P. C. W. Davies

18.8k total citations · 4 hit papers
147 papers, 11.7k citations indexed

About

P. C. W. Davies is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Nuclear and High Energy Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, P. C. W. Davies has authored 147 papers receiving a total of 11.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 89 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 65 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 46 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics. Recurrent topics in P. C. W. Davies's work include Cosmology and Gravitation Theories (71 papers), Quantum Electrodynamics and Casimir Effect (45 papers) and Black Holes and Theoretical Physics (42 papers). P. C. W. Davies is often cited by papers focused on Cosmology and Gravitation Theories (71 papers), Quantum Electrodynamics and Casimir Effect (45 papers) and Black Holes and Theoretical Physics (42 papers). P. C. W. Davies collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Australia and United States. P. C. W. Davies's co-authors include N. D. Birrell, S. A. Fulling, T. S. Bunch, W. G. Unruh, John Wheeler, Varun Sahni, John D. Barrow, Charles L. Harper, Steven M. Christensen and Adrian C. Ottewill and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Physics Today and Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.

In The Last Decade

P. C. W. Davies

140 papers receiving 11.0k citations

Hit Papers

Quantum Fields in Curved Space 1975 2026 1992 2009 1982 1978 1975 1976 1000 2.0k 3.0k 4.0k 5.0k

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
P. C. W. Davies United Kingdom 38 8.6k 6.7k 5.6k 3.6k 507 147 11.7k
W. G. Unruh Canada 43 6.9k 0.8× 5.0k 0.8× 7.8k 1.4× 3.8k 1.1× 1.3k 2.5× 154 11.2k
Bryce S. DeWitt United States 32 7.2k 0.8× 6.9k 1.0× 3.8k 0.7× 4.2k 1.2× 285 0.6× 81 10.9k
T. W. B. Kibble United Kingdom 42 6.5k 0.8× 8.3k 1.2× 4.4k 0.8× 2.4k 0.7× 795 1.6× 112 13.2k
James B. Hartle United States 45 7.7k 0.9× 5.7k 0.9× 2.8k 0.5× 3.5k 1.0× 577 1.1× 140 9.6k
Alexander Vilenkin United States 67 15.9k 1.9× 14.3k 2.1× 3.0k 0.5× 3.7k 1.0× 300 0.6× 238 18.7k
R. H. Dicke United States 38 8.8k 1.0× 5.4k 0.8× 7.2k 1.3× 1.9k 0.5× 3.3k 6.4× 148 17.2k
Jacob D. Bekenstein Israel 42 13.4k 1.6× 11.7k 1.7× 3.0k 0.5× 5.3k 1.5× 353 0.7× 105 15.0k
Kip S. Thorne United States 56 13.8k 1.6× 7.3k 1.1× 5.1k 0.9× 2.2k 0.6× 1.6k 3.2× 117 17.8k
Don N. Page Canada 46 8.9k 1.0× 8.6k 1.3× 3.6k 0.6× 4.0k 1.1× 648 1.3× 170 11.4k
P. A. M. Dirac United States 23 2.2k 0.3× 2.0k 0.3× 2.9k 0.5× 2.2k 0.6× 730 1.4× 62 6.4k

Countries citing papers authored by P. C. W. Davies

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Fields of papers citing papers by P. C. W. Davies

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of P. C. W. Davies

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Davies, P. C. W.. (2011). The eerie silence : searching for ourselves in the universe. Penguin eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Davies, P. C. W.. (2007). The Transfer of Viable Microorganisms Between Planets. Novartis Foundation symposium. 202. 304–317. 5 indexed citations
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Barrow, John D., P. C. W. Davies, & Charles L. Harper. (2004). Science and Ultimate Reality. Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology. 41(11). 742–9. 32 indexed citations
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Barrow, John D., P. C. W. Davies, & Charles L. Harper. (2004). Science and ultimate reality : quantum theory, cosmology, and complexity. CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research). 82 indexed citations
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Davies, P. C. W., et al.. (1995). Los mitos de la materia. Dialnet (Universidad de la Rioja). 80(2). 281–5.
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Davies, P. C. W.. (1986). Quantum effects in background gravitational fields. 26. 79–109. 1 indexed citations
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Davies, P. C. W., et al.. (1982). The Accidental Universe. CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research). 99. 65. 41 indexed citations
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Davies, P. C. W., et al.. (1982). Quantum theory and the equivalence principle. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 381(1781). 469–478. 12 indexed citations
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Davies, P. C. W.. (1980). THE LOST WORLDS OF ANTIMATTER. The New Scientist. 85. 305–307. 1 indexed citations
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Davies, P. C. W.. (1978). Space and Time in the Modern Universe. The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science. 29(3).
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Bunch, T. S. & P. C. W. Davies. (1978). Quantum field theory in de Sitter space: renormalization by point-splitting. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 360(1700). 117–134. 805 indexed citations breakdown →
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Davies, P. C. W.. (1977). The thermodynamic theory of black holes. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 353(1675). 499–521. 302 indexed citations
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Davies, P. C. W. & S. A. Fulling. (1977). Quantum vacuum energy in two dimensional space-times. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 354(1676). 59–77. 89 indexed citations
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Davies, P. C. W.. (1977). Quantum vacuum stress without regularization in two-dimensional space-time. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 354(1679). 529–532. 29 indexed citations
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Bunch, T. S. & P. C. W. Davies. (1977). Stress tensor and conformal anomalies for massless fields in a Robertson–Walker universe. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 356(1687). 569–574. 54 indexed citations
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Bunch, T. S. & P. C. W. Davies. (1977). Covariant point-splitting regularization for a scalar quantum field in a Robertson-Walker universe with spatial curvature. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 357(1690). 381–394. 36 indexed citations
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Davies, P. C. W. & S. A. Fulling. (1977). Radiation from moving mirrors and from black holes. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 356(1685). 237–257. 251 indexed citations
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Davies, P. C. W. & W. G. Unruh. (1977). Neutrino stress tensor regularization in two-dimensional space-time. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 356(1685). 259–268. 13 indexed citations
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Davies, P. C. W.. (1976). On the origin of black hole evaporation radiation. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 351(1664). 129–139. 43 indexed citations
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Fulling, S. A. & P. C. W. Davies. (1976). Radiation from a moving mirror in two dimensional space-time: conformal anomaly. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 348(1654). 393–414. 491 indexed citations breakdown →

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