Physics at Stanford University

50 faculty and 0 courses in Physics at Stanford University.

Faculty

• Peter Michelson, Luke Blossom Professor in the School of Humanities and Sciences h-index 123
• Zhi-Xun Shen, Paul Pigott Professor of Physical Sciences, Professor of Applied Physics, of Physics and Senior Fellow at the Precourt Institute for Energy h-index 117
• Steven Chu, William R. Kenan Jr. Professor, Professor of Molecular and Cellular Physiology and of Energy Science and Engineering h-index 113
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• Risa Wechsler, Director, Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology (KIPAC), Humanities and Sciences Professor and Professor of Physics and of Particle Physics and Astrophysics h-index 105
  Es on understanding the evolution of galaxies, the large-scale structure of the universe, and the nature of dark matter and dark energy. She uses large numerical simulations, theoretical models, and the largest observed maps of the universe
• Steven Kivelson, Prabhu Goel Family Professor h-index 100
  How do the interactions between the vastly many electrons in solids produce the emergent phenomena we recognize as the macroscopic behavior of the materials we encounter in everyday life, and in the exotic materials and devices we engineer
• Roger Romani, Professor of Physics h-index 88
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• Kent Irwin, Director, Hansen Experimental Physics Laboratory (HEPL), Professor of Physics, of Particle Physics and Astrophysics and of Photon Science h-index 87
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• Aharon Kapitulnik, Theodore and Sydney Rosenberg Professor of Applied Physics and Professor of Physics h-index 84
  Es on experimental condensed matter physics, while opportunistically, also apply his methods to tabletop experimental studies of fundamental phenomena in physics. His recent studies cover a broad spectrum of phenomena associated with the be
• Leonard Susskind, Felix Bloch Professor of Physics h-index 79
  String theory, quantum field theory, quantum statistical mechanics and quantum cosmology. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, an associate member of the facul
• Philip Bucksbaum, Marguerite Blake Wilbur Professor of Natural Science and Professor of Photon Science, of Applied Physics and of Physics h-index 77
• Xiaoliang Qi, Professor of Physics h-index 66
  The interplay of quantum entanglement, quantum gravity and quantum chaos. The characterization of quantum information and quantum entanglement has provided novel understanding to space-time geometry, and relate the dynamics of chaotic ma
• Tom Abel, Professor of Particle Physics and Astrophysics and of Physics h-index 65
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• Mark Kasevich, William R. Kenan Jr. Professor, Professor of Physics and of Applied Physics h-index 63
• Giorgio Gratta, Ray Lyman Wilbur Professor h-index 55
  The broad area of the physics of fundamental particles and their interactions. While his career started with experiments at particle colliders, since at Stanford Gratta has tackled the study of neutrinos and gravity at the shortest dista
• Peter Graham, Professor of Physics h-index 55
• J. Hoeksema, Professor (Research) of Physics h-index 52
• Stephen Shenker, Richard Herschel Weiland Professor h-index 50
• Kathryn Moler, Special Advisor to the President, Marvin Chodorow Professor and Professor of Applied Physics, of Physics and of Energy Science Engineering h-index 49
• Jon Simon, Joan Reinhart Professor and Professor of Applied Physics h-index 36
• Blas Cabrera, Stanley G. Wojcicki Professor, Emeritus h-index 36
• Patrick Hayden, Stanford Professor of Quantum Physics h-index 33
• Oliver Philcox, Assistant Professor of Physics h-index 30
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• Douglas Stanford, Professor of Physics h-index 29
• Jeongwan Haah, Associate Professor of Physics and, by courtesy, of Mathematics h-index 29
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• Patricia Burchat, Gabilan Professor h-index 29
  Focus on fundamental questions in physics: What is the Universe made of? What are the laws of physics that govern the constituents of the Universe? She is interested in studying the Universe at both the smallest and the largest scales. She
• Jason Hogan, Associate Professor of Physics h-index 28
• Trithep Devakul, Assistant Professor of Physics h-index 28
  Es on emergent quantum phases of matter, particularly those arising from the interplay of topology with electronic interactions and correlations in two-dimensional materials.
• Monika Schleier-Smith, Associate Professor of Physics h-index 27
• Vedika Khemani, Associate Professor of Physics h-index 23
• Ben Feldman, Associate Professor of Physics h-index 21
• Lauren Tompkins, Associate Professor of Physics h-index 20
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• Ken Van Tilburg, Assistant Professor of Physics h-index 16
• Benjamin Lev, Stanford Fortitude Professor h-index 15
  Es on exploring quantum many-body physics, including quantum neural networks, using techniques at the interface of ultracold atomic physics, quantum optics, and condensed matter physics.
• Susan E. Clark, Assistant Professor of Physics h-index 12
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• Leo Hollberg, Professor (Research) of Physics and of Geophysics h-index 11
• Geoffrey Penington, Professor of Physics h-index 4
• Alfred Zong, Assistant Professor of Physics and Applied Physics
• Chao-Lin Kuo, Professor of Physics and of Particle Physics and Astrophysics
• David Goldhaber-Gordon, TG Wijaya Professor of Physics and Professor, by courtesy, of Applied Physics
• Eva Silverstein, Professor of Physics
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• Hari Manoharan, Associate Professor of Physics
• Persis S. Drell, Provost, Emerita, James and Anna Marie Spilker Professor, Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and of Physics
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• Robert Laughlin, Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Professor in the School of Humanities and Sciences
• Roger Blandford, Luke Blossom Professor in the School of Humanities and Sciences, and Professor of Physics and of Particle Physics and Astrophysics
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• Sasha Philippov, Associate Professor of Physics
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• Savas Dimopoulos, Hamamoto Family Professor
• Srinivas Raghu, Professor of Physics
• Steven Allen, Professor of Physics and of Particle Physics and Astrophysics
• Tom Hartman, Professor of Physics
• Vahe Petrosian, Professor of Physics and of Applied Physics
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Roster/catalog compiled from the college’s public directory. Faculty counts are directory headcounts; the named list may be a subset. h-index shown only for ORCID-backed or high-confidence OpenAlex matches. Data as of 2026-07-01.