M. San Miguel

19.0k total citations · 3 hit papers
292 papers, 9.3k citations indexed

About

M. San Miguel is a scholar working on Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Computer Networks and Communications. According to data from OpenAlex, M. San Miguel has authored 292 papers receiving a total of 9.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 157 papers in Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, 94 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 91 papers in Computer Networks and Communications. Recurrent topics in M. San Miguel's work include Nonlinear Dynamics and Pattern Formation (88 papers), Opinion Dynamics and Social Influence (68 papers) and Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices (55 papers). M. San Miguel is often cited by papers focused on Nonlinear Dynamics and Pattern Formation (88 papers), Opinion Dynamics and Social Influence (68 papers) and Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices (55 papers). M. San Miguel collaborates with scholars based in Spain, United States and Italy. M. San Miguel's co-authors include Vı́ctor M. Eguı́luz, J. M. Sancho, Raúl Toral, J. D. Gunton, Pere Colet, Martín Zimmermann, Jerome V. Moloney, J. Martín-Regalado, Quanyuan Feng and N. B. Abraham and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Nature Communications and The Journal of Chemical Physics.

In The Last Decade

M. San Miguel

284 papers receiving 9.0k citations

Hit Papers

Light-polarization dynamics in surface-emitting semicondu... 1982 2026 1996 2011 1995 1982 1997 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. Light-polarization dynamics in surface-emitting semiconductor lasers
    1995 517 citations M. San Miguel et al. profile →
  2. Analytical and numerical studies of multiplicative noise
    1982 510 citations M. San Miguel et al. Physical review. A, General physics profile →
  3. Polarization properties of vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers
    1997 435 citations M. San Miguel, N. B. Abraham et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
M. San Miguel Spain 47 4.9k 2.4k 2.2k 2.1k 1.8k 292 9.3k
Susan R. McKay United States 28 2.3k 0.5× 2.1k 0.9× 1.4k 0.6× 884 0.4× 375 0.2× 87 13.7k
Ying‐Cheng Lai United States 60 9.4k 1.9× 1.5k 0.6× 5.6k 2.6× 1.0k 0.5× 1.5k 0.9× 495 16.3k
T. Geisel Germany 45 4.0k 0.8× 1.9k 0.8× 1.8k 0.8× 702 0.3× 236 0.1× 194 9.2k
Kimmo Kaski Finland 55 4.5k 0.9× 785 0.3× 1.1k 0.5× 668 0.3× 1.1k 0.6× 375 12.2k
G. Nìcolis Belgium 47 5.4k 1.1× 1.7k 0.7× 3.7k 1.7× 407 0.2× 410 0.2× 256 12.4k
Yuri A. Kuznetsov Russia 47 4.5k 0.9× 780 0.3× 4.5k 2.1× 1.0k 0.5× 682 0.4× 254 14.4k
Damián H. Zanette Argentina 33 2.5k 0.5× 761 0.3× 1.1k 0.5× 489 0.2× 567 0.3× 164 4.5k
Piet Van Mieghem Netherlands 48 5.1k 1.0× 344 0.1× 3.0k 1.4× 1.5k 0.7× 638 0.4× 271 10.6k
James P. Crutchfield United States 45 4.7k 1.0× 1.0k 0.4× 2.3k 1.0× 457 0.2× 653 0.4× 195 11.4k
Daniel T. Gillespie United States 34 3.0k 0.6× 1.3k 0.5× 760 0.3× 809 0.4× 505 0.3× 78 19.0k

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Fields of papers citing papers by M. San Miguel

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of M. San Miguel

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Miguel, M. San, et al.. (2025). Entropy and type-token ratio in gigaword corpora. Physical Review Research. 7(3).
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Lee, Deok‐Sun, et al.. (2025). Competition between group interactions and nonlinearity in voter dynamics on hypergraphs. Physical review. E. 111(5). L052301–L052301. 4 indexed citations
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Vázquez, Federico, et al.. (2024). Ordering dynamics of nonlinear voter models. Physical review. E. 109(3). 34307–34307. 7 indexed citations
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González-Avella, Juan Carlos, et al.. (2024). Ordering dynamics and aging in the symmetrical threshold model. New Journal of Physics. 26(1). 13033–13033. 2 indexed citations
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Argyris, Apostolos, Emilio Hernández-Garcı́a, & M. San Miguel. (2024). A cross-disciplinary research framework at institution level and beyond. Nature Communications. 15(1). 10399–10399. 1 indexed citations
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Miguel, M. San, et al.. (2023). Modeling language ideologies for the dynamics of languages in contact. Chaos An Interdisciplinary Journal of Nonlinear Science. 33(11). 1 indexed citations
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Miguel, M. San, et al.. (2023). Aging in binary-state models: The Threshold model for complex contagion. Physical review. E. 107(2). 24101–24101. 8 indexed citations
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Miguel, M. San, et al.. (2023). Partisan voter model: Stochastic description and noise-induced transitions. Physical review. E. 108(5). 3 indexed citations
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Bianconi, Ginestra, Àlex Arenas, Jacob Biamonte, et al.. (2023). Complex systems in the spotlight: next steps after the 2021 Nobel Prize in Physics. Journal of Physics Complexity. 4(1). 10201–10201. 48 indexed citations
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Min, Byungjoon & M. San Miguel. (2023). Threshold Cascade Dynamics in Coevolving Networks. Entropy. 25(6). 929–929. 8 indexed citations
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Miguel, M. San, et al.. (2022). Local and global ordering dynamics in multistate voter models. Physical review. E. 106(5). 54307–54307. 7 indexed citations
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González-Avella, Juan Carlos, et al.. (2020). Local connectivity effects in learning and coordination dynamics in a two-layer network. Chaos An Interdisciplinary Journal of Nonlinear Science. 30(8). 83125–83125. 7 indexed citations
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Miguel, M. San & Raúl Toral. (2020). Introduction to the chaos focus issue on the dynamics of social systems. Chaos An Interdisciplinary Journal of Nonlinear Science. 30(12). 120401–120401. 10 indexed citations
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Higueras, Inmaculada, et al.. (2006). Central limit theorems for generalized Pólya urn models. Journal of Applied Probability. 43(4). 938–951. 10 indexed citations
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Higueras, Inmaculada, et al.. (2006). Central limit theorems for generalized Pólya urn models. Journal of Applied Probability. 43(4). 938–951.
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Miguel, M. San, Raúl Toral, & Vı́ctor M. Eguı́luz. (2005). Redes Complejas en la Dinámica Social. DIGITAL.CSIC (Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)). 127–145. 4 indexed citations
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Guinea, F., E. Louis, & M. San Miguel. (2003). La ubicuidad como futuro de la física estadística y no lineal. DIGITAL.CSIC (Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)). 17(5). 24–28.
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Balle, S., M. San Miguel, N. B. Abraham, et al.. (1994). Transients in multivariable dynamical systems depend on which parameter is switched as illustrated in lasers. Physical Review Letters. 72(22). 3510–3513. 19 indexed citations
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Valle, Á., Pere Colet, L. Pesquera, & M. San Miguel. (1992). Transient multimode statistics in nearly single-mode semiconductor lasers. Optical Society of America Annual Meeting. TuZ1–TuZ1. 1 indexed citations
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Garrido, L., et al.. (1978). Finite-temperatureTmatrix in a real-time formalism. Physical review. A, General physics. 17(1). 480–485. 5 indexed citations

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