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. Spergel sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 783 publications — 83rd percentile
83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 1,469 publications or more.
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. Spergel sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 163 D-Index — 95th percentile
95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 185 D-Index or more.
David N. Spergel is affiliated with Princeton University in the United States and has made extensive contributions to the fields of physics and astronomy. Their research is primarily focused on astronomy and astrophysics, nuclear and high energy physics, instrumentation, and artificial intelligence, with notable work also touching on general health professions.
Their published work spans a variety of topics including galaxies: formation, evolution, and phenomena; cosmology and gravitation theories; astronomy and astrophysical research; stellar, planetary, and galactic studies; radio astronomy observations and technology; astrophysics and cosmic phenomena; and computational physics with Python applications.
Frequent coauthors of David N. Spergel include Francisco Villaescusa-Navarro, Shirley Ho, Nicholas Battaglia, Edward J. Wollack, and Jo Dunkley. Their publications have appeared regularly in several leading venues such as arXiv (Cornell University), Physical Review D, The Astrophysical Journal, the Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics, and the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.
Among their recent papers are:
David N. Spergel has been recognized with several awards and honors across their career. These include the Dannie Heineman Prize for Astrophysics from the American Astronomical Society in 2015, fellowship of the American Physical Society in 2013 with a citation highlighting pioneering contributions to understanding the universe and work related to the WMAP satellite, fellowship of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2012, membership in the National Academy of Sciences in 2007, fellowship of the MacArthur Foundation in 2001, and fellowship of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in 1988.
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E. Komatsu;J. Dunkley;M. R. Nolta;C. L. Bennett
D. N. Spergel;R. Bean;R. Bean;O. Doré;O. Doré;M. R. Nolta;M. R. Nolta
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C. L. Bennett;M. Bay;M. Halpern;G. Hinshaw
C. L. Bennett;M. Halpern;G. Hinshaw;N. Jarosik
C. L. Bennett;M. Halpern;G. Hinshaw;N. Jarosik
G. Hinshaw;D. Larson;E. Komatsu;David N. Spergel;David N. Spergel
J. Dunkley;E. Komatsu;M. R. Nolta;D. N. Spergel
G. Hinshaw;J. L. Weiland;R. S. Hill;N. Odegard
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J. Dunkley;J. Dunkley;Eiichiro Komatsu;M. R. Nolta;D. N. Spergel
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G. Hinshaw;J. L. Weiland;R. S. Hill;N. Odegard
Will J. Percival;Beth A. Reid;Beth A. Reid;Beth A. Reid;Daniel J. Eisenstein;Neta Bahcall
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