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.
This scientist: 3,081 publications — 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.
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.
This scientist: 162 D-Index — 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.
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.
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.
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