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John C. B. Papaloizou

John C. B. Papaloizou

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Physics

D-Index
85
Citations
24241
World Ranking
2612
National Ranking
228

John C. B. Papaloizou 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 John C. B. Papaloizou sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 272 publications — 13th percentile

13% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

John C. B. Papaloizou 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 John C. B. Papaloizou sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 85 D-Index — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2003 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom

Overview

John C. B. Papaloizou is affiliated with the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. Their research is primarily situated within the fields of Physics and Astronomy, with a specific focus on Astronomy and Astrophysics as a subfield. The major topics addressed in Papaloizou's work include Astro and Planetary Science, Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies, Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics, Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies, and Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies.

Frequent co-authors have included P. B. Ivanov, G. J. Savonije, Zijia Cui, and E. Szuszkiewicz. Papaloizou has contributed to several publications, with a consistent presence in major venues such as the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, arXiv (Cornell University), Apollo (University of Cambridge), Astronomy Reports, and The Astrophysical Journal.

Recent papers by John C. B. Papaloizou include:

  1. On the evolution of a binary system with arbitrarily misaligned orbital and stellar angular momenta due to quasi-stationary tides, 2020, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  2. The tidal excitation of rmodes in a solar-type star orbited by a giant planet companion and the effect on orbital evolution I: the aligned case, 2023, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  3. The tidal excitation of r modes in a solar-type star orbited by a giant planet companion and the effect on orbital evolution - II. The effect of tides in the misaligned case, 2023, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  4. The orbital evolution of resonant chains of exoplanets incorporating circularisation produced by tidal interaction with the central star with application to the HD 158259 and EPIC 245950175 systems, 2020, Apollo (University of Cambridge)

Other papers related to their frequent co-author P. B. Ivanov include work on tidal evolution, illustrating a collaborative research focus on tidal effects in astrophysical systems.

John C. B. Papaloizou was awarded the title of Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom, in 2003.

Best Publications

  • On the tidal interaction between protoplanets and the protoplanetary disk. III. Orbital migration of protoplanets

    D.N.C. Lin;John Papaloizou

  • The dynamical stability of differentially rotating discs with constant specific angular momentum

    J. C. B. Papaloizou;J. E. Pringle

  • Tidal torques on accretion discs in binary systems with extreme mass ratios.

    D. N. C. Lin;J. Papaloizou

  • Tidally Induced Gap Formation in Protostellar Disks: Gap Clearing and Suppression of Protoplanetary Growth

    G. Bryden;Xingming Chen;D. N. C. Lin;Richard P. Nelson

  • On the Dynamical Foundations of Alpha Disks

    S. A. Balbus;J. C. B. Papaloizou

  • On the structure and evolution of the primordial solar nebula

    D. N. C. Lin;J. Papaloizou

  • Non-radial oscillations of rotating stars and their relevance to the short-period oscillations of cataclysmic variables

    J. Papaloizou;J. E. Pringle

  • The migration and growth of protoplanets in protostellar discs

    Richard P. Nelson;John C. B. Papaloizou;Frédéric Masset;Willy Kley;Willy Kley

  • A planet on an inclined orbit as an explanation of the warp in the β Pictoris disc

    D. Mouillet;J. D. Larwood;J. C. B. Papaloizou;A. M. Lagrange

  • Runaway Migration and the Formation of Hot Jupiters

    F. S. Masset;J. C. B. Papaloizou

  • Magnetic field dragging in accretion discs

    S. H. Lubow;S. H. Lubow;J. C. B. Papaloizou;J. E. Pringle;J. E. Pringle

  • The interaction of planets with a disc with MHD turbulence IV: Migration rates of embedded protoplanets

    Richard P. Nelson;John C. B. Papaloizou

  • Tidal torques on accretion discs in close binary systems.

    J. Papaloizou;J. E. Pringle

  • On the Dynamical Foundations of α Disks

    Steven A. Balbus;John C. B. Papaloizou

  • Migration and the Formation of Systems of Hot Super-Earths and Neptunes

    Caroline Terquem;Caroline Terquem;Caroline Terquem;John C. B. Papaloizou

  • The time-dependence of non-planar accretion discs

    J. C. B. Papaloizou;J. E. Pringle

  • On the tidal interaction between protoplanets and the primordial solar nebula. II - Self-consistent nonlinear interaction

    D. N. C. Lin;J. Papaloizou

  • The tidally induced warping, precession and truncation of accretion discs in binary systems: three-dimensional simulations

    J. D. Larwood;R. P. Nelson;R. P. Nelson;J. C. B. Papaloizou;C. Terquem;C. Terquem

  • THE EVOLUTION OF A SUPERMASSIVE BINARY CAUSED BY AN ACCRETION DISC

    P. B. Ivanov;P. B. Ivanov;J. C. B. Papaloizou;A. G. Polnarev;A. G. Polnarev

  • The interaction of giant planets with a disc with MHD turbulence – IV. Migration rates of embedded protoplanets

    Richard P. Nelson;John C. B. Papaloizou

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard P. Nelson
Richard P. Nelson Queen Mary University of London
Jean-Charles Augereau
Jean-Charles Augereau Grenoble Alpes University
J. E. Pringle
J. E. Pringle University of Cambridge
Shigeru Ida
Shigeru Ida Tokyo Institute of Technology
A. M. Lagrange
A. M. Lagrange Grenoble Alpes University
Douglas N. C. Lin
Douglas N. C. Lin University of California, Santa Cruz
A. C. Fabian
A. C. Fabian University of Cambridge

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