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D-Index
93
Citations
48424
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2005
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1033

Lee Samuel Finn 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 Lee Samuel Finn sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 268 publications — 12th percentile

12% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Lee Samuel Finn 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 Lee Samuel Finn sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 93 D-Index — 46th percentile

46% 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

  • 2002 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For innovative contributions to the computational infrastructure for gravitational wave detection, detector modeling, data analysis and source simulations
  • 1992 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Lee Samuel Finn is affiliated with the Pennsylvania State University in the United States. Their academic profile encompasses a career marked by contributions primarily in physics and computational methods associated with gravitational wave detection and related scientific computations.

Their research expertise has been recognized by awards such as the Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) in 2002, for innovative contributions to computational infrastructure for gravitational wave detection, detector modeling, data analysis, and source simulations. Additionally, Lee Samuel Finn was named a Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in 1992.

While detailed records of publications, co-authors, and specific research topics are not available, the distinguished fellowships highlight focus areas involving computational physics, gravitational wave science, and data analysis methodologies as central to their scientific contributions.

Best Publications

  • Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Black Hole Merger

    B. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;M. R. Abernathy

  • Predictions for the rates of compact binary coalescences observable by ground-based gravitational-wave detectors

    J. Abadie;B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;M. Abernathy

  • Predictions for the Rates of Compact Binary Coalescences Observable by Ground-based Gravitational-wave Detectors

    J. Abadie;B. P. Abbott

  • Enhanced sensitivity of the LIGO gravitational wave detector by using squeezed states of light

    J. Aasi;J. Abadie;B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott

  • Characterization of the LIGO detectors during their sixth science run

    J. Aasi;J. Abadie;B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott

  • A gravitational wave observatory operating beyond the quantum shot-noise limit

    J. Abadie;B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott

  • Laser Interferometer Space Antenna

    I. Ciufolini;R. Schilling;B. Allen;P. Touboul

  • Observing binary inspiral in gravitational radiation: One interferometer

    Lee Samuel Finn;David F. Chernoff

  • The International Pulsar Timing Array project: using pulsars as a gravitational wave detector

    G. Hobbs;A. Archibald;Z. Arzoumanian;D. Backer

  • Detection, measurement, and gravitational radiation

    Lee Samuel Finn

  • The Last three minutes: issues in gravitational wave measurements of coalescing compact binaries

    Curt Cutler;Curt Cutler;Theocharis A. Apostolatos;Theocharis A. Apostolatos;Lars Bildsten;Lars Bildsten;Lee Smauel Finn;Lee Smauel Finn

  • An upper limit on the stochastic gravitational-wave background of cosmological origin

    B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;F. Acernese;R. Adhikari

  • Detector description and performance for the first coincidence observations between LIGO and GEO

    B. Abbott;R. Abbott;R. Adhikari;A. Ageev;A. Ageev

  • Limits on the Stochastic Gravitational Wave Background from the North American Nanohertz Observatory for Gravitational Waves

    P. B. Demorest;R. D. Ferdman;M. E. Gonzalez;David J. Nice

  • Black hole spectroscopy: Testing general relativity through gravitational wave observations

    Olaf Dreyer;Bernard J. Kelly;Badri Krishnan;Lee Samuel Finn

  • Search for gravitational waves from low mass compact binary coalescence in LIGO's sixth science run and Virgo's science runs 2 and 3

    J. Abadie;B.P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T.D. Abbott

  • Analysis of LIGO data for gravitational waves from binary neutron stars

    B. Abbott;R. Abbott;R. Adhikari;A. Ageev;A. Ageev

  • Beating the spin-down limit on gravitational wave emission from the Vela pulsar

    J. Abadie;B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;M. Abernathy

  • Gravitational radiation from a particle in circular orbit around a black hole. II. Numerical results for the nonrotating case.

    Curt Cutler;Lee Samuel Finn;Eric Poisson;Gerald Jay Sussman

  • Setting upper limits on the strength of periodic gravitational waves from PSR J1939+2134 using the first science data from the GEO 600 and LIGO detectors

    B. Abbott;R. Abbott;R. Adhikari;A. Ageev;A. Ageev

Frequent Co-Authors

Bruce Allen
Bruce Allen Max Planck Society
N. A. Robertson
N. A. Robertson California Institute of Technology
Maria Alessandra Papa
Maria Alessandra Papa Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics
Bernard F. Schutz
Bernard F. Schutz Cardiff University
J. A. Giaime
J. A. Giaime Louisiana State University
Karsten Danzmann
Karsten Danzmann Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics
Roman Schnabel
Roman Schnabel Universität Hamburg
Alessandra Buonanno
Alessandra Buonanno Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics
Alberto Vecchio
Alberto Vecchio University of Birmingham
Peter R. Saulson
Peter R. Saulson Syracuse University

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