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 Kim Griest sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 296 publications — 17th percentile
17% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 1,469 publications or more.
The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Physics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Kim Griest sits on this spectrum.
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.
Kim Griest is a researcher affiliated with the University of California, San Diego in the United States. Their academic focus spans a range of topics within physics, particularly involving the nature of dark matter and gravitational microlensing phenomena.
Their recognized contributions include advancing the theoretical understanding of relic abundance and detection mechanisms for particle dark matter. Additionally, they have contributed to the theory, discovery, and interpretation of gravitational microlensing, which is a technique used to detect objects that emit little or no light by observing the bending of light from distant stars.
Kim Griest has been acknowledged by professional organizations with notable awards. In 2001, they were named a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) with a citation emphasizing contributions to dark matter research and gravitational microlensing. Earlier, in 1994, they were awarded a Fellowship by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.
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