Pierre-Gilles de Gennes(1932)
PhysicsPierre-Gilles de Gennes is a recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physics (1991) from France. They have received 4 major awards in total. Their primary field is Physics. They were educated at École Normale Supérieure and Les Houches School of Physics. They have been affiliated with Leiden University.
France
4
Major Awards
151
Publications
6,644
Citations
26
h-index
46
i10-index
44
Avg Citations/Paper
Awards & Recognition
Nobel Prize in Physics
1991for discovering that methods developed for studying order phenomena in simple systems can be generalized to more complex forms of matter, in particular to liquid crystals and polymers
ESPCI ParisCareer Path
Award progression over time
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Co-winners
Shared the same award in the same year
Education
École Normale Supérieure
Les Houches School of Physics
Lycée Saint-Louis
Lycée Claude-Bernard
Doctoral Advisors
Francis PerrinCharles KittelAndré HerpinBernard CabaneFrançoise Brochard-WyartLaurence Ramos
Career Timeline
ESPCI Paris, PSL University?–present
University of California, Berkeley?–present
University of Paris-Sud?–present
Curie Institute?–present
Collège de France1971–2007
Leiden University1978–1978
Academy Memberships
National Academy of Sciences (US)American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Books
Related Laureates
Other winners of the same award(s)
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Copley Medal (2015)
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Japan Prize (1985)
Geoffrey E. Hinton
Nobel Prize in Physics (2024)
Martin Rees
Wolf Prize in Physics (2024)
John J. Hopfield
Nobel Prize in Physics (2024)
Ferenc Krausz
Nobel Prize in Physics (2023)
Anne L'Huillier
Nobel Prize in Physics (2023)
Giorgio Parisi
Lorentz Medal (2022)
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