2026 Gary Bernstein: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	105	1391	1317	730	679	431	41395

Discipline name

D-Index

World Ranking

Current World Ranking

National Ranking

Current National Ranking

Publications

Citations

Physics

105

1391

1317

730

679

431

41395

Overview

Gary Bernstein is affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania in the United States and works primarily in the field of Physics and Astronomy. The main focus of their research lies within Astronomy and Astrophysics, with significant contributions to Instrumentation, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Their research topics concentrate on various areas of astrophysical and cosmological phenomena including:

Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
Cosmology and Gravitation Theories
Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
Astro and Planetary Science
Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena

Bernstein has contributed to numerous publications, frequently collaborating with co-authors such as A. Carnero Rosell, L. N. da Costa, J. Carretero, H. T. Diehl, and D. Gruen.

The most common venues for their publications include:

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
arXiv (Cornell University)
Physical review. D/Physical review. D.
The Planetary Science Journal
The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Bernstein cover key cosmological observations and analyses:

Dark Energy Survey Year 3 results: Cosmological constraints from galaxy clustering and weak lensing (2022, Physical review. D/Physical review. D.)
Dark Energy Survey Year 3 results: Cosmology from cosmic shear and robustness to data calibration (2022, Physical review. D/Physical review. D.)
Dark Energy Survey Year 3 results: Cosmology from cosmic shear and robustness to modeling uncertainty (2022, Physical review. D/Physical review. D.)
Dark Energy Survey Year 1 Results: Cosmological constraints from cluster abundances and weak lensing (2020, Physical review. D/Physical review. D.)
The Dark Energy Survey: Cosmology Results with ∼1500 New High-redshift Type Ia Supernovae Using the Full 5 yr Data Set (2024, The Astrophysical Journal Letters)

Best Publications

Dark Energy Survey year 1 results: Cosmological constraints from galaxy clustering and weak lensing

T. M. C. Abbott;F. B. Abdalla;A. Alarcon;J. Aleksić

1333
Citations
THE DARK ENERGY CAMERA

B. Flaugher;H. T. Diehl;K. Honscheid;T. M. C. Abbott

1178
Citations
The Dark Energy Camera

B. Flaugher;H. T. Diehl;K. Honscheid;T. M. C. Abbott

945
Citations
The Dark Energy Survey: more than dark energy - an overview

T. Abbott;F. B. Abdalla;J. Aleksić

877
Citations
Report of the Dark Energy Task Force

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

830
Citations
Detection of weak gravitational lensing distortions of distant galaxies by cosmic dark matter at large scales

David M. Wittman;J. Anthony Tyson;David Kirkman;Ian Dell'Antonio

805
Citations
Eight New Milky Way Companions Discovered in First-Year Dark Energy Survey Data

K. Bechtol;A. Drlica-Wagner;E. Balbinot

783
Citations
Shapes and Shears, Stars and Smears: Optimal Measurements for Weak Lensing

G. M. Bernstein;M. Jarvis

718
Citations
Dark Energy Survey Year 1 results: cosmological constraints from cosmic shear

M. A. Troxel;N. MacCrann;N. MacCrann;J. Zuntz;T. F. Eifler

663
Citations
The Shear TEsting Programme 1: Weak lensing analysis of simulated ground-based observations

Catherine Heymans;Ludovic Van Waerbeke;David Bacon;Joel Berge

661
Citations
Eight Ultra-faint Galaxy Candidates Discovered in Year Two of the Dark Energy Survey

A. Drlica-Wagner;K. Bechtol;E. S. Rykoff

642
Citations
The dark energy survey data release 1

T. M. C. Abbott;F. B. Abdalla;F. B. Abdalla;S. Allam;A. Amara

618
Citations
Eight Ultra-faint Galaxy Candidates Discovered in Year Two of the Dark Energy Survey

A. Drlica-Wagner;K. Bechtol;E. S. Rykoff;E. S. Rykoff;E. Luque

575
Citations
The Dark Energy Survey Data Release 1

T. M. C. Abbott;F. B. Abdalla;S. Allam;A. Amara

568
Citations
Eight new Milky Way companions discovered in first-year Dark Energy Survey data

K. Bechtol;A. Drlica-Wagner;E. Balbinot;A. Pieres

567
Citations
The Shear Testing Programme – I. Weak lensing analysis of simulated ground-based observations

Catherine Heymans;Ludovic Van Waerbeke;David Bacon;Joel Berge

566
Citations
The Size Distribution of Trans-Neptunian Bodies*

G. M. Bernstein;D. E. Trilling;R. L. Allen;M. E. Brown

502
Citations
Searching for Dark Matter Annihilation in Recently Discovered Milky Way Satellites with Fermi-LAT

Fermi-LAT;Des Collaborations;A. Albert;B. Anderson

466
Citations
Searching for dark matter annihilation in recently discovered Milky Way Satellites with Fermi-LAT

A. Albert;Brandon Anderson;K. Bechtol;A. Drlica-Wagner

434
Citations
Report of the Dark Energy Task Force

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

182
Citations