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David Johnston

David Johnston

D-Index & Metrics

Physics

D-Index
83
Citations
49887
World Ranking
2727
National Ranking
1340

David Johnston 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 Johnston sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 152 publications — 1st percentile

1% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

David Johnston 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 Johnston sits on this spectrum.

70–71 D-Index: 76 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 110 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 143 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 153 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 144 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 167 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 167 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 166 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 132 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 155 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 134 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 137 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 102 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 112 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 110 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 116 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 97 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 103 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 87 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 90 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 78 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 75 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 67 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 69 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 59 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 53 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 42 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 41 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 33 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 32 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 45 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 19 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 24 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 28 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 31 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 20 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 12 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 24 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 23 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 15 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 15 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 11 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 17 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 12 scientists 166–167 D-Index: 11 scientists 168–169 D-Index: 9 scientists 170–171 D-Index: 9 scientists 172–173 D-Index: 11 scientists 174–175 D-Index: 4 scientists 176–177 D-Index: 8 scientists 178–179 D-Index: 5 scientists 180–181 D-Index: 3 scientists 182–183 D-Index: 4 scientists 184 D-Index: 4 scientists 185+ D-Index: 99 scientists
70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 83 D-Index — 26th percentile

26% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

David Johnston is affiliated with Fermilab in the United States and has contributed to multiple fields, primarily within social sciences, medicine, and health professions. Their research spans diverse topics such as law, political science, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, pharmacy, and cognitive neuroscience.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Social Sciences (34 publications)
  • Medicine (11 publications)
  • Health Professions (5 publications)

Subfields where Johnston has focused scholarly efforts are:

  • Law (19 publications)
  • Political Science and International Relations (10 publications)
  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine (5 publications)
  • Pharmacy (4 publications)
  • Cognitive Neuroscience (3 publications)

Themes central to their work cover a variety of legal and medical topics, including:

  • European Criminal Justice and Data Protection
  • Criminal Law and Evidence
  • Legal principles and applications
  • Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues
  • European Law and Migration
  • Cybercrime and Law Enforcement Studies
  • Jury Decision Making Processes

Johnston has published in multiple venues, with their work appearing in:

  • Lung Cancer (2 publications)
  • UNC Libraries (1 publication)
  • Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society (1 publication)
  • Canadian Journal of Law & Jurisprudence (1 publication)
  • Belas Infiéis (1 publication)

Selected recent publications by David Johnston include:

  • The Coxford Lecture Seek the Good: Professional Trust, Justice, and the Rule of Law, 2020, Canadian Journal of Law & Jurisprudence
  • Viajando pelas emoções: encenando o erótico, 2020, Belas Infiéis
  • Consensus Statements for Management of Barrett's Dysplasia and Early-Stage Esophageal Adenocarcinoma, Based on a Delphi Process, 2020, UNC Libraries
  • All Kinds of Integration: WMO's Strategy for Seamless Prediction, 2020, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
  • Patient experience of consent for systemic anti-cancer therapies (SACT): perspectives of patients with lung cancer versus other cancers, 2023, Lung Cancer

Frequent collaborators include:

  • Glenn Hutton (85 joint publications)
  • Paul Connor (65 joint publications)
  • Elliot Gold (61 joint publications)
  • Andy Cox (52 joint publications)
  • Neil Cross (15 joint publications)

Best Publications

  • Cosmological parameters from SDSS and WMAP

    Max Tegmark;Max Tegmark;Michael Abram Strauss;Michael R. Blanton;Kevork Abazajian

  • Sloan Digital Sky Survey: Early data release

    C. Stoughton;R. H. Lupton;M. Bernardi;M. R. Blanton

  • Sloan digital sky survey: Early data release

    Chris Stoughton;Robert H. Lupton;Mariangela Bernardi;Michael R. Blanton;Michael R. Blanton

  • The fourth data release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey

    Jennifer K. Adelman-McCarthy;Marcel A. Agüeros;Sahar S. Allam;Sahar S. Allam;Kurt S.J. Anderson

  • The Fifth Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey

    Jennifer K. Adelman-McCarthy;Marcel A. Agüeros;Sahar S. Allam;Sahar S. Allam;Kurt S.J. Anderson

  • THE THREE-DIMENSIONAL POWER SPECTRUM OF GALAXIES FROM THE SLOAN DIGITAL SKY SURVEY

    Max Tegmark;Michael R. Blanton;Michael A. Strauss;Fiona Hoyle

  • The 3D power spectrum of galaxies from the SDSS

    M Tegmark;M Blanton;M Strauss;F Hoyle

  • The Hubble Space Telescope Cluster Supernova Survey. V. Improving the Dark-energy Constraints above z > 1 and Building an Early-type-hosted Supernova Sample

    N. Suzuki;N. Suzuki;D. Rubin;D. Rubin;C. Lidman;G. Aldering

  • Cosmological constraints from the SDSS luminous red galaxies

    Max Tegmark;Daniel J. Eisenstein;Michael A. Strauss;David H. Weinberg

  • The Second Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey

    Kevork Abazajian;Jennifer K. Adelman-McCarthy;Marcel A. Agüeros;Sahar S. Allam

  • The first data release of the sloan digital sky survey

    Kevork Abazajian;Jennifer K. Adelman-McCarthy;Marcel A. Agüeros;Sahar S. Allam

  • The Third Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey

    Kevork Abazajian;Jennifer K. Adelman-McCarthy;Marcel A. Agüeros;Sahar S. Allam

  • A MaxBCG Catalog of 13,823 Galaxy Clusters from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey

    B.P. Koester;T.A. McKay;J. Annis;R. H. Wechsler

  • A MaxBCG catalog of 13,823 galaxy clusters from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey

    B. P. Koester;Timothy A. McKay;James Annis;Risa H. Wechsler

  • Cosmological Constraints from the SDSS maxBCG Cluster Catalog

    Eduardo Rozo;Risa H. Wechsler;Eli S. Rykoff;James T. Annis

  • An Improved Photometric Calibration of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey Imaging Data

    Nikhil Padmanabhan;Nikhil Padmanabhan;David J. Schlegel;David J. Schlegel;Douglas P. Finkbeiner;Douglas P. Finkbeiner;J. C. Barentine;J. C. Barentine

  • COSMOLOGICAL CONSTRAINTS FROM THE SLOAN DIGITAL SKY SURVEY MaxBCG CLUSTER CATALOG

    Eduardo Rozo;Risa H. Wechsler;Eli S. Rykoff;James T. Annis

  • Weak Gravitational Lensing with COSMOS: Galaxy Selection and Shape Measurements

    A. Leauthaud;R. Massey;J. P. Kneib;J. Rhodes;J. Rhodes

  • Weak Gravitational Lensing with COSMOS: Galaxy Selection and Shape Measurements

    Alexie Leauthaud;Richard Massey;Jean-Paul Kneib;Jason Rhodes;Jason Rhodes

  • A GMBCG galaxy cluster catalog of 55,424 rich clusters from SDSS DR7

    Jiangang Hao;Timothy A. McKay;Benjamin P. Koester;Eli S. Rykoff;Eli S. Rykoff

Frequent Co-Authors

Joshua A. Frieman
Joshua A. Frieman University of Chicago
Daniel J. Eisenstein
Daniel J. Eisenstein Harvard University
Donald P. Schneider
Donald P. Schneider Pennsylvania State University
Michael A. Strauss
Michael A. Strauss University of Oklahoma
James E. Gunn
James E. Gunn Princeton University
Neta A. Bahcall
Neta A. Bahcall Princeton University
Donald G. York
Donald G. York University of Chicago
István Csabai
István Csabai Eötvös Loránd University
James Annis
James Annis Fermilab
Robert C. Nichol
Robert C. Nichol University of Surrey

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