2026 A. Zee: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	79	3067	2913	1476	1375	290	30131

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Research.com Recognitions

2014 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For his wideranging impact on particle physics, quantum field theory, condensed matter physics, cosmology, and biophysics, and in recognition of his unique popular writings and textbooks
2014 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
1973 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

A. Zee is affiliated with the University of California, Santa Barbara in the United States and has a research focus in the fields of Physics and Astronomy. Their work spans several subfields, including Astronomy and Astrophysics, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics.

The scientist's research topics explore areas such as Noncommutative and Quantum Gravity Theories, Black Holes and Theoretical Physics, Cosmology and Gravitation Theories, Relativity and Gravitational Theory, and Quantum Mechanics and Applications.

Among recent publications, A. Zee has authored the paper titled "Glassy gravity", published in 2021 in Europhysics Letters (EPL).

Frequent co-authors include Eric DeGiuli.
Europhysics Letters (EPL) is a noted publication venue for their work.

A. Zee has also contributed to book publications, notably with the European Organization for Nuclear Research. A key book authored is Fly by Night Physics: How Physicists Use the Backs of Envelopes, released in 2020.

The scientist's professional recognition includes fellowships from various organizations. Notable awards include:

Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) in 2014, cited for their wide-ranging impact on particle physics, quantum field theory, condensed matter physics, cosmology, biophysics, and unique popular writings and textbooks.
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2014.
Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in 1973.

Best Publications

Quantum field theory in a nutshell

Anthony Zee

2247
Citations
Appearance of Gauge Structure in Simple Dynamical Systems

Frank Wilczek;A. Zee

2111
Citations
A theory of lepton number violation and neutrino Majorana masses

A. Zee

1434
Citations
Chiral spin states and superconductivity

X. G. Wen;Frank Wilczek;A. Zee

1408
Citations
Linking Numbers, Spin, and Statistics of Solitons

Frank Wilczek;A. Zee

1083
Citations
Poles with Both Magnetic and Electric Charges in Nonabelian Gauge Theory

B. Julia;A. Zee

861
Citations
Electric dipole moment of the electron and of the neutron

Stephen M. Barr;Stephen M. Barr;A. Zee;A. Zee

788
Citations
Quantum numbers of Majorana neutrino masses

A. Zee

684
Citations
Operator Analysis of Nucleon Decay

Frank Wilczek;A. Zee

674
Citations
Classification of Abelian quantum Hall states and matrix formulation of topological fluids.

X. G. Wen;A. Zee

640
Citations
Broken-symmetric theory of gravity

A. Zee

640
Citations
Statistical mechanics of anyons

Daniel P. Arovas;Robert Schrieffer;Frank Wilczek;A. Zee

629
Citations
Chiral anomalies, higher dimensions, and differential geometry

Bruno Zumino;Wu Yong-Shi;A. Zee

549
Citations
Low-Energy Manifestations of Heavy Particles: Application to the Neutral Current

J. Collins;F. Wilczek;A. Zee

542
Citations
Matter-antimatter accounting, thermodynamics, and black-hole radiation

D. Toussaint;S. B. Treiman;Frank Wilczek;A. Zee

534
Citations
Horizontal Interaction and Weak Mixing Angles

Frank Wilczek;A. Zee

432
Citations
From baryons to quarks through π0 decay

A. Zee

427
Citations
Shift and spin vector: New topological quantum numbers for the Hall fluids

X. G. Wen;A. Zee

396
Citations
Some simple mixing and mass matrices for neutrinos

Xiao Gang He;A. Zee

370
Citations
Possible non-Regge behavior of electroproduction structure functions

A. De Rújula;S. L. Glashow;H. D. Politzer;S. B. Treiman

368
Citations