The Fractal Geometry of Nature

Article Properties

Language

English
DOI (url)

10.1119/1.13295
Publication Date

1983/03/01
Journal

American Journal of Physics
Indian UGC (Journal)
Citations

3,340
Benoit B. Mandelbrot
John A. Wheeler

Cite

Mandelbrot, Benoit B., and John A. Wheeler. “The Fractal Geometry of Nature”. American Journal of Physics, vol. 51, no. 3, 1983, pp. 286-7, https://doi.org/10.1119/1.13295.

Mandelbrot, B. B., & Wheeler, J. A. (1983). The Fractal Geometry of Nature. American Journal of Physics, 51(3), 286-287. https://doi.org/10.1119/1.13295

Mandelbrot BB, Wheeler JA. The Fractal Geometry of Nature. American Journal of Physics. 1983;51(3):286-7.

Journal Categories

Education

Education (General)

Science

Physics

Citations

Citations Analysis

Category	Category Repetition
Science: Physics	469
Science: Geology	436
Technology: Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)	370
Science: Mathematics	336
Science: Chemistry	293

The first research to cite this article was titled Solvable Fractal Family, and Its Possible Relation to the Backbone at Percolation and was published in 1981. The most recent citation comes from a 2024 study titled Solvable Fractal Family, and Its Possible Relation to the Backbone at Percolation . This article reached its peak citation in 2021 , with 222 citations.It has been cited in 1,296 different journals, 13% of which are open access. Among related journals, the Physical Review E cited this research the most, with 150 citations. The chart below illustrates the annual citation trends for this article.