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Dale A. Frail 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 Dale A. Frail sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 673 publications — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Dale A. Frail 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 Dale A. Frail sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 131 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.

Overview

Dale A. Frail is affiliated with the National Radio Astronomy Observatory in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Physics and Astronomy, with a focus on several specialized subfields including Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Instrumentation, Computational Mechanics, and Radiation.

The scientist's work predominantly addresses topics related to Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research, Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae, Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations, Galaxies (formation, evolution, and phenomena), Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena, Astronomy and Astrophysical Research, and Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation.

Frequent publication venues for Dale A. Frail's research include:

  • The Astrophysical Journal
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

Some of the recently published papers authored or coauthored by Dale A. Frail are:

  • PTF10iya: a short-lived, luminous flare from the nuclear region of a star-forming galaxy, 2024, OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
  • GW170817 4.5 Yr After Merger: Dynamical Ejecta Afterglow Constraints, 2022, The Astrophysical Journal
  • A Search for Relativistic Ejecta in a Sample of ZTF Broad-lined Type Ic Supernovae, 2023, The Astrophysical Journal
  • Discovery, Timing, and Multiwavelength Observations of the Black Widow Millisecond Pulsar PSR J1555-2908, 2022, The Astrophysical Journal
  • The Panchromatic Afterglow of GW170817: The Full Uniform Data Set, Modeling, Comparison with Previous Results, and Implications, 2021, The Astrophysical Journal

Dale A. Frail frequently collaborates with several researchers in the field. These coauthors include:

  • D. L. Kaplan
  • D. A. Perley
  • M. M. Kasliwal
  • Arvind Balasubramanian
  • A. Corsi

Best Publications

  • The Swift Gamma-Ray Burst Mission

    N. Gehrels;G. Chincarini;G. Chincarini;P. Giommi;K. O. Mason

  • A planetary system around the millisecond pulsar PSR1257 + 12

    A. Wolszczan;D. A. Frail

  • BEAMING IN GAMMA-RAY BURSTS: EVIDENCE FOR A STANDARD ENERGY RESERVOIR

    D. A. Frail;S. R. Kulkarni;R. Sari;S. G. Djorgovski

  • Spectral constraints on the redshift of the optical counterpart to the γ-ray burst of 8 May 1997

    M. R. Metzger;S. G. Djorgovski;S. R. Kulkarni;C. C. Steidel

  • An X-ray pulsar with a superstrong magnetic field in the soft γ-ray repeater SGR1806 − 20

    C. Kouveliotou;C. Kouveliotou;S. Dieters;S. Dieters;T.E. Strohmayer;T.E. Strohmayer;J.A. van Paradijs

  • The radio afterglow from the γ-ray burst of 8 May 1997

    D. A. Frail;S. R. Kulkarni;L. Nicastro;M. Feroci

  • Radio emission from the unusual supernova 1998bw and its association with the γ-ray burst of 25 April 1998

    Shri R. Kulkarni;D. A. Frail;M. H. Wieringa;R. D. Ekers

  • The afterglow of GRB 050709 and the nature of the short-hard γ-ray bursts

    Derek B Fox;Derek B Fox;Dale A Frail;Paul Antony Price;Shrinivas R Kulkarni

  • The unusual afterglow of the γ-ray burst of 26 March 1998 as evidence for a supernova connection

    J. S. Bloom;S. R. Kulkarni;S. G. Djorgovski;A. C. Eichelberger

  • The afterglow, redshift and extreme energetics of the γ-ray burst of 23 January 1999

    [No Value] Kulkarni;SG Djorgovski;SC Odewahn;JS Bloom

  • Identification of a host galaxy at redshift z = 3.42 for the γ-ray burst of 14 December 1997

    S. R. Kulkarni;S. G. Djorgovski;A. N. Ramaprakash;A. N. Ramaprakash;R. Goodrich

  • The unusual afterglow of GRB 980326: evidence for the gamma-ray burst/supernova connection

    J. S. Bloom;S. R. Kulkarni;S. G. Djorgovski;A. C. Eichelberger

  • Relativistic ejecta from X-ray flash XRF 060218 and the rate of cosmic explosions

    A. M. Soderberg;S. R. Kulkarni;E. Nakar;E. Berger

  • The afterglow, the redshift, and the extreme energetics of the gamma-ray burst 990123

    S. R. Kulkarni;S. G. Djorgovski;S. C. Odewahn;J. S. Bloom

  • Gamma-Ray Burst Energetics and the Gamma-Ray Burst Hubble Diagram: Promises and Limitations

    J. S. Bloom;D. A. Frail;S. R. Kulkarni

  • Illuminating gravitational waves: A concordant picture of photons from a neutron star merger

    M. M. Kasliwal;E. Nakar;L. P. Singer;L. P. Singer;D. L. Kaplan

  • The GMRT 150 MHz all-sky radio survey - First alternative data release TGSS ADR1

    Hubertus Intema;Hubertus Intema;P. Jagannathan;P. Jagannathan;K. Mooley;D. Frail

  • Superluminal motion of a relativistic jet in the neutron-star merger GW170817

    K. P. Mooley;K. P. Mooley;A. T. Deller;O. Gottlieb;E. Nakar

  • GRB Energetics and the GRB Hubble Diagram: Promises and Limitations

    J. S. Bloom;D. A. Frail;S. R. Kulkarni

  • The Swift Gamma-Ray Burst Mission

    N. Gehrels;G Chincarini;P. Giommi;K. O. Mason

Frequent Co-Authors

Shrinivas R. Kulkarni
Shrinivas R. Kulkarni California Institute of Technology
Fiona A. Harrison
Fiona A. Harrison California Institute of Technology
Joshua S. Bloom
Joshua S. Bloom University of California, Berkeley
Avishay Gal-Yam
Avishay Gal-Yam Weizmann Institute of Science
Mansi M. Kasliwal
Mansi M. Kasliwal California Institute of Technology
Eran O. Ofek
Eran O. Ofek Weizmann Institute of Science
S. G. Djorgovski
S. G. Djorgovski California Institute of Technology
Alessandra Corsi
Alessandra Corsi Texas Tech University
Alicia M. Soderberg
Alicia M. Soderberg Harvard University
Edo Berger
Edo Berger Harvard University

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