2026 James Sparks: Mathematics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Mathematics	51	1027	875	80	68	80	10386

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Overview

James Sparks is affiliated with the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom, with a research focus primarily in Physics and Astronomy. Their work spans several specialized subfields including Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, Infectious Diseases, and General Health Professions.

The scientist's research addresses a range of topics, notably Black Holes and Theoretical Physics, Cosmology and Gravitation Theories, Noncommutative and Quantum Gravity Theories, Nonlinear Waves and Solitons, as well as SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research and related Clinical Research Studies. Additionally, their work includes Particle Physics theoretical and experimental studies.

James Sparks has published extensively, with a significant presence in various scientific venues. Their most frequent publication platforms include:

arXiv (Cornell University)
Journal of High Energy Physics
Physical review. D/Physical review. D.
Physical Review Letters
Nature Immunology

Their recent papers encompass a range of topics and publication venues such as:

"SARS-CoV-2 antigen exposure history shapes phenotypes and specificity of memory CD8+ T cells" (2022, Nature Immunology)
"Pre-existing humoral immunity to human common cold coronaviruses negatively impacts the protective SARS-CoV-2 antibody response" (2021, Cell Host & Microbe)
"D3-Branes Wrapped on a Spindle" (2021, Physical Review Letters)
"Accelerating black holes and spinning spindles" (2021, Physical review. D/Physical review. D.)
"Thermodynamics of accelerating and supersymmetric AdS4 black holes" (2021, Physical review. D/Physical review. D.)

Collaboration is a significant aspect of their research, with frequent co-authors including:

Jerome P. Gauntlett
Pietro Benetti Genolini
Dario Martelli
Alice Lüscher
Yusheng Jiao

Best Publications

Sasaki-Einstein Metrics on S^2 x S^3

Jerome P. Gauntlett;Dario Martelli;James Sparks;Daniel Waldram

806
Citations
Gauge theories from toric geometry and brane tilings

Sebastián Franco;Amihay Hanany;Dario Martelli;James Sparks

567
Citations
Supersymmetric AdS_5 solutions of M-theory

Jerome P. Gauntlett;Dario Martelli;James Sparks;Daniel Waldram

555
Citations
Sasaki-Einstein manifolds and volume minimisation

Dario Martelli;James Sparks;Shing-Tung Yau

496
Citations
The Geometric Dual of a-maximisation for Toric Sasaki-Einstein Manifolds

Dario Martelli;James Sparks;Shing-Tung Yau

479
Citations
Supersymmetric AdS(5) solutions of M theory

Jerome P Gauntlett;Jerome P Gauntlett;Dario Martelli;James Sparks;Daniel Waldram

416
Citations
An Infinite Family of Superconformal Quiver Gauge Theories with Sasaki-Einstein Duals

Sergio Benvenuti;Sebastián Franco;Amihay Hanany;Dario Martelli

400
Citations
Toric Geometry, Sasaki–Einstein Manifolds and a New Infinite Class of AdS/CFT Duals

Dario Martelli;James Sparks

376
Citations
A New infinite class of Sasaki-Einstein manifolds

Jerome P. Gauntlett;Dario Martelli;James F. Sparks;Daniel Waldram

302
Citations
The gravity dual of supersymmetric gauge theories on a squashed three-sphere

Dario Martelli;Achilleas Passias;James Sparks

268
Citations
Moduli spaces of Chern-Simons quiver gauge theories and AdS(4)/CFT(3)

Dario Martelli;James Sparks

242
Citations
Toric Sasaki-Einstein metrics on S2 × S3

Dario Martelli;James Sparks

234
Citations
Supersymmetric AdS_5 Solutions of Type IIB Supergravity

Jerome P. Gauntlett;Dario Martelli;James Sparks;Daniel Waldram

230
Citations
Supersymmetric AdS 5 Solutions of Type IIB Supergravity

Jerome P. Gauntlett;Dario Martelli;James Sparks;Daniel Waldram

217
Citations
Sasaki-Einstein manifolds

James Sparks

212
Citations
Moduli spaces of Chern-Simons quiver gauge theories

Dario Martelli;James Sparks

210
Citations
G structures, fluxes and calibrations in M theory

Dario Martelli;James Sparks

190
Citations
Obstructions to the Existence of Sasaki–Einstein Metrics

Jerome P. Gauntlett;Dario Martelli;James Sparks;Shing-Tung Yau

189
Citations
Notes on toric Sasaki-Einstein seven-manifolds and AdS_4/CFT_3

Dario Martelli;James Sparks

179
Citations
Large N limit of quiver matrix models and Sasaki-Einstein manifolds

Dario Martelli;James Sparks

163
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Jerome P. Gauntlett Imperial College London

Luis F. Alday University of Oxford

Shing-Tung Yau Tsinghua University

Sergei Gukov California Institute of Technology

Amihay Hanany Imperial College London

Yang-Hui He London Institute for Mathematical Sciences

External Links

Personal website of James Sparks Google Scholar page

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