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

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	82	2875	2731	1406	1309	329	21080

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2875

2731

1406

1309

329

21080

Burt A. Ovrut publication distribution in Physics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Physics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Burt A. Ovrut sits on this spectrum.

103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 329 publications — 23rd percentile

23% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,469 publications or more.

Burt A. Ovrut D-index placement in Physics in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Physics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Burt A. Ovrut sits on this spectrum.

70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 82 D-Index — 24th percentile

24% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 185 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

2000 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For his contributions to all aspects of mathematical and theoretical physics including supersymmetry, supergravity, and superstrings, and for his professorial expertise in educating his colleagues in these areas

Overview

Burt A. Ovrut is affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within physics and mathematics, with a focus on theoretical and mathematical aspects of particle physics and cosmology. Their work is published in a range of scientific venues and covers topics in high energy physics, algebraic geometry, and theoretical cosmology.

The main fields of study for Ovrut include:

Physics and Astronomy
Mathematics

Their research further specializes into several subfields such as:

Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Geometry and Topology
Mathematical Physics
Statistical and Nonlinear Physics

The topics most frequently addressed in their work encompass:

Black Holes and Theoretical Physics
Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies
Cosmology and Gravitation Theories
Advanced Algebra and Geometry
Geometry and complex manifolds
Algebraic Geometry and Number Theory
Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions

Ovrut has collaborated extensively with several coauthors, including:

Anthony Ashmore
Sebastian Dumitru
André Lukas
Cédric Deffayet
Paul J. Steinhardt

The scientist's publications appear in notable venues such as:

arXiv (Cornell University)
Journal of High Energy Physics
OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information)
Physical review. D/Physical review. D.
Nuclear Physics B

Recent publications by Burt A. Ovrut include:

"Instantons and Hilbert functions," 2020, Physical review. D/Physical review. D.
"The minimal SUSY B - L model: simultaneous Wilson lines and string thresholds," 2022, OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information)
"Heterotic instantons for monad and extension bundles," 2023, Oxford University Research Archive (ORA) (University of Oxford)
"Explicit Soft Supersymmetry Breaking in the Heterotic M-Theory $B-L$ MSSM," 2020, arXiv (Cornell University)
"Numerical spectra of the Laplacian for line bundles on Calabi-Yau hypersurfaces," 2023, Journal of High Energy Physics

Ovrut received recognition as a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) in 2000. The citation acknowledged contributions to all aspects of mathematical and theoretical physics, including supersymmetry, supergravity, and superstrings, as well as expertise in educating colleagues in these areas.

Best Publications

Ekpyrotic universe: Colliding branes and the origin of the hot big bang

Justin Khoury;Burt A. Ovrut;Paul J. Steinhardt;Neil Turok

1873
Citations
The Universe as a domain wall

Andre Lukas;Burt A Ovrut;K S Stelle;K S Stelle;Daniel Waldram

946
Citations
From big crunch to big bang

Justin Khoury;Burt A. Ovrut;Nathan Seiberg;Paul J. Steinhardt

764
Citations
Supersymmetric extension of the SU(3)×SU(2)×U(1) model

Chiara R. Nappi;Burt A. Ovrut

654
Citations
Heterotic M-theory in five dimensions

André Lukas;Burt A. Ovrut;K.S. Stelle;K.S. Stelle;Daniel Waldram

505
Citations
New Ekpyrotic Cosmology

Evgeny I. Buchbinder;Justin Khoury;Burt A. Ovrut

409
Citations
Density perturbations in the ekpyrotic scenario

Justin Khoury;Burt A. Ovrut;Paul J. Steinhardt;Neil Turok

363
Citations
On the four-dimensional effective action of strongly coupled heterotic string theory

André Lukas;Burt A. Ovrut;Burt A. Ovrut;Daniel Waldram

357
Citations
The exact MSSM spectrum from string theory

Volker Braun;Yang-Hui He;Burt A. Ovrut;Tony Pantev

332
Citations
A heterotic standard model

Volker Braun;Yang-Hui He;Burt A. Ovrut;Tony Pantev

326
Citations
E6 Symmetry Breaking in the Superstring Theory

J.D. Breit;Burt A. Ovrut;Gino C. Segré

295
Citations
Non-Gaussianity as a Probe of the Physics of the Primordial Universe and the Astrophysics of the Low Redshift Universe

E. Komatsu;N. Afshordi;N. Bartolo;D. Baumann

264
Citations
Cosmological solutions of Hořava-Witten theory

André Lukas;Burt A Ovrut;Daniel Waldram

257
Citations
Cosmological super-bounce

Michael Koehn;Jean-Luc Lehners;Burt A. Ovrut

254
Citations
A Green-Schwarz mechanism for D = 4, N = 1 supergravity anomalies

Gabriel Lopes Cardoso;Burt A. Ovrut

252
Citations
Nonstandard embedding and five-branes in heterotic M theory

André Lukas;André Lukas;André Lukas;Burt A. Ovrut;Burt A. Ovrut;Daniel Waldram

224
Citations
Holomorphic vector bundles and non-perturbative vacua in M-theory

Ron Donagi;André Lukas;Burt A. Ovrut;Daniel Waldram

215
Citations
Standard-model bundles

Ron Donagi;Burt A. Ovrut;Dan Waldram;Tony Pantev

200
Citations
Standard Models from Heterotic M-theory

Ron Donagi;Burt A. Ovrut;Tony Pantev;Daniel Waldram

191
Citations
Supersymmetry, supergravity, and particle physics

Burt A. Ovrut

0
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