2026 Kent D. Irwin: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	106	1325	1255	694	646	805	46640

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Current World Ranking

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Physics

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46640

Overview

Kent D. Irwin is affiliated with Stanford University in the United States and specializes in the field of Physics and Astronomy, with a distinct focus on several subfields including Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, and Instrumentation.

Their research encompasses a broad range of topics, prominently featuring Cosmology and Gravitation Theories, Superconducting and THz Device Technology, Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology, Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena, Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena, Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena, and Astronomy and Astrophysical Research.

Kent D. Irwin's recent scholarly output includes the following papers:

Measurements of the E-mode polarization and temperature-E-mode correlation of the CMB from SPT-3G 2018 data, 2021, published in Physical review. D/Physical review. D.
The Atacama Cosmology Telescope: DR6 Gravitational Lensing Map and Cosmological Parameters, 2024, published in The Astrophysical Journal
The Atacama Cosmology Telescope: A Measurement of the DR6 CMB Lensing Power Spectrum and Its Implications for Structure Growth, 2024, published in The Astrophysical Journal
The SPTpol Extended Cluster Survey, 2020, published in The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
Measurements of B-mode polarization of the cosmic microwave background from 500 square degrees of SPTpol data, 2020, published in Physical review. D/Physical review. D.

Their frequent co-authors include:

P. A. R. Ade
Johannes Hubmayr
C. Tucker
M. Amiri
Zeeshan Ahmed

Kent D. Irwin's publications appear most often in the following venues:

arXiv (Cornell University)
Physical review. D/Physical review. D.
The Astrophysical Journal
Journal of Low Temperature Physics
IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity

Best Publications

Detection of $B$-Mode Polarization at Degree Angular Scales by BICEP2

Peter A. R. Ade;R.W. Aikin;D. Barkats;S.J. Benton

1875
Citations
The Simons Observatory : Science goals and forecasts

Peter Ade;James Aguirre;Zeeshan Ahmed;Simone Aiola;Simone Aiola

1250
Citations
Joint Analysis of BICEP2/Keck Array and Planck Data

P. A. R. Ade;N. Aghanim;Z. Ahmed;R. W. Aikin

1132
Citations
An application of electrothermal feedback for high resolution cryogenic particle detection

K. D. Irwin

940
Citations
Improved Constraints on Cosmology and Foregrounds from BICEP2 and Keck Array Cosmic Microwave Background Data with Inclusion of 95 GHz Band

P. A. R. Ade;Z. Ahmed;R. W. Aikin;K. D. Alexander

791
Citations
Amplification and squeezing of quantum noise with a tunable Josephson metamaterial

M. A. Castellanos-Beltran;K. D. Irwin;G. C. Hilton;L. R. Vale

753
Citations
Improved Constraints on Primordial Gravitational Waves using Planck, WMAP, and BICEP/Keck Observations through the 2018 Observing Season.

P A R Ade;Z Ahmed;M Amiri;D Barkats

714
Citations
SCUBA-2: the 10 000 pixel bolometer camera on the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope

W. S. Holland;W. S. Holland;D. Bintley;E. L. Chapin;A. Chrysostomou

712
Citations
Constraints on Primordial Gravitational Waves Using Planck, WMAP, and New BICEP2/Keck Observations through the 2015 Season.

P.A.R Ade;Z. Ahmed;R.W. Aikin;K.D. Alexander

708
Citations
Transition-Edge Sensors

K. D. Irwin;G. C. Hilton

699
Citations
The Atacama Cosmology Telescope: Cosmological Parameters from the 2008 Power Spectra

J. Dunkley;R. Hlozek;J. Sievers;V. Acquaviva

593
Citations
SPT-3G: A Next-Generation Cosmic Microwave Background Polarization Experiment on the South Pole Telescope

B. A. Benson;P. A. R. Ade;Z. Ahmed;S. W. Allen

569
Citations
The Atacama Cosmology Telescope: DR4 maps and cosmological parameters

Simone Aiola;Erminia Calabrese;Loïc Maurin;Loïc Maurin;Sigurd Naess

559
Citations
The Atacama Cosmology Telescope: Sunyaev-Zel'dovich selected galaxy clusters at 148 GHz from three seasons of data

Matthew Hasselfield;Matthew Hasselfield;Matt Hilton;Matt Hilton;Tobias A. Marriage;Graeme E. Addison;Graeme E. Addison

528
Citations
The atacama cosmology telescope: cosmological parameters from the 2008 power spectrum

J. Dunkley;J. Dunkley;R. Hlozek;J. Sievers;V. Acquaviva;V. Acquaviva

515
Citations
CMB-S4 Science Case, Reference Design, and Project Plan

Kevork Abazajian;Graeme Addison;Peter Adshead;Zeeshan Ahmed

514
Citations
The Atacama Cosmology Telescope: DR4 Maps and Cosmological Parameters.

Simone Aiola;Erminia Calabrese;Loïc Maurin;Sigurd Naess

476
Citations
US Cosmic Visions: New Ideas in Dark Matter 2017: Community Report

Yonit Hochberg;Yonit Hochberg;Anthony Villano;Andrei Afanasev;Andrew Geraci

439
Citations
The Atacama Cosmology Telescope: Cosmological Parameters from Three Seasons of Data

Jonathan L. Sievers;Jonathan L. Sievers;Renée A. Hlozek;Michael R. Nolta;Viviana Acquaviva

438
Citations
Detection of B-Mode Polarization in the Cosmic Microwave Background with Data from the South Pole Telescope

D. Hanson;S. Hoover;A. Crites;P. A.R. Ade

438
Citations