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D-Index
98
Citations
34607
World Ranking
1761
National Ranking
923

Gary P. Zank 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 Gary P. Zank sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 989 publications — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Gary P. Zank 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 Gary P. Zank sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 98 D-Index — 53rd percentile

53% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2016 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2004 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For fundamental contributions to the understanding of shocks, particle acceleration and plasma turbulence, and to studies of the solar wind, corona, interplanetary shocks and global heliospheric structure
  • 2003 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Gary P. Zank is affiliated with the University of Alabama in Huntsville, United States. The primary field of research engagement is Physics and Astronomy, with a particular focus on subfields including Astronomy and Astrophysics, Molecular Biology, Artificial Intelligence, Computational Mechanics, and Nuclear and High Energy Physics.

The main topics of their work encompass Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics, Ionosphere and Magnetosphere Dynamics, Astro and Planetary Science, Stellar, Planetary, and Galactic Studies, Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies, Solar Radiation and Photovoltaics, and Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows.

Frequent publication venues include:

  • The Astrophysical Journal
  • The Astrophysical Journal Letters
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Journal of Physics Conference Series
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Gary P. Zank are:

  • Lingling Zhao
  • L. Adhikari
  • Daniele Telloni
  • Masaru Nakanotani
  • M. Opher

Recently published papers include the following:

  • The Solar Orbiter magnetometer, 2020, Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • The Origin of Switchbacks in the Solar Corona: Linear Theory, 2020, The Astrophysical Journal
  • Review of Solar Energetic Particle Prediction Models, 2022, Advances in Space Research
  • Spectral Anisotropy in 2D plus Slab Magnetohydrodynamic Turbulence in the Solar Wind and Upper Corona, 2020, The Astrophysical Journal
  • Evolution of Solar Wind Turbulence from 0.1 to 1 au during the First Parker Solar Probe-Solar Orbiter Radial Alignment, 2021, The Astrophysical Journal Letters

Gary P. Zank is also an author of a book titled Sketches of Physics, published in 2023 by Springer Science+Business Media.

Awards received throughout their career include:

  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences, 2016
  • Fellow of American Physical Society (APS), 2004 - Citation for fundamental contributions to the understanding of shocks, particle acceleration and plasma turbulence, and to studies of the solar wind, corona, interplanetary shocks and global heliospheric structure
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2003

Best Publications

  • Solar Wind Electrons Alphas and Protons (SWEAP) Investigation: Design of the Solar Wind and Coronal Plasma Instrument Suite for Solar Probe Plus

    Justin C. Kasper;Justin C. Kasper;Robert Abiad;Gerry Austin;Marianne Balat-Pichelin

  • INTERACTION OF THE SOLAR WIND WITH THE LOCAL INTERSTELLAR MEDIUM: A THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVE

    G. P. Zank

  • New Mass Loss Measurements from Astrospheric Lyman-alpha Absorption

    Brian E. Wood;Hans-Reinhard Mueller;Gary P. Zank;Jeffrey L. Linsky

  • NONLINEAR COLLISIONLESS PERPENDICULAR DIFFUSION OF CHARGED PARTICLES

    W. H. Matthaeus;G. Qin;J. W. Bieber;G. P. Zank

  • Global observations of the interstellar interaction from the Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX)

    D. J. McComas;D. J. McComas;Fredric Allegrini;Fredric Allegrini;Peter Andreas Bochsler;M. Bzowski

  • Measured Mass Loss Rates of Solar-like Stars as a Function of Age and Activity

    Brian E. Wood;Hans-Reinhard Mueller;Gary P. Zank;Jeffrey L. Linsky

  • Alfvénic velocity spikes and rotational flows in the near-Sun solar wind

    Justin C. Kasper;Justin C. Kasper;Stuart D. Bale;Stuart D. Bale;John W. Belcher;Matthieu Berthomier

  • New Mass-Loss Measurements from Astrospheric Lyα Absorption

    B. E. Wood;H.-R. Müller;H.-R. Müller;G. P. Zank;J. L. Linsky

  • Measured Mass‐Loss Rates of Solar‐like Stars as a Function of Age and Activity

    Brian E. Wood;Hans-Reinhard Müller;Hans-Reinhard Müller;Gary P. Zank;Jeffrey L. Linsky

  • Evolution of turbulent magnetic fluctuation power with heliospheric distance

    G. P. Zank;W. H. Matthaeus;C. W. Smith

  • Interstellar pickup ions and quasi-perpendicular shocks: Implications for the termination shock and interplanetary shocks

    G. P. Zank;H. L. Pauls;I. H. Cairns;G. M. Webb

  • Particle acceleration and coronal mass ejection driven shocks: A theoretical model

    G. P. Zank;W. K. M. Rice;C. C. Wu

  • Coronal Heating by Magnetohydrodynamic Turbulence Driven by Reflected Low-Frequency Waves

    William H. Matthaeus;Gary P. Zank;Sean Oughton;D. J. Mullan

  • IBEX-Interstellar Boundary Explorer

    D. J. McComas;F. Allegrini;P. Bochsler;M. Bzowski

  • Nearly incompressible fluids. II - Magnetohydrodynamics, turbulence, and waves

    G. P. Zank;W. H. Matthaeus

  • Stellar Lyman-alpha Emission Lines in the Hubble Space Telescope Archive: Intrinsic Line Fluxes and Absorption from the Heliosphere and Astrospheres

    Brian E. Wood;Seth Redfield;Jeffrey L. Linsky;Hans-Reinhard Mueller

  • Interaction of the solar wind with the local interstellar medium

    H. L. Pauls;G. P. Zank;L. L. Williams

  • Interaction of the solar wind with the local interstellar medium: A multifluid approach

    G. P. Zank;H. L. Pauls;L. L. Williams;D. T. Hall

  • Linear and nonlinear modes in nonrelativistic electron-positron plasmas

    G. P. Zank;R. G. Greaves

  • Heating of the low‐latitude solar wind by dissipation of turbulent magnetic fluctuations

    Charles W. Smith;William H. Matthaeus;Gary P. Zank;Norman F. Ness

Frequent Co-Authors

David J. McComas
David J. McComas Princeton University
Nathan A. Schwadron
Nathan A. Schwadron University of New Hampshire
William H. Matthaeus
William H. Matthaeus University of Delaware
Jeffrey L. Linsky
Jeffrey L. Linsky University of Colorado Boulder
Stuart D. Bale
Stuart D. Bale University of California, Berkeley
Justin C. Kasper
Justin C. Kasper University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Marco Velli
Marco Velli University of California, Los Angeles
William T. Reach
William T. Reach Universities Space Research Association
Edmond C. Roelof
Edmond C. Roelof Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Peter Wurz
Peter Wurz University of Bern

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