Alan P. Lightman
Alan P. Lightman publishes mostly in Astronomy and Astrophysics, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics and Global and Planetary Change, on topics such as Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations, Cosmology and Gravitation Theories and Genetics, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical Research.
- World rank
- #85,711 of 1,633,909 ranked researchers
- Rank in United States
- #37,979 of 358,040
- Works
- 25
- Citations
- 362
- Citations per work
- 14.5
What does Alan P. Lightman research?
Shares of their own output, by the field each of their topics belongs to. The grey slice is everything not listed.
- 1Astronomy and Astrophysics32% of their works
- 2Statistical and Nonlinear Physics12% of their works
- 3Global and Planetary Change8% of their works
- 4Social Psychology8% of their works
- 5Reproductive Medicine4% of their works
- 6Experimental and Cognitive Psychology4% of their works
Research topics
- Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
- Cosmology and Gravitation Theories
- Genetics, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical Research
- Mechanics and Biomechanics Studies
- Impact of Light on Environment and Health
- Literature, Politics, and Exile Studies
- Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics
- Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
Which keywords describe Alan P. Lightman's research?
The keywords of their largest research topics: Black Holes, Cosmological Parameters, Dark Energy, X-Ray Astronomy, Archery, Bioinformatics, Biomechanics and Climate Change.
- Stellar Astrophysics
- Nighttime Light Data
- Exoplanets
- Economic Growth
- Climate Change
- Bioinformatics
- X-Ray Astronomy
- Cosmological Parameters
- Black Holes
- Dark Energy
- Archery
- Biomechanics
- Coronal Mass Ejections
- Education
- Global Warming
- Solar Dynamics Observatory
Size is their works in the topics tagged with each word, from their 8 largest topics. Each links to the topic it comes from most.
All 16 words, with their numbers
- Black Holes21 topic
- Cosmological Parameters21 topic
- Dark Energy21 topic
- X-Ray Astronomy21 topic
- Archery11 topic
- Bioinformatics11 topic
- Biomechanics11 topic
- Climate Change11 topic
- Coronal Mass Ejections11 topic
- Economic Growth11 topic
- Education11 topic
- Exoplanets11 topic
- Global Warming11 topic
- Nighttime Light Data11 topic
- Solar Dynamics Observatory11 topic
- Stellar Astrophysics11 topic
Where does Alan P. Lightman work?
Alan P. Lightman's main affiliation in the publication record is Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian, United States.
How many publications and citations does Alan P. Lightman have?
Science Explorer counts 25 works and 362 citations for Alan P. Lightman, ranking #85,711 of 1,633,909 researchers worldwide on the composite score.
Ranked on field-normalised excellence (50%), output (30%) and citations (20%). Counts come from OpenAlex author records, which occasionally merge different people who share a name or split one person into several.
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