Sociology of Physics: comment and indices

marcus · Jun 5, 2013

http://inspirehep.net/search?p=find+a+Pufu,+S
12 now

marcus · Jun 6, 2013

In May 2013 Daniele Pranzetti has posted an exceptionally interesting paper, leading me to look him up on Inspire and watch the Pirsa video talk he gave in November relating to the paper.
He has accepted a Postdoc position in Thomas Thiemann's group at Erlangen.
U.Erlangen: PD 2013-
Potsdam MPI: PD 2011-2013
Marseille CPT: PhD 2008-2011
U.Roma III: MS 2004-2007
[PhD 2011 Marseille CPT, adv: Thomas Schucker, Alejandro Perez ]
the talk: http://pirsa.org/12110064/
Dynamical evaporation of quantum horizons
the paper: http://arxiv.org/abs/1305.6714
Black hole entropy from KMS-states of quantum isolated horizons

marcus · Jun 14, 2013

Code:

year           2001   2003   2005   2007   2009   2010   2011   2012  
recent toppers   12     6      2      1      1      0      0      0

Here a paper is counted as recent if it appeared any time in the preceding five years. Annual topcite lists gauge the currently perceived significance of recent work by how often it was cited by other researchers during the given year. In 2011 the annual Inspire "top 40" replaced the Spires list.
Links to sources:
2001 http://www.slac.stanford.edu/spires/topcites/2001/annual.shtml (twelve)
2003 http://www.slac.stanford.edu/spires/topcites/2003/annual.shtml (six)
2005 http://www.slac.stanford.edu/spires/topcites/2005/annual.shtml (two)
2007 http://www.slac.stanford.edu/spires/topcites/2007/annual.shtml (one)
2009 http://www.slac.stanford.edu/spires/topcites/2009/annual.shtml (one)
2010 http://www.slac.stanford.edu/spires/topcites/2010/annual.shtml (zero)
2011 http://inspirehep.net/info/hep/stats/topcites/2011/annual.html (zero)
2012 http://inspirehep.net/info/hep/stats/topcites/2012/annual.html (zero)

String hires, as a fraction of total in HEP-theory.
Annual first time faculty hires in theoretical particle physics (Usa + Canada)
(Up through 2010, the rates are averaged over 3 years intervals. 2013 figures are preliminary.)

Code:

period          1999-2001   2002-2004   2005-2007   2008-2010  2011 2012 2013
HEP theory hires   18         24          23          13       11   12   12?
string hires        9          8           6           2        1    1    4?

Source: http://www.physics.utoronto.ca/~poppitz/Jobs94-08
http://particle.physics.ucdavis.edu/rumor/doku.php

Links kept handy for reference:

Publication, cites, jobs
http://inspirehep.net/info/hep/stats/topcites/index
http://inspirehep.net/search?ln=en&...=&d2m=&d2y=2013&sf=&so=a&rm=&rg=25&sc=0&of=hb
http://inspirehep.net/search?ln=en&...=&d2m=&d2y=2012&sf=&so=a&rm=&rg=25&sc=0&of=hb
http://sites.google.com/site/grqcrumourmill/
http://particle.physics.ucdavis.edu/rumor/doku.php
http://www.physics.utoronto.ca/~poppitz/Jobs94-08
http://www.calendardate.com/todays.htm
Schools, Conference sessions, Recorded Talks
2013:
http://pirsa.org/
http://relativity.phys.lsu.edu/ilqgs/
Zakopane http://th-www.if.uj.edu.pl/school/2013/speakers.html
Loops http://www.perimeterinstitute.ca/conferences/loops-13
Warsaw http://gr20-amaldi10.edu.pl/index.php?id=18
Strings http://strings2013.sogang.ac.kr
Planck April http://congrexprojects.com/13a11
Planck home http://www.rssd.esa.int/index.php?project=planck
Zagreb June http://umbriel.phy.hr/mccqg2/index.php/scientific-programme
Trieste April http://www.math.sissa.it/workshop/quantum-geometry-and-matter
2012:
Perimeter http://www.perimeterinstitute.ca/conferences/experimental-search-quantum-gravity-hard-facts
http://pirsa.org/C12043
Stockholm http://agenda.albanova.se/conferenceDisplay.py?confId=2998
Beijing http://physics.bnu.edu.cn/summerschool/en/index.php
http://physics.bnu.edu.cn/summerschool/en/show_news.php?id=8
Tianjin https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?p=4048751#post4048751
Prague http://ae100prg.mff.cuni.cz/abstracts
Miscellany
http://www.physics.org/toplistdetail.asp?id=28
http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/String_Theory
http://resonaances.blogspot.com/2007/01/cern-th-2007.html

marcus · Jun 18, 2013

marcus · Jun 24, 2013

190 participants are listed for Loops 2013. List may be incomplete because it doesn't include some of the scheduled plenary speakers and local organizers. But it gives an idea:
http://www.perimeterinstitute.ca/conferences/loops-13

Jerzy Lewandowski is number 100, and the list is alphabetical.

This year two first-time faculty appointments to Loop quantum relativists: one at Penn State and one at Paris 13. (University of Paris XIII) At least one is tenure-track, not sure if both are.
https://sites.google.com/site/grqcrumourmill/
If you count Asymptotic Safety QG, then it is 3 faculty appointments this year, but I was just counting Loops specifically.

marcus · Jul 5, 2013

This google rumormill page gives a snapshot of the 2013 postdoc and faculty job picture in QG
https://sites.google.com/site/grqcrumourmill/
The information here was updated today (5 July) by adding Marciano to the list of 4 QG people getting faculty positions this year.
==quote==
Last udpates: 5/7/2013 - update to Tenure-Track/Faculty

2013 Postdoc Positions:

Erlangen - Nuremberg U. (loop quantum gravity) - Offered to: Daniele Pranzetti (AEI Potsdam)
Marseille, CPT (loop quantum gravity, ...) - Offered to: Sylvain Carrozza (Orsay & AEI Potsdam; accepted), Goffredo Chirco (Amsterdam U.; accepted)
Nijmegen U. (nonperturbative QG, causal dynamical triangulations) - Offered to: Joshua Cooperman (UC Davis; accepted)
Penn State U. (quantum gravity, cosmology, ...) - Offered to: Wolfgang Wieland (Marseille, CPT; accepted)
Perimeter Institute (quantum gravity, cosmology, ...) - Offered to: Matteo Smerlak (AEI Potsdam; accepted)
Republica U., Montevideo (quantum gravity) - Offered to: Isabeau Premont-Schwarz (AEI Potsdam; accepted)

External Fellowships:
Eugenio Bianchi (Perimeter Inst.) -> Perimeter Inst. (Banting Fellowship)
Maite Dupuis (Erlangen - Nuremberg U.) -> Waterloo U. (Banting Fellowship)
Aristide Baratin (Potsdam, Max Planck Inst.) -> Waterloo U. (Feodor Lynen Fellowship, Humboldt Foundation)
Matti Raasakka (Potsdam, Max Planck Inst.) -> Univ. Paris 13 (Wihuri Foundation Fellowship)

Tenure Track/Faculty Positions:
Frank Saueressig (Mainz U.) -> Nijmegen U. (faculty)
Valentin Bonzom (Perimeter Inst.) -> Univ. Paris 13 (faculty)
Eugenio Bianchi (Perimeter Inst.) -> Penn State U. (tenure track, accepted)
Antonino Marciano (Dartmouth Coll.) -> Fudan U. (faculty)
==endquote==
Marciano was earlier part of Amelino-Camelia's group at Rome and subsequently at Marseille where he co-authored with the LQG group including a paper with Rovelli. More recently he has been at Dartmouth collaborating with Stephon Alexander and in his most recent paper with Lee Smolin.
This year the new faculty are generally speaking Loop researchers with the exception of Saueressig who is specialized in Asym Safe QG.
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I see that earlier I miscounted the participants list at the Loops conference website.
http://www.perimeterinstitute.ca/conferences/loops-13 The list is clearly incomplete because some plenary speakers or organizers names are for some reason missing from it, so it may be added to. At the moment the number of participants listed is 170.
To help me check for additions, Jerzy Lewandowski (whose name comes roughly halfway in the alphabetical list) is #90, not (as I earlier estimated) #100.

marcus · Jul 5, 2013

GR20 conference starts up a couple of days from now in Warsaw. There are 844 participants listed. The triennial GR conference covers many areas of research related to GR, cosmology, experimental gravity.
This time there are Loop speakers seem to be all over the place, giving talks in many of the parallel sessions. I will just focus on the D1 parallel session which is their main venue and list the talks as a sample of what the Loop-and-allied speakers are talking about. The D1 session will be held on several days, since there are more speakers scheduled than could fit into a single afternoon session.

D1
Dr. Emanuele Alesci Quantum Reduced Loop Gravity
Prof. Abhay Ashtekar Loop Quantum Cosmology: Fundamentals and Phenomenology
Mehdi Assanioussi A quantum Ricci operator for LQG
Dr. Fernando Barbero Geometric Constraint algorithm for field theories with boundaries.
Dr. Eugenio Bianchi Black hole entropy and entanglement in spinfoam gravity
Dr. Francesco Cianfrani Introduction to Quantum Reduced Loop Gravity for cosmology
MSc. Andrea Dapor QFT on quantum spacetime
Dr. Jonathan Engle Quantum isotropy and dynamical quantum symmetry reduction
Mikel Fernández-Méndez An Inflationary Model in Loop Quantum Cosmology
Dr. Ernesto Frodden On the Quasilocal First Law for Isolated Horizon and its uses in the Euclidean Partition Function
Prof. Kristina Giesel Scalar Material Reference Systems and Loop Quantum Gravity
Brajesh Gupt Quantum gravitational inflationary scenario in Bianchi-I spacetime
Brajesh Gupt Chimera: A hybrid numerical scheme for isotropic loop quantum cosmology
Dr. Hal Haggard Pentahedral volume, chaos, and quantum gravity
Prof. Viqar Husain Time and a physical hamiltonian for quantum gravity
Dr. Wojciech Kaminski Curvature constraints in spin foam models
MSc. Marcin Kisielowski The Dipole Cosmology transition amplitude: first-order contributions
Dr. Tim Koslowski Shape Dynamics and Quantum Gravity
Linda Linsefors Duration of inflation as a prediction of effective LQC
Prof. Yongge Ma Connection dynamics of a gauge theory of gravity coupled with matter
Abhishek Majhi Microcanonical Entropy of Isolated Horizon and fixation of the Barbero-Immirzi parameter
Seth Major On Loop Quantization of Plane Gravitational Waves
Dr. Jakub Mielczarek Asymptotic silence in quantum gravity
MSc. Edison Montoya Qualitative Effective Dynamics in Bianchi IX Loop Quantum Cosmology
MSc. Jacek Puchta Asymptotic behaviour of lorentzian polyhedra propagator
Prof. Jorge Pullin Complete quantization of vacuum spherically symmetric gravity
Dr. Li Qin Coherent state functional integrals in quantum cosmology
Dr. Saeed Rastgoo An analysis of the CGHS model in new variables
Prof. Carlo Rovelli Radiative corrections in covariant Loop Quantum Gravity
Jędrzej Świeżewski Construction of Dirac observables for General Relativity with the use of geometry
MSc. Sara Tavares Observables in two-dimensional BF theory
Madhavan Varadarajan Anomaly free constraint algebra for a weak coupling limit of gravity
Dr. Jingbo Wang The entropy of BTZ black hole from loop quantum gravity
MSc. Wolfgang Wieland Hamiltonian Spinfoam Gravity
Antonia Zipfel On the relation between canonical and covariant Quantum Gravity

marcus · Jul 9, 2013

Portions of the Loops 2013 program http://www.perimeterinstitute.ca/conferences/loops-13
=============
Monday, July 22, 2013
9:00-9:10am Welcome and Opening Remarks
9:10-9:55am Ivan Agullo A Quantum Gravity Extension of the Inflationary Scenario
9:55-10:40am Aurelien Barrau Some Possible Ways to Observe Consequences of Loop Quantum Gravity
11:00-11:45am Dafne Guetta Quantum Gravity Phenomenology with Neutrinos and High Energy Photons
11:45-12:30pm Henrique de Andrade Gomes Shape Dynamics: a Status Report

2:30-4:10pm Parallel Discussion Groups (20 minute talks)
Quantum Cosmology: M. Bojowald, S. Gielen, E. Alesci, J. Engle
Shape Dynamics: J. Barbour, F. Mercati, T. Koslowski, K. Thebault, M. Lostaglio
Spin Foams Mixed: A. Riello, S. Steinhaus, W. Kaminski, M. Han, G. Immirzi
Black Holes: L. Freidel, A. Coutant, A. Lee, C. Coleman-Smith

4:40-6:00pm Parallel Discussion Groups (20 minute talks)
Quantum Cosmology: E. Wilson-Ewing, J. Grain, L. Linsefors
Shape Dynamics: S. Gryb, D. Wise, V. Shyam, J. Hazbourn
Spin Foams Mixed: S. Speziale , J. Hnybida, W. Weiland, A. Mikovic
Black Holes: J. Pullin, M. Smerlak, Y. Yokokura, K. Lochan
========================
Tuesday, July 23, 2013
9:00-9:45am Alejandro Perez, TBA
9:45-10:30am Eugenio Bianchi, TBA
11:00-11:45am Bill Unruh, TBA
11:45-12:30pm Frank Saueressig Black Holes in Asymptotically Safe Gravity

2:30-4:10pm Parallel Discussion Groups (20 minute talks)
Renormalization: D. Benedetti, T. Morris, A. Codello, A. Rodigast
Phenomenology: J. Granot, J. Bolmont, G. Palmisano, G. Gubitosi, L. Chen
Canonical Quantum Gravity: J. Lewandowski, M. Kagan, M. Assanioussi, J. Swiezewski
Black Holes: D. Pranzetti, H. Haggard, Y. Neiman N. Bodendorfer, M. Geiller

4:40-6:00pm Parallel Discussion Groups (20 minute talks)
Renormalizaition: M. Martin-Benito, S. Carrozza, J. Cooperman
Phenomenology:A. Banburski, T. Rempel, N. Loret, B. Schroers, P. Osei
Canonical Quantum Gravity: M. Dupuis, G. Sellaroli, J. Ziprick, M. Venkatesh
Quantum Cosmology: M. Johnson, M. Kramer, A. Dapor, G. Mena Marugan

6:20-7:30pm
Panel Discussion
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Wednesday, July 24, 2013
9:00-9:45am Etera Livine, TBA
9:45-10:30 David Skinner, Twistor Strings for N=8 Supergravity
11:00-11:45am Razvan Gurau, TBA
11:45-12:30pm Vincent Rivasseau, TBA
12:30-12:40pm Special Announcement
12:40-1:00pm Conference Photo
==================
Thursday, July 25, 2013
9:00-9:45am Frank Hellmann, TBA
9:45-10:30am Fay Dowker, TBA
11:00-11:45am Steve Carlip, TBA
11:45-12:30pm Renate Loll, TBA

2:30-4:10pm Parallel Discussion Groups (20 minute talks)
Group Field Theory, Tensor Models: V. Bonzom, D. Oriti, J. Ryan, M. Raasakka, T. Krajewski
Phenomenology: I. Fuentes, A. Marciano, S. Alexander, A. Eichhorn, D. Minic
Canonical Quantum Gravity: C. Tomlin, S. Brahma, A. Stottmeister, J. Olmedo, R. Gambini
Discrete Approaches: P. Hoehn, J. Miller, A. Trout, L. Glaser

4:40-6:00pm Parallel Discussion Groups (20 minute talks)
Group Field Theory, Tensor Models: D. Ousmane Samary, L. Sindoni, S. Dartois, J. Ben Geloun
Phenomenology: H. Westman, A. Ballesteros, S. Bianco, G. Amelino-Camelia
Canonical Quantum Gravity: S. Lanery, M. Hanusch, M. Campiglia, Y. Ma
Discrete Approaches: S. Surya, J. Zapata, A. Garcia-Chung, G. Date
=================
Friday, July 26, 2013
9:00-9:45am Madhavan Varadarajan Towards a Consistent Quantum Dynamics for Euclidean LQG: A Weak Coupling Limit
9:45-10:30am Kirill Krasnov, TBA
11:00-11:45am Viqar Husain, TBA
11:45-12:45pm Abhay Ashtekar, Carlo Rovelli,
Promising Paths: What Have We Learned So Far About Quantum Gravity?
2:30-4:10pm Parallel Discussion Groups (20 minute talks)
Quantum Cosmology:T. Cailleteau, D. Martin de Blas, E. Martin-Martinez, S. Seahra, A. Contillo
Quantum Foundations: R. Oeckl, M. Mueller, R. Spekkens, J. Oppenheim, L. Smolin
Discrete Approaches / Mixed Session: B. Dittrich, G. Chirco, E. Kur, C. Duston, J. Thurigen
Canonical Quantum Gravity / Spin Foams Mixed: A. Zipfel, A. Baratin, M. Zhang, A. Chaharsough Shirazi, F. Anza

4:40-6:00pm Parallel Discussion Groups (20 minute talks)
Quantum Cosmology: F. Vidotto, H. Hernandez, E. Montoya, M. Hogan,
Quantum Foundations: D. Schroeren, A. Doering, P. Bertozzini, B. Hartmann
Renormalization: M. Anber, T. Henz, K. Falls
Mixed Session: M. Reisenberger, J. Diaz-Polo, V. Astuti, S. Major
6:00pm Wrap Up and Final Remarks

marcus · Jul 9, 2013

Since we're on a new page I'll bring forward a few indices
Mid-day 9 July salesranks:
The top five stringy books (fabric, hidden, grand, elegant, e-hidden) ranked
8440+8760+10774+13282+14784 for an average of 11208

Code:

Midmonth averages of string topfive salesranks
(recorded at Pacific noon on several days around the 15th of each month)
...
July 2009           6485
November 2009         NA
March 2010          7521
July 2010           8461
November 2010       2220
March 2011           349
July 2011           1257
November 2011       1243
March 2012          3235 
July 2012           2359
November 2012       7792 
March 2013          7396
July  2013          ?

Number of recent string papers making the top fifty(forty) in the Spires(Inspire) HEP annual topcite list
(some years omitted for brevity)

Code:

year           2001   2003   2005   2007   2009   2010   2011   2012  
recent toppers   12     6      2      1      1      0      0      0

Here a paper is counted as recent if it appeared any time in the preceding five years. Annual topcite lists gauge the currently perceived significance of recent work by how often it was cited by other researchers during the given year. In 2011 the annual Inspire "top 40" replaced the Spires list.

String hires, as a fraction of total in HEP-theory.
Annual first time faculty hires in theoretical particle physics (Usa + Canada)
(For brevity, the rates are averaged over 3 years intervals.)

Code:

period          1999-2001   2002-2004   2005-2007   2008-2010  2011-2013
HEP theory hires   18         24          23          13         12
string hires        9          8           6           2          2

Source: http://www.physics.utoronto.ca/~poppitz/Jobs94-08
http://particle.physics.ucdavis.edu/rumor/doku.php
For additional detail see post #403 on the preceding page.

Links kept handy for reference:

Publication, cites, jobs
http://inspirehep.net/info/hep/stats/topcites/index
http://inspirehep.net/search?ln=en&...=&d2m=&d2y=2013&sf=&so=a&rm=&rg=25&sc=0&of=hb
http://inspirehep.net/search?ln=en&...=&d2m=&d2y=2012&sf=&so=a&rm=&rg=25&sc=0&of=hb
http://sites.google.com/site/grqcrumourmill/
http://particle.physics.ucdavis.edu/rumor/doku.php
http://www.physics.utoronto.ca/~poppitz/Jobs94-08
http://www.calendardate.com/todays.htm
Schools, Conference sessions, Recorded Talks
2013:
http://pirsa.org/
http://relativity.phys.lsu.edu/ilqgs/
Zakopane http://th-www.if.uj.edu.pl/school/2013/speakers.html
Loops http://www.perimeterinstitute.ca/conferences/loops-13
Warsaw http://gr20-amaldi10.edu.pl/index.php?id=18
Strings http://strings2013.sogang.ac.kr
Planck April http://congrexprojects.com/13a11
Planck home http://www.rssd.esa.int/index.php?project=planck
Zagreb June http://umbriel.phy.hr/mccqg2/index.php/scientific-programme
Trieste April http://www.math.sissa.it/workshop/quantum-geometry-and-matter
2012:
Perimeter http://www.perimeterinstitute.ca/conferences/experimental-search-quantum-gravity-hard-facts
http://pirsa.org/C12043
Stockholm http://agenda.albanova.se/conferenceDisplay.py?confId=2998
Beijing http://physics.bnu.edu.cn/summerschool/en/index.php
http://physics.bnu.edu.cn/summerschool/en/show_news.php?id=8
Tianjin https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?p=4048751#post4048751
Prague http://ae100prg.mff.cuni.cz/abstracts
Miscellany
http://www.physics.org/toplistdetail.asp?id=28
http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/String_Theory
http://resonaances.blogspot.com/2007/01/cern-th-2007.html

marcus · Jul 10, 2013

More on the July sales ranks:
Around noon on 10 July the stringy top five popular titles
elegant, fabric, grand, hidden, e-elegant
averaged (5824+7908+9317+10433+12961)/5 = 9289

marcus · Jul 13, 2013

11 July
6277+7879+7971+8897+10829)/5 = 8371
fabric, NA-elegant, elegant, e-elegant, grand

12 July
7233+8726+9827+10607+11518)/5 = 9582
fabric, grand, elegant, NA-elegant, e-elegant

13 July
5593+8461+9302+9751+10795)/5 = 8780
fabric, grand, e-elegant, NA-elegant, audio-grand

marcus · Jul 15, 2013

14 July
fabric, hidden, elegant, e-hidden, e-elegant
5437+5669+6435+7650+8866)/5 = 6811

15 July
grand, hidden, elegant, e-elegant, fabric
6737+6925+8113+10723+12263)/5 = 8952

Some abbreviations used here: e-elegant is the "e-book" version Amazon calls "Kindle"
NA-elegant is the older edition sold by "non-Amazon" suppliers, often used, or at reduced price.
No price is listed, you go to the outside suppliers and see a range of prices. I'll start using the prefix "x-" for that, as in x-elegant. And "a-" for audiobook version.Research posting rates based on the same database search in each consecutive year, 2013 figures annualized for comparison as of 15 July (= 196/365).

LOOP RESEARCH BY YEAR (loop quantum gravity, loop quantum cosmology, spin foam)
2006 http://inspirebeta.net/search?ln=en...2y=2006&sf=&so=a&rm=citation&rg=25&sc=0&of=hb (77 found)
2007 http://inspirebeta.net/search?ln=en...2y=2007&sf=&so=a&rm=citation&rg=25&sc=0&of=hb (120 found)
2008 http://inspirebeta.net/search?ln=en...2y=2008&sf=&so=a&rm=citation&rg=25&sc=0&of=hb (142 found)
2009 http://inspirebeta.net/search?ln=en...2y=2009&sf=&so=a&rm=citation&rg=25&sc=0&of=hb (143 found)
2010 http://inspirebeta.net/search?ln=en...2y=2010&sf=&so=a&rm=citation&rg=25&sc=0&of=hb (151 found)
2011 http://inspirebeta.net/search?ln=en...2y=2011&sf=&so=a&rm=citation&rg=25&sc=0&of=hb (215 found)
2012 http://inspirebeta.net/search?ln=en...2y=2012&sf=&so=a&rm=citation&rg=25&sc=0&of=hb (163 found)
2013 http://inspirebeta.net/search?ln=en...2y=2013&sf=&so=a&rm=citation&rg=25&sc=0&of=hb (153 annualized from 82 found)

STRING,MEMBRANE,AdS/CFT RESEARCH BY YEAR
(search terms "string model", "membrane model" and "AdS/CFT correspondence")
2006 http://inspirebeta.net/search?ln=en...2y=2006&sf=&so=a&rm=citation&rg=10&sc=0&of=hb (1029 found)
2007 http://inspirebeta.net/search?ln=en...2y=2007&sf=&so=a&rm=citation&rg=10&sc=0&of=hb (1047 found)
2008 http://inspirebeta.net/search?ln=en...2y=2008&sf=&so=a&rm=citation&rg=10&sc=0&of=hb (1131 found)
2009 http://inspirebeta.net/search?ln=en...2y=2009&sf=&so=a&rm=citation&rg=10&sc=0&of=hb (1217 found)
2010 http://inspirebeta.net/search?ln=en...2y=2010&sf=&so=a&rm=citation&rg=10&sc=0&of=hb (1107 found)
2011 http://inspirebeta.net/search?ln=en...2y=2011&sf=&so=a&rm=citation&rg=10&sc=0&of=hb (1110 found)
2012 http://inspirehep.net/search?ln=en&...2y=2012&sf=&so=a&rm=citation&rg=10&sc=0&of=hb (855 found)
2013 http://inspirehep.net/search?ln=en&...2y=2013&sf=&so=a&rm=citation&rg=10&sc=0&of=hb (721 annualized from 387 found)

Quantum cosmology research since 2009:
http://inspirehep.net/search?ln=en&...2y=2013&sf=&so=a&rm=citation&rg=50&sc=0&of=hb (503 found, 15 July)
Old database (Spires, no-longer updated) search specialized to find papers from 2009 onwards relevant to quantum cosmology testing: by comparing QC models with observation.
http://www-library.desy.de/cgi-bin/spiface/find/hep/www?rawcmd=FIND+%28DK+LOOP+SPACE+AND+%28QUANTUM+GRAVITY+OR+QUANTUM+COSMOLOGY%29+%29+AND+%28GRAVITATIONAL+RADIATION+OR+PRIMORDIAL+OR+inflation+or+POWER+SPECTRUM+OR+COSMIC+BACKGROUND+RADIATION%29+AND+DATE%3E2008&FORMAT=www&SEQUENCE=citecount%28d%29

marcus · Jul 17, 2013

12 July
7233+8726+9827+10607+11518)/5 = 9582
fabric, grand, elegant, x-elegant, e-elegant

13 July
5593+8461+9302+9751+10795)/5 = 8780
fabric, grand, e-elegant, x-elegant, a-grand

14 July
5437+5669+6435+7650+8866)/5 = 6811
fabric, hidden, elegant, e-hidden, e-elegant

15 July
6737+6925+8113+10723+12263)/5 = 8952
grand, hidden, elegant, e-elegant, fabric

16 July
8311+11073+11477+12050+12255)/5 = 11033
grand, fabric, hidden, e-elegant, x-elegant

17 July
7745+8626+11214+11902+13394)/5 = 10576
grand, hidden, e-elegant, elegant, a-elegant

18 July
...?...

Abbreviations: e-elegant is the "e-book" version Amazon calls "Kindle",
x-elegant is the older edition sold by outside suppliers, new or used at various prices,
and "a-" stands for audiobook version.

marcus · Jul 18, 2013

Code:

Midmonth averages of string topfive salesranks
(recorded at Pacific noon on several days around the 15th of each month)
...
July 2009           6485
November 2009         NA
March 2010          7521
July 2010           8461
November 2010       2220
March 2011           349
July 2011           1257
November 2011       1243
March 2012          3235 
July 2012           2359
November 2012       7792 
March 2013          7396
July  2013          9168

(9582+8780+6811+8952+11033+10576+8445)/7 = 9168

marcus · Jul 20, 2013

marcus · Jul 31, 2013

Research posting rates based on the same database search in consecutive years, 2013 figures annualized for comparison as of 31 July (= 212/365).

LOOP RESEARCH BY YEAR (loop quantum gravity, loop quantum cosmology, spin foam)
2006 http://inspirebeta.net/search?ln=en...2y=2006&sf=&so=a&rm=citation&rg=25&sc=0&of=hb (77 found)
2007 http://inspirebeta.net/search?ln=en...2y=2007&sf=&so=a&rm=citation&rg=25&sc=0&of=hb (120 found)
2008 http://inspirebeta.net/search?ln=en...2y=2008&sf=&so=a&rm=citation&rg=25&sc=0&of=hb (142 found)
2009 http://inspirebeta.net/search?ln=en...2y=2009&sf=&so=a&rm=citation&rg=25&sc=0&of=hb (143 found)
2010 http://inspirebeta.net/search?ln=en...2y=2010&sf=&so=a&rm=citation&rg=25&sc=0&of=hb (151 found)
2011 http://inspirebeta.net/search?ln=en...2y=2011&sf=&so=a&rm=citation&rg=25&sc=0&of=hb (215 found)
2012 http://inspirebeta.net/search?ln=en...2y=2012&sf=&so=a&rm=citation&rg=25&sc=0&of=hb (163 found)
2013 http://inspirebeta.net/search?ln=en...2y=2013&sf=&so=a&rm=citation&rg=25&sc=0&of=hb (155 annualized from 90 found)

STRING,MEMBRANE,AdS/CFT RESEARCH BY YEAR
(search terms "string model", "membrane model" and "AdS/CFT correspondence")
2006 http://inspirebeta.net/search?ln=en...2y=2006&sf=&so=a&rm=citation&rg=10&sc=0&of=hb (1029 found)
2007 http://inspirebeta.net/search?ln=en...2y=2007&sf=&so=a&rm=citation&rg=10&sc=0&of=hb (1047 found)
2008 http://inspirebeta.net/search?ln=en...2y=2008&sf=&so=a&rm=citation&rg=10&sc=0&of=hb (1131 found)
2009 http://inspirebeta.net/search?ln=en...2y=2009&sf=&so=a&rm=citation&rg=10&sc=0&of=hb (1217 found)
2010 http://inspirebeta.net/search?ln=en...2y=2010&sf=&so=a&rm=citation&rg=10&sc=0&of=hb (1107 found)
2011 http://inspirebeta.net/search?ln=en...2y=2011&sf=&so=a&rm=citation&rg=10&sc=0&of=hb (1110 found)
2012 http://inspirehep.net/search?ln=en&...2y=2012&sf=&so=a&rm=citation&rg=10&sc=0&of=hb (855 found)
2013 http://inspirehep.net/search?ln=en&...2y=2013&sf=&so=a&rm=citation&rg=10&sc=0&of=hb (744 annualized from 432 found)

Quantum cosmology research since 2009:
http://inspirehep.net/search?ln=en&...2y=2013&sf=&so=a&rm=citation&rg=50&sc=0&of=hb (508 found, 31 July)
Spires search for 2009-2012 research relevant to quantum cosmology testing:
http://www-library.desy.de/cgi-bin/spiface/find/hep/www?rawcmd=FIND+%28DK+LOOP+SPACE+AND+%28QUANTUM+GRAVITY+OR+QUANTUM+COSMOLOGY%29+%29+AND+%28GRAVITATIONAL+RADIATION+OR+PRIMORDIAL+OR+inflation+or+POWER+SPECTRUM+OR+COSMIC+BACKGROUND+RADIATION%29+AND+DATE%3E2008&FORMAT=www&SEQUENCE=citecount%28d%29
(References still useful although Spires database is no longer updated.)

The job picture for the year seems to have taken shape and String hires, as a fraction of total in HEP-theory look as follows.
Annual first time faculty hires in theoretical particle physics (Usa + Canada)
(For brevity, the rates are averaged over 3 years intervals.)

Code:

period          1999-2001   2002-2004   2005-2007   2008-2010  2011-2013
HEP theory hires   18         24          23          13         12
string hires        9          8           6           2          2

Source: http://www.physics.utoronto.ca/~poppitz/Jobs94-08
http://particle.physics.ucdavis.edu/rumor/doku.php
For additional detail see post #403 on the preceding page.

I'll bring forward some links which are handy to have for reference:

Publication, cites, jobs
http://inspirehep.net/info/hep/stats/topcites/index
http://inspirehep.net/search?ln=en&...=&d2m=&d2y=2013&sf=&so=a&rm=&rg=25&sc=0&of=hb
http://inspirehep.net/search?ln=en&...=&d2m=&d2y=2012&sf=&so=a&rm=&rg=25&sc=0&of=hb
http://sites.google.com/site/grqcrumourmill/
http://particle.physics.ucdavis.edu/rumor/doku.php
http://www.physics.utoronto.ca/~poppitz/Jobs94-08
http://www.calendardate.com/todays.htm
Schools, Conference sessions, Recorded Talks
http://www.perimeterinstitute.ca/conferences/loops-13
http://pirsa.org/C13029
http://gr20-amaldi10.edu.pl/index.php?id=18

marcus · Aug 5, 2013

The "gr-qc rumor mill" is not cumulative---it shows only the current (Fall 2013) postdoc and faculty appointments. So the 2012 ones have been erased. For later reference, in case we want to look back, I'll take a snapshot as of August 2013:
==quote https://sites.google.com/site/grqcrumourmill/ ==

Last udpates:
2/8/2013 - update to External Fellowships

2013 Postdoc Positions:

Erlangen - Nuremberg U. (loop quantum gravity) - Offered to: Daniele Pranzetti (AEI Potsdam)

Marseille, CPT (loop quantum gravity, ...) - Offered to: Sylvain Carrozza (Orsay & AEI Potsdam; accepted), Goffredo Chirco (Amsterdam U.; accepted)

Nijmegen U. (nonperturbative QG, causal dynamical triangulations) - Offered to: Joshua Cooperman (UC Davis; accepted)

Penn State U. (quantum gravity, cosmology, ...) - Offered to: Wolfgang Wieland (Marseille, CPT; accepted)

Perimeter Institute (quantum gravity, cosmology, ...) - Offered to: Matteo Smerlak (AEI Potsdam; accepted)

Republica U., Montevideo (quantum gravity) - Offered to: Isabeau Premont-Schwarz (AEI Potsdam; accepted)

External Fellowships:
Maite Dupuis (Erlangen - Nuremberg U.) -> Waterloo U. (Banting Fellowship)
Aristide Baratin (Potsdam, Max Planck Inst.) -> Waterloo U. (Feodor Lynen Fellowship, Humboldt Foundation)
Matti Raasakka (Potsdam, Max Planck Inst.) -> Univ. Paris 13 (Wihuri Foundation Fellowship)
Mercedes Martin-Benito (Perimeter Inst.) -> Nijmegen U. (Veni Fellowship)

Tenure Track/Faculty Positions:
Frank Saueressig (Mainz U.) -> Nijmegen U. (faculty)
Valentin Bonzom (Perimeter Inst.) -> Univ. Paris 13 (faculty)
Eugenio Bianchi (Perimeter Inst.) -> Penn State U. (tenure track, accepted)
Antonino Marciano (Dartmouth Coll.) -> Fudan U. (faculty)
Thomas P. Sotiriou and Silke Weinfurtner (SISSA) -> Nottingham U. (faculty)
==endquote==

"... theoretical/mathematical relativity, QFT on curved spacetimes, covariant/canonical quantum gravity (loop quantum gravity and cosmology, spin foam models, group field theory, ...) and related topics. ... As is usual with sites like this one, there can be no guarantee for accuracy of the information provided."

marcus · Aug 9, 2013

Code:

period          1999-2001   2002-2004   2005-2007   2008-2010  2011-2013
HEP theory hires   18         24          23          13         13
string hires        9          8           6           2          2

Source: http://www.physics.utoronto.ca/~poppitz/Jobs94-08
http://particle.physics.ucdavis.edu/rumor/doku.php
For additional detail see post #403 on the preceding page.

marcus · Aug 10, 2013

Update to post #417 external fellowships section:
Sean Gryb (Nijmegen U.) -> Nijmegen U. (Veni Fellowship)

As of noon Saturday 10 August the pop-string top 5 (fabric, e-elegant, elegant, e-hidden, parallel) had salesranks 7020+14930+17273+19923+21951 for an average of 16219.

This is somewhat higher than we are used to seeing, for instance:

Code:

Midmonth averages of string topfive salesranks
(recorded at Pacific noon on several days around the 15th of each month)
...
July 2009           6485
November 2009         NA
March 2010          7521
July 2010           8461
November 2010       2220
March 2011           349
July 2011           1257
November 2011       1243
March 2012          3235 
July 2012           2359
November 2012       7792 
March 2013          7396
July  2013          9168

marcus · Aug 23, 2013

marcus · Aug 26, 2013

Update to post #417 external fellowships section:
Sean Gryb (Nijmegen U.) -> Nijmegen U. (Veni Fellowship)
Joseph Ben Geloun (Perimeter Inst.) -> Potsdam, Max Planck Inst. (Humboldt Fellowship)

marcus · Sep 6, 2013

marcus · Sep 7, 2013

A spot check of the pop-string book market on 7 September showed top five stringy titles (audio-parallel, grand, e-fabric, e-grand, fabric) ranking (2755+12735+15773+17003+17840)/5 for an average of 13,221.

marcus · Sep 16, 2013

Spot check noon 16 September showed an average salesrank of 9702 (top five were fabric, elegant, e-fabric, e-elegant, grand---respectively 5949+9284+10438+10994+11847)

marcus · Sep 18, 2013

This should be added to the list of useful links.

and also this

marcus · Oct 11, 2013

marcus · Oct 15, 2013

Spot check as of noon 15 October the pop-string top 5 (grand, hidden, elegant, aud-fabric, aud-hidden) had salesranks 6681+11805+11823+13249+13355 for an average of 11383.

Code:

Midmonth averages of string topfive salesranks
(recorded at Pacific noon on several days around the 15th of each month)
...
July 2009           6485
November 2009         NA
March 2010          7521
July 2010           8461
November 2010       2220
March 2011           349
July 2011           1257
November 2011       1243
March 2012          3235 
July 2012           2359
November 2012       7792 
March 2013          7396
July  2013          9168
(15 October        11383)

With audible editions (as with electronic e-books) where Amazon does not give the exact salesranks must estimate them by averaging ranks of the editions that come immediately before and after them in the bestseller listings.

First-time faculty jobs in HEP theory (incl. phenomenology, cosmology etc.) for 2014 are starting to be posted.
Seven job descriptions so far.
Alabama http://inspirehep.net/record/1256870
Arizona http://www.physics.arizona.edu/~doug/latticejob_ad.txt
Buffalo http://inspirehep.net/record/1251342
Oregon https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/3180
Princeton http://inspirehep.net/record/1252755
Santa Barbara https://recruit.ap.ucsb.edu/apply/JPF00230
Virginia Tech http://www.phys.vt.edu/jobs/Ads/CosmologySearch2014.pdf
http://particle.physics.ucdavis.edu/rumor/doku.php

Alabama's very broad "...candidate may include any of a variety of topics in theoretical elementary particle physics such as physics beyond the Standard Model, applications of particle physics to cosmology and particle astrophysics, quantum gravity, and string theory."

Arizona specifies "...lattice gauge theory."

Buffalo headlines phenomenology "...We seek candidates with a strong background in collider phenomenology, who will complement and strengthen the current research efforts of the High-energy Physics and Cosmology group (HEPCOS) at UB."

Oregon wants to "...especially encourage candidates with a strong interest in connections with experimental particle physics."

Princeton says hep-th, cond-mat, math-phys and comments "... The department has strong research groups in a number of subfields of theory (biophysics, condensed matter, cosmology and general relativity, high energy theory, and mathematical physics), but the goal of this search is not necessarily to strengthen an existing effort..."

Santa Barbara "...theoretical astrophysics or theoretical high energy physics"

Virginia specifies cosmology "...tenure-track opening in cosmology, broadly defined, including all areas of theoretical, observational, experimental, and computational cosmology."

marcus · Oct 18, 2013

marcus · Oct 21, 2013

Over the past 3 or 4 years a new center of QG research has been built up at Erlangen under the chairmanship of Thomas Thiemann. He recently sent out an email briefly describing the setup there (and announcing one or more postdoc openings). It's part of the QG landscape so I'll quote some excerpts:---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Sun, 13 Oct 2013 22:56:25 +0100
From: Thomas Thiemann <thomas.thiemann@gravity.fau.de>
Subject: postdoc in Erlangen

The Institute for Quantum Gravity (IQG) is part of the Erlangen Centre for
Astroparticle Physics (ECAP) which has a strong expertise in experimental
astroparticle physics. The IQG benefits from continuous exchange with the
excellency cluster 'Universe' in Munich, especially with the groups working
on (quantum) cosmology. The IQG fosters strong links with the Department of
Mathematics in Erlangen. The University of Erlangen has identified the
collaboration between the IQG, the chair for statistical physics and the
chair for algebra and representation theory as one of its prestigious
'emerging field projects' which is generously supported. Finally, the IQG is
in close contact with a network of international research centers focussing
on quantum gravity such as

the Albert Einstein Institute in Potsdam, Germany;
the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada;
the Institute for Gravitation and the Cosmos in State College, Pennsylvania,USA;
Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA;
Institute for Theoretical Physics in Marseille, France;
Institute for Theoretical Physics in Warsaw, Poland.

Postdoctoral Positions in Erlangen-Nuernberg

In autumn 2014, at least one postdoctoral position in the field of quantum
physics of the gravitational field, in particular quantum gravity and
quantum cosmology, will be available at the Institute for Quantum Gravity
(IQG) (Theoretical Physics III) of the Friedrich Alexander University (FAU)
Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany. The position is for two years with a possibility
of extension for one additional year, depending on funding. In exceptional
cases, a five year contract may be negotiable...

The successful candidate will be part of the new international centre for
quantum gravity at the FAU which just completed its building up phase. The
centre currently hosts 5 professors, 2 postdocs plus guests, fellows, PhD and
diploma/master students. Altogether, there is space for up to 30 scientists.
Current staff includes professors Kristina Giesel, Hanno Sahlmann, Frederic
Schuller (Interim professor), Michael Thies and Thomas Thiemann (Chair),
Emeriti Frieder Lenz (former chair) and Hartmut Hofmann, postdocs Daniele
Pranzetti and Derek Wise as well as 7 Phd and 4 master students. Former
institute member and Humboldt Fellow Jonathan Engle recently accepted a
tenure track assistant professor position at Florida Atlantic University and
holds an affiliate position. Another affiliate professor position is held by
Florian Girelli.
...
...
Applications will be reviewed starting November 15th, 2013 but later
applications will be considered until the position is filled. The starting
date of the position is normally Oct. 1st 2014 but there is some flexibility.
For further information about the University and the Institute please visit:
http://www.uni-erlangen.de/einrichtungen/fakultaeten/nat/departments.shtml
and
http://www.gravity.physik.fau.de.
For further information about the position please send an inquiry to
application@gravity.fau.de.

marcus · Oct 23, 2013

QG research including Loop has sprouted in several other institutions (e.g. Beijing Normal, Florida Atlantic, Nijmejen, Morelia...) However Thiemann in his recent letter mentions these seven. I'll give common internet names for them in alphabetical order.

AEI Potsdam
CPT Marseille
gravity Louisiana State
gravity Penn State
IQG Erlangen
Perimeter Institute
physics Warsaw

IQG Erlangen is new so the name is not well established, but if you google it you do get a link to the IQG (part of the Erlangen Center for Astroparticle Physics) and that seems to be the name Thiemann prefers--it is used in announcing job openings and conference/workshop events.
Likewise googling CPT Marseille will get you links to the Centre de Physique Theorique and Rovelli's group.
Penn State and Louisiana State are insufficiently specific pointers, but googling "gravity penn state" or "gravity louisiana state" immediately gets you links to the relevant institutes. In part due to recent name change these intitutes' official acronyms seem not yet well-enough established to work consistently in a search.

MIT has announced a first-time HEP-Theory faculty job opening for 2014:
http://inspirehep.net/record/1258712
I'll consider this as primarily a theory opening although it headlines a broad range of research areas "hep-ex, hep-lat, hep-ph, hep-th, nucl-th, physics-other, quant"
The announcement explicitly mentions string, along with several other areas of interest (quantum gravity...).
So now, as best we know, ten faculty openings (US and Canada) for 2014 have been announced. Application deadlines are mostly next month (November 2013)

Ten job descriptions so far.
Alabama http://inspirehep.net/record/1256870 (broad range)
Arizona http://www.physics.arizona.edu/~doug/latticejob_ad.txt (lattice gauge theory)
Buffalo http://inspirehep.net/record/1251342 (phenomenology)
LBNL https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/3458 (particle data review + miscellaneous)
MIT http://inspirehep.net/record/1258712 (broad range but includes string)
Oregon https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/3180 ("connection with experimental")
Princeton http://inspirehep.net/record/1252755 (hep-th, cond-mat, or math-phys)
Santa Barbara https://recruit.ap.ucsb.edu/apply/JPF00230 (theoretical astrophysics or hep)
Virginia Tech http://www.phys.vt.edu/jobs/Ads/CosmologySearch2014.pdf (cosmology)
York https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/3266 (cosmology/particle astrophysics)

In general the research interests that physics departments are looking for in junior faculty now seems pretty much the same as it has been on average over the past 6 or 7 years:
String jobs per year, as a share of total in HEP-theory.
First time faculty hires in theoretical particle physics (Usa + Canada)
(Annual rates averaged over 3 year intervals.)

Code:

period          1999-2001   2002-2004   2005-2007   2008-2010  2011-2013
HEP theory hires   18         24          23          13         13
string hires        9          8           6           2          2

Sources: http://www.physics.utoronto.ca/~poppitz/Jobs94-08
http://particle.physics.ucdavis.edu/rumor/doku.php

___________

marcus · Oct 24, 2013

Another junior faculty opening:
SUNY-Albany http://albany.interviewexchange.com...=513FA348AACE49E37831276F083C9CA4?JOBID=43418 (particle astrophysics and cosmology)

Of the 11 positions advertised so far for 2014 quite a few seem to be specified for astrophysics/cosmology.
None specifically for string although that was mentioned among other lines of research in a couple of cases.

Spot check of pop-string book market today showed salesranks of the stringy top five (e-elegant, grand, fabric, elegant, parallel) averaging 11810.

marcus · Oct 26, 2013

marcus · Oct 26, 2013

marcus · Oct 30, 2013

Update on research posting rates as of 30 October= 303/365
(135 annualized from 112 found)
(666 annualized from 553 found)

Update on first-time faculty jobs in HEP-theory, for 2014. 11 openings have been posted so far, deadlines for application tend to be in November or December of previous year.

Alabama http://inspirehep.net/record/1256870 (broad range)
Arizona http://www.physics.arizona.edu/~doug/latticejob_ad.txt (lattice gauge theory)
Buffalo http://inspirehep.net/record/1251342 (phenomenology)
LBNL https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/3458 (particle data review + miscellaneous)
MIT http://inspirehep.net/record/1258712 (broad range but includes string)
Oregon https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/3180 ("connection with experimental")
Princeton http://inspirehep.net/record/1252755 (hep-th, cond-mat, or math-phys)
Santa Barbara https://recruit.ap.ucsb.edu/apply/JPF00230 (theoretical astrophysics or hep)
SUNY-Albany http://albany.interviewexchange.com...=513FA348AACE49E37831276F083C9CA4?JOBID=43418 (particle astrophysics and cosmology)
Virginia Tech http://www.phys.vt.edu/jobs/Ads/CosmologySearch2014.pdf (cosmology)
York https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/3266 (cosmology/particle astrophysics)

Of the 11 positions advertised so far for 2014 quite a few seem to be specified for astrophysics/cosmology.
None specifically for string although that was mentioned as a possibility among other lines of research in a couple of cases.
Some trends in recent hiring are shown here:

Hires per year, in string and in HEP-theory as a whole, including string.
First time faculty hires in theoretical particle physics (Usa + Canada)
(Annual rates averaged over 3 year intervals.)

Code:

period          1999-2001   2002-2004   2005-2007   2008-2010  2011-2013
HEP theory hires   18         24          23          13         13
string hires        9          8           6           2          2

Source: http://www.physics.utoronto.ca/~poppitz/Jobs94-08
http://particle.physics.ucdavis.edu/rumor/doku.php
For additional detail see post #403

marcus · Nov 3, 2013

Update on first-time faculty jobs in HEP-theory, for 2014. 13 openings have been posted so far, TWO at Texas A&M (in astrophysics and in theoretical cosmology/astrophysics). Deadlines for application are mostly this month or next.

Alabama http://inspirehep.net/record/1256870 (broad range)
Arizona http://www.physics.arizona.edu/~doug/latticejob_ad.txt (lattice gauge theory)
Buffalo http://inspirehep.net/record/1251342 (phenomenology)
LBNL https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/3458 (particle data review + miscellaneous)
MIT http://inspirehep.net/record/1258712 (broad range but includes string)
Oregon https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/3180 ("connection with experimental")
Princeton http://inspirehep.net/record/1252755 (hep-th, cond-mat, or math-phys)
Santa Barbara https://recruit.ap.ucsb.edu/apply/JPF00230 (theoretical astrophysics or hep)
SUNY-Albany http://albany.interviewexchange.com...=513FA348AACE49E37831276F083C9CA4?JOBID=43418 (particle astrophysics and cosmology)
Texas A&M http://physics.tamu.edu/docs/positions/tenure-track_faculty_positions.pdf (astrophysics)
Texas A&M http://physics.tamu.edu/docs/positions/tenure-track_faculty_positions.pdf (cosmology/astrophysics)
Virginia Tech http://www.phys.vt.edu/jobs/Ads/CosmologySearch2014.pdf (cosmology)
York https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/3266 (cosmology/particle astrophysics)

A large share of the 13 positions advertised so far for 2014 seem specified for astrophysics/cosmology. None of the openings were specifically for string although that line of research was mentioned as a possibility among others in a couple of cases.

Since we've turned a page, I'll bring forward the short record of pop-string salesrank averages.

Code:

Midmonth averages of string topfive salesranks
(recorded at Pacific noon on several days around the 15th of each month)
...
July 2009           6485
November 2009         NA
March 2010          7521
July 2010           8461
November 2010       2220
March 2011           349
July 2011           1257
November 2011       1243
March 2012          3235 
July 2012           2359
November 2012       7792 
March 2013          7396
July  2013          9168
(15 October        11383)

marcus · Nov 11, 2013

As of 11 Nov the stringy top five (fabric, grand, elegant, aid-parallel, hidden) ranked
4171+5382+10954+10961+14383 for an average of 9170.

Links kept at hand for reference:

Publication, cites, jobs
http://inspirehep.net/info/hep/stats/topcites/index
http://inspirehep.net/search?ln=en&...search=Search&sf=&so=d&rm=citation&rg=25&sc=0
http://inspirehep.net/search?ln=en&...search=Search&sf=&so=d&rm=citation&rg=25&sc=0
http://sites.google.com/site/grqcrumourmill/
http://particle.physics.ucdavis.edu/rumor/doku.php
http://www.physics.utoronto.ca/~poppitz/Jobs94-08
http://www.calendardate.com/todays.htm
Schools, Conference sessions, Recorded Talks
http://www.perimeterinstitute.ca/conferences/loops-13
http://pirsa.org/C13029
http://gr20-amaldi10.edu.pl/index.php?id=18
Miscellany

http://resonaances.blogspot.com/2007/01/cern-th-2007.html

marcus · Nov 12, 2013

At noon 12 November the stringy top five (fabric, grand, e-elegant, hidden, elegant) ranked
6550+8634+13256+13651+15075
for an average of 11433

marcus · Nov 13, 2013

At noon 13 November the stringy top five (grand, fabric, e-elegant, hidden, h-grand) ranked
6499+7291+15629+15970+16756
for an average of 12429

marcus · Nov 14, 2013

Setting up to record the midmonth salesrank average for November

Code:

Midmonth averages of string topfive salesranks
(recorded at Pacific noon on several days around the 15th of each month)
...
July 2009           6485
November 2009         NA
March 2010          7521
July 2010           8461
November 2010       2220
March 2011           349
July 2011           1257
November 2011       1243
March 2012          3235 
July 2012           2359
November 2012       7792 
March 2013          7396
July  2013          9168
12 November   11433
13 November   12429
14 November   10141
15 November    …..
16 November    …..
17 November    …..
18 November    …..

The pop-string top five as of noon on the 14th were grand, e-elegant, parallel, hidden, fabric.
(8353+9084+10827+11201+11242)/5 = 10141

marcus · Nov 15, 2013

(8728+8956+9002+10452+12412)/5=9910
e-elegant, parallel, grand, fabric, hidden
as of noon 15 November

marcus · Nov 16, 2013

Code:

Midmonth averages of string topfive salesranks
(recorded at Pacific noon on several days around the 15th of each month)
...
July 2009           6485
November 2009         NA
March 2010          7521
July 2010           8461
November 2010       2220
March 2011           349
July 2011           1257
November 2011       1243
March 2012          3235 
July 2012           2359
November 2012       7792 
March 2013          7396
July  2013          9168
12 November   11433
13 November   12429
14 November   10141
15 November    9910
16 November    9554
17 November    …..
18 November    …..

At noon 16 November (6240+7539+8380+11843+13769)/5 = 9554
the pop-string top five being fabric, parallel, grand, hyper, e-elegant.

marcus · Nov 17, 2013

At noon 17 November (5676+9953+10832+11303+11975)/5 = 9948
fabric, parallel, grand, hyper, e-fabric

marcus · Nov 18, 2013

At noon 18 November (7520+8149+11919+12287+12563)/5 = 10488
fabric, e-grand, e-elegant, parallel, grand.

marcus · Nov 18, 2013

Code:

Midmonth averages of pop-string topfive salesranks
(recorded at Pacific noon on several days around the 15th of each month)
...
July 2009           6485
November 2009         NA
March 2010          7521
July 2010           8461
November 2010       2220
March 2011           349
July 2011           1257
November 2011       1243
March 2012          3235 
July 2012           2359
November 2012       7792 
March 2013          7396
July  2013          9168
November 2013      10558

11433+12429+10141+9910+9554+9948+10488)/7 = 10558

Back in 1999-2001, looking at hires to first-time faculty positions, string accounted for about half of the total high energy physics (HEP) theory hires---about 9 jobs per year on average, out of total 18 per year. This declined to about a third in 2002-2004, and about a quarter of theory hires in 2005-2007--an average of about 6 per year.
Now the annual rate is more like 1/6 or 1/7. An increasing share of hires has been going to theoretical cosmology/astrophysics, including the crossover "astroparticle" area.

Hires per year, in string and in HEP-theory as a whole, including string.
First time faculty hires in theoretical particle physics (Usa + Canada)
(Annual rates averaged over 3 year intervals.)

Code:

period          1999-2001   2002-2004   2005-2007   2008-2010  2011-2013
HEP theory hires   18         24          23          13         13
string hires        9          8           6           2          2

Source: http://www.physics.utoronto.ca/~poppitz/Jobs94-08
http://particle.physics.ucdavis.edu/rumor/doku.php
For additional detail see post #403

Number of recent string papers making Inspire's top forty annual citations list
(some years omitted for brevity)

Code:

year           2001   2003   2005   2007   2009   2011   2012  
recent toppers   11     6      3      1      1      0      0

Here a paper is counted as recent if it appeared any time in the preceding five years. Annual topcite lists gauge the currently perceived significance of recent work by how often it was cited by other researchers during the given year.
Links to sources:
2001 http://inspirehep.net/info/hep/stats/topcites/2001/annual.html (eleven)
2003 http://inspirehep.net/info/hep/stats/topcites/2003/annual.html (six)
2005 http://inspirehep.net/info/hep/stats/topcites/2005/annual.html (three)
2007 http://inspirehep.net/info/hep/stats/topcites/2007/annual.html (one)
2009 http://inspirehep.net/info/hep/stats/topcites/2009/annual.html (one)
2011 http://inspirehep.net/info/hep/stats/topcites/2011/annual.html (zero)
2012 http://inspirehep.net/info/hep/stats/topcites/2012/annual.html (zero)

marcus · Nov 19, 2013

First-time faculty job listings in HEP-theory, for 2014. 14 openings posted so far. Applications deadlines mostly Dec-Jan.

Alabama http://inspirehep.net/record/1256870 (broad range)
Arizona http://www.physics.arizona.edu/~doug/latticejob_ad.txt (lattice gauge theory)
Buffalo http://inspirehep.net/record/1251342 (phenomenology)
LBNL https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/3458 (particle data review + miscellaneous)
LBNL https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/3635 (broad hep-th, hep-ph, astroparticle…)
MIT http://inspirehep.net/record/1258712 (broad range but includes string)
Oregon https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/3180 ("connection with experimental")
Princeton http://inspirehep.net/record/1252755 (hep-th, cond-mat, or math-phys)
Santa Barbara https://recruit.ap.ucsb.edu/apply/JPF00230 (theoretical astrophysics or hep)
SUNY-Albany http://albany.interviewexchange.com...=513FA348AACE49E37831276F083C9CA4?JOBID=43418 (particle astrophysics and cosmology)
Texas A&M http://physics.tamu.edu/docs/positions/tenure-track_faculty_positions.pdf (astrophysics)
Texas A&M http://physics.tamu.edu/docs/positions/tenure-track_faculty_positions.pdf (cosmology/astrophysics)
Virginia Tech http://www.phys.vt.edu/jobs/Ads/CosmologySearch2014.pdf (cosmology)
York https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/3266 (cosmology/particle astrophysics)

A noticeable share of the 14 job descriptions advertised so far for 2014 specified astrophysics/cosmology. None were specifically for string although that was mentioned in some cases as one of a broad range of possible research interests.

marcus · Nov 20, 2013

marcus · Nov 26, 2013

As of 26 Nov, essentially no change in research postings
137*365/330=152
603*365/330=667
A spot check of the pop-string market at 12:30 PM showed essentially no change from the mid month average recorded earlier: average salesrank of the stringy top five (hyper, grand, fabric, elegant, e-elegant) was 10487.

marcus · Dec 10, 2013

As of 10 Dec, research postings
142*365/344=151
639*365/344=678

marcus · Dec 16, 2013

As of 15 December:
365/349*145=152
365/349*650 = 680

marcus · Dec 19, 2013

Here's a simple Inspire search for keyword "quantum cosmology" papers that appeared 2009--present, ranked by cites. It gets 639 total:
http://inspirehep.net/search?ln=en&...search=Search&sf=&so=d&rm=citation&rg=25&sc=0
In the first 20 listed (as of now the most cited) four primarily involve non-loop approaches (#3, 5, 8, 15). It could be interesting to look further down the list and see what other QC approaches are getting research attention.

On the HEP-theory job scene (first-time faculty USA+Canada) 13 departments have posted job for 2014, for a total of 14 jobs. The deadlines for applications are mostly passed, or are in early January, which means departments are beginning to select "short lists". So far only one (Arizona) has the beginnings of a short list posted. The research interest they are looking for is lattice gauge theory. A substantial fraction of the other departments indicate the are looking for candidates specializing in astroparticle physics and/or cosmology. See posts #444 and 445 for more details.
http://particle.physics.ucdavis.edu/rumor/doku.php

Here's an update on loop and string research postings as of 19 December = 353/365
loop research by year (spin network, spin foam, loop gravity, loop quantum gravity, loop quantum cosmology)
2006 http://inspirehep.net/search?ln=en&...search=search&sf=&so=d&rm=citation&rg=25&sc=0 (120 found)
2007 http://inspirehep.net/search?ln=en&...search=search&sf=&so=d&rm=citation&rg=25&sc=0 (150 found)
2008 http://inspirehep.net/search?ln=en&...search=search&sf=&so=d&rm=citation&rg=25&sc=0 (161 found)
2009 http://inspirehep.net/search?ln=en&...search=search&sf=&so=d&rm=citation&rg=25&sc=0 (172 found)
2010 http://inspirehep.net/search?ln=en&...search=search&sf=&so=d&rm=citation&rg=25&sc=0 (185 found)
2011 http://inspirehep.net/search?ln=en&...search=search&sf=&so=d&rm=citation&rg=25&sc=0 (246 found)
2012 http://inspirehep.net/search?ln=en&...search=search&sf=&so=d&rm=citation&rg=25&sc=0 (195 found)
2013 http://inspirehep.net/search?ln=en&...search=search&sf=&so=d&rm=citation&rg=25&sc=0 (153 annualized from 148 found)

string,membrane,ads/cft research by year
(search terms "string model", "membrane model" and "ads/cft correspondence")
2006 http://inspirehep.net/search?ln=en&...&action_search=search&sf=&so=d&rm=&rg=25&sc=0 (1038 found)
2007 http://inspirehep.net/search?ln=en&...&action_search=search&sf=&so=d&rm=&rg=25&sc=0 (1073 found)
2008 http://inspirehep.net/search?ln=en&...&action_search=search&sf=&so=d&rm=&rg=25&sc=0 (1149 found)
2009 http://inspirehep.net/search?ln=en&...&action_search=search&sf=&so=d&rm=&rg=25&sc=0 (1175 found)
2010 http://inspirehep.net/search?ln=en&...&action_search=search&sf=&so=d&rm=&rg=25&sc=0 (1125 found)
2011 http://inspirehep.net/search?ln=en&...&action_search=search&sf=&so=d&rm=&rg=25&sc=0 (1112 found)
2012 http://inspirehep.net/search?ln=en&...&action_search=search&sf=&so=d&rm=&rg=25&sc=0 (857 found)
2013 http://inspirehep.net/search?ln=en&...&action_search=search&sf=&so=d&rm=&rg=25&sc=0 (675 annualized from 653 found)

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