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Didier Saumon 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 Didier Saumon sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 286 publications — 15th percentile

15% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Didier Saumon 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 Didier Saumon sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 83 D-Index — 26th percentile

26% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Didier Saumon is affiliated with Los Alamos National Laboratory in the United States and has a research focus within the broad field of Physics and Astronomy. Their work encompasses various subfields including Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Geophysics, Atmospheric Science, and Materials Chemistry.

The main topics covered in their research include stellar, planetary, and galactic studies; astro and planetary science; astronomy and astrophysical research; astrophysics and star formation studies; high-pressure geophysics and materials; atmospheric ozone and climate; and nuclear physics and applications.

Frequent publication venues for Didier Saumon reflect a diverse interest in astrophysics and related disciplines, with papers appearing most often in:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • The Astrophysical Journal
  • Physics Reports
  • High Energy Density Physics
  • Physical Review E

The scientist has authored several recent papers including the following:

  • A measurement of the equation of state of carbon envelopes of white dwarfs, 2020, Nature
  • Current challenges in the physics of white dwarf stars, 2022, Physics Reports
  • Cloud busting: enstatite and quartz clouds in the atmosphere of 2M2224-0158, 2021, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • Review of the first charged-particle transport coefficient comparison workshop, 2020, High Energy Density Physics
  • 22Ne Phase Separation as a Solution to the Ultramassive White Dwarf Cooling Anomaly, 2021, The Astrophysical Journal Letters

The scientist has collaborated extensively with several coauthors, with frequent collaborators including:

  • Mark S. Marley
  • Channon Visscher
  • Roxana Lupu
  • Richard Freedman
  • Jonathan J. Fortney

Didier Saumon's research contributions address key questions in the properties and evolution of stellar objects, particularly white dwarfs, as well as atmospheric phenomena and materials under extreme conditions.

Best Publications

  • A Non-Gray Theory of Extrasolar Giant Planets and Brown Dwarfs

    A. Burrows;M. Marley;W. B. Hubbard;J. I. Lunine

  • A Nongray Theory of Extrasolar Giant Planets and Brown Dwarfs

    A. Burrows;M. Marley;W. B. Hubbard;J. I. Lunine

  • An Equation of State for Low-Mass Stars and Giant Planets

    D. Saumon;G. Chabrier;H. M. van Horn

  • The Evolution of L and T Dwarfs in Color-Magnitude Diagrams

    D. Saumon;Mark S. Marley

  • The 0.8-14.5 micron Spectra of Mid-L to Mid-T Dwarfs: Diagnostics of Effective Temperature, Grain Sedimentation, Gas Transport, and Surface Gravity

    D. C. Stephens;S. K. Leggett;Michael C. Cushing;Mark S. Marley

  • Discovery and spectroscopy of the young Jovian planet 51 Eri b with the Gemini Planet Imager

    B. Macintosh;B. Macintosh;J. R. Graham;T. Barman;R. J. De Rosa

  • Giant planets at small orbital distances

    T. Guillot;A. Burrows;W. B. Hubbard;J. I. Lunine

  • An expanded set of brown dwarf and very low mass star models

    A. Burrows;W. B. Hubbard;D. Saumon;J. I. Lunine

  • The Discovery of Y Dwarfs using Data from the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE)

    Michael C. Cushing;Michael C. Cushing;J. Davy Kirkpatrick;Christopher R. Gelino;Roger L. Griffith

  • THE 0.8-14.5 μm SPECTRA OF MID-L TO MID-T DWARFS: DIAGNOSTICS OF EFFECTIVE TEMPERATURE, GRAIN SEDIMENTATION, GAS TRANSPORT, AND SURFACE GRAVITY

    D. C. Stephens;S. K. Leggett;Michael C. Cushing;Mark S. Marley

  • Neglected Clouds in T and Y Dwarf Atmospheres

    Caroline V. Morley;Jonathan J. Fortney;Mark S. Marley;Channon Visscher

  • The Gemini Planet Imager Exoplanet Survey: Giant Planet and Brown Dwarf Demographics from 10 to 100 au

    Eric L. Nielsen;Robert J. De Rosa;Bruce Macintosh;Jason J. Wang;Jason J. Wang

  • Atmospheric, Evolutionary, and Spectral Models of the Brown Dwarf Gliese 229 B

    M. S. Marley;D. Saumon;T. Guillot;R. S. Freedman

  • Shock Compression of Deuterium and the Interiors of Jupiter and Saturn

    Didier Saumon;Didier Saumon;T. Guillot

  • ATMOSPHERIC PARAMETERS OF FIELD L AND T DWARFS

    Michael C. Cushing;Michael C. Cushing;Mark S. Marley;D. Saumon;Brandon C. Kelly

  • Evidence for Cloud Disruption in the L/T Dwarf Transition

    Adam J. Burgasser;Mark S. Marley;Andrew S. Ackerman;Didier Saumon

  • Fluid hydrogen at high density - Pressure dissociation

    Didier Saumon;Gilles Chabrier

  • A Theory of Extrasolar Giant Planets

    D. Saumon;W. B. Hubbard;A. Burrows;T. Guillot

  • On the Radii of Close-in Giant Planets.

    A. Burrows;T. Guillot;W. B. Hubbard;M. S. Marley

  • Clouds and chemistry: Ultracool dwarf atmospheric properties from optical and infrared colors

    Mark S. Marley;S. Seager;D. Saumon;Katharina Lodders

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark S. Marley
Mark S. Marley University of Arizona
S. K. Leggett
S. K. Leggett University of Hawaii at Manoa
Michael C. Cushing
Michael C. Cushing University of Toledo
Tristan Guillot
Tristan Guillot Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Adam Burrows
Adam Burrows Princeton University
Jonathan J. Fortney
Jonathan J. Fortney University of California, Santa Cruz
Gilles Chabrier
Gilles Chabrier École Normale Supérieure de Lyon
Adam J. Burgasser
Adam J. Burgasser University of California, San Diego
Paul Kalas
Paul Kalas University of California, Berkeley
Jonathan I. Lunine
Jonathan I. Lunine Jet Propulsion Lab

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