Albert-László Barabási

Romanian-born Hungarian-American physicist (born 1967)
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Summary

Albert-László Barabási is a human[1]. He was born in Cârța[2]. He was born on March 30, 1967[3]. He worked as a physicist[4], university teacher[5], and network scientist[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (743 views/month, #7,193 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Cârța[2].
  • Albert-László Barabási was born on March 30, 1967[3].
  • Albert-László Barabási held citizenship in Hungary[8].
  • Albert-László Barabási held citizenship in Romania[9].
  • Albert-László Barabási held citizenship in United States[10].
  • Hungarian was Albert-László Barabási's native language[11].
  • Albert-László Barabási's professions included physicist[4].
  • Albert-László Barabási's professions included university teacher[5].
  • Albert-László Barabási's professions included network scientist[6].
  • Albert-László Barabási's field of work was network theory[12].
  • Among Albert-László Barabási's employers was University of Notre Dame[13].
  • Albert-László Barabási was employed by Northeastern University[14].
  • Among Albert-László Barabási's employers was Harvard Medical School[15].
  • Albert-László Barabási was employed by Central European University[16].
  • Albert-László Barabási's doctoral advisor was H. Eugene Stanley[17].
  • A notable work attributed to Albert-László Barabási is The Formula: the science behind why people succeed or fail[18].
  • Albert-László Barabási received the János-Bolyai prize[19].
  • Albert-László Barabási received the Lilienfeld Prize[20].
  • Albert-László Barabási received the Knowledge Graph Conference Lifetime Achievement Award[21].
  • Albert-László Barabási received the Lagrange Prize[22].
  • Albert-László Barabási received the EPS Statistical and Nonlinear Physics Prize[23].
  • Albert-László Barabási received the Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[24].
  • Albert-László Barabási was a member of Academia Europaea[25].
  • Albert-László Barabási was a member of Hungarian Academy of Sciences[26].
  • Albert-László Barabási was a member of American Physical Society[27].

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Origins and Family

Albert-László Barabási was born in Cârța[2]. He was born on March 30, 1967[3]. Hungarian was his native language[11].

Education

Albert-László Barabási's doctoral advisor was H. Eugene Stanley[17].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physicist[4], university teacher[5], and network scientist[6]. Albert-László Barabási's field of work was network theory[12]. Employers include University of Notre Dame[13], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1842[30]; Northeastern University[14], a university[31], in United States[32], founded in 1898[33], headquartered in Boston[34]; Harvard Medical School[15], a medical school[35], in United States[36], founded in 1782[37]; and Central European University[16], a research university[38], in Hungary[39], founded in 1991[40]. He supervised César A. Hidalgo as a doctoral student[41].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Albert-László Barabási is The Formula: the science behind why people succeed or fail[18].

Recognition

Awards received include János-Bolyai prize[19], an award[42], in Hungary[43]; Lilienfeld Prize[20], an award[44], in United States[45], founded in 1989[46]; Knowledge Graph Conference Lifetime Achievement Award[21], an award[47]; Lagrange Prize[22], a subject olympiad[48], in Italy[49], founded in 2008[50]; EPS Statistical and Nonlinear Physics Prize[23], a science award[51]; and Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[24], a fellowship award[52], in United States[53], founded in 1874[54].

Why It Matters

Albert-László Barabási ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (743 views/month, #7,193 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[55] He is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[56]

His notable doctoral advisees include César A. Hidalgo[57], a writer[58], b. 1979[59], of Chile[60], awarded the Lagrange Prize[61].

FAQs

Where was Albert-László Barabási born?

Born in Cârța[2].

What did Albert-László Barabási do for work?

Albert-László Barabási worked as physicist[4], university teacher[5], and network scientist[6].

What awards did Albert-László Barabási receive?

Honors received include János-Bolyai prize[19], Lilienfeld Prize[20], Knowledge Graph Conference Lifetime Achievement Award[21], and Lagrange Prize[22].

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Class ancestry

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  2. [55] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [56] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0224457-Barabasi-AlbertLaszlo-1967
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  2. 18w ago · Clemens Dulcis · 2026-06-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → physicist, university teacher, network scientist
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