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D-Index
120
Citations
107928
World Ranking
794
National Ranking
19

Brian P. Schmidt 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 Brian P. Schmidt sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 532 publications — 60th percentile

60% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Brian P. Schmidt 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 Brian P. Schmidt sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 120 D-Index — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Astronomy
  • Astrophysics
  • Galaxy

His primary areas of study are Astrophysics, Supernova, Astronomy, Redshift and Galaxy. As part of his studies on Astrophysics, Brian P. Schmidt often connects relevant subjects like Cosmological constant. The concepts of his Cosmological constant study are interwoven with issues in Metric expansion of space, Dark energy and Universe.

His Supernova study incorporates themes from Spectral line, Shape of the universe, Light curve and Photometry. The Redshift study combines topics in areas such as Fast radio burst and Polarization, Faraday effect. His Galaxy study incorporates themes from Radio astronomy and Very-long-baseline interferometry.

His most cited work include:

  • Observational Evidence from Supernovae for an Accelerating Universe and a Cosmological Constant (14054 citations)
  • Observational Evidence from Supernovae for an Accelerating Universe and a Cosmological Constant (12314 citations)
  • Cosmological Results from High-z Supernovae* ** (1491 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Brian P. Schmidt mainly focuses on Astrophysics, Supernova, Astronomy, Galaxy and Redshift. Astrophysics is closely attributed to Spectral line in his research. His Spectral line study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Line, Spectroscopy and Ejecta.

His Supernova research incorporates elements of Cosmology, Dark energy, Luminosity and Photometry. His study looks at the relationship between Dark energy and topics such as Cosmological constant, which overlap with Metric expansion of space. His study in Astronomy concentrates on Sky, Planet, Telescope, Metallicity and Brightness.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Astrophysics (77.96%)
  • Supernova (49.04%)
  • Astronomy (40.58%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2013-2021)?

  • Astrophysics (77.96%)
  • Astronomy (40.58%)
  • Supernova (49.04%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Astrophysics, Astronomy, Supernova, Stars and Planet are his primary areas of study. His work focuses on many connections between Astrophysics and other disciplines, such as Radius, that overlap with his field of interest in Saturn. His research in Sky, Photometry, Spectroscopy, Brightness and Circular orbit are components of Astronomy.

His studies deal with areas such as Gravitational wave, Observatory and Telescope as well as Sky. His Supernova study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Spectral line, Luminosity, Redshift and Near-infrared spectroscopy. The Light curve study combines topics in areas such as Cosmology and Photometry.

Between 2013 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • A single low-energy, iron-poor supernova as the source of metals in the star SMSS J031300.36−670839.3 (309 citations)
  • A real-time fast radio burst: polarization detection and multiwavelength follow-up (279 citations)
  • Localization and broadband follow-up of the gravitational-wave transient GW150914 (262 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Astronomy
  • Astrophysics
  • Optics

Brian P. Schmidt mainly investigates Astrophysics, Astronomy, Supernova, Galaxy and Light curve. Stars, Metallicity, Sky, Planet and Photometry are among the areas of Astrophysics where the researcher is concentrating his efforts. His study in Astronomy is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Christian ministry and Library science.

His work deals with themes such as Spectral line, Luminosity and Near-infrared spectroscopy, which intersect with Supernova. Many of his research projects under Galaxy are closely connected to Supernova nucleosynthesis with Supernova nucleosynthesis, tying the diverse disciplines of science together. Brian P. Schmidt usually deals with Light curve and limits it to topics linked to Line and Fornax Cluster, Chandrasekhar limit, Radioactive decay, Ionization and Nebula.

Best Publications

  • Observational Evidence from Supernovae for an Accelerating Universe and a Cosmological Constant

    Adam G. Riess;Alexei V. Filippenko;Peter Challis;Alejandro Clocchiatti

  • Observational Evidence from Supernovae for an Accelerating Universe and a Cosmological Constant

    Adam G. Riess;Alexei V. Filippenko;Peter Challis;Alejandro Clocchiattia

  • Cosmological Results from High-z Supernovae* **

    John L. Tonry;Brian P. Schmidt;Brian Barris;Pablo Candia

  • The High-Z Supernova Search: Measuring Cosmic Deceleration and Global Curvature of the Universe Using Type Ia Supernovae*

    Brian P. Schmidt;Nicholas B. Suntzeff;M. M. Phillips;Robert A. Schommer

  • The High-Z Supernova Search: Measuring Cosmic Deceleration and Global Cur vature of the Universe Using Type Ia Supernovae

    Brian P. Schmidt;Nicholas B. Suntzeff;M. M. Phillips;Robert A. Schommer

  • The Farthest Known Supernova: Support for an Accelerating Universe and a Glimpse of the Epoch of Deceleration*

    Adam G. Riess;Peter E. Nugent;Ronald L. Gilliland;Brian P. Schmidt

  • Observational Constraints on the Nature of the Dark Energy: First Cosmological Results from the ESSENCE Supernova Survey

    W. M. Wood-Vasey;G. Miknaitis;C. W. Stubbs;S. Jha

  • Supernova limits on the cosmic equation of state

    Peter M. Garnavich;Saurabh Jha;Peter Challis;Alejandro Clocchiatti

  • Observational Constraints on the Nature of Dark Energy: First Cosmological Results from the ESSENCE Supernova Survey

    W. M. Wood-Vasey;G. Miknaitis;C. W. Stubbs;Saurabh Jha;Saurabh Jha

  • The farthest known supernova: Support for an accelerating universe and a glimpse of the epoch of deceleration

    Adam G. Riess;Peter E. Nugent;Brian P. Schmidt;John Tonry

  • Constraints on Cosmological Models from Hubble Space Telescope Observations of High-z Supernovae

    P. M. Garnavich;R. P. Kirshner;P. Challis;J. Tonry

  • BVRI Light Curves for 22 Type Ia Supernovae

    Adam G. Riess;Robert P. Kirshner;Brian P. Schmidt;Saurabh Jha

  • BVRI Light Curves for 22 Type Ia Supernovae

    Adam G. Riess;Robert P. Kirshner;Brian P. Schmidt;Saurabh Jha

  • Supernova Limits on the Cosmic Equation of State

    P. M. Garnavich;S. Jha;P. M. Challis;A. Clocchiatti

  • A γ-ray burst at a redshift of z ≈ 8.2

    N. R. Tanvir;D. B. Fox;A. J. Levan;E. Berger

  • Scrutinizing Exotic Cosmological Models Using ESSENCE Supernova Data Combined with Other Cosmological Probes

    T. M. Davis;E. Mortsell;J. Sollerman;A. C. Becker

  • Constraints on Cosmological Models from Hubble Space Telescope Observations of High-z Supernovae

    P. M. Garnavich;R. P. Kirshner;P. Challis;J. Tonry

  • Scrutinizing Exotic Cosmological Models Using ESSENCE Supernova Data Combined with Other Cosmological Probes

    Tamara Davis;Edvard Mörtsell;Jesper Sollerman;Jesper Sollerman;A. C. Becker

  • The afterglow of GRB 050709 and the nature of the short-hard γ-ray bursts

    Derek B Fox;Derek B Fox;Dale A Frail;Paul Antony Price;Shrinivas R Kulkarni

  • SkyMapper and the Southern Sky Survey

    S.C. Keller;B.P. Schmidt;M.S. Bessell;P.G. Conroy

Frequent Co-Authors

Adam G. Riess
Adam G. Riess Johns Hopkins University
Christopher W. Stubbs
Christopher W. Stubbs Harvard University
Jesper Sollerman
Jesper Sollerman Stockholm University
Robert P. Kirshner
Robert P. Kirshner Harvard University
Saurabh Jha
Saurabh Jha Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Peter M. Garnavich
Peter M. Garnavich University of Notre Dame
Avishay Gal-Yam
Avishay Gal-Yam Weizmann Institute of Science
Alexei V. Filippenko
Alexei V. Filippenko University of California, Berkeley
Gáspár Á. Bakos
Gáspár Á. Bakos Princeton University
Joel D. Hartman
Joel D. Hartman Princeton University

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