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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Physics 81 2926 2779 1427 1329 440 25219

K. T. Pitts publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by K. T. Pitts between 1993 and 2021, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. K. T. Pitts published across 29 years, from 1993 to 2021, averaging 15.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 50 publications in 2012. 4 of the 441 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40 50
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1993 to 2021. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 50. Peak 50 publications in 2012. 1993: 1 publication 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 1 publication 1998: 4 publications 1999: 5 publications 2000: 13 publications 2001: 18 publications 2002: 19 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 16 publications 2006: 38 publications 2007: 33 publications 2008: 35 publications 2009: 42 publications 2010: 37 publications 2011: 44 publications 2012: 50 publications 2013: 34 publications 2014: 18 publications 2015: 13 publications 2016: 5 publications 2017: 0 publications 2018: 2 publications 2019: 0 publications 2020: 0 publications 2021: 4 publications
1993 2021

441 publications in total across all disciplines

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K. T. Pitts: publications per year, 1993 to 2021
Year Publications
1993 1
1994 0
1995 0
1996 1
1997 1
1998 4
1999 5
2000 13
2001 18
2002 19
2003 4
2004 4
2005 16
2006 38
2007 33
2008 35
2009 42
2010 37
2011 44
2012 50
2013 34
2014 18
2015 13
2016 5
2017 0
2018 2
2019 0
2020 0
2021 4
Total 441
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K. T. Pitts publications per year - data summary

  • K. T. Pitts, a Physics scholar from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, has 441 publications recorded across 29 years, from 1993 to 2021.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1993 and the most recent to 2021.
  • The most productive year is 2012, with 50 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1993, 1996 and 1997, with 1 publication each.
  • 5 of the 29 years in the span carry no publications at all (1994, 1995, 2017, 2019 and others).
  • The rate of publication averages 15.2 papers per year over the whole span, or 18.4 per year counting only the 24 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2017-2021) hold 6 publications, 1% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1993-2002: 62 publications (6.2 per year); 2003-2012: 303 publications (30.3 per year); 2013-2021: 76 publications (8.4 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

K. T. Pitts 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 K. T. Pitts sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 70 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 103–122 to 1,469+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 162. Most scientists, 162, have 323–342 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,469 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 423–442 publications, is where this scientist sits. 103–122 publications: 7 scientists 123–142 publications: 10 scientists 143–162 publications: 31 scientists 163–182 publications: 35 scientists 183–202 publications: 53 scientists 203–222 publications: 81 scientists 223–242 publications: 85 scientists 243–262 publications: 112 scientists 263–282 publications: 114 scientists 283–302 publications: 126 scientists 303–322 publications: 136 scientists 323–342 publications: 162 scientists 343–362 publications: 155 scientists 363–382 publications: 156 scientists 383–402 publications: 134 scientists 403–422 publications: 145 scientists 423–442 publications: 147 scientists 443–462 publications: 131 scientists 463–482 publications: 131 scientists 483–502 publications: 116 scientists 503–522 publications: 106 scientists 523–542 publications: 103 scientists 543–562 publications: 87 scientists 563–582 publications: 84 scientists 583–602 publications: 94 scientists 603–622 publications: 70 scientists 623–642 publications: 76 scientists 643–662 publications: 60 scientists 663–682 publications: 54 scientists 683–702 publications: 60 scientists 703–722 publications: 48 scientists 723–742 publications: 64 scientists 743–762 publications: 48 scientists 763–782 publications: 37 scientists 783–802 publications: 43 scientists 803–822 publications: 34 scientists 823–842 publications: 36 scientists 843–862 publications: 32 scientists 863–882 publications: 32 scientists 883–902 publications: 31 scientists 903–922 publications: 25 scientists 923–942 publications: 15 scientists 943–962 publications: 24 scientists 963–982 publications: 13 scientists 983–1,002 publications: 21 scientists 1,003–1,022 publications: 21 scientists 1,023–1,042 publications: 16 scientists 1,043–1,062 publications: 9 scientists 1,063–1,082 publications: 19 scientists 1,083–1,102 publications: 11 scientists 1,103–1,122 publications: 17 scientists 1,123–1,142 publications: 11 scientists 1,143–1,162 publications: 7 scientists 1,163–1,182 publications: 4 scientists 1,183–1,202 publications: 10 scientists 1,203–1,222 publications: 8 scientists 1,223–1,242 publications: 16 scientists 1,243–1,262 publications: 4 scientists 1,263–1,282 publications: 10 scientists 1,283–1,302 publications: 5 scientists 1,303–1,322 publications: 7 scientists 1,323–1,342 publications: 4 scientists 1,343–1,362 publications: 8 scientists 1,363–1,382 publications: 6 scientists 1,383–1,402 publications: 7 scientists 1,403–1,422 publications: 3 scientists 1,423–1,442 publications: 4 scientists 1,443–1,462 publications: 4 scientists 1,463–1,468 publications: 3 scientists 1,469+ publications: 100 scientists
103–122 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 440 publications — 46th percentile

46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Physics scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,678 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
103–122 7
123–142 10
143–162 31
163–182 35
183–202 53
203–222 81
223–242 85
243–262 112
263–282 114
283–302 126
303–322 136
323–342 162
343–362 155
363–382 156
383–402 134
403–422 145
423–442 147 440
443–462 131
463–482 131
483–502 116
503–522 106
523–542 103
543–562 87
563–582 84
583–602 94
603–622 70
623–642 76
643–662 60
663–682 54
683–702 60
703–722 48
723–742 64
743–762 48
763–782 37
783–802 43
803–822 34
823–842 36
843–862 32
863–882 32
883–902 31
903–922 25
923–942 15
943–962 24
963–982 13
983–1,002 21
1,003–1,022 21
1,023–1,042 16
1,043–1,062 9
1,063–1,082 19
1,083–1,102 11
1,103–1,122 17
1,123–1,142 11
1,143–1,162 7
1,163–1,182 4
1,183–1,202 10
1,203–1,222 8
1,223–1,242 16
1,243–1,262 4
1,263–1,282 10
1,283–1,302 5
1,303–1,322 7
1,323–1,342 4
1,343–1,362 8
1,363–1,382 6
1,383–1,402 7
1,403–1,422 3
1,423–1,442 4
1,443–1,462 4
1,463–1,468 3
1,469+ 100
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K. T. Pitts publication distribution in Physics in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 3,678 Physics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 70 ranges running from 103–122 to 1,469+ publications.
  • K. T. Pitts, a Physics scholar from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, records 440 publications - the 46th percentile of the discipline.
  • 46% of ranked Physics scientists score the same or lower than K. T. Pitts, and about 54% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 463–482 publications range, and K. T. Pitts ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 323–342 publications, holding 162 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 49% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 443–462 publications), so the distribution leans towards the lower end of the scale.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 1,469 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (3% of the field).

K. T. Pitts 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 K. T. Pitts sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 59 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 70–71 to 185+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 167. Most scientists, 167, have 80–81 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 185 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 80–81 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 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
70–71 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 81 D-Index — 22nd percentile

22% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

View D-Index distribution as a table
Number of Physics scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,678 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
70–71 76
72–73 110
74–75 143
76–77 153
78–79 144
80–81 167 81
82–83 167
84–85 166
86–87 132
88–89 155
90–91 134
92–93 137
94–95 102
96–97 112
98–99 110
100–101 116
102–103 97
104–105 103
106–107 87
108–109 90
110–111 67
112–113 78
114–115 75
116–117 67
118–119 69
120–121 60
122–123 59
124–125 53
126–127 42
128–129 41
130–131 33
132–133 32
134–135 45
136–137 19
138–139 24
140–141 28
142–143 31
144–145 22
146–147 20
148–149 12
150–151 16
152–153 24
154–155 23
156–157 15
158–159 15
160–161 11
162–163 17
164–165 12
166–167 11
168–169 9
170–171 9
172–173 11
174–175 4
176–177 8
178–179 5
180–181 3
182–183 4
184 4
185+ 99
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K. T. Pitts D-index placement in Physics in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 3,678 Physics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 59 ranges running from 70–71 to 185+ D-Index.
  • K. T. Pitts, a Physics scholar from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, records 81 D-Index - the 22nd percentile of the discipline.
  • 22% of ranked Physics scientists score the same or lower than K. T. Pitts, and about 78% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 96–97 D-Index range, and K. T. Pitts ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 80–81 D-Index, holding 167 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 55% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 98–99 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 185 D-Index or more, 99 scientists in all (3% of the field).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2016 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2014 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For his leading role in heavyflavor physics at the Tevatron Collider, including the first evidence of CP violation in bottom mesons, and for significant contributions to triggering at the Collider

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Particle physics
  • Electron
  • Standard Model

His scientific interests lie mostly in Particle physics, Nuclear physics, Tevatron, Fermilab and Production. Particle decay, Standard Model, Collider Detector at Fermilab, Pair production and Meson are the core of his Particle physics study. Missing energy is closely connected to Supersymmetry in his research, which is encompassed under the umbrella topic of Standard Model.

His Nuclear physics study typically links adjacent topics like Boson. K. T. Pitts has researched Tevatron in several fields, including Quantum chromodynamics, Collider, Branching fraction and Lepton. His studies in Production integrate themes in fields like Hadron and CP violation.

His most cited work include:

  • Observation of the narrow state X(3872) → J/ψπ+π- in p̄p collisions at √s = 1.96 TeV (403 citations)
  • Measurement of the J/ψ meson and b-hadron production cross sections in pp̄ collisions at √s = 1960 GeV (371 citations)
  • Evidence for a particle produced in association with weak bosons and decaying to a bottom-antibottom quark pair in higgs boson searches at the tevatron (223 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

K. T. Pitts focuses on Particle physics, Nuclear physics, Tevatron, Standard Model and Lepton. His Particle physics study is mostly concerned with Fermilab, Top quark, Collider Detector at Fermilab, Quark and Production. His Nuclear physics study frequently involves adjacent topics like Boson.

His Tevatron research includes elements of Quantum chromodynamics, Invariant mass, Pair production, Collider and Branching fraction. His work in Standard Model covers topics such as Higgs boson which are related to areas like Large Hadron Collider. His Lepton study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Neutrino and Elementary particle.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Particle physics (85.78%)
  • Nuclear physics (71.77%)
  • Tevatron (43.33%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2011-2021)?

  • Particle physics (85.78%)
  • Nuclear physics (71.77%)
  • Tevatron (43.33%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

K. T. Pitts mainly focuses on Particle physics, Nuclear physics, Tevatron, Standard Model and Lepton. Higgs boson, Quark, Top quark, Luminosity and Boson are among the areas of Particle physics where the researcher is concentrating his efforts. His biological study deals with issues like Production, which deal with fields such as Collider Detector at Fermilab and Meson.

He works mostly in the field of Tevatron, limiting it down to topics relating to Quantum chromodynamics and, in certain cases, Antiproton, as a part of the same area of interest. His study in Standard Model is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Charge and W and Z bosons. His Lepton research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Particle decay, Supersymmetry and Electroweak interaction.

Between 2011 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Evidence for a particle produced in association with weak bosons and decaying to a bottom-antibottom quark pair in higgs boson searches at the tevatron (223 citations)
  • Fundamental Physics at the Intensity Frontier (197 citations)
  • Measurement of the top quark forward-backward production asymmetry and its dependence on event kinematic properties (152 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Particle physics
  • Electron
  • Standard Model

K. T. Pitts mainly investigates Particle physics, Nuclear physics, Tevatron, Standard Model and Fermilab. His study explores the link between Particle physics and topics such as Lepton that cross with problems in Invariant mass. His Nuclear physics study frequently links to adjacent areas such as Asymmetry.

The concepts of his Tevatron study are interwoven with issues in Rapidity, Detector and CP violation. His research in Standard Model tackles topics such as Pair production which are related to areas like Perturbative QCD, Strong interaction, Particle, Gluon and Quantum chromodynamics. The study incorporates disciplines such as Helicity, Baryon and Collider in addition to Fermilab.

Best Publications

  • Evidence for a Mass Dependent Forward-Backward Asymmetry in Top Quark Pair Production

    T. Aaltonen;B. Álvarez González;B. Álvarez González;S. Amerio;D. Amidei

  • Combination of Tevatron searches for the standard model Higgs boson in the W+W- decay mode

    T. Aaltonen;V. M. Abazov;B. Abbott;M. Abolins

  • Charged jet evolution and the underlying event in proton- antiproton collisions at 1.8 TeV

    T. Affolder;H. Akimoto;A. Akopian;M. G. Albrow

  • Measurements of inclusive W and Z cross sections in pp̄ collisions at √s = 1.96 TeV

    A. Abulencia;D. Acosta;J. Adelman;T. Affolder

  • Search for new particles decaying into dijets in proton-antiproton collisions at s=1.96TeV

    T. Aaltonen;J. Adelman;T. Akimoto;B. Álvarez González;B. Álvarez González

  • Measurement of the Top Quark Mass

    F. Abe;H. Akimoto;A. Akopian;M. G. Albrow

  • Evidence for a particle produced in association with weak bosons and decaying to a bottom-antibottom quark pair in higgs boson searches at the tevatron

    T. Aaltonen;V. M. Abazov;B. Abbott;B. S. Acharya

  • Measurement of the top quark mass with the collider detector at fermilab

    T. Affolder;H. Akimoto;A. Akopian;M. G. Albrow

  • Measurement of the top quark forward-backward production asymmetry and its dependence on event kinematic properties

    T. Aaltonen;S. Amerio;D. Amidei;A. Anastassov

  • Top quark mass measurement using the template method in the lepton + jets channel at CDF II

    A. Abulencia;D. Acosta;J. Adelman;T. Affolder

  • Measurements of the angular distributions in the decays B→K(*)μ(+)μ(-) at CDF.

    T. Aaltonen;B. Álvarez González;B. Álvarez González;S. Amerio;D. Amidei

  • Measurement of the dipion mass spectrum in X(3872) → J/ψπ+π- decays

    A. Abulencia;D. Acosta;J. Adelman;T. Affolder

  • Analysis of the quantum numbers J(PC) of the X(3872) particle.

    A. Abulencia;J. Adelman;T. Affolder;T. Akimoto

  • Precise measurement of the W-boson mass with the CDF II detector

    T. Aaltonen;B. Álvarez González;B. Álvarez González;S. Amerio;D. Amidei

  • Combination of the top-quark mass measurements from the Tevatron collider

    T. Aaltonen;V. M. Abazov;B. Abbott;B. S. Acharya

  • First flavor-tagged determination of bounds on mixing-induced CP violation in Bs0→J/ψ decays

    T. Aaltonen;J. Adelman;T. Akimoto;M. G. Albrow

  • Measurement of the inclusive jet cross section at the Fermilab Tevatron pp collider using a cone-based jet algorithm

    T. Aaltonen;J. Adelman;T. Akimoto;M. G. Albrow

  • Search for high-mass resonances decaying to dimuons at CDF.

    T. Aaltonen;J. Adelman;T. Akimoto;B. Álvarez González

  • Polarizations of J/ψ and ψ(2S) mesons produced in pp̄ collisions at s=1.96TeV

    A. Abulencia;J. Adelman;T. Affolder;T. Akimoto

  • Measurement of the W Boson Mass with the Collider Detector at Fermilab

    T. Affolder;H. Akimoto;A. Akopian;M. G. Albrow

Frequent Co-Authors

D. Toback
D. Toback Texas A&M University
A. T. Goshaw
A. T. Goshaw Duke University
P. Lukens
P. Lukens Fermilab
Jacobo Konigsberg
Jacobo Konigsberg University of Florida
Bruce A. Barnett
Bruce A. Barnett Johns Hopkins University
A. Barbaro-Galtieri
A. Barbaro-Galtieri Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

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