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Alex Lazarian

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Physics 111 1133 1071 602 560 747 41890

Alex Lazarian publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Alex Lazarian between 1991 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Alex Lazarian published across 35 years, from 1991 to 2025, averaging 21.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 47 publications in 2009. 32 of the 758 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1991 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 47. Peak 47 publications in 2009. 1991: 1 publication 1992: 1 publication 1993: 7 publications 1994: 4 publications 1995: 4 publications 1996: 8 publications 1997: 9 publications 1998: 7 publications 1999: 16 publications 2000: 14 publications 2001: 10 publications 2002: 18 publications 2003: 27 publications 2004: 21 publications 2005: 27 publications 2006: 25 publications 2007: 30 publications 2008: 32 publications 2009: 47 publications 2010: 43 publications 2011: 42 publications 2012: 39 publications 2013: 20 publications 2014: 28 publications 2015: 20 publications 2016: 24 publications 2017: 23 publications 2018: 32 publications 2019: 34 publications 2020: 32 publications 2021: 29 publications 2022: 21 publications 2023: 31 publications 2024: 19 publications 2025: 13 publications
1991 2025

758 publications in total across all disciplines

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Alex Lazarian: publications per year, 1991 to 2025
Year Publications
1991 1
1992 1
1993 7
1994 4
1995 4
1996 8
1997 9
1998 7
1999 16
2000 14
2001 10
2002 18
2003 27
2004 21
2005 27
2006 25
2007 30
2008 32
2009 47
2010 43
2011 42
2012 39
2013 20
2014 28
2015 20
2016 24
2017 23
2018 32
2019 34
2020 32
2021 29
2022 21
2023 31
2024 19
2025 13
Total 758
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Alex Lazarian 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 Alex Lazarian sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 70 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 103–122 to 1,469+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 162. Most scientists, 162, have 323–342 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,469 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 743–762 publications, is where this scientist sits. 103–122 publications: 7 scientists 123–142 publications: 10 scientists 143–162 publications: 31 scientists 163–182 publications: 35 scientists 183–202 publications: 53 scientists 203–222 publications: 81 scientists 223–242 publications: 85 scientists 243–262 publications: 112 scientists 263–282 publications: 114 scientists 283–302 publications: 126 scientists 303–322 publications: 136 scientists 323–342 publications: 162 scientists 343–362 publications: 155 scientists 363–382 publications: 156 scientists 383–402 publications: 134 scientists 403–422 publications: 145 scientists 423–442 publications: 147 scientists 443–462 publications: 131 scientists 463–482 publications: 131 scientists 483–502 publications: 116 scientists 503–522 publications: 106 scientists 523–542 publications: 103 scientists 543–562 publications: 87 scientists 563–582 publications: 84 scientists 583–602 publications: 94 scientists 603–622 publications: 70 scientists 623–642 publications: 76 scientists 643–662 publications: 60 scientists 663–682 publications: 54 scientists 683–702 publications: 60 scientists 703–722 publications: 48 scientists 723–742 publications: 64 scientists 743–762 publications: 48 scientists 763–782 publications: 37 scientists 783–802 publications: 43 scientists 803–822 publications: 34 scientists 823–842 publications: 36 scientists 843–862 publications: 32 scientists 863–882 publications: 32 scientists 883–902 publications: 31 scientists 903–922 publications: 25 scientists 923–942 publications: 15 scientists 943–962 publications: 24 scientists 963–982 publications: 13 scientists 983–1,002 publications: 21 scientists 1,003–1,022 publications: 21 scientists 1,023–1,042 publications: 16 scientists 1,043–1,062 publications: 9 scientists 1,063–1,082 publications: 19 scientists 1,083–1,102 publications: 11 scientists 1,103–1,122 publications: 17 scientists 1,123–1,142 publications: 11 scientists 1,143–1,162 publications: 7 scientists 1,163–1,182 publications: 4 scientists 1,183–1,202 publications: 10 scientists 1,203–1,222 publications: 8 scientists 1,223–1,242 publications: 16 scientists 1,243–1,262 publications: 4 scientists 1,263–1,282 publications: 10 scientists 1,283–1,302 publications: 5 scientists 1,303–1,322 publications: 7 scientists 1,323–1,342 publications: 4 scientists 1,343–1,362 publications: 8 scientists 1,363–1,382 publications: 6 scientists 1,383–1,402 publications: 7 scientists 1,403–1,422 publications: 3 scientists 1,423–1,442 publications: 4 scientists 1,443–1,462 publications: 4 scientists 1,463–1,468 publications: 3 scientists 1,469+ publications: 100 scientists
103–122 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 747 publications — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Physics scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,678 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
103–122 7
123–142 10
143–162 31
163–182 35
183–202 53
203–222 81
223–242 85
243–262 112
263–282 114
283–302 126
303–322 136
323–342 162
343–362 155
363–382 156
383–402 134
403–422 145
423–442 147
443–462 131
463–482 131
483–502 116
503–522 106
523–542 103
543–562 87
563–582 84
583–602 94
603–622 70
623–642 76
643–662 60
663–682 54
683–702 60
703–722 48
723–742 64
743–762 48 747
763–782 37
783–802 43
803–822 34
823–842 36
843–862 32
863–882 32
883–902 31
903–922 25
923–942 15
943–962 24
963–982 13
983–1,002 21
1,003–1,022 21
1,023–1,042 16
1,043–1,062 9
1,063–1,082 19
1,083–1,102 11
1,103–1,122 17
1,123–1,142 11
1,143–1,162 7
1,163–1,182 4
1,183–1,202 10
1,203–1,222 8
1,223–1,242 16
1,243–1,262 4
1,263–1,282 10
1,283–1,302 5
1,303–1,322 7
1,323–1,342 4
1,343–1,362 8
1,363–1,382 6
1,383–1,402 7
1,403–1,422 3
1,423–1,442 4
1,443–1,462 4
1,463–1,468 3
1,469+ 100
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Alex Lazarian 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 Alex Lazarian sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 59 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 70–71 to 185+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 167. Most scientists, 167, have 80–81 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 185 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 110–111 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 70–71 D-Index: 76 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 110 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 143 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 153 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 144 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 167 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 167 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 166 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 132 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 155 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 134 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 137 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 102 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 112 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 110 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 116 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 97 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 103 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 87 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 90 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 78 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 75 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 67 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 69 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 59 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 53 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 42 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 41 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 33 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 32 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 45 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 19 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 24 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 28 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 31 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 20 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 12 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 24 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 23 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 15 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 15 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 11 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 17 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 12 scientists 166–167 D-Index: 11 scientists 168–169 D-Index: 9 scientists 170–171 D-Index: 9 scientists 172–173 D-Index: 11 scientists 174–175 D-Index: 4 scientists 176–177 D-Index: 8 scientists 178–179 D-Index: 5 scientists 180–181 D-Index: 3 scientists 182–183 D-Index: 4 scientists 184 D-Index: 4 scientists 185+ D-Index: 99 scientists
70–71 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 111 D-Index — 70th percentile

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

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

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Number of Physics scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,678 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
70–71 76
72–73 110
74–75 143
76–77 153
78–79 144
80–81 167
82–83 167
84–85 166
86–87 132
88–89 155
90–91 134
92–93 137
94–95 102
96–97 112
98–99 110
100–101 116
102–103 97
104–105 103
106–107 87
108–109 90
110–111 67 111
112–113 78
114–115 75
116–117 67
118–119 69
120–121 60
122–123 59
124–125 53
126–127 42
128–129 41
130–131 33
132–133 32
134–135 45
136–137 19
138–139 24
140–141 28
142–143 31
144–145 22
146–147 20
148–149 12
150–151 16
152–153 24
154–155 23
156–157 15
158–159 15
160–161 11
162–163 17
164–165 12
166–167 11
168–169 9
170–171 9
172–173 11
174–175 4
176–177 8
178–179 5
180–181 3
182–183 4
184 4
185+ 99
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2012 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For his diverse contributions to the theory of magnetized turbulence and its application to the interstellar medium He has pioneered the study of fast reconnection in turbulent fluids and discovered the role played by small spinning dust grains in the cosmic microwave foreground emission

Overview

Alex Lazarian is a researcher affiliated with the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the United States. Their work primarily falls within the broad field of Physics and Astronomy, with a particular focus on Astronomy and Astrophysics. Lazarian's extensive publication record covers a variety of subfields, including Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, Atmospheric Science, and Computational Mechanics.

They have contributed significantly to topics such as:

  • Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
  • Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics
  • Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
  • Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena
  • Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
  • Astro and Planetary Science
  • Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics

Lazarian has authored numerous papers published predominantly in well-regarded journals. Frequent venues for their work include:

  • The Astrophysical Journal
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • The Astrophysical Journal Letters
  • Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences

Among their recent papers are:

  • "Diffusion of Cosmic Rays in MHD Turbulence with Magnetic Mirrors" (2021) in The Astrophysical Journal
  • "Revealing Gravitational Collapse in the Serpens G3-G6 Molecular Cloud Using Velocity Gradients" (2021) in The Astrophysical Journal
  • "Cosmic ray transport in starburst galaxies" (2020) in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • "Onset of Turbulent Fast Magnetic Reconnection Observed in the Solar Atmosphere" (2020) in The Astrophysical Journal Letters
  • "Trapping of Cosmic Rays in MHD Turbulence" (2020) in The Astrophysical Journal

The range of citations for these works reflects their engagement with topics related to magnetohydrodynamics (MHD), cosmic ray physics, and turbulence in astrophysical contexts.

Lazarian frequently collaborates with several co-authors, notably:

  • Yue Hu
  • Siyao Xu
  • Ka Ho Yuen
  • Ka Wai Ho
  • D. Pogosyan

Their collaborations suggest a consistent focus on astrophysical and space plasma dynamics topics, reflecting a network of researchers working in related areas of study.

Best Publications

  • GLIMPSE: I. A SIRTF Legacy Project to Map the Inner Galaxy

    Robert A. Benjamin;E. Churchwell;Brian L. Babler;T. M. Bania

  • GLIMPSE. I. An SIRTF Legacy Project to Map the Inner Galaxy

    Robert A. Benjamin;E. Churchwell;Brian L. Babler;T. M. Bania

  • Reconnection in a weakly stochastic field

    A. Lazarian;A. Lazarian;Ethan T. Vishniac

  • Compressible Magnetohydrodynamic Turbulence: mode coupling, scaling relations, anisotropy, new regime and astrophysical implications

    Jungyeon Cho;A. Lazarian

  • Simulations of MHD Turbulence in a Strongly Magnetized Medium

    Jungyeon Cho;Alex Lazarian;Ethan Vishniac

  • Compressible magnetohydrodynamic turbulence: mode coupling, scaling relations, anisotropy, viscosity-damped regime and astrophysical implications

    Jungyeon Cho;A. Lazarian

  • Velocity Modification of HI Power Spectrum

    A. Lazarian;D. Pogosyan

  • Electric Dipole Radiation from Spinning Dust Grains

    B. T. Draine;A. Lazarian

  • Diffuse Galactic Emission from Spinning Dust Grains

    Bruce T. Draine;A. Lazarian

  • Interstellar Dust Grain Alignment

    B. G. Andersson;A. Lazarian;John E. Vaillancourt

  • Tracing Magnetic Fields with Aligned Grains

    A. Lazarian

  • Velocity Modification of H I Power Spectrum

    A. Lazarian;A. Lazarian;A. Lazarian;D. Pogosyan

  • Simulations of Magnetohydrodynamic Turbulence in a Strongly Magnetized Medium

    Jungyeon Cho;Alex Lazarian;Ethan T. Vishniac

  • Compressible sub-Alfvénic MHD turbulence in low-beta plasmas.

    Jungyeon Cho;A. Lazarian

  • Compressible turbulence in galaxy clusters: physics and stochastic particle re-acceleration

    Gianfranco Brunetti;A. Lazarian

  • NUMERICAL TESTS OF FAST RECONNECTION IN WEAKLY STOCHASTIC MAGNETIC FIELDS

    Grzegorz Kowal;Grzegorz Kowal;A. Lazarian;E. T. Vishniac;Katarzyna Otmianowska-Mazur

  • Radiative torques: analytical model and basic properties

    Alex Lazarian;Thiem Hoang

  • SCATTERING OF COSMIC RAYS BY MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMIC INTERSTELLAR TURBULENCE

    Huirong Yan;A. Lazarian

  • Magnetic Dipole Microwave Emission from Dust Grains

    Bruce T. Draine;A. Lazarian

  • LiteBIRD: A Satellite for the Studies of B-Mode Polarization and Inflation from Cosmic Background Radiation Detection

    M. Hazumi;Peter A.R. Ade;Y Akiba;D Alonso

Frequent Co-Authors

Bruce T. Draine
Bruce T. Draine Princeton University
Simon Prunet
Simon Prunet Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur
Gregory L. Eyink
Gregory L. Eyink Johns Hopkins University
Mordecai-Mark Mac Low
Mordecai-Mark Mac Low American Museum of Natural History
Douglas P. Finkbeiner
Douglas P. Finkbeiner Harvard University
J. H. Hough
J. H. Hough University of Glasgow
Axel Brandenburg
Axel Brandenburg Nordic Institute for Theoretical Physics
Reinhard Schlickeiser
Reinhard Schlickeiser Ruhr University Bochum
Vahé Petrosian
Vahé Petrosian Stanford University
Mark R. Krumholz
Mark R. Krumholz Australian National University

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