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Jonathan R. Gair

Jonathan R. Gair

Max Planck Society
Germany

D-Index & Metrics

Physics

D-Index
131
Citations
117349
World Ranking
537
National Ranking
43

Jonathan R. Gair 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 Jonathan R. Gair sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 429 publications — 43rd percentile

43% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Jonathan R. Gair 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 Jonathan R. Gair sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 131 D-Index — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Jonathan R. Gair is affiliated with the Max Planck Society in Germany and specializes in research within the fields of Physics and Astronomy. Their work notably spans the subfield of Astronomy and Astrophysics, contributing to the understanding of gravitational phenomena and astrophysical processes.

Their research topics cover areas including:

  • Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research
  • Cosmology and Gravitation Theories
  • Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae

Their recent publications reflect ongoing investigations into gravitational-wave data analysis and astrophysical signals. These papers include:

  • "Reconstructing parametric gravitational-wave population fits from nonparametric results without refitting the data" (2025), published in Physical Review D
  • "Mind the gap: addressing data gaps and assessing noise mismodeling in LISA" (2025), published on arXiv (Cornell University)
  • "Contamination of transient gravitational waves in LISA data by gaps and glitches" (2025), published on arXiv (Cornell University)

Jonathan R. Gair frequently publishes in venues such as:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Physical Review D

Collaboration is a component of their research activity, with recurrent coauthors including:

  • Cecilia Maria Fabbri
  • Davide Gerosa
  • Alessandro Santini
  • Matthew Mould
  • Alexandre Toubiana

Best Publications

  • Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Black Hole Merger

    B. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;M. R. Abernathy

  • GW170817: observation of gravitational waves from a binary neutron star inspiral

    B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;F. Acernese

  • GW151226: observation of gravitational waves from a 22-solar-mass binary black hole coalescence

    B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott

  • Gravitational Waves and Gamma-Rays from a Binary Neutron Star Merger: GW170817 and GRB 170817A

    B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;F. Acernese

  • GW170104: Observation of a 50-Solar-Mass Binary Black Hole Coalescence at Redshift 0.2

    B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;F. Acernese

  • The Einstein Telescope: a third-generation gravitational wave observatory

    M. Punturo;M. Abernathy;F. Acernese;B. Allen

  • GW170814: A three-detector observation of gravitational waves from a binary black hole coalescence

    B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;F. Acernese

  • GW170817: Measurements of Neutron Star Radii and Equation of State.

    B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;F. Acernese

  • Prospects for Observing and Localizing Gravitational-Wave Transients with Advanced LIGO, Advanced Virgo and KAGRA

    B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;M. R. Abernathy

  • Tests of general relativity with GW150914

    B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;M. R. Abernathy

  • Binary Black Hole Mergers in the First Advanced LIGO Observing Run

    B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott

  • GW170608: Observation of a 19-solar-mass Binary Black Hole Coalescence

    B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott

  • GW170608: Observation of a 19 solar-mass binary black hole coalescence

    B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;F. Acernese

  • Properties of the Binary Neutron Star Merger GW170817

    B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;F. Acernese

  • Binary Black Hole Mergers in the first Advanced LIGO Observing Run

    B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott

  • Exploring the Sensitivity of Next Generation Gravitational Wave Detectors

    B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;M. R. Abernathy

  • Enhanced sensitivity of the LIGO gravitational wave detector by using squeezed states of light

    J. Aasi;J. Abadie;B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott

  • Characterization of the LIGO detectors during their sixth science run

    J. Aasi;J. Abadie;B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott

  • Binary Black Hole Population Properties Inferred from the First and Second Observing Runs of Advanced LIGO and Advanced Virgo

    B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott

  • GW190425: Observation of a Compact Binary Coalescence with Total Mass $\sim 3.4 M_{\odot}$

    B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott

Frequent Co-Authors

N. A. Robertson
N. A. Robertson California Institute of Technology
Bruce Allen
Bruce Allen Max Planck Society
Karsten Danzmann
Karsten Danzmann Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics
Bernard F. Schutz
Bernard F. Schutz Cardiff University
J. A. Giaime
J. A. Giaime Louisiana State University
Alessandra Buonanno
Alessandra Buonanno Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics
Maria Alessandra Papa
Maria Alessandra Papa Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics
Alberto Vecchio
Alberto Vecchio University of Birmingham
Roman Schnabel
Roman Schnabel Universität Hamburg
Nelson Christensen
Nelson Christensen Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur

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