Enrico Fermi(1901)

Physics

Enrico Fermi is a recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physics (1938) from Italy. They have received 5 major awards in total. Their primary field is Physics. They were educated at Scuola Normale Superiore. Classe di Scienze and University of Göttingen. They have been affiliated with Leiden University.

5
Major Awards
210
Publications
19,706
Citations
51
h-index
93
i10-index
93.8
Avg Citations/Paper

Awards & Recognition

Nobel Prize in Physics

for his demonstrations of the existence of new radioactive elements produced by neutron irradiation, and for his related discovery of nuclear reactions brought about by slow neutrons

University of Rome
1938

Most Cited Works

Top publications by citation count
#1
6
citations
#2

Zur Bemerkung von G. Beck und K. Sitte

Zeitschrift für Physik(1934)
1
citations
#3

Versuch einer Theorie der β-Strahlen. I

Zeitschrift für Physik(1934)
748
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#4

Zur Theorie der Hyperfeinstruktur

Zeitschrift für Physik(1933)
115
citations
#5
58
citations
#6

Über den Ramaneffekt des Kohlendioxyds

Zeitschrift für Physik(1931)
437
citations
#7

Über den Ramaneffekt des Steinsalzes

Zeitschrift für Physik(1931)
36
citations
#10
385
citations

Recent Publications

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Zur Bemerkung von G. Beck und K. Sitte

Zeitschrift für Physik1934
1citations

Versuch einer Theorie der β-Strahlen. I

Zeitschrift für Physik1934
748citations

Zur Theorie der Hyperfeinstruktur

Zeitschrift für Physik1933
115citations
58citations

Über den Ramaneffekt des Kohlendioxyds

Zeitschrift für Physik1931
437citations

Über den Ramaneffekt des Steinsalzes

Zeitschrift für Physik1931
36citations
385citations

Education

Scuola Normale Superiore. Classe di Scienze(diploma di licenza della Scuola Normale Superiore)
University of Göttingen
Leiden University
University of Pisa

Doctoral Advisors

Emilio G. SegrèOwen ChamberlainTsung-Dao LeeMarvin Leonard GoldbergerEttore MajoranaGeoffrey ChewOreste PiccioniSam TreimanMario AgenoHerbert L. AndersonRichard GarwinArthur H. RosenfeldWillem MalkusRobert A. SchluterLuigi Puccianti

Career Timeline

Leiden University?–present
Enrico Fermi Institute?–present
University of Göttingen?–present
University of Florence1924–1926
Sapienza University of Rome1926–1938
Columbia University1939–1942
University of Chicago1942–1954

Academy Memberships

National Academy of Sciences (US)Pontifical Academy of SciencesIndian National Science AcademyChinese Academy of Sciences

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