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Pierre C. Hohenberg

New York University

Pierre Hohenberg was a French-American theoretical physicist, who worked primarily on statistical mechanics.

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Publications129Total indexed works
Citations86,983Source-reported citations
h-index50Source-reported h-index
i10-index84Source-reported i10-index

Biography, research & contributions

Pierre Hohenberg was a French-American theoretical physicist, who worked primarily on statistical mechanics.

Affiliation

New York University

Top Publications

  • Inhomogeneous Electron Gas (1964) - 53,765 citations
  • Pattern formation outside of equilibrium (1993) - 7,910 citations
  • Theory of dynamic critical phenomena (1977) - 6,933 citations
  • Temperature and Purity Dependence of the Superconducting Critical Field, H c 2 . III. Electron Spin and Spin-Orbit Effects (1966) - 3,218 citations
  • Existence of Long-Range Order in One and Two Dimensions (1967) - 2,432 citations

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Full name
Pierre C. Hohenberg
OpenAlex ID
https://openalex.org/A5084778951

Research interests

  • Theoretical and Computational Physics, Nonlinear Dynamics and Pattern Formation, Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows, Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism, Quantum, superfluid, helium dynamics

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    1. Inhomogeneous Electron Gas ↗1964 · Physical Review
      53,765OpenAlex citations
    2. Pattern formation outside of equilibrium ↗1993 · Reviews of Modern Physics
      7,910OpenAlex citations
    3. Theory of dynamic critical phenomena ↗1977 · Reviews of Modern Physics
      6,933OpenAlex citations
    4. 3,218OpenAlex citations
    5. 2,432OpenAlex citations

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    1. Inhomogeneous Electron Gas ↗1964 · Physical Review
    2. Pattern formation outside of equilibrium ↗1993 · Reviews of Modern Physics
    3. Theory of dynamic critical phenomena ↗1977 · Reviews of Modern Physics

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    Editorial review: 2026-10-07 · Last data update: 2026-10-07 21:08:23

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      Pierre C. Hohenberg. JournalsWorld. Accessed October 10, 2026.

      https://journalsworld.com/researchers/pierre-c-hohenberg/