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James Wadsley

James Wadsley

D-Index & Metrics

Physics

D-Index
101
Citations
33681
World Ranking
1611
National Ranking
31

James Wadsley 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 Wadsley sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 227 publications — 6th percentile

6% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

James Wadsley 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 Wadsley sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 185+

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.

Overview

James Wadsley is affiliated with McMaster University in Canada and works primarily in the field of Physics and Astronomy. Their research spans several subfields, including Astronomy and Astrophysics, Computational Mechanics, Instrumentation, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics.

The scientist's research topics encompass a range of areas related to galactic and stellar phenomena. These include:

  • Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
  • Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
  • Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
  • Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
  • Astro and Planetary Science
  • Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
  • Fluid Dynamics Simulations and Interactions

James Wadsley has contributed to various publications, with a notable presence in key scientific journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • The Astrophysical Journal
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Wadsley include:

  • VERTICO: The Virgo Environment Traced in CO Survey, 2021, The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
  • Entropy-driven winds: Outflows and fountains lifted gently by buoyancy, 2020, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • Magnetorotational instability with smoothed particle hydrodynamics, 2021, Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Bursting with Feedback: The Relationship between Feedback Model and Bursty Star Formation Histories in Dwarf Galaxies, 2024, The Astrophysical Journal
  • Low shear diffusion central schemes for particle methods, 2020, Journal of Computational Physics

Frequent co-authors working with James Wadsley consist of:

  • Ben Keller
  • Alyson Brooks
  • Ferah Munshi
  • Sijing Shen
  • Thomas Quinn

Best Publications

  • Bulgeless dwarf galaxies and dark matter cores from supernova-driven outflows

    Fabio Governato;Chris Brook;Lucio Mayer;Alyson Brooks

  • Cuspy No More: How Outflows Affect the Central Dark Matter and Baryon Distribution in Lambda CDM Galaxies

    F. Governato;A. Zolotov;A. Pontzen;C. Christensen

  • Gasoline: a flexible, parallel implementation of TreeSPH

    James W. Wadsley;Joachim Stadel;Thomas R. Quinn

  • Fundamental differences between SPH and grid methods

    Oscar Agertz;Ben Moore;Joachim Stadel;Doug Potter

  • Star formation and feedback in smoothed particle hydrodynamic simulations – I. Isolated galaxies

    Greg Stinson;Anil Seth;Neal Katz;James Wadsley

  • Forming disc galaxies in ΛCDM simulations

    F. Governato;F. Governato;B. Willman;L. Mayer;A. Brooks

  • Cuspy no more: How outflows affect the central dark matter and baryon distribution in Λ cold dark matter galaxies

    F. Governato;A. Zolotov;A. Pontzen;C. Christensen

  • The Santa Barbara cluster comparison project: A comparison of cosmological hydrodynamics solutions

    C. S. Frenk;S. D. M. White;P. Bode;J. R. Bond

  • The Aquila comparison project: the effects of feedback and numerical methods on simulations of galaxy formation

    C. Scannapieco;M. Wadepuhl;O.H. Parry;O.H. Parry;J.F. Navarro

  • The dependence of dark matter profiles on the stellar-to-halo mass ratio: a prediction for cusps versus cores

    Arianna Di Cintio;Chris B. Brook;Andrea V. Macciò;Greg S. Stinson

  • Riding the Spiral Waves: Implications of Stellar Migration for the Properties of Galactic Disks

    Rok Roškar;Victor P. Debattista;Thomas R. Quinn;Gregory S. Stinson

  • Making Galaxies in a Cosmological Context: The Need for Early Stellar Feedback

    G. S. Stinson;C. Brook;A. V. Macciò;J. Wadsley

  • The secular evolution of disk structural parameters

    Victor P. Debattista;Victor P. Debattista;Lucio Mayer;C. Marcella Carollo;Ben Moore

  • Simultaneous ram pressure and tidal stripping; how dwarf spheroidals lost their gas

    Lucio Mayer;Lucio Mayer;Chiara Mastropietro;James Wadsley;Joachim Stadel

  • The enrichment of the intergalactic medium with adiabatic feedback - I. Metal cooling and metal diffusion

    S. Shen;J. Wadsley;G. Stinson;G. Stinson

  • BEYOND INSIDE-OUT GROWTH : FORMATION AND EVOLUTION OF DISK OUTSKIRTS

    Rok Roškar;Victor P. Debattista;Victor P. Debattista;Gregory S. Stinson;Gregory S. Stinson;Thomas R. Quinn

  • Stellar Feedback in Dwarf Galaxy Formation

    Sergey Mashchenko;James Wadsley;H. M. P. Couchman

  • The Metamorphosis of Tidally Stirred Dwarf Galaxies

    Lucio Mayer;Fabio Governato;Monica Colpi;Ben Moore

  • Cosmological puzzle resolved by stellar feedback in high redshift galaxies

    Sergey Mashchenko;James Wadsley;H.M.P. Couchman

  • BARYONS MATTER: WHY LUMINOUS SATELLITE GALAXIES HAVE REDUCED CENTRAL MASSES

    Adi Zolotov;Alyson M. Brooks;Beth Willman;Fabio Governato

Frequent Co-Authors

Lucio Mayer
Lucio Mayer University of Zurich
Thomas R. Quinn
Thomas R. Quinn University of Washington
Fabio Governato
Fabio Governato University of Washington
Joachim Stadel
Joachim Stadel University of Zurich
Andrea V. Macciò
Andrea V. Macciò New York University Abu Dhabi
Brad K. Gibson
Brad K. Gibson University of Hull
Victor P. Debattista
Victor P. Debattista University of Central Lancashire
Ben Moore
Ben Moore University of Zurich
Thomas P. Quinn
Thomas P. Quinn University of Washington
Piero Madau
Piero Madau University of California, Santa Cruz

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