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Michael Rowan-Robinson

Michael Rowan-Robinson

D-Index & Metrics

Physics

D-Index
153
Citations
120935
World Ranking
264
National Ranking
30

Michael Rowan-Robinson 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 Michael Rowan-Robinson sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 761 publications — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Michael Rowan-Robinson 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 Michael Rowan-Robinson sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 153 D-Index — 93rd percentile

93% 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

  • 2008 - Fred Hoyle Medal and Prize, Institute of Physics

Overview

Michael Rowan-Robinson is affiliated with Imperial College London in the United Kingdom. Their research spans the fields of Physics and Astronomy, with a particular focus on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics.

The main topics covered in their work include:

  • Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
  • Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
  • Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
  • Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
  • Astro and Planetary Science
  • Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing
  • Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • A. Efstathiou
  • D. Farrah
  • J. Afonso
  • D. L. Clements
  • Mark Lacy

The venues most commonly featuring their research are:

  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
  • RAS Techniques and Instruments
  • arXiv (Cornell University)

Notable recent papers include:

  • "A new look at local ultraluminous infrared galaxies: the atlas and radiative transfer models of their complex physics" (2021) published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • "Stellar and black hole assembly in z< 0.3 infrared-luminous mergers: intermittent starbursts versus super-Eddington accretion" (2022) published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • "A search for Planet 9 in the IRAS data" (2021) published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • "Synergies between interstellar dust and heliospheric science with an interstellar probe" (2023) published in RAS Techniques and Instruments
  • "Modelling JWST mid-infrared counts: excellent consistency with models derived for IRAS, ISO, and Spitzer" (2023) published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

Michael Rowan-Robinson received the Fred Hoyle Medal and Prize from the Institute of Physics in 2008.

Best Publications

  • Planck 2013 results. XVI. Cosmological parameters

    P. A. R. Ade;N. Aghanim;C. Armitage-Caplan

  • Planck 2013 results. XVI. Cosmological parameters

    P. A. R. Ade;N. Aghanim;C. Armitage-Caplan

  • Planck early results. XV. Spectral energy distributions and radio continuum spectra of northern extragalactic radio sources

    J. Aatrokoski;P. A. R. Ade;N. Aghanim;H. D. Aller

  • Planck 2013 results. XXII. Constraints on inflation

    P.A.R. Ade;N. Aghanim;M. Arnaud;F. Arroja;F. Arroja

  • The Herschel-SPIRE instrument and its in-flight performance

    Matthew Joseph Griffin;A. Abergel;A. Abreu;Peter A. R. Ade

  • Planck 2015. XX. Constraints on inflation

    P.A.R. Ade;F.X. Desert;J. Knoche;M. Giard

  • High-redshift star formation in the Hubble Deep Field revealed by a submillimetre-wavelength survey

    David H. Hughes;Stephen Serjeant;James Dunlop;Michael Rowan-Robinson

  • Unveiling Dust-enshrouded Star Formation in the Early Universe: a Sub-mm Survey of the Hubble Deep Field

    David Hughes;Steve Serjeant;James Dunlop;Michael Rowan-Robinson

  • The Infrared Astronomical Satellite (IRAS) mission

    G. Neugebauer;H.J. Habing;R.J. van Duinen;H.H. Aumann

  • Thermal infrared and nonthermal radio: remarkable correlation in disks of galaxies

    G. Helou;B. T. Soifer;M. Rowan-Robinson

  • Spectral Energy Distributions of Hard X-ray selected AGNs in the XMDS Survey

    M. Polletta;M. Tajer;L. Maraschi;G. Trinchieri

  • Joint Analysis of BICEP2/Keck Array and Planck Data

    P. A. R. Ade;N. Aghanim;Z. Ahmed;R. W. Aikin

  • The Infrared Astronomical Mission AKARI

    H. Murakami;H. Baba;P. Barthel;D.L. Clements

  • The Herschel Multi-tiered Extragalactic Survey: HerMES

    S. J. Oliver;J. Bock;J. Bock;B. Altieri

  • Planck 2013 results. VII. HFI time response and beams

    P. A. R. Ade;N. Aghanim;C. Armitage-Caplan

  • Planck 2015 results. XIV. Dark energy and modified gravity

    P. A. R. Ade;N. Aghanim;M. Arnaud

  • Planck 2015 results. I. Overview of products and scientific results

    R. Adam;P. A. R. Ade;N. Aghanim

  • SWIRE: The SIRTF Wide-area InfraRed Extragalactic Survey

    Carol J. Lonsdale;Harding E. Smith;Michael Rowan-Robinson;Jason Surace

  • Spectral Energy Distributions of Hard X-Ray Selected Active Galactic Nuclei in the XMM-Newton Medium Deep Survey

    M. Polletta;M. Tajer;L. Maraschi;G. Trinchieri

  • Planck 2015 results. II. Low Frequency Instrument data processing

    P. A. R. Ade;N. Aghanim;C. Armitage-Caplan

Frequent Co-Authors

Rob Ivison
Rob Ivison European Southern Observatory
Asantha Cooray
Asantha Cooray University of California, Irvine
Mattia Vaccari
Mattia Vaccari University of Cape Town
Seb Oliver
Seb Oliver University of Sussex
Duncan Farrah
Duncan Farrah University of Hawaii at Manoa
Douglas Scott
Douglas Scott University of British Columbia
Ismael Perez-Fournon
Ismael Perez-Fournon University of La Laguna
Matthew Joseph Griffin
Matthew Joseph Griffin Cardiff University
Jason Glenn
Jason Glenn Goddard Space Flight Center
Dimitra Rigopoulou
Dimitra Rigopoulou University of Oxford

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