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. Southwood sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 313 publications — 20th percentile
20% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 1,469 publications or more.
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. Southwood sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 82 D-Index — 24th percentile
24% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 185 D-Index or more.
David J. Southwood is affiliated with Imperial College London in the United Kingdom. Their research spans various areas within physics and astronomy, including significant contributions in the study of ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics, geomagnetism and paleomagnetism, solar and space plasma dynamics, astro and planetary science, as well as magnetic confinement fusion research and space science aspects related to extraterrestrial life and exploration.
The research work covers multiple scientific fields and subfields, with the main areas including:
Among the key topics addressed in their publications are:
David J. Southwood's publication record includes papers in prominent journals such as the Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics, Nature Communications, Geophysical Monograph, Geophysical Research Letters, and Science. Frequent publication venues with the number of contributions include:
Recent papers by Southwood and collaborators include:
Collaborations have been primarily with a set of frequently coauthoring researchers, which include:
The scientist has been recognized with awards such as the Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 1981 and the James B. Macelwane Medal from the American Geophysical Union in 1981.
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