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94
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35947
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1972
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1017

Leo Blitz 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 Leo Blitz sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 374 publications — 33rd percentile

33% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Leo Blitz 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 Leo Blitz 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: 94 D-Index — 47th percentile

47% 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

  • 1984 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Leo Blitz is affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley in the United States. Their primary research domain lies within Physics and Astronomy, with a focus on Astronomy and Astrophysics. The scientist's work covers subfields including Instrumentation, Spectroscopy, and Nuclear and High Energy Physics.

The topics addressed by their research include:

  • Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
  • Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
  • Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
  • Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
  • Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
  • Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena
  • Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications

Among recent publications, notable works include:

  • "The EDGE-CALIFA survey: exploring the role of molecular gas on galaxy star formation quenching," 2020, published in Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • "WISDOM Project - IX. Giant molecular clouds in the lenticular galaxy NGC 4429: effects of shear and tidal forces on clouds," 2021, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • "CARMA SURVEY TOWARD INFRARED-BRIGHT NEARBY GALAXIES (STING). III. THE DEPENDENCE OF ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR GAS SURFACE DENSITIES ON GALAXY PROPERTIES," 2024, OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
  • "DENSE GAS FRACTION AND STAR FORMATION EFFICIENCY VARIATIONS IN THE ANTENNAE GALAXIES," 2024, OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
  • "The EDGE-CALIFA Survey: The Resolved Star Formation Efficiency and Local Physical Conditions," 2021, The Astrophysical Journal

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Leo Blitz include:

  • Alberto D. Bolatto
  • Erik Rosolowsky
  • S. N. Vogel
  • Adam K. Leroy
  • Dario Colombo

The scientist has published extensively in several venues, with recurring publications in:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
  • The Astrophysical Journal
  • The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

In 1984, Leo Blitz was awarded the fellowship of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.

Best Publications

  • The Relationship between Gas Content and Star Formation in Molecule-rich Spiral Galaxies

    Tony Wong;Tony Wong;Leo Blitz

  • DETERMINING STRUCTURE IN MOLECULAR CLOUDS

    Jonathan P. Williams;Eugene J. De Geus;Leo Blitz

  • The ATLAS3D project – I. A volume-limited sample of 260 nearby early-type galaxies: science goals and selection criteria

    Michele Cappellari;Eric Emsellem;Eric Emsellem;Eric Emsellem;Davor Krajnović;Richard M. Mcdermid

  • The ATLAS3D project – XX. Mass–size and mass–σ distributions of early-type galaxies: bulge fraction drives kinematics, mass-to-light ratio, molecular gas fraction and stellar initial mass function

    Michele Cappellari;Richard M. McDermid;Katherine Alatalo;Leo Blitz

  • The Role of Pressure in GMC Formation II: The H_2 - Pressure Relation

    Leo Blitz;Erik Rosolowsky

  • The Resolved Properties of Extragalactic Giant Molecular Clouds

    Alberto D. Bolatto;Adam K. Leroy;Erik Rosolowsky;Erik Rosolowsky;Fabian Walter

  • The ATLAS3D project – III. A census of the stellar angular momentum within the effective radius of early‐type galaxies: unveiling the distribution of fast and slow rotators

    Eric Emsellem;Eric Emsellem;Michele Cappellari;Davor Krajnović;Katherine Alatalo

  • Systematic variation of the stellar initial mass function in early-type galaxies

    Michele Cappellari;Richard M. McDermid;Katherine Alatalo;Leo Blitz

  • The ATLAS3D project XV: benchmark for early-type galaxies scaling relations from 260 dynamical models: mass-to-light ratio, dark matter, fundamental plane and mass plane

    Michele Cappellari;Nicholas Scott;Nicholas Scott;Katherine Alatalo;Leo Blitz

  • The Role of Pressure in GMC Formation II: The H2-Pressure Relation

    Leo Blitz;Erik Rosolowsky

  • The rotation curve of the Milky Way to 2 R(0)

    Michel Fich;Leo Blitz;Antony A. Stark

  • Extremely Inefficient Star Formation in the Outer Disks of Nearby Galaxies

    F. Bigiel;F. Bigiel;A. Leroy;A. Leroy;F. Walter;L. Blitz

  • Catalog of CO radial velocities toward galactic H II regions

    L. Blitz;M. Fich;A.A. Stark

  • Molecular gas at high galactic latitudes

    L. Magnani;L. Blitz;L. Mundy

  • THE ORIGIN AND LIFETIME OF GIANT MOLECULAR CLOUD COMPLEXES

    L. Blitz;F.H. Shu

  • Direct evidence for a bar at the Galactic center

    Leo Blitz;David N. Spergel

  • The Atlas3D project -- XIII. Mass and morphology of HI in early-type galaxies as a function of environment

    Paolo Serra;Tom Oosterloo;Raffaella Morganti;Katherine Alatalo

  • The ATLAS3D project - II. Morphologies, kinemetric features and alignment between photometric and kinematic axes of early-type galaxies

    Davor Krajnović;Eric Emsellem;Eric Emsellem;Michele Cappellari;Katherine Alatalo

  • High-Velocity Clouds: Building Blocks of the Local Group

    Leo Blitz;David N. Spergel;Peter J. Teuben;Dap Hartmann

  • The ATLAS3D project - VII. A new look at the morphology of nearby galaxies: the kinematic morphology-density relation

    Michele Cappellari;Eric Emsellem;Eric Emsellem;Davor Krajnović;Richard M. McDermid

Frequent Co-Authors

Raffaella Morganti
Raffaella Morganti Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy
Richard M. McDermid
Richard M. McDermid Macquarie University
Tom Oosterloo
Tom Oosterloo Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy
Martin Bureau
Martin Bureau University of Oxford
Michele Cappellari
Michele Cappellari University of Oxford
Sadegh Khochfar
Sadegh Khochfar University of Edinburgh
P. T. de Zeeuw
P. T. de Zeeuw Leiden University
Marc Sarzi
Marc Sarzi Armagh Observatory
Roger L. Davies
Roger L. Davies University of Oxford
Harald Kuntschner
Harald Kuntschner European Southern Observatory

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