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115
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48872
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Eric Herbst 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 Eric Herbst sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 729 publications — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Eric Herbst 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 Eric Herbst sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 115 D-Index — 74th percentile

74% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Eric Herbst is affiliated with the University of Virginia in the United States and has a significant body of research focused on physics, astronomy, and chemistry. With over 130 publications in Physics and Astronomy and notable contributions to Earth and Planetary Sciences, Herbst's work spans several interconnected scientific fields.

Their research primarily explores topics related to astrophysics and star formation studies, molecular spectroscopy and structure, atmospheric ozone and climate, advanced chemical physics studies, stellar, planetary, and galactic studies, astro and planetary science, and atmospheric chemistry and aerosols.

Herbst has published extensively in notable venues, including:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • The Astrophysical Journal
  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Faraday Discussions

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Brett A. McGuire
  • Andrew M. Burkhardt
  • Ci Xue
  • Anthony J. Remijan
  • Steven B. Charnley

Some recent publications exemplify the scope and focus of Herbst's work:

  • "Interstellar detection of the highly polar five-membered ring cyanocyclopentadiene," 2020, Nature Astronomy
  • "Formation of Complex Organic Molecules in Hot Molecular Cores through Nondiffusive Grain-surface and Ice-mantle Chemistry," 2022, The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
  • "Discovery of Interstellar 2-Cyanoindene (2-C9H7CN) in GOTHAM Observations of TMC-1," 2022, The Astrophysical Journal Letters
  • "PDRs4All," 2023, Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • "PDRs4All: A JWST Early Release Science Program on Radiative Feedback from Massive Stars," 2022, Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific

Best Publications

  • The formation and depletion of molecules in dense interstellar clouds

    Eric Herbst;William Klemperer

  • Complex Organic Interstellar Molecules

    Eric Herbst;Ewine F. van Dishoeck

  • Models of gas-grain chemistry in dense interstellar clouds with complex organic molecules

    Tatsuhiko I. Hasegawa;Eric Herbst;Chun M. Leung

  • Formation of methyl formate and other organic species in the warm-up phase of hot molecular cores

    Robin T. Garrod;E. Herbst

  • Complex Chemistry in Star-forming Regions: An Expanded Gas-Grain Warm-up Chemical Model

    Robin T. Garrod;Susanna L. Widicus Weaver;Eric Herbst

  • New gas–grain chemical models of quiescent dense interstellar clouds: the effects of H2 tunnelling reactions and cosmic ray induced desorption

    Tatsuhiko I. Hasegawa;Eric Herbst

  • A KInetic Database for Astrochemistry (KIDA)

    V. Wakelam;V. Wakelam;E. Herbst;E. Herbst;J. C Loison;J. C Loison;I. W. M. Smith

  • DEUTERIUM FRACTIONATION IN DENSE INTERSTELLAR CLOUDS

    T. J. Millar;A. Bennett;Eric Herbst

  • The chemistry of interstellar space

    Eric Herbst

  • Gas Phase Production of Complex Hydrocarbons, Cyanopolyynes, and Related Compounds in Dense Interstellar Clouds

    Eric Herbst;Chun Ming Leung

  • Chemistry in the Interstellar Medium

    Eric Herbst

  • Detection of the aromatic molecule benzonitrile (c-C6H5CN) in the interstellar medium.

    Brett A. McGuire;Brett A. McGuire;Andrew M. Burkhardt;Sergei Kalenskii;Christopher N. Shingledecker

  • Non-thermal desorption from interstellar dust grains via exothermic surface reactions

    R. T. Garrod;R. T. Garrod;V. Wakelam;V. Wakelam;E. Herbst

  • THE 2014 KIDA NETWORK FOR INTERSTELLAR CHEMISTRY

    V. Wakelam;J. C. Loison;E. Herbst;B. Pavone

  • The Ionization Fraction in Dense Cloud Cores

    P. Caselli;C. M. Walmsley;R. Terzieva;Eric Herbst

  • Synthesis of complex molecules in dense interstellar clouds via gas-phase chemistry: a pseudo time-dependent calculation

    Chun Ming Leung;E. Herbst;W. F. Huebner

  • Polycylcic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH's) in dense cloud chemistry

    Valentine Wakelam;Eric Herbst

  • Chemical differentiation between star-forming regions : the Orion Hot Core and Compact Ridge

    P. Caselli;T. I. Hasegawa;Eric Herbst

  • Enhanced Deuterium Fractionation in Dense Interstellar Cores Resulting from Multiply Deuterated H3

    Helen Roberts;Eric Herbst;T. J. Millar

  • Interstellar water chemistry: from laboratory to observations.

    Ewine F. Van Dishoeck;Eric Herbst;David A. Neufeld

Frequent Co-Authors

Emmanuel Caux
Emmanuel Caux Federal University of Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées
Peter Schilke
Peter Schilke University of Cologne
Thomas G. Phillips
Thomas G. Phillips California Institute of Technology
Dariusz C. Lis
Dariusz C. Lis California Institute of Technology
Stephan Schlemmer
Stephan Schlemmer University of Cologne
J. Stutzki
J. Stutzki University of Cologne
Karl M. Menten
Karl M. Menten Max Planck Society
Valentine Wakelam
Valentine Wakelam Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Paola Caselli
Paola Caselli Max Planck Society
T. J. Millar
T. J. Millar Queen's University Belfast

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