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David B. Tanner 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. Tanner sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 843 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. Tanner 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. Tanner sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 146 D-Index — 91st percentile

91% 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

  • 2016 - Frank Isakson Prize for Optical Effects in Solids, American Physical Society
  • 1989 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For studies of the basic infrared properties of new materials

Overview

David B. Tanner is affiliated with the University of Florida in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on topics related to physics and astronomy, with a significant body of work across several specialized subfields.

The main fields of study include:

  • Physics and Astronomy

Within this broad discipline, Tanner's work extensively covers subfields such as:

  • Nuclear and High Energy Physics
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Control and Systems Engineering
  • Artificial Intelligence

Their research also revolves around several main topics, notably:

  • Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena
  • Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research
  • Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies
  • Particle Detector Development and Performance
  • Cosmology and Gravitation Theories
  • Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena
  • Semiconductor materials and interfaces

David B. Tanner has co-authored publications with several researchers regularly collaborating, including:

  • G. Rybka
  • M. G. Perry
  • G. Carosi
  • J. Yang
  • John Clarke

The frequent venues for publication include:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Physical Review D
  • Physical Review Letters
  • Review of Scientific Instruments
  • Physics of the Dark Universe

Among recent published papers are:

  • "Extended Search for the Invisible Axion with the Axion Dark Matter Experiment," 2020, Physical Review Letters
  • "ADMX SLIC: Results from a Superconducting LC Circuit Investigating Cold Axions," 2020, Physical Review Letters
  • "Axion dark matter experiment: Run 1B analysis details," 2021, Physical Review D
  • "Dark matter axion search using a Josephson Traveling wave parametric amplifier," 2023, Review of Scientific Instruments
  • "Characterizing gravitational wave detector networks: from A to cosmic explorer," 2024, Classical and Quantum Gravity

David B. Tanner has been recognized with awards such as:

  • Frank Isakson Prize for Optical Effects in Solids, American Physical Society, 2016
  • Fellow of American Physical Society (APS), 1989, with citation for studies of the basic infrared properties of new materials

Best Publications

  • Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Black Hole Merger

    B. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;M. R. Abernathy

  • GW170817: observation of gravitational waves from a binary neutron star inspiral

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

  • GW151226: observation of gravitational waves from a 22-solar-mass binary black hole coalescence

    B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott

  • Transparent, Conductive Carbon Nanotube Films

    Zhuangchun Wu;Zhihong Chen;Xu Du;Jonathan M. Logan

  • GWTC-1: A Gravitational-Wave Transient Catalog of Compact Binary Mergers Observed by LIGO and Virgo during the First and Second Observing Runs

    B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott

  • Gravitational Waves and Gamma-Rays from a Binary Neutron Star Merger: GW170817 and GRB 170817A

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

  • GW170104: Observation of a 50-Solar-Mass Binary Black Hole Coalescence at Redshift 0.2

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

  • GW170814: A three-detector observation of gravitational waves from a binary black hole coalescence

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

  • Prospects for Observing and Localizing Gravitational-Wave Transients with Advanced LIGO, Advanced Virgo and KAGRA

    B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;M. R. Abernathy

  • Tests of general relativity with GW150914

    B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;M. R. Abernathy

  • Binary Black Hole Mergers in the First Advanced LIGO Observing Run

    B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott

  • Predictions for the rates of compact binary coalescences observable by ground-based gravitational-wave detectors

    J. Abadie;B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;M. Abernathy

  • Predictions for the Rates of Compact Binary Coalescences Observable by Ground-based Gravitational-wave Detectors

    J. Abadie;B. P. Abbott

  • GW170608: Observation of a 19-solar-mass Binary Black Hole Coalescence

    B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott

  • GW170608: Observation of a 19 solar-mass binary black hole coalescence

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

  • Properties of the Binary Neutron Star Merger GW170817

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

  • Binary Black Hole Mergers in the first Advanced LIGO Observing Run

    B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott

  • Exploring the Sensitivity of Next Generation Gravitational Wave Detectors

    B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;M. R. Abernathy

  • Enhanced sensitivity of the LIGO gravitational wave detector by using squeezed states of light

    J. Aasi;J. Abadie;B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott

  • Characterization of the LIGO detectors during their sixth science run

    J. Aasi;J. Abadie;B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott

Frequent Co-Authors

Bruce Allen
Bruce Allen Max Planck Society
N. A. Robertson
N. A. Robertson California Institute of Technology
Bernard F. Schutz
Bernard F. Schutz Cardiff University
J. A. Giaime
J. A. Giaime Louisiana State University
Maria Alessandra Papa
Maria Alessandra Papa Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics
Karsten Danzmann
Karsten Danzmann Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics
Alessandra Buonanno
Alessandra Buonanno Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics
Roman Schnabel
Roman Schnabel Universität Hamburg
Rana X. Adhikari
Rana X. Adhikari California Institute of Technology

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