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D-Index
168
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156
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David B. Sanders 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 David B. Sanders sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 833 publications — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

David B. Sanders 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 David B. Sanders sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 168 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Physics in United States Leader Award

Overview

David B. Sanders is affiliated with the University of Hawaii at Manoa in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the field of Physics and Astronomy, with a focused contribution to subfields such as Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Computational Mechanics, and Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics.

Their work revolves around key topics including Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena; Astronomy and Astrophysical Research; Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies; Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae; Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations; Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies; and Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena.

David B. Sanders has published extensively in various scientific venues. The most frequent publication venues include:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • The Astrophysical Journal
  • The Astrophysical Journal Letters
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

Among their recent scholarly papers are:

  • "COSMOS2020: A Panchromatic View of the Universe to z ∼ 10 from Two Complementary Catalogs" (2022) in The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
  • "A cross-disorder dosage sensitivity map of the human genome" (2022) in Cell
  • "COSMOS-Web: An Overview of the JWST Cosmic Origins Survey" (2023) in The Astrophysical Journal
  • "COSMOS2020: The galaxy stellar mass function" (2023) in Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • "COSMOS-Web: Intrinsically Luminous z ≳ 10 Galaxy Candidates Test Early Stellar Mass Assembly" (2024) in The Astrophysical Journal

They collaborate frequently with a number of co-authors, including:

  • O. Ilbert
  • Sune Toft
  • H. J. McCracken
  • Caitlin M. Casey
  • Marko Shuntov

Best Publications

  • LUMINOUS INFRARED GALAXIES

    D. B. Sanders;I. F. Mirabel

  • Ultraluminous infrared galaxies and the origin of quasars

    D. B. Sanders;B. T. Soifer;J. H. Elias;B. F. Madore

  • Mass and environment as drivers of galaxy evolution in SDSS and zCOSMOS and the origin of the Schechter function

    Y. Peng;S. J. Lilly;K. Kovac;M. Bolzonella

  • The Cosmic Evolution Survey (COSMOS): Overview*

    N. Scoville;N. Scoville;H. Aussel;M. Brusa;P. Capak

  • Mass and environment as drivers of galaxy evolution in SDSS and zCOSMOS and the origin of the Schechter function

    Ying-jie Peng;Simon J. Lilly;Katarina Kovač;Micol Bolzonella

  • The IRAS Revised Bright Galaxy Sample (RBGS)

    D. B. Sanders;J. M. Mazzarella;D. C. Kim;J. A. Surace

  • zCOSMOS: A Large VLT/VIMOS redshift survey covering 0 < z < 3 in the COSMOS field

    S.J. Lilly;O. Le Fevre;A. Renzini;G. Zamorani

  • COSMOS Photometric Redshifts with 30-bands for 2-deg2

    O. Ilbert;P. Capak;M. Salvato;H. Aussel

  • The Farthest Known Supernova: Support for an Accelerating Universe and a Glimpse of the Epoch of Deceleration*

    Adam G. Riess;Peter E. Nugent;Ronald L. Gilliland;Brian P. Schmidt

  • The IRAS Revised Bright Galaxy Sample

    D. B. Sanders;D. B. Sanders;J. M. Mazzarella;D.-C. Kim;D.-C. Kim;J. A. Surace

  • zCOSMOS: A Large VLT/VIMOS Redshift Survey Covering 0 < z < 3 in the COSMOS Field*

    S. J. Lilly;O. Le Fèvre;A. Renzini;G. Zamorani

  • The First Release COSMOS Optical and Near-IR Data and Catalog

    P. Capak;H. Aussel;M. Ajiki;H. J. McCracken

  • The COSMOS2015 Catalog: Exploring the 1 < z < 6 Universe with Half a Million Galaxies

    C. Laigle;H. J. McCracken;O. Ilbert;B. C. Hsieh

  • The First Release COSMOS Optical and Near-IR Data and Catalog

    P. Capak;H. Aussel;H. Aussel;M. Ajiki;H. J. McCracken;H. J. McCracken

  • The farthest known supernova: Support for an accelerating universe and a glimpse of the epoch of deceleration

    Adam G. Riess;Peter E. Nugent;Brian P. Schmidt;John Tonry

  • Dusty star forming galaxies at high redshift

    A. J. Barger;L. L. Cowie;D. B. Sanders;E. Fulton

  • Continuum energy distribution of quasars: Shapes and origins

    D. B. Sanders;E. S. Phinney;G. Neugebauer;B. T. Soifer

  • Submillimetre-wavelength detection of dusty star-forming galaxies at high redshift

    A. J. Barger;L. L. Cowie;D. B. Sanders;E. Fulton

  • Mass assembly in quiescent and star-forming galaxies since z ≃ 4 from UltraVISTA

    O. Ilbert;H. J. McCracken;O. Le Fevre;P. Capak

  • Ultraluminous infrared galaxies and the origin of quasars.

    D. B. Sanders;B. T. Soifer;G. Neugebauer

Frequent Co-Authors

Aaron S. Evans
Aaron S. Evans University of Virginia
Jason Surace
Jason Surace California Institute of Technology
Sylvain Veilleux
Sylvain Veilleux University of Maryland, College Park
Lee Armus
Lee Armus California Institute of Technology
Nick Scoville
Nick Scoville California Institute of Technology
Vassilis Charmandaris
Vassilis Charmandaris University of Crete
Tanio Díaz-Santos
Tanio Díaz-Santos Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas
Jeyhan S. Kartaltepe
Jeyhan S. Kartaltepe Rochester Institute of Technology
B. T. Soifer
B. T. Soifer California Institute of Technology
Peter Capak
Peter Capak California Institute of Technology

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