Black Holes and Theoretical Physics
Black Holes and Theoretical Physics is a research topic within Nuclear and High Energy Physics. Science Explorer counts 76k research works in it since 1950. 42.1% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the holographic derivation of field theories and gravity, particularly in the context of string theory, quantum entanglement, black holes, AdS/CFT correspondence, supergravity, and conformal symmetry. It explores various aspects such as viscosity, entropy, enthalpy, and the thermodynamics of black holes in the holographic context.
- Holographic
- Field Theories
- Gravity
- String Theory
- Quantum Entanglement
- Black Holes
- AdS/CFT Correspondence
- Supergravity
- Conformal Symmetry
- Quantum Gravity
- Research works
- 76k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 32k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 42.1% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- -3% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Black Holes and Theoretical Physics research?
By volume, the United States and China publish the most (1.2k and 1.1k works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 1.2k works
- 2 China 1.1k works
- 3 India 887 works
- 4 Italy 528 works
- 5 United Kingdom 522 works
- 6 Japan 452 works
- 7 Germany 449 works
- 8 France 358 works
- 9 Russia 349 works
- 10 Brazil 340 works
How concentrated that is
The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which institutions lead Black Holes and Theoretical Physics research?
By volume in 2022–2025, University of Cambridge publishes the most Black Holes and Theoretical Physics research, followed by Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique and Perimeter Institute.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 University of Cambridge United Kingdom 67 works
- 2 Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique France 62 works
- 3 Perimeter Institute Canada 58 works
- 4 Kyoto University Japan 55 works
- 5 University of Chinese Academy of Sciences China 50 works
- 6 The University of Tokyo Japan 46 works
- 7 GLA University India 46 works
- 8 University of Oxford United Kingdom 44 works
- 9 Institute of Theoretical Physics China 43 works
- 10 Princeton University United States 43 works
Who are the leading researchers in Black Holes and Theoretical Physics?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Black Holes and Theoretical Physics include Xiaogang Wang, R. Kowalewski and S. L. Wu.
- 1 Xiaogang Wang 13k citations
- 2 R. Kowalewski 11k citations
- 3 S. L. Wu 10k citations
- 4 Sw. Banerjee 10k citations
- 5 P. Jackson 10k citations
- 6 M. Costa 9.7k citations
- 7 M. Weber 9.7k citations
- 8 X. Wu 9.6k citations
- 9 M. Morii 9.6k citations
- 10 A. Cerri 9.5k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Black Holes and Theoretical Physics research done?
The largest centres of Black Holes and Theoretical Physics research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Moscow (Russia), Paris (France) and London (United Kingdom). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Famagusta, Bābolsar and Dubna.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- FamagustaCY · 38.0 works62×
- BābolsarIR · 31.1 works42×
- DubnaRU · 31.5 works34×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Black Holes and Theoretical Physics than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Black Holes and Theoretical Physics?
Among universities, judged by research, Dibrugarh University, Eastern Mediterranean University and Damghan University score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dibrugarh University India | 76.0 | 65.9% | 36.1× | 20 | +195.2% |
| 2 | Eastern Mediterranean University Cyprus | 74.3 | 54.6% | 62.5× | 38 | +82.4% |
| 3 | Damghan University Iran | 74.2 | 61.4% | 59.0× | 17 | +493.5% |
| 4 | Khazar University Azerbaijan | 74.0 | 58.0% | 89.7× | 26 | — |
| 5 | Queen Mary University of London United Kingdom | 73.5 | 60.6% | 10.4× | 39 | +24.5% |
| 6 | University of Lahore Pakistan | 72.9 | 59.7% | 20.1× | 33 | — |
| 7 | Zhejiang Normal University China | 72.7 | 71.3% | 9.8× | 26 | — |
| 8 | Durham University United Kingdom | 72.5 | 65.4% | 10.7× | 36 | +3.9% |
| 9 | Princeton University United States | 69.7 | 59.2% | 10.7× | 43 | -15.0% |
| 10 | University of Nizwa Oman | 69.4 | 66.1% | 33.6× | 13 | — |
Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.
Is Black Holes and Theoretical Physics research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 3% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2016. The fastest-growing topics are Black Holes and Theoretical Physics.
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Which topics inside it are moving
Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.