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Physics

D-Index
71
Citations
25371
World Ranking
3617
National Ranking
87

Lee Smolin 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 Lee Smolin sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 254 publications — 10th percentile

10% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Lee Smolin 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 Lee Smolin sits on this spectrum.

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 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 71 D-Index — 2nd percentile

2% 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

  • 2010 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Science
  • 2009 - Klopsteg Memorial Award, American Association of Physics Teachers
  • 2007 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For his influential contributions to quantum gravity and for his tireless outreach efforts to communicate the excitement of contemporary physics to philosophers, artists and the lay public

Overview

Lee Smolin is affiliated with the Perimeter Institute in Canada and conducts research primarily in the field of Physics and Astronomy. Their work spans several subfields including Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, and Physiology.

The main topics addressed in their research cover Quantum Mechanics and Applications, Noncommutative and Quantum Gravity Theories, Black Holes and Theoretical Physics, Biofield Effects and Biophysics, Cosmology and Gravitation Theories, COVID-19 Digital Contact Tracing, and Earth Systems and Cosmic Evolution.

Smolin has contributed to various publication venues, with a notable number of works appearing in arXiv (Cornell University), where they have published thirteen papers. Additional publications include two papers in Physical Review D, and single papers in Advanced Science, the Journal of Consciousness Studies, and the European Economic Review.

Recent papers include:

  • Realism and causality. I. Pilot wave and retrocausal models as possible facilitators, 2020, Physical Review D
  • Biocosmology: Biology from a cosmological perspective, 2022, arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Biocosmology: Towards the birth of a new science, 2022, arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Realism and causality. II. Retrocausality in energetic causal sets, 2020, Physical Review D
  • Dynamic Relational Field, 2024, arXiv (Cornell University)

Frequent collaborators in Smolin's research include Marina Cortês, Howard Burton, Yigit Yargic, Stuart Kauffman, and Andrew R. Liddle.

In addition to journal articles, Smolin has published a book titled Examining Time in 2021 under Open Agenda Publishing eBooks.

Recognition for Smolin's work includes the following awards:

  • Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, 2010 (Academy of Science)
  • Klopsteg Memorial Award from the American Association of Physics Teachers, 2009
  • Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS), 2007 (Citation for influential contributions to quantum gravity and outreach efforts communicating contemporary physics to diverse audiences)

Best Publications

  • The Trouble With Physics: The Rise of String Theory, The Fall of a Science, and What Comes Next

    Lee Smolin

  • Discreteness of area and volume in quantum gravity

    Carlo Rovelli;Lee Smolin

  • Lorentz invariance with an invariant energy scale.

    João Magueijo;Lee Smolin;Lee Smolin

  • The Life of the Cosmos

    Lee Smolin;Robert H. March

  • Loop space representation of quantum general relativity

    Carlo Rovelli;Lee Smolin;Lee Smolin;Lee Smolin

  • Three Roads to Quantum Gravity

    Lee Smolin

  • Generalized Lorentz invariance with an invariant energy scale

    João Magueijo;Lee Smolin;Lee Smolin

  • Spin networks and quantum gravity.

    Carlo Rovelli;Lee Smolin;Lee Smolin

  • Time Reborn: From the Crisis in Physics to the Future of the Universe

    Lee Smolin

  • Knot theory and quantum gravity.

    Carlo Rovelli;Lee Smolin

  • The principle of relative locality

    Giovanni Amelino-Camelia;Laurent Freidel;Jerzy Kowalski-Glikman;Lee Smolin

  • Weaving a classical metric with quantum threads

    Abhay Ashtekar;Abhay Ashtekar;Abhay Ashtekar;Carlo Rovelli;Carlo Rovelli;Carlo Rovelli;Lee Smolin;Lee Smolin;Lee Smolin

  • Nonperturbative quantum geometries

    Ted Jacobson;Ted Jacobson;Lee Smolin;Lee Smolin

  • Towards a theory of spacetime structure at very short distances

    Lee Smolin

  • Linking topological quantum field theory and nonperturbative quantum gravity

    Lee Smolin

  • Covariant action for Ashtekar's form of canonical gravity

    Ted Jacobson;Lee Smolin

  • Did the Universe Evolve

    Lee Smolin

  • Quantum symmetry, the cosmological constant and Planck scale phenomenology

    Giovanni Amelino-Camelia;Giovanni Amelino-Camelia;Lee Smolin;Lee Smolin;Artem Starodubtsev;Artem Starodubtsev

  • The physical Hamiltonian in nonperturbative quantum gravity.

    Carlo Rovelli;Carlo Rovelli;Lee Smolin;Lee Smolin

  • A theory of everything

    Gerard 't Hooft;Leonard Susskind;Edward Witten;Masataka Fukugita

Frequent Co-Authors

Abhay Ashtekar
Abhay Ashtekar Pennsylvania State University
Ted Jacobson
Ted Jacobson University of Maryland, College Park
Andrew R. Liddle
Andrew R. Liddle University of Lisbon
Adrian Kent
Adrian Kent University of Cambridge
Raymond Laflamme
Raymond Laflamme University of Waterloo
Yakir Aharonov
Yakir Aharonov Chapman University
George F. R. Ellis
George F. R. Ellis University of Cape Town
Gerard 't Hooft
Gerard 't Hooft Utrecht University
Steven Weinberg
Steven Weinberg The University of Texas at Austin
Roger Penrose
Roger Penrose University of Oxford

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