2026 Robert M. Wald: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	95	1907	1812	990	925	248	44742

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Physics

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44742

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

3927
Citations
Some properties of Noether charge and a proposal for dynamical black hole entropy

Vivek Iyer;Robert M. Wald

3370
Citations
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

2923
Citations
Quantum Field Theory in Curved Spacetime and Black Hole Thermodynamics

Robert M Wald

2554
Citations
Local symmetries and constraints

Joohan Lee;Robert M. Wald

1219
Citations
Asymptotic behavior of homogeneous cosmological models in the presence of a positive cosmological constant

Robert M. Wald

1130
Citations
General definition of “conserved quantities” in general relativity and other theories of gravity

Robert M. Wald;Andreas Zoupas

997
Citations
The Thermodynamics of Black Holes

Robert M. Wald

916
Citations
Black hole in a uniform magnetic field

Robert M. Wald

884
Citations
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

825
Citations
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

808
Citations
Local Wick polynomials and time ordered products of quantum fields in curved spacetime

Stefan Hollands;Robert M. Wald

647
Citations
Comparison of the Noether charge and Euclidean methods for computing the entropy of stationary black holes.

Vivek Iyer;Robert M. Wald

642
Citations
What happens when an accelerating observer detects a Rindler particle

William G. Unruh;Robert M. Wald

582
Citations
Existence of Local Covariant Time Ordered Products of Quantum Fields in Curved Spacetime

Stefan Hollands;Robert M. Wald

515
Citations
Axiomatic approach to electromagnetic and gravitational radiation reaction of particles in curved spacetime

Theodore C. Quinn;Robert M. Wald

502
Citations
Gedanken experiments to destroy a black hole

Robert Wald

449
Citations
On particle creation by black holes

Robert M. Wald

437
Citations
Black hole shadows, photon rings, and lensing rings

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

418
Citations
Acceleration radiation and the generalized second law of thermodynamics

William G. Unruh;Robert M. Wald

410
Citations