2026 Åke Nordlund: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	92	2098	1993	15	15	396	33606

Discipline name

D-Index

World Ranking

Current World Ranking

National Ranking

Current National Ranking

Publications

Citations

Physics

2098

1993

396

33606

Åke Nordlund publication distribution in Physics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Physics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Åke Nordlund sits on this spectrum.

103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 396 publications — 37th percentile

37% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,469 publications or more.

Åke Nordlund D-index placement in Physics in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Physics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Åke Nordlund sits on this spectrum.

70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 92 D-Index — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 185 D-Index or more.

Overview

Åke Nordlund is affiliated with the University of Copenhagen in Denmark. Their research primarily spans the field of Physics and Astronomy, with a significant focus on subfields including Astronomy and Astrophysics, Atmospheric Science, Instrumentation, Artificial Intelligence, and Applied Mathematics.

Their main research topics encompass:

Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics
Astro and Planetary Science
Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
Planetary Science and Exploration

Among the venues where Åke Nordlund has frequently published are:

arXiv (Cornell University)
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Science Advances
The Astrophysical Journal

Selected recent papers by Åke Nordlund include:

A pebble accretion model for the formation of the terrestrial planets in the Solar System (2021), Science Advances
From the CMF to the IMF: beyond the core-collapse model (2021), Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
The Stagger Code for Accurate and Efficient, Radiation-coupled Magnetohydrodynamic Simulations (2024), The Astrophysical Journal
Will ALMA reveal the true core mass function of protoclusters? (2023), Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Origin and evolution of angular momentum of class II disks (2025), Astronomy and Astrophysics

Collaborations are notable in Åke Nordlund's work, with frequent co-authors including:

Troels Haugbølle
Paolo Padoan
V.-M. Pelkonen
M. Juvela
Anders Johansen

Best Publications

A grid of MARCS model atmospheres for late-type stars. I. Methods and general properties

Bengt Gustafsson;Bengt Edvardsson;Kjell Eriksson;Uffe Gråe Jørgensen

4010
Citations
A grid of model atmospheres for metal-deficient giant stars. I

B. Gustafsson;R.A. Bell;K. Eriksson;A. Nordlund

1268
Citations
Dynamo-generated Turbulence and Large-Scale Magnetic Fields in a Keplerian Shear Flow

Axel Brandenburg;Ake Nordlund;Robert F. Stein;Ulf Torkelsson

1064
Citations
Simulations of Solar Granulation. I. General Properties

R. F. Stein;Å. Nordlund

1016
Citations
Fundamental differences between SPH and grid methods

Oscar Agertz;Ben Moore;Joachim Stadel;Doug Potter

922
Citations
The Absolute Chronology and Thermal Processing of Solids in the Solar Protoplanetary Disk

James N. Connelly;Martin Bizzarro;Alexander N. Krot;Åke Nordlund

852
Citations
Fundamental differences between SPH and grid methods

Oscar Agertz;Ben Moore;Joachim Stadel;Doug Potter

762
Citations
The Universality of the Stellar IMF

Paolo Padoan;Ake Nordlund;Bernard J. T. Jones

746
Citations
The universality of the stellar initial mass function

Paolo Padoan;Åke Nordlund;Bernard J. T. Jones

619
Citations
Numerical simulations of the solar granulation. I. Basic equations and methods.

A. Nordlund

583
Citations
THE STAR FORMATION RATE OF SUPERSONIC MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMIC TURBULENCE

Paolo Padoan;AAke Nordlund

539
Citations
Heating and activity of the solar corona: 1. Boundary shearing of an initially homogeneous magnetic field

Klaus Galsgaard;Åke Nordlund

535
Citations
Solar Surface Convection

Åke Nordlund;Robert F. Stein;Martin Asplund

531
Citations
Topology of Convection beneath the Solar Surface

R. F. Stein;A. Nordlund

484
Citations
Grid of model atmospheres for metal-deficient giant stars. II

R.A. Bell;K. Eriksson;B. Gustafsson;A. Nordlund

475
Citations
A Super-Alfvénic Model of Dark Clouds

Paolo Padoan;AAke Nordlund

458
Citations
Stable magnetic fields in stellar interiors

Jonathan Braithwaite;A. Nordlund

433
Citations
Solar granulation - Influence of convection on spectral line asymmetries and wavelength shifts

D. Dravins;L. Lindegren;A. Nordlund

403
Citations
Magnetic Field Generation in Collisionless Shocks; Pattern Growth and Transport

J. Trier Frederiksen;C. B. Hededal;T. Haugboelle;A. Nordlund

331
Citations
Waves in the Magnetized Solar Atmosphere. II. Waves from Localized Sources in Magnetic Flux Concentrations

T. J. Bogdan;T. J. Bogdan;M. Carlsson V. Hansteen;A. McMurry;C. S. Rosenthal

324
Citations