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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Best Scientists 174 730 667 15 14 1299 167277
Physics 175 124 120 2 2 1298 313415

Douglas Scott publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Douglas Scott between 1958 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Douglas Scott published across 69 years, from 1958 to 2026, averaging 24.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 201 publications in 2024. 117 of the 1,704 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
50 100 150 200
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1958 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 201. Peak 201 publications in 2024. 1958: 1 publication 1959: 0 publications 1960: 0 publications 1961: 0 publications 1962: 2 publications 1963: 1 publication 1964: 2 publications 1965: 0 publications 1966: 1 publication 1967: 0 publications 1968: 0 publications 1969: 1 publication 1970: 0 publications 1971: 2 publications 1972: 3 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 4 publications 1975: 2 publications 1976: 1 publication 1977: 2 publications 1978: 3 publications 1979: 3 publications 1980: 4 publications 1981: 1 publication 1982: 2 publications 1983: 5 publications 1984: 2 publications 1985: 3 publications 1986: 2 publications 1987: 2 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 2 publications 1990: 7 publications 1991: 6 publications 1992: 3 publications 1993: 4 publications 1994: 13 publications 1995: 6 publications 1996: 8 publications 1997: 6 publications 1998: 9 publications 1999: 18 publications 2000: 14 publications 2001: 11 publications 2002: 23 publications 2003: 8 publications 2004: 19 publications 2005: 23 publications 2006: 30 publications 2007: 32 publications 2008: 32 publications 2009: 34 publications 2010: 75 publications 2011: 92 publications 2012: 67 publications 2013: 73 publications 2014: 97 publications 2015: 81 publications 2016: 68 publications 2017: 45 publications 2018: 58 publications 2019: 55 publications 2020: 52 publications 2021: 31 publications 2022: 117 publications 2023: 117 publications 2024: 201 publications 2025: 111 publications 2026: 6 publications
1958 2026

1,704 publications in total across all disciplines

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Douglas Scott: publications per year, 1958 to 2026
Year Publications
1958 1
1959 0
1960 0
1961 0
1962 2
1963 1
1964 2
1965 0
1966 1
1967 0
1968 0
1969 1
1970 0
1971 2
1972 3
1973 0
1974 4
1975 2
1976 1
1977 2
1978 3
1979 3
1980 4
1981 1
1982 2
1983 5
1984 2
1985 3
1986 2
1987 2
1988 1
1989 2
1990 7
1991 6
1992 3
1993 4
1994 13
1995 6
1996 8
1997 6
1998 9
1999 18
2000 14
2001 11
2002 23
2003 8
2004 19
2005 23
2006 30
2007 32
2008 32
2009 34
2010 75
2011 92
2012 67
2013 73
2014 97
2015 81
2016 68
2017 45
2018 58
2019 55
2020 52
2021 31
2022 117
2023 117
2024 201
2025 111
2026 6
Total 1,704
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Douglas Scott 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 Douglas Scott 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, 1,283–1,302 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: 1,298 publications — 96th percentile

96% 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
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 1,298
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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Douglas Scott 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 Douglas Scott 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, 174–175 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: 175 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

View D-Index distribution as a table
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
164–165 12
166–167 11
168–169 9
170–171 9
172–173 11
174–175 4 175
176–177 8
178–179 5
180–181 3
182–183 4
184 4
185+ 99
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Physics in Canada Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Physics in Canada Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Physics in Canada Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Physics in Canada Leader Award

Overview

Douglas Scott is affiliated with the University of British Columbia in Canada and works primarily in the field of Physics and Astronomy. Their research covers a range of topics within this broad field, contributing notably to the subfields of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Oceanography, and General Health Professions.

The scientist's main research interests include:

  • Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
  • Cosmology and Gravitation Theories
  • Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
  • Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
  • Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology
  • Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
  • Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena

Douglas Scott has published extensively, with frequent contributions to several notable scientific venues. The most common publication outlets for their work include:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • The Astrophysical Journal

Collaborations feature prominently in Scott's career, with frequent co-authors including:

  • S. C. Chapman
  • L. T. Hergt
  • Ryley Hill
  • R. M. Sullivan
  • M. Remazeilles

Among recent scholarly contributions, Douglas Scott has co-authored papers addressing a variety of advanced topics in astrophysics and cosmology:

  • "An ALMA survey of the SCUBA-2 CLS UDS field: physical properties of 707 sub-millimetre galaxies," 2020, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • "Improved limits on the tensor-to-scalar ratio using BICEP and Planck data," 2022, Physical Review D
  • "Cosmological parameters derived from the final Planck data release (PR4)," 2023, Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • "CCAT-prime Collaboration: Science Goals and Forecasts with Prime-Cam on the Fred Young Submillimeter Telescope," 2022, The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
  • "An ALMA survey of the S2CLS UDS field: optically invisible submillimetre galaxies," 2021, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

Best Publications

  • Planck 2015 results. XIII. Cosmological parameters

    P. A. R. Ade;N. Aghanim;M. Arnaud

  • Review of Particle Physics

    C. Amsler;M. Doser;M. Antonelli;D. M. Asner

  • Planck 2018 results. VI. Cosmological parameters

    N. Aghanim;Y. Akrami;Y. Akrami;Y. Akrami;M. Ashdown

  • Review of particle properties.

    K. Hagiwara;K. Hikasa;K. Nakamura;M. Tanabashi

  • Planck 2018 results. XII. Galactic astrophysics using polarized dust emission

    N. Aghanim;Y. Akrami;Y. Akrami;Y. Akrami;M. I. R. Alves;M. I. R. Alves;M. I. R. Alves

  • Planck early results. XV. Spectral energy distributions and radio continuum spectra of northern extragalactic radio sources

    J. Aatrokoski;P. A. R. Ade;N. Aghanim;H. D. Aller

  • Planck 2013 results. XXII. Constraints on inflation

    P.A.R. Ade;N. Aghanim;M. Arnaud;F. Arroja;F. Arroja

  • Planck 2015. XX. Constraints on inflation

    P.A.R. Ade;F.X. Desert;J. Knoche;M. Giard

  • GOODS-Herschel: an infrared main sequence for star-forming galaxies

    D.Elbaz;M.Dickinson;H.S.Hwang;T.Diaz-Santos

  • Planck 2018 results. I. Overview and the cosmological legacy of Planck

    Y. Akrami;F. Arroja;M. Ashdown

  • Planck 2015 results. XXIV. Cosmology from Sunyaev-Zeldovich cluster counts.

    P. A. R. Ade;N. Aghanim;M. Arnaud

  • Planck 2015 results. XI. CMB power spectra, likelihoods, and robustness of parameters

    N. Aghanim;M. Arnaud;M. Ashdown

  • Joint Analysis of BICEP2/Keck Array and Planck Data

    P. A. R. Ade;N. Aghanim;Z. Ahmed;R. W. Aikin

  • Planck 2015 results. XVII. Constraints on primordial non-Gaussianity

    P. A. R. Ade;N. Aghanim;M. Arnaud

  • The Herschel Multi-tiered Extragalactic Survey: HerMES

    S. J. Oliver;J. Bock;J. Bock;B. Altieri

  • Planck 2013 results. VII. HFI time response and beams

    P. A. R. Ade;N. Aghanim;C. Armitage-Caplan

  • Planck 2015 results. XIV. Dark energy and modified gravity

    P. A. R. Ade;N. Aghanim;M. Arnaud

  • Planck 2015 results. I. Overview of products and scientific results

    R. Adam;P. A. R. Ade;N. Aghanim

  • Planck 2015 results. XXII. A map of the thermal Sunyaev-Zeldovich effect

    N. Aghanim;M. Arnaud;M. Ashdown;J. Aumont

  • Planck 2013 results. III. LFI systematic uncertainties

    P. A R Ade;J. Aumont;C. Baccigalupi;A. J. Banday;A. J. Banday

Frequent Co-Authors

G. de Zotti
G. de Zotti National Institute for Astrophysics
Rob Ivison
Rob Ivison European Southern Observatory
Jose Alberto Rubino-Martin
Jose Alberto Rubino-Martin University of La Laguna
Peter A. R. Ade
Peter A. R. Ade Cardiff University
Sabino Matarrese
Sabino Matarrese University of Padua
Krzysztof M. Gorski
Krzysztof M. Gorski Jet Propulsion Lab
Benjamin D. Wandelt
Benjamin D. Wandelt Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris
Calvin B. Netterfield
Calvin B. Netterfield University of Toronto
Charles R. Lawrence
Charles R. Lawrence Jet Propulsion Lab
Fabio Finelli
Fabio Finelli National Institute for Astrophysics

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