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Eric Braaten

Physics and Astronomy · The Ohio State University

Established · publishing since 1980Rising activity

Publications

366

Citations

24,059

Est. group size

~2

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

47

Publishing since 1980

Research summary
AI-generated

Eric Braaten works in theoretical particle and nuclear physics, using tools from quantum field theory to study exotic states of matter such as unusual particle-like bound states (e.g., near-threshold mesons and pentaquarks), dark matter candidates, and quarkonium (bound states of heavy quarks). He also applies related effective field theory methods to topics like ultracold atomic gases and axion stars, connecting particle physics ideas to condensed-matter and astrophysical systems.

Exotic hadrons and quarkonium physicsEffective field theory methodsDark matter theoryQuantum Chromodynamics (QCD)Cold atoms and Bose-Einstein condensates

Publication output has stayed fairly steady over the last decade, with a notable spike in 2023 followed by fewer outputs in 2024-2026, likely reflecting normal year-to-year variation rather than a clear growth or decline trend.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 6.2/year recently
2017: 9 publications172018: 8 publications182019: 9 publications192020: 5 publications202021: 6 publications212022: 6 publications222023: 13 publications13232024: 8 publications242025: 2 publications252026: 2 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • arXiv (Cornell University)×23
  • Physical review. D/Physical review. D.×21
  • Bulletin of the American Physical Society×9
  • OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information)×6
  • Springer proceedings in physics×3
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This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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