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Charles Alcock 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 Charles Alcock sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 391 publications — 36th percentile

36% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Charles Alcock 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 Charles Alcock sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 83 D-Index — 26th percentile

26% 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

  • 2008 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2006 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2001 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1983 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada
  • 1983 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Charles Alcock is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States and has produced a significant body of research primarily situated within the fields of Physics and Astronomy, with a particular focus on Astronomy and Astrophysics. Their work extends into subfields including Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Instrumentation, Geometry and Topology, and Geophysics.

Their recent publications cover a range of topics related to astrophysical phenomena and observations, as well as galactic formation and evolution. Notable papers include:

  • The two rings of (50000) Quaoar, 2023, Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Unraveling Twisty Linear Polarization Morphologies in Black Hole Images, 2023, The Astrophysical Journal
  • Inferring the Morphology of Stellar Distribution in TNG50: Twisted and Twisted-stretched Shapes, 2021, The Astrophysical Journal
  • Tracing Hot Spot Motion in Sagittarius A* Using the Next-Generation Event Horizon Telescope (ngEHT), 2023, Galaxies
  • The TAOS II Survey: Real-time Detection and Characterization of Occultation Events, 2021, Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific

The scientist's frequent collaborators include:

  • Razieh Emami
  • Lars Hernquist
  • Mark Vogelsberger
  • Matthew Liska
  • G. Tremblay

Publications are often found in venues such as:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • The Astrophysical Journal
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
  • Galaxies

The subject's research has addressed several main topics, including:

  • Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
  • Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
  • Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research
  • Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
  • Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
  • Astro and Planetary Science
  • Mathematics and Applications

Charles Alcock's contributions have been recognized by several fellowships and memberships in professional organizations, such as:

  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2008
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2006
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences, 2001
  • Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, 1983
  • Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, 1983

Best Publications

  • The MACHO Project: Microlensing Results from 5.7 Years of Large Magellanic Cloud Observations

    Charles Alcock;Charles Alcock;Robyn Allsman;David R Alves;Tim Axelrod

  • Possible gravitational microlensing of a star in the Large Magellanic Cloud

    C. Alcock;C. Alcock;Carl W. Akerlof;Carl W. Akerlof;R. A. Allsman;T. S. Axelrod

  • An evolution free test for non-zero cosmological constant

    Charles Alcock;Bohdan Paczyński;Bohdan Paczyński;Bohdan Paczyński

  • The MACHO Project: Microlensing Results from 5.7 Years of LMC Observations

    C. Alcock;R. A. Allsman;D. R. Alves

  • Are the Magellanic Clouds on Their First Passage about the Milky Way

    Gurtina Besla;Nitya Kallivayalil;Lars Hernquist;Brant Robertson

  • The MACHO Project Large Magellanic Cloud Microlensing Results from the First Two Years and the Nature of the Galactic Dark Halo

    C. Alcock;C. Alcock;R. A. Allsman;D. Alves;D. Alves;T. S. Axelrod

  • The MACHO Project LMC Microlensing Results from the First Two Years and the Nature of the Galactic Dark Halo

    C. Alcock;R. A. Allsman;D. Alves;T. S. Axelrod

  • Third-Epoch Magellanic Cloud Proper Motions I: HST/WFC3 data and Orbit Implications

    Nitya Kallivayalil;Roeland P. van der Marel;Gurtina Besla;Jay Anderson

  • THIRD-EPOCH MAGELLANIC CLOUD PROPER MOTIONS. I. HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE/WFC3 DATA AND ORBIT IMPLICATIONS

    Nitya Kallivayalil;Nitya Kallivayalil;Roeland P. van der Marel;Gurtina Besla;Jay Anderson

  • THE QUARK-HADRON PHASE-TRANSITION AND PRIMORDIAL NUCLEOSYNTHESIS

    C. Alcock;G. M. Fuller;G. J. Mathews

  • Is the SMC Bound to the LMC? The HST Proper Motion of the SMC

    Nitya Kallivayalil;Roeland P. van der Marel;Charles Alcock

  • The Proper Motion of the Large Magellanic Cloud Using HST

    Nitya Kallivayalil;Roeland P. van der Marel;Charles Alcock;Tim Axelrod

  • Quark-hadron phase transition in the early Universe: Isothermal baryon-number fluctuations and primordial nucleosynthesis

    GM Fuller;GJ Mathews;CR Alcock

  • The Macho Project: 45 Candidate Microlensing Events from the First Year Galactic Bulge Data

    C. Alcock;C. Alcock;R. A. Allsman;D. Alves;T. S. Axelrod;T. S. Axelrod

  • Is the SMC Bound to the LMC? The Hubble Space Telescope Proper Motion of the SMC

    Nitya Kallivayalil;Roeland P. van der Marel;Charles Alcock

  • MACHO Project Limits on Black Hole Dark Matter in the 1-30 Solar Mass Range

    C. Alcock;R. A. Allsman;D. R. Alves

  • Exotic Phases of Hadronic Matter and their Astrophysical Application

    Charles Alcock;Angela Olinto

  • EROS and MACHO combined limits on planetary-mass dark matter in the galactic halo

    C Alcock;C Alcock;RA Allsman;D Alves;D Alves;R Ansari

  • First Observation of Parallax in a Gravitational Microlensing Event

    C. Alcock;C. Alcock;R. A. Allsman;D. Alves;D. Alves;T. S. Axelrod;T. S. Axelrod

  • The MACHO Project: 45 Candidate Microlensing Events from the First Year Galactic Bulge Data

    C. Alcock;R. A. Allsman;T. S. Axelrod;D. P. Bennett

Frequent Co-Authors

David P. Bennett
David P. Bennett Goddard Space Flight Center
Christopher W. Stubbs
Christopher W. Stubbs Harvard University
Kim Griest
Kim Griest University of California, San Diego
Kenneth C. Freeman
Kenneth C. Freeman Australian National University
Bruce A. Peterson
Bruce A. Peterson Australian National University
William J. Sutherland
William J. Sutherland University of Cambridge
Dante Minniti
Dante Minniti Andrés Bello University
Saul Perlmutter
Saul Perlmutter Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Typhoon Lee
Typhoon Lee Academia Sinica
Jack J. Lissauer
Jack J. Lissauer Ames Research Center

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