P. J. E. Peebles

33.2k total citations · 9 hit papers
209 papers, 20.7k citations indexed

About

P. J. E. Peebles is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation and Statistical and Nonlinear Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, P. J. E. Peebles has authored 209 papers receiving a total of 20.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 151 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 66 papers in Instrumentation and 45 papers in Statistical and Nonlinear Physics. Recurrent topics in P. J. E. Peebles's work include Cosmology and Gravitation Theories (86 papers), Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (83 papers) and Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (66 papers). P. J. E. Peebles is often cited by papers focused on Cosmology and Gravitation Theories (86 papers), Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (83 papers) and Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (66 papers). P. J. E. Peebles collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and Netherlands. P. J. E. Peebles's co-authors include Bharat Ratra, M. Davis, Jiabin Yu, Jeremiah P. Ostriker, R. H. Dicke, E. J. Groth, Alexander Vilenkin, M. Fukugita, R. B. Partridge and Glennys R. Farrar and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

P. J. E. Peebles

203 papers receiving 19.9k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

The cosmological constant and dark energy

2003 3.2k citations P. J. E. Peebles et al. profile →
Cosmological consequences of a rolling homogeneous scalar field

1988 2.8k citations P. J. E. Peebles et al. profile →
The Large-Scale Structure of the Universe

1981 1.8k citations P. J. E. Peebles Princeton University Press eBooks profile →
Cosmology with a time-variable cosmological 'constant'

1988 1.1k citations P. J. E. Peebles et al. The Astrophysical Journal profile →
A survey of galaxy redshifts. V - The two-point position and velocity correlations

1983 686 citations P. J. E. Peebles et al. The Astrophysical Journal profile →
Primeval Adiabatic Perturbation in an Expanding Universe

1970 675 citations P. J. E. Peebles et al. The Astrophysical Journal profile →
Origin of the Angular Momentum of Galaxies

1969 665 citations P. J. E. Peebles The Astrophysical Journal profile →
A Numerical Study of the Stability of Flattened Galaxies: or, can Cold Galaxies Survive?

1973 494 citations P. J. E. Peebles et al. The Astrophysical Journal profile →
Recombination of the Primeval Plasma

1968 380 citations P. J. E. Peebles The Astrophysical Journal profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
P. J. E. Peebles United States	58	19.6k	11.0k	2.9k	2.4k	764	209	20.7k
G. Efstathiou United Kingdom	67	17.6k 0.9×	6.3k 0.6×	5.7k 2.0×	1.7k 0.7×	437 0.6×	179	18.4k
J. Tonry United States	52	24.3k 1.2×	11.4k 1.0×	4.4k 1.5×	1.6k 0.6×	907 1.2×	219	25.1k
Joseph Silk United States	75	25.1k 1.3×	15.2k 1.4×	4.1k 1.4×	1.3k 0.6×	616 0.8×	821	28.4k
E. L. Wright United States	56	22.8k 1.2×	13.0k 1.2×	2.6k 0.9×	1.5k 0.6×	1.1k 1.4×	370	25.3k
C. L. Bennett United States	43	19.0k 1.0×	12.0k 1.1×	1.7k 0.6×	1.4k 0.6×	1.0k 1.4×	165	20.5k
David N. Spergel United States	70	27.0k 1.4×	17.1k 1.6×	3.2k 1.1×	2.0k 0.8×	1.3k 1.7×	311	29.5k
G. Hinshaw United States	40	19.6k 1.0×	12.8k 1.2×	1.7k 0.6×	1.4k 0.6×	1.1k 1.5×	97	20.7k
R. Kirshner United States	55	23.1k 1.2×	13.5k 1.2×	1.7k 0.6×	1.5k 0.6×	920 1.2×	264	23.9k
Jeremiah P. Ostriker United States	79	22.8k 1.2×	8.2k 0.7×	5.5k 1.9×	1.3k 0.6×	550 0.7×	353	24.1k
Scott Tremaine United States	66	20.8k 1.1×	4.2k 0.4×	4.5k 1.6×	1.5k 0.6×	212 0.3×	206	22.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of P. J. E. Peebles

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All Works

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Peebles, P. J. E.. (2025). Status of the ΛCDM theory: supporting evidence and anomalies. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences. 383(2290). 20240021–20240021. 4 indexed citations

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Peebles, P. J. E.. (2020). The Large-Scale Structure of the Universe. Princeton University Press eBooks. 7 indexed citations

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Peebles, P. J. E.. (2020). Principles of Physical Cosmology. Princeton University Press eBooks. 34 indexed citations

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Peebles, P. J. E.. (2020). The Large-Scale Structure of the Universe. Princeton University Press eBooks. 13 indexed citations

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Peebles, P. J. E.. (2020). Principles of Physical Cosmology. Princeton University Press eBooks. 25 indexed citations

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Peebles, P. J. E.. (2017). Gamow's cosmology. 30(1). 3–14. 1 indexed citations

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Peebles, P. J. E. & Adi Nusser. (2010). Nearby galaxies as pointers to a better theory of cosmic evolution. Nature. 465(7298). 565–569. 108 indexed citations

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Nusser, Adi, et al.. (2010). Cosmology with equivalence principle breaking in the dark sector. Physical review. D. Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology. 81(6). 34 indexed citations

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Peebles, P. J. E., et al.. (2006). Robert Henry Dicke. 150(1). 181. 1 indexed citations

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Wilkinson, David T. & P. J. E. Peebles. (2000). Discovery of the Cosmic Microwave Background. Physica Scripta. T85(1). 136–136. 1 indexed citations

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Peebles, P. J. E., David N. Schramm, Edwin L. Turner, & Richard G. Kron. (1994). The Evolution of the Universe. Scientific American. 271(4). 52–57. 39 indexed citations

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Davis, Marc & P. J. E. Peebles. (1983). Evidence for Local Anisotropy of the Hubble Flow. Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics. 21(1). 109–130. 84 indexed citations

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Seldner, M. & P. J. E. Peebles. (1980). Clustering of Radio Sources in the 4C Catalog. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 12. 471. 1 indexed citations

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Seldner, M. & P. J. E. Peebles. (1977). Statistical analysis of catalogs of extragalactic objects. VIII - Cross-correlation of the Abell and the 10-arcmin Shane-Wirtanen catalogs. The Astrophysical Journal. 215. 703–703. 26 indexed citations

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Soneira, R. M. & P. J. E. Peebles. (1976). A Non-Dynamical Hierarchical Model of Galaxy Clustering. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 8. 354. 1 indexed citations

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Groth, E. J. & P. J. E. Peebles. (1975). N-Body Studies of the Clustering of Galaxies. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 7. 425. 2 indexed citations

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Peebles, P. J. E., et al.. (1972). Selection Effects and the Distribution of Orientations of Galaxies.. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 4. 239.

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Peebles, P. J. E.. (1972). Gravitational collapse and related phenomena from an empirical point of view, or, Black holes are where you find them. General Relativity and Gravitation. 3(1-2). 63–82. 46 indexed citations

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Peebles, P. J. E.. (1971). ROTATION OF GALAXIES AND THE GRAVITATIONAL INSTABILITY PICTURE.. 11(15). 377–8. 16 indexed citations

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Peebles, P. J. E.. (1969). A discussion on infared astronomy - Infrared astronomy and cosmology. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 264(1150). 279–282. 4 indexed citations

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