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D-Index
83
Citations
54698
World Ranking
2725
National Ranking
1338

David J. Gross 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 J. Gross sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 164 publications — 1st percentile

1% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

David J. Gross 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 J. Gross sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 83 D-Index — 26th percentile

26% 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

  • 1986 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1985 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Overview

David J. Gross is affiliated with the University of California, Santa Barbara in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Medicine, with significant contributions in the subfields of Physiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, General Health Professions, Cell Biology, and Reproductive Medicine.

The scientist's work encompasses various topics, notably Nutrition and Health in Aging, Nutritional Studies and Diet, Diet and Metabolism Studies, Body Composition Measurement Techniques, Muscle Metabolism and Nutrition, Mobile Health and mHealth Applications, and Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet.

Recent papers authored by or involving David J. Gross include:

  • Understanding the development of sarcopenic obesity, 2023, Expert Review of Endocrinology & Metabolism
  • Baseline Serum Biomarkers Predict Response to a Weight Loss Intervention in Older Adults with Obesity: A Pilot Study, 2023, Metabolites
  • Impact of EASO/ESPEN-Defined Sarcopenic Obesity Following a Technology-Based Weight Loss Intervention, 2023, Calcified Tissue International
  • Using Voice Assistant Systems to Improve Dietary Recall among Older Adults: Perspectives of Registered Dietitians, 2024, Journal of Nutrition in Gerontology and Geriatrics
  • The Relationship Between a Mediterranean Diet and Frailty in Older Adults: NHANES 2007-2017, 2025, Nutrients

Frequent co-authors in their publications include:

  • John A. Batsis
  • David H. Lynch
  • Hillary Spangler
  • Curtis L. Petersen
  • Dakota J. Batchek

The regular publication venues for their research include:

  • UNC Libraries
  • Nutrients
  • Journal of Nutrition in Gerontology and Geriatrics
  • Expert Review of Endocrinology & Metabolism
  • Metabolites

David J. Gross has been recognized with memberships and fellowships such as being a member of the National Academy of Sciences since 1986 and a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences since 1985.

Best Publications

  • Ultraviolet Behavior of Non-Abelian Gauge Theories

    David J. Gross;Frank Wilczek

  • Asymptotically Free Gauge Theories. I

    David J. Gross;Frank Wilczek

  • QCD and instantons at finite temperature

    David J. Gross;Robert D. Pisarski;Laurence G. Yaffe

  • Dynamical symmetry breaking in asymptotically free field theories

    David J. Gross;Andre Neveu

  • The structure of the gauge theory vacuum

    Curtis G. Callan;R.F. Dashen;David J. Gross

  • Heterotic String Theory* (I). The free heterotic string

    David J. Gross;Jeffrey A. Harvey;Emil Martinec;Ryan Rohm

  • String Theory Beyond the Planck Scale

    David J. Gross;Paul F. Mende

  • Nonperturbative Two-Dimensional Quantum Gravity

    David J. Gross;Alexander A. Migdal

  • Toward a Theory of the Strong Interactions

    Curtis Gove Callan;Roger Dashen;David J. Gross

  • High-energy electroproduction and the constitution of the electric current

    Curtis Gove Callan;David J. Gross

  • Possible Third Order Phase Transition in the Large N Lattice Gauge Theory

    David J. Gross;Edward Witten

  • The Quartic Effective Action for the Heterotic String

    David J. Gross;David J. Gross;John H. Sloan;John H. Sloan

  • Superstring Modifications of Einstein'S Equations*

    David J. Gross;Edward Witten

  • Heterotic string theory (II). The interacting heterotic string

    David J. Gross;Jeffrey A. Harvey;Emil J. Martinec;Ryan Rohm

  • An Exact Prediction of N=4 SUSYM Theory for String Theory

    Nadav Drukker;David J. Gross

  • Magnetic monopoles in Kaluza-Klein theories

    David J. Gross;Malcolm J. Perry

  • The High-Energy Behavior of String Scattering Amplitudes

    David J. Gross;Paul F. Mende

  • EFFECT OF ANOMALIES ON QUASI-RENORMALIZABLE THEORIES.

    David J. Gross;R. Jackiw

  • Wilson loops and minimal surfaces

    Nadav Drukker;Nadav Drukker;David J. Gross;Hirosi Ooguri;Hirosi Ooguri

  • A Nonperturbative Treatment of Two-dimensional Quantum Gravity

    David J. Gross;Alexander A. Migdal

Frequent Co-Authors

Igor R. Klebanov
Igor R. Klebanov Princeton University
Marc Henneaux
Marc Henneaux Collège de France
Hirosi Ooguri
Hirosi Ooguri California Institute of Technology
John H. Schwarz
John H. Schwarz California Institute of Technology
Edward Witten
Edward Witten Institute for Advanced Study
Sheldon L. Glashow
Sheldon L. Glashow Boston University
Steven Weinberg
Steven Weinberg The University of Texas at Austin
Radu Roiban
Radu Roiban Pennsylvania State University

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