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J. C. Driggers 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 J. C. Driggers sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 160 publications — 1st percentile

1% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

J. C. Driggers 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 J. C. Driggers sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 71 D-Index — 2nd percentile

2% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 185 D-Index or more.

Overview

J. C. Driggers is affiliated with the National Science Foundation in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Physics and Astronomy, with substantial work in subfields such as Astronomy and Astrophysics, Oceanography, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, Ocean Engineering, and Geophysics.

The researcher's topics of study focus largely on Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research, along with Geophysics and Gravity Measurements, Geophysics and Sensor Technology, Seismic Waves and Analysis, Model Reduction and Neural Networks, Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations, and Magnetic Confinement Fusion Research.

Driggers has published extensively in a variety of scientific journals and venues. Their frequent publication venues include:

  • Physical review. D/Physical review. D.
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Classical and Quantum Gravity
  • Review of Scientific Instruments
  • Physical Review X

The recent papers authored or coauthored by Driggers demonstrate a focus on gravitational-wave detection technologies and quantum enhancements for detectors. These papers include:

  • Sensitivity and performance of the Advanced LIGO detectors in the third observing run, 2020, Physical review. D/Physical review. D.
  • Machine-learning nonstationary noise out of gravitational-wave detectors, 2020, Physical review. D/Physical review. D.
  • Reducing scattered light in LIGO's third observing run, 2021, Classical and Quantum Gravity
  • Broadband Quantum Enhancement of the LIGO Detectors with Frequency-Dependent Squeezing, 2023, Physical Review X
  • LIGO's quantum response to squeezed states, 2021, Physical review. D/Physical review. D.

The scientist has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including:

  • A. Effler
  • J. S. Kissel
  • C. Cahillane
  • R. X. Adhikari
  • A. F. Brooks

Best Publications

  • Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Black Hole Merger

    B. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;M. R. Abernathy

  • GW170817: observation of gravitational waves from a binary neutron star inspiral

    B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;F. Acernese

  • GW151226: observation of gravitational waves from a 22-solar-mass binary black hole coalescence

    B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott

  • GW170814: A three-detector observation of gravitational waves from a binary black hole coalescence

    B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;F. Acernese

  • GWTC-2: Compact Binary Coalescences Observed by LIGO and Virgo During the First Half of the Third Observing Run

    R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;S. Abraham;F. Acernese

  • Tests of general relativity with GW150914

    B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;M. R. Abernathy

  • Binary Black Hole Mergers in the First Advanced LIGO Observing Run

    B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott

  • GW190425: Observation of a Compact Binary Coalescence with Total Mass ∼ 3.4 M O

    B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;S. Abraham

  • Predictions for the Rates of Compact Binary Coalescences Observable by Ground-based Gravitational-wave Detectors

    J. Abadie;B. P. Abbott

  • Binary Black Hole Mergers in the first Advanced LIGO Observing Run

    B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott

  • Exploring the Sensitivity of Next Generation Gravitational Wave Detectors

    B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;M. R. Abernathy

  • A gravitational-wave standard siren measurement of the Hubble constant

    B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;F. Acernese;F. Acernese

  • Properties of the Binary Black Hole Merger GW150914

    B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;M. R. Abernathy

  • GW190425: Observation of a Compact Binary Coalescence with Total Mass $\sim 3.4 M_{\odot}$

    B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott

  • GW190814: Gravitational Waves from the Coalescence of a 23 M$_\odot$ Black Hole with a 2.6 M$_\odot$ Compact Object

    R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott

  • Population Properties of Compact Objects from the Second LIGO-Virgo Gravitational-Wave Transient Catalog

    R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;S. Abraham;F. Acernese

  • GW150914: The Advanced LIGO Detectors in the Era of First Discoveries

    B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;M. R. Abernathy

  • ASTROPHYSICAL IMPLICATIONS OF THE BINARY BLACK HOLE MERGER GW150914

    B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;M. R. Abernathy

  • Directional Limits on Persistent Gravitational Waves from Advanced LIGO’s First Observing Run

    B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;M. R. Abernathy

  • Observation of Gravitational Waves from Two Neutron Star–Black Hole Coalescences

    R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;S. Abraham;F. Acernese

Frequent Co-Authors

J. A. Giaime
J. A. Giaime Louisiana State University
N. A. Robertson
N. A. Robertson California Institute of Technology
Alessandra Buonanno
Alessandra Buonanno Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics
Nelson Christensen
Nelson Christensen Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur
D. Sigg
D. Sigg California Institute of Technology
David E. McClelland
David E. McClelland Australian National University
R. M. S. Schofield
R. M. S. Schofield University of Oregon

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