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93
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32264
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172

Hugh S. Hudson 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 Hugh S. Hudson sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 652 publications — 74th percentile

74% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Hugh S. Hudson 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 Hugh S. Hudson sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 93 D-Index — 46th percentile

46% 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

  • 1994 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For observational and interpretational studies of solar processes, including energetic emissions during flares and time variations of solar irradiance

Overview

Hugh S. Hudson is affiliated with the University of Glasgow in the United Kingdom, with a research focus primarily in the domain of Physics and Astronomy. Their work spans several subfields, including Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Oceanography, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, as well as Atmospheric Science. Their research topics emphasize Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics, Astro and Planetary Science, Stellar, Planetary, and Galactic Studies, Ionosphere and Magnetosphere Dynamics, Gamma-ray Bursts and Supernovae, Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena, and Geophysics and Gravity Measurements.

Hudson has contributed to numerous publications and their frequent coauthors include L. Fletcher, I. G. Hannah, S. M. White, Säm Krucker, and Paulo J. A. Simões. Their research has been published repeatedly in venues such as arXiv (Cornell University), Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, The Astrophysical Journal, Solar Physics, and The Astrophysical Journal Letters.

Notable recent papers authored or coauthored by Hudson include:

  • Hot X-ray onsets of solar flares, 2020, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • Lyman-alpha Variability During Solar Flares Over Solar Cycle 24 Using GOES-15/EUVS-E, 2020, Space Weather
  • Carrington Events, 2021, Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Sun-as-a-star Spectral Irradiance Observations of Transiting Active Regions, 2020, The Astrophysical Journal
  • Extreme Solar Events: Setting up a Paradigm, 2023, Space Science Reviews

Throughout their career, Hudson has been recognized as a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) in 1994, with a citation for observational and interpretational studies of solar processes, including energetic emissions during flares and time variations of solar irradiance.

Best Publications

  • The Reuven Ramaty High-Energy Solar Spectroscopic Imager (Rhessi)

    R. P. Lin;B. R. Dennis;G. J. Hurford;D. M. Smith

  • Onset of the Magnetic Explosion in Solar Flares and Coronal Mass Ejections

    Ronald L. Moore;Alphonse C. Sterling;Hugh S. Hudson;James R. Lemen

  • An Observational Overview of Solar Flares

    Lyndsay Fletcher;Brian R. Dennis;Hugh S. Hudson;Sam Krucker

  • An Observational Overview of Solar Flares

    L. Fletcher;B. R. Dennis;H. S. Hudson;S. Krucker

  • An exceptionally bright flare from SGR 1806–20 and the origins of short-duration γ-ray bursts

    K. Hurley;S. E. Boggs;S. E. Boggs;D. M. Smith;R. C. Duncan

  • Solar flares, microflares, nanoflares, and coronal heating

    H. S. Hudson

  • Sigmoidal morphology and eruptive solar activity

    Richard C. Canfield;Hugh S. Hudson;David E. McKenzie

  • Non-thermal processes in large solar flares

    R. P. Lin;H. S. Hudson

  • Yohkoh SXT Observations of X-Ray ``Dimming'' Associated with a Halo Coronal Mass Ejection

    Alphonse C. Sterling;Hugh S. Hudson

  • RHESSI Observations of Particle Acceleration and Energy Release in an Intense Solar Gamma-Ray Line Flare

    R. P. Lin;S. Krucker;G. J. Hurford;D. M. Smith;D. M. Smith

  • Observation of a solar flare at the limb with the Yohkoh soft X-ray telescope

    Saku Tsuneta;Hirohisa Hara;Toshifumi Shimizu;Loren W. Acton

  • The Sun's luminosity over a complete solar cycle

    Richard C. Willson;Hugh S. Hudson

  • Observations of solar irradiance variability.

    R. C. Willson;S. Gulkis;M. Janssen;H. S. Hudson

  • Statistical Study of Solar X-Ray Jets Observed with the YOHKOH Soft X-Ray Telescope

    Masumi Shimojo;Shizuyo Hashimoto;Kazunari Shibata;Tadashi Hirayama

  • MEASUREMENTS OF THE CORONAL ACCELERATION REGION OF A SOLAR FLARE

    Säm Krucker;H. S. Hudson;L. Glesener;S. M. White;S. M. White

  • Thick-Target Processes and White-Light Flares

    H. S. Hudson

  • X-RAY OBSERVATIONS OF MOTIONS AND STRUCTURE ABOVE A SOLAR FLARE ARCADE

    D. E. McKenzie;H. S. Hudson

  • Impulsive phase flare energy transport by large-scale Alfven waves and the electron acceleration problem

    L. Fletcher;L. Fletcher;H. S. Hudson

  • 10–100 keV electron acceleration and emission from solar flares

    R. P. Lin;H. S. Hudson

  • Nonthermal Processes in Large Solar Flares

    H. S. Hudson;T. W. Jones;R. P. Lin

Frequent Co-Authors

Säm Krucker
Säm Krucker University of California, Berkeley
R. P. Lin
R. P. Lin University of California, Berkeley
Thomas N. Woods
Thomas N. Woods University of Colorado Boulder
Nat Gopalswamy
Nat Gopalswamy Goddard Space Flight Center
Saku Tsuneta
Saku Tsuneta Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Fiona A. Harrison
Fiona A. Harrison California Institute of Technology
Arnold O. Benz
Arnold O. Benz ETH Zurich
James Drake
James Drake University of Maryland, College Park
Kazunari Shibata
Kazunari Shibata Kyoto University
Finn Erland Christensen
Finn Erland Christensen Technical University of Denmark

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