Physics Today

692.2k citations
12.0k papers · indexed · active since 1950

Physics Today

6.2k papers receiving 412.9k citations

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Physics Today
Comparison fields: 5 of 250
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 175.9k
  • Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 65.0k
  • Condensed Matter Physics 49.6k
  • Nuclear and High Energy Physics 54.8k
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics 61.5k
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About Physics Today

The 12.0k papers published in Physics Today in the last decades have received a total of 692.2k indexed citations . Papers published in Physics Today usually cover Astronomy and Astrophysics (1.4k papers), History and Philosophy of Science (369 papers) and Nuclear and High Energy Physics (682 papers) specifically the topics of Quantum Mechanics and Applications (401 papers), History and Developments in Astronomy (295 papers), Relativity and Gravitational Theory (262 papers), International Science and Diplomacy (258 papers), Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics (253 papers), Astro and Planetary Science (251 papers), Twentieth Century Scientific Developments (211 papers) and Quantum, superfluid, helium dynamics (204 papers). The most active scholars publishing in Physics Today are Richard Schlegel, Thomas Kühn, J. Gillis, P. G. de Gennes, S. Chandrasekhar, T. Teichmann, Robert E. Street, Thomas A. Witten, George H. Weiss and T. K. Sherwood.

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