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D-Index
93
Citations
34185
World Ranking
2035
National Ranking
1047

Andrew J. Benson 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 Andrew J. Benson sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 311 publications — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Andrew J. Benson 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 Andrew J. Benson sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 93 D-Index — 46th percentile

46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Andrew J. Benson is affiliated with the Carnegie Institution for Science in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the broad field of Physics and Astronomy, with a focused engagement in subfields such as Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Atmospheric Science, and Statistical and Nonlinear Physics.

The scientist's work spans several main topics, including:

  • Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
  • Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
  • Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena
  • Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
  • Cosmology and Gravitation Theories
  • Climate change and permafrost
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research

Andrew J. Benson has published extensively, with significant contributions to multiple journals and archives. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • The Astrophysical Journal
  • Physical review. D/Physical review. D.

Among their recent papers are the following:

  • The High Latitude Spectroscopic Survey on the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, 2022, The Astrophysical Journal
  • Constraints on the properties of warm dark matter using the satellite galaxies of the Milky Way, 2020, arXiv (Cornell University)
  • SatGen: a semi-analytical satellite galaxy generator - I. The model and its application to Local-Group satellite statistics, 2021, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • Strong lensing signatures of self-interacting dark matter in low-mass haloes, 2021, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • Core-collapse, evaporation and tidal effects: the life story of a self-interacting dark matter subhalo, 2021, arXiv (Cornell University)

Collaboration is notable in Andrew J. Benson's career, with frequent coauthors including:

  • Xiaolong Du
  • Paul Menker
  • Ethan O. Nadler
  • Annika H. G. Peter
  • Shengqi Yang

Best Publications

  • The broken hierarchy of galaxy formation

    R. G. Bower;A. J. Benson;R. Malbon;J. C. Helly

  • Breaking the hierarchy of galaxy formation

    R. G. Bower;A. J. Benson;R. K. Malbon;J. C. Helly

  • What Shapes the Luminosity Function of Galaxies

    A. J. Benson;R. G. Bower;C. S. Frenk;Cedric G. Lacey

  • Can the faint submillimetre galaxies be explained in the Λ cold dark matter model

    C. M. Baugh;Cedric G. Lacey;C. S. Frenk;G. L. Granato

  • Theoretical Models of the Halo Occupation Distribution: Separating Central and Satellite Galaxies

    Zheng Zheng;Zheng Zheng;Andreas A. Berlind;David H. Weinberg;Andrew J. Benson

  • COSMOS : Hubble Space Telescope Observations

    N. Scoville;A. Benson;A. W. Blain;D. Calzetti

  • COSMOS: Hubble Space Telescope Observations

    N. Scoville;N. Scoville;R. G. Abraham;H. Aussel;J. E. Barnes

  • The nature of galaxy bias and clustering

    A. J. Benson;S. Cole;C. S. Frenk;C. M. Baugh

  • NEW CONSTRAINTS ON THE EVOLUTION OF THE STELLAR-TO-DARK MATTER CONNECTION: A COMBINED ANALYSIS OF GALAXY-GALAXY LENSING, CLUSTERING, AND STELLAR MASS FUNCTIONS FROM z = 0.2 to z = 1*

    Alexie Leauthaud;Alexie Leauthaud;Alexie Leauthaud;Jeremy Tinker;Kevin Bundy;Peter S. Behroozi

  • The effects of photoionization on galaxy formation – I. Model and results at z=0

    A. J. Benson;C. G. Lacey;C. M. Baugh;S. Cole

  • Galactic stellar haloes in the CDM model

    A.P. Cooper;Shaun Cole;C.S. Frenk;S.D.M. White

  • The Effects of Photoionization on Galaxy Formation - II: Satellites in the Local Group

    A. J. Benson;C. S. Frenk;C. G. Lacey;C. M. Baugh

  • The effects of photoionization on galaxy formation - II. Satellite galaxies in the Local Group

    A. J. Benson;C. S. Frenk;C. G. Lacey;C. M. Baugh

  • The Halo Occupation Distribution and the Physics of Galaxy Formation

    Andreas A. Berlind;David H. Weinberg;Andrew J. Benson;Carlton M. Baugh

  • THE EVOLUTIONARY HISTORY OF LYMAN BREAK GALAXIES BETWEEN REDSHIFT 4 AND 6: OBSERVING SUCCESSIVE GENERATIONS OF MASSIVE GALAXIES IN FORMATION

    Daniel P. Stark;Daniel P. Stark;Richard S. Ellis;Richard S. Ellis;Andrew Bunker;Kevin Bundy;Kevin Bundy

  • A unified multiwavelength model of galaxy formation

    Cedric G. Lacey;Carlton M. Baugh;Carlos S. Frenk;Andrew J. Benson

  • Galaxy formation theory

    Andrew J. Benson

  • The evolving luminosity function of red galaxies

    Michael J. I. Brown;Michael J. I. Brown;Arjun Dey;Buell T. Jannuzi;Kate Brand

  • The colours of satellite galaxies in groups and clusters

    A.S. Font;R.G. Bower;I.G. McCarthy;A.J. Benson

  • Galacticus: A Semi-Analytic Model of Galaxy Formation

    Andrew J. Benson

Frequent Co-Authors

Cedric G. Lacey
Cedric G. Lacey Durham University
Carlton M. Baugh
Carlton M. Baugh Durham University
Carlos S. Frenk
Carlos S. Frenk Durham University
Shaun Cole
Shaun Cole Durham University
Richard G. Bower
Richard G. Bower Durham University
Risa H. Wechsler
Risa H. Wechsler Stanford University
Richard S. Ellis
Richard S. Ellis University College London
Darren J. Croton
Darren J. Croton Swinburne University of Technology
Michael Boylan-Kolchin
Michael Boylan-Kolchin The University of Texas at Austin
Peter Capak
Peter Capak California Institute of Technology

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