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D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking National Ranking Publications Citations
Physics 162 190 118 3081 121347

N. Gehrels publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by N. Gehrels between 1978 and 2021, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. N. Gehrels published across 44 years, from 1978 to 2021, averaging 70.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 296 publications in 2005. 8 of the 3,104 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1978 to 2021. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 296. Peak 296 publications in 2005. 1978: 1 publication 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 2 publications 1984: 1 publication 1985: 1 publication 1986: 1 publication 1987: 2 publications 1988: 2 publications 1989: 1 publication 1990: 8 publications 1991: 7 publications 1992: 3 publications 1993: 10 publications 1994: 7 publications 1995: 22 publications 1996: 25 publications 1997: 17 publications 1998: 15 publications 1999: 12 publications 2000: 12 publications 2001: 19 publications 2002: 9 publications 2003: 20 publications 2004: 38 publications 2005: 296 publications 2006: 263 publications 2007: 219 publications 2008: 274 publications 2009: 217 publications 2010: 206 publications 2011: 212 publications 2012: 205 publications 2013: 263 publications 2014: 197 publications 2015: 180 publications 2016: 217 publications 2017: 92 publications 2018: 17 publications 2019: 3 publications 2020: 5 publications 2021: 3 publications
1978 2021

3,104 publications in total across all disciplines

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N. Gehrels: publications per year, 1978 to 2021
Year Publications
1978 1
1979 0
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 2
1984 1
1985 1
1986 1
1987 2
1988 2
1989 1
1990 8
1991 7
1992 3
1993 10
1994 7
1995 22
1996 25
1997 17
1998 15
1999 12
2000 12
2001 19
2002 9
2003 20
2004 38
2005 296
2006 263
2007 219
2008 274
2009 217
2010 206
2011 212
2012 205
2013 263
2014 197
2015 180
2016 217
2017 92
2018 17
2019 3
2020 5
2021 3
Total 3,104
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N. Gehrels 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 N. Gehrels sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 70 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 103–122 to 1,469+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 162. Most scientists, 162, have 323–342 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,469 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 1,469+ publications, is where this scientist sits. 103–122 publications: 7 scientists 123–142 publications: 10 scientists 143–162 publications: 31 scientists 163–182 publications: 35 scientists 183–202 publications: 53 scientists 203–222 publications: 81 scientists 223–242 publications: 85 scientists 243–262 publications: 112 scientists 263–282 publications: 114 scientists 283–302 publications: 126 scientists 303–322 publications: 136 scientists 323–342 publications: 162 scientists 343–362 publications: 155 scientists 363–382 publications: 156 scientists 383–402 publications: 134 scientists 403–422 publications: 145 scientists 423–442 publications: 147 scientists 443–462 publications: 131 scientists 463–482 publications: 131 scientists 483–502 publications: 116 scientists 503–522 publications: 106 scientists 523–542 publications: 103 scientists 543–562 publications: 87 scientists 563–582 publications: 84 scientists 583–602 publications: 94 scientists 603–622 publications: 70 scientists 623–642 publications: 76 scientists 643–662 publications: 60 scientists 663–682 publications: 54 scientists 683–702 publications: 60 scientists 703–722 publications: 48 scientists 723–742 publications: 64 scientists 743–762 publications: 48 scientists 763–782 publications: 37 scientists 783–802 publications: 43 scientists 803–822 publications: 34 scientists 823–842 publications: 36 scientists 843–862 publications: 32 scientists 863–882 publications: 32 scientists 883–902 publications: 31 scientists 903–922 publications: 25 scientists 923–942 publications: 15 scientists 943–962 publications: 24 scientists 963–982 publications: 13 scientists 983–1,002 publications: 21 scientists 1,003–1,022 publications: 21 scientists 1,023–1,042 publications: 16 scientists 1,043–1,062 publications: 9 scientists 1,063–1,082 publications: 19 scientists 1,083–1,102 publications: 11 scientists 1,103–1,122 publications: 17 scientists 1,123–1,142 publications: 11 scientists 1,143–1,162 publications: 7 scientists 1,163–1,182 publications: 4 scientists 1,183–1,202 publications: 10 scientists 1,203–1,222 publications: 8 scientists 1,223–1,242 publications: 16 scientists 1,243–1,262 publications: 4 scientists 1,263–1,282 publications: 10 scientists 1,283–1,302 publications: 5 scientists 1,303–1,322 publications: 7 scientists 1,323–1,342 publications: 4 scientists 1,343–1,362 publications: 8 scientists 1,363–1,382 publications: 6 scientists 1,383–1,402 publications: 7 scientists 1,403–1,422 publications: 3 scientists 1,423–1,442 publications: 4 scientists 1,443–1,462 publications: 4 scientists 1,463–1,468 publications: 3 scientists 1,469+ publications: 100 scientists
103–122 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 3,081 publications β€” 100th percentile

100% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Physics scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,678 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
103–122 7
123–142 10
143–162 31
163–182 35
183–202 53
203–222 81
223–242 85
243–262 112
263–282 114
283–302 126
303–322 136
323–342 162
343–362 155
363–382 156
383–402 134
403–422 145
423–442 147
443–462 131
463–482 131
483–502 116
503–522 106
523–542 103
543–562 87
563–582 84
583–602 94
603–622 70
623–642 76
643–662 60
663–682 54
683–702 60
703–722 48
723–742 64
743–762 48
763–782 37
783–802 43
803–822 34
823–842 36
843–862 32
863–882 32
883–902 31
903–922 25
923–942 15
943–962 24
963–982 13
983–1,002 21
1,003–1,022 21
1,023–1,042 16
1,043–1,062 9
1,063–1,082 19
1,083–1,102 11
1,103–1,122 17
1,123–1,142 11
1,143–1,162 7
1,163–1,182 4
1,183–1,202 10
1,203–1,222 8
1,223–1,242 16
1,243–1,262 4
1,263–1,282 10
1,283–1,302 5
1,303–1,322 7
1,323–1,342 4
1,343–1,362 8
1,363–1,382 6
1,383–1,402 7
1,403–1,422 3
1,423–1,442 4
1,443–1,462 4
1,463–1,468 3
1,469+ 100 3,081
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N. Gehrels 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 N. Gehrels sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 59 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 70–71 to 185+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 167. Most scientists, 167, have 80–81 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 185 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 162–163 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 70–71 D-Index: 76 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 110 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 143 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 153 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 144 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 167 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 167 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 166 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 132 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 155 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 134 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 137 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 102 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 112 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 110 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 116 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 97 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 103 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 87 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 90 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 78 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 75 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 67 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 69 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 59 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 53 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 42 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 41 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 33 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 32 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 45 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 19 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 24 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 28 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 31 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 20 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 12 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 24 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 23 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 15 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 15 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 11 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 17 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 12 scientists 166–167 D-Index: 11 scientists 168–169 D-Index: 9 scientists 170–171 D-Index: 9 scientists 172–173 D-Index: 11 scientists 174–175 D-Index: 4 scientists 176–177 D-Index: 8 scientists 178–179 D-Index: 5 scientists 180–181 D-Index: 3 scientists 182–183 D-Index: 4 scientists 184 D-Index: 4 scientists 185+ D-Index: 99 scientists
70–71 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 162 D-Index β€” 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 185 D-Index or more.

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Number of Physics scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,678 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
70–71 76
72–73 110
74–75 143
76–77 153
78–79 144
80–81 167
82–83 167
84–85 166
86–87 132
88–89 155
90–91 134
92–93 137
94–95 102
96–97 112
98–99 110
100–101 116
102–103 97
104–105 103
106–107 87
108–109 90
110–111 67
112–113 78
114–115 75
116–117 67
118–119 69
120–121 60
122–123 59
124–125 53
126–127 42
128–129 41
130–131 33
132–133 32
134–135 45
136–137 19
138–139 24
140–141 28
142–143 31
144–145 22
146–147 20
148–149 12
150–151 16
152–153 24
154–155 23
156–157 15
158–159 15
160–161 11
162–163 17 162
164–165 12
166–167 11
168–169 9
170–171 9
172–173 11
174–175 4
176–177 8
178–179 5
180–181 3
182–183 4
184 4
185+ 99
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2012 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2010 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2009 - Henry Draper Medal, United States National Academy of Sciences For his pioneering contributions to gamma ray astronomy. His leadership of the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory and the Swift Mission has led to new insights into the extreme physics of active galactic nuclei and gamma ray bursts
  • 1993 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For fundamental observational and theoretical studies in gammaray astronomy, and for the development of new detector technologies for lowbackground gammaray spectroscopy

Overview

N. Gehrels was affiliated with the Goddard Space Flight Center in the United States. Their research primarily spanned the fields of Physics and Astronomy as well as Engineering, with specific work in the subfields of Radiation, Astronomy and Astrophysics, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

The scientist's main topics of study included Advanced X-ray Imaging Techniques, Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations, and Particle Accelerators and Free-Electron Lasers.

Publications by N. Gehrels appeared notably in the venue arXiv (Cornell University), with a recorded paper titled Phase Fresnel Lens Development for X-ray and Gamma-ray Astronomy published in 2020.

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The scientist received several recognitions across their career. These included being named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2012 and a Member of the National Academy of Sciences in 2010. In 2009, they were awarded the Henry Draper Medal by the United States National Academy of Sciences for contributions related to gamma ray astronomy, particularly leadership in missions that advanced understanding of active galactic nuclei and gamma ray bursts. Earlier, in 1993, they were honored as a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) for fundamental studies and development of detector technologies in gamma ray spectroscopy.

Best Publications

  • GW170817: observation of gravitational waves from a binary neutron star inspiral

    B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;F. Acernese

  • GW151226: observation of gravitational waves from a 22-solar-mass binary black hole coalescence

    B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott

  • Confidence limits for small numbers of events in astrophysical data

    N. Gehrels

  • Gravitational Waves and Gamma-Rays from a Binary Neutron Star Merger: GW170817 and GRB 170817A

    B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;F. Acernese

  • GW170814: A three-detector observation of gravitational waves from a binary black hole coalescence

    B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;F. Acernese

  • Prospects for Observing and Localizing Gravitational-Wave Transients with Advanced LIGO, Advanced Virgo and KAGRA

    B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;M. R. Abernathy

  • Tests of general relativity with GW150914

    B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;M. R. Abernathy

  • FERMI LARGE AREA TELESCOPE FIRST SOURCE CATALOG

    A.A. Abdo;A.A. Abdo;Markus Ackermann;Marco Ajello;A. Allafort

  • Binary Black Hole Mergers in the First Advanced LIGO Observing Run

    B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott

  • The burst alert telescope (BAT) on the Swift MIDEX mission

    Scott D. Barthelmy;Louis M. Barbier;Jay R. Cummings;Jay R. Cummings;Ed E. Fenimore

  • Fermi Large Area Telescope Second Source Catalog

    P. L. Nolan;A. A. Abdo;A. A. Abdo;M. Ackermann;M. Ajello

  • Wide-Field InfrarRed Survey Telescope-Astrophysics Focused Telescope Assets WFIRST-AFTA 2015 Report

    D. Spergel;N. Gehrels;C. Baltay;D. Bennett

  • GW170608: Observation of a 19-solar-mass Binary Black Hole Coalescence

    B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott

  • GW170608: Observation of a 19 solar-mass binary black hole coalescence

    B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;F. Acernese

  • Binary Black Hole Mergers in the first Advanced LIGO Observing Run

    B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott

  • Exploring the Sensitivity of Next Generation Gravitational Wave Detectors

    B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;M. R. Abernathy

  • Enhanced sensitivity of the LIGO gravitational wave detector by using squeezed states of light

    J. Aasi;J. Abadie;B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott

  • Characterization of the LIGO detectors during their sixth science run

    J. Aasi;J. Abadie;B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott

  • An online repository of Swift/XRT light curves of Ξ“-ray bursts

    P. A. Evans;A. P. Beardmore;K. L. Page;L. G. Tyler

  • The Swift Gamma-Ray Burst Mission

    N. Gehrels;G Chincarini;P. Giommi;K. O. Mason

Frequent Co-Authors

T. Sakamoto
T. Sakamoto Aoyama Gakuin University
J. A. Kennea
J. A. Kennea Pennsylvania State University
K. L. Page
K. L. Page University of Leicester
E. Troja
E. Troja University of Rome Tor Vergata
V. Mangano
V. Mangano National Institute for Astrophysics
P. T. O'Brien
P. T. O'Brien University of Leicester
M. Perri
M. Perri Osservatorio Astronomico di Roma
C. Guidorzi
C. Guidorzi University of Ferrara
Bruce Allen
Bruce Allen Max Planck Society
Julie McEnery
Julie McEnery Goddard Space Flight Center

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