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89
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34544
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2285
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198

Mark I. Wilkinson 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 I. Wilkinson sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 211 publications — 5th percentile

5% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Mark I. Wilkinson 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 I. Wilkinson sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 89 D-Index — 38th percentile

38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 185 D-Index or more.

Overview

Mark I. Wilkinson is affiliated with the University of Leicester in the United Kingdom and works primarily in the field of Physics and Astronomy. Their research encompasses diverse areas within Astronomy and Astrophysics, with a focus on stellar, planetary, and galactic studies as well as astrophysics and star formation studies.

Their scholarly contributions include publications in renowned venues such as OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) at La Trobe University, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Astronomy and Astrophysics, and Nature Machine Intelligence. These platforms reflect engagement with both theoretical and observational aspects of astrophysics and computational methods.

Key research topics that feature prominently in their work include:

  • Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
  • Astrophysics and star formation studies
  • Galaxies: formation, evolution, phenomena
  • Astro and planetary science
  • Atmospheric and environmental gas dynamics
  • Spectroscopy and laser applications
  • Advanced multi-objective optimization algorithms

Mark I. Wilkinson has coauthored several papers with frequent collaborators such as Jorge Peñarrubia, Jaehoon Cha, Jeyan Thiyagalingam, Dongwook Lim, and Andreas Koch. This network of collaboration spans multiple projects and publications, highlighting interdisciplinary work connecting observational data, modeling techniques, and computational analysis.

Notable recent papers authored or coauthored by Mark I. Wilkinson include:

  • "Breaking beta: a comparison of mass modelling methods for spherical systems," 2020, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • "Core radius evolution of star clusters," 2024, OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
  • "Chemodynamics of metal-poor wide binaries in the Galactic halo: Association with the Sequoia event," 2021, Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • "The dynamical modelling of dwarf spheroidal galaxies using Gaussian-process emulation," 2020, OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
  • "Discovering fully semantic representations via centroid- and orientation-aware feature learning," 2025, Nature Machine Intelligence

The venues where Mark I. Wilkinson publishes reflect a balance between traditional astronomy journals and more interdisciplinary or computational platforms, showing an integration of physics, modeling, and emerging artificial intelligence techniques in their work.

Best Publications

  • The Gaia mission

    T. Prusti;J. H. J. de Bruijne;A. G. A. Brown

  • Gaia Data Release 1 Summary of the astrometric, photometric, and survey properties

    A. G. A. Brown;A. Vallenari;T. Prusti

  • The Field of Streams: Sagittarius and its Siblings

    V. Belokurov;D. B. Zucker;N. W. Evans;G. Gilmore

  • The Field of Streams: Sagittarius and its Siblings

    V. Belokurov;D. B. Zucker;N. W. Evans;G. Gilmore

  • Design concepts for the Cherenkov Telescope Array CTA: An advanced facility for ground-based high-energy gamma-ray astronomy

    M. Actis;G. Agnetta;F. Aharonian;A. Akhperjanian

  • Cats and dogs, hair and a hero: A quintet of new milky way companions

    V. Belokurov;D. B. Zucker;N. W. Evans;J. T. Kleyna

  • Introducing the CTA concept

    B. S. Acharya;M. Actis;T. Aghajani;G. Agnetta

  • The Observed properties of Dark Matter on small spatial scales

    Gerard Gilmore;Mark I. Wilkinson;Rosemary F.G. Wyse;Jan T. Kleyna

  • The Observed Properties of Dark Matter on Small Spatial Scales

    Gerard Gilmore;Mark I. Wilkinson;Mark I. Wilkinson;Rosemary F. G. Wyse;Jan T. Kleyna

  • A CURIOUS NEW MILKY WAY SATELLITE IN URSA MAJOR 0

    D. B. Zucker;V. Belokurov;N. W. Evans;J. T. Kleyna

  • A Faint New Milky Way Satellite in Bootes

    V. Belokurov;D. B. Zucker;N. W. Evans;M. I. Wilkinson

  • The present and future mass of the Milky Way halo

    M. I. Wilkinson;N. W. Evans

  • A New Milky Way Dwarf Satellite in Canes Venatici

    D. B. Zucker;V. Belokurov;N. W. Evans;M. I. Wilkinson

  • A Curious Milky Way Satellite in Ursa Major

    D. B. Zucker;V. Belokurov;N. W. Evans;J. T. Kleyna

  • A constant dark matter halo surface density in galaxies

    F. Donato;G. Gentile;G. Gentile;P. Salucci;C. Frigerio Martins

  • Discovery of an unusual dwarf galaxy in the outskirts of the Milky Way

    M. J. Irwin;V. Belokurov;N. W. Evans;E. V. Ryan-Weber

  • An orphan in the "Field of Streams"

    V. Belokurov;N. W. Evans;M. J. Irwin;D. Lynden-Bell

  • Precession of the Sagittarius stream

    V. Belokurov;S. E. Koposov;N. W. Evans;J. Peñarrubia

  • Dark matter in dwarf spheroidals – II. Observations and modelling of Draco

    J. Kleyna;M. I. Wilkinson;N. W. Evans;G. Gilmore

  • The Origin of the Bifurcation in the Sagittarius Stream

    M. Fellhauer;V. Belokurov;N. W. Evans;M. I. Wilkinson

Frequent Co-Authors

Nick Evans
Nick Evans University of Southampton
Vasily Belokurov
Vasily Belokurov University of Cambridge
Eva K. Grebel
Eva K. Grebel Heidelberg University
Daniel B. Zucker
Daniel B. Zucker Macquarie University
Rosemary F. G. Wyse
Rosemary F. G. Wyse Johns Hopkins University
Gerard Gilmore
Gerard Gilmore University of Cambridge
Mike Irwin
Mike Irwin University of Cambridge
Justin I. Read
Justin I. Read University of Surrey
Timothy C. Beers
Timothy C. Beers University of Notre Dame
Paul C. Hewett
Paul C. Hewett University of Cambridge

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