PHYSICIST
Jürgen Kurths
1953 - Today
Jürgen Kurths
Jürgen Kurths (born 11 March 1953 in Arendsee/Altmark) is a German physicist and mathematician. He is senior advisor in the research department Complexity Sciences of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, a Professor of Nonlinear Dynamics at the Institute of Physics at the Humboldt University, Berlin, and a 6th-century chair for Complex Systems Biology at the Institute for Complex Systems and Mathematical Biology at Kings College, Aberdeen University (UK). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jürgen Kurths has received more than 29,542 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Jürgen Kurths is the 762nd most popular physicist (down from 700th in 2019), the 5,338th most popular biography from Germany (down from 4,601st in 2019) and the 101st most popular German Physicist.
Memorability Metrics
30k
Page Views (PV)
51.59
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
17
Languages Editions (L)
8.75
Effective Languages (L*)
1.39
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among PHYSICISTS
Among physicists, Jürgen Kurths ranks 762 out of 851. Before him are Rolf-Dieter Heuer, Yoseph Imry, Balfour Stewart, Rolf Landauer, Valentine Telegdi, and Robert Marshak. After him are Peter Zoller, Anatoly Logunov, Sidney Coleman, Robert Bacher, Jacques Friedel, and Shirley Ann Jackson.
Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsRolf-Dieter Heuer
1948 - Present
HPI: 51.83
Rank: 756
Yoseph Imry
1939 - 2018
HPI: 51.76
Rank: 757
Balfour Stewart
1828 - 1887
HPI: 51.72
Rank: 758
Rolf Landauer
1927 - 1999
HPI: 51.71
Rank: 759
Valentine Telegdi
1922 - 2006
HPI: 51.61
Rank: 760
Robert Marshak
1916 - 1992
HPI: 51.61
Rank: 761
Jürgen Kurths
1953 - Present
HPI: 51.59
Rank: 762
Peter Zoller
1952 - Present
HPI: 51.51
Rank: 763
Anatoly Logunov
1926 - 2015
HPI: 51.32
Rank: 764
Sidney Coleman
1937 - 2007
HPI: 51.15
Rank: 765
Robert Bacher
1905 - 2004
HPI: 51.15
Rank: 766
Jacques Friedel
1921 - 2014
HPI: 51.08
Rank: 767
Shirley Ann Jackson
1946 - Present
HPI: 51.06
Rank: 768
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1953, Jürgen Kurths ranks 458. Before him are Yoshiharu Horii, Manouchehr Mottaki, Giannina Braschi, Lesley Nicol, Álex Angulo, and Valerie Mahaffey. After him are Franco Selvaggi, Aleksandr Poleshchuk, Pedro López Quintana, Albert Pyun, Andy Hertzfeld, and Desiré Wilson.
Others Born in 1953
Go to all RankingsYoshiharu Horii
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - Present
HPI: 51.67
Rank: 452
Manouchehr Mottaki
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 51.67
Rank: 453
Giannina Braschi
WRITER
1953 - Present
HPI: 51.65
Rank: 454
Lesley Nicol
ACTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 51.63
Rank: 455
Álex Angulo
ACTOR
1953 - 2014
HPI: 51.60
Rank: 456
Valerie Mahaffey
ACTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 51.59
Rank: 457
Jürgen Kurths
PHYSICIST
1953 - Present
HPI: 51.59
Rank: 458
Franco Selvaggi
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - Present
HPI: 51.57
Rank: 459
Aleksandr Poleshchuk
ASTRONAUT
1953 - Present
HPI: 51.56
Rank: 460
Pedro López Quintana
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1953 - Present
HPI: 51.54
Rank: 461
Albert Pyun
FILM DIRECTOR
1953 - 2022
HPI: 51.54
Rank: 462
Andy Hertzfeld
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1953 - Present
HPI: 51.53
Rank: 463
Desiré Wilson
RACING DRIVER
1953 - Present
HPI: 51.53
Rank: 464
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Jürgen Kurths ranks 5,338 out of 7,253. Before him are Graham Coxon (1969), Peter Nogly (1947), Klaus Köste (1943), Hermann Hansen (1912), Ole von Beust (1955), and Rick J. Jordan (1968). After him are Toni Ulmen (1906), Heinrich Schroth (1871), Jens Nowotny (1974), Max Riemelt (1984), Joachim Król (1957), and Wolfgang Schmidt (1954).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsGraham Coxon
MUSICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 51.61
Rank: 5,332
Peter Nogly
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - Present
HPI: 51.60
Rank: 5,333
Klaus Köste
GYMNAST
1943 - 2012
HPI: 51.59
Rank: 5,334
Hermann Hansen
ATHLETE
1912 - 1944
HPI: 51.59
Rank: 5,335
Ole von Beust
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 51.59
Rank: 5,336
Rick J. Jordan
MUSICIAN
1968 - Present
HPI: 51.59
Rank: 5,337
Jürgen Kurths
PHYSICIST
1953 - Present
HPI: 51.59
Rank: 5,338
Toni Ulmen
RACING DRIVER
1906 - 1976
HPI: 51.58
Rank: 5,339
Heinrich Schroth
ACTOR
1871 - 1945
HPI: 51.58
Rank: 5,340
Jens Nowotny
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 51.57
Rank: 5,341
Max Riemelt
ACTOR
1984 - Present
HPI: 51.57
Rank: 5,342
Joachim Król
ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 51.56
Rank: 5,343
Wolfgang Schmidt
ATHLETE
1954 - Present
HPI: 51.54
Rank: 5,344
Among PHYSICISTS In Germany
Among physicists born in Germany, Jürgen Kurths ranks 101. Before him are Rudolf Haag (1922), Walter Gordon (1893), Ernst Ising (1900), Arthur Schuster (1851), Rolf-Dieter Heuer (1948), and Rolf Landauer (1927). After him are Hedwig Kohn (1887), Werner Israel (1931), Frederick Lindemann, 1st Viscount Cherwell (1886), Sabine Hossenfelder (1976), Katherine Freese (1957), and Gabriele Hegerl (1962).
Rudolf Haag
1922 - 2016
HPI: 52.84
Rank: 95
Walter Gordon
1893 - 1939
HPI: 52.62
Rank: 96
Ernst Ising
1900 - 1998
HPI: 52.21
Rank: 97
Arthur Schuster
1851 - 1934
HPI: 52.07
Rank: 98
Rolf-Dieter Heuer
1948 - Present
HPI: 51.83
Rank: 99
Rolf Landauer
1927 - 1999
HPI: 51.71
Rank: 100
Jürgen Kurths
1953 - Present
HPI: 51.59
Rank: 101
Hedwig Kohn
1887 - 1964
HPI: 50.63
Rank: 102
Werner Israel
1931 - 2022
HPI: 49.86
Rank: 103
Frederick Lindemann, 1st Viscount Cherwell
1886 - 1957
HPI: 48.37
Rank: 104
Sabine Hossenfelder
1976 - Present
HPI: 47.38
Rank: 105
Katherine Freese
1957 - Present
HPI: 43.40
Rank: 106
Gabriele Hegerl
1962 - Present
HPI: 39.49
Rank: 107