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82
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Neil Turok 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 Neil Turok sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 252 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.

Neil Turok 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 Neil Turok sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 82 D-Index — 24th percentile

24% 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

  • 2014 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Science
  • 1989 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Neil Turok is affiliated with the Perimeter Institute in Canada and works primarily in the field of Physics and Astronomy. Their research spans multiple subfields including Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Infectious Diseases, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, and Biomedical Engineering.

The main topics covered in their work include Cosmology and Gravitation Theories, Black Holes and Theoretical Physics, SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research, Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena, Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies, and Biosensors and Analytical Detection.

Neil Turok has contributed to numerous publications with a focus on both theoretical physics and applications in infectious disease detection. Notable recent papers include:

  • "A pooled testing strategy for identifying SARS-CoV-2 at low prevalence" (2020, Nature)
  • "Oscillatory path integrals for radio astronomy" (2023, Annals of Physics)
  • "Existence of real time quantum path integrals" (2023, Annals of Physics)
  • "Thermodynamic solution of the homogeneity, isotropy and flatness puzzles (and a clue to the cosmological constant)" (2024, Physics Letters B)
  • "Two-Sheeted Universe, Analyticity and the Arrow of Time" (2021, arXiv (Cornell University))

Their frequent coauthors include Latham Boyle, Wilfred Ndifon, Job Feldbrugge, Léon Mutesa, and Pacifique Ndishimye.

Neil Turok publishes extensively in venues such as arXiv (Cornell University), Annals of Physics, Nature, Physics Letters B, and bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory).

Their career includes recognition with fellowships from significant institutions, notably the Royal Society of Canada in 2014 and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in 1989.

Best Publications

  • Ekpyrotic universe: Colliding branes and the origin of the hot big bang

    Justin Khoury;Burt A. Ovrut;Paul J. Steinhardt;Neil Turok

  • Halo Formation in Warm Dark Matter Models

    Paul Bode;Jeremiah P. Ostriker;Neil Turok

  • Cosmic Evolution in a Cyclic Universe

    Paul Joseph Steinhardt;Neil Turok

  • Cosmology in the Laboratory: Defect Dynamics in Liquid Crystals

    Isaac Chuang;Ruth Durrer;Neil Turok;Bernard Yurke

  • A cyclic model of the universe

    Paul J. Steinhardt;Neil Turok

  • From big crunch to big bang

    Justin Khoury;Burt A. Ovrut;Nathan Seiberg;Paul J. Steinhardt

  • Open universe from inflation.

    Martin Bucher;Alfred S. Goldhaber;Neil Turok

  • Kasner and mixmaster behavior in universes with equation of state w >= 1

    Joel K. Erickson;Daniel H. Wesley;Paul J. Steinhardt;Neil Turok

  • Looking for a cosmological constant with the Rees-Sciama effect.

    Robert G. Crittenden;Neil Turok

  • Evolution of cosmic strings

    Andreas Albrecht;N. Turok

  • Density perturbations in the ekpyrotic scenario

    Justin Khoury;Burt A. Ovrut;Paul J. Steinhardt;Neil Turok

  • Power spectra in global defect theories of cosmic structure formation

    Ue-Li Pen;Uros Seljak;Neil Turok

  • Why the baryon asymmetry of the universe is ∼ 10−10

    Larry McLerran;Mikhail Shaposhnikov;Neil Turok;Mikhail Voloshin

  • Electroweak baryogenesis in the two-doublet model

    Neil Turok;John Zadrozny

  • Measure problem in cosmology

    G. W. Gibbons;Neil Turok

  • General primordial cosmic perturbation

    Martin Bucher;Kavilan Moodley;Neil Turok

  • Evolution of cosmic string networks.

    Andreas Albrecht;Neil Turok

  • Nonlocal electroweak baryogenesis. II. The classical regime.

    Michael Joyce;Tomislav Prokopec;Neil Turok

  • Generating ekpyrotic curvature perturbations before the big bang

    Jean-Luc Lehners;Paul McFadden;Neil Turok;Paul J. Steinhardt

  • Local conserved densities and zero-curvature conditions for Toda lattice field theories

    David I. Olive;N. Turok

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul J. Steinhardt
Paul J. Steinhardt Princeton University
Ue-Li Pen
Ue-Li Pen University of Toronto
David N. Spergel
David N. Spergel Princeton University
Robert H. Brandenberger
Robert H. Brandenberger McGill University
Burt A. Ovrut
Burt A. Ovrut University of Pennsylvania
Nick Kaiser
Nick Kaiser University of Hawaii at Manoa
Carey Pope
Carey Pope Texas A&M University
Stephen W. Hawking
Stephen W. Hawking University of Cambridge
Uroš Seljak
Uroš Seljak University of California, Berkeley

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