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David Wands 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 Wands sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 214 publications — 5th percentile

5% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

David Wands 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 Wands sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 85 D-Index — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

David Wands is affiliated with the University of Portsmouth in the United Kingdom and specializes in the field of Physics and Astronomy. Their research portfolio includes a strong focus on Astronomy and Astrophysics, supported by publications also addressing Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Finance, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, and Oceanography.

The main topics of Wands' work include:

  • Cosmology and Gravitation Theories
  • Black Holes and Theoretical Physics
  • Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
  • Stochastic processes and financial applications
  • Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research
  • Relativity and Gravitational Theory
  • Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Wands are:

  • Hooshyar Assadullahi
  • Vincent Vennin
  • K. Koyama
  • Joseph H. P. Jackson
  • Andrew D. Gow

The scientist has contributed extensively to various publication venues. Key outlets include:

  • Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Physical Review D
  • Abstracts
  • Europhysics Letters (EPL)

Some recent papers authored or co-authored by David Wands are:

  • Non-perturbative non-Gaussianity and primordial black holes, 2023, Europhysics Letters (EPL)
  • Revisiting small-scale fluctuations in α-attractor models of inflation, 2022, Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
  • Primordial black holes and their gravitational-wave signatures, 2025, Living Reviews in Relativity
  • The separate-universe approach and sudden transitions during inflation, 2024, Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
  • Primordial black holes and their gravitational-wave signatures, 2023, arXiv (Cornell University)

Best Publications

  • APS : Review of Particle Physics, 2018-2019

    M Tanabashi;P Richardson;A Bettini;A Vogt

  • Oxford University Press : Review of Particle Physics, 2020-2021

    P A Zyla;P Richardson;O Zenin;A Bettini

  • Generating the curvature perturbation without an inflaton

    David H Lyth;David Wands

  • Exponential potentials and cosmological scaling solutions

    Edmund J. Copeland;Andrew R. Liddle;David Wands

  • False vacuum inflation with Einstein gravity

    Edmund J. Copeland;Andrew R. Liddle;David H. Lyth;Ewan D. Stewart

  • Inflation dynamics and reheating

    Bruce A. Bassett;Shinji Tsujikawa;David Wands

  • Cosmological perturbations

    Karim A. Malik;David Wands

  • A New approach to the evolution of cosmological perturbations on large scales

    David Wands;Karim A. Malik;David H. Lyth;Andrew R. Liddle;Andrew R. Liddle

  • Adiabatic and entropy perturbations from inflation

    Christopher Gordon;David Wands;Bruce A. Bassett;Roy Maartens

  • Primordial density perturbation in the curvaton scenario

    David H. Lyth;Carlo Ungarelli;David Wands

  • Density perturbations and black hole formation in hybrid inflation.

    Juan Garcia-Bellido;Andrei D. Linde;David Wands

  • Superstring Cosmology

    James E. Lidsey;David Wands;E. J. Copeland

  • Chaotic inflation on the brane

    Roy Maartens;David Wands;Bruce A. Bassett;Imogen P. C. Heard

  • Cosmological gravitational wave background from primordial density perturbations

    Kishore N. Ananda;Chris Clarkson;Chris Clarkson;David Wands

  • Duality invariance of cosmological perturbation spectra

    David Wands

  • CMBPol Mission Concept Study: Probing Inflation with CMB Polarization

    Daniel Baumann;Mark G. Jackson;Peter Adshead;Alexandre Amblard

  • Extended gravity theories and the Einstein--Hilbert action

    David Wands

  • Probing inflation with CMB polarization

    Daniel Baumann;Daniel Baumann;Mark G. Jackson;Peter Adshead;Alexandre Amblard

  • Non-Gaussianity of the primordial perturbation in the curvaton model

    Misao Sasaki;Jussi Väliviita;David Wands

  • Observational test of two-field inflation

    David Wands;Nicola Bartolo;Sabino Matarrese;Antonio Riotto

Frequent Co-Authors

Kazuya Koyama
Kazuya Koyama University of Portsmouth
Roy Maartens
Roy Maartens University of the Western Cape
Misao Sasaki
Misao Sasaki University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Andrew R. Liddle
Andrew R. Liddle University of Lisbon
David H. Lyth
David H. Lyth Lancaster University
Sabino Matarrese
Sabino Matarrese University of Padua
Juan Garcia-Bellido
Juan Garcia-Bellido Autonomous University of Madrid
Licia Verde
Licia Verde University of Barcelona
Uroš Seljak
Uroš Seljak University of California, Berkeley
Leonardo Senatore
Leonardo Senatore Stanford University

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