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Cumrun Vafa(1960)

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Physics

Cumrun Vafa is a recipient of the Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics (2014) from Iran. Their primary field is Physics. They were educated at Alborz High School and Princeton University. They have been affiliated with Harvard University.

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Major Awards

404

Publications

47,664

Citations

113

h-index

285

i10-index

118

Avg Citations/Paper

Awards & Recognition

Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics Harvard University

2014

External Profiles

ORCID

0000-0002-9658-5044

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Publications & Citations

Co-winners

Shared the same award in the same year

Joseph Polchinski

Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics (2014)

Michael Green

Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics (2014)

John Schwarz

Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics (2014)

John Henry Schwarz

Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics (2014)

Andrew Strominger

Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics (2014)

Education

Alborz High School

Princeton University(Doctor of Philosophy)

Massachusetts Institute of Technology(Bachelor of Science)

Doctoral Advisors

Freddy CachazoEric ZaslowDaniel Louis JafferisSavdeep SethiAndrew NeitzkeM. Ronen PlesserVladimir Alexandrovich SadovJihye SeoClay CórdovaIraj KaniKenneth Arthur IntriligatorWilliam August Leaf-HerrmannMartijn Paul WijnholtKirill Anatolyevich SaraikinJonathan HeckmanAshwin RastogiSam EspahbodiGuglielmo Paul LockhartEdward Witten