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John S. Mulchaey

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Physics

D-Index
87
Citations
24017
World Ranking
2483
National Ranking
1238

John S. Mulchaey 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 S. Mulchaey sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 261 publications — 11th percentile

11% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

John S. Mulchaey 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 S. Mulchaey sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 87 D-Index — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

John S. Mulchaey is affiliated with the Carnegie Institution for Science in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Physics and Astronomy, with a significant number of publications in Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Spectroscopy.

The main topics of their research include:

  • Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
  • Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
  • Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena
  • Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
  • Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
  • Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology
  • Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies

John S. Mulchaey has frequently published in several respected venues, including:

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

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Mulchaey cover a variety of topics related to astrophysical phenomena and observations. Some of these publications are:

  • High-mass X-ray binaries in nearby metal-poor galaxies: on the contribution to nebular He ii emission (2020) - Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • The Cosmic Ultraviolet Baryon Survey (CUBS) - I. Overview and the diverse environments of Lyman limit systems at z < 1 (2020) - Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • LATIS: The Lyα Tomography IMACS Survey (2020) - The Astrophysical Journal
  • The Cosmic Ultraviolet Baryon Survey (CUBS) - III. Physical properties and elemental abundances of Lyman-limit systems at z < 1 (2021) - Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • The Cosmic Ultraviolet Baryon Survey (CUBS) - IV. The complex multiphase circumgalactic medium as revealed by partial Lyman limit systems (2021) - Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

Collaboration is an evident aspect of Mulchaey's research, with frequent co-authors including:

  • Gwen C. Rudie
  • Hsiao-Wen Chen
  • Sean D. Johnson
  • Joop Schaye
  • Fakhri S. Zahedy

Best Publications

  • Sloan Digital Sky Survey IV: Mapping the Milky Way, Nearby Galaxies and the Distant Universe

    Michael R. Blanton;Matthew A. Bershady;Bela Abolfathi;Franco D. Albareti;Franco D. Albareti

  • Sloan Digital Sky Survey IV: Mapping the Milky Way, Nearby Galaxies, and the Distant Universe

    Michael R. Blanton;Matthew A. Bershady;Bela Abolfathi;Franco D. Albareti

  • The afterglow, redshift and extreme energetics of the γ-ray burst of 23 January 1999

    [No Value] Kulkarni;SG Djorgovski;SC Odewahn;JS Bloom

  • The afterglow, the redshift, and the extreme energetics of the gamma-ray burst 990123

    S. R. Kulkarni;S. G. Djorgovski;S. C. Odewahn;J. S. Bloom

  • The Properties of Poor Groups of Galaxies. I. Spectroscopic Survey and Results

    Ann I. Zabludoff;Ann I. Zabludoff;John S. Mulchaey

  • Probing the IGM/Galaxy Connection V: On the Origin of Lya and OVI Absorption at z<0.2

    J. Xavier Prochaska;B. Weiner;H.-W. Chen;J.S. Mulchaey

  • Clusters of galaxies : probes of cosmological structure and galaxy evolution

    John S. Mulchaey;Alan Michael Dressler;Augustus Oemler

  • An ionized accretion disk in Cygnus X-1

    C. Done;J. S. Mulchaey;R. F. Mushotzky;K. A. Arnaud

  • A real-time fast radio burst: polarization detection and multiwavelength follow-up

    E. Petroff;E. Petroff;M. Bailes;E. D. Barr;B. R. Barsdell

  • PROBING THE INTERGALACTIC MEDIUM/GALAXY CONNECTION. V. ON THE ORIGIN OF Lyα AND O VI ABSORPTION AT z < 0.2

    J. Xavier Prochaska;B. Weiner;H.-W. Chen;J. S. Mulchaey

  • Strangulation in Galaxy Groups

    Daisuke Kawata;Daisuke Kawata;John S. Mulchaey

  • The Properties of Poor Groups of Galaxies. III. The Galaxy Luminosity Function

    Ann I. Zabludoff;Ann I. Zabludoff;John S. Mulchaey

  • X-RAY PROPERTIES OF GROUPS OF GALAXIES

    John S. Mulchaey

  • The Properties of Poor Groups of Galaxies. II. X-Ray and Optical Comparisons

    John S. Mulchaey;Ann I. Zabludoff;Ann I. Zabludoff

  • Multiwavelength tests of the dusty torus model for Seyfert galaxies

    John S. Mulchaey;Anuradha Koratkar;Martin J. Ward;Andrew S. Wilson

  • The Fueling of Nuclear Activity: II. The Bar Properties of Seyfert and Normal Galaxies

    John S. Mulchaey;Michael W. Regan

  • The Fueling of Nuclear Activity: The Bar Properties of Seyfert and Normal Galaxies

    John S. Mulchaey;John S. Mulchaey;Michael W. Regan

  • X-ray spectral survey with XMM-Newton of a complete sample of nearby Seyfert galaxies

    M. Cappi;F. Panessa;L. Bassani;M. Dadina

  • The Intragroup Medium in Poor Groups of Galaxies

    John S. Mulchaey;David S. Davis;Richard F. Mushotzky;David Burstein

  • Using Hubble Space Telescope Imaging of Nuclear Dust Morphology to Rule Out Bars Fueling Seyfert Nuclei

    Michael W. Regan;John S. Mulchaey

Frequent Co-Authors

Hongzheng Chen
Hongzheng Chen Zhejiang University
Ann I. Zabludoff
Ann I. Zabludoff University of Arizona
Alexis Finoguenov
Alexis Finoguenov University of Helsinki
Richard G. Bower
Richard G. Bower Durham University
Paul Martini
Paul Martini The Ohio State University
Andrew S. Wilson
Andrew S. Wilson University of Maryland, College Park
Daniel D. Kelson
Daniel D. Kelson Carnegie Institution for Science
Franz E. Bauer
Franz E. Bauer Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Masayuki Tanaka
Masayuki Tanaka National Institutes of Natural Sciences
Richard F. Mushotzky
Richard F. Mushotzky University of Maryland, College Park

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