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 James Drake sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 587 publications — 67th percentile
67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 1,469 publications or more.
The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Physics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where James Drake sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 101 D-Index — 58th percentile
58% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 185 D-Index or more.
James Drake is affiliated with the University of Maryland, College Park in the United States. Their research predominantly focuses on physics and astronomy, with significant contributions to the subfields of astronomy and astrophysics, nuclear and high energy physics, molecular biology, geophysics, and atomic and molecular physics, and optics.
Their work addresses a range of topics related to space and plasma physics, including solar and space plasma dynamics, ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics, astro and planetary science, magnetic confinement fusion research, geomagnetism and paleomagnetism studies, earthquake detection and analysis, and stellar, planetary, and galactic studies.
Drake's recent publications include the following papers:
Their frequent co-authors include M. Swisdak, T. D. Phan, S. D. Bale, J. L. Burch, and R. E. Ergun.
Drake's research has been published primarily in the following venues:
R. C. Bohlin;B. D. Savage;J. F. Drake
J. Birn;J. F. Drake;M. A. Shay;B. N. Rogers
J. F. Drake;M. Swisdak;H. Che;M. A. Shay
J. F. Drake;P. K. Kaw;Y. C. Lee;G. Schmid
B. D. Savage;J. F. Drake;W. Budich;R. C. Bohlin
S. D. Bale;K. Goetz;P. R. Harvey;P. Turin
J. L. Burch;R. B. Torbert;R. B. Torbert;T. D. Phan;L. J Chen
J. F. Drake;Y. C. Lee
S. D. Bale;S. T. Badman;J. W. Bonnell;T. A. Bowen
M. A. Shay;J. F. Drake;B. N. Rogers;R. E. Denton
J. F. Drake;M. Swisdak;Cynthia A Cattell;M. A. Shay
M. A. Shay;J. F. Drake;R. E. Denton;D. Biskamp
M. E. Mandt;R. E. Denton;J. F. Drake
T. D. Phan;J. P. Eastwood;M. A. Shay;J. F. Drake
J. F. Drake;M. Opher;M. Swisdak;J. N. Chamoun
B. N. Rogers;J. F. Drake;A. Zeiler
M. A. Shay;J. F. Drake;M. Swisdak
B. N. Rogers;R. E. Denton;J. F. Drake;M. A. Shay
C. Cattell;J. Dombeck;J. Wygant;J. F. Drake
M. A. Shay;J. F. Drake;B. N. Rogers;R. E. Denton
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