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 Martin J. Rees sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 615 publications — 70th percentile
70% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 1,469 publications or more.
The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Physics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Martin J. Rees sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 141 D-Index — 90th percentile
90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 185 D-Index or more.
Martin J. Rees is affiliated with the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. Their research spans the fields of physics and astronomy, with notable focus on subfields including astronomy and astrophysics, history and philosophy of science, atomic and molecular physics and optics, anthropology, and economics and econometrics.
The scientist's work covers a range of main topics such as space exploration and regulation, history and developments in astronomy, space science and extraterrestrial life, relativity and gravitational theory, cold atom physics and Bose-Einstein condensates, history of science and natural history, and gamma-ray bursts and supernovae.
Selected publications from recent years include:
Frequent coauthors include:
The scientist has published extensively in venues such as Astronomy & Geophysics, Physical Review. D/Physical Review. D., Nature, Physics World, and Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics.
Rees has authored books published by Harvard University Press, Cambridge University Press, and Princeton University Press. Notable titles include "The End of Astronauts" (2022), "Gravity's Fatal Attraction" (2020), and "On the Future" (2021).
The scientist's awards and honors include the Lilienfeld Prize from the American Physical Society (2017), the Institute of Physics Isaac Newton Medal for contributions to relativistic astrophysics and cosmology (2012), fellowship of The World Academy of Sciences (2007), UNESCO Niels Bohr Medal (2005), Oskar Klein Medal from the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (2002), membership in the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (1998), Benjamin Franklin Medal from the Franklin Institute (1998), the International Balzan Prize (1989), Dannie Heineman Prize for Astrophysics from the American Astronomical Society (1984), membership of the National Academy of Sciences (1982), and fellowship of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1975).
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