2026 Mark Birkinshaw: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	85	2616	2489	229	220	503	23985

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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

594
Citations
The Detection of a Population of Submillimeter-Bright, Strongly Lensed Galaxies

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

531
Citations
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

475
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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

404
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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

358
Citations
A Powerful Radio Halo in the Hottest Known Cluster of Galaxies 1E 0657–56

H Liang;RW Hunstead;Mark Birkinshaw;P Andreani

357
Citations
A Powerful Radio Halo in the Hottest Known Cluster of Galaxies 1E0657-56

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

339
Citations
The XXL Survey: I. Scientific motivations - XMM-Newton observing plan - Follow-up observations and simulation programme

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

321
Citations
The SCUBA-2 Cosmology Legacy Survey: 850 μm maps, catalogues and number counts

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

314
Citations
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

314
Citations
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

291
Citations
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

290
Citations
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

264
Citations
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

257
Citations
The XMM-LSS survey. Survey design and first results

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

252
Citations
The origins of X-ray emission from the hotspots of FRII radio sources

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

252
Citations
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

250
Citations
The XMM-LSS survey. Survey design and first results

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

244
Citations
Astronomical Data Analysis Software and Systems VI

M Karovska;T Aldcroft;RA Cameron;J Deponte

152
Citations
American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts

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

1
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