Gerard 't Hooft(1946)
PhysicsGerardus "Gerard" 't Hooft is a Dutch theoretical physicist and professor emeritus at Utrecht University, the Netherlands. He shared the 1999 Nobel Prize in Physics with his thesis advisor Martinus J. G.
Netherlands
7
Major Awards
405
Publications
45,943
Citations
60
h-index
155
i10-index
113.4
Avg Citations/Paper
Awards & Recognition
Most Cited Works
Top publications by citation count#1
The hidden ontological variable in quantum harmonic oscillators
Frontiers in Quantum Science and Technology(2024)
8
citations
#2
Harald Fritzsch and the Early Days of Quantum Chromodynamics
International Journal of Modern Physics A(2024)
0
citations
#3
4
citations
#5
How an exact discrete symmetry can preserve black hole information or Turning a black hole inside out
Journal of Physics: Conference Series(2023)
13
citations
Recent Publications
View all worksThe hidden ontological variable in quantum harmonic oscillators
Frontiers in Quantum Science and Technology2024
8citations
Open AccessHarald Fritzsch and the Early Days of Quantum Chromodynamics
International Journal of Modern Physics A2024
0citations
How an exact discrete symmetry can preserve black hole information or Turning a black hole inside out
Journal of Physics: Conference Series2023
13citations
Open Access18citations
0citations
21citations
Open AccessDeterministic Quantum Mechanics: The Mathematical Equations
Frontiers of Physics2020
27citations
Open AccessCareer History
Professor
Utrecht University
Utrecht, NL
Education
Rijksuniversiteit Utrecht
Doctor
Physics
1972
External Profiles
Career Path
Award progression over time
Apex Elite Prestigious
Co-winners
Shared the same award in the same year
G'
Gerardus 't Hooft
Nobel Prize in Physics (1999)
MJ
Martinus J.G. Veltman
Nobel Prize in Physics (1999)
MJ
Martinus J. G. Veltman
Nobel Prize in Physics (1999)
MV
Martinus Veltman
Sakurai Prize (1989)
FD
Freeman Dyson
Wolf Prize in Physics (1981)
G'
Gérard 't Hooft
Wolf Prize in Physics (1981)
VW
Victor Weisskopf
Wolf Prize in Physics (1981)
Education
Utrecht University
Doctoral Advisors
Martinus J. G. VeltmanRobbert DijkgraafHerman VerlindeMax WellingSebastian De HaroPetrus Jacobus van BaalRuud van DammeJoost Johannes ZegwaardAnne Theresia FranzenMaarten van de Meent
Career Timeline
CERN?–present
Utrecht University?–present
Leiden University1997–2011
Academy Memberships
National Academy of Sciences (US)American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Top Publications
Black Hole Unitarity and Antipodal Entanglement
Foundations of Physics201667 citations
Virtual Black Holes and Space–Time Structure
Foundations of Physics201834 citations
The Firewall Transformation for Black Holes and Some of Its Implications
Foundations of Physics201731 citations
Quantum Clones inside Black Holes
Universe202226 citations
Fast Vacuum Fluctuations and the Emergence of Quantum Mechanics
Foundations of Physics202119 citations
Books
Related Laureates
Other winners of the same award(s)
Peter Higgs
Copley Medal (2015)
Yoichiro Nambu
Nobel Prize in Physics (2008)
Giorgio Parisi
Lorentz Medal (2022)
Anton Zeilinger
Nobel Prize in Physics (2022)
Michel Mayor
Nobel Prize in Physics (2019)
Kip S. Thorne
Max Planck Medal (2018)
François Englert
Nobel Prize in Physics (2013)
Stephen Hawking
Presidential Medal of Freedom (2009)
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