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D-Index
100
Citations
38686
World Ranking
1644
National Ranking
138

Don Pollacco 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 Don Pollacco sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 631 publications — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Don Pollacco 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 Don Pollacco sits on this spectrum.

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 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 100 D-Index — 56th percentile

56% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Don Pollacco is affiliated with the University of Warwick in the United Kingdom. Their primary research focus lies within the broad domain of Physics and Astronomy, encompassing 344 publications in this field. Their work extends into several subfields including Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Computational Mechanics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, and Oceanography.

The scientist has contributed to numerous studies addressing topics such as Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies; Astronomy and Astrophysical Research; Astro and Planetary Science; Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies; Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae; Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation; and Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research.

Don Pollacco has published extensively in well-known venues, with a significant number of papers appearing in Astronomy and Astrophysics and Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. Other frequent publication platforms include arXiv (Cornell University), UNC Libraries, and the Repository for Publications and Research Data (ETH Zurich).

Selected recent papers by Don Pollacco include:

  • A remnant planetary core in the hot-Neptune desert (2020, Nature)
  • Searching for electromagnetic counterparts to gravitational-wave merger events with the prototype Gravitational-Wave Optical Transient Observer (GOTO-4) (2020, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society)
  • The CARMENES search for exoplanets around M dwarfs (2020, Astronomy and Astrophysics)
  • The Gravitational-wave Optical Transient Observer (GOTO): prototype performance and prospects for transient science (2021, arXiv (Cornell University))
  • Analysis of Early Science observations with the CHaracterising ExOPlanets Satellite (CHEOPS) using pycheops (2021, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society)

Collaborations form an integral part of Don Pollacco's research activities. Among frequent co-authors are Ε. Πάλλη, S. Udry, A. Collier Cameron, D. Queloz, and M. Deleuil, with the number of joint publications indicating ongoing collaborative relationships.

Best Publications

  • The PLATO 2.0 Mission

    H. Rauer;C. Catala;C. Aerts;T. Appourchaux

  • The WASP project and the superWASP cameras

    Don Pollacco;I. Skillen;A. Collier Cameron;D. J. Christian

  • The PLATO 2.0 mission

    H. Rauer;H. Rauer;C. Catala;C. Aerts;T. Appourchaux

  • Spin-orbit angle measurements for six southern transiting planets; New insights into the dynamical origins of hot Jupiters

    Amaury H.M.J. Triaud;Andrew Collier Cameron;Didier Queloz;David R. Anderson

  • Harps-N: the new planet hunter at TNG

    Rosario Cosentino;Christophe Lovis;Francesco Pepe;Andrew Collier Cameron

  • WASP-12b: The hottest transiting planet yet discovered

    L. Hebb;A. Collier-Cameron;B. Loeillet;D. Pollacco

  • Planets and stellar activity: hide and seek in the CoRoT-7 system

    R. D. Haywood;A. Collier Cameron;D. Queloz;S. C. C. Barros

  • Spin-orbit angle measurements for six southern transiting planets New insights into the dynamical origins of hot Jupiters

    A. H. M. J. Triaud;A. Collier Cameron;D. Queloz;D. R. Anderson

  • WASP-12b: the hottest transiting extrasolar planet yet discovered

    L. Hebb;A. Collier-Cameron;B. Loeillet;Don Pollacco

  • Efficient identification of exoplanetary transit candidates from SuperWASP light curves

    A. Collier Cameron;D. M. Wilson;Richard G. West;L. Hebb

  • The first WASP public data release

    O. W. Butters;Richard G. West;D. R. Anderson;A. Collier Cameron

  • A high C/O ratio and weak thermal inversion in the atmosphere of exoplanet WASP-12b

    Nikku Madhusudhan;Nikku Madhusudhan;Joseph Harrington;Kevin B. Stevenson;Sarah Nymeyer

  • WASP-1b and WASP-2b: Two new transiting exoplanets detected with SuperWASP and SOPHIE

    A. Collier Cameron;F. Bouchy;G. Hebrard;P. Maxted

  • Localization and broadband follow-up of the gravitational-wave transient GW150914

    B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;M. R. Abernathy

  • Localization and broadband follow-up of the gravitational-wave transient GW150914

    B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;M. R. Abernathy

  • Metals in the exosphere of the highly irradiated planet WASP-12b

    L. Fossati;C. A. Haswell;C. S. Froning;L. Hebb

  • CHEOPS: A Transit Photometry Mission for ESA's Small Mission Programme

    C. Broeg;A. Fortier;D. Ehrenreich;Y. Alibert

  • The H alpha Galaxy Survey I. The galaxy sample, H alpha narrow-band observations and star formation parameters for 334 galaxies

    P. A. James;N. S. Shane;J. E. Beckman;A. Cardwell

  • The Hα Galaxy Survey ⋆ I. The galaxy sample, Hα narrow-band observations and star formation parameters for 334 galaxies

    P. A. James;N. S. Shane;J. E. Beckman;A. Cardwell

  • CHEOPS: A transit photometry mission for ESA's small mission programme

    Ch H. Broeg;Ch H. Broeg;A. Fortier;A. Fortier;D. Ehrenreich;Yann Alibert;Yann Alibert

Frequent Co-Authors

Coel Hellier
Coel Hellier Keele University
David R. Anderson
David R. Anderson Keele University
P. F. L. Maxted
P. F. L. Maxted Keele University
Barry Smalley
Barry Smalley Keele University
A. Collier Cameron
A. Collier Cameron University of St Andrews
Stéphane Udry
Stéphane Udry University of Geneva
Michaël Gillon
Michaël Gillon University of Liège
Didier Queloz
Didier Queloz University of Cambridge
Peter J. Wheatley
Peter J. Wheatley University of Warwick
Damien Ségransan
Damien Ségransan University of Geneva

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