2026 David J. Gross: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	83	2725	2594	1338	1248	164	54698

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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

8113
Citations
Asymptotically Free Gauge Theories. I

David J. Gross;Frank Wilczek

3390
Citations
QCD and instantons at finite temperature

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

2979
Citations
Dynamical symmetry breaking in asymptotically free field theories

David J. Gross;Andre Neveu

2764
Citations
The structure of the gauge theory vacuum

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

1878
Citations
Heterotic String Theory* (I). The free heterotic string

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

1649
Citations
String Theory Beyond the Planck Scale

David J. Gross;Paul F. Mende

1549
Citations
Nonperturbative Two-Dimensional Quantum Gravity

David J. Gross;Alexander A. Migdal

1530
Citations
Toward a Theory of the Strong Interactions

Curtis Gove Callan;Roger Dashen;David J. Gross

1529
Citations
High-energy electroproduction and the constitution of the electric current

Curtis Gove Callan;David J. Gross

1408
Citations
Possible Third Order Phase Transition in the Large N Lattice Gauge Theory

David J. Gross;Edward Witten

1295
Citations
The Quartic Effective Action for the Heterotic String

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

1230
Citations
Superstring Modifications of Einstein'S Equations*

David J. Gross;Edward Witten

1192
Citations
Heterotic string theory (II). The interacting heterotic string

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

1146
Citations
An Exact Prediction of N=4 SUSYM Theory for String Theory

Nadav Drukker;David J. Gross

986
Citations
Magnetic monopoles in Kaluza-Klein theories

David J. Gross;Malcolm J. Perry

967
Citations
The High-Energy Behavior of String Scattering Amplitudes

David J. Gross;Paul F. Mende

939
Citations
EFFECT OF ANOMALIES ON QUASI-RENORMALIZABLE THEORIES.

David J. Gross;R. Jackiw

937
Citations
Wilson loops and minimal surfaces

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

698
Citations
A Nonperturbative Treatment of Two-dimensional Quantum Gravity

David J. Gross;Alexander A. Migdal

698
Citations