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D-Index
80
Citations
20151
World Ranking
3040
National Ranking
1468

Dan M. Watson 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 Dan M. Watson sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 375 publications — 33rd percentile

33% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Dan M. Watson 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 Dan M. Watson sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 80 D-Index — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Dan M. Watson is affiliated with the University of Rochester in the United States. Their research primarily resides within the field of Physics and Astronomy, with a strong focus on Astronomy and Astrophysics as a subfield.

The scientist's research explores several specialized areas including:

  • Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
  • Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
  • Astro and Planetary Science
  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
  • Molecular Spectroscopy and Structure
  • Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
  • Spacecraft and Cryogenic Technologies

Several of their recent papers are associated with leading scientific journals and cover a range of topics related to protostellar phenomena and spectroscopic observations:

  • "The Rate, Amplitude, and Duration of Outbursts from Class 0 Protostars in Orion" (2022) published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters
  • "Investigating Protostellar Accretion-driven Outflows across the Mass Spectrum: JWST NIRSpec Integral Field Unit 3-5 μm Spectral Mapping of Five Young Protostars" (2024) in The Astrophysical Journal
  • "Discovery of a Collimated Jet from the Low-luminosity Protostar IRAS 16253−2429 in a Quiescent Accretion Phase with the JWST" (2024) in The Astrophysical Journal Letters
  • "JWST observations of 13CO2 ice" (2024) in Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • "Hunting for complex cyanides in protostellar ices with the JWST" (2024) published in Astronomy and Astrophysics

Watson's frequent coauthors suggest close collaborative relationships with several researchers including:

  • Joel D. Green
  • S. T. Megeath
  • Mayank Narang
  • Samuel Federman
  • P. Manoj

The scientist's articles are often published in venues such as:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • The Astrophysical Journal
  • The Astrophysical Journal Letters
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series

Best Publications

  • THE INFRARED SPECTROGRAPH (IRS) ON THE SPITZER SPACE TELESCOPE

    J. R. Houck;T. L. Roellig;J. van Cleve;W. J. Forrest

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

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

  • The Canadian Galactic Plane Survey

    A. R. Taylor;S. J. Gibson;M. Peracaula;M. Peracaula;P. G. Martin

  • A Survey and Analysis of Spitzer Infrared Spectrograph Spectra of T Tauri Stars in Taurus

    E. Furlan;L. Hartmann;N. Calvet;P. D'Alessio

  • Disks in Transition in the Taurus Population: Spitzer IRS Spectra of GM Aurigae and DM Tauri

    N. Calvet;P. D'Alessio;D. M. Watson;R. Franco-Hernández

  • On the Diversity of the Taurus Transitional Disks: UX Tau A & Lk Ca 15

    C. Espaillat;N. Calvet;P. D'Alessio;J. Hernandez

  • Far-infrared spectroscopy of galaxies - The 158 micron C(+) line and the energy balance of molecular clouds

    M. K. Crawford;R. Genzel;C. H. Townes;D. M. Watson

  • On the Diversity of the Taurus Transitional Disks: UX Tauri A and LkCa 15

    C. Espaillat;N. Calvet;P. D'Alessio;J. Hernández;J. Hernández

  • Spitzer IRS Spectroscopy of IRAS-discovered Debris Disks*

    C. H. Chen;B. A. Sargent;C. Bohac;K. H. Kim

  • The Truncated Disk of CoKu Tau/4

    Paola D'Alessio;Lee Hartmann;Nuria Calvet;Ramiro Franco-Hernández

  • Unveiling the Structure of Pre-transitional Disks

    C. Espaillat;P. D'Alessio;J. Hernández;E. Nagel

  • Probing Cosmic Chemical Evolution with Gamma-Ray Bursts: GRB060206 at z=4.048

    J. P. U. Fynbo;R. L. C. Starling;C. Ledoux;K. Wiersema

  • Epsilon Eridani's planetary debris disk: structure and dynamics based on Spitzer and Caltech submillimeter observatory observations

    D. Backman;M. Marengo;K. Stapelfeldt;K. Y. L. Su

  • The Spitzer Infrared Spectrograph Debris Disk Catalog. I. Continuum Analysis of Unresolved Targets

    Christine H. Chen;Tushar Mittal;Marc Kuchner;William J. Forrest

  • Dust Extinction in High-z Galaxies with GRB Afterglow Spectroscopy - The 2175{\AA} Feature at z=2.45

    Á. Elíasdóttir;J. P. U. Fynbo;J. Hjorth;C. Ledoux

  • The neutral-gas disk around the galactic center

    R. Genzel;M.K. Crawford;C.H. Townes;D.M. Watson

  • The Herschel Orion Protostar Survey: Spectral Energy Distributions and Fits Using a Grid of Protostellar Models

    E. Furlan;W. J. Fischer;B. Ali;A. M. Stutz

  • A multi-wavelength study of z = 3.15 Lyman-alpha emitters in the GOODS South Field

    Kim K. Nilsson;P. Moeller;O. Moeller;J. P. U. Fynbo

  • A SPITZER IRS STUDY OF INFRARED VARIABILITY IN TRANSITIONAL AND PRE-TRANSITIONAL DISKS AROUND T TAURI STARS

    C. Espaillat;E. Furlan;P. D'Alessio;B. Sargent

  • Asteroid Belts in Debris Disk Twins: VEGA and FOMALHAUT

    Kate Y. L. Su;G. H. Rieke;R. Malhotra;K. R. Stapelfeldt

Frequent Co-Authors

Paola D'Alessio
Paola D'Alessio National Autonomous University of Mexico
Lee Hartmann
Lee Hartmann University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Nuria Calvet
Nuria Calvet University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
David A. Neufeld
David A. Neufeld Johns Hopkins University
Charles H. Townes
Charles H. Townes University of California, Berkeley
Edwin A. Bergin
Edwin A. Bergin University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Kevin Luhman
Kevin Luhman Pennsylvania State University
Bernhard R. Brandl
Bernhard R. Brandl Leiden University
Aigen Li
Aigen Li University of Missouri
James Muzerolle
James Muzerolle Space Telescope Science Institute

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