2026 Alain Omont: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	125	669	637	24	22	612	54728

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World Ranking

Current World Ranking

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Current National Ranking

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Physics

125

669

637

612

54728

Alain Omont 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 Alain Omont sits on this spectrum.

103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 612 publications — 70th percentile

70% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Alain Omont 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 Alain Omont sits on this spectrum.

70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 125 D-Index — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Alain Omont is affiliated with the Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris in France and has contributed extensively to the field of Physics and Astronomy, publishing 140 works predominantly in Astronomy and Astrophysics.

Their research spans several subfields including:

Astronomy and Astrophysics
Instrumentation
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Organic Chemistry

Main topics addressed in their publications include:

Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Alain Omont cover observations and analysis of high-redshift galaxies and quasars. Notable publications include:

"Ionized and Atomic Interstellar Medium in the z = 6.003 Quasar SDSS J2310+1855" (2020), The Astrophysical Journal
"Close-up view of a luminous star-forming galaxy at z = 2.95" (2020), Astronomy and Astrophysics
"The bright extragalactic ALMA redshift survey (BEARS) I: redshifts of bright gravitationally lensed galaxies from the Herschel ATLAS" (2022), Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
"The bright extragalactic ALMA redshift survey (BEARS) - II. Millimetre photometry of gravitational lens candidates" (2022), Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
"The interstellar medium distribution, gas kinematics, and system dynamics of the far-infrared luminous quasar SDSS J2310+1855 at z= 6.0" (2022), Astronomy and Astrophysics

Frequent collaborators include:

R. Neri
P. Cox
Dominik A. Riechers
C. Yang
P. van der Werf

Alain Omont's works have appeared in a range of scientific venues with the highest number of publications in arXiv (Cornell University), followed by Astronomy and Astrophysics, The Astrophysical Journal, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, and Chemistry - A European Journal.

Best Publications

A Study of the Gas-Star Formation Relation over Cosmic Time

R.Genzel;L.J.Tacconi;J.Gracia-Carpio;A.Sternberg

1415
Citations
PHIBSS: molecular gas content and scaling relations in z~1-3 normal star forming galaxies

L. J. Tacconi;R. Neri;R. Genzel;F. Combes

1394
Citations
From filamentary clouds to prestellar cores to the stellar IMF: Initial highlights from the Herschel Gould Belt survey

Ph. André;A. Men'shchikov;S. Bontemps;V. Könyves

1365
Citations
High molecular gas fractions in normal massive star-forming galaxies in the young Universe

L. J. Tacconi;R. Genzel;R. Neri;P. Cox

1153
Citations
Submillimeter Galaxies at z~2: Evidence for Major Mergers & Constraints on Lifetimes, IMF and CO-H2 Conversion Factor

L.J. Tacconi;R. Genzel;I. Smail;R. Neri

1134
Citations
The Herschel Multi-tiered Extragalactic Survey: HerMES

S. J. Oliver;J. Bock;J. Bock;B. Altieri

1107
Citations
A study of the gas–star formation relation over cosmic time

R. Genzel;L. J. Tacconi;J. Gracia-Carpio;A. Sternberg

1083
Citations
PHIBSS: MOLECULAR GAS CONTENT AND SCALING RELATIONS IN z ∼ 1-3 MASSIVE, MAIN-SEQUENCE STAR-FORMING GALAXIES*

L. J. Tacconi;R. Neri;R. Genzel;F. Combes

1048
Citations
The Herschel Multi-tiered Extragalactic Survey: HerMES

S. J. Oliver;J. Bock;J. Bock;B. Altieri;A. Amblard

940
Citations
Submillimeter Galaxies at z ~ 2: Evidence for Major Mergers and Constraints on Lifetimes, IMF, and CO-H2 Conversion Factor*

L. J. Tacconi;R. Genzel;I. Smail;R. Neri

887
Citations
An interferometric CO survey of luminous submm galaxies

T. R. Greve;F. Bertoldi;Ian Smail;R. Neri

815
Citations
An interferometric CO survey of luminous submillimetre galaxies

T. R. Greve;T. R. Greve;F. Bertoldi;Ian Smail;R. Neri

701
Citations
High-resolution millimeter imaging of submillimeter galaxies

L. J. Tacconi;R. Neri;S. C. Chapman;R. Genzel

651
Citations
A dust-obscured massive maximum-starburst galaxy at a redshift of 6.34

Dominik A. Riechers;Dominik A. Riechers;C. M. Bradford;C. M. Bradford;D. L. Clements;C. D. Dowell;C. D. Dowell

634
Citations
THE CANADA-FRANCE HIGH-z QUASAR SURVEY: NINE NEW QUASARS AND THE LUMINOSITY FUNCTION AT REDSHIFT 6

Chris J. Willott;Philippe Delorme;Céline Reylé;Loic Albert

615
Citations
The ISO Long-Wavelength Spectrometer

P. E. Clegg;P. A. R. Ade;C. Armand;J.-P. Baluteau

600
Citations
The impact of large scale near-IR sky surveys

F. Garzon;N. Epchtein;A. Omont;B. Burton

586
Citations
The Detection of a Population of Submillimeter-Bright, Strongly Lensed Galaxies

Mattia Negrello;R. Hopwood;G. De Zotti;A. Cooray

531
Citations
A survey of molecular gas in luminous sub-millimetre galaxies

M. S. Bothwell;M. S. Bothwell;Ian Smail;S. C. Chapman;R. Genzel

521
Citations
Dust emission from the most distant quasars

F. Bertoldi;C. L. Carilli;P. Cox;X. Fan

476
Citations