George F. Smoot(1945–2025)
PhysicsGeorge F. Smoot is a recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physics (2006) from United States. They have received 2 major awards in total. Their primary field is Physics. They were educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Upper Arlington High School. They have been affiliated with University of California, Berkeley.
United States
2
Major Awards
3
Publications
7
Citations
1
h-index
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i10-index
2.3
Avg Citations/Paper
Awards & Recognition
Most Cited Works
Top publications by citation count#1
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Career History
Professor
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Kowloon, HK
Education
MIT
PhD and BS's
Physics and Mathematics
1970
External Profiles
Career Path
Award progression over time
Apex Elite Prestigious
Education
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Upper Arlington High School
Doctoral Advisors
Charles LineweaverDavid H. Frisch
Academy Memberships
National Academy of Sciences (US)
Top Publications
Ghostly galaxies as solitons of Bose-Einstein dark matter
Physical Review D202044 citations
Evidence for lensing of gravitational waves from LIGO-Virgo data
Physical Review D202134 citations
The Unsettled Number: Hubble’s Tension
Universe202319 citations
Joining Bits and Pieces of Reionization History
Physical Review Letters202016 citations
Dark Matter Distinguished by Skewed Microlensing in the “Dragon Arc”
The Astrophysical Journal Letters202415 citations
Related Laureates
Other winners of the same award(s)
RW
Rainer Weiss
Hughes Medal (2019)
KS
Kip S. Thorne
Max Planck Medal (2018)
AG
Adam G. Riess
Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics (2015)
SP
Saul Perlmutter
Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics (2015)
BP
Brian P. Schmidt
Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics (2015)
JB
John Bardeen
Japan Prize (1985)
John Clarke
Nobel Prize in Physics (2025)
Michel H. Devoret
Nobel Prize in Physics (2025)
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