Walter A. Strauss

16.7k total citations · 5 hit papers
175 papers, 10.7k citations indexed

About

Walter A. Strauss is a scholar working on Mathematical Physics, Applied Mathematics and Statistical and Nonlinear Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, Walter A. Strauss has authored 175 papers receiving a total of 10.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 65 papers in Mathematical Physics, 44 papers in Applied Mathematics and 36 papers in Statistical and Nonlinear Physics. Recurrent topics in Walter A. Strauss's work include Advanced Mathematical Physics Problems (50 papers), Gas Dynamics and Kinetic Theory (23 papers) and Nonlinear Waves and Solitons (21 papers). Walter A. Strauss is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Mathematical Physics Problems (50 papers), Gas Dynamics and Kinetic Theory (23 papers) and Nonlinear Waves and Solitons (21 papers). Walter A. Strauss collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Ireland. Walter A. Strauss's co-authors include Adrian Constantin, Jalal Shatah, Manoussos G. Grillakis, Robert T. Glassey, Haı̈m Brezis, Yan Guo, Luis Vázquez, Panagiotis E. Souganidis, Cathleen S. Morawetz and Jerry L. Bona and has published in prestigious journals such as Applied Physics Letters, Journal of Applied Physics and Journal of Fluid Mechanics.

In The Last Decade

Walter A. Strauss

157 papers receiving 9.2k citations

Hit Papers

Existence of solitary waves in higher dimensions 1977 2026 1993 2009 1977 1990 1987 2000 1990 400 800 1.2k
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. Existence of solitary waves in higher dimensions
    1977 1.2k citations Walter A. Strauss profile →
  2. Stability theory of solitary waves in the presence of symmetry, II
    1990 781 citations Manoussos G. Grillakis, Jalal Shatah et al. Journal of Functional Analysis profile →
  3. Stability theory of solitary waves in the presence of symmetry, I
    1987 762 citations Manoussos G. Grillakis, Jalal Shatah et al. Journal of Functional Analysis profile →
  4. Stability of peakons
    2000 694 citations Walter A. Strauss et al. profile →
  5. Nonlinear Wave Equations
    1990 469 citations Walter A. Strauss profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Walter A. Strauss United States 47 6.2k 4.3k 3.3k 1.6k 1.2k 175 10.7k
Vladimir I. Arnold Russia 48 3.1k 0.5× 5.1k 1.2× 2.3k 0.7× 889 0.6× 1.3k 1.0× 200 13.0k
John Toland United Kingdom 32 1.3k 0.2× 1.1k 0.3× 2.2k 0.7× 578 0.4× 1.9k 1.5× 119 5.7k
Michael E. Taylor United States 38 3.5k 0.6× 649 0.2× 3.3k 1.0× 714 0.5× 1.9k 1.6× 159 6.7k
D. H. Sattinger United States 28 1.5k 0.2× 1.6k 0.4× 1.5k 0.4× 1.2k 0.7× 1.0k 0.8× 74 4.7k
David Hilbert United States 23 1.4k 0.2× 964 0.2× 1.6k 0.5× 569 0.4× 1.3k 1.0× 72 8.2k
A. S. Fokas United Kingdom 61 3.8k 0.6× 10.7k 2.5× 1.2k 0.4× 152 0.1× 596 0.5× 315 13.6k
Stephen Wiggins United Kingdom 49 1.5k 0.2× 7.9k 1.8× 269 0.1× 1.4k 0.9× 289 0.2× 222 14.3k
Alan C. Newell United States 54 1.9k 0.3× 9.3k 2.2× 302 0.1× 216 0.1× 196 0.2× 179 15.0k
H. P. McKean United States 36 3.4k 0.5× 3.0k 0.7× 1.5k 0.4× 295 0.2× 896 0.7× 106 7.5k
David Gilbarg United States 15 4.9k 0.8× 588 0.1× 9.7k 2.9× 1.1k 0.7× 7.3k 5.9× 20 14.5k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Nguyen, Huy Q., et al.. (2025). Stokes waves are unstable, even very small ones. 12(1). 71–78. 1 indexed citations
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Strauss, Walter A.. (2025). Die Oberste Bundesgerichtsbarkeit. Mohr Siebeck eBooks.
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Strauss, Walter A., et al.. (2023). Global continuation of a Vlasov model of rotating galaxies. Kinetic and Related Models. 16(4). 605–623.
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Strauss, Walter A., et al.. (2020). Rapidly rotating white dwarfs. Nonlinearity. 33(9). 4783–4798. 8 indexed citations
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Beckett, Samuel, et al.. (2016). Disjecta membra: Essays in Fragmentation: Samuel Beckett and Jasper Johns. Journal of the Neurological Sciences. 212(1-2). 7–9.
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Strauss, Walter A., et al.. (2007). Instability of steady states for nonlinear wave and heat equations. Journal of Differential Equations. 241(1). 184–205. 22 indexed citations
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Strauss, Walter A., et al.. (2001). An Inhomogeneous Boundary Value Problem for Nonlinear Schrödinger Equations. Journal of Differential Equations. 173(1). 79–91. 47 indexed citations
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Glassey, Robert T. & Walter A. Strauss. (1989). Large velocities in the relativistic Vlasov-Maxwell equations. 36(3). 615–627. 18 indexed citations
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Grillakis, Manoussos G., Jalal Shatah, & Walter A. Strauss. (1987). Stability theory of solitary waves in the presence of symmetry, I. Journal of Functional Analysis. 74(1). 160–197. 762 indexed citations breakdown →
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Cooper, Jeffery & Walter A. Strauss. (1984). The leading singularity of a wave reflected by a moving boundary. Journal of Differential Equations. 52(2). 175–203. 5 indexed citations
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Menzala, G. Perla & Walter A. Strauss. (1982). On a wave equation with a cubic convolution. Journal of Differential Equations. 43(1). 93–105. 34 indexed citations
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Strauss, Walter A.. (1981). Nonlinear scattering theory at low energy: Sequel. Journal of Functional Analysis. 43(3). 281–293. 74 indexed citations
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Lin, Jeng-Eng & Walter A. Strauss. (1978). Decay and scattering of solutions of a nonlinear Schrödinger equation. Journal of Functional Analysis. 30(2). 245–263. 124 indexed citations
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Strauss, Walter A.. (1977). Conformal invariance and energy estimates. 1 indexed citations
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Cooper, Jonathan M. & Walter A. Strauss. (1976). Energy boundedness and decay of waves reflecting off a moving obstacle. Indiana University Mathematics Journal. 25. 671–690. 23 indexed citations
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Brezis, Haı̈m & Walter A. Strauss. (1973). Semi-linear second-order elliptic equations in L1. Journal of the Mathematical Society of Japan. 25(4). 375 indexed citations
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Strauss, Walter A.. (1968). Decay and asymptotics for □u = F(u). Journal of Functional Analysis. 2(4). 409–457. 135 indexed citations
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Strauss, Walter A.. (1967). On the solutions of abstract nonlinear equations. Proceedings of the American Mathematical Society. 18(1). 116–119. 4 indexed citations
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Strauss, Walter A.. (1967). On the Solutions of Abstract Nonlinear Equations. Proceedings of the American Mathematical Society. 18(1). 116–116. 3 indexed citations
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Strauss, Walter A.. (1963). Scattering for Hyperbolic Equations. Transactions of the American Mathematical Society. 108(1). 13–13. 3 indexed citations

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