2026 Mark R. Krumholz: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	107	1297	1228	33	32	410	37272

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Current World Ranking

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Physics

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37272

Research.com Recognitions

2009 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Mark R. Krumholz is affiliated with the Australian National University in Australia. Their research primarily focuses on Physics and Astronomy, with significant contributions to the subfields of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Instrumentation, Computational Mechanics, and Atmospheric Science.

Their scholarly output covers topics including:

Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena
Astro and Planetary Science

Mark R. Krumholz has published numerous articles in notable academic journals and repositories. Frequent publication venues include:

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
arXiv (Cornell University)
The Astrophysical Journal
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Astronomy and Astrophysics

Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by Krumholz are:

"Cosmic ray transport in starburst galaxies", 2020, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
"The importance of magnetic fields for the initial mass function of the first stars", 2020, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
"The physics of gas phase metallicity gradients in galaxies", 2021, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
"Which feedback mechanisms dominate in the high-pressure environment of the central molecular zone?", 2020, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
"Evolution of Stellar Feedback in H ii Regions", 2021, The Astrophysical Journal

The scientist has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

Christoph Federrath
Roland M. Crocker
Kathryn Grasha
Daniela Calzetti
Matteo Messa

Among recognitions, Mark R. Krumholz was awarded the Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in 2009.

Best Publications

A General Theory of Turbulence-Regulated Star Formation, From Spirals to ULIRGs

Mark R. Krumholz;Christopher F. McKee

1487
Citations
A general theory of turbulence-regulated star formation, from spirals to ultraluminous infrared galaxies

Mark R. Krumholz;Christopher F. McKee

1103
Citations
COLD GASS, an IRAM legacy survey of molecular gas in massive galaxies: I. Relations between H2, HI, stellar content and structural properties

Amelie Saintonge;Guinevere Kauffmann;Carsten Kramer;Linda J. Tacconi

724
Citations
THE ATOMIC-TO-MOLECULAR TRANSITION IN GALAXIES. II: H I AND H2 COLUMN DENSITIES

Mark R. Krumholz;Mark R. Krumholz;Christopher F. McKee;Jason Tumlinson

707
Citations
Slow Star Formation in Dense Gas: Evidence and Implications

Mark R. Krumholz;Jonathan C. Tan

688
Citations
The formation of massive star systems by accretion.

Mark R. Krumholz;Richard I. Klein;Richard I. Klein;Christopher F. McKee;Stella S. R. Offner

655
Citations
The Atomic to Molecular Transition in Galaxies. II: HI and H_2 Column Densities

Mark R. Krumholz;Christopher F. McKee;Jason Tumlinson

629
Citations
The MOSFIRE Deep Evolution Field (MOSDEF) Survey: Rest-frame Optical Spectroscopy for ~1500 H-selected Galaxies at 1.37 ? z ? 3.8

Mariska Kriek;Alice E. Shapley;Naveen A. Reddy;Brian Siana

596
Citations
COLD GASS, an IRAM legacy survey of molecular gas in massive galaxies – I. Relations between H2, H i, stellar content and structural properties

Amélie Saintonge;Guinevere Kauffmann;Carsten Kramer;Linda J. Tacconi

569
Citations
A UNIVERSAL, LOCAL STAR FORMATION LAW IN GALACTIC CLOUDS, NEARBY GALAXIES, HIGH-REDSHIFT DISKS, AND STARBURSTS

Mark R. Krumholz;Avishai Dekel;Christopher F. McKee

564
Citations
COLD GASS, an IRAM Legacy Survey of Molecular Gas in Massive Galaxies: II. The non-universality of the Molecular Gas Depletion Timescale

Amelie Saintonge;Guinevere Kauffmann;Jing Wang;Carsten Kramer

561
Citations
Star Clusters Across Cosmic Time

Mark R. Krumholz;Christopher F. McKee;Joss Bland-Hawthorn;Joss Bland-Hawthorn

491
Citations
THE STAR FORMATION LAW IN ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR GAS

Mark R. Krumholz;Christopher F. McKee;Jason Tumlinson

473
Citations
Radiation-Hydrodynamic Simulations of Collapse and Fragmentation in Massive Protostellar Cores

Mark R. Krumholz;Richard I. Klein;Christopher F. McKee

472
Citations
The big problems in star formation: The star formation rate, stellar clustering, and the initial mass function

Mark R. Krumholz

431
Citations
COLD GASS, an IRAM legacy survey of molecular gas in massive galaxies - II. The non-universality of the molecular gas depletion time-scale

Amélie Saintonge;Guinevere Kauffmann;Jing Wang;Carsten Kramer

418
Citations
The Dynamics of Radiation Pressure-Dominated HII Regions

Mark R. Krumholz;Christopher D. Matzner

414
Citations
A Comparison of Methods for Determining the Molecular Content of Model Galaxies

Mark R. Krumholz;Nickolay Y. Gnedin;Nickolay Y. Gnedin

411
Citations
A general model for the CO–H2 conversion factor in galaxies with applications to the star formation law

Desika Narayanan;Mark R. Krumholz;Eve Charis Ostriker;Lars Hernquist

401
Citations
A minimum column density of 1 g cm -2 for massive star formation

Mark R. Krumholz;Mark R. Krumholz;Christopher F. McKee

376
Citations