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Frank Wilczek

Frank Wilczek

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Physics 129 574 551 318 302 537 100429

Frank Wilczek publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Frank Wilczek between 1973 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Frank Wilczek published across 54 years, from 1973 to 2026, averaging 11 papers a year. Output peaked at 31 publications in 2006. 14 of the 596 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1973 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 31. Peak 31 publications in 2006. 1973: 2 publications 1974: 5 publications 1975: 7 publications 1976: 4 publications 1977: 10 publications 1978: 5 publications 1979: 10 publications 1980: 4 publications 1981: 6 publications 1982: 15 publications 1983: 8 publications 1984: 12 publications 1985: 8 publications 1986: 5 publications 1987: 8 publications 1988: 4 publications 1989: 21 publications 1990: 14 publications 1991: 17 publications 1992: 12 publications 1993: 8 publications 1994: 13 publications 1995: 13 publications 1996: 13 publications 1997: 15 publications 1998: 25 publications 1999: 15 publications 2000: 21 publications 2001: 17 publications 2002: 10 publications 2003: 16 publications 2004: 18 publications 2005: 18 publications 2006: 31 publications 2007: 8 publications 2008: 10 publications 2009: 9 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 7 publications 2012: 16 publications 2013: 11 publications 2014: 7 publications 2015: 8 publications 2016: 6 publications 2017: 7 publications 2018: 10 publications 2019: 12 publications 2020: 14 publications 2021: 14 publications 2022: 6 publications 2023: 11 publications 2024: 11 publications 2025: 13 publications 2026: 1 publication
1973 2026

596 publications in total across all disciplines

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Frank Wilczek: publications per year, 1973 to 2026
Year Publications
1973 2
1974 5
1975 7
1976 4
1977 10
1978 5
1979 10
1980 4
1981 6
1982 15
1983 8
1984 12
1985 8
1986 5
1987 8
1988 4
1989 21
1990 14
1991 17
1992 12
1993 8
1994 13
1995 13
1996 13
1997 15
1998 25
1999 15
2000 21
2001 17
2002 10
2003 16
2004 18
2005 18
2006 31
2007 8
2008 10
2009 9
2010 5
2011 7
2012 16
2013 11
2014 7
2015 8
2016 6
2017 7
2018 10
2019 12
2020 14
2021 14
2022 6
2023 11
2024 11
2025 13
2026 1
Total 596
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Frank Wilczek 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 Frank Wilczek sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 70 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 103–122 to 1,469+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 162. Most scientists, 162, have 323–342 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,469 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 523–542 publications, is where this scientist sits. 103–122 publications: 7 scientists 123–142 publications: 10 scientists 143–162 publications: 31 scientists 163–182 publications: 35 scientists 183–202 publications: 53 scientists 203–222 publications: 81 scientists 223–242 publications: 85 scientists 243–262 publications: 112 scientists 263–282 publications: 114 scientists 283–302 publications: 126 scientists 303–322 publications: 136 scientists 323–342 publications: 162 scientists 343–362 publications: 155 scientists 363–382 publications: 156 scientists 383–402 publications: 134 scientists 403–422 publications: 145 scientists 423–442 publications: 147 scientists 443–462 publications: 131 scientists 463–482 publications: 131 scientists 483–502 publications: 116 scientists 503–522 publications: 106 scientists 523–542 publications: 103 scientists 543–562 publications: 87 scientists 563–582 publications: 84 scientists 583–602 publications: 94 scientists 603–622 publications: 70 scientists 623–642 publications: 76 scientists 643–662 publications: 60 scientists 663–682 publications: 54 scientists 683–702 publications: 60 scientists 703–722 publications: 48 scientists 723–742 publications: 64 scientists 743–762 publications: 48 scientists 763–782 publications: 37 scientists 783–802 publications: 43 scientists 803–822 publications: 34 scientists 823–842 publications: 36 scientists 843–862 publications: 32 scientists 863–882 publications: 32 scientists 883–902 publications: 31 scientists 903–922 publications: 25 scientists 923–942 publications: 15 scientists 943–962 publications: 24 scientists 963–982 publications: 13 scientists 983–1,002 publications: 21 scientists 1,003–1,022 publications: 21 scientists 1,023–1,042 publications: 16 scientists 1,043–1,062 publications: 9 scientists 1,063–1,082 publications: 19 scientists 1,083–1,102 publications: 11 scientists 1,103–1,122 publications: 17 scientists 1,123–1,142 publications: 11 scientists 1,143–1,162 publications: 7 scientists 1,163–1,182 publications: 4 scientists 1,183–1,202 publications: 10 scientists 1,203–1,222 publications: 8 scientists 1,223–1,242 publications: 16 scientists 1,243–1,262 publications: 4 scientists 1,263–1,282 publications: 10 scientists 1,283–1,302 publications: 5 scientists 1,303–1,322 publications: 7 scientists 1,323–1,342 publications: 4 scientists 1,343–1,362 publications: 8 scientists 1,363–1,382 publications: 6 scientists 1,383–1,402 publications: 7 scientists 1,403–1,422 publications: 3 scientists 1,423–1,442 publications: 4 scientists 1,443–1,462 publications: 4 scientists 1,463–1,468 publications: 3 scientists 1,469+ publications: 100 scientists
103–122 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 537 publications — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Physics scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,678 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
103–122 7
123–142 10
143–162 31
163–182 35
183–202 53
203–222 81
223–242 85
243–262 112
263–282 114
283–302 126
303–322 136
323–342 162
343–362 155
363–382 156
383–402 134
403–422 145
423–442 147
443–462 131
463–482 131
483–502 116
503–522 106
523–542 103 537
543–562 87
563–582 84
583–602 94
603–622 70
623–642 76
643–662 60
663–682 54
683–702 60
703–722 48
723–742 64
743–762 48
763–782 37
783–802 43
803–822 34
823–842 36
843–862 32
863–882 32
883–902 31
903–922 25
923–942 15
943–962 24
963–982 13
983–1,002 21
1,003–1,022 21
1,023–1,042 16
1,043–1,062 9
1,063–1,082 19
1,083–1,102 11
1,103–1,122 17
1,123–1,142 11
1,143–1,162 7
1,163–1,182 4
1,183–1,202 10
1,203–1,222 8
1,223–1,242 16
1,243–1,262 4
1,263–1,282 10
1,283–1,302 5
1,303–1,322 7
1,323–1,342 4
1,343–1,362 8
1,363–1,382 6
1,383–1,402 7
1,403–1,422 3
1,423–1,442 4
1,443–1,462 4
1,463–1,468 3
1,469+ 100
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Frank Wilczek 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 Frank Wilczek sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 59 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 70–71 to 185+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 167. Most scientists, 167, have 80–81 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 185 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 128–129 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 70–71 D-Index: 76 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 110 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 143 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 153 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 144 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 167 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 167 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 166 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 132 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 155 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 134 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 137 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 102 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 112 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 110 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 116 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 97 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 103 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 87 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 90 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 78 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 75 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 67 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 69 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 59 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 53 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 42 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 41 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 33 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 32 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 45 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 19 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 24 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 28 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 31 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 20 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 12 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 24 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 23 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 15 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 15 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 11 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 17 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 12 scientists 166–167 D-Index: 11 scientists 168–169 D-Index: 9 scientists 170–171 D-Index: 9 scientists 172–173 D-Index: 11 scientists 174–175 D-Index: 4 scientists 176–177 D-Index: 8 scientists 178–179 D-Index: 5 scientists 180–181 D-Index: 3 scientists 182–183 D-Index: 4 scientists 184 D-Index: 4 scientists 185+ D-Index: 99 scientists
70–71 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 129 D-Index — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Physics scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,678 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
70–71 76
72–73 110
74–75 143
76–77 153
78–79 144
80–81 167
82–83 167
84–85 166
86–87 132
88–89 155
90–91 134
92–93 137
94–95 102
96–97 112
98–99 110
100–101 116
102–103 97
104–105 103
106–107 87
108–109 90
110–111 67
112–113 78
114–115 75
116–117 67
118–119 69
120–121 60
122–123 59
124–125 53
126–127 42
128–129 41 129
130–131 33
132–133 32
134–135 45
136–137 19
138–139 24
140–141 28
142–143 31
144–145 22
146–147 20
148–149 12
150–151 16
152–153 24
154–155 23
156–157 15
158–159 15
160–161 11
162–163 17
164–165 12
166–167 11
168–169 9
170–171 9
172–173 11
174–175 4
176–177 8
178–179 5
180–181 3
182–183 4
184 4
185+ 99
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2015 - Lise Meitner Distinguished Lecture and Medal, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
  • 2013 - Oskar Klein Medal, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
  • 2007 - Member of the European Academy of Sciences
  • 2004 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For the discovery of asymptotic freedom in the theory of the strong interactions
  • 2004 - Nobel Prize for the discovery of asymptotic freedom in the theory of the strong interaction
  • 2003 - Lilienfeld Prize, American Physical Society
  • 2003 - High Energy and Particle Physics Prize, European Physical Society
  • 2002 - Lorentz Medal, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2000 - Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2000 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1993 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1990 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1986 - Sakurai Prize, American Physical Society For their analyses of nonabelian gauge theories at short distances, and the implications of these insights for the understanding of the strong interaction between quarks
  • 1982 - Fellow of the MacArthur Foundation
  • 1976 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Frank Wilczek is affiliated with MIT in the United States and has contributed extensively to physics, particularly within the domain of Physics and Astronomy. Their work encompasses various subfields including Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Artificial Intelligence, Condensed Matter Physics, Astronomy and Astrophysics, and Nuclear and High Energy Physics.

The scientist's recent published papers cover a range of topics and venues:

  • Colloquium: Quantum and classical discrete time crystals, 2023, Reviews of Modern Physics
  • Quantum Overlapping Tomography, 2020, Physical Review Letters
  • Signatures of the quantization of gravity at gravitational wave detectors, 2021, Physical Review D
  • Moving mirror model for quasithermal radiation fields, 2020, Physical Review D
  • Searching for dark matter with plasma haloscopes, 2023, Physical Review D

Frequent publication venues include:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Physical Review Letters
  • Physical Review A
  • Physical Review D
  • Physical Review B

Their frequent co-authors comprise:

  • Biao Wu
  • Jordan Cotler
  • Sid Morampudi
  • Yu-Ao Chen
  • Jian-Wei Pan

Frank Wilczek's research topics cover multiple areas within quantum and condensed matter physics, notably:

  • Quantum many-body systems
  • Quantum Information and Cryptography
  • Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture
  • Topological Materials and Phenomena
  • Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism
  • Quantum Mechanics and Applications
  • Cosmology and Gravitation Theories

Awards and recognitions highlight a long-standing career with honors such as:

  • Lise Meitner Distinguished Lecture and Medal, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (2015)
  • Oskar Klein Medal, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (2013)
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences (2007)
  • Nobel Prize (2004) for the discovery of asymptotic freedom in the theory of the strong interaction
  • Fellow of American Physical Society (2004), citing the discovery of asymptotic freedom in strong interactions
  • High Energy and Particle Physics Prize, European Physical Society (2003)
  • Lilienfeld Prize, American Physical Society (2003)
  • Lorentz Medal, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (2002)
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (2000)
  • Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (2000)
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1993)
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences (1990)
  • Sakurai Prize, American Physical Society (1986) for analyses of nonabelian gauge theories and implications for quark interactions
  • Fellow of the MacArthur Foundation (1982)
  • Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation (1976)

Best Publications

  • Ultraviolet Behavior of Non-Abelian Gauge Theories

    David J. Gross;Frank Wilczek

  • Problem of Strong $P$ and $T$ Invariance in the Presence of Instantons

    Frank Wilczek

  • Cosmology of the invisible axion

    John Preskill;Mark B. Wise;Frank Wilczek

  • Asymptotically Free Gauge Theories. I

    David J. Gross;Frank Wilczek

  • Quantum Mechanics of Fractional-Spin Particles

    Frank Wilczek

  • Hawking Radiation As Tunneling

    Maulik K. Parikh;Maulik K. Parikh;Frank Wilczek

  • Appearance of Gauge Structure in Simple Dynamical Systems

    Frank Wilczek;A. Zee

  • Remarks on the chiral phase transition in chromodynamics

    Robert D. Pisarski;Frank Wilczek

  • Geometric and renormalized entropy in conformal field theory

    Christoph Holzhey;Finn Larsen;Frank Wilczek

  • Supersymmetry and the Scale of Unification

    S. Dimopoulos;S. Raby;Frank Wilczek

  • Geometric Phases In Physics

    F Wilczek;A Shapere

  • QCD at finite baryon density: nucleon droplets and color superconductivity

    Mark G. Alford;Krishna Rajagopal;Frank Wilczek

  • Color-flavor locking and chiral symmetry breaking in high density QCD

    Mark G. Alford;Krishna Rajagopal;Frank Wilczek

  • Fractional Statistics and the Quantum Hall Effect

    Daniel Arovas;J. R. Schrieffer;Frank Wilczek

  • Chiral spin states and superconductivity

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

  • Fractional statistics and anyon superconductivity

    Frank Wilczek;Daniel S. Rokhsar

  • Magnetic Flux, Angular Momentum, and Statistics

    Frank Wilczek

  • On geometric entropy

    Curtis Gove Callan;Frank Wilczek

  • Diquarks and exotic spectroscopy

    Robert L. Jaffe;Frank Wilczek

  • Linking Numbers, Spin, and Statistics of Solitons

    Frank Wilczek;A. Zee

Frequent Co-Authors

A. Zee
A. Zee University of California, Santa Barbara
Chetan Nayak
Chetan Nayak Microsoft (United States)
Michael S. Turner
Michael S. Turner University of Chicago
John Preskill
John Preskill California Institute of Technology
Jonathan L. Feng
Jonathan L. Feng University of California, Irvine
Savas Dimopoulos
Savas Dimopoulos Stanford University
David J. Gross
David J. Gross University of California, Santa Barbara
Katherine Freese
Katherine Freese The University of Texas at Austin
Eric V. Linder
Eric V. Linder Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

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