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Edward W. Kolb 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 Edward W. Kolb sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 292 publications — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Edward W. Kolb 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 Edward W. Kolb sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 76 D-Index — 11th percentile

11% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Edward W. Kolb is affiliated with the University of Chicago in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Physics and Astronomy, with a particular focus on subfields such as Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Oceanography, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics.

The work of Edward W. Kolb addresses topics including Cosmology and Gravitation Theories, Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena, Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics, Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies, Black Holes and Theoretical Physics, Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena, and Geophysics and Gravity Measurements.

Recent significant publications by Edward W. Kolb and collaborators include:

  • "Solutions to the strong CP problem in a world with gravity," 2023, OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information)
  • "Completely dark photons from gravitational particle production during the inflationary era," 2022, OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information)
  • "Gravitational production of super-Hubble-mass particles: an analytic approach," 2022, OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information)
  • "Cosmological gravitational particle production and its implications for cosmological relics," 2024, Reviews of Modern Physics
  • "Catastrophic production of slow gravitinos," 2021, Physical Review D

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Edward W. Kolb include:

  • Andrew J. Long
  • Evan McDonough
  • Leah Jenks
  • Christian Capanelli
  • Daniel J. H. Chung

The scientist has published extensively in several venues, with recurring publications in:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Journal of High Energy Physics
  • OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information)
  • Physical Review Letters
  • Reviews of Modern Physics

Best Publications

  • The Early Universe

    Edward W. Kolb;Michael Stanley Turner

  • Review of Particle Physics

    D. E. Groom;M. Aguilar-Benitez;C. Amsler;R. M. Barnett

  • Reconstructing the inflaton potential—an overview

    James E. Lidsey;Andrew R. Liddle;Edward W. Kolb;Edmund J. Copeland

  • Cosmological Problems for the Polonyi Potential

    G. D. Coughlan;W. Fischler;Edward W. Kolb;Stuart Raby

  • Report of the Dark Energy Task Force

    Andreas Albrecht;Gary Bernstein;Robert Cahn;Wendy L. Freedman

  • Largest temperature of the radiation era and its cosmological implications

    Gian Francesco Giudice;Edward W. Kolb;Antonio Riotto

  • Superheavy dark matter

    Daniel J. H. Chung;Daniel J. H. Chung;Edward W. Kolb;Edward W. Kolb;Antonio Riotto

  • The Early Universe

    Edward W. Kolb;Michael S. Turner;Joseph Silk

  • Production of massive particles during reheating

    Daniel J. H. Chung;Daniel J. H. Chung;Edward W. Kolb;Edward W. Kolb;Antonio Riotto

  • Baryon number generation in the early universe

    Edward W. Kolb;Stephen Wolfram

  • Maverick dark matter at colliders

    Maria Beltrán;Dan Hooper;Dan Hooper;Edward W. Kolb;Zosia A. C. Krusberg

  • Astrophysical bounds on the masses of axions and Higgs particles

    Duane A. Dicus;Edward W. Kolb;Vigdor L. Teplitz;Robert V. Wagoner

  • Axion miniclusters and Bose stars

    Edward W. Kolb;Edward W. Kolb;Edward W. Kolb;Igor I. Tkachev;Igor I. Tkachev;Igor I. Tkachev

  • Solutions to the strong-CP problem in a world with gravity☆

    Richard Holman;Richard Holman;Stephen D.H. Hsu;Stephen D.H. Hsu;Thomas W. Kephart;Edward W. Kolb;Edward W. Kolb

  • On cosmic acceleration without dark energy

    Edward W Kolb;Edward W Kolb;Sabino Matarrese;Antonio Riotto

  • Primordial nucleosynthesis including radiative, Coulomb, and finite-temperature corrections to weak rates

    Duane A. Dicus;Edward W. Kolb;A. M. Gleeson;E. C. G. Sudarshan

  • Nonthermal Supermassive Dark Matter

    Daniel J. H. Chung;Daniel J. H. Chung;Edward W. Kolb;Edward W. Kolb;Antonio Riotto

  • Grand Unified Theories and the Origin of the Baryon Asymmetry

    Edward W. Kolb;Michael S. Turner

  • Gravitational production of superheavy dark matter

    Daniel J. H. Chung;Patrick Crotty;Edward W. Kolb;Edward W. Kolb;Antonio Riotto

  • Report of the Dark Energy Task Force

    Andreas Albrecht;Wayne Hu;Marc Kamionkowski;Wendy L. Freedman

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael S. Turner
Michael S. Turner University of Chicago
Antonio Riotto
Antonio Riotto University of Geneva
Igor Tkachev
Igor Tkachev Russian Academy of Sciences
Sabino Matarrese
Sabino Matarrese University of Padua
Andrew R. Liddle
Andrew R. Liddle University of Lisbon
Alessandro Melchiorri
Alessandro Melchiorri Sapienza University of Rome
Scott Dodelson
Scott Dodelson Carnegie Mellon University
Keith A. Olive
Keith A. Olive University of Minnesota
Lian-Tao Wang
Lian-Tao Wang University of Chicago
Pasquale Blasi
Pasquale Blasi National Institute for Astrophysics

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