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D-Index
64
Citations
16764
World Ranking
416
National Ranking
222

John C. Baez publication distribution in Mathematics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Mathematics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where John C. Baez sits on this spectrum.

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42 publications 537+

This scientist: 179 publications — 53rd percentile

53% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 537 publications or more.

John C. Baez D-index placement in Mathematics in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Mathematics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where John C. Baez sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 86+

This scientist: 64 D-Index — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 86 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1999 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

John C. Baez is affiliated with the University of California, Riverside in the United States. Their primary field of study is Mathematics, with a focus spanning multiple subfields including Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, Geometry and Topology, Mathematical Physics, Artificial Intelligence, and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics.

Their research covers significant topics such as Homotopy and Cohomology in Algebraic Topology, Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics, Quantum Mechanics and Applications, Mathematics and Applications, Evolution and Genetic Dynamics, History and Theory of Mathematics, and Finite Group Theory Research.

John C. Baez has contributed to the publication of various academic papers. Notable recent works include:

  • Rényi Entropy and Free Energy, 2022, published in Entropy
  • Compositional Modelling of Network Games, 2021, published in arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Open Petri nets, 2020, published in Mathematical Structures in Computer Science
  • Structured versus Decorated Cospans, 2022, published in Compositionality
  • The Fundamental Theorem of Natural Selection, 2021, published in Entropy

The frequent publication venues where John C. Baez's work appears include:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Notices of the American Mathematical Society
  • Electronic Proceedings in Theoretical Computer Science
  • Theory and applications of categories
  • Entropy

Coauthorship is a notable aspect of their research activity. Frequent collaborators include:

  • Joe Moeller
  • James Read
  • Xiaoyan Li
  • Sophie Libkind
  • Nathaniel Osgood

In addition to scholarly articles, John C. Baez has written books, including a publication through Cambridge University Press titled The Philosophy and Physics of Noether's Theorems, released in 2022.

Their contributions have been recognized with distinctions such as being named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1999.

Best Publications

  • The Octonions

    John C. Baez

  • The Octonions

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  • Quantum geometry and black hole entropy

    Abhay Ashtekar;J C Baez;A Corichi;A Corichi;K Krasnov

  • Higher dimensional algebra and topological quantum field theory

    John C. Baez;James Dolan

  • Quantum Geometry of Isolated Horizons and Black Hole Entropy

    Abhay Ashtekar;John C. Baez;John C. Baez;Kirill Krasnov

  • Gauge fields, knots, and gravity

    John C. Baez;Javier P. Muniain

  • Spin foam models

    John C. Baez

  • Higher-Dimensional Algebra VI: Lie 2-Algebras

    John C. Baez;Alissa S. Crans

  • Higher Dimensional Algebra: I. Braided Monoidal 2-Categories

    John C Baez;Martin Neuchl

  • Introduction to Algebraic and Constructive Quantum Field Theory

    John C. Baez;Irving Ezra Segal;Zhengfang Zhou

  • Higher-Dimensional Algebra V: 2-Groups

    John C. Baez;Aaron D. Lauda

  • Physics, Topology, Logic and Computation: A Rosetta Stone

    John Baez;Michael Stay

  • Spin Networks in Gauge Theory

    John C. Baez

  • Higher-Dimensional Algebra III: n-Categories and the Algebra of Opetopes

    John C. Baez;James Dolan

  • Higher gauge theory

    John C. Baez;Urs Schreiber

  • An invitation to higher gauge theory

    John C. Baez;John Huerta

  • The Quantum Tetrahedron in 3 and 4 Dimensions

    John C. Baez;John W. Barrett

  • The Algebra of Grand Unified Theories

    John C. Baez;John Huerta

  • Spin Network States in Gauge Theory

    John C. Baez

  • Quantum Quandaries: a Category-Theoretic Perspective

    John C. Baez

  • Convenient categories of smooth spaces

    John C. Baez;Alexander E. Hoffnung

  • From Finite Sets to Feynman Diagrams

    John C. Baez;James Dolan

Frequent Co-Authors

Kirill Krasnov
Kirill Krasnov University of Nottingham
Abhay Ashtekar
Abhay Ashtekar Pennsylvania State University
John W. Barrett
John W. Barrett University of Nottingham
J. P. May
J. P. May University of Chicago

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