Y. Nambu

19.5k total citations · 8 hit papers
117 papers, 13.1k citations indexed

About

Y. Nambu is a scholar working on Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Condensed Matter Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, Y. Nambu has authored 117 papers receiving a total of 13.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 59 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics, 35 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 20 papers in Condensed Matter Physics. Recurrent topics in Y. Nambu's work include Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions (46 papers), Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies (37 papers) and Black Holes and Theoretical Physics (22 papers). Y. Nambu is often cited by papers focused on Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions (46 papers), Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies (37 papers) and Black Holes and Theoretical Physics (22 papers). Y. Nambu collaborates with scholars based in United States and Japan. Y. Nambu's co-authors include G. Jona‐Lasinio, M. L. Goldberger, F. E. Low, Geoffrey F. Chew, Mooyoung Han, P. Freund, J. J. Sakurai, Yasuo Hara, S. Fubini and Reinhard Oehme and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Reviews of Modern Physics and Physical review. B, Condensed matter.

In The Last Decade

Y. Nambu

112 papers receiving 12.5k citations

Hit Papers

Dynamical Model of Elemen... 1957 2026 1980 2003 1961 1961 1960 1957 1960 1000 2.0k 3.0k
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. Dynamical Model of Elementary Particles Based on an Analogy with Superconductivity. I
    1961 3.7k citations Y. Nambu, G. Jona‐Lasinio Physical Review profile →
  2. Dynamical Model of Elementary Particles Based on an Analogy with Superconductivity. II
    1961 1.8k citations Y. Nambu, G. Jona‐Lasinio Physical Review profile →
  3. Quasi-Particles and Gauge Invariance in the Theory of Superconductivity
    1960 1.0k citations Y. Nambu Physical Review profile →
  4. Relativistic Dispersion Relation Approach to Photomeson Production
    1957 822 citations M. L. Goldberger, Y. Nambu et al. Physical Review profile →
  5. Axial Vector Current Conservation in Weak Interactions
    1960 734 citations Y. Nambu Physical Review Letters profile →
  6. Generalized Hamiltonian Dynamics
    1973 576 citations Y. Nambu profile →
  7. Strings, monopoles, and gauge fields
    1974 564 citations Y. Nambu profile →
  8. Three-Triplet Model with DoubleSU(3)Symmetry
    1965 450 citations Y. Nambu et al. Physical Review profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Y. Nambu 10.0k 3.0k 1.7k 1.6k 1.2k 117 13.1k
S. Mandelstam 6.1k 0.6× 2.3k 0.8× 1.3k 0.8× 964 0.6× 1.6k 1.3× 94 8.7k
Stephen L. Adler 8.6k 0.9× 3.8k 1.2× 2.6k 1.5× 807 0.5× 1.6k 1.3× 203 12.6k
Abdus Salam 11.2k 1.1× 2.1k 0.7× 4.6k 2.7× 553 0.3× 2.8k 2.2× 242 13.6k
C. Itzykson 6.2k 0.6× 3.9k 1.3× 1.7k 1.0× 2.6k 1.6× 3.3k 2.6× 99 12.0k
Tai Tsun Wu 5.4k 0.5× 5.4k 1.8× 1.2k 0.7× 3.0k 1.8× 2.6k 2.1× 383 14.2k
Roger Dashen 7.0k 0.7× 2.6k 0.8× 1.0k 0.6× 1.0k 0.6× 1.6k 1.3× 118 9.6k
Sidney D. Drell 8.1k 0.8× 3.5k 1.2× 1.3k 0.7× 815 0.5× 1.3k 1.0× 153 11.6k
S. Fubini 4.4k 0.4× 1.7k 0.6× 876 0.5× 465 0.3× 1.4k 1.1× 105 6.0k
Sidney Coleman 14.5k 1.4× 4.2k 1.4× 7.7k 4.5× 1.7k 1.0× 4.1k 3.3× 82 18.3k
F. E. Low 6.8k 0.7× 3.8k 1.3× 1.6k 0.9× 920 0.6× 922 0.7× 77 11.0k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Nambu, Y.. (2009). Elementary Particle Physics: Spontaneous Broken Symmetry (Nobel Lecture). ChemPhysChem. 10(11). 1718–1721. 3 indexed citations
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Cabibbo, N., P. Freund, Murray Gell‐Mann, et al.. (2006). Valentine Louis Telegdi. Physics Today. 59(7). 66–67. 2 indexed citations
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Nambu, Y.. (2004). Spontaneous Breaking of Lie and Current Algebras. Journal of Statistical Physics. 115(1-2). 7–17. 50 indexed citations
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Nambu, Y.. (1985). Some Theoretical Problems in Particle Physics. Physikalische Blätter. 41(7). 173–175. 1 indexed citations
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Nambu, Y.. (1981). THEORY OF STRINGS. Presented at. 1 indexed citations
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Nambu, Y.. (1979). QCD and the string model. Physics Letters B. 80(4-5). 372–376. 215 indexed citations
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Nambu, Y.. (1978). Some topological configurations in gauge theories. International Journal of Theoretical Physics. 17(4). 287–292. 3 indexed citations
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Nambu, Y. & Yousuke Hara. (1973). Models concerning the chemical structure of hadrons. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 221–236. 1 indexed citations
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Mansouri, F. & Y. Nambu. (1972). Gauge conditions in dual resonance models. Physics Letters B. 39(3). 375–378. 30 indexed citations
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Nambu, Y., et al.. (1964). Considerations on the Magnetic Field Problem in Superconducting Thin Films. Physical Review. 133(1A). A1–A14. 15 indexed citations
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Nambu, Y. & J. J. Sakurai. (1962). Rare Decay Modes of theω (η)Meson. Physical Review Letters. 8(4). 191–191. 13 indexed citations
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Nambu, Y. & G. Jona‐Lasinio. (1961). Dynamical Model of Elementary Particles Based on an Analogy with Superconductivity. II. Physical Review. 124(1). 246–254. 1793 indexed citations breakdown →
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Nambu, Y. & G. Jona‐Lasinio. (1961). Dynamical Model of Elementary Particles Based on an Analogy with Superconductivity. I. Physical Review. 122(1). 345–358. 3742 indexed citations breakdown →
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Nambu, Y.. (1952). On Lagrangian and Hamiltonian Formalism. Progress of Theoretical Physics. 7(2). 131–170. 5 indexed citations
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Nambu, Y.. (1952). On Lagrangian and Hamiltonian Formalism. Progress of Theoretical Physics. 7(2). 131–170. 20 indexed citations
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Nambu, Y.. (1951). A Note on the Eigenvalue Problem in Crystal Statistics. Progress of Theoretical Physics. 5(1). 1–13. 11 indexed citations
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Nambu, Y.. (1951). Force Potentials in Quantum Field Theory. Progress of Theoretical Physics. 5(4). 614–633. 17 indexed citations
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Nambu, Y., K. Nishijima, & Y. Yamaguchi. (1951). On the Nature of V-Particles, I. Progress of Theoretical Physics. 6(4). 615–619. 14 indexed citations
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Nambu, Y., K. Nishijima, & Yuki Yamaguchi. (1951). On the Nature of V-Particles, I. Progress of Theoretical Physics. 6(4). 615–619. 1 indexed citations
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Kinoshita, T. & Y. Nambu. (1951). On the Interaction of Mesons with the Electromagnetic Field, II. Progress of Theoretical Physics. 5(5). 749–768. 3 indexed citations

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