2026 Brian Babler: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	73	3509	3335	1656	1541	270	23300

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Current World Ranking

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Physics

3509

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1541

270

23300

Overview

Brian Babler is affiliated with the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the United States. Their primary field of study is Physics and Astronomy, with a notable focus on Astronomy and Astrophysics. The subfields of Babler's research also include Spectroscopy, Atmospheric Science, Plant Science, and Materials Chemistry.

The main topics covered in Babler's work reflect a diverse scientific scope. These include:

Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
Molecular Spectroscopy and Structure
Plant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies
Banana Cultivation and Research

Babler has published studies in a range of journals, with multiple papers appearing in The Astrophysical Journal and contributions to arXiv. Other publication venues include the Journal of Applied Microbiology and Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.

Some recent papers by Brian Babler are:

Comparative genomics reveals signature regions used to develop a robust and sensitive multiplex TaqMan real-time qPCR assay to detect the genus Dickeya and Dickeya dianthicola (2020, Journal of Applied Microbiology)
The Role of Neutral Hydrogen in Setting the Abundances of Molecular Species in the Milky Way's Diffuse Interstellar Medium. I. Observational Constraints from ALMA and NOEMA (2022, The Astrophysical Journal)
The polarized spectral energy distribution of NGC 4151 (2020, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society)
The role of neutral hydrogen in setting the abundances of molecular species in the Milky Way's diffuse interstellar medium. II. Comparison between observations and theoretical models (2021, arXiv (Cornell University))
13 yr of P Cygni Spectropolarimetry: Investigating Mass Loss through Hα, Periodicity, and Ellipticity (2020, The Astrophysical Journal)

Frequent co-authors contributing to Babler's research include Snežana Stanimirović, Daniel R. Rybarczyk, Munan Gong, Claire E. Murray, and J. M. Winters.

Best Publications

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

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

2067
Citations
GLIMPSE. I. An SIRTF Legacy Project to Map the Inner Galaxy

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

1469
Citations
The Wavelength Dependence of Interstellar Extinction from 1.25 to 8.0 microns Using GLIMPSE Data

R. Indebetouw;J. S. Mathis;B. L. Babler;M. R. Meade

1241
Citations
The Spitzer/GLIMPSE Surveys: A New View of the Milky Way

Ed Churchwell;Brian L. Babler;Marilyn R. Meade;Barbara A. Whitney

1113
Citations
Spitzer Survey of the Large Magellanic Cloud, Surveying the Agents of a Galaxy's Evolution (SAGE) I: Overview and Initial Results

Margaret Meixner;Karl D. Gordon;Remy Indebetouw;Joseph L. Hora

1069
Citations
The Wavelength Dependence of Interstellar Extinction from 1.25 to 8.0 μm Using GLIMPSE Data

R. Indebetouw;R. Indebetouw;J. S. Mathis;B. L Babler;M. R. Meade

921
Citations
Spitzer Survey of the Large Magellanic Cloud: Surveying the Agents of a Galaxy's Evolution (SAGE). I. Overview and Initial Results

Margaret Meixner;Karl D. Gordon;Remy Indebetouw;Joseph L. Hora

797
Citations
A Catalog of Extended Green Objects (EGOs) in the GLIMPSE Survey: A new sample of massive young stellar object outflow candidates

C.J. Cyganowski;B.A. Whitney;E. Holden;E. Braden

699
Citations
The Bubbling Galactic Disk

E. Churchwell;M. S. Povich;D. Allen;M. G. Taylor

602
Citations
A Catalog of Extended Green Objects in the GLIMPSE Survey: A New Sample of Massive Young Stellar Object Outflow Candidates

C. J. Cyganowski;B. A. Whitney;E. Holden;E. Braden

508
Citations
First GLIMPSE Results on the Stellar Structure of the Galaxy

R. A. Benjamin;E. Churchwell;B. L. Babler;R. Indebetouw

461
Citations
Herschel Detects a Massive Dust Reservoir in Supernova 1987A

M. Matsuura;E. Dwek;M. Meixner;M. Otsuka

398
Citations
Constraints on the Geometry of Circumstellar Envelopes: Optical Interferometric and Spectropolarimetric Observations of Seven Be Stars

A. Quirrenbach;A. Quirrenbach;K. S. Bjorkman;K. S. Bjorkman;J. E. Bjorkman;J. E. Bjorkman;C. A. Hummel

384
Citations
Intrinsically Red Sources observed by Spitzer in the Galactic Mid-Plane

Thomas P. Robitaille;Marilyn R. Meade;Brian L. Babler;Barbara A. Whitney

352
Citations
Surveying the Agents of Galaxy Evolution in the Tidally Stripped, Low Metallicity Small Magellanic Cloud (SAGE-SMC). II. Cool Evolved Stars

Martha L. Boyer;Sundar Srinivasan;Jacco Th. van Loon;Iain McDonald

330
Citations
Surveying the Agents of Galaxy Evolution in the Tidally-Stripped, Low Metallicity Small Magellanic Cloud (SAGE-SMC). I. Overview

Karl D. Gordon;Margaret Meixner;Marilyn Meade;Barbara A. Whitney

318
Citations
A spitzer space telescope infrared survey of supernova remnants in the inner galaxy

William T. Reach;Jeonghee Rho;Achim Tappe;Thomas G. Pannuti

292
Citations
Intrinsically Red Sources Observed by Spitzer in the Galactic Midplane

Thomas P. Robitaille;Marilyn R. Meade;Brian L. Babler;Barbara A. Whitney

260
Citations
The Bubbling Galactic Disk. II. The Inner 20

E. Churchwell;D. F. Watson;M. S. Povich;M. G. Taylor

253
Citations
Spitzer Survey of the Large Magellanic Cloud, Surveying the Agents of a Galaxy's Evolution (SAGE). IV. Dust Properties in the Interstellar Medium

Jean Philippe Bernard;William T. Reach;Deborah Paradis;Margaret Meixner

191
Citations