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Paul J. Steinhardt

Paul J. Steinhardt

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Physics

D-Index
108
Citations
77247
World Ranking
1232
National Ranking
648

Paul J. Steinhardt 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 Paul J. Steinhardt sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 418 publications — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Paul J. Steinhardt 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 Paul J. Steinhardt sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 108 D-Index — 67th percentile

67% 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 - Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Prize, American Physical Society
  • 1998 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1994 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
  • 1986 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For his important contributions to cosmology and to the theoretical understanding of quasicrystals
  • 1983 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Paul J. Steinhardt is affiliated with Princeton University in the United States and has contributed extensively to the fields of Physics and Astronomy, with a focus on subfields such as Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Materials Chemistry, Geochemistry and Petrology, and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics.

The scientist's main topics of research include:

  • Cosmology and Gravitation Theories
  • Black Holes and Theoretical Physics
  • Quasicrystal Structures and Properties
  • Mineralogy and Gemology Studies
  • Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
  • Photonic Crystals and Applications
  • Geophysics and Gravity Measurements

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Paul J. Steinhardt include:

  • "Assessing observational constraints on dark energy" (2024), published in Physics Letters B
  • "Supersmoothing through slow contraction" (2020), published in Physics Letters B
  • "Wave propagation and band tails of two-dimensional disordered systems in the thermodynamic limit" (2022), published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Accidental synthesis of a previously unknown quasicrystal in the first atomic bomb test" (2021), published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Dark energy, extra dimensions, and the Swampland" (2020), published in Journal of High Energy Physics

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Steinhardt include Howard Burton, Salvatore Torquato, Luca Bindi, Anna Ijjas, and Paul D. Asimow.

Steinhardt has published numerous works in respected venues, with frequent publications appearing in:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Physics Letters B
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Journal of High Energy Physics
  • Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics

In addition to papers, Steinhardt has authored books published by Open Agenda Publishing eBooks, including "Indiana Steinhardt & the Quest for Quasicrystals" and "Inflated Expectations: A Cosmological Tale," both released in 2020. Another book titled "Failed Globalisation: Inequality, Money, And The Renaissance Of The State" was published by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis in the same year.

Throughout their career, Paul J. Steinhardt has received several awards and honors such as the Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Prize from the American Physical Society in 2010, membership in the National Academy of Sciences in 1998, and fellowship distinctions from institutions including the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, the American Physical Society, and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.

Best Publications

  • Cosmology for Grand Unified Theories with Radiatively Induced Symmetry Breaking

    Andreas Albrecht;Paul J. Steinhardt

  • Cosmological imprint of an energy component with general equation of state

    R. R. Caldwell;Rahul Dave;Paul J. Steinhardt

  • Bond-orientational order in liquids and glasses

    Paul J. Steinhardt;David R. Nelson;Marco Ronchetti

  • Quintessence, cosmic coincidence, and the cosmological constant

    Ivaylo Zlatev;Limin Wang;Paul J. Steinhardt;Paul J. Steinhardt

  • Spontaneous Creation of Almost Scale - Free Density Perturbations in an Inflationary Universe

    James M. Bardeen;Paul Joseph Steinhardt;Michael S. Turner

  • Quasicrystals: a new class of ordered structures

    Dov Levine;Paul Joseph Steinhardt

  • Observational Evidence for Self-Interacting Cold Dark Matter

    David N. Spergel;Paul Joseph Steinhardt

  • Dynamical solution to the problem of a small cosmological constant and late-time cosmic acceleration

    C. Armendariz-Picon;Viatcheslav F. Mukhanov;Paul J. Steinhardt

  • Essentials of k essence

    C. Armendariz-Picon;Viatcheslav F. Mukhanov;Paul J. Steinhardt

  • Cosmological tracking solutions

    Paul Joseph Steinhardt;Paul Joseph Steinhardt;Limin Wang;Limin Wang;Ivaylo Zlatev

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

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

  • The Cosmic Triangle : Revealing the State of the Universe

    Neta Bahcall;Jeremiah P. Ostriker;Saul Perlmutter;Paul Joseph Steinhardt

  • Extended inflationary cosmology

    Daile La;Paul Joseph Steinhardt

  • Cluster Abundance Constraints on Quintessence Models

    Limin Wang;Paul J. Steinhardt

  • Cluster Abundance Constraints for Cosmological Models with a Time-varying, Spatially Inhomogeneous Energy Component with Negative Pressure

    Limin Wang;Paul J. Steinhardt

  • The observational case for a low-density Universe with a non-zero cosmological constant

    J. P. Ostriker;Paul Joseph Steinhardt

  • Cosmic Evolution in a Cyclic Universe

    Paul Joseph Steinhardt;Neil Turok

  • Quasicrystals. I. Definition and structure

    Dov Levine;Paul J. Steinhardt

  • 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

Frequent Co-Authors

Neil Turok
Neil Turok Perimeter Institute
Salvatore Torquato
Salvatore Torquato Princeton University
Luca Bindi
Luca Bindi University of Florence
Paul Chaikin
Paul Chaikin New York University
Burt A. Ovrut
Burt A. Ovrut University of Pennsylvania
Lincoln S. Hollister
Lincoln S. Hollister Princeton University
Jeremiah P. Ostriker
Jeremiah P. Ostriker Columbia University
Glenn J. MacPherson
Glenn J. MacPherson National Museum of Natural History
Michael S. Turner
Michael S. Turner University of Chicago
Chi Ma
Chi Ma California Institute of Technology

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