2026 Jan Zaanen: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	72	3559	62	344	40199

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Research.com Recognitions

2012 - Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
2008 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For fundamental contributions to the theory of the strongly interacting electron systems in high Tc superconductors and other doped Mottinsulators
2006 - Spinoza Prize, Dutch Research Council

Overview

Jan Zaanen was affiliated with Leiden University in the Netherlands. Their research contributed extensively to the field of Physics and Astronomy, with a focus on subfields such as Condensed Matter Physics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Their work also addressed topics in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Astronomy and Astrophysics, and General Health Professions.

The main areas of study in their published research included:

Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism
Advanced Condensed Matter Physics
Quantum, superfluid, helium dynamics
Black Holes and Theoretical Physics
Cosmology and Gravitation Theories
Quantum many-body systems
Theoretical and Computational Physics

Zaanen published research predominantly in the following venues:

arXiv (Cornell University)
Physical Review B
Nature Physics
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Scientific Reports

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Zaanen included:

Zhi-Xun Shen
Thomas Devereaux
Brian Moritz
Makoto Hashimoto
Haiyu Lu

Selected recent publications demonstrated a range of research topics with detailed focus in condensed matter and quantum physics. Notable papers include:

"Strange metal electrodynamics across the phase diagram of Bi_2−xPb_xSr_2−yLa_yCuO_6+δ cuprates" (2022) published in Physical Review B
"Isolated zeros destroy Fermi surface in holographic models with a lattice" (2020) published in Journal of High Energy Physics
"Propagation of shear stress in strongly interacting metallic Fermi liquids enhances transmission of terahertz radiation" (2021) published in Scientific Reports
"Unconventional spectral signature of Tc in a pure d-wave superconductor" (2022) published in Nature
"Motion of a superfluid vortex according to holographic quantum dissipation" (2023) published in Physical Review B

Zaanen was recognized by multiple scientific bodies throughout their career. They received the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences award in 2012 and were named a Fellow of the American Physical Society in 2008 for contributions to the theory of strongly interacting electron systems in high-temperature superconductors and doped Mott insulators. Earlier, in 2006, they were awarded the Spinoza Prize by the Dutch Research Council.

Best Publications

Band theory and Mott insulators: Hubbard U instead of Stoner I.

Vladimir I. Anisimov;Jan Zaanen;Ole K. Andersen

7912
Citations
Density-functional theory and strong interactions: Orbital ordering in Mott-Hubbard insulators

A. I. Liechtenstein;V. I. Anisimov;J. Zaanen

4996
Citations
Band gaps and electronic structure of transition-metal compounds

J. Zaanen;G. A. Sawatzky;J. W. Allen

3613
Citations
From quantum matter to high-temperature superconductivity in copper oxides

B. Keimer;S. A. Kivelson;M. R. Norman;S. Uchida

2466
Citations
Charged magnetic domain lines and the magnetism of high-tc oxides

Jan Zaanen;Olle Gunnarsson

1328
Citations
Superconductivity in the fullerenes.

C. M. Varma;J. Zaanen;K. Raghavachari

689
Citations
The space group classification of topological band-insulators

Robert-Jan Slager;Andrej Mesaros;Vladimir Juričić;Jan Zaanen

643
Citations
Holographic Duality in Condensed Matter Physics

Jan Zaanen;Yan Liu;Ya-Wen Sun;Koenraad Schalm

612
Citations
String Theory, Quantum Phase Transitions, and the Emergent Fermi Liquid

Mihailo Čubrović;Jan Zaanen;Koenraad Schalm

590
Citations
Density-functional calculation of the parameters in the Anderson model: Application to Mn in CdTe

O. Gunnarsson;O.K. Andersen;O. Jepsen;J. Zaanen

540
Citations
Quantum critical behaviour in a high- T c superconductor

D. Van der Marel;D. Van der Marel;H. J.A. Molegraaf;H. J.A. Molegraaf;J. Zaanen;Z. Nussinov;Z. Nussinov

437
Citations
Spin-orbital frustrations and anomalous metallic state in iron-pnictide superconductors

Frank Kruger;Sanjeev Kumar;Jan Zaanen;Jeroen van den Brink

434
Citations
Superconductivity: Why the temperature is high

Jan Zaanen

423
Citations
Comparison of x-ray absorption with x-ray photoemission of nickel dihalides and nio

G. van der Laan;J. Zaanen;G. A. Sawatzky;R. Karnatak

423
Citations
Determination of the electronic-structure of transition-metal compounds - 2p x-ray photoemission spectroscopy of the nickel dihalides

J. Zaanen;C. Westra;G. A. Sawatzky

402
Citations
Nodal quasiparticle in pseudogapped colossal magnetoresistive manganites

Norman Mannella;Norman Mannella;Wanli L. Yang;Wanli L. Yang;Xing Jiang Zhou;Xing Jiang Zhou;Hong Zheng

329
Citations
Quantum melting of magnetic order due to orbital fluctuations

L.F. Feiner;A.M. Oles;J. Zaanen

327
Citations
Spin bags, polarons, and impurity potentials in la2-xsrxcuo4 from 1st principles

V. I. Anisimov;M. A. Korotin;J. Zaanen;O. K. Andersen

308
Citations
Powerlaw optical conductivity with a constant phase angle in high Tc superconductors

D. van der Marel;H. J. A. Molegraaf;J. Zaanen;Z. Nussinov

307
Citations
The space group classification of topological band insulators

Vladimir Juricic;Robert-Jan Slager;Andrej Mesaros;Jan Zaanen

1
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