2026 John Clarke: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	109	1225	1159	643	597	1017	36573

John Clarke 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 Clarke sits on this spectrum.

103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 1,017 publications — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

John Clarke 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 Clarke sits on this spectrum.

70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 109 D-Index — 68th percentile

68% 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

2016 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)
2015 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
2013 - Interdisciplinary Prize, Royal Society of Chemistry (UK)
2012 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
2004 - Hughes Medal, Royal Society of London for his outstanding research, leading the world in the invention, building and development of innovative new Superconducting QUantum Interference Devices (SQUID), in their theory and in their application to a plethora of fundamental problems and their investigative tools
1999 - Comstock Prize in Physics, U.S. National Academy of Sciences For his major contributions to the development of superconducting quantum interference devices (SQUIDS) and their use for scientific measurements, especially involving electricity, magnetism, and electromagnetic waves.
1998 - Joseph F. Keithley Award For Advances in Measurement Science, American Physical Society
1987 - Fritz London Memorial Prize, International Union of Pure and Applied Physics
1986 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom
1985 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For his deep, original and innovative contributions to condensed matter physics using superconducting quantum interference devices
1982 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
1977 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
1976 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
1970 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
1909 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom
Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom
Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom
Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom
Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom
Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom
Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom

Overview

John Clarke is affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on the broad field of Physics and Astronomy, with key activity in Astronomy and Astrophysics.

Their work covers several subfields including Molecular Biology, Aerospace Engineering, Physiology, and Ecology, though to a lesser extent. The main topics explored in their research include:

Astro and Planetary Science
Planetary Science and Exploration
Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics
Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies
Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics
Space Exploration and Technology
Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies

John Clarke's research has been frequently published in the following venues:

Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Journal of Geophysical Research Planets
Nature Astronomy
Icarus

The scientist has collaborated often with several co-authors including:

N. M. Schneider
Majd Mayyasi
Michael Chaffin
J. D. Nichols
Dolon Bhattacharyya

Some of the recent papers by John Clarke include:

The Habitable Exoplanet Observatory (HabEx) Mission Concept Study Final Report, 2020, arXiv (Cornell University)
Martian water loss to space enhanced by regional dust storms, 2021, Nature Astronomy
Comparisons Between Jupiter's X-ray, UV and Radio Emissions and In-Situ Solar Wind Measurements During 2007, 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics
Solar cycle and seasonal variability of H in the upper atmosphere of Mars, 2022, Icarus
Estimate of the D/H Ratio in the Martian Upper Atmosphere from the Low Spectral Resolution Mode of MAVEN/IUVS, 2021, Journal of Geophysical Research Planets

John Clarke has received several awards throughout their career, including:

Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU), 2016
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2015
Interdisciplinary Prize, Royal Society of Chemistry (UK), 2013
Member of the National Academy of Sciences, 2012
Hughes Medal, Royal Society of London, 2004, for outstanding research in superconducting quantum interference devices and their applications
Comstock Prize in Physics, U.S. National Academy of Sciences, 1999, for contributions to superconducting quantum interference devices
Joseph F. Keithley Award For Advances in Measurement Science, American Physical Society, 1998
Fritz London Memorial Prize, International Union of Pure and Applied Physics, 1987
Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom, 1986
Fellow of American Physical Society (APS), 1985, for contributions to condensed matter physics with superconducting quantum interference devices
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 1982 and 1976
Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 1977
Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, 1970
Member of the National Academy of Sciences, 1909
Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom

Best Publications

The Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) Mission

Bruce M. Jakosky;R. P. Lin;J. M. Grebowsky;J. G. Luhmann

844
Citations
Flicker (1f) noise: Equilibrium temperature and resistance fluctuations

Richard F. Voss;Richard F. Voss;John Clarke;John Clarke

691
Citations
Hubble Space Telescope Observations of the Disk and Jet of HH 30

Christopher J. Burrows;Christopher J. Burrows;Karl R. Stapelfeldt;Alan M. Watson;John E. Krist

646
Citations
THE PERFORMANCE AND CALIBRATION OF WFPC2 ON THE HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE

Jon A. Holtzman;J. Jeff Hester;Stefano Casertano;John T. Trauger

628
Citations
Detection of H 3 + on Jupiter

P. Drossart;J.-P. Maillard;J. Caldwell;S. J. Kim

475
Citations
Liquid-state NMR and scalar couplings in microtesla magnetic fields.

Robert McDermott;Andreas H. Trabesinger;Andreas H. Trabesinger;Michael Mück;Erwin L. Hahn

365
Citations
WFPC2 studies of the Crab nebula. I. HST and ROSAT imaging of the synchrotron nebula

J. Jeff Hester;Paul A. Scowen;Ravi Sankrit;Christopher J. Burrows

359
Citations
Contamination-mediated deformation of graphite by the scanning tunneling microscope

H. Jonathon Mamin;H. Jonathon Mamin;Eric D Ganz;Eric D Ganz;David W. Abraham;David W. Abraham;Ruth Ellen Thomson;Ruth Ellen Thomson

347
Citations
Loss of the Martian atmosphere to space: Present-day loss rates determined from MAVEN observations and integrated loss through time

Bruce Jakosky;David Brain;Michael Chaffin;Shannon M. Curry

329
Citations
The SQUID Handbook: Fundamentals and Technology of SQUIDs and SQUID Systems

John Clarke;Alex I. Braginski

313
Citations
A universal biosensing platform based on optical micro-ring resonators.

A. Ramachandran;S. Wang;J. Clarke;S.J. Ja

292
Citations
HST imaging of atmospheric phenomena created by the impact of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9

H. B. Hammel;R. F. Beebe;A. P. Ingersoll;G. S. Orton

286
Citations
Large-scale microwave cavity search for dark-matter axions

S. Asztalos;E. Daw;H. Peng;L. J Rosenberg

283
Citations
Ultraviolet emissions from the magnetic footprints of Io, Ganymede and Europa on Jupiter

J. T. Clarke;J. Ajello;G. Ballester;L. Ben Jaffel

281
Citations
Detection of bacteria in suspension by using a superconducting quantum interference device.

H. L. Grossman;W. R. Myers;V. J. Vreeland;R. Bruehl

260
Citations
Imaging of the Egg Nebula (CRL 2688) with WFPC2/HST: A History of AGB/Post-AGB Giant Branch Mass Loss

Raghvendra Sahai;John T. Trauger;Alan M. Watson;Karl R. Stapelfeldt

259
Citations
A pulsating auroral X-ray hot spot on Jupiter

G. R. Gladstone;J. H. Waite;Denis Grodent;W. S. Lewis

258
Citations
Hubble space telescope observations of the SN 1987A triple ring nebula

Christopher J. Burrows;Christopher J. Burrows;John Krist;J. Jeff Hester;Raghvendra Sahai

255
Citations
Microtesla MRI with a superconducting quantum interference device.

Robert McDermott;SeungKyun Lee;Bennie ten Haken;Andreas H. Trabesinger

251
Citations
Error analysis for remote reference magnetotellurics

T. D. Gamble;W. M. Goubau;J. Clarke

247
Citations