2026 Gordon T. Richards: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	138	428	413	242	233	776	117982

Gordon T. Richards 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 Gordon T. Richards sits on this spectrum.

103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 776 publications — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Gordon T. Richards 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 Gordon T. Richards sits on this spectrum.

70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 138 D-Index — 88th percentile

88% 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

2007 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Gordon T. Richards is affiliated with Drexel University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Physics and Astronomy, with a particular emphasis on Astronomy and Astrophysics. Across their body of work, they have contributed substantially to topics related to galaxies, astrophysical phenomena, and observations involving gamma-ray bursts and supernovae.

The subfields within which Richards has published include:

Astronomy and Astrophysics
Instrumentation
Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Computational Mechanics
General Health Professions

The main topics covered in their research encompass:

Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena
Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation

Richards has frequently published in several key venues, including:

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

Recent publications authored by Richards include:

The bolometric quasar luminosity function at z = 0-7, 2020, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Optimization of the Observing Cadence for the Rubin Observatory Legacy Survey of Space and Time: A Pioneering Process of Community-focused Experimental Design, 2021, The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
BAL and non-BAL quasars: continuum, emission, and absorption properties establish a common parent sample, 2020, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Examining AGN UV/Optical Variability beyond the Simple Damped Random Walk, 2022, The Astrophysical Journal
Testing AGN outflow and accretion models with C iv and He ii emission line demographics in z ≈ 2 quasars, 2023, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Richards include:

S. C. Gallagher
Ohad Shemmer
Amy L. Rankine
P. C. Hewett
Matthew J. Temple

In 2007, Richards was recognized as a Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, reflecting an acknowledgment within the scientific community.

Best Publications

The Sloan Digital Sky Survey: Technical Summary

D. G. York

15186
Citations
The Seventh Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey

Kevork N. Abazajian;Jennifer K. Adelman-Mccarthy;Marcel A. Agüeros;Sahar S. Allam;Sahar S. Allam

6145
Citations
The host galaxies of active galactic nuclei

Guinevere Kauffmann;Timothy M. Heckman;Christy Tremonti;Jarle Brinchmann

4288
Citations
Sloan Digital Sky Survey: Early data release

C. Stoughton;R. H. Lupton;M. Bernardi;M. R. Blanton

3515
Citations
The Sixth Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey

Jennifer K. Adelman-McCarthy;Marcel A. Agüeros;Sahar S. Allam;Sahar S. Allam;Carlos Allende Prieto

3091
Citations
The fourth data release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey

Jennifer K. Adelman-McCarthy;Marcel A. Agüeros;Sahar S. Allam;Sahar S. Allam;Kurt S.J. Anderson

3023
Citations
SDSS-III: MASSIVE SPECTROSCOPIC SURVEYS OF THE DISTANT UNIVERSE, THE MILKY WAY, AND EXTRA-SOLAR PLANETARY SYSTEMS

Daniel J. Eisenstein;Daniel J. Eisenstein;David H. Weinberg;Eric Agol;Hiroaki Aihara

2519
Citations
The Eighth Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey: First Data from SDSS-III

Hiroaki Aihara;Carlos Allende Prieto;Deokkeun An

2189
Citations
A Catalog of Quasar Properties from SDSS DR7

Yue Shen;Gordon T. Richards;Michael A. Strauss;Patrick B. Hall

1994
Citations
THE BARYON OSCILLATION SPECTROSCOPIC SURVEY OF SDSS-III

Kyle S. Dawson;David J. Schlegel;Christopher P. Ahn;Scott F. Anderson

1851
Citations
Constraining the Evolution of the Ionizing Background and the Epoch of Reionization with z~6 Quasars II: A Sample of 19 Quasars

Xiaohui Fan;Michael A. Strauss;Robert H. Becker;Robert H. Becker;Richard L. White

1726
Citations
The ninth data release of the sloan digital sky survey: First spectroscopic data from the sdss-iii baryon oscillation spectroscopic survey

Christopher P. Ahn;Rachael Alexandroff;Carlos Allende Prieto;Scott F. Anderson

1669
Citations
The Sloan Digital Sky Survey Quasar Catalog V. Seventh Data Release

Donald P. Schneider;Gordon T. Richards;Patrick B. Hall;Michael A. Strauss

1610
Citations
The Second Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey

Kevork Abazajian;Jennifer K. Adelman-McCarthy;Marcel A. Agüeros;Sahar S. Allam

1501
Citations
SEGUE: A SPECTROSCOPIC SURVEY OF 240,000 STARS WITH g = 14-20

Brian Yanny;Constance Rockosi;Heidi Jo Newberg;Gillian R. Knapp

1283
Citations
SPECTRAL ENERGY DISTRIBUTIONS AND MULTIWAVELENGTH SELECTION OF TYPE 1 QUASARS

Gordon T. Richards;Gordon T. Richards;Mark Lacy;Lisa J. Storrie-Lombardi;Patrick B. Hall

1277
Citations
A CATALOG OF QUASAR PROPERTIES FROM SLOAN DIGITAL SKY SURVEY DATA RELEASE 7

Yue Shen;Gordon T. Richards;Michael Abram Strauss;Patrick B. Hall

1258
Citations
An Observational Determination of the Bolometric Quasar Luminosity Function

Philip F. Hopkins;Gordon T. Richards;Lars Hernquist

1234
Citations
The sloan digital sky survey quasar survey: Quasar luminosity function from data release 3

Gordon T. Richards;Gordon T. Richards;Michael A. Strauss;Xiaohui Fan;Patrick B. Hall

1013
Citations
LSST Science Book, Version 2.0

Paul A. Abell;Houston Nasa;Julius Allison

1
Citations