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Matjaž Perc 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 Matjaž Perc sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 269 publications — 12th percentile

12% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Matjaž Perc 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 Matjaž Perc sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 98 D-Index — 53rd percentile

53% 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

  • 2019 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For seminal theoretical contributions to the physics of social systems which have strengthened the ties between physics and society through the promotion of human cooperation, the provisioning of public goods, and the maintenance of biodiversity
  • 2014 - Member of Academia Europaea
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts

Overview

Matjaž Perc is affiliated with the University of Maribor in Slovenia. Their research primarily covers various aspects of complex systems and social dynamics, with a focus on statistical and nonlinear physics as well as interdisciplinary applications across social sciences and neuroscience.

The scientist's work spans several subfields of study, including:

  • Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
  • Sociology and Political Science
  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Genetics

Key topics addressed in their research include:

  • Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation
  • Opinion Dynamics and Social Influence
  • Evolution and Genetic Dynamics
  • Complex Network Analysis Techniques
  • COVID-19 epidemiological studies
  • Nonlinear Dynamics and Pattern Formation
  • Neural dynamics and brain function

Matjaž Perc frequently publishes in diverse scientific journals and venues. Most notably, their work appears in:

  • IEEE Transactions on Systems Man and Cybernetics Systems
  • Chaos Solitons & Fractals
  • Scientific Reports
  • Applied Mathematics and Computation
  • arXiv (Cornell University)

The scientist has coauthored numerous papers alongside several frequent collaborators, including:

  • Sajad Jafari
  • Sam Kwong
  • Enrique Herrera-Viedma
  • Gina Tang
  • Saeid Nahavandi

Recent publications include:

  • Social physics (2022), Physics Reports
  • Evolutionary dynamics of higher-order interactions in social networks (2021), Zurich Open Repository and Archive (University of Zurich)
  • Dynamics on higher-order networks: a review (2022), Journal of The Royal Society Interface
  • Robustness and resilience of complex networks (2024), Nature Reviews Physics
  • Signal propagation in complex networks (2023), Physics Reports

Matjaž Perc has been recognized with several academic honors. They were named a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) in 2019, cited for their theoretical contributions to the physics of social systems, including work on human cooperation, public goods provisioning, and biodiversity maintenance.

In addition, they hold membership distinctions in both the Academia Europaea since 2014 and the European Academy of Sciences and Arts.

Best Publications

  • Statistical physics of vaccination

    Zhen Wang;Zhen Wang;Chris T. Bauch;Samit Bhattacharyya;Alberto d'Onofrio

  • Synchronous bursts on scale-free neuronal networks with attractive and repulsive coupling.

    Qingyun Wang;Guanrong Chen;Matjaž Perc

  • Coevolution of teaching activity promotes cooperation

    Attila Szolnoki;Matjaž Perc

  • Stochastic resonance on excitable small-world networks via a pacemaker.

    Matjaž Perc

  • Coherence resonance in a spatial prisoner's dilemma game

    Matjaž Perc

  • Probabilistic sharing solves the problem of costly punishment

    Xiaojie Chen;Xiaojie Chen;Attila Szolnoki;Matjaž Perc

  • Detecting chaos from a time series

    Stane Kodba;Matjaž Perc;Marko Marhl

  • Phase transitions in models of human cooperation

    Matjaž Perc

  • Self-organization towards optimally interdependent networks by means of coevolution

    Zhen Wang;Attila Szolnoki;Matjaž Perc

  • Statistical physics of crime: a review.

    Maria R. D'Orsogna;Maria R. D'Orsogna;Matjaž Perc;Matjaž Perc

  • Spatial coherence resonance in excitable media.

    Matjaž Perc

  • Evolution of cooperation on scale-free networks subject to error and attack

    Matjaž Perc

  • Emergence of multilevel selection in the prisoner's dilemma game on coevolving random networks

    Attila Szolnoki;Matjaž Perc

  • Stochastic resonance on Newman–Watts networks of Hodgkin–Huxley neurons with local periodic driving

    Mahmut Ozer;Matjaž Perc;Muhammet Uzuntarla

  • Complex synchronous behavior in interneuronal networks with delayed inhibitory and fast electrical synapses.

    Daqing Guo;Daqing Guo;Qingyun Wang;Matjaž Perc

  • Chimera states in uncoupled neurons induced by a multilayer structure.

    Soumen Majhi;Matjaž Perc;Dibakar Ghosh

  • Does strong heterogeneity promote cooperation by group interactions

    Matjaž Perc

  • Chimera states in a multilayer network of coupled and uncoupled neurons.

    Soumen Majhi;Matjaž Perc;Dibakar Ghosh

  • Autapse-induced multiple coherence resonance in single neurons and neuronal networks.

    Ergin Yilmaz;Mahmut Ozer;Veli Baysal;Matjaž Perc

  • Delay-enhanced coherence of spiral waves in noisy Hodgkin Huxley neuronal networks

    Qingyun Wang;Matjaž Perc;Zhisheng Duan;Guanrong Chen;Guanrong Chen

Frequent Co-Authors

Attila Szolnoki
Attila Szolnoki Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Xiaojie Chen
Xiaojie Chen University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
Sajad Jafari
Sajad Jafari Amirkabir University of Technology
Dirk Helbing
Dirk Helbing ETH Zurich
Dibakar Ghosh
Dibakar Ghosh Indian Statistical Institute
Stefano Boccaletti
Stefano Boccaletti Institute for Complex Systems
Guanrong Chen
Guanrong Chen City University of Hong Kong
Jürgen Kurths
Jürgen Kurths Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
Yamir Moreno
Yamir Moreno University of Zaragoza
Iztok Fister
Iztok Fister University of Maribor

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