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95
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44742
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1907
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990

Robert M. Wald 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 Robert M. Wald sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 248 publications — 9th percentile

9% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Robert M. Wald 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 Robert M. Wald sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 95 D-Index — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 185 D-Index or more.

Overview

Robert M. Wald is affiliated with the University of Chicago in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Physics and Astronomy, with an emphasis on several specialized subfields including Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, and aspects of General Health Professions.

Their scholarly work frequently addresses topics related to Cosmology and Gravitation Theories, Black Holes and Theoretical Physics, Noncommutative and Quantum Gravity Theories, Quantum Electrodynamics and Casimir Effect, Relativity and Gravitational Theory, Quantum Mechanics and Applications, as well as Hermeneutics and Narrative Identity.

Robert M. Wald's publication record features articles in several scientific journals and repositories, with a significant number appearing in the following venues:

  • Physical Review D
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • International Journal of Modern Physics D
  • Classical and Quantum Gravity
  • Communications in Mathematical Physics

Among recent papers attributed to Robert M. Wald are:

  • "Gravitationally mediated entanglement: Newtonian field versus gravitons," 2022, published in Physical Review D
  • "Phase effects from strong gravitational lensing of gravitational waves," 2021, published in Physical Review D
  • "Infrared Finite Scattering Theory in Quantum Field Theory and Quantum Gravity," 2022, available via arXiv
  • "Killing horizons decohere quantum superpositions," 2023, published in Physical Review D
  • "Black hole memory," 2020, published in Physical Review D

Collaborations have been an integral part of their research approach. Frequent coauthors include Gautam Satishchandran, Daine L. Danielson, Stefan Hollands, Kartik Prabhu, and Victor G. Zhang, with multiple shared publications among these colleagues.

Best Publications

  • Black hole entropy is the Noether charge

    Robert M. Wald

  • Some properties of Noether charge and a proposal for dynamical black hole entropy

    Vivek Iyer;Robert M. Wald

  • GW170104: Observation of a 50-Solar-Mass Binary Black Hole Coalescence at Redshift 0.2

    B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;F. Acernese

  • Quantum Field Theory in Curved Spacetime and Black Hole Thermodynamics

    Robert M Wald

  • Local symmetries and constraints

    Joohan Lee;Robert M. Wald

  • Asymptotic behavior of homogeneous cosmological models in the presence of a positive cosmological constant

    Robert M. Wald

  • General definition of “conserved quantities” in general relativity and other theories of gravity

    Robert M. Wald;Andreas Zoupas

  • The Thermodynamics of Black Holes

    Robert M. Wald

  • Black hole in a uniform magnetic field

    Robert M. Wald

  • Tests of general relativity with the binary black hole signals from the LIGO-Virgo catalog GWTC-1

    B.P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T.D. Abbott;S. Abraham

  • Theorems on the uniqueness and thermal properties of stationary, nonsingular, quasifree states on spacetimes with a bifurcate killing horizon

    Bernard S. Kay;Robert M. Wald

  • Local Wick polynomials and time ordered products of quantum fields in curved spacetime

    Stefan Hollands;Robert M. Wald

  • Comparison of the Noether charge and Euclidean methods for computing the entropy of stationary black holes.

    Vivek Iyer;Robert M. Wald

  • What happens when an accelerating observer detects a Rindler particle

    William G. Unruh;Robert M. Wald

  • Existence of Local Covariant Time Ordered Products of Quantum Fields in Curved Spacetime

    Stefan Hollands;Robert M. Wald

  • Axiomatic approach to electromagnetic and gravitational radiation reaction of particles in curved spacetime

    Theodore C. Quinn;Robert M. Wald

  • Gedanken experiments to destroy a black hole

    Robert Wald

  • On particle creation by black holes

    Robert M. Wald

  • Black hole shadows, photon rings, and lensing rings

    Samuel E. Gralla;Daniel E. Holz;Robert M. Wald

  • Acceleration radiation and the generalized second law of thermodynamics

    William G. Unruh;Robert M. Wald

Frequent Co-Authors

Stefan Hollands
Stefan Hollands Leipzig University
Daniel E. Holz
Daniel E. Holz University of Chicago
Markus Aspelmeyer
Markus Aspelmeyer University of Vienna
Časlav Brukner
Časlav Brukner Austrian Academy of Sciences
Gary T. Horowitz
Gary T. Horowitz University of California, Santa Barbara
Tsvi Piran
Tsvi Piran Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Clifford M. Will
Clifford M. Will University of Florida
Wayne Hu
Wayne Hu University of Chicago
Francis J. Narcowich
Francis J. Narcowich Texas A&M University
Stuart L. Shapiro
Stuart L. Shapiro University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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