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

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	71	3622	1693	439	23446

Discipline name

D-Index

World Ranking

National Ranking

Publications

Citations

Physics

3622

1693

439

23446

David N. Schramm 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. Schramm sits on this spectrum.

103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 439 publications — 45th percentile

45% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

David N. Schramm 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. Schramm sits on this spectrum.

70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 71 D-Index — 2nd percentile

2% 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. Schramm was affiliated with the University of Chicago in the United States. Their research spanned multiple disciplines, primarily focusing on physics, astronomy, biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. The scientist contributed to understanding both cosmic phenomena and genetic diversity.

Their notable publications included the 2022 paper titled On the origin of highest energy cosmic rays, published in OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). Another significant work was a 2025 study titled Are genetic differences between eastern and western Golden-crowned Kinglets populations correlated with environmental variation?, published in the Canadian Journal of Zoology.

Research topics covered in their work involved:

Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena
Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena
Genetic diversity and population structure
Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
Animal Behavior and Reproduction

David N. Schramm's main fields of study included:

Physics and Astronomy
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Within those fields, their subfields of study consisted of:

Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Genetics
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Frequent coauthors collaborating with David N. Schramm were:

G. Sigl
Pijushpani Bhattacharjee
Brendan A. Graham
Theresa M. Burg

They published in venues including:

OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information)
Canadian Journal of Zoology

Best Publications

Nucleosynthesis, neutrino bursts and gamma-rays from coalescing neutron stars

David Eichler;David Eichler;Mario Livio;Tsvi Piran;Tsvi Piran;David N. Schramm;David N. Schramm

2535
Citations
Primordial nucleosynthesis redux

Terry P. Walker;Terry P. Walker;Gary Steigman;David N. Schramm;Keith A. Olive

1426
Citations
Black-Hole-Neutron-Star Collisions

J. M. Lattimer;D. N. Schramm

923
Citations
Primordial nucleosynthesis: a critical comparison of theory and observation

Jong-Mann Yang;Michael S. Turner;G. Steigman;D.N. Schramm

676
Citations
The tidal disruption of neutron stars by black holes in close binaries.

James M. Lattimer;David N. Schramm

485
Citations
Big-bang nucleosynthesis and the baryon density of the universe.

Craig J. Copi;David N. Schramm;David N. Schramm;Michael S. Turner;Michael S. Turner

429
Citations
Big-bang nucleosynthesis enters the precision era

David N. Schramm;David N. Schramm;Michael S. Turner;Michael S. Turner

422
Citations
Cosmological Limits to the Number of Massive Leptons

Gary Steigman;David N. Schramm;James E. Gunn

417
Citations
Grand unified theories, topological defects, and ultrahigh-energy cosmic rays.

Pijushpani Bhattacharjee;Christopher T. Hill;David N. Schramm

416
Citations
Element Production in the Early Universe

David N. Schramm;Robert V. Wagoner

414
Citations
Ultrahigh-energy cosmic-ray spectrum

Christopher T. Hill;David N. Schramm

410
Citations
Some Astrophysical Consequences of the Existence of a Heavy Stable Neutral Lepton

J. E. Gunn;B. W. Lee;I. Lerche;D. N. Schramm

384
Citations
The origin of deuterium

Richard I. Epstein;James M. Lattimer;David N. Schramm

369
Citations
Ultra-high-energy cosmic rays from superconducting cosmic strings.

Christopher T. Hill;David N. Schramm;Terry P. Walker

345
Citations
Cosmological structure formation from soft topological defects

Christopher T. Hill;David N. Schramm;James N. Fry

321
Citations
The decompression of cold neutron star matter

James M. Lattimer;Fred Mackie;D. G. Ravenhall;D. N. Schramm

306
Citations
Spontaneous generation of density perturbations in the early Universe

Matt Crawford;David N. Schramm

298
Citations
Condensation in supernova ejecta and isotopic anomalies in meteorites

J. M. Lattimer;D. N. Schramm;L. Grossman

295
Citations
An unbound universe

J. R. Gott;James E. Gunn;D. N. Schramm;B. M. Tinsley

292
Citations
The Weak Neutral Current and its Effects in Stellar Collapse

Daniel Z. Freedman;David N. Schramm;David L. Tubbs

273
Citations