2026 David E. McClelland: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	141	388	373	6	6	680	131771

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D-Index

World Ranking

Current World Ranking

National Ranking

Current National Ranking

Publications

Citations

Physics

141

388

373

680

131771

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Physics in Australia Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Physics in Australia Leader Award
2023 - Research.com Physics in Australia Leader Award
2022 - Research.com Physics in Australia Leader Award
2017 - Walter Boas Medal, Australian Institute of Physics
2014 - OSA Fellows David E. McClelland Australian National University, Australia For leadership in developing squeezed light for improving the sensitivity of the LIGO gravitational wave detectors.
2013 - Joseph F. Keithley Award For Advances in Measurement Science, American Physical Society
2010 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For his groundbreaking experimental work in techniques to extend the sensitivity of gravitational wave detection beyond the standard quantum limit and for promoting worldwide collaboration in gravitational wave research

Overview

David E. McClelland is an active researcher affiliated with the Australian National University in Australia. Their work primarily focuses on Physics and Astronomy, with a significant contribution in the intersecting subfields of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, Ocean Engineering, Finance, and Management Science and Operations Research.

The scientist has published extensively in various academic venues. Frequent publication venues include:

arXiv (Cornell University)
Classical and Quantum Gravity
Physical review. D/Physical review. D.
Applied Physics Letters
Investment Analysts Journal

Several topics have been a main focus of their work:

Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research
Mechanical and Optical Resonators
Geophysics and Sensor Technology
Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates
Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
Advanced Frequency and Time Standards
Financial Markets and Investment Strategies

Their recent papers include notable research such as:

Gravitational-wave physics and astronomy in the 2020s and 2030s, 2021, Nature Reviews Physics
A cryogenic silicon interferometer for gravitational-wave detection, 2020, Classical and Quantum Gravity
Tunable narrow-linewidth laser at 2 μm wavelength for gravitational wave detector research, 2020, Optics Express
LIGO's quantum response to squeezed states, 2021, Physical review. D/Physical review. D.
The Next Generation Global Gravitational Wave Observatory: The Science Book, 2021, Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS)

David E. McClelland collaborates frequently with several other researchers, including:

B. J. J. Slagmolen
T. McRae
B. S. Sathyaprakash
S. Katsanevas
M. Punturo

Their awards include recognition by professional organizations such as:

Walter Boas Medal, Australian Institute of Physics, 2017
OSA Fellows, 2014, recognized for leadership in developing squeezed light techniques for improving LIGO gravitational wave detectors
Joseph F. Keithley Award For Advances in Measurement Science, American Physical Society, 2013
Fellow of American Physical Society (APS), 2010, cited for groundbreaking experimental work extending gravitational wave detection sensitivity beyond the standard quantum limit and fostering international collaboration

Best Publications

Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Black Hole Merger

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

16747
Citations
GW170817: observation of gravitational waves from a binary neutron star inspiral

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

9850
Citations
GW151226: observation of gravitational waves from a 22-solar-mass binary black hole coalescence

B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott

4133
Citations
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

3648
Citations
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

3555
Citations
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

2923
Citations
GW170814: A three-detector observation of gravitational waves from a binary black hole coalescence

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

2411
Citations
GW170817: Measurements of Neutron Star Radii and Equation of State.

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

2381
Citations
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

1961
Citations
Tests of general relativity with GW150914

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

1908
Citations
Binary Black Hole Mergers in the First Advanced LIGO Observing Run

B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott

1831
Citations
Predictions for the rates of compact binary coalescences observable by ground-based gravitational-wave detectors

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

1417
Citations
Predictions for the Rates of Compact Binary Coalescences Observable by Ground-based Gravitational-wave Detectors

J. Abadie;B. P. Abbott

1416
Citations
GW170608: Observation of a 19-solar-mass Binary Black Hole Coalescence

B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott

1387
Citations
GW170608: Observation of a 19 solar-mass binary black hole coalescence

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

1379
Citations
Properties of the Binary Neutron Star Merger GW170817

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

1351
Citations
Binary Black Hole Mergers in the first Advanced LIGO Observing Run

B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott

1338
Citations
Exploring the Sensitivity of Next Generation Gravitational Wave Detectors

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

1329
Citations
Enhanced sensitivity of the LIGO gravitational wave detector by using squeezed states of light

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

1285
Citations
Characterization of the LIGO detectors during their sixth science run

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

1213
Citations