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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Physics 163 184 178 18 18 758 95147

James S. Dunlop publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by James S. Dunlop between 1986 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. James S. Dunlop published across 40 years, from 1986 to 2025, averaging 20.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 60 publications in 2013. 62 of the 837 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1986 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 60. Peak 60 publications in 2013. 1986: 2 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 3 publications 1989: 2 publications 1990: 1 publication 1991: 4 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 3 publications 1994: 9 publications 1995: 5 publications 1996: 8 publications 1997: 10 publications 1998: 10 publications 1999: 17 publications 2000: 9 publications 2001: 24 publications 2002: 21 publications 2003: 23 publications 2004: 22 publications 2005: 16 publications 2006: 25 publications 2007: 34 publications 2008: 29 publications 2009: 19 publications 2010: 44 publications 2011: 44 publications 2012: 57 publications 2013: 60 publications 2014: 41 publications 2015: 31 publications 2016: 48 publications 2017: 43 publications 2018: 33 publications 2019: 17 publications 2020: 15 publications 2021: 19 publications 2022: 8 publications 2023: 19 publications 2024: 30 publications 2025: 32 publications
1986 2025

837 publications in total across all disciplines

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James S. Dunlop: publications per year, 1986 to 2025
Year Publications
1986 2
1987 0
1988 3
1989 2
1990 1
1991 4
1992 0
1993 3
1994 9
1995 5
1996 8
1997 10
1998 10
1999 17
2000 9
2001 24
2002 21
2003 23
2004 22
2005 16
2006 25
2007 34
2008 29
2009 19
2010 44
2011 44
2012 57
2013 60
2014 41
2015 31
2016 48
2017 43
2018 33
2019 17
2020 15
2021 19
2022 8
2023 19
2024 30
2025 32
Total 837
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James S. Dunlop 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 James S. Dunlop sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 70 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 103–122 to 1,469+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 162. Most scientists, 162, have 323–342 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,469 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 743–762 publications, is where this scientist sits. 103–122 publications: 7 scientists 123–142 publications: 10 scientists 143–162 publications: 31 scientists 163–182 publications: 35 scientists 183–202 publications: 53 scientists 203–222 publications: 81 scientists 223–242 publications: 85 scientists 243–262 publications: 112 scientists 263–282 publications: 114 scientists 283–302 publications: 126 scientists 303–322 publications: 136 scientists 323–342 publications: 162 scientists 343–362 publications: 155 scientists 363–382 publications: 156 scientists 383–402 publications: 134 scientists 403–422 publications: 145 scientists 423–442 publications: 147 scientists 443–462 publications: 131 scientists 463–482 publications: 131 scientists 483–502 publications: 116 scientists 503–522 publications: 106 scientists 523–542 publications: 103 scientists 543–562 publications: 87 scientists 563–582 publications: 84 scientists 583–602 publications: 94 scientists 603–622 publications: 70 scientists 623–642 publications: 76 scientists 643–662 publications: 60 scientists 663–682 publications: 54 scientists 683–702 publications: 60 scientists 703–722 publications: 48 scientists 723–742 publications: 64 scientists 743–762 publications: 48 scientists 763–782 publications: 37 scientists 783–802 publications: 43 scientists 803–822 publications: 34 scientists 823–842 publications: 36 scientists 843–862 publications: 32 scientists 863–882 publications: 32 scientists 883–902 publications: 31 scientists 903–922 publications: 25 scientists 923–942 publications: 15 scientists 943–962 publications: 24 scientists 963–982 publications: 13 scientists 983–1,002 publications: 21 scientists 1,003–1,022 publications: 21 scientists 1,023–1,042 publications: 16 scientists 1,043–1,062 publications: 9 scientists 1,063–1,082 publications: 19 scientists 1,083–1,102 publications: 11 scientists 1,103–1,122 publications: 17 scientists 1,123–1,142 publications: 11 scientists 1,143–1,162 publications: 7 scientists 1,163–1,182 publications: 4 scientists 1,183–1,202 publications: 10 scientists 1,203–1,222 publications: 8 scientists 1,223–1,242 publications: 16 scientists 1,243–1,262 publications: 4 scientists 1,263–1,282 publications: 10 scientists 1,283–1,302 publications: 5 scientists 1,303–1,322 publications: 7 scientists 1,323–1,342 publications: 4 scientists 1,343–1,362 publications: 8 scientists 1,363–1,382 publications: 6 scientists 1,383–1,402 publications: 7 scientists 1,403–1,422 publications: 3 scientists 1,423–1,442 publications: 4 scientists 1,443–1,462 publications: 4 scientists 1,463–1,468 publications: 3 scientists 1,469+ publications: 100 scientists
103–122 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 758 publications — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Physics scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,678 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
103–122 7
123–142 10
143–162 31
163–182 35
183–202 53
203–222 81
223–242 85
243–262 112
263–282 114
283–302 126
303–322 136
323–342 162
343–362 155
363–382 156
383–402 134
403–422 145
423–442 147
443–462 131
463–482 131
483–502 116
503–522 106
523–542 103
543–562 87
563–582 84
583–602 94
603–622 70
623–642 76
643–662 60
663–682 54
683–702 60
703–722 48
723–742 64
743–762 48 758
763–782 37
783–802 43
803–822 34
823–842 36
843–862 32
863–882 32
883–902 31
903–922 25
923–942 15
943–962 24
963–982 13
983–1,002 21
1,003–1,022 21
1,023–1,042 16
1,043–1,062 9
1,063–1,082 19
1,083–1,102 11
1,103–1,122 17
1,123–1,142 11
1,143–1,162 7
1,163–1,182 4
1,183–1,202 10
1,203–1,222 8
1,223–1,242 16
1,243–1,262 4
1,263–1,282 10
1,283–1,302 5
1,303–1,322 7
1,323–1,342 4
1,343–1,362 8
1,363–1,382 6
1,383–1,402 7
1,403–1,422 3
1,423–1,442 4
1,443–1,462 4
1,463–1,468 3
1,469+ 100
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James S. Dunlop 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 James S. Dunlop sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 59 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 70–71 to 185+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 167. Most scientists, 167, have 80–81 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 185 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 162–163 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 70–71 D-Index: 76 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 110 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 143 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 153 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 144 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 167 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 167 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 166 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 132 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 155 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 134 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 137 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 102 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 112 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 110 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 116 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 97 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 103 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 87 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 90 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 78 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 75 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 67 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 69 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 59 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 53 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 42 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 41 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 33 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 32 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 45 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 19 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 24 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 28 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 31 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 20 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 12 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 24 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 23 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 15 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 15 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 11 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 17 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 12 scientists 166–167 D-Index: 11 scientists 168–169 D-Index: 9 scientists 170–171 D-Index: 9 scientists 172–173 D-Index: 11 scientists 174–175 D-Index: 4 scientists 176–177 D-Index: 8 scientists 178–179 D-Index: 5 scientists 180–181 D-Index: 3 scientists 182–183 D-Index: 4 scientists 184 D-Index: 4 scientists 185+ D-Index: 99 scientists
70–71 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 163 D-Index — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Physics scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,678 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
70–71 76
72–73 110
74–75 143
76–77 153
78–79 144
80–81 167
82–83 167
84–85 166
86–87 132
88–89 155
90–91 134
92–93 137
94–95 102
96–97 112
98–99 110
100–101 116
102–103 97
104–105 103
106–107 87
108–109 90
110–111 67
112–113 78
114–115 75
116–117 67
118–119 69
120–121 60
122–123 59
124–125 53
126–127 42
128–129 41
130–131 33
132–133 32
134–135 45
136–137 19
138–139 24
140–141 28
142–143 31
144–145 22
146–147 20
148–149 12
150–151 16
152–153 24
154–155 23
156–157 15
158–159 15
160–161 11
162–163 17 163
164–165 12
166–167 11
168–169 9
170–171 9
172–173 11
174–175 4
176–177 8
178–179 5
180–181 3
182–183 4
184 4
185+ 99
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Overview

James S. Dunlop is affiliated with the University of Edinburgh in the United Kingdom and specializes in the field of Physics and Astronomy, with a significant focus on Astronomy and Astrophysics. Their research output encompasses areas such as Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena, and Astronomy and Astrophysical Research, along with topics related to Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies, Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae, Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies, Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations, and Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing.

Throughout their career, Dunlop has published extensively in several notable scientific venues. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • The Astrophysical Journal
  • The Astrophysical Journal Letters
  • Nature Astronomy

Some of the scientist's recent papers are as follows:

  • "COSMOS2020: A Panchromatic View of the Universe to z ∼ 10 from Two Complementary Catalogs," 2022, The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
  • "An ALMA survey of the SCUBA-2 CLS UDS field: physical properties of 707 sub-millimetre galaxies," 2020, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • "A lack of evolution in the very bright end of the galaxy luminosity function from z ≃ 8 to 10," 2020, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • "Confirmation and refutation of very luminous galaxies in the early Universe," 2023, Nature
  • "A massive quiescent galaxy at redshift 4.658," 2023, Nature

The scientist's frequent co-authors include:

  • D J McLeod
  • Fergus Cullen
  • R. J. McLure
  • Adam C. Carnall
  • Callum T. Donnan

James S. Dunlop's expertise extends into several important subfields including Instrumentation, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, as well as Computational Mechanics and Nuclear and High Energy Physics. This diverse subfield focus complements their main research themes and reflects a broad engagement with both observational and theoretical aspects of astrophysics.

Best Publications

  • CANDELS: The Cosmic Assembly Near-infrared Deep Extragalactic Legacy Survey - The Hubble Space Telescope Observations, Imaging Data Products and Mosaics

    Anton M. Koekemoer;S. M. Faber;Henry C. Ferguson;Norman A. Grogin

  • CANDELS: The Cosmic Assembly Near-infrared Deep Extragalactic Legacy Survey

    Norman A. Grogin;Dale D. Kocevski;S. M. Faber;Henry C. Ferguson

  • Euclid Definition Study Report

    R. Laureijs;J. Amiaux;S. Arduini;J.-L. Auguères

  • High-redshift star formation in the Hubble Deep Field revealed by a submillimetre-wavelength survey

    David H. Hughes;Stephen Serjeant;James Dunlop;Michael Rowan-Robinson

  • Unveiling Dust-enshrouded Star Formation in the Early Universe: a Sub-mm Survey of the Hubble Deep Field

    David Hughes;Steve Serjeant;James Dunlop;Michael Rowan-Robinson

  • Candels: The cosmic assembly near-infrared deep extragalactic legacy survey - The hubble space telescope observations, imaging data products, and mosaics

    Anton M. Koekemoer;S. M. Faber;Henry C. Ferguson;Norman A. Grogin

  • The COSMOS2015 Catalog: Exploring the 1 < z < 6 Universe with Half a Million Galaxies

    C. Laigle;H. J. McCracken;O. Ilbert;B. C. Hsieh

  • Cosmic Reionization and Early Star-Forming Galaxies: A Joint Analysis of New Constraints from Planck and Hubble Space Telescope

    Brant E. Robertson;Richard S. Ellis;Steven R. Furlanetto;James S. Dunlop

  • Mass assembly in quiescent and star-forming galaxies since z ≃ 4 from UltraVISTA

    O. Ilbert;H. J. McCracken;O. Le Fevre;P. Capak

  • Cosmic Reionization and Early Star-forming Galaxies: a Joint Analysis of new Constraints From Planck and the Hubble Space Telescope

    Brant E. Robertson;Richard S. Ellis;Steven R. Furlanetto;James S. Dunlop

  • The Herschel ATLAS

    S. Eales;L. Dunne;D. Clements;A. Cooray

  • THE EVOLUTION OF THE STELLAR MASS FUNCTIONS OF STAR-FORMING AND QUIESCENT GALAXIES TO z = 4 FROM THE COSMOS/UltraVISTA SURVEY*

    Adam Muzzin;Danilo Marchesini;Mauro Stefanon;Marijn Franx

  • The redshift cut-off in the luminosity function of radio galaxies and quasars.

    James Dunlop;John Peacock

  • The Evolution of the Galaxy Rest-Frame Ultraviolet Luminosity Function Over the First Two Billion Years

    Steven Lyle Finkelstein;Russell E. Ryan;Casey Papovich;Mark Dickinson

  • On the black hole- bulge mass relation in active and inactive galaxies

    Ross J. McLure;J.S. Dunlop

  • The Abundance of Star-Forming Galaxies in the Redshift Range 8.5 to 12: New Results from the 2012 Hubble Ultra Deep Field Campaign

    Richard S Ellis;Ross J McLure;James S Dunlop;Brant E Robertson

  • Quasars, their host galaxies and their central black holes

    James Dunlop;Ross McLure;Marek Kukula;Stefi Baum

  • UltraVISTA: a new ultra-deep near-infrared survey in COSMOS

    H. J. McCracken;B. Milvang-Jensen;J. Dunlop;M. Franx

  • The Herschel ATLAS

    Stephen Anthony Eales;L. Dunne;D. Clements;A. Cooray

  • Improved constraints on the expansion rate of the Universe up to z ∼ 1.1 from the spectroscopic evolution of cosmic chronometers

    M. Moresco;A. Cimatti;R. Jimenez;L. Pozzetti

Frequent Co-Authors

Rob Ivison
Rob Ivison European Southern Observatory
Ross J. McLure
Ross J. McLure University of Edinburgh
Michele Cirasuolo
Michele Cirasuolo European Southern Observatory
Ian Smail
Ian Smail Durham University
Duncan Farrah
Duncan Farrah University of Hawaii at Manoa
Omar Almaini
Omar Almaini University of Nottingham
Douglas Scott
Douglas Scott University of British Columbia
Anton M. Koekemoer
Anton M. Koekemoer Space Telescope Science Institute
Matt J. Jarvis
Matt J. Jarvis University of Oxford
John A. Peacock
John A. Peacock University of Edinburgh

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