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Mark Birkinshaw 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 Mark Birkinshaw sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 503 publications — 56th percentile

56% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Mark Birkinshaw 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 Mark Birkinshaw sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 85 D-Index — 31st percentile

31% 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

  • 1986 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Mark Birkinshaw is affiliated with the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom and specializes in Physics and Astronomy. Their research spans several subfields, including Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Aerospace Engineering, Instrumentation, and Oceanography.

The main topics covered in Birkinshaw's work include:

  • Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena
  • Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
  • Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology
  • Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
  • Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
  • Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics
  • Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies

Birkinshaw has published extensively with a significant number of works appearing in several key venues, including:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • The Astrophysical Journal
  • RAS Techniques and Instruments
  • Radboud Repository (Radboud University)

Recent noteworthy publications by Birkinshaw include:

  • "Magnetism Science with the Square Kilometre Array," 2020, Radboud Repository (Radboud University)
  • "Evidence of AGN feedback and sloshing in the X-ray luminous NGC 1550 galaxy group," 2020, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • "RMTable2023 and PolSpectra2023: Standards for Reporting Polarization and Faraday Rotation Measurements of Radio Sources," 2023, The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
  • "Compact Symmetric Objects. III. Evolution of the High-luminosity Branch and a Possible Connection with Tidal Disruption Events," 2024, The Astrophysical Journal
  • "Inverse-Compton scattering in the resolved jet of the high-redshift quasar PKS J1421−0643," 2020, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

Frequent collaborators in Birkinshaw's research include D. M. Worrall, Joanna Kuraszkiewicz, B. J. Wilkes, M. L. N. Ashby, and Mojegan Azadi.

Birkinshaw was awarded the title of Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in 1986.

Best Publications

  • BLAZARS IN THE FERMI ERA: THE OVRO 40 m TELESCOPE MONITORING PROGRAM

    Joseph L. Richards;Walter Max-Moerbeck;Vasiliki Pavlidou;Oliver G. King

  • The Detection of a Population of Submillimeter-Bright, Strongly Lensed Galaxies

    Mattia Negrello;R. Hopwood;G. De Zotti;A. Cooray

  • The Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array Sky Survey (VLASS). Science Case and Survey Design

    M. Lacy;S.A. Baum;C.J. Chandler;S. Chatterjee

  • An X-ray study of magnetic field strengths and particle content in FRII radio sources

    J. H. Croston;M. J. Hardcastle;D. E. Harris;E. Belsole

  • An X-Ray Study of Magnetic Field Strengths and Particle Content in the Lobes of FR II Radio Sources

    JH Croston;MJ Hardcastle;MJ Hardcastle;DE Harris;E Belsole

  • A Powerful Radio Halo in the Hottest Known Cluster of Galaxies 1E 0657–56

    H Liang;RW Hunstead;Mark Birkinshaw;P Andreani

  • A Powerful Radio Halo in the Hottest Known Cluster of Galaxies 1E0657-56

    H. Liang;R. W. Hunstead;M. Birkinshaw;P. Andreani

  • The XXL Survey: I. Scientific motivations - XMM-Newton observing plan - Follow-up observations and simulation programme

    M. Pierre;F. Pacaud;C. Adami;S. Alis

  • The SCUBA-2 Cosmology Legacy Survey: 850 μm maps, catalogues and number counts

    J.E. Geach;J.S. Dunlop;M. Halpern;Ian Smail

  • Chandra and XMM-Newton Observations of a Sample of Low-Redshift FRI and FRII Radio-Galaxy Nuclei

    D. A. Evans;D. A. Evans;D. M. Worrall;M. J. Hardcastle;R. P. Kraft

  • The XXL Survey - I. Scientific motivations − XMM-Newton observing plan − Follow-up observations and simulation programme

    M. Pierre;F. Pacaud;C. Adami;S. Alis;S. Alis

  • Chandra Discovery of a 100 kpc X-ray Jet in PKS 0637--752

    D. A. Schwartz;H. L. Marshall;J. E. J. Lovell;B. G. Piner

  • A measurement of the value of the Hubble constant from the X-ray properties and the Sunyaev-Zel'dovich effect of Abell 665

    M. Birkinshaw;John Hughes;K. A. Arnaud;K. A. Arnaud

  • Chandra Discovery of a 100 kiloparsec X-Ray Jet in PKS 0637–752

    D. A. Schwartz;H. L. Marshall;J. E. J. Lovell;B. G. Piner

  • The XMM-LSS survey. Survey design and first results

    M. Pierre;I. Valtchanov;B. Altieri;S. Andreon

  • The origins of X-ray emission from the hotspots of FRII radio sources

    M. J. Hardcastle;D. E. Harris;D. M. Worrall;M. Birkinshaw

  • The XMM-LSS survey: the Class 1 cluster sample over the initial 5 square degrees and its cosmological modelling

    F. Pacaud;M. Pierre;C. Adami;B. Altieri

  • The XMM-LSS survey. Survey design and first results

    Marguerite Pierre;Ivan Valtchanov;Ivan Valtchanov;Bruno Altieri;Stefano Andreon

  • Astronomical Data Analysis Software and Systems VI

    M Karovska;T Aldcroft;RA Cameron;J Deponte

  • American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts

    Belinda J. Wilkes;J. Kuraszkiewicz;M. Haas;R. Antonucci

Frequent Co-Authors

Martin J. Hardcastle
Martin J. Hardcastle University of Hertfordshire
Eric S. Perlman
Eric S. Perlman Florida Institute of Technology
William R. Forman
William R. Forman Harvard University
Keiichi Umetsu
Keiichi Umetsu Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Academia Sinica
Paul Nulsen
Paul Nulsen Harvard University
Paul T. P. Ho
Paul T. P. Ho Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Academia Sinica
Rob Ivison
Rob Ivison European Southern Observatory
Andrés Jordán
Andrés Jordán Adolfo Ibáñez University
Craig L. Sarazin
Craig L. Sarazin University of Virginia
Cristian Vignali
Cristian Vignali University of Bologna

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