Question 1

Who are the top researchers at Foundational Questions Institute?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, Brendan Foster and Zeeya Merali lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Foundational Questions Institute.

Question 2

What are the most cited papers from Foundational Questions Institute?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from Foundational Questions Institute is "Thermally assisted quantum annealing of a 16-qubit problem" (Neil G. Dickson et al., 2013), with 235 citations. Next come "Phenomenology of gravitational aether as a solution to the old cosmological constant problem" (17) and "Relieving string tension by making baby universes in a dynamical string tension braneworld model" (3).

Question 3

Which research topics does Foundational Questions Institute publish most on?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now: Scientific Research and Philosophical Inquiry, Cosmology and Gravitation Theories, Black Holes and Theoretical Physics and Noncommutative and Quantum Gravity Theories.

Question 4

Which fields of science does Foundational Questions Institute work in?

Accepted Answer

In all years, 47% of research at Foundational Questions Institute is in Physical Sciences, 45% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Physics and Astronomy (30%), Social Sciences (21%), Arts and Humanities (16%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Question 5

Is Foundational Questions Institute's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 66% lower than in 2018-2021.