2026 Carlos S. Frenk: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Best Scientists	197	323	303	36	34	792	202774
Physics	200	59	58	6	6	790	207312

Carlos S. Frenk 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 Carlos S. Frenk sits on this spectrum.

103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 790 publications — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Carlos S. Frenk 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 Carlos S. Frenk sits on this spectrum.

70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 200 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% 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

2026 - Research.com Physics in United Kingdom Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
2025 - Research.com Physics in United Kingdom Leader Award
2022 - Research.com Physics in United Kingdom Leader Award
2021 - Rumford Medal, Royal Society (UK) for revealing via elaborate computer simulations, how small fluctuations in the early universe develop into today’s galaxies.
2020 - Dirac Medal, Institute of Physics for outstanding contributions to establishing the current standard model for the formation of all cosmic structure, and for leading computational cosmology within the UK for more than three decades.
2017 - Max Born Medal and Prize, German Physical Society, Institute of Physics
2010 - Fred Hoyle Medal and Prize, Institute of Physics
2004 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom

Overview

Carlos S. Frenk is affiliated with Durham University in the United Kingdom. Their research activities are primarily situated within the broad field of Physics and Astronomy, focusing on several specialized subfields and topics related to the formation and evolution of cosmic structures.

Their main fields of study include:

Physics and Astronomy

Subfields where they have contributed extensively include:

Astronomy and Astrophysics
Instrumentation
Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

The main topics covered in their work are:

Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
Cosmology and Gravitation Theories
Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena
Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing
Scientific Research and Discoveries

Carlos S. Frenk has a substantial publication record with frequent venues including:

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
arXiv (Cornell University)
Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
The Astrophysical Journal
OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)

Their recent papers illustrate an active engagement with contemporary topics in cosmology and galaxy formation. Selected publications include:

"The many lives of active galactic nuclei: Cooling flows, black holes and the luminosities and colours of galaxies," 2024, OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
"DESI 2024 VI: cosmological constraints from the measurements of baryon acoustic oscillations," 2025, Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
"The 2dF galaxy redshift survey: The environmental dependence of galaxy star formation rates near clusters," 2024, OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
"Overview of the Instrumentation for the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument," 2022, The Astronomical Journal
"The milky way total mass profile as inferred from Gaia DR2," 2020, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

Frenk has collaborated frequently with a number of researchers, including:

Shaun Cole
Adrian Jenkins
Sownak Bose
R. Massey
Andrew Robertson

Their work and contributions have been recognized through several awards:

Rumford Medal, Royal Society (UK), 2021, for research on early universe fluctuations and galaxy development
Dirac Medal, Institute of Physics, 2020, for contributions to the standard model for cosmic structure formation
Max Born Medal and Prize, German Physical Society, Institute of Physics, 2017
Fred Hoyle Medal and Prize, Institute of Physics, 2010
Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom, 2004

Best Publications

A Universal Density Profile from Hierarchical Clustering

Julio F. Navarro;Carlos S. Frenk;Simon D. M. White

10609
Citations
The Structure of cold dark matter halos

Julio F. Navarro;Carlos S. Frenk;Simon D.M. White

8578
Citations
Simulations of the formation, evolution and clustering of galaxies and quasars

Volker Springel;Simon D. M. White;Adrian Jenkins;Carlos S. Frenk

5988
Citations
The evolution of large-scale structure in a universe dominated by cold dark matter

Marc Davis;George Efstathiou;Carlos S. Frenk;Simon D.M. White

4664
Citations
The many lives of active galactic nuclei: cooling flows, black holes and the luminosities and colours of galaxies

Darren J. Croton;Volker Springel;Simon D. M. White;G. De Lucia

4088
Citations
The EAGLE project: Simulating the evolution and assembly of galaxies and their environments

Joop Schaye;Robert A. Crain;Richard G. Bower;Michelle Furlong

3574
Citations
The broken hierarchy of galaxy formation

R. G. Bower;A. J. Benson;R. Malbon;J. C. Helly

3352
Citations
Galaxy formation through hierarchical clustering

Simon D. M. White;Carlos S. Frenk

3087
Citations
The 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey: Spectra and redshifts

Matthew Colless;G. B. Dalton;S. J. Maddox;W. J. Sutherland

3077
Citations
The 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey: spectra and redshifts

Matthew Colless;Gavin B. Dalton;Stephen J. Maddox;William J. Sutherland

3066
Citations
Breaking the hierarchy of galaxy formation

R. G. Bower;A. J. Benson;R. K. Malbon;J. C. Helly

2947
Citations
Stable clustering, the halo model and nonlinear cosmological power spectra

R.E. Smith;J.A. Peacock;A. Jenkins;S.D.M. White

2735
Citations
The 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey: power-spectrum analysis of the final data set and cosmological implications

Shaun Cole;Will Percival;John A. Peacock;Peder Norberg

2585
Citations
The Aquarius Project: the subhalos of galactic halos

Volker Springel;Jie Wang;Mark Vogelsberger;Aaron Ludlow

2532
Citations
Hierarchical galaxy formation

Shaun Cole;Cedric G. Lacey;Cedric G. Lacey;Carlton M. Baugh;Carlos S. Frenk

2429
Citations
The 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey: Power-spectrum analysis of the final dataset and cosmological implications

S. Cole;W. J. Percival;J. A. Peacock;P. Norberg

2381
Citations
Stable clustering, the halo model and non-linear cosmological power spectra

R E Smith;R E Smith;J A Peacock;A Jenkins;S D M White

2299
Citations
Mass function of dark matter halos

A. Jenkins;C. S. Frenk;S. D. M. White;J. M. Colberg

2234
Citations
The Aquarius Project: the subhaloes of galactic haloes

Volker Springel;Jie Wang;Mark Vogelsberger;Aaron Ludlow

2231
Citations
The large-scale structure of the Universe

Volker Springel;Carlos S. Frenk;Simon D. M. White

1075
Citations