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Gil Refael

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California Institute of Technology

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About Gil Refael at California Institute of Technology

Gil Refael is a theoretical physicist at Caltech specializing in topological quantum phenomena and many-body quantum dynamics.

Research Areas

Topological MaterialsQuantum TransportMany-Body SystemsQuantum DynamicsCondensed Matter TheoryQuantum CoherenceThouless PumpsParametric Instabilities
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Research Output

Total Citations16,393

Top 15% in field

Publications330

Highly prolific researcher

h-index52

Field leader

i10-index127

Broad impact

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