2026 George F. Smoot: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	106	1303	1234	14	14	612	142618

Discipline name

D-Index

World Ranking

Current World Ranking

National Ranking

Current National Ranking

Publications

Citations

Physics

106

1303

1234

612

142618

George F. Smoot 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 George F. Smoot sits on this spectrum.

103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 612 publications — 70th percentile

70% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

George F. Smoot 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 George F. Smoot sits on this spectrum.

70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 106 D-Index — 65th percentile

65% 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

2023 - Research.com Physics in China Leader Award
2022 - Research.com Physics in China Leader Award
2008 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
2006 - Nobel Prize for their discovery of the blackbody form and anisotropy of the cosmic microwave background radiation
1988 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For careful work on measurements of both the spectrum and largescale anisotropy of the cosmic microwave background radiation

Overview

George F. Smoot is affiliated with the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in China. Their research primarily spans the field of Physics and Astronomy, with a focus on several subfields and topics.

In terms of main fields and subfields of study, George F. Smoot's work encompasses:

Physics and Astronomy
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Instrumentation
Aerospace Engineering

The key topics covered in the scientist's research include:

Cosmology and Gravitation Theories
Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena
Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research
Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology
Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies

George F. Smoot has published extensively in journals such as:

arXiv (Cornell University)
Physical review. D/Physical review. D.
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
Nature Astronomy

Frequent collaborators in their coauthorship network include:

Tom Broadhurst
Dhiraj Kumar Hazra
J. M. Diego
D. Paoletti
F. Finelli

Their recent scholarly publications highlight a diverse range of topics related to dark matter, gravitational lensing, and gravitational waves:

"Einstein rings modulated by wavelike dark matter from anomalies in gravitationally lensed images" (2023), Nature Astronomy
"Ghostly galaxies as solitons of Bose-Einstein dark matter" (2020), Physical review. D/Physical review. D.
"Detecting axionlike dark matter with linearly polarized pulsar light" (2020), Physical review. D/Physical review. D.
"Impact of astrophysical binary coalescence time-scales on the rate of lensed gravitational wave events" (2021), Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
"Inferring the lensing rate of LIGO-Virgo sources from the stochastic gravitational wave background" (2020), Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

Awards conferred to George F. Smoot include:

Member of the National Academy of Sciences (2008)
Nobel Prize (2006) for the discovery of the blackbody form and anisotropy of the cosmic microwave background radiation
Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) (1988) with a citation recognizing work on measurements of both the spectrum and large-scale anisotropy of the cosmic microwave background radiation

Best Publications

Review of Particle Physics

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

16010
Citations
Review of Particle Physics

K. A. Olive;K. Agashe;C. Amsler;M. Antonelli

13599
Citations
Review of Particle Physics: Particle data group

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

11164
Citations
APS : Review of Particle Physics, 2018-2019

M Tanabashi;P Richardson;A Bettini;A Vogt

10581
Citations
Review of Particle Physics

K. Nakamura;K. Hagiwara;K. Hikasa;H. Murayama;H. Murayama;H. Murayama

10288
Citations
Review of particle physics. Particle Data Group

S. Eidelman;G. Hohler;R.S. Chivukula;N.P. Tkachenko

8597
Citations
Review of Particle Physics, 2002-2003

O Zenin;Mark A Srednicki;Kirill Slava Lugovsky;Donald E Groom

5762
Citations
Structure in the COBE differential microwave radiometer first year maps

G. F. Smoot;C. L. Bennett;A. Kogut;E. L. Wright

5069
Citations
Oxford University Press : Review of Particle Physics, 2020-2021

P A Zyla;P Richardson;O Zenin;A Bettini

4908
Citations
Review of particle properties.

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

4572
Citations
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

3077
Citations
Review of Particle Physics (2006)

W M Yao;P Richardson;Andrew R Liddle;J Womersley

2861
Citations
Planck 2013 results. I. Overview of products and scientific results

P. A. R. Ade;N. Aghanim;M. I. R. Alves

2444
Citations
Four-Year COBE* DMR Cosmic Microwave Background Observations: Maps and Basic Results

C.L. Bennett;A. Banday;K.M. Gorski;G. Hinshaw

1866
Citations
MAXIMA-1: A measurement of the cosmic microwave background anisotropy on angular scales of 10′-5°

S. Hanany;S. Hanany;Peter A. R. Ade;A. Balbi;A. Balbi;J. Bock

1606
Citations
Measurement of the Cosmic Microwave Background spectrum by the COBE FIRAS instrument

John C. Mather;Edward Cheng;David A. Cottingham;Robert E. Eplee

1383
Citations
4-Year COBE DMR Cosmic Microwave Background Observations: Maps and Basic Results

C. L. Bennett;A. Banday;K. M. Gorski;G. Hinshaw

1289
Citations
The COBE Diffuse Infrared Background Experiment Search for the Cosmic Infrared Background. I. Limits and Detections

M. G. Hauser;R. G. Arendt;T. Kelsall;E. Dwek

984
Citations
The DESI Experiment Part I: Science,Targeting, and Survey Design

Amir Aghamousa;Jessica Aguilar;Steve Ahlen

698
Citations
Review of Particle Physics, 2008-2009

Claude Amsler;P Richardson;O Zenin;L Garren

6
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