2026 Mordecai-Mark Mac Low: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	90	2231	2123	1129	1055	429	31274

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Overview

Mordecai-Mark Mac Low is affiliated with the American Museum of Natural History in the United States. Their primary field of study is Physics and Astronomy, with a specific focus on Astronomy and Astrophysics, which encompasses the majority of their publications. Additional subfields include Spectroscopy, Instrumentation, Atmospheric Science, and Aerospace Engineering.

Their research topics broadly cover several aspects of astrophysics and related sciences. These include:

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

Mordecai-Mark Mac Low has contributed to numerous respected scientific journals and publication venues. These include:

arXiv (Cornell University)
The Astrophysical Journal
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
The Astrophysical Journal Letters

Recent papers authored by or involving Mordecai-Mark Mac Low encompass various topics in astrophysics and interstellar phenomena. Notable works include:

Simulations of the star-forming molecular gas in an interacting M51-like galaxy (2020, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society)
Orbital Migration of Interacting Stellar Mass Black Holes in Disks around Supermassive Black Holes. II. Spins and Incoming Objects (2020, The Astrophysical Journal)
Anisotropic Infall and Substructure Formation in Embedded Disks (2022, The Astrophysical Journal)
Small-scale Dynamo in Supernova-driven Interstellar Turbulence (2021, The Astrophysical Journal Letters)
Symmetry Breaking in Dynamical Encounters in the Disks of Active Galactic Nuclei (2021, The Astrophysical Journal Letters)

Mordecai-Mark Mac Low frequently collaborates with several scientists, with repeated coauthorship observed with:

Simon Portegies Zwart
Eric P. Andersson
Claude Cournoyer-Cloutier
Brooke Polak
Ralf S. Klessen

Best Publications

Control of star formation by supersonic turbulence

Mordecai-Mark Mac Low;Ralf S. Klessen

2180
Citations
Rapid planetesimal formation in turbulent circumstellar disks

Anders Johansen;Jeffrey S. Oishi;Jeffrey S. Oishi;Mordecai-Mark Mac Low;Mordecai-Mark Mac Low;Hubert Klahr

1249
Citations
Starburst-driven Mass Loss from Dwarf Galaxies: Efficiency and Metal Ejection

Mordecai-Mark Mac Low;Andrea Ferrara

1246
Citations
Superbubbles in disk galaxies

Mordecai-Mark Mac Low;Richard McCray

795
Citations
Comparing the statistics of interstellar turbulence in simulations and observations - Solenoidal versus compressive turbulence forcing

Christoph Federrath;Christoph Federrath;Christoph Federrath;J Roman-Duval;J Roman-Duval;Ralf Klessen;Wolfgang Schmidt;Wolfgang Schmidt

739
Citations
The Energy Dissipation Rate of Supersonic, Magnetohydrodynamic Turbulence in Molecular Clouds

Mordecai-Mark Mac Low;Mordecai-Mark Mac Low

656
Citations
Kinetic Energy Decay Rates of Supersonic and Super-Alfvénic Turbulence in Star-Forming Clouds

Mordecai-Mark Mac Low;Ralf S. Klessen;Andreas Burkert;Michael D. Smith

654
Citations
Gravitational collapse in turbulent molecular clouds. I. gasdynamical turbulence

Ralf S. Klessen;Fabian Heitsch;Mordecai Mark Mac Low;Mordecai Mark Mac Low

530
Citations
WHAT IS DRIVING THE H I VELOCITY DISPERSION

D. Tamburro;H.-W. Rix;A. K. Leroy;M.-M. Mac Low;M.-M. Mac Low

509
Citations
Simulating Radiating and Magnetized Flows in Multi-Dimensions with ZEUS-MP

J. C. Hayes;M. L. Norman;R. A. Fiedler;J. O. Bordner

490
Citations
Growth of asteroids, planetary embryos, and Kuiper belt objects by chondrule accretion

Anders Johansen;Mordecai-Mark Mac Low;Pedro Lacerda;Martin Bizzarro

479
Citations
What is Driving the HI Velocity Dispersion

D. Tamburro;H.-W. Rix;A.K. Leroy;M.-M. Mac Low

447
Citations
Particle Clumping and Planetesimal Formation Depend Strongly on Metallicity

Anders Johansen;Andrew Youdin;Mordecai-Mark Mac Low

427
Citations
Superbubble blowout dynamics

Mordecai-Mark Mac Low;Richard Mccray;Michael L. Norman

421
Citations
Simulating Radiating and Magnetized Flows in Multiple Dimensions with ZEUS-MP

John C. Hayes;Michael L. Norman;Robert A. Fiedler;James O. Bordner

367
Citations
Simulating the Formation of Molecular Clouds. I. Slow Formation by Gravitational Collapse from Static Initial Conditions

Simon C. O. Glover;Mordecai-Mark Mac Low

360
Citations
On the relationship between molecular hydrogen and carbon monoxide abundances in molecular clouds

S. C. O. Glover;M.-M. Mac Low

357
Citations
The Stellar Mass Spectrum from Non-Isothermal Gravoturbulent Fragmentation

A.-K. Jappsen;R. S. Klessen;R. B. Larson;Y. Li;Y. Li

355
Citations
Turbulent Structure of a Stratified Supernova-driven Interstellar Medium

M. K. Ryan Joung;M. K. Ryan Joung;M. K. Ryan Joung;Mordecai-Mark Mac Low;Mordecai-Mark Mac Low

352
Citations
Comparing the statistics of interstellar turbulence in simulations and observations

C. Federrath;J. Duval;R. Klessen;W. Schmidt

163
Citations