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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Physics 81 2903 2756 1414 1316 490 29485

Brenda Dingus publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Brenda Dingus between 1987 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Brenda Dingus published across 39 years, from 1987 to 2025, averaging 13.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 49 publications in 2021. 16 of the 523 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1987 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 49. Peak 49 publications in 2021. 1987: 2 publications 1988: 3 publications 1989: 2 publications 1990: 3 publications 1991: 2 publications 1992: 11 publications 1993: 40 publications 1994: 27 publications 1995: 26 publications 1996: 22 publications 1997: 10 publications 1998: 8 publications 1999: 26 publications 2000: 9 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 6 publications 2003: 9 publications 2004: 9 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 12 publications 2008: 35 publications 2009: 18 publications 2010: 4 publications 2011: 4 publications 2012: 5 publications 2013: 10 publications 2014: 6 publications 2015: 7 publications 2016: 2 publications 2017: 22 publications 2018: 23 publications 2019: 22 publications 2020: 17 publications 2021: 49 publications 2022: 5 publications 2023: 35 publications 2024: 10 publications 2025: 6 publications
1987 2025

523 publications in total across all disciplines

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Brenda Dingus: publications per year, 1987 to 2025
Year Publications
1987 2
1988 3
1989 2
1990 3
1991 2
1992 11
1993 40
1994 27
1995 26
1996 22
1997 10
1998 8
1999 26
2000 9
2001 5
2002 6
2003 9
2004 9
2005 6
2006 5
2007 12
2008 35
2009 18
2010 4
2011 4
2012 5
2013 10
2014 6
2015 7
2016 2
2017 22
2018 23
2019 22
2020 17
2021 49
2022 5
2023 35
2024 10
2025 6
Total 523
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Brenda Dingus publications per year - data summary

  • Brenda Dingus, a Physics scholar from Los Alamos National Laboratory, has 523 publications recorded across 39 years, from 1987 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1987 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2021, with 49 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1987, 1989, 1991 and 2016, with 2 publications each.
  • The rate of publication averages 13.4 papers per year over the whole span, or 13.4 per year counting only the 39 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 105 publications, 20% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1987-1999: 182 publications (14.0 per year); 2000-2012: 127 publications (9.8 per year); 2013-2025: 214 publications (16.5 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is broadly steady.

Brenda Dingus 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 Brenda Dingus 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, 483–502 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: 490 publications — 54th percentile

54% 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
483–502 116 490
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
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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Brenda Dingus publication distribution in Physics in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 3,678 Physics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 70 ranges running from 103–122 to 1,469+ publications.
  • Brenda Dingus, a Physics scholar from Los Alamos National Laboratory, records 490 publications - the 54th percentile of the discipline.
  • 54% of ranked Physics scientists score the same or lower than Brenda Dingus, and about 46% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 463–482 publications range, and Brenda Dingus ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 323–342 publications, holding 162 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 49% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 443–462 publications), so the distribution leans towards the lower end of the scale.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 1,469 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (3% of the field).

Brenda Dingus 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 Brenda Dingus 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, 80–81 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: 81 D-Index — 22nd percentile

22% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

View D-Index distribution as a table
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 81
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
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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Brenda Dingus D-index placement in Physics in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 3,678 Physics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 59 ranges running from 70–71 to 185+ D-Index.
  • Brenda Dingus, a Physics scholar from Los Alamos National Laboratory, records 81 D-Index - the 22nd percentile of the discipline.
  • 22% of ranked Physics scientists score the same or lower than Brenda Dingus, and about 78% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 96–97 D-Index range, and Brenda Dingus ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 80–81 D-Index, holding 167 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 55% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 98–99 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 185 D-Index or more, 99 scientists in all (3% of the field).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2006 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For her pioneering work on understanding the highest energy gammaray emission from gammaray bursts

Overview

Brenda Dingus is affiliated with Los Alamos National Laboratory in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Physics and Astronomy, with a strong focus on Nuclear and High Energy Physics as well as Astronomy and Astrophysics. Additional subfields they work in include Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Radiation, and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine.

Their publications cover a range of topics related to astrophysics and cosmic phenomena, gamma-ray bursts and supernovae, dark matter and cosmic phenomena, particle detector development and performance, particle physics theoretical and experimental studies, pulsars and gravitational waves research, and broader astrophysical phenomena and observations.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with this researcher include:

  • Kwok Lung Fan
  • F. Hueyotl-Zahuantitla
  • H. A. Ayala Solares
  • J. A. García-González
  • J. A. Goodman

Common venues for publication feature:

  • Proceedings of 37th International Cosmic Ray Conference - PoS(ICRC2021)
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • The Astrophysical Journal
  • The Astrophysical Journal Letters
  • Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment

Selected recent publications include:

  • Evidence of 200 TeV Photons from HAWC J1825-134, 2021, The Astrophysical Journal Letters
  • The High-Altitude Water Cherenkov (HAWC) observatory in México: The primary detector, 2023, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment
  • Lightning Interferometry Uncertainty, Beam Steering Interferometry, and Evidence of Lightning Being Ignited by a Cosmic Ray Shower, 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • Constraining the local burst rate density of primordial black holes with HAWC, 2020, Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
  • Search for gamma-ray spectral lines from dark matter annihilation in dwarf galaxies with the High-Altitude Water Cherenkov observatory, 2020, Physical Review D

In 2006, Brenda Dingus was recognized as a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) for pioneering work on understanding the highest energy gamma-ray emissions from gamma-ray bursts.

Best Publications

  • The Third Egret Catalog of High-Energy Gamma-Ray Sources

    R. C. Hartman;D. L. Bertsch;S. D. Bloom;S. D. Bloom;A. W. Chen

  • The Likelihood Analysis of EGRET Data

    J. R. Mattox;D. L. Bertsch;J. Chiang;B. L. Dingus

  • EGRET Observations of the Diffuse Gamma-Ray Emission from the Galactic Plane

    S. D. Hunter;D. L. Bertsch;J. R. Catelli;J. R. Catelli;T. M. Dame

  • EGRET Observations of the Extragalactic Gamma-Ray Emission

    P. Sreekumar;P. Sreekumar;D. L. Bertsch;B. L. Dingus;J. A. Esposito;J. A. Esposito

  • Detection of a γ-ray burst of very long duration and very high energy

    K. Hurley;B. L. Dingus;B. L. Dingus;R. Mukherjee;R. Mukherjee;P. Sreekumar;P. Sreekumar

  • A limit on the variation of the speed of light arising from quantum gravity effects

    A. A. Abdo;M. Ackermann;M. Ajello;K. Asano

  • The Second EGRET Catalog of High-Energy Gamma-Ray Sources

    D. J. Thompson;D. L. Bertsch;B. L. Dingus;J. A. Esposito

  • High-Energy Gamma-Ray Emission from Active Galaxies: EGRET Observations and Their Implications

    C. von Montigny;D. L. Bertsch;J. Chiang;B. L. Dingus

  • Fermi Observations of GRB 090902B: A Distinct Spectral Component in the Prompt and Delayed Emission

    A. A. Abdo;A. A. Abdo;M. Ackermann;M. Ajello;K. Asano

  • The First Energetic Gamma-Ray Experiment Telescope (EGRET) Source Catalog

    C. E. Fichtel;D. L. Bertsch;J. Chiang;B. L. Dingus

  • Fermi observations of GRB 090510 : A short-hard gamma-ray burst with an additional, hard power-law component from 10 keV to GeV energies

    Markus Ackermann;K. Asano;W. B. Atwood;Magnus Axelsson;Magnus Axelsson

  • Extended gamma-ray sources around pulsars constrain the origin of the positron flux at Earth

    A. U. Abeysekara;A. Albert;R. Alfaro;C. Alvarez

  • EGRET Observations of High-Energy Gamma-Ray Emission from Blazars: An Update

    R. Mukherjee;R. Mukherjee;R. Mukherjee;D. L. Bertsch;S. D. Bloom;B. L. Dingus;B. L. Dingus;B. L. Dingus

  • TeV Gamma-ray Sources from a survey of the Galactic Plane with Milagro

    A. A. Abdo;B. Allen;D. Berley;S. Casanova

  • The First FERMI-LAT Gamma-Ray Burst Catalog

    M. Ackermann;M. Ajello;K. Asano;M. Axelsson;M. Axelsson

  • A γ-ray burst with a high-energy spectral component inconsistent with the synchrotron shock model

    M. M. González;M. M. González;B. L. Dingus;B. L. Dingus;Y. Kaneko;R. D. Preece

  • The 2HWC HAWC Observatory Gamma-Ray Catalog

    A. U. Abeysekara;A. Albert;R. Alfaro;C. Alvarez

  • Observation of the Crab Nebula with the HAWC Gamma-Ray Observatory

    A. U. Abeysekara;A. Albert;R. Alfaro;C. Alvarez

  • High-energy gamma-ray emission from the Galactic Center

    H. A. Mayer-Hasselwander;D. L. Bertsch;B. L. Dingus;A. Eckart

  • Discovery of TeV Gamma-Ray Emission from the Cygnus Region of the Galaxy

    A. A. Abdo;B. Allen;D. Berley;E. Blaufuss

Frequent Co-Authors

J. A. Goodman
J. A. Goodman University of Maryland, College Park
Peter F. Michelson
Peter F. Michelson Stanford University
P. L. Nolan
P. L. Nolan Stanford University
Gottfried Kanbach
Gottfried Kanbach Max Planck Society
G. B. Yodh
G. B. Yodh University of California, Irvine
Reshmi Mukherjee
Reshmi Mukherjee Columbia University
D. Berley
D. Berley University of Maryland, College Park
D. J. Thompson
D. J. Thompson Goddard Space Flight Center
S. Westerhoff
S. Westerhoff University of Wisconsin–Madison
Julie McEnery
Julie McEnery Goddard Space Flight Center

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