2026 Jeff McMahon: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	101	1613	1533	853	798	394	33081

Discipline name

D-Index

World Ranking

Current World Ranking

National Ranking

Current National Ranking

Publications

Citations

Physics

101

1613

1533

853

798

394

33081

Overview

Jeff McMahon is affiliated with the University of Chicago in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of physics and astronomy, with a focus on subfields including astronomy and astrophysics, nuclear and high energy physics, instrumentation, electrical and electronic engineering, and atomic and molecular physics and optics.

McMahon's work covers a variety of topics related to cosmic phenomena and astrophysical processes. Key areas of study include galaxies' formation, evolution, and phenomena; astrophysics and cosmic phenomena; radio astronomy observations and technology; cosmology and gravitation theories; astronomy and astrophysical research; astrophysics and star formation studies; and adaptive optics and wavefront sensing.

The scientist has contributed numerous publications to well-known venues, reflecting their active role in the research community. Frequent publication venues include:

arXiv (Cornell University)
Physical review. D/Physical review. D.
The Astrophysical Journal
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Applied Optics

Notable recent papers by Jeff McMahon include:

The SPTpol Extended Cluster Survey (2020), published in The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
Atacama Cosmology Telescope: Combined kinematic and thermal Sunyaev-Zel'dovich measurements from BOSS CMASS and LOWZ halos (2021), published in Physical review. D/Physical review. D.
Atacama Cosmology Telescope: Constraints on prerecombination early dark energy (2022), published in Physical review. D/Physical review. D.
Atacama Cosmology Telescope: Modeling the gas thermodynamics in BOSS CMASS galaxies from kinematic and thermal Sunyaev-Zel'dovich measurements (2021), published in Physical review. D/Physical review. D.
The Atacama Cosmology Telescope: arcminute-resolution maps of 18 000 square degrees of the microwave sky from ACT 2008-2018 data combined with Planck (2020), published in Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics

Frequent co-authors collaborating with McMahon include:

Patricio A. Gallardo
Lyman A. Page
Erminia Calabrese
Jo Dunkley
Mathew S. Madhavacheril

Best Publications

The Simons Observatory : Science goals and forecasts

Peter Ade;James Aguirre;Zeeshan Ahmed;Simone Aiola;Simone Aiola

1250
Citations
The 10 Meter South Pole Telescope

J. E. Carlstrom;Peter A. R. Ade;K. A. Aird;B. A. Benson

743
Citations
Galaxy clusters discovered via the Sunyaev-Zel'dovich effect in the 2500-square-degree SPT-SZ survey

L. E. Bleem;L. E. Bleem;Brian A Stalder;T. de Haan;K. A. Aird

714
Citations
A MEASUREMENT OF THE DAMPING TAIL OF THE COSMIC MICROWAVE BACKGROUND POWER SPECTRUM WITH THE SOUTH POLE TELESCOPE

R. Keisler;C. L. Reichardt;K. A. Aird;B. A. Benson

644
Citations
The Atacama Cosmology Telescope: DR4 maps and cosmological parameters

Simone Aiola;Erminia Calabrese;Loïc Maurin;Loïc Maurin;Sigurd Naess

559
Citations
CMB-S4 Science Case, Reference Design, and Project Plan

Kevork Abazajian;Graeme Addison;Peter Adshead;Zeeshan Ahmed

514
Citations
The Atacama Cosmology Telescope: DR4 Maps and Cosmological Parameters.

Simone Aiola;Erminia Calabrese;Loïc Maurin;Sigurd Naess

476
Citations
Detection of B-Mode Polarization in the Cosmic Microwave Background with Data from the South Pole Telescope

D. Hanson;S. Hoover;A. Crites;P. A.R. Ade

438
Citations
GALAXY CLUSTERS SELECTED WITH THE SUNYAEV-ZEL'DOVICH EFFECT FROM 2008 SOUTH POLE TELESCOPE OBSERVATIONS

K. Vanderlinde;T. M. Crawford;T. De Haan;J. P. Dudley

429
Citations
Constraints on Cosmology from the Cosmic Microwave Background Power Spectrum of the 2500 ${ m deg}^2$ SPT-SZ Survey

Z. Hou;C. L. Reichardt;K. T. Story;B. Follin

424
Citations
Cosmological Constraints from Sunyaev-Zel'dovich-Selected Clusters with X-ray Observations in the First 178 Square Degrees of the South Pole Telescope Survey

B. A. Benson;T. de Haan;J. P. Dudley;C. L. Reichardt

406
Citations
The Simons Observatory: Science goals and forecasts

Peter Ade;James Aguirre;Zeeshan Ahmed

399
Citations
A measurement of the cosmic microwave background damping tail from the 2500-square-degree SPT-SZ survey

K. T. Story;C. L. Reichardt;Z. Hou;R. Keisler

395
Citations
ALMA redshifts of millimeter-selected galaxies from the SPT survey: The redshift distribution of dusty star-forming galaxies

A. Weiss;C. De Breuck;D. P. Marrone;J. D. Vieira

393
Citations
Advanced ACTPol Cryogenic Detector Arrays and Readout

S. W. Henderson;R. Allison;J. Austermann;T. Baildon

382
Citations
An SZ-selected sample of the most massive galaxy clusters in the 2500-square-degree South Pole Telescope survey

R. Williamson;B. A. Benson;F. W. High;K. Vanderlinde

381
Citations
Extragalactic millimeter-wave sources in South Pole Telescope Survey data: source counts, catalog, and statistics for an 87 square-degree field

Joaquin Daniel Vieira;T. M. Crawford;E. R. Switzer;P. A.R. Ade

379
Citations
Dusty starburst galaxies in the early Universe as revealed by gravitational lensing

J. D. Vieira;D. P. Marrone;S. C. Chapman;S. C. Chapman;C. De Breuck

377
Citations
Galaxy clusters discovered with a Sunyaev-Zel'dovich effect survey

Z. Staniszewski;P. A R Ade;K. A. Aird;B. A. Benson

372
Citations
GALAXY CLUSTERS DISCOVERED VIA THE SUNYAEV-ZEL’DOVICH EFFECT IN THE FIRST 720 SQUARE DEGREES OF THE SOUTH POLE TELESCOPE SURVEY

C. L. Reichardt;B. Stalder;L. E. Bleem;T. E. Montroy

366
Citations