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Edward Witten(1951)

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Physics

Edward Witten is a recipient of the Fields Medal (1990) from United States. They have received 6 major awards in total. Their primary field is Physics. They were educated at Princeton University and Brandeis University. They have been affiliated with Institute for Advanced Study.

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United StatesInstitute for Advanced Study

Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics (2012)Nemmers Prize in Mathematics (2000)Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics (1998)Fields Medal (1990)Dirac Medal (1985)MacArthur Fellowship (1982)

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Major Awards

616

Publications

151,872

Citations

170

h-index

391

i10-index

246.5

Avg Citations/Paper

Awards & Recognition

Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics Institute for Advanced Study

2012

Nemmers Prize in Mathematics Institute for Advanced Study

2000

Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics Institute for Advanced Study

1998

Fields Medal Institute for Advanced Study

1990

Dirac Medal Princeton University

1985

MacArthur Fellowship Princeton University

1982

Career History

Researcher

Institute for Advanced Study

Princeton, US

— Present

External Profiles

ORCID

0000-0002-7752-6073

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Publications & Citations

Career Path

Award progression over time

1982

MacArthur Fellowship Princeton University

1985

Dirac Medal Princeton University

1990

Fields Medal Institute for Advanced Study

1998

Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics Institute for Advanced Study

2000

Nemmers Prize in Mathematics Institute for Advanced Study

2012

Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics Institute for Advanced Study

Apex Elite Prestigious

Co-winners

Shared the same award in the same year

Andrei Linde

Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics (2012)

Maxim Kontsevich

Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics (2012)

Juan Maldacena

Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics (2012)

Nathan Seiberg

Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics (2012)

Ashoke Sen

Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics (2012)

Alan Guth

Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics (2012)

Alexei Kitaev

Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics (2012)

Juan Martín Maldacena

Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics (2012)

Nima Arkani-Hamed

Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics (2012)

Education

Princeton University

Brandeis University

University of Wisconsin–Madison

Park School of Baltimore

Doctoral Advisors

David GrossShamit KachruCumrun VafaDror Bar-NatanEva SilversteinXiao-Gang WenSergei GukovRyan RohmSteven GiddingsChristopher ThompsonJonathan BaggerScott Elliot AxelrodEric Redmund SharpeChristopher Edward BeasleyMukund RangamaniCedomir Crnkovic