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D-Index
134
Citations
56605
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501
National Ranking
277

David J. Wilner 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. Wilner sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 769 publications — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

David J. Wilner 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. Wilner sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 134 D-Index — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 185 D-Index or more.

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

  • Evidence for a Developing Gap in a 10 Myr Old Protoplanetary Disk

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

  • The Mass Dependence between Protoplanetary Disks and their Stellar Hosts

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

  • PROTOPLANETARY DISK STRUCTURES IN OPHIUCHUS

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

  • Resolved Images of Large Cavities in Protoplanetary Transition Disks

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

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

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

  • 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

  • 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

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

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

  • Flows of gas through a protoplanetary gap

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

  • Protoplanetary Disk Structures in Ophiuchus. II. Extension to Fainter Sources

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

  • 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

  • Coherence in Dense Cores. II. The Transition to Coherence

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

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

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

  • A Search for Infall Motions toward Nearby Young Stellar Objects

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • 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

  • Spiral density waves in a young protoplanetary disk

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

Frequent Co-Authors

Sean M. Andrews
Sean M. Andrews Harvard University
Chunhua Qi
Chunhua Qi Harvard University
Karin I. Öberg
Karin I. Öberg Smithsonian Institution
Brenda C. Matthews
Brenda C. Matthews University of Victoria
Andrea Isella
Andrea Isella Rice University
Paul T. P. Ho
Paul T. P. Ho Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Academia Sinica
Cornelis P. Dullemond
Cornelis P. Dullemond Heidelberg University
Mark Gurwell
Mark Gurwell Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
Leonardo Testi
Leonardo Testi University of Bologna
Kate Y. L. Su
Kate Y. L. Su University of Arizona

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