2026 Ian A. Bonnell: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	79	3091	2934	271	261	214	23314

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Physics

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261

214

23314

Research.com Recognitions

2008 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh

Overview

Ian A. Bonnell is affiliated with the University of St Andrews in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily centers on Physics and Astronomy, with a focus on several interconnected subfields.

The main subfields of study for Ian A. Bonnell include:

Astronomy and Astrophysics
Atmospheric Science
Instrumentation
Spectroscopy
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

They have contributed extensively to topics such as:

Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
Astro and Planetary Science
Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
Molecular Spectroscopy and Structure

Among recent significant papers authored or co-authored by Ian A. Bonnell are:

Questioning the spatial origin of complex organic molecules in young protostars with the CALYPSO survey, 2020, Astronomy and Astrophysics
The CALYPSO IRAM-PdBI survey of jets from Class 0 protostars, 2021, Astronomy and Astrophysics
Calibrating the Davis-Chandrasekhar-Fermi Method with Numerical Simulations: Uncertainties in Estimating the Magnetic Field Strength from Statistics of Field Orientations, 2021, The Astrophysical Journal
A statistical analysis of dust polarization properties in ALMA observations of Class 0 protostellar cores, 2020, Astronomy and Astrophysics
Refined physical parameters for Chariklo's body and rings from stellar occultations observed between 2013 and 2020, 2021, Astronomy and Astrophysics

Frequent publication venues where their work appears include:

arXiv (Cornell University)
Astronomy and Astrophysics
EPJ Web of Conferences
The Astrophysical Journal
Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology)

Ian A. Bonnell has collaborated regularly with several co-authors, such as:

G. Lagache
F. Ruppin
C. Tucker
H. Aussel
F. Kéruzoré

Recognition for their contributions includes being named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 2008.

Best Publications

Modelling accretion in protobinary systems

Matthew R. Bate;Ian A. Bonnell;Nigel M. Price

1240
Citations
The formation of a star cluster: predicting the properties of stars and brown dwarfs

Matthew R. Bate;Matthew R. Bate;Ian A. Bonnell;Volker Bromm;Volker Bromm

1106
Citations
On the formation of massive stars

Ian A. Bonnell;Matthew R. Bate;Hans Zinnecker

893
Citations
Competitive accretion in embedded stellar clusters

I. A. Bonnell;M. R. Bate;C. J. Clarke;J. E. Pringle

855
Citations
Competitive accretion in embedded stellar cluster

I. A. Bonnell;M. R. Bate;C. J. Clarke;J. E. Pringle

754
Citations
Memorie della Società Astronomica Italiana

G. Lodato;Ken Rice;J. E. Pringle;P. J. Armitage

677
Citations
The hierarchical formation of a stellar cluster

Ian A. Bonnell;Matthew R. Bate;Stephen G. Vine

630
Citations
Massive star formation: nurture, not nature

Ian A. Bonnell;Stephen G. Vine;Matthew R. Bate

574
Citations
Star formation through gravitational collapse and competitive accretion

Ian A. Bonnell;Matthew R. Bate

572
Citations
The formation mechanism of brown dwarfs

Matthew R. Bate;Matthew R. Bate;Ian A. Bonnell;Volker Bromm;Volker Bromm

539
Citations
The origin of the initial mass function and its dependence on the mean Jeans mass in molecular clouds

Matthew R. Bate;Ian A. Bonnell

526
Citations
Accretion and the stellar mass spectrum in small clusters

I. A. Bonnell;M. R. Bate;C. J. Clarke;J. E. Pringle

472
Citations
ACCRETION DURING BINARY STAR FORMATION. II : GASEOUS ACCRETION AND DISC FORMATION

Matthew R. Bate;Matthew R. Bate;Ian A. Bonnell

438
Citations
The formation of close binary systems by dynamical interactions and orbital decay

Matthew R. Bate;Matthew R. Bate;Ian A. Bonnell;Volker Bromm;Volker Bromm

383
Citations
Massive stars in massive clusters II: Disruption of bound clusters by photoionization

J. E. Dale;B. Ercolano;I. A. Bonnell

382
Citations
Mass segregation in young stellar clusters

Ian A. Bonnell;Melvyn B. Davies

379
Citations
Accretion in stellar clusters and the initial mass function

I. A. Bonnell;C. J. Clarke;M. R. Bate;J. E. Pringle

349
Citations
Ionizing feedback from massive stars in massive clusters – II. Disruption of bound clusters by photoionization

J. E. Dale;B. Ercolano;I. A. Bonnell

329
Citations
A Binary Origin for FU Orionis Stars

Ian Bonnell;Pierre Bastien

322
Citations
Accretion in stellar clusters and the IMF

I. A. Bonnell;C. J. Clarke;M. R. Bate;J. E. Pringle

311
Citations