PERSONAL INFORMATION
Family name, first name: Odintsov, Sergey D.
Nationality: Russian
Date of birth: March 2, 1959.
URL for full publication list: Link to spires
URL for full list of Top-Cited Works: Over 100 citations
URL for full list of Top-Cited Works: Over 500 citations
URL for full list of Top-Cited Works: Over 1000 citations
URL for website: @ ICE: http://www.ice.csic.es/direct/odintsov, @WIKIPEDIA:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergei_Odintsov
SCOPUS h-index: 63
434 publications in international refereed journals
Inspires h- index: 75
473 publications in refereed journals
SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS
Modern Cosmology and High Energy Physics, Classical and Quantum Cosmology, Dark Energy and
Astrophysics, Modified Gravities, Inflation, Quantum Gravity/Superstrings, Quantum Field Theory
and renormalization group, Dark energy and future singularities, Modified gravity including stringinspired gravity, Late-time universe, black holes, Brane-world cosmology and brane-world
astrophysics, Effective action formalism, AdS/CFT and dS/CFT correspondence, Perturbative (higher
derivative) quantum gravity, Quantum Kaluza-Klein theories, Quantum interacting fields in curved
spacetime, Casimir effect and Zeta-regularization technique in non-trivial backgrounds.
EDUCATION
1991
Doctor of Science (highest science distinction) Kiev, Ukraine
1985
PhD, Physics Department, Tomsk State University, Russia
1981
Master thesis, Physics Department, Tomsk State University, Russia
CURRENT POSITIONS
2003-present
Full ICREA Research Professor, ICREA and ICE (CSIC), Barcelona, Spain
PREVIOUS POSITIONS
1995-2005
Full Professor of Physics and Mathematics Tomsk State Pedagogical University, Russia
1996-2005
Permanent member of Doctorate Council , Tomsk State Pedagogical University, Russia
2002-2005
Director of the Laboratory for Fundamental Study, Tomsk State Pedagogical
University, Russia
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FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS
2014
2014
2015
2007,2013
2012-2013
2003-present
2012-2014
2011
2011
2011
2009, 2013-2014
2011-2013
2009-2010
2007-2009
2007
2003-2011
Amaldi Golden Medal: European Prize for Gravitational Physics
Thomson-Reuters Top-Cited researcher
Outstanding referee of American Physical Society
Group Scientific Award of Tomsk Regional Government
Visiting professor (sabbatical) at Eurasian Nat.University, Astana, Kazakhstan
Foreign Member of Royal Norwegian Academy of Sciences and Letters
Referee Excellence certificates: Physics Letters B (2012,2013,2014)
Honored Professor of Higher School of Russian Federation
 Tomsk Province Governor Award: Professor Fellowship in Natural
Sciences of 2011(individual)
 Mentioned by November issue of Russian edition of journal FORBES
(2011) among top ten
world-known scientists of Russian origin
Distinguished referee of EPL
JSPS Short Term Visiting professor fellowship, KMI, Nagoya University, Japan
Principal Investigator of Russian ministry of education grant, at Tomsk State
Pedagogical university, Tomsk, Russia (50.000 Euros)
Researcher of Exchange projects, Barcelona-Capetown, South Africa
Researcher of Exchange projects INFN-MEC, Barcelona,ICE-Napoli University
Visiting Professor at Yukawa Institute for Theoretical Physics, Kyoto, Japan
Researcher of Exchange projects INFN-MICINN Barcelona, IEEC-Trento Univ.
2000
Visiting Professor at Inst. de Fisica de la UG, Leon (supported by CONACyT,
Mexico) from April 2000 (two years)
2000
Honorary Degree of SOROS PROFESSOR of Year 2000 awarded by International
SOROS Foundation.
1999
NATO Science Fellowship at Norwegian University of Science and Technology,
Trondheim, Norway
1996-1998
Full Professor Grant from COLCIENCIES (Colombia) and from Univalle to work
at Universidad del Valle,Cali,Colombia.1996-1998
1994-1996
Visiting Professor (Catedratico) from Generalitat de Catalonia, Catalonia, Spain
and MEC, Spain: Department E.C.M.,Barcelona University, Spain
1993-1995
Visiting Professor grant from Generalitat de Catalonia,Catalonia, Spain and MEC,
Spain: Department E.C.M.,Barcelona University, Spain
Fellowship of JSPS (Japan): Department of Physics, Hiroshima University,
Hiroshima, Japan
Visiting Professor Grant from MEC, Spain: Department E.C.M., Barcelona
University, Barcelona, Spain
Grant from Royal Society, London: Physics Department, Newcastle University,
Newcastle-upon-Tyne UK
1992-1993
1992
1989
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SUPERVISION OF GRADUATE STUDENTS AND POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWS
1991-present
Tomsk Pedagogical University/ Department of Physics
and Mathematics/ Russia
Number of PhD
students:10
2011-present
Barcelona University and ICE of CSIC
Number of PhD students:2
2013-present
Eurasian National University
Number of PhD students:1
2009-2015
Spanish Government Grants
Number of post-docs:2
2009-2015
Tomsk Pedagogical University/ Russia
Number of post-docs:1
TEACHING POSITIONS
1982-2003
Department of Physics and
Mathematics, Tomsk State
Pedagogical University, Tomsk
Mathematical Analysis, Variational Analysis
and Differential Equations, Theory of Classical
Fields, Electrodynamics, Quantum Field
Theory and Theory of Elementary Particles,
General Relativity, Quantum Gravity
2000-2002
Two-years Visiting Professor at
Inst.Physics, University
Guanajuato, Leon, Mexico
General Relativity; Theory of Classical Fields
and Electrodynamics; Quantum
Gravity(postgraduate)
1996-1998
Two years visiting professor at
Universidad del
Valle,Cali,Colombia
General Physics I,II,III and IV and
Electrodynamics
REVIEWER IN INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS
Physics Letters B
Class.Quant.Grav.
JCAP
Journal of Physics A
JHEP
Phys.Rev.D
NPB
Phys.Rev.Lett.
J. Math.Phys
Astrophysics and Space Sci.
AHEP
EPL
Can.J.Phys
New J.of Physics
EPJC
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Mod.Phys.Lett.A
Gen.Rel. Grav.
Int.J.Mod.Phys.A
Theor. Math. Phys.
Int.J.Mod.Phys.A
CEJP
Gravitation and Cosmology
Int J. Theor.Phys.,
J of Gravity
Izv. VUZov, Fizika (Sov. Phys. J.),now
translated as Russian Physics Journal
Ind.J.Phys.
Scholarly Exchange Research and
Adv.
J. Mod.Phys.
Repts.Math.Phys
Theor.Physics, JETP,PETP
IJGMMP
MEMBERSHIPS OF SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES
2014-present
Member of Italian Gravitational Society (SIGRAV)
2012-present
Member of European Physical Society
SCIENTIFIC DISTINCTION
2014 Amaldi Golden Medal, European Prize for Gravitational Physics
Most top-cited publications for the period 2000-2015 (including self-citations to the articles
from inspires.net), with over 300 citations:
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S. Nojiri and S.D. Odintsov, Introduction to modified gravity and gravitational alternative for
dark energy, International Journal of Geometric Methods in Modern Physics 4 (2007) 115
(citations:1345)
S. Nojiri and S.D. Odintsov, Modified gravity with negative and positive powers of the curvature:
Unification of the inflation and of the cosmic acceleration,
Phys. Rev. D 68 (2003) 123512 (citations 1025)
S. Nojiri and S.D. Odintsov, Unified cosmic history in modified gravity: from F(R) theory to
Lorentz non-invariant models, Physics Reports 505 (2011) 59 (citations:865)
E. Elizalde, S. Nojiri and S.D. Odintsov, Late-time cosmology in (phantom) scalar-tensor theory:
Dark energy and the cosmic speed-up,
Physical Review D 70 (2004) 043539 (citations: 621)
S. Nojiri and S.D. Odintsov, Quantum de Sitter cosmology and phantom matter, Physics Letters B
562 (2003) 147 (citations: 589)
S. Nojiri, S.D. Odintsov and S. Tsujikawa, Properties of singularities in (phantom) dark energy
universe, Physical Review D 71 (2005) 063004 (citations: 656)
S. Nojiri, S.D. Odintsov, Modified f(R) gravity consistent with realistic cosmology: From matter
dominated epoch to dark energy universe, Physical Review D 74 (2006) 086005 (citations: 429)
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S. Nojiri, S.D. Odintsov, Unifying phantom inflation with late-time acceleration: Scalar phantomnon-phantom transition model and generalized holographic dark energy, General Relativity and
Gravitation 38 (2006) 1285 (citations: 385)
S. Nojiri and S.D. Odintsov, The Final state and thermodynamics of dark energy
universe, Physical Review D 70 (2004) 103522 (citations: 368)
S. Nojiri, S.D. Odintsov, Inhomogeneous equation of state of the universe: Phantom era, future
singularity and crossing the phantom barrier, Physical Review D 72 (2005) 023003 (citations: 382)
K. Bamba, S. Capozziello, S. Nojiri and S.D. Odintsov, Dark energy cosmology: the equivalent
description via different theoretical models and cosmography tests, Astrophysics and Space Science
342 (2012) 155 (citations: 368)
S. Capozziello, S. Nojiri, S.D. Odintsov and A. Troisi, Cosmological viability of f(R)-gravity as
an ideal fluid and its compatibility with a matter dominated phase, Physics Letters B 639 (2006) 135
(citations: 361)
S. Nojiri and S. D. Odintsov, Modified gravity with lnR terms and cosmic acceleration, General
Relativity and Gravitation 36 (2004) 1765 (citations:333)
S. Nojiri, S.D. Odintsov and M. Sasaki, Gauss-Bonnet dark energy, Physical Review D 71 (2005)
123509 (citations: 327)
E. Elizalde, S. Nojiri, S.D. Odintsov and P. Wang, Dark energy: Vacuum fluctuations, the
effective phantom phase, and holography, Physical Review D 71 (2005) 103504 (citations: 304)
S. Nojiri and S. D. Odintsov, Where new gravitational physics comes from: M Theory?, Physics
Letters B 576 (2003) 5 (citations: 302)
CONTIBUTIONS IN BOOKS AND COLLECTIVE VOLUMES
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I.L.Buchbinder, S.D.Odintsov and I.L.Shapiro, Effective action in quantum gravity, IOP
Publishing, Bristol and Philadelphia, 411 pages, 1992.
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E. Elizalde, S.D. Odintsov, A. Romeo, A.A. Bytsenko and S. Zerbini, Zeta regularization
techniques with applications, World Scientific, Singapore, 319 pages, 1994.
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S.D. Odintsov, Editor of Gravitation and Cosmology 8, (2002), Special issue dedicated to 100th
anniversary of TSPU.
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M.C.B. Abdalla, A.A. Bytsenko, M.E.X. Guimaraes and S.D. Odintsov, Proceedings of the
Second International Winter School on Mathematical Methods in Physics, Londrina, Brazil,
2002, Int.J.Mod.Phys. A18 12 (2003).
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S.D. Odintsov, Editor of Vestnik of Tomsk State Pedagogical University, special issue
(Quantum Gravity and Cosmology) v.7(44) (2004) p.1-120.
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E. Elizalde and S.D. Odintsov, Guest Editors of J.Phys.A.v.39 (2006) p.6109-6822.
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S.D. Odintsov, E. Elizalde and O.G. Gorbunova, Scientific Editor of special volume The
Casimir Effect and Cosmology, in the occasion of 70th birthday by Prof.I. Brevik, TSPU
Publishing, 2008 (192 pages).
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S.D. Odintsov and V V Obukhov, E.Elizalde, editor of Cosmology, the Quantum Vacuum and
Zeta Functions: a choice of papers, TSPU Publishing, Tomsk 2009, 405 pages.
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S.D. Odintsov, D. Saez-Gomez and S. Xambo (Editors) Cosmology, the Quantum Vacuum and
Zeta-Functions, Proceedings of Physics, Springer, 2011.
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ORGANISATION OF SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS
Organizer-Member of Organizing Committee of more than 20 International Conferences and
Workshops Specifically Organizer of :
International Conference on General Relativity (2015), Nov. 25-28, India; Siberian Cosmology Days (2015),
Tomsk, 6-8 August, Russia ;Cosmology and the Quantum Vacuum (2015) Greece;Windows on Quantum
Gravity II, Madrid, 2015; ICGAC 2015, Moscow;Current Problems and Challenges of Dark Energy (2014)
Spain ; Cosmology and the Quantum Vacuum (2014) Spain ; Int.Conf. Astrophysics, gravity and cosmology
(2014) ; I QFTG (2014) Tomsk ;Int Conf on Relativistic astrophysics, ICRA 2015;Lahore; XXX
Int.Workshop on High Energy Physics:June, 2014,Protvino;Int.Winter School-Seminar on gravitation,
astrophysics and cosmology: Petrov 2014,Kazan;Inflation, Dark Energy and Modified Gravity (2013) Japan;
QFT and gravity (2012) Russia; XXIX-th International Workshop on High Energy
Physics,Moscow,2013;KMI-IEEC Joint International Workshop-Inflation, Dark Energy and Modified
Gravity in Planck era. Nagoya,2013;Quantum Field Theory and Gravity (2010) Russia;Int Meeting Gravity
and Cosmology 2012 YITP,Kyoto; Cosmology, Quantum Vacuum and Zeta Functions (2010) Spain; Gravity
and Cosmology (2007) Japan; Int.School-Seminar QFT and Gravity (2007) Russia; Summer School on
Gravitation (2006) Russia; International Workshop QFEXT (2005) Spain; Int.School-Seminar Quantum
Field Theory and Supersymmetry (2005) Russia; International Conference on Theoretical and Experimental
Problems of General Relativity and Gravitation (2002) Russia; Mathematical Methods in Physics (2002).
COMMISSIONS OF TRUST
Member of Editorial Board:
Open Astronomy Journal (2009-2011)
J.Mod.Phys. (2009-2010), Gravitation and
Cosmology(2008-present), Journal of Gravity
(2013-current), Int.Journal of Geometric Methods
in Modern Physics (2013-present), Universe
(MDPI) (2014-present), Member of Editorial
Board of TSPU Bulletin (2004-current)
Editor-in-Chief:
Symmetry (MDPI) (2014-present)
Associate Editor:
European Physical Journal C (2010-2012)
Advisory Board Member
Classical and Quantum Gravity (2011-present)
INVITED PRESENTATIONS IN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES
Invited speaker-Lecturer at 22 International Conferences-Meetings-Workshops for the period 20052015. Most Important contributions:
Invited speaker of International Conference on General Relativity 2015, Nov. 25-28, India
Invited speaker of Siberian Cosmology Days 2015, Tomsk, 6-8 August, Russia
Invited speaker of SIGRAV conference on GR and Gravitation, Sept.2014, Alessandria, Italy
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Invited speaker at Workshop Modified Gravity, YITP, Kyoto, 16-20.12.2013;
Invitied speaker at KMI-IEEC Joint International Workshop-Inflation, Dark Energy and Modified
Gravity in Planck era. 2013
Invited speaker at KMI International Symposium for the Origin of Particles, 2013,Nagoya, Japan
Invited speaker, 49-th Winter school on Theor.Physics, Poland 2013
Invited speaker of NIMS Winter School:Quantum Gravity and cosmology, 2013 South Korea
Invited speaker at Dark Matter and New Physics, 2011, Beijing
Invited speaker What is QFT, Benasque, 2011, Spain and Invited speaker ERE 2011, Spain
Invited Lecturer at 4 conferences, workshops in Russia, Tomsk, Dubna, Moscow
Invited speaker at YKIS conference Gravitation and Cosmology, 2010, Japan
Invited speaker at Invisible Universe Conference, 2009, Paris
Invited Lecturer, Villa Olmo SIGRAV School: Gravity-where do we stand, 2009, Italy
Invited speaker at Dark Side of Universe:DSU2008, Cairo, 2008, Egypt
Invited speaker 8th Asia-Pacific International Conference on Gravity, 2007, Japan
Invited speaker Spring Meeting of Norwegian Royal Academy 2007, Norway
Invited speaker at International Conference IRGAC2006 2006, Spain
Invited speaker Workshop Primordial Universe, Montpellier,France, 2005
Invited lecturer, F. Gursey Summer Reserach Institute on Cosmology, 2005, Istanbul
DISSEMINATION AND POPULARIZING SCIENCE TO THE PUBLIC
Numerous public talks on Cosmology given at Spain, Russia, Norway, Colombia. Several interviews given
in newspapers and on television/radio.
FOREIGN LANGUANGES
English (Fluent), Spanish (Fluent), Russian (Native)
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