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807
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437

David J. McComas 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. McComas sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 1,318 publications — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

David J. McComas 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. McComas sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 120 D-Index — 78th percentile

78% 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

  • 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

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

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

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

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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Cassini plasma spectrometer investigation

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

  • 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

  • The Ulysses solar wind plasma experiment

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

  • 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

  • Solar wind observations over Ulysses' first full polar orbit

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

  • 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

  • Highly structured slow solar wind emerging from an equatorial coronal hole

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

  • Electron velocity distributions near the Earth's bow shock

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

  • 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

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

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

  • Ulysses solar wind plasma observations from pole to pole

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

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

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

  • Beyond kappa distributions: Exploiting Tsallis statistical mechanics in space plasmas

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

  • IBEX-Interstellar Boundary Explorer

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

  • Understanding Kappa Distributions: A Toolbox for Space Science and Astrophysics

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

Frequent Co-Authors

Nathan A. Schwadron
Nathan A. Schwadron University of New Hampshire
J. T. Gosling
J. T. Gosling University of Colorado Boulder
Michelle F. Thomsen
Michelle F. Thomsen Planetary Science Institute
S. J. Bame
S. J. Bame Los Alamos National Laboratory
Peter Wurz
Peter Wurz University of Bern
Gary P. Zank
Gary P. Zank University of Alabama in Huntsville
William S. Kurth
William S. Kurth University of Iowa
John E. P. Connerney
John E. P. Connerney Goddard Space Flight Center
André Balogh
André Balogh Imperial College London
Edmond C. Roelof
Edmond C. Roelof Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

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