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Max Pettini 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 Max Pettini sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 373 publications — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Max Pettini 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 Max Pettini sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 121 D-Index — 79th percentile

79% 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

  • 2010 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom

Overview

Max Pettini is affiliated with the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the field of Physics and Astronomy, with a focus on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, and Global and Planetary Change.

The scientist has contributed extensively to topics such as:

  • Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
  • Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
  • Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
  • Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
  • Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena
  • Scientific Research and Discoveries
  • Astro and Planetary Science

Max Pettini's frequent publication venues include:

  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • The Astrophysical Journal
  • Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia
  • OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)

Some of the recent papers featuring Max Pettini's research are:

  • "Precision measures of the primordial abundance of deuterium," 2024, OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
  • "The Keck Baryonic Structure Survey: using foreground/background galaxy pairs to trace the structure and kinematics of circumgalactic neutral hydrogen at z ∼ 2," 2020, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • "FLASH early science - discovery of an intervening H i 21-cm absorber from an ASKAP survey of the GAMA 23 field," 2020, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • "The First Large Absorption Survey in Hi(FLASH): I. Science goals and survey design," 2022, Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia
  • "A bound on the 12C/13C ratio in near-pristine gas with ESPRESSO," 2020, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

The scientist frequently collaborates with several other researchers including:

  • Naveen A. Reddy
  • Alice E. Shapley
  • Ryan Cooke
  • Charles C. Steidel
  • Ryan L. Sanders

Among accolades, Max Pettini was named a Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom in 2010.

Best Publications

  • [O III] / [N II] as an abundance indicator at high redshift

    Max Pettini;Bernard E. J. Pagel

  • Rest-Frame Ultraviolet Spectra of z ∼ 3 Lyman Break Galaxies*

    Alice E. Shapley;Charles C. Steidel;Max Pettini;Kurt L. Adelberger

  • The Structure and Kinematics of the Circum-Galactic Medium from Far-UV Spectra of z~2-3 Galaxies

    C. C. Steidel;D. K. Erb;A. E. Shapley;M. Pettini

  • Transient optical emission from the error box of the gamma-ray burst of 28 February 1997

    J vanParadijs;J vanParadijs;PJ Groot;T Galama;C Kouveliotou;C Kouveliotou

  • The Mass-Metallicity Relation at z≳2*

    Dawn K. Erb;Dawn K. Erb;Alice E. Shapley;Alice E. Shapley;Max Pettini;Charles C. Steidel

  • THE STRUCTURE AND KINEMATICS OF THE CIRCUMGALACTIC MEDIUM FROM FAR-ULTRAVIOLET SPECTRA OF z ≃ 2-3 GALAXIES*

    Charles C. Steidel;Dawn K. Erb;Alice E. Shapley;Alice E. Shapley;Max Pettini;Max Pettini

  • The Rest-Frame Optical Spectra of Lyman Break Galaxies: Star Formation, Extinction, Abundances, and Kinematics*

    Max Pettini;Alice E. Shapley;Charles C. Steidel;Jean-Gabriel Cuby

  • Lyman Alpha Imaging of a Proto-Cluster Region at =3.09

    C.C. Steidel;K.L. Adelberger;A.E. Shapley;M. Pettini

  • A Survey of Star-Forming Galaxies in the z=1.4-2.5 `Redshift Desert': Overview

    C. C. Steidel;A. E. Shapley;M. Pettini;K. L. Adelberger

  • Lyman Break Galaxies at Redshift z ~ 3: Survey Description and Full Data Set*

    Charles C. Steidel;Kurt L. Adelberger;Alice E. Shapley;Max Pettini

  • Lyα Imaging of a Proto-Cluster Region at ⟨z⟩ = 3.09*

    Charles C. Steidel;Kurt L. Adelberger;Alice E. Shapley;Max Pettini

  • A SURVEY OF STAR-FORMING GALAXIES IN THE 1.4 z 2.5 REDSHIFT DESERT: OVERVIEW

    Charles C. Steidel;Alice E. Shapley;Alice E. Shapley;M. A. X. Pettini;Kurt L. Adelberger

  • STRONG NEBULAR LINE RATIOS IN THE SPECTRA of z ∼ 2-3 STAR FORMING GALAXIES: FIRST RESULTS FROM KBSS-MOSFIRE*

    Charles C. Steidel;Gwen C. Rudie;Gwen C. Rudie;Gwen C. Rudie;Allison L. Strom;Max Pettini

  • A Large Structure of Galaxies at Redshift z ~ 3 and Its Cosmological Implications*

    Charles C. Steidel;Charles C. Steidel;Kurt L. Adelberger;Mark Dickinson;Mark Dickinson;Mauro Giavalisco

  • Multi-Wavelength Constraints on the Cosmic Star Formation History from Spectroscopy: the Rest-Frame UV, H-alpha, and Infrared Luminosity Functions at Redshifts 1.9<z<3.4

    Naveen A. Reddy;Charles C. Steidel;Max Pettini;Kurt L. Adelberger

  • The Rest-Frame Optical Properties of z 3 Galaxies

    Alice E. Shapley;Charles C. Steidel;Kurt L. Adelberger;Mark Dickinson

  • The Ultraviolet Spectrum of MS 1512–cB58: An Insight into Lyman-Break Galaxies*

    Max Pettini;Charles C. Steidel;Kurt L. Adelberger;Mark Dickinson

  • Galaxies and Intergalactic Matter at Redshift z ~ 3: Overview*

    Kurt L. Adelberger;Charles C. Steidel;Alice E. Shapley;Max Pettini

  • Lyman-Continuum Emission from Galaxies at z ≃ 3.4 *

    Charles C. Steidel;Max Pettini;Kurt L. Adelberger

  • The Stellar, Gas, and Dynamical Masses of Star-forming Galaxies at z ~ 2

    Dawn K. Erb;Charles C. Steidel;Alice E. Shapley;Max Pettini

Frequent Co-Authors

Charles C. Steidel
Charles C. Steidel California Institute of Technology
Alice E. Shapley
Alice E. Shapley University of California, Los Angeles
Sara L. Ellison
Sara L. Ellison University of Victoria
Dawn K. Erb
Dawn K. Erb University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
Mark Dickinson
Mark Dickinson National Optical Astronomy Observatory
Martin Asplund
Martin Asplund Australian National University
Mauro Giavalisco
Mauro Giavalisco University of Massachusetts Amherst
Naveen A. Reddy
Naveen A. Reddy University of California, Riverside
Michael T. Murphy
Michael T. Murphy Swinburne University of Technology
Poul Nissen
Poul Nissen Aarhus University

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