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| Physics-Uspekhi | |
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| Title | Physics-Uspekhi |
| Former names | Uspekhi Fizicheskikh Nauk |
| Discipline | Physics |
| Language | English, Russian |
| Abbreviation | Phys.-Uspekhi |
| Publisher | Russian Academy of Sciences |
| Country | Russia |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| History | 1918–present |
| Issn | 1063-7869 |
Physics-Uspekhi is a peer-reviewed scientific journal publishing review articles in Physics and related fields, translated into English from the Russian original. It connects traditions of the Russian Academy of Sciences, the legacy of Landau-era theoretical programs, and contemporary research communities including contributors from Moscow State University, Semenov Institute of Chemical Physics, and international laboratories such as CERN and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. The journal serves readers across institutions like Max Planck Society, MIT, Harvard University, University of Cambridge, and Princeton University.
Founded as Uspekhi Fizicheskikh Nauk in the early 20th century, the journal traces roots to figures associated with Lev Landau, Pavel Cherenkov, and Igor Tamm, reflecting Soviet-era consolidation of research at the Russian Academy of Sciences and institutes such as the Lebedev Physical Institute and the Kurchatov Institute. Through the Soviet period the editorial board interacted with scientists connected to Andrei Sakharov, Sergei Vavilov, and Pyotr Kapitsa, and later navigated transformations after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. During the Cold War the journal maintained exchange with Western centers including Los Alamos National Laboratory, Brookhaven National Laboratory, and Bell Labs, while publishing material relevant to participants in projects like the Manhattan Project legacy and international collaborations such as ITER.
The journal emphasizes comprehensive reviews spanning topics linked to work by investigators at Landau Institute for Theoretical Physics, articles on quantum theory influenced by Niels Bohr, Albert Einstein, and Paul Dirac, as well as experimental surveys associated with discoveries by Pavel Cherenkov, Igor Kurchatov, and Lev Shubnikov. Coverage includes condensed matter reports referencing Philip Anderson, superconductivity connected to John Bardeen and Brian Josephson, particle physics reviews invoking results from Enrico Fermi-type programs and experiments at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, and astrophysical treatments referencing Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, Vera Rubin, and Stephen Hawking. Interdisciplinary reviews relate to methods developed by Richard Feynman, Murray Gell-Mann, and Richard P. Feynman-adjacent computational techniques used at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Argonne National Laboratory.
The editorial board traditionally includes members associated with institutions such as the Russian Academy of Sciences, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, and the Institute for Nuclear Research (INR) of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Editors have been prominent scientists connected historically to Lev Landau and Igor Tamm. The journal appears monthly with translation and distribution handled in cooperation with international publishers reaching libraries at University of Chicago, Columbia University, and Cambridge University Press-subscribed collections. Submission and peer review reflect practices comparable to journals overseen by editorial bodies in American Physical Society, European Physical Society, and editorial norms practiced at Nature Publishing Group and Science (journal).
Abstracting services referencing the journal include databases used by researchers at INSPIRE-HEP, Scopus, and Web of Science, facilitating citations in works from groups at CERN, DESY, and KEK. Indexing ensures visibility in institutional repositories at arXiv categories influenced by authors linked to Perimeter Institute, Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics, and national libraries such as the Library of Congress. Bibliometric tracking connects to citation records maintained by entities like Clarivate, Elsevier, and academic consortia including JSTOR subscribers.
The journal has been cited by researchers affiliated with Landau Institute, Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Physics, and international teams at CERN and SLAC. Its reviews have influenced pedagogical resources at Moscow State University, textbooks referencing work by Lev Landau and Eugene Wigner, and policy discussions in scientific bodies such as the Russian Academy of Sciences and international academies including the National Academy of Sciences (United States). Recognition includes citation in award contexts related to laureates of the Nobel Prize in Physics, the Dirac Medal, and the Wolf Prize in Physics.
Notable articles include comprehensive reviews on superconductivity that reference experiments by John Bardeen and theories by Lev Landau; overviews of quantum field theory elucidating methods from Richard Feynman and Paul Dirac; summaries of cosmic-ray and astrophysical investigations tied to work by Victor Hess and Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar; and methodological pieces relating to statistical physics tracing lineage to Ludwig Boltzmann and Josiah Willard Gibbs. The journal has published influential synthesis articles that informed research at CERN collaborations such as ATLAS and CMS, as well as theoretical expositions cited alongside works by Steven Weinberg, Gerard 't Hooft, and Murray Gell-Mann.
Category:Physics journals