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128
Citations
73868
World Ranking
593
National Ranking
328

D. W. Gerdes 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. W. Gerdes sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 792 publications — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

D. W. Gerdes 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. W. Gerdes sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 128 D-Index — 84th percentile

84% 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

  • 2015 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For contributions to the discovery and study of the top quark, particularly the development of bquark tagging, as well as trigger and tracker upgrades that led to improved measurements

Overview

D. W. Gerdes is affiliated with the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in the United States. Their body of research primarily falls under the field of Physics and Astronomy, with a significant focus on Astronomy and Astrophysics.

The scientist's work encompasses various subfields, including:

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Instrumentation
  • Nuclear and High Energy Physics
  • Ecology
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

Their research covers multiple topics, with key concentrations in:

  • Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
  • Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
  • Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
  • Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
  • Astro and Planetary Science
  • Cosmology and Gravitation Theories
  • Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena

D. W. Gerdes has published extensively in several venues. The most frequent publication outlets include:

  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • The Planetary Science Journal
  • The Astronomical Journal
  • The Astrophysical Journal

Their recent papers highlight contributions across diverse areas in astrophysics and cosmology. Selected papers are:

  • "Dark Energy Survey Year 3 results: Cosmological constraints from galaxy clustering and weak lensing" (2022), Physical Review D
  • "Constraints on Dark Matter Properties from Observations of Milky Way Satellite Galaxies" (2021), Physical Review Letters
  • "Dark Energy Survey Year 1 Results: Cosmological constraints from cluster abundances and weak lensing" (2020), Physical Review D
  • "STRIDES: a 3.9 per cent measurement of the Hubble constant from the strong lens system DES J0408−5354" (2020), Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • "The SPTpol Extended Cluster Survey" (2020), The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series

The scientist has collaborated regularly with a number of coauthors, including:

  • D. Gruen
  • J. Carretero
  • M. Carrasco Kind
  • A. Carnero Rosell
  • L. N. da Costa

In 2015, D. W. Gerdes received the Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) award for contributions related to the discovery and study of the top quark, particularly concerning the development of b-quark tagging, as well as trigger and tracker upgrades leading to improved measurements.

Best Publications

  • Observation of top quark production in p̄p collisions with the collider detector at fermilab

    F. Abe;H. Akimoto;A. Akopian;M. G. Albrow

  • Measurement of the J/ψ meson and b-hadron production cross sections in pp̄ collisions at √s = 1960 GeV

    D. Acosta;J. Adelman;T. Affolder;T. Akimoto

  • Overview of the DESI Legacy Imaging Surveys.

    Arjun Dey;David J. Schlegel;Dustin Lang;Robert Blum

  • Dark Energy Survey year 1 results: Cosmological constraints from galaxy clustering and weak lensing

    T. M. C. Abbott;F. B. Abdalla;A. Alarcon;J. Aleksić

  • THE DARK ENERGY CAMERA

    B. Flaugher;H. T. Diehl;K. Honscheid;T. M. C. Abbott

  • A gravitational-wave standard siren measurement of the Hubble constant

    B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;F. Acernese;F. Acernese

  • The snowmass Points and slopes: benchmarks for SUSY searches

    B. C. Allanach;M. Battaglia;G. A. Blair;M. Carena

  • Observation of the narrow state X(3872) → J/ψπ+π- in p̄p collisions at √s = 1.96 TeV

    D. Acosta;T. Affolder;M. H. Ahn;M. H. Ahn;M. H. Ahn;T. Akimoto

  • The Electromagnetic Counterpart of the Binary Neutron Star Merger LIGO/Virgo GW170817. II. UV, Optical, and Near-infrared Light Curves and Comparison to Kilonova Models

    P. S. Cowperthwaite;E. Berger;V. A. Villar;B. D. Metzger

  • The Dark Energy Camera

    B. Flaugher;H. T. Diehl;K. Honscheid;T. M. C. Abbott

  • The Dark Energy Survey: more than dark energy - an overview

    T. Abbott;F. B. Abdalla;J. Aleksić

  • The Electromagnetic Counterpart of the Binary Neutron Star Merger LIGO/VIRGO GW170817. II. UV, Optical, and Near-IR Light Curves and Comparison to Kilonova Models

    P. S. Cowperthwaite;E. Berger;V. A. Villar;B. D. Metzger

  • Observation of Electroweak Single Top-Quark Production

    T. Aaltonen;J. Adelman;T. Akimoto;B. Álvarez González

  • Eight New Milky Way Companions Discovered in First-Year Dark Energy Survey Data

    K. Bechtol;A. Drlica-Wagner;E. Balbinot

  • CDF Central Outer Tracker

    T. Affolder;D. Allspach;D. Ambrose;J. Bialek

  • Observation of the Bc meson in pp¯ collisions at √s = 1.8 TeV

    F. Abe;H. Akimoto;A. Akopian;M. G. Albrow

  • Dark Energy Survey Year 1 results: cosmological constraints from cosmic shear

    M. A. Troxel;N. MacCrann;N. MacCrann;J. Zuntz;T. F. Eifler

  • INCLUSIVE JET CROSS SECTION IN P P COLLISIONS AT S = 1.8 TEV

    F. Abe;H. Akimoto;A. Akopian;M. G. Albrow

  • Eight Ultra-faint Galaxy Candidates Discovered in Year Two of the Dark Energy Survey

    A. Drlica-Wagner;K. Bechtol;E. S. Rykoff

  • Overview of the DESI legacy imaging surveys

    Arjun Dey;David J. Schlegel;Dustin Lang;Dustin Lang;Robert Blum

Frequent Co-Authors

B. Flaugher
B. Flaugher Fermilab
William Trischuk
William Trischuk University of Toronto
K. L. Byrum
K. L. Byrum Argonne National Laboratory
P. Lukens
P. Lukens Fermilab
N. S. Lockyer
N. S. Lockyer University of Pennsylvania
J. Yoh
J. Yoh Fermilab
A. Barbaro-Galtieri
A. Barbaro-Galtieri Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
P. F. Shepard
P. F. Shepard University of Pittsburgh
Bruce A. Barnett
Bruce A. Barnett Johns Hopkins University

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