Juan Maldacena(1968)
PhysicsJuan Martín Maldacena is an Argentine theoretical physicist and the Carl P. Feinberg Professor in the School of Natural Sciences at the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton. He has made significant contributions to the foundations of string theory and quantum gravity.
ArgentinaInstitute for Advanced Study
4
Major Awards
197
Publications
57,231
Citations
79
h-index
129
i10-index
290.5
Avg Citations/Paper
Awards & Recognition
Most Cited Works
Top publications by citation count#2
A supersymmetric SYK model with a curious low energy behavior
Journal of High Energy Physics(2023)
13
citations
#5
Scaling similarities and quasinormal modes of D0 black hole solutions
Journal of High Energy Physics(2023)
14
citations
#6
Estimating global charge violating amplitudes from wormholes
Journal of High Energy Physics(2022)
26
citations
Recent Publications
View all worksA supersymmetric SYK model with a curious low energy behavior
Journal of High Energy Physics2023
13citations
Open Access28citations
Comments on the double cone wormhole
Journal of High Energy Physics2023
27citations
Open AccessScaling similarities and quasinormal modes of D0 black hole solutions
Journal of High Energy Physics2023
14citations
Open AccessEstimating global charge violating amplitudes from wormholes
Journal of High Energy Physics2022
26citations
Open Access2citations
Open AccessHolography for people with no time
SciPost Physics2022
28citations
Open AccessString scale black holes at large D
Journal of High Energy Physics2022
0citations
Open AccessCareer History
Professor
Institute for Advanced Study
Princeton, US
External Profiles
Career Path
Award progression over time
Apex Elite Prestigious
Co-winners
Shared the same award in the same year
EW
Edward Witten
Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics (2012)
AL
Andrei Linde
Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics (2012)
MK
Maxim Kontsevich
Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics (2012)
NS
Nathan Seiberg
Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics (2012)
AS
Ashoke Sen
Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics (2012)
AG
Alan Guth
Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics (2012)
AK
Alexei Kitaev
Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics (2012)
JM
Juan Martín Maldacena
Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics (2012)
NA
Nima Arkani-Hamed
Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics (2012)
JP
Joseph Polchinski
Wolf Prize in Physics (2008)
Education
Princeton University(doctorate)
University of Buenos Aires
Liceo Militar General San Martín
Balseiro Institute(licentiate)
Doctoral Advisors
Alexander V. ZhiboedovHai LinKenan DiabCurtis Callan
Career Timeline
Rutgers University1996–1997
Princeton University1997–present
Harvard University1997–2001
Institute for Advanced Study2001–present
Top Publications
The entropy of Hawking radiation
Reviews of Modern Physics2021515 citations
Humanly traversable wormholes
Physical Review D202183 citations
The no boundary density matrix
Journal of High Energy Physics202514 citations
Three point amplitudes in matrix theory
Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical202411 citations
A supersymmetric SYK model with a curious low energy behavior
Journal of High Energy Physics20249 citations
Related Laureates
Other winners of the same award(s)
Charles Bennett
Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics (2023)
Stephen Hawking
Presidential Medal of Freedom (2009)
Roger Penrose
Nobel Prize in Physics (2020)
SF
Sergio Ferrara
Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics (2019)
DF
Daniel Freedman
Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics (2019)
PV
Peter van Nieuwenhuizen
Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics (2019)
Gilles Brassard
Turing Award (2025)
Martin Rees
Wolf Prize in Physics (2024)
Data Sources
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