8.0k indexed · 5 hit papers · h-index 36

Impact in

Nuclear and High Energy Physics top 0.1%
- Black Holes and Theoretical Physics
- Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies
- Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions
Astronomy and Astrophysics top 0.5%
- Cosmology and Gravitation Theories
- Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research

Papers in

Nuclear and High Energy Physics 40
- Black Holes and Theoretical Physics 36
- Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies 29
- Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions 11
Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 21
- Noncommutative and Quantum Gravity Theories 13
- Quantum chaos and dynamical systems 7

Co-authors: John H. Schwarz E. Cremmer B. Juliá D. Olive S. Ferrara F. Gliozzi Lars Brink A. Neveu
Journals: Nuclear Physics B (25 papers)Physics Letters B (19 papers)General Relativity and Gravitation (2 papers)Reviews of Modern Physics (1 paper)Physical Review Letters (1 paper)
Partner nations: France United States Switzerland

In The Last Decade

J. Scherk

58 papers receiving 7.6k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories log scale

How to get masses from extra dimensions 1979 · 697 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

1979 Nuclear Physics B
1978 Physics Letters B
1977 Nuclear Physics B
1977 Nuclear Physics B
1975 Reviews of Modern Physics

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The 20 scholars most cited alongside J. Scherk, 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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#	Work
1	How to get masses from extra dimensions Nuclear Physics B ·J. Scherk	1979	124
2	Algebraic simplifications in supergravity theories General Relativity and Gravitation ·E. Cremmer, J. Scherk	1977	2
3	U(N) invariance in extended supergravity Physics Letters B ·E. Cremmer, J. Scherk, S. Ferrara	1977	55
4	Spontaneous compactification of extra space dimensions Nuclear Physics B ·E. Cremmer, J. Scherk	1977	123
5	Algebraic properties of extended supergravity theories Nuclear Physics B ·S. Ferrara, J. Scherk, Bruno Zumino	1977	115
6	Modified interaction of the scalar multiplet coupled to supergravity Physics Letters B ·E. Cremmer, J. Scherk	1977	18
7	Uniqueness of the 't Hooft-Polyakov magnetic monopole solution Physics Letters B ·E. Cremmer, F Schaposnik, J. Scherk	1976	11
8	Dual field theory of quarks and gluons Physics Letters B ·J. Scherk, John H. Schwarz	1975	127
9	An introduction to the theory of dual models and strings Reviews of Modern Physics ·J. Scherk Hit paper breakdown →	1975	432
10	Dual models and the geometry of space-time Physics Letters B ·J. Scherk, John H. Schwarz	1974	143
11	Dual models for non-hadrons Nuclear Physics B ·J. Scherk, John H. Schwarz	1974	366
12	Spontaneous dynamical breaking of gauge symmetry in dual models Nuclear Physics B ·E. Cremmer, J. Scherk	1974	209
13	No-ghost theorem for the Pomeron sector of the dual model Physics Letters B ·D. Olive, J. Scherk	1973	23
14	The missing gauge conditions for the dual fermion emission vertex and their consequences Physics Letters B ·Lars Brink, D. Olive, C. Rebbi, J. Scherk	1973	51
15	Connection between Yang-Mills fields and dual models Nuclear Physics B ·A. Neveu, J. Scherk	1972	127
16	Currents and Green's functions for dual models — I Nuclear Physics B ·A. Neveu, J. Scherk	1972	18
17	Divergence of theN-Loop Planar Graph in the Dual-Resonance Model Physical review. D. Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology/Physical review. D. Particles and fields ·Michio Kaku, J. Scherk	1971	7
18	Zero-slope limit of the dual resonance model Nuclear Physics B ·J. Scherk	1971	91
19	Parameter-Free Regularization of One-Loop Unitary Dual Diagram Physical review. D. Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology/Physical review. D. Particles and fields ·A. Neveu, J. Scherk	1970	27
20	Renormalized self-energy operator in the dual-resonance model Physics Letters B ·T. H. Burnett, David J. Gross, A. Neveu, J. Scherk, John H. Schwarz	1970	11

About J. Scherk

J. Scherk is a scholar working on Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Biophysics and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, having authored 58 papers that have together received 8.0k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Black Holes and Theoretical Physics (36 papers), Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies (29 papers), Cosmology and Gravitation Theories (21 papers), Noncommutative and Quantum Gravity Theories (13 papers), Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions (11 papers), Quantum chaos and dynamical systems (7 papers), Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates (4 papers) and Quantum Mechanics and Applications (4 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Nuclear and High Energy Physics (7.4k citations), Astronomy and Astrophysics (3.9k citations), Statistical and Nonlinear Physics (2.8k citations), Geometry and Topology (515 citations) and Algebra and Number Theory (181 citations). J. Scherk has collaborated with scholars based in France, United States and Switzerland. Frequent co-authors include John H. Schwarz, E. Cremmer, B. Juliá, D. Olive, S. Ferrara, F. Gliozzi, Lars Brink, A. Neveu, P. van Nieuwenhuizen and L. Girardello. Their work appears in journals such as Nuclear Physics B, Physics Letters B, General Relativity and Gravitation, Reviews of Modern Physics and Physical Review Letters.

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