2026 Hans A. Bethe: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	83	2722	1335	399	62437

Discipline name

D-Index

World Ranking

National Ranking

Publications

Citations

Physics

2722

1335

399

62437

Hans A. Bethe 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 Hans A. Bethe sits on this spectrum.

103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 399 publications — 37th percentile

37% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Hans A. Bethe 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 Hans A. Bethe sits on this spectrum.

70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 83 D-Index — 26th percentile

26% 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

1990 - Oskar Klein Medal, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
1980 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
1975 - US President's National Medal of Science "For his explanation of the origin of the sun's heat, his many contributions to our understanding of the atomic nucleus and his counsel in matters involving atomic energy.", Presented by President Ford at a White House Ceremony on October 18, 1976.
1967 - Nobel Prize for his contributions to the theory of nuclear reactions, especially his discoveries concerning the energy production in stars
1961 - Eddington Medal, Royal Astronomical Society
1955 - Max Planck Medal, German Physical Society
1948 - Henry Draper Medal, United States National Academy of Sciences In recognition of his contributions to astronomical physics, more particularly his researches on the generation of energy in the sun and stars
1944 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
1935 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS)

Overview

Hans A. Bethe was affiliated with Cornell University in the United States. Their research career included contributions to atomic and nuclear physics, with particular attention to the mechanisms of energy production in stars.

The scientist's recent publication was titled "1946: Can air or water be exploded?", published in 2020 in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. This piece reflects an interest in topics related to atomic processes and energy.

Frequent co-authors included:

Gerald E. Brown (1 joint publication)

The main venue of publication was the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists.

Hans A. Bethe received several awards recognizing their scientific contributions, including:

Nobel Prize in 1967 for contributions to the theory of nuclear reactions, especially discoveries concerning energy production in stars
US President's National Medal of Science in 1975, with citation acknowledging explanation of the sun's heat origin, contributions to nuclear physics, and atomic energy counsel
Oskar Klein Medal, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, 1990
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 1980
Eddington Medal, Royal Astronomical Society, 1961
Max Planck Medal, German Physical Society, 1955
Henry Draper Medal, United States National Academy of Sciences, 1948, recognizing research on energy generation in the sun and stars
Member of the National Academy of Sciences, 1944
Fellow of American Physical Society (APS), 1935

Best Publications

Quantum Mechanics of One- and Two-Electron Atoms

Hans Albrecht Bethe;Edwin E. Salpeter

8565
Citations
Zur Theorie der Metalle

H. Bethe

4859
Citations
Zur Theorie des Durchgangs schneller Korpuskularstrahlen durch Materie

H. Bethe

4475
Citations
Theory of Diffraction by Small Holes

H. A. Bethe

3560
Citations
A Relativistic equation for bound state problems

E. E. Salpeter;H. A. Bethe

3004
Citations
Statistical Theory of Superlattices

H. A. Bethe

1491
Citations
On the Stopping of Fast Particles and on the Creation of Positive Electrons

H. Bethe;W. Heitler

1446
Citations
Termaufspaltung in Kristallen

H. Bethe

1328
Citations
Revival of a stalled supernova shock by neutrino heating

Hans A. Bethe;James R. Wilson

1244
Citations
Nuclear Physics B. Nuclear Dynamics, Theoretical

H. A. Bethe

1199
Citations
Moliere's theory of multiple scattering

H.A. Bethe

1133
Citations
Experimental nuclear physics

Emilio Segrè;Hans Albrecht Bethe;Norman Ramsey;Philip Morrison

1084
Citations
The Electromagnetic shift of energy levels

H.A. Bethe

1080
Citations
Nuclear Physics A. Stationary States of Nuclei

H. A. Bethe;R. F. Bacher

929
Citations
Neutron star matter

Gordon Baym;Hans A. Bethe;Christopher J Pethick

900
Citations
Theory of nuclear matter

H.A. Bethe

841
Citations
Energy production in stars

Hans A. Bethe

806
Citations
Equation of state in the gravitational collapse of stars

H.A. Bethe;G.E. Brown;J. Applegate;J.M. Lattimer

791
Citations
Theorie der Beugung von Elektronen an Kristallen

Hans Bethe

785
Citations
The origin of chemical elements

R. A. Alpher;H. Bethe;G. Gamow

758
Citations