PHYSICIST
Robert B. Laughlin
1950 - Today
Robert B. Laughlin
Robert Betts Laughlin (born November 1, 1950) is the Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Professor of Physics and Applied Physics at Stanford University. Along with Horst L. Störmer of Columbia University and Daniel C. Tsui of Princeton University, he was awarded a share of the 1998 Nobel Prize in physics for their explanation of the fractional quantum Hall effect. In 1983, Laughlin was first to provide a many body wave function, now known as the Laughlin wavefunction, for the fractional quantum hall effect, which was able to correctly explain the fractionalized charge observed in experiments. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Robert B. Laughlin has received more than 218,491 page views. His biography is available in 65 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 61 in 2019). Robert B. Laughlin is the 317th most popular physicist (up from 357th in 2019), the 1,608th most popular biography from United States (up from 2,344th in 2019) and the 64th most popular American Physicist.
Memorability Metrics
220k
Page Views (PV)
59.55
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
65
Languages Editions (L)
11.61
Effective Languages (L*)
3.88
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among PHYSICISTS
Among physicists, Robert B. Laughlin ranks 317 out of 851. Before him are James Jeans, Vagn Walfrid Ekman, John Robert Schrieffer, Jan Ingenhousz, Ludwig Prandtl, and Fritjof Capra. After him are Ernst Chladni, William Whewell, John C. Mather, Kenneth G. Wilson, Henri Pitot, and Samuel C. C. Ting.
Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJames Jeans
1877 - 1946
HPI: 59.85
Rank: 311
Vagn Walfrid Ekman
1874 - 1954
HPI: 59.67
Rank: 312
John Robert Schrieffer
1931 - 2019
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 313
Jan Ingenhousz
1730 - 1799
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 314
Ludwig Prandtl
1875 - 1953
HPI: 59.61
Rank: 315
Fritjof Capra
1939 - Present
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 316
Robert B. Laughlin
1950 - Present
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 317
Ernst Chladni
1756 - 1827
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 318
William Whewell
1794 - 1866
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 319
John C. Mather
1946 - Present
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 320
Kenneth G. Wilson
1936 - 2013
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 321
Henri Pitot
1695 - 1771
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 322
Samuel C. C. Ting
1936 - Present
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 323
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1950, Robert B. Laughlin ranks 72. Before him are Chantal Akerman, Chen Shui-bian, Helen Clark, Grigory Sokolov, Brad Dourif, and Miki Manojlović. After him are Sônia Braga, Tsui Hark, Corinne Cléry, Miou-Miou, Neda Ukraden, and Marcheline Bertrand.
Others Born in 1950
Go to all RankingsChantal Akerman
FILM DIRECTOR
1950 - 2015
HPI: 59.95
Rank: 66
Chen Shui-bian
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 67
Helen Clark
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 59.84
Rank: 68
Grigory Sokolov
MUSICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 59.76
Rank: 69
Brad Dourif
ACTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 70
Miki Manojlović
ACTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 71
Robert B. Laughlin
PHYSICIST
1950 - Present
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 72
Sônia Braga
ACTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 73
Tsui Hark
FILM DIRECTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 59.31
Rank: 74
Corinne Cléry
ACTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 75
Miou-Miou
ACTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 76
Neda Ukraden
SINGER
1950 - Present
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 77
Marcheline Bertrand
ACTOR
1950 - 2007
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 78
In United States
Among people born in United States, Robert B. Laughlin ranks 1,608 out of 20,380. Before him are Steve Ditko (1927), Karen Grassle (1942), Barbara Hershey (1948), Edgar Mitchell (1930), Bill Haley (1925), and James McKeen Cattell (1860). After him are Dudley R. Herschbach (1932), John D. Rockefeller Jr. (1874), Baruch Samuel Blumberg (1925), Joseph Nye (1937), Frank Drake (1930), and Sidney Bechet (1897).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsSteve Ditko
COMIC ARTIST
1927 - 2018
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 1,602
Karen Grassle
ACTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 1,603
Barbara Hershey
ACTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 1,604
Edgar Mitchell
ASTRONAUT
1930 - 2016
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 1,605
Bill Haley
MUSICIAN
1925 - 1981
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 1,606
James McKeen Cattell
PSYCHOLOGIST
1860 - 1944
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 1,607
Robert B. Laughlin
PHYSICIST
1950 - Present
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 1,608
Dudley R. Herschbach
CHEMIST
1932 - Present
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 1,609
John D. Rockefeller Jr.
BUSINESSPERSON
1874 - 1960
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 1,610
Baruch Samuel Blumberg
PHYSICIAN
1925 - 2011
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 1,611
Joseph Nye
POLITICAL SCIENTIST
1937 - Present
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 1,612
Frank Drake
ASTRONOMER
1930 - 2022
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 1,613
Sidney Bechet
MUSICIAN
1897 - 1959
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 1,614
Among PHYSICISTS In United States
Among physicists born in United States, Robert B. Laughlin ranks 64. Before him are Hugh David Politzer (1949), Steven Chu (1948), George Smoot (1945), William Daniel Phillips (1948), David Gross (1941), and John Robert Schrieffer (1931). After him are John C. Mather (1946), Kenneth G. Wilson (1936), Samuel C. C. Ting (1936), Luis Walter Alvarez (1911), Frank Wilczek (1951), and Frank Oppenheimer (1912).
Hugh David Politzer
1949 - Present
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 58
Steven Chu
1948 - Present
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 59
George Smoot
1945 - Present
HPI: 60.33
Rank: 60
William Daniel Phillips
1948 - Present
HPI: 60.30
Rank: 61
David Gross
1941 - Present
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 62
John Robert Schrieffer
1931 - 2019
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 63
Robert B. Laughlin
1950 - Present
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 64
John C. Mather
1946 - Present
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 65
Kenneth G. Wilson
1936 - 2013
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 66
Samuel C. C. Ting
1936 - Present
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 67
Luis Walter Alvarez
1911 - 1988
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 68
Frank Wilczek
1951 - Present
HPI: 58.75
Rank: 69
Frank Oppenheimer
1912 - 1985
HPI: 58.72
Rank: 70