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Darren J. Croton 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 Darren J. Croton sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 213 publications — 5th percentile

5% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Darren J. Croton 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 Darren J. Croton sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 91 D-Index — 42nd percentile

42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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

  • 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

  • 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

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

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

  • 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

  • The formation history of elliptical galaxies

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

  • 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

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

    Chris Blake;Sarah Brough;Matthew Colless;Carlos Contreras

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Mergers and bulge formation in ΛCDM: Which mergers matter?

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

  • The Major and Minor Galaxy Merger Rates at z < 1.5

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

  • 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

  • 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

  • The evolving luminosity function of red galaxies

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

  • 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

  • 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

Frequent Co-Authors

David C. Koo
David C. Koo University of California, Santa Cruz
Jeffrey A. Newman
Jeffrey A. Newman University of Pittsburgh
Anton M. Koekemoer
Anton M. Koekemoer Space Telescope Science Institute
Matthew Colless
Matthew Colless Australian National University
Rob Sharp
Rob Sharp Australian National University
Warrick J. Couch
Warrick J. Couch Swinburne University of Technology
Karl Glazebrook
Karl Glazebrook Swinburne University of Technology
Jennifer M. Lotz
Jennifer M. Lotz Space Telescope Science Institute
Avishai Dekel
Avishai Dekel Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Benjamin J. Weiner
Benjamin J. Weiner University of Arizona

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