Scott Kirkpatrick
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Scott Kirkpatrick is a computer scientist, and professor in the School of Engineering and Computer Science at the Hebrew University, Jerusalem. He has over 75,000 citations in the fields of information appliances design, statistical physics, and distributed computing.
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Scott Kirkpatrick is a computer scientist, and professor in the School of Engineering and Computer Science at the Hebrew University, Jerusalem. He has over 75,000 citations in the fields of information appliances design, statistical physics, and distributed computing.
Affiliation
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Top Publications
- Optimization by Simulated Annealing (1983) - 45,330 citations
- Percolation and Conduction (1973) - 5,273 citations
- Solvable Model of a Spin-Glass (1975) - 4,323 citations
- An introduction to percolation theory (1971) - 2,504 citations
- Renormalization, vortices, and symmetry-breaking perturbations in the two-dimensional planar model (1977) - 1,933 citations
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- Full name
- Scott Kirkpatrick
- ORCID
- 0000-0001-5273-395X
- OpenAlex ID
- https://openalex.org/A5013336788
Research interests
- Theoretical and Computational Physics, Material Dynamics and Properties, Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism, Constraint Satisfaction and Optimization, Advanced Condensed Matter Physics
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Most-cited linked publications
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- Optimization by Simulated Annealing ↗1983 · Science45,330OpenAlex citations
- Percolation and Conduction ↗1973 · Reviews of Modern Physics5,273OpenAlex citations
- Solvable Model of a Spin-Glass ↗1975 · Physical Review Letters4,323OpenAlex citations
- An introduction to percolation theory ↗1971 · Advances In Physics2,504OpenAlex citations
- Renormalization, vortices, and symmetry-breaking perturbations in the two-dimensional planar model ↗1977 · Physical review. B, Solid state1,933OpenAlex citations
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- Optimization by Simulated Annealing ↗1983 · Science
- Percolation and Conduction ↗1973 · Reviews of Modern Physics
- Solvable Model of a Spin-Glass ↗1975 · Physical Review Letters
- An introduction to percolation theory ↗1971 · Advances In Physics
- Renormalization, vortices, and symmetry-breaking perturbations in the two-dimensional planar model ↗1977 · Physical review. B, Solid state
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