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Joseph Silk(1942)
Joseph Silk is a recipient of the Gruber Prize in Cosmology (2019) from United Kingdom. They have received 2 major awards in total. They were educated at Harvard University. They have been affiliated with University of California, Berkeley.
United KingdomCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique
2
Major Awards
1,463
Publications
52,506
Citations
103
h-index
638
i10-index
35.9
Avg Citations/Paper
Awards & Recognition
Career History
Researcher
University of Oxford
Oxford, GB
External Profiles
Career Path
Award progression over time
Apex Elite Prestigious
Co-winners
Shared the same award in the same year
Education
Harvard University(Doctor of Philosophy)
Doctoral Advisors
David LayzerWayne HuJames LequeuxJames Bartlett
Career Timeline
University of California, Berkeley?–present
University of Oxford?–present
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München?–present
University of Paris?–present
Academy Memberships
National Academy of Sciences (US)American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Top Publications
Probing the theory of gravity with gravitational lensing of gravitational waves and galaxy surveys
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society2020146 citations
Investigating Cosmic Discordance
The Astrophysical Journal Letters2021145 citations
The galaxy power spectrum take on spatial curvature and cosmic concordance
Physics of the Dark Universe2021121 citations
Repeated Mergers, Mass-gap Black Holes, and Formation of Intermediate-mass Black Holes in Dense Massive Star Clusters
The Astrophysical Journal202284 citations
Testing the general theory of relativity using gravitational wave propagation from dark standard sirens
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society202176 citations
Related Laureates
Other winners of the same award(s)
RG
Reinhard Genzel
Nobel Prize in Physics (2020)
PH
Peter Hall
Balzan Prize (2010)
Lothar Gall
Balzan Prize (2006)
Allan Sandage
Gruber Prize in Cosmology (2000)
Joel Mokyr
Nobel Prize in Economics (2025)
CS
Christophe Salomon
Balzan Prize (2025)
Martin Rees
Wolf Prize in Physics (2024)
SW
Simon White
Kavli Prize in Astrophysics (2024)
Data Sources
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