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

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	120	807	764	437	408	1318	59152

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Research.com Recognitions

2010 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For his pioneering discoveries of the structure of the plasma heliosphere and the interaction of the solar system plasma with the interstellar medium, and for numerous significant contributions to design of missions and instrumentation leading to these discoveries
2006 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
1993 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

David J. McComas is affiliated with Princeton University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the broad field of Physics and Astronomy, with a strong focus on Astronomy and Astrophysics as well as related subfields such as Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, Molecular Biology, Artificial Intelligence, and Atmospheric Science.

Their scholarly output includes numerous papers across various high-impact scientific venues. Some of their recent publications include:

"Parker Solar Probe: Four Years of Discoveries at Solar Cycle Minimum" (2023) published in Space Science Reviews
"Density of Neutral Hydrogen in the Sun's Interstellar Neighborhood" (2020) published in The Astrophysical Journal
"Interchange reconnection as the source of the fast solar wind within coronal holes" (2023) published in Nature
"Solar Cycle of Imaging the Global Heliosphere: Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) Observations from 2009-2019" (2020) published in The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
"Interstellar Pickup Ion Observations Halfway to the Termination Shock" (2021) published in The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series

Their work frequently appears in the following publication venues:

The Astrophysical Journal
arXiv (Cornell University)
The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
Geophysical Research Letters
The Astrophysical Journal Letters

Key topics covered through their research include:

Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics
Astro and Planetary Science
Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics
Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies
Solar Radiation and Photovoltaics
Atmospheric Ozone and Climate

Frequent collaboration with other researchers has involved coauthors such as:

N. A. Schwadron
J. R. Szalay
C. M. S. Cohen
E. R. Christian
S. D. Bale

David J. McComas has been recognized as a fellow by multiple scientific organizations, including the American Physical Society (APS) in 2010 for work on the structure of the plasma heliosphere and the interaction of the solar system plasma with the interstellar medium. They are also a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) since 2006 and the American Geophysical Union (AGU) since 1993.

Best Publications

The Advanced Composition Explorer

E. C. Stone;A. M. Frandsen;R. A. Mewaldt;E. R. Christian

1197
Citations
Solar Wind Electron Proton Alpha Monitor (SWEPAM) for the Advanced Composition Explorer

D. J. McComas;S. J. Bame;P. Barker;W. C. Feldman

1179
Citations
The Solar Probe Plus Mission: Humanity’s First Visit to Our Star

N. J. Fox;M. C. Velli;S. D. Bale;R. Decker

1091
Citations
The FIELDS Instrument Suite for Solar Probe Plus: Measuring the Coronal Plasma and Magnetic Field, Plasma Waves and Turbulence, and Radio Signatures of Solar Transients.

S. D. Bale;K. Goetz;P. R. Harvey;P. Turin

906
Citations
Geomagnetic activity associated with earth passage of interplanetary shock disturbances and coronal mass ejections

J. T. Gosling;D. J. McComas;J. L. Phillips;S. J. Bame

799
Citations
Cassini plasma spectrometer investigation

D. T. Young;J. J. Berthelier;M. Blanc;J. L. Burch

736
Citations
Solar Wind Electrons Alphas and Protons (SWEAP) Investigation: Design of the Solar Wind and Coronal Plasma Instrument Suite for Solar Probe Plus

Justin C. Kasper;Justin C. Kasper;Robert Abiad;Gerry Austin;Marianne Balat-Pichelin

709
Citations
The Ulysses solar wind plasma experiment

S. J. Bame;D. J. Mccomas;B. L. Barraclough;J. L. Phillips

554
Citations
Global observations of the interstellar interaction from the Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX)

D. J. McComas;D. J. McComas;Fredric Allegrini;Fredric Allegrini;Peter Andreas Bochsler;M. Bzowski

544
Citations
Solar wind observations over Ulysses' first full polar orbit

D. J. McComas;B. L. Barraclough;H. O. Funsten;J. T. Gosling

543
Citations
Weaker solar wind from the polar coronal holes and the whole Sun

D. J. McComas;D. J. McComas;R. W. Ebert;R. W. Ebert;H. A. Elliott;B. E. Goldstein

543
Citations
Highly structured slow solar wind emerging from an equatorial coronal hole

S. D. Bale;S. T. Badman;J. W. Bonnell;T. A. Bowen

532
Citations
Electron velocity distributions near the Earth's bow shock

W. C. Feldman;R. C. Anderson;S. J. Bame;S. P. Gary

472
Citations
Alfvénic velocity spikes and rotational flows in the near-Sun solar wind

Justin C. Kasper;Justin C. Kasper;Stuart D. Bale;Stuart D. Bale;John W. Belcher;Matthieu Berthomier

461
Citations
The Pluto system: Initial results from its exploration by New Horizons.

S. A. Stern;F. Bagenal;K. Ennico;G. R. Gladstone

449
Citations
Ulysses solar wind plasma observations from pole to pole

J. L. Phillips;S. J. Bame;A. Barnes;B. L. Barraclough

396
Citations
Direct evidence for magnetic reconnection in the solar wind near 1 AU

J. T. Gosling;R. M. Skoug;D. J. McComas;C. W. Smith

392
Citations
Beyond kappa distributions: Exploiting Tsallis statistical mechanics in space plasmas

G. Livadiotis;D. J. McComas;D. J. McComas

382
Citations
IBEX-Interstellar Boundary Explorer

D. J. McComas;F. Allegrini;P. Bochsler;M. Bzowski

373
Citations
Understanding Kappa Distributions: A Toolbox for Space Science and Astrophysics

G. Livadiotis;D. J. McComas;D. J. McComas

372
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