2026 Daniel J. Eisenstein: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Best Scientists	200	291	275	191	179	700	206678
Physics	201	51	50	38	37	683	214347

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Current National Ranking

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Best Scientists

200

291

275

191

179

700

206678

Physics

201

683

214347

Best Scientists

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200

Citations

206678

World Ranking

291

National Ranking

191

Physics

D-Index

201

Citations

214347

World Ranking

National Ranking

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Physics in United States Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
2025 - Research.com Physics in United States Leader Award
2014 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
2002 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Daniel J. Eisenstein is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Physics and Astronomy, with a specialization in multiple subfields including Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, as well as Nuclear and High Energy Physics.

Their work covers a variety of main topics which include:

Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
Cosmology and Gravitation Theories
Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing

Daniel J. Eisenstein has published extensively in several scientific venues. The most frequent publication outlets include:

arXiv (Cornell University)
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
The Astrophysical Journal
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics

Recent publications illustrate the breadth of Eisenstein's work in astrophysics and cosmology. Notable papers include:

The Seventeenth Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Surveys: Complete Release of MaNGA, MaStar, and APOGEE-2 Data (2022) in Repository of the Academy's Library (Library of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences)
DESI 2024 VI: cosmological constraints from the measurements of baryon acoustic oscillations (2025) in Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
Overview of the Instrumentation for the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (2022) in The Astronomical Journal
Spectroscopic confirmation of four metal-poor galaxies at z = 10.3-13.2 (2023) in Nature Astronomy
The completed SDSS-IV extended Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey: BAO and RSD measurements from anisotropic clustering analysis of the quasar sample in configuration space between redshift 0.8 and 2.2 (2020) in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

Frequent co-authors in Eisenstein's research include:

Brant Robertson
Sandro Tacchella
Andrew J. Bunker
R. Maiolino
Benjamin D. Johnson

Throughout their career, Daniel J. Eisenstein has been recognized with several awards, including being named a Member of the National Academy of Sciences in 2014 and a Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in 2002.

Best Publications

The Sloan Digital Sky Survey: Technical summary

Donald G. York;J. Adelman;John E. Anderson;Scott F. Anderson

12112
Citations
The Seventh Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey

Kevork N. Abazajian;Jennifer K. Adelman-Mccarthy;Marcel A. Agüeros;Sahar S. Allam;Sahar S. Allam

6145
Citations
Cosmological parameters from SDSS and WMAP

Max Tegmark;Max Tegmark;Michael Abram Strauss;Michael R. Blanton;Kevork Abazajian

5345
Citations
Detection of the baryon acoustic peak in the large-scale correlation function of SDSS luminous red galaxies

Daniel J. Eisenstein;Daniel J. Eisenstein;Idit Zehavi;David W. Hogg;Roman Scoccimarro

5180
Citations
Sloan Digital Sky Survey: Early data release

C. Stoughton;R. H. Lupton;M. Bernardi;M. R. Blanton

3515
Citations
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

3189
Citations
Sloan digital sky survey: Early data release

Chris Stoughton;Robert H. Lupton;Mariangela Bernardi;Michael R. Blanton;Michael R. Blanton

3126
Citations
The Sixth Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey

Jennifer K. Adelman-McCarthy;Marcel A. Agüeros;Sahar S. Allam;Sahar S. Allam;Carlos Allende Prieto

3091
Citations
The fourth data release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey

Jennifer K. Adelman-McCarthy;Marcel A. Agüeros;Sahar S. Allam;Sahar S. Allam;Kurt S.J. Anderson

3023
Citations
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

3013
Citations
The Fifth Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey

Jennifer K. Adelman-McCarthy;Marcel A. Agüeros;Sahar S. Allam;Sahar S. Allam;Kurt S.J. Anderson

2986
Citations
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

2985
Citations
Baryonic features in the matter transfer function

Daniel J. Eisenstein;Wayne Hu;Wayne Hu

2575
Citations
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

2519
Citations
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

2461
Citations
THE THREE-DIMENSIONAL POWER SPECTRUM OF GALAXIES FROM THE SLOAN DIGITAL SKY SURVEY

Max Tegmark;Michael R. Blanton;Michael A. Strauss;Fiona Hoyle

2387
Citations
The 3D power spectrum of galaxies from the SDSS

M Tegmark;M Blanton;M Strauss;F Hoyle

2350
Citations
Spectroscopic Target Selection in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey: The Main Galaxy Sample

Michael A. Strauss;David H. Weinberg;Robert H. Lupton;Vijay K. Narayanan

2281
Citations
New Hubble Space Telescope Discoveries of Type Ia Supernovae at z ≥ 1: Narrowing Constraints on the Early Behavior of Dark Energy*

Adam G. Riess;Adam G. Riess;Louis Gregory Strolger;Stefano Casertano;Henry C. Ferguson

2264
Citations
Baryon Acoustic Oscillations in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey Data Release 7 Galaxy Sample

Will J. Percival;Beth A. Reid;Beth A. Reid;Beth A. Reid;Daniel J. Eisenstein;Neta Bahcall

2205
Citations