Peter J. Mucha

12.4k total citations · 4 hit papers
158 papers, 7.7k citations indexed

About

Peter J. Mucha is a scholar working on Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, Computational Mechanics and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter J. Mucha has authored 158 papers receiving a total of 7.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 58 papers in Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, 23 papers in Computational Mechanics and 22 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Peter J. Mucha's work include Complex Network Analysis Techniques (53 papers), Opinion Dynamics and Social Influence (35 papers) and Functional Brain Connectivity Studies (19 papers). Peter J. Mucha is often cited by papers focused on Complex Network Analysis Techniques (53 papers), Opinion Dynamics and Social Influence (35 papers) and Functional Brain Connectivity Studies (19 papers). Peter J. Mucha collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Germany. Peter J. Mucha's co-authors include Mason A. Porter, Danielle S. Bassett, Thomas Richardson, Scott T. Grafton, Jukka-Pekka Onnela, Nicholas F. Wymbs, K. T. Macon, Jean M. Carlson, Amanda L. Traud and Greg Turk and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Peter J. Mucha

141 papers receiving 7.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Community Structure in Time-Dependent, Multiscale, and Multiplex Networks

2010 1.3k citations Peter J. Mucha, Mason A. Porter et al. Science profile →
Dynamic reconfiguration of human brain networks during learning

2011 1.2k citations Danielle S. Bassett, Nicholas F. Wymbs et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Social structure of Facebook networks

2011 408 citations Amanda L. Traud, Peter J. Mucha et al. profile →
Emotion semantics show both cultural variation and universal structure

2019 229 citations Joshua Conrad Jackson, Joseph Watts et al. Science profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Peter J. Mucha	2.5k	2.1k	814	813	801	158	7.7k
Luciano da Fontoura Costa	2.4k 0.9×	810 0.4×	1.7k 2.1×	279 0.3×	112 0.1×	298	8.8k
Zhen Wang	3.9k 1.5×	774 0.4×	605 0.7×	1.3k 1.6×	314 0.4×	557	17.5k
Desmond J. Higham	1.7k 0.7×	1.1k 0.5×	1.1k 1.4×	163 0.2×	687 0.9×	163	8.6k
Daniel Weiskopf	697 0.3×	543 0.3×	206 0.3×	329 0.4×	1.1k 1.4×	388	8.0k
Mason A. Porter	5.9k 2.3×	2.4k 1.1×	1.3k 1.6×	960 1.2×	353 0.4×	224	12.1k
Hernán A. Makse	6.1k 2.4×	712 0.3×	1.3k 1.6×	648 0.8×	2.6k 3.2×	187	14.9k
Patrick J. Flynn	663 0.3×	439 0.2×	743 0.9×	212 0.3×	755 0.9×	223	19.1k
Joachim M. Buhmann	408 0.2×	1.7k 0.8×	2.1k 2.6×	338 0.4×	448 0.6×	235	12.5k
A. John Mallinckrodt	1.6k 0.6×	518 0.2×	1.4k 1.7×	88 0.1×	763 1.0×	71	10.0k
János Kertész	5.7k 2.3×	698 0.3×	834 1.0×	594 0.7×	456 0.6×	237	12.1k

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Masuda, Naoki, et al.. (2025). Introduction to correlation networks: Interdisciplinary approaches beyond thresholding. Physics Reports. 1136. 1–39.

Barrett, Tyler M., Georgia Titcomb, Mark Janko, et al.. (2024). Disentangling social, environmental, and zoonotic transmission pathways of a gastrointestinal protozoan (Blastocystis spp.) in northeast Madagascar. American Journal of Biological Anthropology. 185(3). e25030–e25030. 1 indexed citations

Zhou, Dale, Yoona Kang, Danielle Cosme, et al.. (2023). Mindful attention promotes control of brain network dynamics for self-regulation and discontinues the past from the present. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 120(2). e2201074119–e2201074119. 14 indexed citations

Cosme, Danielle, Bruce Doré, Yoona Kang, et al.. (2023). Psychological distance intervention reminders reduce alcohol consumption frequency in daily life. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 12045–12045. 4 indexed citations

Mucha, Peter J., et al.. (2022). A robust core architecture of functional brain networks supports topological resilience and cognitive performance in middle- and old-aged adults. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 119(44). e2203682119–e2203682119. 19 indexed citations

Titcomb, Georgia, Michelle Pender, James P. Herrera, et al.. (2022). Comparing transmission potential networks based on social network surveys, close contacts and environmental overlap in rural Madagascar. Journal of The Royal Society Interface. 19(186). 20210690–20210690. 10 indexed citations

McGowan, Amanda L., Yoona Kang, Peter J. Mucha, et al.. (2022). Within-Person Associations Among Physical Activity, Sleep, and Well-being in Situ: Opportunities for Whole-Person Well-being. Iproceedings. 8(1). e39268–e39268.

McGowan, Amanda L., Yoona Kang, Peter J. Mucha, et al.. (2022). Within-Person Temporal Associations Among Self-Reported Physical Activity, Sleep, and Well-Being in College Students. Psychosomatic Medicine. 85(2). 141–153. 7 indexed citations

Tan, Kelly, Sheila Judge Santacroce, William A. Wood, et al.. (2021). Positive psychological states and stress responses in caregivers of adults receiving an allogeneic bone marrow transplant: A study protocol. Journal of Advanced Nursing. 77(4). 2073–2084. 2 indexed citations

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Jackson, Joshua Conrad, Joseph Watts, Teague R. Henry, et al.. (2019). Emotion semantics show both cultural variation and universal structure. Science. 366(6472). 1517–1522. 229 indexed citations breakdown →

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Carsey, Thomas M., Karamarie Fecho, Kevin Jeffay, et al.. (2017). Scientific Training in the Era of Big Data: A New Pedagogy for Graduate Education. Big Data. 5(1). 12–18. 13 indexed citations

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Mucha, Peter J., et al.. (2015). Spot on oral skills for secondary schools. Oxford University Press eBooks. 1 indexed citations

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Taylor, Dane, Florian Klimm, Heather A. Harrington, et al.. (2014). Complex contagions on noisy geometric networks.. arXiv (Cornell University). 1 indexed citations

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Rombach, M. Puck, et al.. (2013). Core-Periphery Structure in Networks. 223 indexed citations

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Bassett, Danielle S., Nicholas F. Wymbs, M. Puck Rombach, et al.. (2012). Core-Periphery Organisation of Human Brain Dynamics. arXiv (Cornell University). 8 indexed citations

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Richardson, Thomas S., Peter J. Mucha, & Mason A. Porter. (2008). Beyond Bisection: Eigenvector-Based Partitioning of Networks into Multiple Communities. arXiv (Cornell University). 1 indexed citations

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Traud, Amanda L., Eric D. Kelsic, Peter J. Mucha, & Mason A. Porter. (2008). Community Structure in Online Collegiate Social Networks. arXiv (Cornell University). 29 indexed citations

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Mucha, Peter J., et al.. (2007). Rayleigh-Taylor Instability in a Sedimenting Suspension. Bulletin of the American Physical Society. 57. 2 indexed citations

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Wojtan, Chris, Peter J. Mucha, & Greg Turk. (2006). Keyframe control of complex particle systems using the adjoint method. 15–23. 45 indexed citations

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Mucha, Peter J., et al.. (2004). The Bowl Championship Series: A Mathematical Review. CERN Bulletin. 1 indexed citations

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