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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Physics 163 180 174 112 108 783 214740

David N. Spergel publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by David N. Spergel between 1983 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. David N. Spergel published across 43 years, from 1983 to 2025, averaging 19.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 51 publications in 2003. 28 of the 827 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40 50
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1983 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 51. Peak 51 publications in 2003. 1983: 1 publication 1984: 1 publication 1985: 3 publications 1986: 10 publications 1987: 12 publications 1988: 13 publications 1989: 7 publications 1990: 7 publications 1991: 11 publications 1992: 13 publications 1993: 7 publications 1994: 11 publications 1995: 8 publications 1996: 16 publications 1997: 15 publications 1998: 10 publications 1999: 22 publications 2000: 13 publications 2001: 12 publications 2002: 17 publications 2003: 51 publications 2004: 17 publications 2005: 10 publications 2006: 11 publications 2007: 19 publications 2008: 20 publications 2009: 40 publications 2010: 32 publications 2011: 40 publications 2012: 33 publications 2013: 28 publications 2014: 35 publications 2015: 25 publications 2016: 24 publications 2017: 22 publications 2018: 30 publications 2019: 41 publications 2020: 33 publications 2021: 47 publications 2022: 19 publications 2023: 13 publications 2024: 14 publications 2025: 14 publications
1983 2025

827 publications in total across all disciplines

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David N. Spergel: publications per year, 1983 to 2025
Year Publications
1983 1
1984 1
1985 3
1986 10
1987 12
1988 13
1989 7
1990 7
1991 11
1992 13
1993 7
1994 11
1995 8
1996 16
1997 15
1998 10
1999 22
2000 13
2001 12
2002 17
2003 51
2004 17
2005 10
2006 11
2007 19
2008 20
2009 40
2010 32
2011 40
2012 33
2013 28
2014 35
2015 25
2016 24
2017 22
2018 30
2019 41
2020 33
2021 47
2022 19
2023 13
2024 14
2025 14
Total 827
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David N. Spergel 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. Spergel sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 70 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 103–122 to 1,469+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 162. Most scientists, 162, have 323–342 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,469 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 783–802 publications, is where this scientist sits. 103–122 publications: 7 scientists 123–142 publications: 10 scientists 143–162 publications: 31 scientists 163–182 publications: 35 scientists 183–202 publications: 53 scientists 203–222 publications: 81 scientists 223–242 publications: 85 scientists 243–262 publications: 112 scientists 263–282 publications: 114 scientists 283–302 publications: 126 scientists 303–322 publications: 136 scientists 323–342 publications: 162 scientists 343–362 publications: 155 scientists 363–382 publications: 156 scientists 383–402 publications: 134 scientists 403–422 publications: 145 scientists 423–442 publications: 147 scientists 443–462 publications: 131 scientists 463–482 publications: 131 scientists 483–502 publications: 116 scientists 503–522 publications: 106 scientists 523–542 publications: 103 scientists 543–562 publications: 87 scientists 563–582 publications: 84 scientists 583–602 publications: 94 scientists 603–622 publications: 70 scientists 623–642 publications: 76 scientists 643–662 publications: 60 scientists 663–682 publications: 54 scientists 683–702 publications: 60 scientists 703–722 publications: 48 scientists 723–742 publications: 64 scientists 743–762 publications: 48 scientists 763–782 publications: 37 scientists 783–802 publications: 43 scientists 803–822 publications: 34 scientists 823–842 publications: 36 scientists 843–862 publications: 32 scientists 863–882 publications: 32 scientists 883–902 publications: 31 scientists 903–922 publications: 25 scientists 923–942 publications: 15 scientists 943–962 publications: 24 scientists 963–982 publications: 13 scientists 983–1,002 publications: 21 scientists 1,003–1,022 publications: 21 scientists 1,023–1,042 publications: 16 scientists 1,043–1,062 publications: 9 scientists 1,063–1,082 publications: 19 scientists 1,083–1,102 publications: 11 scientists 1,103–1,122 publications: 17 scientists 1,123–1,142 publications: 11 scientists 1,143–1,162 publications: 7 scientists 1,163–1,182 publications: 4 scientists 1,183–1,202 publications: 10 scientists 1,203–1,222 publications: 8 scientists 1,223–1,242 publications: 16 scientists 1,243–1,262 publications: 4 scientists 1,263–1,282 publications: 10 scientists 1,283–1,302 publications: 5 scientists 1,303–1,322 publications: 7 scientists 1,323–1,342 publications: 4 scientists 1,343–1,362 publications: 8 scientists 1,363–1,382 publications: 6 scientists 1,383–1,402 publications: 7 scientists 1,403–1,422 publications: 3 scientists 1,423–1,442 publications: 4 scientists 1,443–1,462 publications: 4 scientists 1,463–1,468 publications: 3 scientists 1,469+ publications: 100 scientists
103–122 publications 1,469+

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.

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Number of Physics scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,678 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
103–122 7
123–142 10
143–162 31
163–182 35
183–202 53
203–222 81
223–242 85
243–262 112
263–282 114
283–302 126
303–322 136
323–342 162
343–362 155
363–382 156
383–402 134
403–422 145
423–442 147
443–462 131
463–482 131
483–502 116
503–522 106
523–542 103
543–562 87
563–582 84
583–602 94
603–622 70
623–642 76
643–662 60
663–682 54
683–702 60
703–722 48
723–742 64
743–762 48
763–782 37
783–802 43 783
803–822 34
823–842 36
843–862 32
863–882 32
883–902 31
903–922 25
923–942 15
943–962 24
963–982 13
983–1,002 21
1,003–1,022 21
1,023–1,042 16
1,043–1,062 9
1,063–1,082 19
1,083–1,102 11
1,103–1,122 17
1,123–1,142 11
1,143–1,162 7
1,163–1,182 4
1,183–1,202 10
1,203–1,222 8
1,223–1,242 16
1,243–1,262 4
1,263–1,282 10
1,283–1,302 5
1,303–1,322 7
1,323–1,342 4
1,343–1,362 8
1,363–1,382 6
1,383–1,402 7
1,403–1,422 3
1,423–1,442 4
1,443–1,462 4
1,463–1,468 3
1,469+ 100
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David N. Spergel 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. Spergel sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 59 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 70–71 to 185+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 167. Most scientists, 167, have 80–81 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 185 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 162–163 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 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
70–71 D-Index 185+

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.

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Number of Physics scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,678 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
70–71 76
72–73 110
74–75 143
76–77 153
78–79 144
80–81 167
82–83 167
84–85 166
86–87 132
88–89 155
90–91 134
92–93 137
94–95 102
96–97 112
98–99 110
100–101 116
102–103 97
104–105 103
106–107 87
108–109 90
110–111 67
112–113 78
114–115 75
116–117 67
118–119 69
120–121 60
122–123 59
124–125 53
126–127 42
128–129 41
130–131 33
132–133 32
134–135 45
136–137 19
138–139 24
140–141 28
142–143 31
144–145 22
146–147 20
148–149 12
150–151 16
152–153 24
154–155 23
156–157 15
158–159 15
160–161 11
162–163 17 163
164–165 12
166–167 11
168–169 9
170–171 9
172–173 11
174–175 4
176–177 8
178–179 5
180–181 3
182–183 4
184 4
185+ 99
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2015 - Dannie Heineman Prize for Astrophysics, American Astronomical Society
  • 2013 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For his pioneering contributions to the understanding of our universe Davids work with the WMAP satellite led to discovery of the geometry, age, and total content of our universe
  • 2012 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2007 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2001 - Fellow of the MacArthur Foundation
  • 1988 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

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:

  • Discovering Symbolic Models from Deep Learning with Inductive Biases, 2020, arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Atacama Cosmology Telescope: Combined kinematic and thermal Sunyaev-Zel'dovich measurements from BOSS CMASS and LOWZ halos, 2021, Physical Review D
  • Atacama Cosmology Telescope: Constraints on prerecombination early dark energy, 2022, Physical Review D
  • Atacama Cosmology Telescope: Modeling the gas thermodynamics in BOSS CMASS galaxies from kinematic and thermal Sunyaev-Zel'dovich measurements, 2021, Physical Review D
  • Limitations to the 'basic' HOD model and beyond, 2020, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

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.

Best Publications

  • First year Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) observations: Determination of cosmological parameters

    D. N. Spergel;L. Verde;H. V. Peiris;E. Komatsu

  • FIVE-YEAR WILKINSON MICROWAVE ANISOTROPY PROBE OBSERVATIONS: COSMOLOGICAL INTERPRETATION

    Eiichiro Komatsu;J. Dunkley;J. Dunkley;M. R. Nolta;C. L. Bennett

  • SEVEN-YEAR WILKINSON MICROWAVE ANISOTROPY PROBE (WMAP *) OBSERVATIONS: COSMOLOGICAL INTERPRETATION

    Eiichiro Komatsu;K. M. Smith;J. Dunkley;C. L. Bennett

  • Five-Year Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) Observations: Cosmological Interpretation

    E. Komatsu;J. Dunkley;M. R. Nolta;C. L. Bennett

  • Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) three year results: implications for cosmology

    D. N. Spergel;R. Bean;R. Bean;O. Doré;O. Doré;M. R. Nolta;M. R. Nolta

  • Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) Three Year Results: Implications for Cosmology

    D. N. Spergel;R. Bean;O. Doré;M. R. Nolta

  • The Microwave Anisotropy Probe* Mission

    C. L. Bennett;M. Bay;M. Halpern;G. Hinshaw

  • First Year Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) Observations: Preliminary Maps and Basic Results

    C. L. Bennett;M. Halpern;G. Hinshaw;N. Jarosik

  • First year Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) observations: Preliminary maps and basic results

    C. L. Bennett;M. Halpern;G. Hinshaw;N. Jarosik

  • Nine-year Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) Observations: Cosmological Parameter Results

    G. Hinshaw;D. Larson;E. Komatsu;David N. Spergel;David N. Spergel

  • Five-Year Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) Observations: Likelihoods and Parameters from the WMAP data

    J. Dunkley;E. Komatsu;M. R. Nolta;D. N. Spergel

  • Five-Year Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) Observations: Data Processing, Sky Maps, and Basic Results

    G. Hinshaw;J. L. Weiland;R. S. Hill;N. Odegard

  • First-Year Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP)* Observations: Foreground Emission

    C. L. Bennett;R. S. Hill;G. Hinshaw;M. R. Nolta

  • Nine-Year Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) Observations: Final Maps and Results

    C. L. Bennett;D. Larson;J. L. Weiland;N. Jarosik

  • Observational Evidence for Self-Interacting Cold Dark Matter

    David N. Spergel;Paul Joseph Steinhardt

  • FIVE-YEAR WILKINSON MICROWAVE ANISOTROPY PROBE * OBSERVATIONS: LIKELIHOODS AND PARAMETERS FROM THE WMAP DATA

    J. Dunkley;J. Dunkley;Eiichiro Komatsu;M. R. Nolta;D. N. Spergel

  • Three-year Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) observations: temperature analysis

    G. Hinshaw;M. R. Nolta;C. L. Bennett;R. Bean

  • Five-Year Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe Observations: Data Processing, Sky Maps, and Basic Results

    G. Hinshaw;J. L. Weiland;R. S. Hill;N. Odegard

  • Baryon Acoustic Oscillations in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey Data Release 7 Galaxy Sample

    Will J. Percival;Beth A. Reid;Beth A. Reid;Beth A. Reid;Daniel J. Eisenstein;Neta Bahcall

  • Baryon Acoustic Oscillations in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey Data Release 7 Galaxy Sample

    Will J. Percival;Beth A. Reid;Daniel J. Eisenstein;Neta A. Bahcall

Frequent Co-Authors

Edward J. Wollack
Edward J. Wollack Goddard Space Flight Center
Lyman A. Page
Lyman A. Page Princeton University
Mark Halpern
Mark Halpern University of British Columbia
Michele Limon
Michele Limon University of Pennsylvania
Arthur Kosowsky
Arthur Kosowsky University of Pittsburgh
Suzanne T. Staggs
Suzanne T. Staggs Princeton University
John P. Hughes
John P. Hughes Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Gregory S. Tucker
Gregory S. Tucker Brown University
Mark J. Devlin
Mark J. Devlin University of Pennsylvania
Charles L. Bennett
Charles L. Bennett Johns Hopkins University

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