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B. Flaugher

B. Flaugher

D-Index & Metrics

Physics

D-Index
123
Citations
69012
World Ranking
714
National Ranking
392

B. Flaugher 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 B. Flaugher sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 785 publications — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

B. Flaugher 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 B. Flaugher sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 123 D-Index — 81st percentile

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

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2011 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For her important contributions to experimental particle astrophysics, particularly her leadership of and seminal contributions to the design and construction of the Dark Energy Camera

Overview

B. Flaugher is a researcher affiliated with Fermilab in the United States, whose work spans various areas within physics and astronomy. Their research contributions are primarily situated within the fields of Physics and Astronomy, with a focus on several specialized subfields including Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, as well as Global and Planetary Change.

The scientist's research topics cover a diverse range of subjects. The main areas of study include:

  • Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
  • Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
  • Cosmology and Gravitation Theories
  • Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
  • Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
  • Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena
  • Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing

B. Flaugher has published extensively, with notable papers including:

  • "The Relational Dynamics of Space-Time," 2024, Spectrum Research Repository (Concordia University)
  • "Constraints on Dark Matter Properties from Observations of Milky Way Satellite Galaxies," 2021, Physical Review Letters
  • "Dark Energy Survey Year 1 Results: Cosmological constraints from cluster abundances and weak lensing," 2020, Physical Review D
  • "CMB-S4: Forecasting Constraints on Primordial Gravitational Waves," 2022, The Astrophysical Journal
  • "STRIDES: a 3.9 per cent measurement of the Hubble constant from the strong lens system DES J0408−5354," 2020, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

The venues where B. Flaugher most frequently publishes reflect the scope of their research. These venues include:

  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Physical Review D
  • The Astrophysical Journal
  • The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series

B. Flaugher collaborates frequently with a number of researchers in their field. Key co-authors associated with them include:

  • A. Carnero Rosell
  • J. Carretero
  • D. Gruen
  • L. N. da Costa
  • J. García-Bellido

In recognition of their work, B. Flaugher was named a Fellow of the American Physical Society in 2011. The citation for this award highlights their contributions to experimental particle astrophysics, especially regarding leadership and significant involvement in the design and construction of the Dark Energy Camera.

Best Publications

  • Observation of top quark production in p̄p collisions with the collider detector at fermilab

    F. Abe;H. Akimoto;A. Akopian;M. G. Albrow

  • Measurement of the J/ψ meson and b-hadron production cross sections in pp̄ collisions at √s = 1960 GeV

    D. Acosta;J. Adelman;T. Affolder;T. Akimoto

  • Dark Energy Survey year 1 results: Cosmological constraints from galaxy clustering and weak lensing

    T. M. C. Abbott;F. B. Abdalla;A. Alarcon;J. Aleksić

  • THE DARK ENERGY CAMERA

    B. Flaugher;H. T. Diehl;K. Honscheid;T. M. C. Abbott

  • A gravitational-wave standard siren measurement of the Hubble constant

    B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;F. Acernese;F. Acernese

  • Observation of the narrow state X(3872) → J/ψπ+π- in p̄p collisions at √s = 1.96 TeV

    D. Acosta;T. Affolder;M. H. Ahn;M. H. Ahn;M. H. Ahn;T. Akimoto

  • The Electromagnetic Counterpart of the Binary Neutron Star Merger LIGO/Virgo GW170817. II. UV, Optical, and Near-infrared Light Curves and Comparison to Kilonova Models

    P. S. Cowperthwaite;E. Berger;V. A. Villar;B. D. Metzger

  • The Dark Energy Camera

    B. Flaugher;H. T. Diehl;K. Honscheid;T. M. C. Abbott

  • The Dark Energy Survey: more than dark energy - an overview

    T. Abbott;F. B. Abdalla;J. Aleksić

  • The Electromagnetic Counterpart of the Binary Neutron Star Merger LIGO/VIRGO GW170817. II. UV, Optical, and Near-IR Light Curves and Comparison to Kilonova Models

    P. S. Cowperthwaite;E. Berger;V. A. Villar;B. D. Metzger

  • Eight New Milky Way Companions Discovered in First-Year Dark Energy Survey Data

    K. Bechtol;A. Drlica-Wagner;E. Balbinot

  • Topology of three-jet events in p»p collisions at s=1.8 TeV

    F. Abe;D. Amidei;G. Apollinari;M. Atac

  • The DESI Experiment Part I: Science,Targeting, and Survey Design

    Amir Aghamousa;Jessica Aguilar;Steve Ahlen

  • Observation of the Bc meson in pp¯ collisions at √s = 1.8 TeV

    F. Abe;H. Akimoto;A. Akopian;M. G. Albrow

  • Dark Energy Survey Year 1 results: cosmological constraints from cosmic shear

    M. A. Troxel;N. MacCrann;N. MacCrann;J. Zuntz;T. F. Eifler

  • The Dark Energy Survey

    Brenna Flaugher

  • INCLUSIVE JET CROSS SECTION IN P P COLLISIONS AT S = 1.8 TEV

    F. Abe;H. Akimoto;A. Akopian;M. G. Albrow

  • Eight Ultra-faint Galaxy Candidates Discovered in Year Two of the Dark Energy Survey

    A. Drlica-Wagner;K. Bechtol;E. S. Rykoff

  • The dark energy survey data release 1

    T. M. C. Abbott;F. B. Abdalla;F. B. Abdalla;S. Allam;A. Amara

  • The DESI Experiment, a whitepaper for Snowmass 2013

    Michael Levi;Ofer Lahav;Richard Kron;Brenna Flaugher

Frequent Co-Authors

D. W. Gerdes
D. W. Gerdes University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Robert A. Gruendl
Robert A. Gruendl University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
K. L. Byrum
K. L. Byrum Argonne National Laboratory
Jay Hauser
Jay Hauser University of California, Los Angeles
K. Honscheid
K. Honscheid The Ohio State University
P. Lukens
P. Lukens Fermilab
Joshua A. Frieman
Joshua A. Frieman University of Chicago

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