2026 Joel R. Primack: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	119	831	786	448	417	525	72221

Research.com Recognitions

2020 - Lilienfeld Prize, American Physical Society
1995 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
1974 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Joel R. Primack is affiliated with the University of California, Santa Cruz in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Physics and Astronomy, with a significant focus on Astronomy and Astrophysics. Their scholarly contributions include extensive work in subfields such as Instrumentation, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, and Computational Mechanics.

The main topics covered in their research encompass multiple aspects of galaxies and cosmic phenomena. These include:

Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena

Their publication record includes a number of recent papers in prominent journals. Selected examples are:

"An observational determination of the evolving extragalactic background light from the multiwavelength HST/CANDELS survey in the Fermi and CTA era" (2021), published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
"Quenching as a Contest between Galaxy Halos and Their Central Black Holes" (2020), The Astrophysical Journal
"Clustering and halo abundances in early dark energy cosmological models" (2021), Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
"A deep learning approach to test the small-scale galaxy morphology and its relationship with star formation activity in hydrodynamical simulations" (2020), Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
"A mass threshold for galactic gas discs by spin flips" (2020), Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

Frequently collaborating with other researchers, Joel R. Primack has notable partnerships with colleagues such as Avishai Dekel, Daniel Ceverino, David C. Koo, Nir Mandelker, and S. M. Faber. Their work has appeared most often in venues including:

arXiv (Cornell University)
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
The Astrophysical Journal
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Edinburgh Research Explorer (University of Edinburgh)

Over their career, they have received several awards and recognitions, including:

Lilienfeld Prize, American Physical Society (2020)
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (1995)
Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation (1974)

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

2725
Citations
Profiles of dark haloes: evolution, scatter and environment

James S. Bullock;James S. Bullock;Tsafrir S. Kolatt;Tsafrir S. Kolatt;Yair Sigad;Rachel S. Somerville;Rachel S. Somerville

2674
Citations
Formation of galaxies and large-scale structure with cold dark matter

George R. Blumenthal;S. M. Faber;Joel R. Primack;Joel R. Primack;Martin J. Rees;Martin J. Rees

2597
Citations
CANDELS: The Cosmic Assembly Near-infrared Deep Extragalactic Legacy Survey

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

2272
Citations
Star Formation in AEGIS Field Galaxies since z = 1.1: The Dominance of Gradually Declining Star Formation, and the Main Sequence of Star-forming Galaxies

K. G. Noeske;B. J. Weiner;S. M. Faber;Casey J. Papovich

2269
Citations
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

1709
Citations
Contraction of Dark Matter Galactic Halos Due to Baryonic Infall

G. R. Blumenthal;S. M. Faber;R. Flores;J. R. Primack

1517
Citations
Semi-analytic modelling of galaxy formation: The local Universe

Rachel S. Somerville;Rachel S. Somerville;Joel R. Primack

1465
Citations
Concentrations of Dark Halos from Their Assembly Histories

Risa H. Wechsler;James S. Bullock;Joel R. Primack;Andrey V. Kravtsov

1392
Citations
Halos and galaxies in the standard cosmological model: results from the Bolshoi simulation

A. Klypin;S. Trujillo-Gomez;J. Primack

1296
Citations
OBSERVATIONAL AND THEORETICAL CONSTRAINTS ON SINGULAR DARK MATTER HALOS

Ricardo A. Flores;Joel R. Primack

1262
Citations
The Dark Side of the Halo Occupation Distribution

Andrey V. Kravtsov;Andreas A. Berlind;Andreas A. Berlind;Risa H. Wechsler;Risa H. Wechsler;Anatoly A. Klypin

1206
Citations
A Universal Angular Momentum Profile for Galactic Halos

James S. Bullock;Avishai Dekel;Tsafrir S. Kolatt;Andrey V. Kravtsov

1085
Citations
The Dark Side of the Halo Occupation Distribution

Andrey V. Kravtsov;Andreas A. Berlind;Andreas A. Berlind;Risa H. Wechsler;Risa H. Wechsler;Anatoly A. Klypin

1060
Citations
DARK MATTER HALOS IN THE STANDARD COSMOLOGICAL MODEL: RESULTS FROM THE BOLSHOI SIMULATION

Anatoly A. Klypin;Sebastian Trujillo-Gomez;Joel Primack

1015
Citations
Dynamical effects of the cosmological constant.

Ofer Lahav;Per B. Lilje;Joel R. Primack;Martin J. Rees

1008
Citations
Extragalactic background light inferred from AEGIS galaxy-SED-type fractions

A. Domínguez;A. Domínguez;J. R. Primack;D. J. Rosario;F. Prada

987
Citations
Supersymmetry, Cosmology, and New Physics at Teraelectronvolt Energies

Heinz Pagels;Joel R. Primack

932
Citations
A NEW NONPARAMETRIC APPROACH TO GALAXY MORPHOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION

Jennifer M. Lotz;Joel Primack;Piero Madau

929
Citations
A New Non-Parametric Approach to Galaxy Morphological Classification

Jennifer M. Lotz;Joel Primack;Piero Madau

914
Citations