2026 D. B. MacFarlane: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	105	1382	1309	722	672	587	43017

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Physics

105

1382

1309

722

672

587

43017

D. B. MacFarlane 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 D. B. MacFarlane sits on this spectrum.

103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 587 publications — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

D. B. MacFarlane 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 D. B. MacFarlane sits on this spectrum.

70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 105 D-Index — 63rd percentile

63% 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

1995 - Rutherford Memorial Medal in Physics, Royal Society of Canada
1994 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For contributions to the ARGUS experiment at DESY, in particular to the discovery of the BB oscillations, and the study of charmed and beauty hadron spectroscopy and decays

Overview

D. B. MacFarlane is affiliated with Stanford University in the United States, contributing extensively to the field of Physics and Astronomy. Their research spans multiple subfields, including Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, Astronomy and Astrophysics, and Radiation.

Their work covers a variety of topics within physics, focusing predominantly on Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena. Other prominent research themes include Particle Detector Development and Performance, Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research, Particle Physics Theoretical and Experimental Studies, Cosmology and Gravitation Theories, and Radiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies.

MacFarlane has collaborated frequently with several researchers. Notable frequent co-authors include I. J. Arnquist, C. Bathurst, R. Bunker, R. A. Cameron, and D. G. Cerdeño, each contributing to multiple joint publications.

Their recent scholarly output is primarily published in reputable journals, with a concentration of papers in Physical review. D/Physical review. D. and one publication in Physical Review Letters.

Light Dark Matter Search with a High-Resolution Athermal Phonon Detector Operated above Ground, 2021, Physical Review Letters
Constraints on dark photons and axionlike particles from the SuperCDMS Soudan experiment, 2020, Physical review. D/Physical review. D.
Search for low-mass dark matter via bremsstrahlung radiation and the Migdal effect in SuperCDMS, 2023, Physical review. D/Physical review. D.
Investigating the sources of low-energy events in a SuperCDMS-HVeV detector, 2022, Physical review. D/Physical review. D.
Ionization yield measurement in a germanium CDMSlite detector using photo-neutron sources, 2022, Physical review. D/Physical review. D.

MacFarlane's contributions have been recognized through awards such as the Rutherford Memorial Medal in Physics from the Royal Society of Canada in 1995. Additionally, they were named a Fellow of the American Physical Society in 1994, cited for their work on the ARGUS experiment at DESY, including the discovery of BB oscillations and studies on charmed and beauty hadron spectroscopy and decays.

Best Publications

The BABAR detector

B. Aubert;A. Bazan;A. Boucham;D. Boutigny

3365
Citations
Observation of a broad structure in the pi(+)pi(-)J/psi mass spectrum around 4.26 GeV/c(2)

B. Aubert;R. Barate;D. Boutigny;F. Couderc

1237
Citations
The BABAR detector: Upgrades, operation and performance

B. Aubert;R. Barate;D. Boutigny;F. Couderc

1177
Citations
Measurement of an excess of B̄→D(*) τ-ν̄τ decays and implications for charged Higgs bosons

J. P. Lees;V. Poireau;V. Tisserand;E. Grauges

1006
Citations
Study of the B- → J/ΨK -π+π- decay and measurement of the B - → X(3872)K- branching fraction

B. Aubert;R. Barate;D. Boutigny;F. Couderc

859
Citations
Observation of a Narrow Meson State Decaying to Ds+π0 at a Mass of 2.32 GeV/c2

B. Aubert;R. Barate;D. Boutigny;J. M. Gaillard

775
Citations
Evidence for an excess of B̄→D( *)τ -ν ̄τ decays

J. P. Lees;V. Poireau;V. Tisserand;J. Garra Tico

765
Citations
Exclusive hadronic decays of B mesons

H. Albrecht;H. Ehrlichmann;G. Harder;A. Krüger

708
Citations
Search for lepton flavor violation in the decay τ±→ e±γ

B. Aubert;R. Barate;D. Boutigny;F. Couderc

696
Citations
The Physics of the B Factories

A. J. Bevan;B. Golob;Th Mannel;S. Prell

609
Citations
Evidence for D0-D̄0 mixing

M. Starič;B. Golob;K. Abe;I. Adachi

532
Citations
Study of time-dependent CP-violating asymmetries and flavor oscillations in neutral B decays at the Υ(4S)

B. Aubert;D. Boutigny;J. M. Gaillard;A. Hicheur

470
Citations
Measurement of the gamma gamma* --> pi0 transition form factor

J. P. Lees;V. Poireau;E. Prencipe;V. Tisserand

440
Citations
Measurements of branching fractions, rate asymmetries, and angular distributions in the rare decays B→Kℓ^+ℓ^- and B→K^*ℓ^+ℓ^-

B. Aubert;R. Barate;M. Bona;D. Boutigny

408
Citations
Search for invisible decays of a dark photon produced in e+e- collisions at BaBar

J. P. Lees;V. Poireau;V. Tisserand;E. Grauges

402
Citations
Precise measurement of the e+e-→π+π-(γ) cross section with the initial-state radiation method at BABAR

B. Aubert;Y. Karyotakis;J. P. Lees;V. Poireau

388
Citations
Evidence of a broad structure at an invariant mass of 4.32GeV/c2 in the reaction e+e-→π+π-ψ(2S) measured at BABAR

B. Aubert;R. Barate;M. Bona;D. Boutigny

324
Citations
CMS physics technical design report: Addendum on high density QCD with heavy ions

D. d'Enterria;D. d'Enterria;M. Ballintijn;M. Bedjidian;D. Hofman

321
Citations
Study of e+e-→pp̄ using initial state radiation with BABAR

B. Aubert;R. Barate;D. Boutigny;F. Couderc

290
Citations
Measurement of the B semileptonic branching fraction with lepton tags

B. Barish;M. Chadha;S. Chan;G. Eigen

278
Citations