2026 Michael Rowan-Robinson: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	153	264	253	30	28	761	120935

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World Ranking

Current World Ranking

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Current National Ranking

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Physics

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761

120935

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

16453
Citations
Planck 2013 results. XVI. Cosmological parameters

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

10746
Citations
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

3077
Citations
Planck 2013 results. XXII. Constraints on inflation

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

2585
Citations
The Herschel-SPIRE instrument and its in-flight performance

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

2457
Citations
Planck 2015. XX. Constraints on inflation

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

1993
Citations
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

1800
Citations
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

1751
Citations
The Infrared Astronomical Satellite (IRAS) mission

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

1436
Citations
Thermal infrared and nonthermal radio: remarkable correlation in disks of galaxies

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

1355
Citations
Spectral Energy Distributions of Hard X-ray selected AGNs in the XMDS Survey

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

1211
Citations
Joint Analysis of BICEP2/Keck Array and Planck Data

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

1132
Citations
The Infrared Astronomical Mission AKARI

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

1111
Citations
The Herschel Multi-tiered Extragalactic Survey: HerMES

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

1107
Citations
Planck 2013 results. VII. HFI time response and beams

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

1105
Citations
Planck 2015 results. XIV. Dark energy and modified gravity

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

1087
Citations
Planck 2015 results. I. Overview of products and scientific results

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

1083
Citations
SWIRE: The SIRTF Wide-area InfraRed Extragalactic Survey

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

1054
Citations
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

1017
Citations
Planck 2015 results. II. Low Frequency Instrument data processing

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

237
Citations