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Physics

D-Index
80
Citations
24767
World Ranking
3011
National Ranking
1460

J. W. Cronin 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. W. Cronin sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 296 publications — 17th percentile

17% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

J. W. Cronin 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. W. Cronin sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 80 D-Index — 19th percentile

19% 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

  • 1999 - US President's National Medal of Science "For his fundamental contributions to the fields of elementary particle physics and astrophysics and his leadership in creating an international effort to determine the unknown origins of very high-energy cosmic rays.", Presented by President William Clinton in a White House (East Room) ceremony on Tuesday, March 14, 2000.
  • 1982 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
  • 1980 - Nobel Prize for the discovery of violations of fundamental symmetry principles in the decay of neutral K-mesons
  • 1976 - John Price Wetherill Medal, Franklin Institute
  • 1970 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1970 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1970 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
  • 1963 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS)
  • 1962 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

J. W. Cronin was affiliated with the University of Chicago in the United States. Their research spanned several fields, primarily in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine. Within these fields, Cronin contributed extensively to subfields such as Molecular Biology, Immunology, Cancer Research, Surgery, and Obstetrics and Gynecology.

The scientist's work addressed varied main topics including:

  • Reproductive System and Pregnancy
  • Ferroptosis and cancer prognosis
  • Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • Diabetes Treatment and Management
  • Pancreatic function and diabetes
  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction

Cronin published in multiple notable scientific venues, with frequent contributions to:

  • Nature Communications
  • Frontiers in Immunology
  • iScience
  • The FASEB Journal
  • Molecular Metabolism

Their recent published papers included:

  • "Fructose reprogrammes glutamine-dependent oxidative metabolism to support LPS-induced inflammation" (2021) in Nature Communications
  • "Macrophage Plasticity in Reproduction and Environmental Influences on Their Function" (2021) in Frontiers in Immunology
  • "Canagliflozin impairs T cell effector function via metabolic suppression in autoimmunity" (2023) in Cell Metabolism
  • "Nanomaterials and Innate Immunity: A Perspective of the Current Status in Nanosafety" (2020) in Chemical Research in Toxicology
  • "Chemically Programmed Vaccines: Iron Catalysis in Nanoparticles Enhances Combination Immunotherapy and Immunotherapy-Promoted Tumor Ferroptosis" (2020) in iScience

Frequent co-authors collaborated with Cronin on multiple occasions and included Catherine A. Thornton, Nicholas Jones, April Rees, Emma E. Vincent, and Benjamin Jenkins.

Cronin received several awards during their career. These honors included the Nobel Prize in 1980 for the discovery of violations of fundamental symmetry principles in the decay of neutral K-mesons.

Other distinctions were the US President's National Medal of Science in 1999, the John Price Wetherill Medal from the Franklin Institute in 1976, and fellowships from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation in both 1970 and 1982.

Additional recognitions included fellowship status in the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the American Physical Society (APS), the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, and membership in the National Academy of Sciences from 1970 onward.

Best Publications

  • Correlation of the highest-energy cosmic rays with nearby extragalactic objects.

    J. Abraham;P. Abreu;M. Aglietta

  • Properties and performance of the prototype instrument for the Pierre Auger Observatory

    J. Abraham;M. Aglietta;I. C. Aguirre;M. Albrow

  • Observation of the suppression of the flux of cosmic rays above 4x10(19) eV

    J. Abraham;P. Abreu;M. Aglietta;C. Aguirre

  • The Pierre Auger Cosmic Ray Observatory

    A. Aab;P. Abreu;M. Aglietta;M. Aglietta;E. J. Ahn

  • Measurement of the energy spectrum of cosmic rays above 10(18) eV using the Pierre Auger Observatory

    J. Abraham;P. Abreu;M. Aglietta;E. J. Ahn

  • Measurement of the Depth of Maximum of Extensive Air Showers above 10(18) eV

    J. Abraham;P. Abreu;M. Aglietta;D. Allard

  • The Fluorescence Detector of the Pierre Auger Observatory

    J. Abraham;P. Abreu;M. Aglietta;C. Aguirre

  • Correlation of the highest-energy cosmic rays with the positions of nearby active galactic nuclei

    J. Abraham;P. Abreu;M. Aglietta;M. Aglietta;C. Aguirre

  • Production of hadrons with large transverse momentum at 200, 300, and 400 GeV

    J. W. Cronin;Henry J. Frisch;M. J. Shochet;J. P. Boymond

  • The Pierre Auger Collaboration

    M Will;L Wiencke;B WilczyÅska;H WilczyÅski

  • Depth of maximum of air-shower profiles at the Pierre Auger Observatory. I. Measurements at energies above 10(17.8) eV

    A. Aab;P. Abreu;P. Abreu;M. Aglietta;M. Aglietta;E.J. Ahn

  • Update on the correlation of the highest energy cosmic rays with nearby extragalactic matter

    P. Abreu;M. Aglietta;E. J. Ahn;D. Allard

  • Observation of a large-scale anisotropy in the arrival directions of cosmic rays above 8 × 1018 eV

    A. Aab;P. Abreu;M. Aglietta

  • Depth of maximum of air-shower profiles at the Pierre Auger Observatory. II. Composition implications

    A. Aab;P. Abreu;M. Aglietta;E. J. Ahn

  • Production of hadrons at large transverse momentum in 200-, 300-, and 400-GeV p − p and p -nucleus collisions

    D. Antreasyan;J.W. Cronin;Henry J. Frisch;M.J. Shochet

  • Measurement of the proton-air cross section at √s=57 TeV with the Pierre Auger Observatory.

    P. Abreu;M. Aglietta;E. J. Ahn;I. F. M. Albuquerque

  • Muons in air showers at the Pierre Auger Observatory: Mean number in highly inclined events

    A. Aab;P. Abreu;M. Aglietta;E. J. Ahn

  • Upper limit on the cosmic-ray photon flux above 10**19-eV using the surface detector of the Pierre Auger Observatory

    J. Abraham;P. Abreu;M. Aglietta;C. Aguirre

  • Combined fit of spectrum and composition data as measured by the Pierre Auger Observatory

    A. Aab;P. Abreu;M. Aglietta;M. Aglietta;I. Al Samarai;I. Al Samarai

  • Observation of a Large-scale Anisotropy in the Arrival Directions of Cosmic Rays above $8 imes 10^{18}$ eV

    A. Aab;P. Abreu;M. Aglietta

Frequent Co-Authors

Heino Falcke
Heino Falcke Radboud University
S. Coutu
S. Coutu Pennsylvania State University
J. J. Beatty
J. J. Beatty The Ohio State University
P. Sommers
P. Sommers Pennsylvania State University
Angela V. Olinto
Angela V. Olinto University of Chicago
Sergio Dasso
Sergio Dasso University of Buenos Aires
J.M. Matthews
J.M. Matthews University of New Mexico
Markus Roth
Markus Roth Technical University of Darmstadt
H. J. Mathes
H. J. Mathes Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Maria-Teresa Dova
Maria-Teresa Dova National University of La Plata

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