2026 Joseph Silk: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	137	441	425	251	241	1340	88266

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Research.com Recognitions

2014 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
2011 - Oskar Klein Medal, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
2011 - International Balzan Prize
2007 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
1999 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom
1995 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For his pioneering role in understanding the cosmic microwave background radiation and the formation of largescale structure in the universe, and in recognition of the bridges he helped establish between particle and nuclear physics and cosmology
1987 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
1975 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
1972 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Joseph Silk is affiliated with Johns Hopkins University in the United States. Their primary field of study is Physics and Astronomy, with a strong focus on several subfields including Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Instrumentation, Oceanography, and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics.

They have contributed significantly to the following research topics:

Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
Cosmology and Gravitation Theories
Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena
Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research
Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae

Joseph Silk's recent publications include:

Snowmass2021 - Letter of interest cosmology intertwined II: The hubble constant tension, 2021, Astroparticle Physics
Cosmology intertwined III: f_σ8 and S₈, 2021, Astroparticle Physics
Fundamental physics with the Square Kilometre Array, 2020, Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia
Probing the theory of gravity with gravitational lensing of gravitational waves and galaxy surveys, 2020, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Primordial black holes and secondary gravitational waves from ultraslow roll and punctuated inflation, 2021, Physical Review D

Their frequent co-authors include:

Eleonora Di Valentino
Marta Volonteri
B. D. Wandelt
Suvodip Mukherjee
S. Balaji

Joseph Silk publishes regularly in various academic venues, with the most frequent being:

arXiv (Cornell University)
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Physical Review D
Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
The Astrophysical Journal

In addition to journal articles, Joseph Silk has contributed to book publications with Princeton University Press, including the title "Back to the Moon" published in 2022.

The scientist has been recognized with several awards, including:

Member of the National Academy of Sciences, 2014
International Balzan Prize, 2011
Oskar Klein Medal, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, 2011
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2007
Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom, 1999
Fellow of American Physical Society, 1995, with citation for pioneering work on cosmic microwave background radiation and the formation of large-scale structure in the universe
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1987
Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 1975
Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, 1972

Best Publications

Particle dark matter: Evidence, candidates and constraints

Gianfranco Bertone;Dan Hooper;Joseph Silk

6501
Citations
The origin of dwarf galaxies, cold dark matter, and biased galaxy formation

A. Dekel;J. Silk

2751
Citations
In the realm of the Hubble tension - a review of solutions

eleonora di valentino;olga mena;Supriya Pan;Luca Visinelli

1345
Citations
COSMIC BLACK-BODY RADIATION AND GALAXY FORMATION.

Joseph Silk

1311
Citations
How small were the first cosmological objects

Max Tegmark;Joseph Silk;Martin J. Rees;Alain Blanchard

1190
Citations
Relativistic Astrophysics, Vol. 1: Stars and Relativity

Y. B. Zel'dovich;I. D. Novikov;Joseph Silk

1150
Citations
Design concepts for the Cherenkov Telescope Array CTA: An advanced facility for ground-based high-energy gamma-ray astronomy

M. Actis;G. Agnetta;F. Aharonian;A. Akhperjanian

1008
Citations
Introducing the CTA concept

B. S. Acharya;M. Actis;T. Aghajani;G. Agnetta

855
Citations
Dancing in the dark: galactic properties trace spin swings along the cosmic web

Y. Dubois;C. Pichon;C. Welker;C. Welker;D. Le Borgne

845
Citations
Dark Matter Annihilation at the Galactic Center

Paolo Gondolo;Joseph Silk;Joseph Silk

835
Citations
On the fragmentation of cosmic gas clouds. I. The formation of galaxies and the first generation of stars.

J. Silk

820
Citations
Observational evidence for AGN feedback in early-type galaxies

Kevin Schawinski;Daniel Thomas;Daniel Thomas;Marc Sarzi;Marc Sarzi;Claudia Maraston;Claudia Maraston

819
Citations
Massive neutrinos and the large-scale structure of the Universe

J. R. Bond;G. Efstathiou;J. Silk

802
Citations
MeV dark matter: has it been detected?

Céline Boehm;Dan Hooper;Joseph Silk;Joseph Silk;Michel Casse

610
Citations
The Early Universe

Edward W. Kolb;Michael S. Turner;Joseph Silk

601
Citations
The physics of microwave background anisotropies

Wayne Hu;Naoshi Sugiyama;Joseph Silk

590
Citations
The photino, the sun, and high-energy neutrinos.

Joseph Silk;Keith A. Olive;Mark Srednicki

589
Citations
Kerr Black Holes as Particle Accelerators to Arbitrarily High Energy

Máximo Bañados;Máximo Bañados;Joseph Silk;Stephen M. West;Stephen M. West

538
Citations
Environment and self-regulation in galaxy formation

Daniel Thomas;Claudia Maraston;Kevin Schawinski;Marc Sarzi

529
Citations
Anisotropies in the Cosmic Microwave Background

Martin J. White;Douglas Scott;Joseph Silk

511
Citations