2026 David N. Burrows: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	111	1112	1050	590	548	856	67981

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Current World Ranking

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Physics

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590

548

856

67981

David N. Burrows 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 N. Burrows sits on this spectrum.

103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 856 publications — 87th percentile

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

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

David N. Burrows 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 N. Burrows sits on this spectrum.

70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 111 D-Index — 70th percentile

70% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

David N. Burrows is affiliated with Pennsylvania State University in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of Physics and Astronomy. Their primary research interests span Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Instrumentation, and Computational Mechanics.

Their work focuses on key topics including Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae, Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations, Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena, Particle Detector Development and Performance, Astronomy and Astrophysical Research, CCD and CMOS Imaging Sensors, and Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation.

Burrows has frequently published in several venues, with notable contributions in:

arXiv (Cornell University)
The Astrophysical Journal
Journal of Astronomical Telescopes Instruments and Systems
Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2022: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

Recent significant papers include:

"2SXPS: An Improved and Expanded Swift X-Ray Telescope Point-source Catalog" (2020) in The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
"Swift-XRT follow-up of gravitational wave triggers during the third aLIGO/Virgo observing run" (2020) in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
"Spectral Evolution of the X-Ray Remnant of SN 1987A: A High-resolution Chandra HETG Study" (2021) in arXiv (Cornell University)
"Analysis of XMM-Newton Observations of Supernova Remnant W49B and Clues to the Progenitor" (2020) in The Astrophysical Journal
"High-cadence Dispersed Spectral Analysis of Supernova Remnant 1987A" (2020) in The Astrophysical Journal

Coauthors frequently collaborating with Burrows include:

A. Falcone
Mitchell Wages
Joseph M. Colosimo
Lukas R. Stone
Zachary E. Catlin

In addition to journal articles, Burrows has contributed book chapters published by World Scientific. These include several editions of The WSPC Handbook of Astronomical Instrumentation (2021).

Best Publications

The Swift Gamma-Ray Burst Mission

N. Gehrels;G. Chincarini;G. Chincarini;P. Giommi;K. O. Mason

4923
Citations
The Swift X-ray telescope

David N. Burrows;J. E. Hill;J. A. Nousek;J. A. Kennea

3265
Citations
The Swift X-ray Telescope

David N. Burrows;J. E. Hill;J. A. Nousek;J. A. Kennea

3144
Citations
Planck early results. XV. Spectral energy distributions and radio continuum spectra of northern extragalactic radio sources

J. Aatrokoski;P. A. R. Ade;N. Aghanim;H. D. Aller

3077
Citations
Methods and results of an automatic analysis of a complete sample of Swift-XRT observations of GRBs

P. A. Evans;A. P. Beardmore;K. L. Page;J. P. Osborne

1801
Citations
Physical processes shaping GRB X-ray afterglow lightcurves: theoretical implications from the Swift XRT observations

Bing Zhang;Y. Z. Fan;Jaroslaw Dyks;Shiho Kobayashi

1394
Citations
Physical Processes Shaping Gamma-Ray Burst X-Ray Afterglow Light Curves: Theoretical Implications from the Swift X-Ray Telescope Observations

Bing Zhang;Y. Z. Fan;Y. Z. Fan;Jaroslaw Dyks;Shiho Kobayashi;Shiho Kobayashi

1272
Citations
Demonstration of an all-optical quantum controlled-NOT gate.

Jeremy L O'Brien;GJ Pryde;AG White;TC Ralph

1223
Citations
THE SPECTRAL ENERGY DISTRIBUTION OF FERMI BRIGHT BLAZARS

A. A. Abdo;A. A. Abdo;M. Ackermann;I. Agudo;M. Ajello

1129
Citations
An online repository of Swift/XRT light curves of Γ-ray bursts

P. A. Evans;A. P. Beardmore;K. L. Page;L. G. Tyler

1117
Citations
Evidence for a canonical gamma-ray burst afterglow light curve in the Swift XRT data

J. A. Nousek;C. Kouveliotou;D. Grupe;K. L. Page

1096
Citations
The association of GRB 060218 with a supernova and the evolution of the shock wave

Sergio Campana;V. Mangano;A.J. Blustin;P. Brown

1011
Citations
An online repository of Swift/XRT light curves of GRBs.

P. A. Evans;L. Vetere;D. Morris;M. Capalbi

997
Citations
A γ-ray burst at a redshift of z ≈ 8.2

N. R. Tanvir;D. B. Fox;A. J. Levan;E. Berger

854
Citations
A short γ-ray burst apparently associated with an elliptical galaxy at redshift z = 0.225

Neil Gehrels;C.L. Sarazin;Paul T. O'Brien;B. Zhang

743
Citations
Determination of confidence limits for experiments with low numbers of counts

Ralph P. Kraft;David N. Burrows;John A. Nousek

722
Citations
Broadband observations of the naked-eye gamma-ray burst GRB 080319B

J. L. Racusin;S. V. Karpov;M. Sokolowski;J. Granot

708
Citations
Bright X-ray Flares in Gamma-Ray Burst Afterglows

David N. Burrows;Patrizia Romano;Abraham Falcone;Shiho Kobayashi

670
Citations
An extremely luminous X-ray outburst at the birth of a supernova

A. M. Soderberg;A. M. Soderberg;E. Berger;E. Berger;K. L. Page;P. Schady

630
Citations
The Swift Gamma-Ray Burst Mission

N. Gehrels;G Chincarini;P. Giommi;K. O. Mason

55
Citations