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

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	134	501	482	277	265	769	56605

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Physics

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265

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56605

Overview

David J. Wilner is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States and conducts research primarily in the field of Physics and Astronomy. Their work focuses on several subfields, including Astronomy and Astrophysics, Spectroscopy, Atmospheric Science, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, as well as Instrumentation.

Their research covers a range of topics that include:

Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
Astro and Planetary Science
Molecular Spectroscopy and Structure
Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae

David J. Wilner has contributed to numerous papers, primarily published in well-established venues such as arXiv (Cornell University), The Astrophysical Journal, The Astrophysical Journal Letters, The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, and The Astronomical Journal. Some of their recent publications include:

"Molecules with ALMA at Planet-forming Scales (MAPS). IV. Emission Surfaces and Vertical Distribution of Molecules" (2021), The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
"Molecules with ALMA at Planet-forming Scales (MAPS) II: CLEAN Strategies for Synthesizing Images of Molecular Line Emission in Protoplanetary Disks" (2021), arXiv (Cornell University)
"Molecules with ALMA at Planet-forming Scales (MAPS) III: Characteristics of Radial Chemical Substructures" (2021), arXiv (Cornell University)
"A triple-star system with a misaligned and warped circumstellar disk shaped by disk tearing" (2020), Science
"Molecules with ALMA at Planet-forming Scales (MAPS XVIII): Kinematic Substructures in the Disks of HD 163296 and MWC 480" (2021), arXiv (Cornell University)

Frequent collaborators of this researcher include:

Sean M. Andrews
Jane Huang
Richard Teague
Jaehan Bae
Karin I. Öberg

These collaborative relationships highlight connections within the fields of planetary disk studies and molecular astrophysics. The publication venues reflect a strong presence in astrophysical research communities and preprint archives that support rapid dissemination of findings.

Best Publications

The Disk Substructures at High Angular Resolution Project (DSHARP). I. Motivation, Sample, Calibration, and Overview

Sean M. Andrews;Jane Huang;Laura M. Pérez;Andrea Isella

1003
Citations
Evidence for a Developing Gap in a 10 Myr Old Protoplanetary Disk

Nuria Calvet;Paola D’Alessio;Lee Hartmann;David Wilner

866
Citations
The Mass Dependence between Protoplanetary Disks and their Stellar Hosts

Sean M. Andrews;Katherine A. Rosenfeld;Adam L. Kraus;David J. Wilner

779
Citations
PROTOPLANETARY DISK STRUCTURES IN OPHIUCHUS

Sean M. Andrews;D. J. Wilner;A. M. Hughes;Chunhua Qi

725
Citations
Resolved Images of Large Cavities in Protoplanetary Transition Disks

Sean M. Andrews;David J. Wilner;Catherine Espaillat;A. M. Hughes

715
Citations
RINGED SUBSTRUCTURE AND A GAP AT 1 AU IN THE NEAREST PROTOPLANETARY DISK

Sean M. Andrews;David J. Wilner;Zhaohuan Zhu;Tilman Birnstiel

550
Citations
The TW Hya Disk at 870 microns: Comparison of CO and Dust Radial Structures

Sean M. Andrews;David J. Wilner;A. M. Hughes;Chunhua Qi

501
Citations
PROSAC: A Submillimeter Array Survey of Low-Mass Protostars. I. Overview of Program: Envelopes, Disks, Outflows and Hot Cores

Jes K. Jorgensen;Tyler L. Bourke;Philip C. Myers;James Di Francesco

469
Citations
The Disk Substructures at High Angular Resolution Project (DSHARP). II. Characteristics of Annular Substructures

Jane Huang;Sean M. Andrews;Cornelis P. Dullemond;Andrea Isella

469
Citations
Flows of gas through a protoplanetary gap

Simon Casassus;Gerrit van der Plas;Sebastian Perez M;William R. F. Dent

457
Citations
Protoplanetary Disk Structures in Ophiuchus. II. Extension to Fainter Sources

Sean M. Andrews;D. J. Wilner;A. M. Hughes;Chunhua Qi

451
Citations
PROSAC: A Submillimeter Array survey of low-mass protostars. II. The mass evolution of envelopes, disks, and stars from the Class 0 through I stages

Jes K. Jorgensen;Ewine F. van Dishoeck;Ruud Visser;Tyler L. Bourke

450
Citations
Coherence in Dense Cores. II. The Transition to Coherence

Alyssa A. Goodman;Alyssa A. Goodman;Joseph A. Barranco;David J. Wilner;Mark H. Heyer

449
Citations
Intense star formation within resolved compact regions in a galaxy at z = 2.3

A.M. Swinbank;I. Smail;S. Longmore;A.I. Harris

438
Citations
A Search for Infall Motions toward Nearby Young Stellar Objects

D. Mardones;P. C. Myers;M. Tafalla;D. J. Wilner

421
Citations
Spiral Arms in the Asymmetrically Illuminated Disk of MWC 758 and Constraints on Giant Planets

C. A. Grady;T. Muto;J. Hashimoto;M. Fukagawa

382
Citations
The Disk Substructures at High Angular Resolution Project (DSHARP). VII. The Planet–Disk Interactions Interpretation

Shangjia Zhang;Zhaohuan Zhu;Jane Huang;Viviana V. Guzmán

372
Citations
Highly-excited CO emission in APM08279+5255 at z=3.9

A. Weiss;D. Downes;R. Neri;F. Walter

358
Citations
THE TW Hya DISK AT 870 μm: COMPARISON OF CO AND DUST RADIAL STRUCTURES

Sean M. Andrews;David J. Wilner;A. M. Hughes;Chunhua Qi

349
Citations
Spiral density waves in a young protoplanetary disk

Laura M. Pérez;John M. Carpenter;Sean M. Andrews;Luca Ricci

343
Citations