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D. Kirkby

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Physics 132 517 496 288 274 1076 151283

D. Kirkby publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by D. Kirkby between 1990 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. D. Kirkby published across 36 years, from 1990 to 2025, averaging 32.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 124 publications in 2006. 74 of the 1,178 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
25 50 75 100
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1990 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 124. Peak 124 publications in 2006. 1990: 2 publications 1991: 2 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 3 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 4 publications 1998: 7 publications 1999: 5 publications 2000: 23 publications 2001: 32 publications 2002: 49 publications 2003: 39 publications 2004: 101 publications 2005: 89 publications 2006: 124 publications 2007: 88 publications 2008: 96 publications 2009: 101 publications 2010: 66 publications 2011: 52 publications 2012: 76 publications 2013: 54 publications 2014: 20 publications 2015: 11 publications 2016: 7 publications 2017: 9 publications 2018: 11 publications 2019: 5 publications 2020: 1 publication 2021: 4 publications 2022: 6 publications 2023: 11 publications 2024: 22 publications 2025: 52 publications
1990 2025

1,178 publications in total across all disciplines

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D. Kirkby: publications per year, 1990 to 2025
Year Publications
1990 2
1991 2
1992 1
1993 3
1994 2
1995 0
1996 3
1997 4
1998 7
1999 5
2000 23
2001 32
2002 49
2003 39
2004 101
2005 89
2006 124
2007 88
2008 96
2009 101
2010 66
2011 52
2012 76
2013 54
2014 20
2015 11
2016 7
2017 9
2018 11
2019 5
2020 1
2021 4
2022 6
2023 11
2024 22
2025 52
Total 1,178
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D. Kirkby 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. Kirkby 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, 1,063–1,082 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: 1,076 publications — 93rd percentile

93% 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
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 1,076
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. Kirkby 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. Kirkby 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, 132–133 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: 132 D-Index — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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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
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 32 132
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2007 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For outstanding contributions to the experimental study and understanding of mixing and CP violation in the neutral B meson system, and for the development of data modeling and analysis software used throughout the high energy physics community
  • 2003 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

D. Kirkby is affiliated with the University of California, Irvine in the United States. Their research is concentrated within the broad domain of Physics and Astronomy, with a particular focus on subfields such as Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics.

Their work spans numerous topics including:

  • Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
  • Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
  • Cosmology and Gravitation Theories
  • Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
  • Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology
  • Scientific Research and Discoveries
  • Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing

Kirkby has published extensively, with important contributions featured in several scientific journals. Frequent venues for their papers include:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
  • The Astronomical Journal
  • Physical Review D
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics

Some of their recent publications are:

  • DESI 2024 VI: cosmological constraints from the measurements of baryon acoustic oscillations, 2025, Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
  • DESI 2024 IV: Baryon Acoustic Oscillations from the Lyman alpha forest, 2025, Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
  • The Spectroscopic Data Processing Pipeline for the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument, 2023, The Astronomical Journal
  • DESI 2024 III: baryon acoustic oscillations from galaxies and quasars, 2025, Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
  • The Robotic Multiobject Focal Plane System of the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI), 2022, The Astronomical Journal

Collaboration appears to be an integral part of their research, with frequent co-authors including Axel de la Macorra, Satya Gontcho A Gontcho, S. P. Ahlen, J. E. Forero-Romero, and G. Tarlé.

Kirkby has received recognition from professional organizations, notably being named a Fellow of the American Physical Society in 2007 with a citation highlighting contributions to the experimental study and understanding of mixing and CP violation in the neutral B meson system, as well as the development of data modeling and analysis software widely used in the high energy physics community. They were also honored as a Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in 2003.

Best Publications

  • Review of Particle Physics

    C. Amsler;M. Doser;M. Antonelli;D. M. Asner

  • Review of Particle Physics

    K. Nakamura;K. Hagiwara;K. Hikasa;H. Murayama;H. Murayama;H. Murayama

  • Review of particle physics. Particle Data Group

    S. Eidelman;G. Hohler;R.S. Chivukula;N.P. Tkachenko

  • LSST: from Science Drivers to Reference Design and Anticipated Data Products

    Željko Ivezić;Steven M. Kahn;J. Anthony Tyson;Bob Abel

  • The Astropy Project: Building an inclusive, open-science project and status of the v2.0 core package

    A. M. Price-Whelan;B. M. Sipőcz;H. M. Günther

  • The BABAR detector

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

  • The Astropy Project: Building an Open-science Project and Status of the v2.0 Core Package

    A. M. Price-Whelan;B. M. Sipőcz;H. M. Günther

  • The Eleventh and Twelfth Data Releases of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey: Final Data from SDSS-III

    Shadab Alam;Franco D. Albareti;Carlos Allende Prieto;F. Anders

  • SDSS-III: Massive Spectroscopic Surveys of the Distant Universe, the Milky Way Galaxy, and Extra-Solar Planetary Systems

    Daniel J. Eisenstein;David H. Weinberg;Eric Agol;Hiroaki Aihara

  • The clustering of galaxies in the completed SDSS-III Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey: cosmological analysis of the DR12 galaxy sample

    Shadab Alam;Metin Ata;Stephen Bailey;Florian Beutler

  • Review of Particle Physics (2006)

    W M Yao;P Richardson;Andrew R Liddle;J Womersley

  • SDSS-III: MASSIVE SPECTROSCOPIC SURVEYS OF THE DISTANT UNIVERSE, THE MILKY WAY, AND EXTRA-SOLAR PLANETARY SYSTEMS

    Daniel J. Eisenstein;Daniel J. Eisenstein;David H. Weinberg;Eric Agol;Hiroaki Aihara

  • The clustering of galaxies in the sdss-iii baryon oscillation spectroscopic survey: Baryon acoustic oscillations in the data release 9 spectroscopic galaxy sample

    Lauren Anderson;Élric Aubourg;Stephen Bailey;Florian Beutler

  • The Eighth Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey: First Data from SDSS-III

    Hiroaki Aihara;Carlos Allende Prieto;Deokkeun An

  • The eleventh and twelfth data releases of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey: final data from SDSS-III

    Shadab Alam;Franco D. Albareti;Carlos Allende Prieto;Carlos Allende Prieto;F. Anders

  • THE BARYON OSCILLATION SPECTROSCOPIC SURVEY OF SDSS-III

    Kyle S. Dawson;David J. Schlegel;Christopher P. Ahn;Scott F. Anderson

  • The Eighth Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey: First Data from SDSS-III

    Hiroaki Aihara;Carlos Allende Prieto;Carlos Allende Prieto;Deokkeun An;Scott F. Anderson

  • The Tenth Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey: First Spectroscopic Data from the SDSS-III Apache Point Observatory Galactic Evolution Experiment

    Christopher P. Ahn;Rachael Alexandroff;Carlos Allende Prieto;Friedrich Anders

  • The ninth data release of the sloan digital sky survey: First spectroscopic data from the sdss-iii baryon oscillation spectroscopic survey

    Christopher P. Ahn;Rachael Alexandroff;Carlos Allende Prieto;Scott F. Anderson

  • Review of Particle Physics, 2008-2009

    Claude Amsler;P Richardson;O Zenin;L Garren

Frequent Co-Authors

A. Seiden
A. Seiden University of California, Santa Cruz
C. Hearty
C. Hearty University of British Columbia
J. D. Richman
J. D. Richman University of California, Santa Barbara
W. H. Toki
W. H. Toki Colorado State University
F. C. Porter
F. C. Porter California Institute of Technology
A. Roodman
A. Roodman Stanford University
Corrado Angelini
Corrado Angelini University of Padua
B. N. Ratcliff
B. N. Ratcliff Stanford University
R. Waldi
R. Waldi University of Rostock
D. G. Hitlin
D. G. Hitlin California Institute of Technology

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