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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Physics 82 2868 2724 1403 1306 280 22200

Jane R. Rigby publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Jane R. Rigby between 1981 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Jane R. Rigby published across 45 years, from 1981 to 2025, averaging 8 papers a year. Output peaked at 30 publications in 2023. 41 of the 358 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1981 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 30. Peak 30 publications in 2023. 1981: 1 publication 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 0 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 2 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 15 publications 2005: 10 publications 2006: 13 publications 2007: 7 publications 2008: 5 publications 2009: 13 publications 2010: 9 publications 2011: 12 publications 2012: 20 publications 2013: 10 publications 2014: 20 publications 2015: 13 publications 2016: 17 publications 2017: 19 publications 2018: 11 publications 2019: 29 publications 2020: 14 publications 2021: 9 publications 2022: 24 publications 2023: 30 publications 2024: 25 publications 2025: 16 publications
1981 2025

358 publications in total across all disciplines

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Jane R. Rigby: publications per year, 1981 to 2025
Year Publications
1981 1
1982 0
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 0
1990 0
1991 0
1992 0
1993 0
1994 0
1995 0
1996 0
1997 1
1998 0
1999 1
2000 2
2001 3
2002 4
2003 5
2004 15
2005 10
2006 13
2007 7
2008 5
2009 13
2010 9
2011 12
2012 20
2013 10
2014 20
2015 13
2016 17
2017 19
2018 11
2019 29
2020 14
2021 9
2022 24
2023 30
2024 25
2025 16
Total 358
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Jane R. Rigby 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 Jane R. Rigby 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, 263–282 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: 280 publications — 14th percentile

14% 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
263–282 114 280
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
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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Jane R. Rigby 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 Jane R. Rigby 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, 82–83 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: 82 D-Index — 24th percentile

24% 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 82
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
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

Jane R. Rigby is affiliated with the Goddard Space Flight Center in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the broad field of Physics and Astronomy, with a significant focus on Astronomy and Astrophysics. Their scholarly output includes 270 publications in this main field, incorporating work in subfields such as Instrumentation, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, Aerospace Engineering, and Computational Mechanics.

Their research topics cover a variety of areas, notably:

  • Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
  • Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
  • Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
  • Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
  • Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
  • Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing
  • Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations

Jane R. Rigby's contributions have appeared in multiple respected publication venues. The most frequent of these include:

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

Selected recent publications authored by Rigby or featuring their contribution are:

  • The Science Performance of JWST as Characterized in Commissioning (2023), Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
  • A CEERS Discovery of an Accreting Supermassive Black Hole 570 Myr after the Big Bang: Identifying a Progenitor of Massive z > 6 Quasars (2023), The Astrophysical Journal Letters
  • A highly magnified star at redshift 6.2 (2022), Nature
  • The James Webb Space Telescope Mission: Optical Telescope Element Design, Development, and Performance (2023), Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
  • Metal-poor star formation at z > 6 with JWST: new insight into hard radiation fields and nitrogen enrichment on 20 pc scales (2024), Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

Frequent coauthors contributing alongside Rigby include:

  • Keren Sharon
  • Matthew Bayliss
  • Michael D. Gladders
  • Taylor A. Hutchison
  • Guillaume Mahler

Best Publications

  • THE NUCLEAR SPECTROSCOPIC TELESCOPE ARRAY (NuSTAR) HIGH-ENERGY X-RAY MISSION

    Fiona A. Harrison;William W. Craig;William W. Craig;Finn E. Christensen;Charles J. Hailey

  • Towards an understanding of the rapid decline of the cosmic star formation rate

    Eric F. Bell;Casey Papovich;Christian Wolf;Emeric Le Floc'h

  • CONSTRAINING THE LOW-MASS SLOPE OF THE STAR FORMATION SEQUENCE AT 0.5 < z < 2.5

    Katherine E. Whitaker;Marijn Franx;Joel Leja;Pieter G. van Dokkum

  • Toward an Understanding of the Rapid Decline of the Cosmic Star Formation Rate

    Eric F. Bell;Casey Papovich;Christian Wolf;Emeric Le Floc'h

  • Spitzer view on the evolution of star-forming galaxies from z = 0 to z ∼ 3

    Pablo G. Pérez-González;George H. Rieke;Eiichi Egami;Almudena Alonso-Herrero;Almudena Alonso-Herrero

  • Carnegie Hubble Program: A Mid-Infrared Calibration of the Hubble Constant

    Wendy L. Freedman;Barry F. Madore;Victoria Scowcroft;Chris Burns

  • The 24 Micron Source Counts in Deep Spitzer Surveys

    Casey Papovich;H. Dole;E. Egami;E. Le Floc'h

  • The 24 Micron Source Counts in Deep Spitzer Space Telescope Surveys

    C. Papovich;H. Dole;E. Egami;E. Le Floc'h

  • Infrared power-law galaxies in the Chandra Deep Field South: AGN and ULIRGs

    A. Alonso-Herrero;A. Alonso-Herrero;P. G. Perez-Gonzalez;D. M. Alexander;G. H. Rieke

  • Discovery of A New Class of Pulsating Stars: Gravity-Mode Pulsators among Subdwarf B Stars

    E. M. Green;G. Fontaine;M. D. Reed;K. Callerame

  • Infrared power-law galaxies in the chandra deep field-south: Active galactic nuclei and ultraluminous infrared galaxies

    A. Alonso-Herrero;A. Alonso-Herrero;P. G. Pérez-González;D. M. Alexander;G. H. Rieke

  • Spitzer Power-law AGN Candidates in the Chandra Deep Field-North

    J. L. Donley;G. H. Rieke;P. G. Perez-Gonzalez;J. R. Rigby

  • Spitzer Power-Law Active Galactic Nucleus Candidates in the Chandra Deep Field-North

    J. L. Donley;G. H. Rieke;P. G. Pérez-González;P. G. Pérez-González;J. R. Rigby

  • The Strong Transformation of Spiral Galaxies Infalling into Massive Clusters at z~ 0.2

    Luca Cortese;D. Marcillac;J. Richard;H. Bravo-Alfaro

  • The Population of Weak Mg II Absorbers. I. A Survey of 26 QSO HIRES/Keck Spectra* **

    Christopher W. Churchill;Christopher W. Churchill;Jane R. Rigby;Jane C. Charlton;Steven S. Vogt;Steven S. Vogt;Steven S. Vogt

  • Unveiling a Population of AGNs Not Detected in X-Rays

    J. L. Donley;G. H. Rieke;J. R. Rigby;P. G. Pérez-González

  • The Population of Weak MgII Absorbers. II The Properties of Single-Cloud Systems

    Jane R. Rigby;Jane C. Charlton;Christopher W. Churchill

  • ISOTROPIC LUMINOSITY INDICATORS IN A COMPLETE AGN SAMPLE

    Aleksandar M. Diamond-Stanic;George H. Rieke;Jane R. Rigby

  • The Physical conditions, metallicity and metal abundance ratios in a highly magnified galaxy at z = 3.6252

    Matthew B. Bayliss;Jane R. Rigby;Keren Sharon;Eva Wuyts

  • The nuclear spectroscopic telescope array (NuSTAR) high-energy X-ray mission

    Kristin K. Madsen;Fiona A. Harrison;Hongjun An;Steven E. Boggs

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael D. Gladders
Michael D. Gladders University of Chicago
George H. Rieke
George H. Rieke University of Arizona
Pablo G. Pérez-González
Pablo G. Pérez-González Spanish National Research Council
Eiichi Egami
Eiichi Egami University of Arizona
Casey Papovich
Casey Papovich Texas A&M University
Barry F. Madore
Barry F. Madore Carnegie Institution for Science
Wendy L. Freedman
Wendy L. Freedman University of Chicago
Marcia J. Rieke
Marcia J. Rieke University of Arizona
S. E. Persson
S. E. Persson Carnegie Institution for Science
Mark Seibert
Mark Seibert Carnegie Institution for Science

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