2026 David Merritt: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	108	1248	1181	654	607	349	44472

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Overview

David Merritt is affiliated with the Rochester Institute of Technology in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Physics and Astronomy, with a significant number of publications addressing subfields such as Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, Plant Science, and History and Philosophy of Science.

The scientist's work spans a range of main topics including Cosmology and Gravitation Theories, Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena, Scientific Research and Discoveries, Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena, Black Holes and Theoretical Physics, Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena, and Philosophy and History of Science.

Recent publications by David Merritt illustrate their involvement in both theoretical and philosophical aspects of science. Key papers include:

Empirical models for dark matter halos. I. Nonparametric construction of density profiles and comparison with parametric models (2024, OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University))
Feyerabend's rule and dark matter (2021, Synthese)
Cosmological realism (2021, Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A)
Index (2020, Cambridge University Press eBooks)
Advisory Board and Contents (2020, Trends in Ecology & Evolution)

David Merritt has frequent collaborative relationships with several coauthors, including Russell Miller, Ryan Tangney, Neal J. Enright, Joseph B. Fontaine, and Mark K. J. Ooi, each of whom contributed to multiple joint publications.

Throughout their career, the scientist has published notably in several venues, some of which are:

Trends in Ecology & Evolution
OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
Synthese
Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A
Cambridge University Press eBooks

David Merritt has contributed to academic book publications, including titles such as:

A Philosophical Approach to MOND (2020, Cambridge University Press)
A Philosophical Approach to MOND: Assessing the Milgromian Research Program in Cosmology (2020, University of Pittsburgh)

Best Publications

A Fundamental Relation Between Supermassive Black Holes and Their Host Galaxies

Laura Ferrarese;Laura Ferrarese;David Merritt

5719
Citations
CENTRAL MASSES AND BROAD-LINE REGION SIZES OF ACTIVE GALACTIC NUCLEI. II. A HOMOGENEOUS ANALYSIS OF A LARGE REVERBERATION-MAPPING DATABASE

Bradley M Peterson;Laura Ferrarese;K M Gilbert;K M Gilbert;S Kaspi;S Kaspi

2035
Citations
Supermassive Black Holes in Active Galactic Nuclei. II. Calibration of the M-sigma Relationship for AGNs

Christopher A. Onken;Laura Ferrarese;David Merritt;Bradley M. Peterson

949
Citations
The ACS Virgo Cluster Survey. XIII. SBF Distance Catalog and the Three-Dimensional Structure of the Virgo Cluster

Simona Mei;Simona Mei;John P. Blakeslee;Patrick Côté;John L. Tonry

775
Citations
Supermassive black holes in active galactic nuclei. II. Calibration of the black hole mass-velocity dispersion relationship for active galactic nuclei

Christopher A. Onken;Laura Ferrarese;David Merritt;David Merritt;Bradley M. Peterson

738
Citations
Empirical Models for Dark Matter Halos. I. Nonparametric Construction of Density Profiles and Comparison with Parametric Models

David Merritt;Alister W. Graham;Alister W. Graham;Ben Moore;Juerg Diemand

696
Citations
Formation of Galactic Nuclei

Miloš Milosavljević;David Merritt

685
Citations
The M(BH)-Sigma Relation for Supermassive Black Holes

David Merritt;Laura Ferrarese

668
Citations
The ACS Virgo Cluster survey. VI. Isophotal analysis and the structure of early-type galaxies

Laura Ferrarese;Patrick Côté;Andrés Jordán;Andrés Jordán;Eric W. Peng

666
Citations
The M•-σ Relation for Supermassive Black Holes

David Merritt;Laura Ferrarese

627
Citations
The ACS Virgo Cluster Survey. VIII. The Nuclei of Early-Type Galaxies*

Patrick Côté;Slawomir Piatek;Laura Ferrarese;Andrés Jordán;Andrés Jordán

617
Citations
Maximum gravitational recoil.

Manuela Campanelli;Carlos O. Lousto;Yosef Zlochower;David Merritt

543
Citations
Black Hole Demographics from the M(BH)-sigma Relation

David Merritt;Laura Ferrarese

503
Citations
Black hole demographics from the M● − σ relation

David Merritt;Laura Ferrarese

495
Citations
Large Merger Recoils and Spin Flips from Generic Black Hole Binaries

Manuela Campanelli;Manuela Campanelli;Carlos O. Lousto;Carlos O. Lousto;Yosef Zlochower;Yosef Zlochower;David Merritt

493
Citations
The acs virgo cluster survey. IX. The color distributions of globular cluster systems in early-type galaxies

Eric W. Peng;Eric W. Peng;Eric W. Peng;Andrés Jordán;Andrés Jordán;Patrick Côté;John P. Blakeslee

488
Citations
Relaxation and tidal stripping in rich clusters of galaxies. II. Evolution of the luminosity distribution.

D. Merritt

473
Citations
Spherical stellar systems with spheroidal velocity distributions

D. Merritt

441
Citations
A Fundamental Relation between Compact Stellar Nuclei, Supermassive Black Holes, and Their Host Galaxies

Laura Ferrarese;Patrick Côté;Elena Dalla Bontà;Elena Dalla Bontà;Eric W. Peng

440
Citations
The ACS Virgo Cluster Survey. VII. Resolving the Connection Between Globular Clusters and Ultra-Compact Dwarf Galaxies

Monica Hasegan;Andres Jordan;Patrick Cote;S. G. Djorgovski

437
Citations