Ya. B. Zel’dovich

21.4k total citations · 8 hit papers
308 papers, 13.5k citations indexed

About

Ya. B. Zel’dovich is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, Ya. B. Zel’dovich has authored 308 papers receiving a total of 13.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 130 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 53 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics and 51 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in Ya. B. Zel’dovich's work include Cosmology and Gravitation Theories (64 papers), Relativity and Gravitational Theory (50 papers) and Geophysics and Gravity Measurements (22 papers). Ya. B. Zel’dovich is often cited by papers focused on Cosmology and Gravitation Theories (64 papers), Relativity and Gravitational Theory (50 papers) and Geophysics and Gravity Measurements (22 papers). Ya. B. Zel’dovich collaborates with scholars based in Russia, United States and Slovakia. Ya. B. Zel’dovich's co-authors include R. A. Sunyaev, S. F. Shandarin, Г. И. Баренблатт, G. M. Makhviladze, V. B. Librovich, Yu. P. Raǐzer, I. D. Novikov, Ronald F. Probstein, W Hayes and S. P. Gill and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Physical Review Letters.

In The Last Decade

Ya. B. Zel’dovich

278 papers receiving 12.3k citations

Hit Papers

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Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ya. B. Zel’dovich Russia 51 7.3k 4.9k 2.1k 1.8k 1.6k 308 13.5k
J. D. Anderson United States 54 6.1k 0.8× 2.6k 0.5× 1.3k 0.6× 2.9k 1.6× 656 0.4× 374 13.9k
S. Chandrasekhar United States 52 12.7k 1.8× 5.8k 1.2× 2.1k 1.0× 7.8k 4.4× 2.3k 1.4× 247 25.3k
R. N. Sudan United States 46 3.4k 0.5× 3.5k 0.7× 2.5k 1.2× 567 0.3× 723 0.4× 206 7.1k
Ira B. Bernstein United States 32 2.7k 0.4× 3.0k 0.6× 2.5k 1.2× 541 0.3× 568 0.3× 91 6.0k
E.M. LIFSHITZ United States 27 6.4k 0.9× 4.7k 1.0× 8.8k 4.3× 1.6k 0.9× 3.9k 2.4× 47 24.9k
R. Z. Sagdeev Russia 53 5.9k 0.8× 3.2k 0.6× 1.9k 0.9× 458 0.3× 1.6k 1.0× 383 9.4k
J. Gillis Israel 29 2.7k 0.4× 1.3k 0.3× 2.1k 1.0× 5.8k 3.3× 1.4k 0.9× 71 18.0k
P. Morrison United States 42 3.0k 0.4× 2.9k 0.6× 1.1k 0.6× 949 0.5× 1.9k 1.1× 234 7.0k
I.M. RYZHIK United States 4 1.4k 0.2× 1.6k 0.3× 4.8k 2.4× 995 0.6× 2.4k 1.4× 6 19.7k
J. M. Dawson United States 47 4.0k 0.6× 9.2k 1.9× 5.8k 2.8× 590 0.3× 460 0.3× 175 12.4k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ya. B. Zel’dovich

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Grishchuk, L. P., et al.. (1987). Equivalence Principle and Zero Point Field Fluctuations. 92. 11–14. 2 indexed citations
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Zel’dovich, Ya. B. & L. P. Grishchuk. (1986). Gravitation, general relativity theory, and alternative theories.. Physics-Uspekhi. 149(4). 695–707. 11 indexed citations
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Zel’dovich, Ya. B.. (1983). Percolation properties of a random two-dimensional stationary magnetic field. ZhETF Pisma Redaktsiiu. 38. 51. 2 indexed citations
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Zel’dovich, Ya. B. & B. A. Malomed. (1980). Topological invariants and strings in distributed active dynamical systems. SPhD. 25. 721. 2 indexed citations
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Zel’dovich, Ya. B. & А. А. Овчинников. (1978). The mass action law and the kinetics of chemical reactions with allowance for thermodynamic fluctuations of the density. Journal of Experimental and Theoretical Physics. 47. 829. 4 indexed citations
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Zel’dovich, Ya. B., et al.. (1976). Elements of applied mathematics. 44 indexed citations
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Zel’dovich, Ya. B. & L. A. Maksimov. (1976). Gas diffusion: Its dependence on nuclear spin. Journal of Experimental and Theoretical Physics. 43. 39. 1 indexed citations
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Zel’dovich, Ya. B., L.B. Okun, & I.Yu. Kobzarev. (1974). Cosmological Consequences of the Spontaneous Breakdown of Discrete Symmetry. 40. 3–11. 138 indexed citations
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Zel’dovich, Ya. B.. (1973). Electromagnetic and gravitational waves in a stationary magnetic field. Journal of Experimental and Theoretical Physics. 65. 1311–1315. 20 indexed citations
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Zel’dovich, Ya. B.. (1972). Amplification of Cylindrical Electromagnetic Waves Reflected from a Rotating Body. Journal of Experimental and Theoretical Physics. 35. 1085. 56 indexed citations
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Zel’dovich, Ya. B. & R. A. Syunyaev. (1972). SHOCK WAVE STRUCTURE IN THE RADIATION SPECTRUM DURING BOSE CONDENSATION OF PHOTONS.. 35. 153. 3 indexed citations
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Zel’dovich, Ya. B., et al.. (1971). Creation of particles and vacuum polarization in an anisotropic gravitational field.. 61. 2161–2175. 4 indexed citations
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Zel’dovich, Ya. B., R. A. Sunyaev, & V. G. Kurt. (1969). Recombination of hydrogen in the hot model of the universe. 55. 146. 23 indexed citations
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Doroshkevich, А. G., Ya. B. Zel’dovich, & I. Novikov. (1967). WEAKLY INTERACTING PARTICLES IN THE ANISOTROPIC COSMOLOGICAL MODEL.. Journal of Experimental and Theoretical Physics. 26. 408. 2 indexed citations
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Zel’dovich, Ya. B. & A. D. Sakharov. (1966). QUARK STRUCTURE AND MASSES OF STRONGLY INTERACTING PARTICLES. 3 indexed citations
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Zel’dovich, Ya. B.. (1964). Observations in a Universe Homogeneous in the Mean. Soviet Astronomy. 41. 13. 23 indexed citations
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Zel’dovich, Ya. B., et al.. (1964). Propagation of Light in a Nonhomogeneous Nonflat Universe II. Astronomicheskii Zhurnal. 41. 1071. 4 indexed citations
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Gribov, V.N., Ya. B. Zel’dovich, & A. M. Perelomov. (1961). ON THE MAXIMAL CHARGE FOR A GIVEN MASS OF THE BOUND STATE. Zhur. Eksptl'. i Teoret. Fiz.. 1 indexed citations
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Zel’dovich, Ya. B.. (1960). DIPOLE MOMENT OF UNSTABLE ELEMENTARY PARTICLES. Zhur. Eksptl'. i Teoret. Fiz..
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Zel’dovich, Ya. B., et al.. (1958). FORMATION OF HYDROGEN MESIC MOLECULES. Zhur. Eksptl'. i Teoret. Fiz.. 2 indexed citations

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