2026 James M. Lattimer: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	88	2356	2239	1185	1104	236	41868

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Research.com Recognitions

2015 - Hans A. Bethe Prize, American Physical Society For outstanding theoretical work connecting observations of supernovae and neutron stars with neutrino emission and the equation of state of matter beyond nuclear density.
2000 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For construction of models of neutron stars, in quantitative detail, for prediction of how they are formed in the collapse of large stars and for quantitative theory of the mergers of black holes and neutron stars
1999 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
1982 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

James M. Lattimer is affiliated with Stony Brook University in the United States and has contributed extensively to physics and astronomy, with additional work in earth and planetary sciences. Their research largely addresses topics within neutron star physics, nuclear matter, and gravitational wave phenomena.

The scientist's research focus includes:

Pulsars and gravitational waves research
Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
Geophysics and gravity measurements
High-pressure geophysics and materials
Superconducting materials and applications
Particle accelerators and free-electron lasers
Nuclear physics research studies

Lattimer has published papers in prominent venues such as Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), arXiv (Cornell University), The Astrophysical Journal Letters, Physical Review C, and Physical Review D. Major recent papers include:

"Neutron Stars and the Nuclear Matter Equation of State," 2021, Annual Review of Nuclear and Particle Science
"A NICER View of the Nearest and Brightest Millisecond Pulsar: PSR J0437-4715," 2024, The Astrophysical Journal Letters
"Limiting masses and radii of neutron stars and their implications," 2021, Physical Review C
"Quarkyonic matter equation of state in beta-equilibrium," 2020, Physical Review D

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Lattimer include:

Wynn C. G. Ho
Sébastien Guillot
Thomas E. Riley
Anna L. Watts
Slavko Bogdanov

Throughout their career, Lattimer has received several awards such as the Hans A. Bethe Prize from the American Physical Society in 2015 for research connecting observations of supernovae and neutron stars with neutrino emission and nuclear matter equations of state. They were named a Fellow of the American Physical Society in 2000, recognized for constructing detailed neutron star models and quantitative theories of black hole and neutron star mergers. Earlier recognitions include fellowships from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation in 1999 and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in 1982.

Best Publications

Neutron Star Structure and the Equation of State

J. M. Lattimer;M. Prakash

1964
Citations
A Generalized equation of state for hot, dense matter

James M. Lattimer;F. Douglas Swesty

1721
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The physics of neutron stars

J. M. Lattimer;M. Prakash

1695
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Neutron star observations: Prognosis for equation of state constraints

James M. Lattimer;Madappa Prakash

1570
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The birth of neutron stars

Adam Burrows;James M. Lattimer

1057
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Isospin asymmetry in nuclei and neutron stars

Andrew W. Steiner;Andrew W. Steiner;Madappa Prakash;James M. Lattimer;Paul J. Ellis

1028
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Direct URCA process in neutron stars.

James M. Lattimer;C. J. Pethick;Madappa Prakash;Pawel Haensel

988
Citations
Composition and structure of protoneutron stars

Madappa Prakash;Madappa Prakash;Ignazio Bombaci;Manju Prakash;Manju Prakash;Paul J. Ellis;Paul J. Ellis

963
Citations
The Nuclear Equation of State and Neutron Star Masses

James M. Lattimer

938
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THE EQUATION OF STATE FROM OBSERVED MASSES AND RADII OF NEUTRON STARS

Andrew W. Steiner;James M. Lattimer;Edward F. Brown

933
Citations
Black-Hole-Neutron-Star Collisions

J. M. Lattimer;D. N. Schramm

923
Citations
The Radius of PSR J0740+6620 from NICER and XMM-Newton Data

M. C. Miller;F. K. Lamb;A. J. Dittmann;S. Bogdanov

889
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A NICER View of the Massive Pulsar PSR J0740+6620 Informed by Radio Timing and XMM-Newton Spectroscopy

Thomas E. Riley;Anna L. Watts;Paul S. Ray;Slavko Bogdanov

853
Citations
Tidal Deformabilities and Radii of Neutron Stars from the Observation of GW170817

Soumi De;Daniel Finstad;James Lattimer;Duncan Brown

804
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Equation of state in the gravitational collapse of stars

H.A. Bethe;G.E. Brown;J. Applegate;J.M. Lattimer

791
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EQUATION OF STATE AND NEUTRON STAR PROPERTIES CONSTRAINED BY NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND OBSERVATION

Kai Hebeler;James M. Lattimer;Christopher J. Pethick;Christopher J. Pethick;Achim Schwenk

783
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Evolution of Proto-Neutron Stars

J. A. Pons;J. A. Pons;S. Reddy;M. Prakash;J. M. Lattimer

641
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A NICER View of PSR J0030+0451: Millisecond Pulsar Parameter Estimation

Thomas E. Riley;Anna L. Watts;Slavko Bogdanov;Paul S. Ray

506
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PSR J0030+0451 Mass and Radius from NICER Data and Implications for the Properties of Neutron Star Matter

M. C. Miller;F. K. Lamb;A. J. Dittmann;S. Bogdanov

502
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A NICER View of the Massive Pulsar PSR J0740+6620 Informed by Radio Timing and XMM-Newton Spectroscopy: Nested Samples for Millisecond Pulsar Parameter Estimation

Thomas E. Riley;Anna L. Watts;Paul S. Ray;Slavko Bogdanov

9
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