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Joss Bland-Hawthorn

Joss Bland-Hawthorn

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Physics
Australia
2026

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Physics

D-Index
167
Citations
119301
World Ranking
160
National Ranking
2

Joss Bland-Hawthorn 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 Joss Bland-Hawthorn sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 1,191 publications — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Joss Bland-Hawthorn 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 Joss Bland-Hawthorn sits on this spectrum.

70–71 D-Index: 76 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 110 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 143 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 153 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 144 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 167 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 167 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 166 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 132 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 155 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 134 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 137 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 102 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 112 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 110 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 116 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 97 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 103 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 87 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 90 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 78 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 75 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 67 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 69 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 59 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 53 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 42 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 41 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 33 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 32 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 45 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 19 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 24 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 28 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 31 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 20 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 12 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 24 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 23 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 15 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 15 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 11 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 17 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 12 scientists 166–167 D-Index: 11 scientists 168–169 D-Index: 9 scientists 170–171 D-Index: 9 scientists 172–173 D-Index: 11 scientists 174–175 D-Index: 4 scientists 176–177 D-Index: 8 scientists 178–179 D-Index: 5 scientists 180–181 D-Index: 3 scientists 182–183 D-Index: 4 scientists 184 D-Index: 4 scientists 185+ D-Index: 99 scientists
70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 167 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% 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

  • 2026 - Research.com Physics in Australia Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Physics in Australia Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Physics in Australia Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Physics in Australia Leader Award
  • 2017 - Thomas Ranken Lyle Medal, Australian Academy of Science
  • 2012 - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science
  • 2012 - OSA Fellows For establishing the field of astrophotonics, and for pioneering contributions in photonics and instrumentation.

Overview

Joss Bland-Hawthorn is affiliated with the University of Sydney in Australia and has an extensive publication record in the field of Physics and Astronomy, with a focus on Astronomy and Astrophysics.

The scientist's research encompasses a wide range of topics, including stellar, planetary, and galactic studies, astronomy and astrophysical research, galaxies: formation, evolution, and phenomena, astrophysics and star formation studies, gamma-ray bursts and supernovae, astronomical observations and instrumentation, and astro and planetary science.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Joss Bland-Hawthorn include S. M. Croom, Julia J. Bryant, Geraint F. Lewis, Jesse van de Sande, and Sarah Brough.

Common publication venues for their work feature prominently:

  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • The Astrophysical Journal
  • UNC Libraries
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Joss Bland-Hawthorn include:

  • The GALAH+ survey: Third data release, 2021, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • The 2dF galaxy redshift survey: The environmental dependence of galaxy star formation rates near clusters, 2024, OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
  • Galaxy And Mass Assembly (GAMA): Data Release 4 and the z < 0.1 total and z < 0.08 morphological galaxy stellar mass functions, 2022, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • MAGNUM survey: Compact jets causing large turmoil in galaxies, 2021, Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • The SAMI Galaxy Survey: the third and final data release, 2021, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

Joss Bland-Hawthorn has contributed to academic literature beyond journal articles in the form of book publications. One noted work is "Principles of Astrophotonics," published in 2022 by Advanced Textbooks in Physics.

The scientist's research interests span several subfields, including:

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Instrumentation
  • Computational Mechanics
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Awards received include the Thomas Ranken Lyle Medal from the Australian Academy of Science in 2017, the designation as Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science in 2012, and the title of OSA Fellow in 2012, recognized for establishing the field of astrophotonics and contributions to photonics and instrumentation.

Best Publications

  • The 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey: Spectra and redshifts

    Matthew Colless;G. B. Dalton;S. J. Maddox;W. J. Sutherland

  • The 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey: spectra and redshifts

    Matthew Colless;Gavin B. Dalton;Stephen J. Maddox;William J. Sutherland

  • The 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey: power-spectrum analysis of the final data set and cosmological implications

    Shaun Cole;Will Percival;John A. Peacock;Peder Norberg

  • The 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey: Power-spectrum analysis of the final dataset and cosmological implications

    S. Cole;W. J. Percival;J. A. Peacock;P. Norberg

  • Galactic Winds

    S. Veilleux;G. Cecil;J. Bland-Hawthorn

  • The Galaxy in Context: Structural, Kinematic, and Integrated Properties

    Joss Bland-Hawthorn;Ortwin Gerhard

  • The New Galaxy: Signatures of Its Formation

    Kenneth Freeman;Joss Bland-Hawthorn

  • The radial velocity experiment (RAVE): First data release

    M Steinmetz;A Siebert;H Enke;C Boeche

  • CALIFA, the Calar Alto Legacy Integral Field Area survey : I. Survey presentation

    S. F. Sánchez;R. C. Kennicutt;A. Gil de Paz;G. van de Ven

  • The 2dF galaxy redshift survey: near-infrared galaxy luminosity functions

    Shaun Cole;Peder Norberg;Carlton Baugh;Carlos S. Frenk

  • Galaxy and Mass Assembly (GAMA): survey diagnostics and core data release

    S. P. Driver;D. T. Hill;L. S. Kelvin;A. S. G. Robotham

  • The 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey: the power spectrum and the matter content of the Universe

    Will J. Percival;Carlton Baugh;Joss Bland-Hawthorn;Terry J. Bridges

  • Overview of the SDSS-IV MaNGA Survey: Mapping nearby Galaxies at Apache Point Observatory

    Kevin Bundy;Matthew A. Bershady;David R. Law;Renbin Yan

  • The 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey: correlation functions, peculiar velocities and the matter density of the Universe

    Edward Hawkins;Stephen J. Maddox;Shaun Cole;Ofer Lahav

  • The 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey: correlation functions, peculiar velocities and the matter density of the Universe

    E. Hawkins;S. Maddox;S. Cole;O. Lahav

  • The Gaia-ESO Public Spectroscopic Survey

    G. Gilmore;S. Randich;M. Asplund;J. Binney

  • A measurement of the cosmological mass density from clustering in the 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey

    John A. Peacock;Shaun Cole;Peder Norberg;Carlton M. Baugh

  • The Radial Velocity Experiment (RAVE): Fourth Data Release

    Andrea Kunder;Georges Kordopatis;Matthias Steinmetz;Tomaž Zwitter

  • The 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey: The environmental dependence of galaxy star formation rates near clusters

    Ian Lewis;Michael L. Balogh;Roberto De Propris;Warrick J. Couch

  • The Radial Velocity Experiment (RAVE): Fifth Data Release

    Andrea Kunder;Georges Kordopatis;Matthias Steinmetz;Tomaz Zwitter

Frequent Co-Authors

Simon P. Driver
Simon P. Driver University of Western Australia
Kenneth C. Freeman
Kenneth C. Freeman Australian National University
Matthew Colless
Matthew Colless Australian National University
Quentin A. Parker
Quentin A. Parker University of Hong Kong
Sarah Brough
Sarah Brough University of New South Wales
Scott M. Croom
Scott M. Croom University of Sydney
Peder Norberg
Peder Norberg Durham University
Brad K. Gibson
Brad K. Gibson University of Hull
Eva K. Grebel
Eva K. Grebel Heidelberg University
Ivan K. Baldry
Ivan K. Baldry Liverpool John Moores University

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