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Ian B. Thompson 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 Ian B. Thompson sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 333 publications — 24th percentile

24% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Ian B. Thompson 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 Ian B. Thompson sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 86 D-Index — 32nd percentile

32% 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

  • 1933 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Ian B. Thompson is affiliated with the Carnegie Institution for Science in the United States and conducts research primarily in the field of Physics and Astronomy. Their scholarly work focuses on Astronomy and Astrophysics, with contributions also spanning Global and Planetary Change, Instrumentation, and Nuclear and High Energy Physics.

The scientist's research covers a range of topics, including:

  • Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
  • Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
  • Astro and Planetary Science
  • Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
  • Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
  • Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
  • Astronomical and nuclear sciences

Ian B. Thompson has published in notable venues such as:

  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
  • arXiv (Cornell University)

Sample recent publications include:

  • A complete census of circumgalactic Mg ii at redshift z ≲ 0.5, 2021, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • Search for Nearby Earth Analogs. II. Detection of Five New Planets, Eight Planet Candidates, and Confirmation of Three Planets around Nine Nearby M Dwarfs, 2020, The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
  • Erratum: "Search for Nearby Earth Analogs. II. Detection of Five New Planets, Eight Planet Candidates, and Confirmation of Three Planets around Nine Nearby M Dwarfs" (ApJS, 246, 11), 2020, The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
  • Erratum: The Cluster Ages Experiment (CASE) -- VIII. Age and distance of the Globular Cluster 47 Tuc from the analysis of two detached eclipsing binaries, 2020, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • Vanadium Abundance Derivations in 255 Metal-poor Stars, 2020, arXiv (Cornell University)

Collaborations have been a component of the scientist's work, with frequent co-authors including:

  • Stephen A. Shectman
  • Fabo Feng
  • R. Paul Butler
  • Jeffrey D. Crane
  • Steve Vogt

Throughout their career, Ian B. Thompson has been recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), an award received in 1933.

Best Publications

  • An eclipsing-binary distance to the Large Magellanic Cloud accurate to two per cent

    G. Pietrzyński;G. Pietrzyński;D. Graczyk;W. Gieren;I. B. Thompson

  • Obliquities of Hot Jupiter host stars: Evidence for tidal interactions and primordial misalignments

    Simon H. Albrecht;Joshua Nathan Winn;John Asher Johnson;John Asher Johnson;Andrew W. Howard

  • The Magellanic Clouds Photometric Survey: The Large Magellanic Cloud Stellar Catalog and Extinction Map

    Dennis Zaritsky;Jason Harris;Ian B. Thompson;Eva K. Grebel

  • A SEARCH FOR STARS OF VERY LOW METAL ABUNDANCE. VI. DETAILED ABUNDANCES OF 313 METAL-POOR STARS*

    Ian U. Roederer;George W. Preston;Ian B. Thompson;Stephen A. Shectman

  • The Abundances of Neutron Capture Species in the Very Metal-Poor Globular Cluster M15: An Uniform Analysis of RGB and RHB Stars

    J. S. Sobeck;R. P. Kraft;C. Sneden;G. W. Preston

  • Chemical evolution of the Galactic bulge as traced by microlensed dwarf and subgiant stars - V. Evidence for a wide age distribution and a complex MDF

    Thomas Bensby;J. C. Yee;Sofia Feltzing;J. A. Johnson

  • Chemical evolution of the Galactic bulge as traced by microlensed dwarf and subgiant stars IV. Two bulge populations

    Thomas Bensby;Thomas Bensby;Daniel Adén;J. Melendez;A. Gould

  • The Magellanic Clouds Photometric Survey: The Large Magellanic Cloud Stellar Catalog and Extinction Map

    Dennis Zaritsky;Jason Harris;Ian B. Thompson;Eva K. Grebel

  • An Empirical Characterization of Extended Cool Gas Around Galaxies Using MgII Absorption Features

    Hsiao-Wen Chen;Jennifer E. Helsby;Jean-Rene Gauthier;Stephen A. Shectman

  • THE ABUNDANCES OF NEUTRON-CAPTURE SPECIES IN THE VERY METAL-POOR GLOBULAR CLUSTER M15: A UNIFORM ANALYSIS OF RED GIANT BRANCH AND RED HORIZONTAL BRANCH STARS

    Jennifer S. Sobeck;Robert P. Kraft;Christopher Sneden;George W. Preston

  • On the Source of the Dust Extinction in Type Ia Supernovae and the Discovery of Anomalously Strong Na I Absorption

    M. M. Phillips;Joshua D. Simon;Nidia Morrell;Christopher R. Burns

  • Photometry and Spectroscopy of GRB 030329 and its Associated Supernova 2003dh: The First Two Months

    T. Matheson;P. M. Garnavich;K. Z. Stanek;D. Bersier

  • BVRI Observations of the Optical Afterglow of GRB 990510

    K. Z. Stanek;P. M. Garnavich;J. Kaluzny;W. Pych

  • Star Counts Redivivus. IV. Density Laws through Photometric Parallaxes

    M. H. Siegel;M. H. Siegel;S. R. Majewski;S. R. Majewski;S. R. Majewski;I. N. Reid;I. N. Reid;I. B. Thompson

  • An Empirical Characterization of Extended Cool Gas Around Galaxies Using Mg II Absorption Features

    Hsiao-Wen Chen;Jennifer E. Helsby;Jean-René Gauthier;Jean-René Gauthier;Stephen A. Shectman

  • Starcounts Redivivus. IV. Density Laws Through Photometric Parallaxes

    M. H. Siegel;S. R. Majewski;I. N. Reid;I. B. Thompson

  • IMACS: The Inamori-Magellan Areal Camera and Spectrograph on Magellan-Baade

    Alan Dressler;Bruce Bigelow;Tyson Hare;Brian Sutin

  • On the source of the dust extinction in type Ia supernovae and the discovery of anomalously strong Na i absorption

    Mark M Phillips;Joshua D Simon;Nidia I Morrell;Christopher R Burns

  • ASASSN-15lh: A Highly Super-Luminous Supernova

    Subo Dong;B. J. Shappee;J. L. Prieto;S. W. Jha

  • Statistics of emission-line galaxies in rich clusters.

    A. Dressler;I. B. Thompson;S. A. Shectman

Frequent Co-Authors

Grzegorz Pietrzyński
Grzegorz Pietrzyński Polish Academy of Sciences
R. Paul Butler
R. Paul Butler Carnegie Institution for Science
Igor Soszyński
Igor Soszyński University of Warsaw
Andrzej Udalski
Andrzej Udalski University of Warsaw
Christopher Sneden
Christopher Sneden The University of Texas at Austin
Dante Minniti
Dante Minniti Andrés Bello University
Jorge Melendez
Jorge Melendez Universidade de São Paulo
Judith G. Cohen
Judith G. Cohen California Institute of Technology
Joshua N. Winn
Joshua N. Winn Princeton University

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