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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Physics 86 2530 2405 1254 1169 691 26240

D. D. Meyerhofer publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by D. D. Meyerhofer between 1982 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. D. D. Meyerhofer published across 44 years, from 1982 to 2025, averaging 16 papers a year. Output peaked at 53 publications in 2008. 7 of the 704 publications appeared in the last two years.

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Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1982 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 53. Peak 53 publications in 2008. 1982: 1 publication 1983: 1 publication 1984: 1 publication 1985: 3 publications 1986: 2 publications 1987: 1 publication 1988: 2 publications 1989: 8 publications 1990: 5 publications 1991: 10 publications 1992: 5 publications 1993: 13 publications 1994: 10 publications 1995: 13 publications 1996: 16 publications 1997: 13 publications 1998: 12 publications 1999: 12 publications 2000: 17 publications 2001: 31 publications 2002: 30 publications 2003: 27 publications 2004: 33 publications 2005: 39 publications 2006: 34 publications 2007: 31 publications 2008: 53 publications 2009: 45 publications 2010: 38 publications 2011: 39 publications 2012: 42 publications 2013: 34 publications 2014: 23 publications 2015: 23 publications 2016: 10 publications 2017: 3 publications 2018: 2 publications 2019: 2 publications 2020: 4 publications 2021: 0 publications 2022: 3 publications 2023: 6 publications 2024: 5 publications 2025: 2 publications
1982 2025

704 publications in total across all disciplines

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D. D. Meyerhofer: publications per year, 1982 to 2025
Year Publications
1982 1
1983 1
1984 1
1985 3
1986 2
1987 1
1988 2
1989 8
1990 5
1991 10
1992 5
1993 13
1994 10
1995 13
1996 16
1997 13
1998 12
1999 12
2000 17
2001 31
2002 30
2003 27
2004 33
2005 39
2006 34
2007 31
2008 53
2009 45
2010 38
2011 39
2012 42
2013 34
2014 23
2015 23
2016 10
2017 3
2018 2
2019 2
2020 4
2021 0
2022 3
2023 6
2024 5
2025 2
Total 704
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D. D. Meyerhofer publications per year - data summary

  • D. D. Meyerhofer, a Physics scholar from Los Alamos National Laboratory, has 704 publications recorded across 44 years, from 1982 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1982 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2008, with 53 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1982, 1983, 1984 and 1987, with 1 publication each.
  • 1 of the 44 years in the span carries no publications at all (2021).
  • The rate of publication averages 16.0 papers per year over the whole span, or 16.4 per year counting only the 43 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 16 publications, 2% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1982-1996: 91 publications (6.1 per year); 1997-2011: 454 publications (30.3 per year); 2012-2025: 159 publications (11.4 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

D. D. Meyerhofer 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. D. Meyerhofer sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 70 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 103–122 to 1,469+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 162. Most scientists, 162, have 323–342 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,469 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 683–702 publications, is where this scientist sits. 103–122 publications: 7 scientists 123–142 publications: 10 scientists 143–162 publications: 31 scientists 163–182 publications: 35 scientists 183–202 publications: 53 scientists 203–222 publications: 81 scientists 223–242 publications: 85 scientists 243–262 publications: 112 scientists 263–282 publications: 114 scientists 283–302 publications: 126 scientists 303–322 publications: 136 scientists 323–342 publications: 162 scientists 343–362 publications: 155 scientists 363–382 publications: 156 scientists 383–402 publications: 134 scientists 403–422 publications: 145 scientists 423–442 publications: 147 scientists 443–462 publications: 131 scientists 463–482 publications: 131 scientists 483–502 publications: 116 scientists 503–522 publications: 106 scientists 523–542 publications: 103 scientists 543–562 publications: 87 scientists 563–582 publications: 84 scientists 583–602 publications: 94 scientists 603–622 publications: 70 scientists 623–642 publications: 76 scientists 643–662 publications: 60 scientists 663–682 publications: 54 scientists 683–702 publications: 60 scientists 703–722 publications: 48 scientists 723–742 publications: 64 scientists 743–762 publications: 48 scientists 763–782 publications: 37 scientists 783–802 publications: 43 scientists 803–822 publications: 34 scientists 823–842 publications: 36 scientists 843–862 publications: 32 scientists 863–882 publications: 32 scientists 883–902 publications: 31 scientists 903–922 publications: 25 scientists 923–942 publications: 15 scientists 943–962 publications: 24 scientists 963–982 publications: 13 scientists 983–1,002 publications: 21 scientists 1,003–1,022 publications: 21 scientists 1,023–1,042 publications: 16 scientists 1,043–1,062 publications: 9 scientists 1,063–1,082 publications: 19 scientists 1,083–1,102 publications: 11 scientists 1,103–1,122 publications: 17 scientists 1,123–1,142 publications: 11 scientists 1,143–1,162 publications: 7 scientists 1,163–1,182 publications: 4 scientists 1,183–1,202 publications: 10 scientists 1,203–1,222 publications: 8 scientists 1,223–1,242 publications: 16 scientists 1,243–1,262 publications: 4 scientists 1,263–1,282 publications: 10 scientists 1,283–1,302 publications: 5 scientists 1,303–1,322 publications: 7 scientists 1,323–1,342 publications: 4 scientists 1,343–1,362 publications: 8 scientists 1,363–1,382 publications: 6 scientists 1,383–1,402 publications: 7 scientists 1,403–1,422 publications: 3 scientists 1,423–1,442 publications: 4 scientists 1,443–1,462 publications: 4 scientists 1,463–1,468 publications: 3 scientists 1,469+ publications: 100 scientists
103–122 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 691 publications — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Physics scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,678 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
103–122 7
123–142 10
143–162 31
163–182 35
183–202 53
203–222 81
223–242 85
243–262 112
263–282 114
283–302 126
303–322 136
323–342 162
343–362 155
363–382 156
383–402 134
403–422 145
423–442 147
443–462 131
463–482 131
483–502 116
503–522 106
523–542 103
543–562 87
563–582 84
583–602 94
603–622 70
623–642 76
643–662 60
663–682 54
683–702 60 691
703–722 48
723–742 64
743–762 48
763–782 37
783–802 43
803–822 34
823–842 36
843–862 32
863–882 32
883–902 31
903–922 25
923–942 15
943–962 24
963–982 13
983–1,002 21
1,003–1,022 21
1,023–1,042 16
1,043–1,062 9
1,063–1,082 19
1,083–1,102 11
1,103–1,122 17
1,123–1,142 11
1,143–1,162 7
1,163–1,182 4
1,183–1,202 10
1,203–1,222 8
1,223–1,242 16
1,243–1,262 4
1,263–1,282 10
1,283–1,302 5
1,303–1,322 7
1,323–1,342 4
1,343–1,362 8
1,363–1,382 6
1,383–1,402 7
1,403–1,422 3
1,423–1,442 4
1,443–1,462 4
1,463–1,468 3
1,469+ 100
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D. D. Meyerhofer publication distribution in Physics in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 3,678 Physics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 70 ranges running from 103–122 to 1,469+ publications.
  • D. D. Meyerhofer, a Physics scholar from Los Alamos National Laboratory, records 691 publications - the 77th percentile of the discipline.
  • 77% of ranked Physics scientists score the same or lower than D. D. Meyerhofer, and about 23% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 463–482 publications range, and D. D. Meyerhofer ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 323–342 publications, holding 162 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 49% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 443–462 publications), so the distribution leans towards the lower end of the scale.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 1,469 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (3% of the field).

D. D. Meyerhofer 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. D. Meyerhofer sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 59 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 70–71 to 185+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 167. Most scientists, 167, have 80–81 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 185 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 86–87 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 70–71 D-Index: 76 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 110 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 143 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 153 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 144 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 167 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 167 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 166 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 132 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 155 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 134 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 137 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 102 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 112 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 110 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 116 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 97 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 103 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 87 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 90 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 78 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 75 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 67 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 69 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 59 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 53 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 42 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 41 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 33 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 32 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 45 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 19 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 24 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 28 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 31 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 20 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 12 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 24 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 23 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 15 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 15 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 11 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 17 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 12 scientists 166–167 D-Index: 11 scientists 168–169 D-Index: 9 scientists 170–171 D-Index: 9 scientists 172–173 D-Index: 11 scientists 174–175 D-Index: 4 scientists 176–177 D-Index: 8 scientists 178–179 D-Index: 5 scientists 180–181 D-Index: 3 scientists 182–183 D-Index: 4 scientists 184 D-Index: 4 scientists 185+ D-Index: 99 scientists
70–71 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 86 D-Index — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 185 D-Index or more.

View D-Index distribution as a table
Number of Physics scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,678 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
70–71 76
72–73 110
74–75 143
76–77 153
78–79 144
80–81 167
82–83 167
84–85 166
86–87 132 86
88–89 155
90–91 134
92–93 137
94–95 102
96–97 112
98–99 110
100–101 116
102–103 97
104–105 103
106–107 87
108–109 90
110–111 67
112–113 78
114–115 75
116–117 67
118–119 69
120–121 60
122–123 59
124–125 53
126–127 42
128–129 41
130–131 33
132–133 32
134–135 45
136–137 19
138–139 24
140–141 28
142–143 31
144–145 22
146–147 20
148–149 12
150–151 16
152–153 24
154–155 23
156–157 15
158–159 15
160–161 11
162–163 17
164–165 12
166–167 11
168–169 9
170–171 9
172–173 11
174–175 4
176–177 8
178–179 5
180–181 3
182–183 4
184 4
185+ 99
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D. D. Meyerhofer D-index placement in Physics in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 3,678 Physics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 59 ranges running from 70–71 to 185+ D-Index.
  • D. D. Meyerhofer, a Physics scholar from Los Alamos National Laboratory, records 86 D-Index - the 32nd percentile of the discipline.
  • 32% of ranked Physics scientists score the same or lower than D. D. Meyerhofer, and about 68% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 96–97 D-Index range, and D. D. Meyerhofer ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 80–81 D-Index, holding 167 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 55% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 98–99 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 185 D-Index or more, 99 scientists in all (3% of the field).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2002 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For his significant contributions and leadership in the areas of directdrive inertial confinement fusion and highintensity lasermatter interactions, including the observation of photonphoton pair production

Overview

D. D. Meyerhofer is affiliated with Los Alamos National Laboratory in the United States. Meyerhofer's research focuses on the fields of Physics and Astronomy as well as Engineering, with particular emphasis on subfields including Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Geophysics, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, and Mechanics of Materials.

The scientist has contributed significantly to topics such as Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics, High-pressure Geophysics and Materials, Laser-induced Spectroscopy and Plasma, Nuclear Physics and Applications, Atomic and Molecular Physics, Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena, and Gamma-ray Bursts and Supernovae.

Meyerhofer has published extensively in several peer-reviewed venues. The most frequent publication venues include:

  • Physics of Plasmas
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Review of Scientific Instruments
  • Physical review. B.
  • High Energy Density Physics

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by Meyerhofer are:

  • Measurement of the sound velocity and Grüneisen parameter of polystyrene at inertial confinement fusion conditions, 2020, Physical review. B.
  • Same-sided successive-shock HED instability experiments, 2023, Physics of Plasmas
  • Demonstration of low-mode shape control in indirect-drive double shell implosions at the NIF, 2024, Physics of Plasmas
  • Inferring the temperature profile of the radiative shock in the COAX experiment with shock radiography, Dante, and spectral temperature diagnostics, 2022, Physics of Plasmas
  • Major Scientific Challenges and Opportunities in Understanding Magnetic Reconnection and Related Explosive Phenomena throughout the Universe, 2020, arXiv (Cornell University)

Frequent collaborators include H. F. Robey, Tom Byvank, Chris L. Fryer, Christopher J. Fontes, and Pawel Kozłowski, each having co-authored multiple publications alongside Meyerhofer.

Meyerhofer received recognition as a Fellow of the American Physical Society in 2002 for contributions in direct-drive inertial confinement fusion and high-intensity laser-matter interactions, including the observation of photon-photon pair production.

Best Publications

  • Positron Production in Multiphoton Light-by-Light Scattering

    D. L. Burke;R. C. Field;G. Horton-Smith;J. E. Spencer

  • Tunneling ionization of noble gases in a high-intensity laser field.

    S. Augst;D. Strickland;D. D. Meyerhofer;S. L. Chin

  • Laser ionization of noble gases by Coulomb-barrier suppression

    S. Augst;D. D. Meyerhofer;D. Strickland;S. L. Chin

  • Observation of Nonlinear Effects in Compton Scattering

    C. Bula;K. T. McDonald;E. J. Prebys;C. Bamber

  • Point design targets, specifications, and requirements for the 2010 ignition campaign on the National Ignition Facility

    S. W. Haan;J. D. Lindl;D. A. Callahan;D. S. Clark

  • Direct-drive inertial confinement fusion: A review

    R. S. Craxton;K. S. Anderson;T. R. Boehly;V. N. Goncharov

  • Studies of nonlinear QED in collisions of 46.6-GeV electrons with intense laser pulses

    C. Bamber;S. J. Boege;T. Koffas;T. Kotseroglou

  • Making relativistic positrons using ultraintense short pulse lasers

    Hui Chen;S. C. Wilks;J. D. Bonlie;S. N. Chen

  • Spectrometry of charged particles from inertial-confinement-fusion plasmas

    F. H. Séguin;J. A. Frenje;C. K. Li;D. G. Hicks

  • High-Energy Petawatt Capability for the Omega Laser

    L.J. Waxer;D.N. Maywar;J.H. Kelly;T.J. Kessler

  • Direct‐drive laser‐fusion experiments with the OMEGA, 60‐beam, >40 kJ, ultraviolet laser system

    J. M. Soures;R. L. McCrory;C. P. Verdon;A. Babushkin

  • Reduction of laser imprinting using polarization smoothing on a solid-state fusion laser

    T. R. Boehly;V. A. Smalyuk;D. D. Meyerhofer;J. P. Knauer

  • Spatial Coherence Measurement of Soft X-Ray Radiation Produced by High Order Harmonic Generation.

    Todd Ditmire;E. T. Gumbrell;R. A. Smith;J. W.G. Tisch

  • Relativistic quasimonoenergetic positron jets from intense laser-solid interactions.

    Hui Chen;S. C. Wilks;D. D. Meyerhofer;J. Bonlie

  • Proton Radiography of Inertial Fusion Implosions

    J. R. Rygg;F. H. Séguin;C. K. Li;J. A. Frenje

  • Observation of the transition from thomson to Compton scattering in multiphoton interactions with low-energy electrons.

    C. I. Moore;J. P. Knauer;D. D. Meyerhofer

  • X-ray Thomson-scattering measurements of density and temperature in shock-compressed beryllium.

    H. J. Lee;P. Neumayer;J. Castor;T. Döppner

  • Laser-driven single shock compression of fluid deuterium from 45 to 220 GPa

    D. G. Hicks;T. R. Boehly;P. M. Celliers;J. H. Eggert

  • Early stage of implosion in inertial confinement fusion: Shock timing and perturbation evolution

    V. N. Goncharov;O. V. Gotchev;E. Vianello;T. R. Boehly

  • Relativistic Positron Creation Using Ultra-Intense Short Pulse Lasers

    H Chen;S Wilks;J Bonlie;E Liang

Frequent Co-Authors

C. Stoeckl
C. Stoeckl University of Rochester
J. P. Knauer
J. P. Knauer University of Rochester
Ronald M. Epstein
Ronald M. Epstein University of Rochester Medical Center
Otto Landen
Otto Landen Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Peter M. Celliers
Peter M. Celliers Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Gilbert Collins
Gilbert Collins University of Rochester
A. J. Mackinnon
A. J. Mackinnon Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
S. W. Haan
S. W. Haan Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Siegfried Glenzer
Siegfried Glenzer Stanford University

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