Pere Colet Rafecas

Dr. Pere Colet Rafecas is a Research Professor at CSIC (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas) and Associate lecturer in the Physics Department at Universitat de les Illes Balears (UIB), specializing in Condensed Matter Physics. He earned his Physics degree from Universitat de Barcelona in 1987 and completed his PhD at UIB in 1991, followed by a Fulbright postdoctoral fellowship at Georgia Institute of Technology. Since joining CSIC in 1995, he has advanced to Senior Researcher in 2005 and Research Professor in 2007.

His research program spans theoretical and interdisciplinary work in statistical and nonlinear physics, with applications ranging from optical systems to socio-technical networks. His expertise includes pattern formation, synchronization phenomena, nonlinear dynamics in optical systems, and more recently, human mobility and power grid stability. His work demonstrates remarkable breadth, connecting fundamental physics with practical applications in energy systems and social dynamics.

Dr. Colet has published 111 articles in Q1 journals, with one paper exceeding 500 citations and four others surpassing 200 citations. His Google Scholar profile shows 5,634 total citations with an h-index of 35. Since 2010, he has published 26 articles in Q1 journals, including publications in Nature Communications and Physical Review Letters.

• Web of Science: 4,031 total citations (3,722 excluding self-citations), h-index=30
• Google Scholar: 5,634 total citations, h-index=35, i-10 index=86

Dr. Colet has advised 4 completed PhD theses and currently mentors 2 additional doctoral students. He has led research projects including a Spanish government Plan Nacional project and has participated in 7 European Commission projects and 5 additional Plan Nacional projects. His current research focuses on power grid stability with high renewable penetration, human mobility patterns, and nonlinear optical systems.