2026 Charles Alcock: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	83	2759	2624	1359	1266	391	28089

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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

1516
Citations
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

1301
Citations
An evolution free test for non-zero cosmological constant

Charles Alcock;Bohdan Paczyński;Bohdan Paczyński;Bohdan Paczyński

1273
Citations
The MACHO Project: Microlensing Results from 5.7 Years of LMC Observations

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

1153
Citations
Are the Magellanic Clouds on Their First Passage about the Milky Way

Gurtina Besla;Nitya Kallivayalil;Lars Hernquist;Brant Robertson

841
Citations
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

840
Citations
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

682
Citations
Third-Epoch Magellanic Cloud Proper Motions I: HST/WFC3 data and Orbit Implications

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

597
Citations
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

517
Citations
THE QUARK-HADRON PHASE-TRANSITION AND PRIMORDIAL NUCLEOSYNTHESIS

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

430
Citations
Is the SMC Bound to the LMC? The HST Proper Motion of the SMC

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

414
Citations
The Proper Motion of the Large Magellanic Cloud Using HST

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

389
Citations
Quark-hadron phase transition in the early Universe: Isothermal baryon-number fluctuations and primordial nucleosynthesis

GM Fuller;GJ Mathews;CR Alcock

386
Citations
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

358
Citations
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

334
Citations
MACHO Project Limits on Black Hole Dark Matter in the 1-30 Solar Mass Range

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

331
Citations
Exotic Phases of Hadronic Matter and their Astrophysical Application

Charles Alcock;Angela Olinto

324
Citations
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

315
Citations
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

311
Citations
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

307
Citations