2026 Darren J. Croton: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	91	2141	2035	57	56	213	44885

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44885

Overview

Darren J. Croton is affiliated with Swinburne University of Technology in Australia. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Physics and Astronomy, with significant work in the subfields of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, and Statistical and Nonlinear Physics.

The main topics addressed in Croton's work include:

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

Significant recent papers authored or co-authored by Croton include:

The many lives of active galactic nuclei: Cooling flows, black holes and the luminosities and colours of galaxies (2024), published in OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
SEMI-ANALYTIC GALAXY EVOLUTION (SAGE): MODEL CALIBRATION AND BASIC RESULTS (2024), published in OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)

Croton has frequently collaborated with other researchers in the field. Regular co-authors include:

Jeyhan S. Kartaltepe
Mark Dickinson
Anton M. Koekemoer
Steven L. Finkelstein
Casey Papovich

Their work is published in several well-known venues, with a strong presence in:

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

Best Publications

Simulations of the formation, evolution and clustering of galaxies and quasars

Volker Springel;Simon D. M. White;Adrian Jenkins;Carlos S. Frenk

5988
Citations
The many lives of active galactic nuclei: cooling flows, black holes and the luminosities and colours of galaxies

Darren J. Croton;Volker Springel;Simon D. M. White;G. De Lucia

4088
Citations
CANDELS: The Cosmic Assembly Near-infrared Deep Extragalactic Legacy Survey - The Hubble Space Telescope Observations, Imaging Data Products and Mosaics

Anton M. Koekemoer;S. M. Faber;Henry C. Ferguson;Norman A. Grogin

2725
Citations
CANDELS: The Cosmic Assembly Near-infrared Deep Extragalactic Legacy Survey

Norman A. Grogin;Dale D. Kocevski;S. M. Faber;Henry C. Ferguson

2272
Citations
Candels: The cosmic assembly near-infrared deep extragalactic legacy survey - The hubble space telescope observations, imaging data products, and mosaics

Anton M. Koekemoer;S. M. Faber;Henry C. Ferguson;Norman A. Grogin

1709
Citations
The formation history of elliptical galaxies

Gabriella De Lucia;Volker Springel;Simon D. M. White;Darren Croton

1218
Citations
The WiggleZ Dark Energy Survey: mapping the distance-redshift relation with baryon acoustic oscillations

Chris Blake;Eyal A. Kazin;Florian Beutler;Tamara M. Davis;Tamara M. Davis

1173
Citations
The WiggleZ Dark Energy Survey: joint measurements of the expansion and growth history at z < 1

Chris Blake;Sarah Brough;Matthew Colless;Carlos Contreras

773
Citations
The All-Wavelength Extended Groth Strip International Survey(AEGIS) Data Sets

M. Davis;P. Guhathakurta;N. P. Konidaris;J. A. Newman

674
Citations
CANDELS: The progenitors of compact quiescent galaxies at z~2

Guillermo Barro;S. M. Faber;Pablo G. Perez-Gonzalez;David C. Koo

638
Citations
Mergers and Bulge Formation in Lambda-CDM: Which Mergers Matter?

Philip F. Hopkins;Kevin Bundy;Darren Croton;Lars Hernquist

598
Citations
The SAMI Galaxy Survey: Instrument specification and target selection

J. J. Bryant;J. J. Bryant;M. S. Owers;A. S. G. Robotham;S. M. Croom

526
Citations
CANDELS: The progenitors of compact quiescent galaxies at z ~ 2

Guillermo Barro;S. M. Faber;Pablo G. Pérez-González;Pablo G. Pérez-González;David C. Koo

518
Citations
Mergers and bulge formation in ΛCDM: Which mergers matter?

Philip F. Hopkins;Kevin Bundy;Darren Croton;Lars Hernquist

437
Citations
The Major and Minor Galaxy Merger Rates at z < 1.5

Jennifer M. Lotz;Patrik Jonsson;T. J. Cox;Darren Croton

437
Citations
Statistical Analysis of Galaxy Surveys - I. Robust error estimation for 2-point clustering statistics

Peder Norberg;Carlton M. Baugh;Enrique Gaztanaga;Darren J. Croton;Darren J. Croton

428
Citations
Statistical analysis of galaxy surveys – I. Robust error estimation for two-point clustering statistics

Peder Norberg;Carlton M. Baugh;Enrique Gaztañaga;Darren J. Croton;Darren J. Croton

427
Citations
The evolving luminosity function of red galaxies

Michael J. I. Brown;Michael J. I. Brown;Arjun Dey;Buell T. Jannuzi;Kate Brand

408
Citations
The WiggleZ Dark Energy Survey: improved distance measurements to z = 1 with reconstruction of the baryonic acoustic feature

Eyal A. Kazin;Jun Koda;Chris Blake;Nikhil Padmanabhan

405
Citations
The Many lives of AGN: Cooling flows, black holes and the luminosities and colours of galaxies

Darren J. Croton;G. Kauffmann;Volker Springel;Simon D.M. White

149
Citations