2026 Bryan Gaensler: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	124	698	662	383	358	968	56146

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Current World Ranking

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Physics

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662

383

358

968

56146

Research.com Recognitions

2013 - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science
2011 - Pawsey Medal, Australian Academy of Science
2005 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Bryan Gaensler is affiliated with the University of California, Santa Cruz in the United States. Their work focuses primarily on the field of Physics and Astronomy, with extensive contributions across several specialized subfields.

The main areas of study include:

Astronomy and Astrophysics
Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Instrumentation
Aerospace Engineering
Computational Mechanics

The key topics addressed in their research encompass:

Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research
Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology
Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena
Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
Astronomy and Astrophysical Research

Bryan Gaensler has published numerous papers in several frequently targeted venues, including:

The Astrophysical Journal
arXiv (Cornell University)
Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
The Astrophysical Journal Letters

Notable recent publications by Gaensler include:

The First CHIME/FRB Fast Radio Burst Catalog (2021), The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
Periodic activity from a fast radio burst source (2020), Nature
Fundamental physics with the Square Kilometre Array (2020), Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia
Science with the Australian square kilometre array pathfinder (2024), OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
The Galactic Faraday rotation sky 2020 (2022), Radboud Repository (Radboud University)

The scientist has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, among whom are:

V. M. Kaspi
Kiyoshi W. Masui
Aaron B. Pearlman
Kaitlyn Shin
Ziggy Pleunis

Awards received by Bryan Gaensler include:

Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (2013)
Pawsey Medal, Australian Academy of Science (2011)
Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation (2005)

Best Publications

The Murchison widefield array: The square kilometre array precursor at low radio frequencies

S.J. Tingay;R.F. Goeke;J.D. Bowman;D. Emrich

1345
Citations
The Murchison Widefield Array: the Square Kilometre Array Precursor at low radio frequencies

S. J. Tingay;R. Goeke;J. D. Bowman;D. Emrich

1266
Citations
The evolution and structure of pulsar wind nebulae

Bryan M. Gaensler;Patrick O. Slane

830
Citations
wsclean: an implementation of a fast, generic wide-field imager for radio astronomy

A.R. Offringa;B. Mckinley;N. Hurley-Walker;F.H. Briggs

726
Citations
A bright millisecond-duration radio burst from a Galactic magnetar

Chime;B. C. Andersen;K. M. Bandura

646
Citations
A giant γ-ray flare from the magnetar SGR 1806–20

D.M. Palmer;S. Barthelmy;N. Gehrels;R.M. Kippen

622
Citations
The Southern Galactic Plane Survey: H I Observations and Analysis

N. M. McClure-Griffiths;John M. Dickey;John M. Dickey;B. M. Gaensler;A. J. Green

565
Citations
A model of diffuse Galactic radio emission from 10 MHz to 100 GHz

Angélica De Oliveira-Costa;Max Tegmark;B. M. Gaensler;Justin Jonas

550
Citations
GaLactic and Extragalactic All-sky Murchison Widefield Array (GLEAM) survey - I. A low-frequency extragalactic catalogue

Natasha Hurley-Walker;Joseph R. Callingham;Joseph R. Callingham;Paul J. Hancock;Paul J. Hancock;Thomas M. O. Franzen

534
Citations
The Southern Galactic Plane Survey: HI Observations and Analysis

N. M. McClure-Griffiths;J. M. Dickey;B. M. Gaensler;A. J. Green

525
Citations
A second source of repeating fast radio bursts

Chime;M. Amiri;K. Bandura

489
Citations
The Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array Sky Survey (VLASS). Science Case and Survey Design

M. Lacy;S.A. Baum;C.J. Chandler;S. Chatterjee

475
Citations
Dynamical Formation of Close Binary Systems in Globular Clusters

D. Pooley;W. H. G. Lewin;S. F. Anderson;H. Baumgardt

459
Citations
Science with the Murchison Widefield Array

Judd D. Bowman;Iver Cairns;David L. Kaplan;Tara Murphy

416
Citations
CHIME/FRB Discovery of Eight New Repeating Fast Radio Burst Sources

B. C. Andersen;K. Bandura

414
Citations
Dynamical Formation of Close Binary Systems in Globular Clusters

David Pooley;Walter H. G. Lewin;Scott F. Anderson;Holger Baumgardt

412
Citations
Periodic activity from a fast radio burst source

Chime;M. Amiri;B. C. Andersen

406
Citations
Science with the Murchison Widefield Array

Judd D. Bowman;Iver Cairns;David L. Kaplan;Tara Murphy

405
Citations
Science with ASKAP: The Australian square-kilometre-array pathfinder

S. johnston;R. Taylor;M. Bailes;N. Bartel

380
Citations
Nonthermal X-Ray Emission from the Shell-Type Supernova Remnant G347.3-0.5

Patrick O. Slane;Bryan M. Gaensler;Bryan M. Gaensler;Bryan M. Gaensler;T. M. Dame;John P. Hughes

377
Citations