2026 Nate Bastian: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	92	2127	2021	180	172	335	25158

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World Ranking

Current World Ranking

National Ranking

Current National Ranking

Publications

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Physics

2127

2021

180

172

335

25158

Overview

Nate Bastian is affiliated with Liverpool John Moores University in the United Kingdom and has an extensive record of academic contributions primarily in the field of Physics and Astronomy. Their research spans numerous subfields, including Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, and Ecology.

The scientist's work focuses on a wide range of topics related to stellar, planetary, and galactic phenomena. Major themes in their research include:

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

Nate Bastian's publication record includes multiple papers in notable journals, with frequent contributions to the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, arXiv (Cornell University), Astronomy and Astrophysics, Experimental Astronomy, and The Astrophysical Journal Letters.

Selected recent papers include:

"Kraken reveals itself - the merger history of the Milky Way reconstructed with the E-MOSAICS simulations" (2020, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society)
"Weighing stars from birth to death: mass determination methods across the HRD" (2021, arXiv (Cornell University))
"The accreted nuclear clusters of the Milky Way" (2020, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society)
"HAYDN" (2021, Experimental Astronomy)
"Predicting accreted satellite galaxy masses and accretion redshifts based on globular cluster orbits in the E-MOSAICS simulations" (2020, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society)

The scientist frequently collaborates with several other researchers. Among their most frequent coauthors are:

Sebastian Kamann
Joel Pfeffer
J. M. Diederik Kruijssen
Sara Saracino
Robert A. Crain

The breadth of Nate Bastian's research integrates both observational and theoretical approaches within Astronomy and Astrophysics, incorporating instrumentation and data analysis methods. Their work contributes to the understanding of galactic formation and evolution, stellar mass measurement, and the detailed dynamics of star clusters and satellite galaxies.

Best Publications

A Universal Stellar Initial Mass Function? A Critical Look at Variations

Nate Bastian;Kevin R. Covey;Michael R. Meyer

1077
Citations
Gas expulsion and the destruction of massive young clusters

Simon P. Goodwin;Nate Bastian

590
Citations
The Spatial Distribution of Star Formation in the Solar Neighbourhood: Do all stars form in clusters?

E. Bressert;N. Bastian;R. Gutermuth;S.T. Megeath

517
Citations
The formation and assembly history of the Milky Way revealed by its globular cluster population

J M Diederik Kruijssen;Joel L Pfeffer;Marta Reina-Campos;Robert A Crain

418
Citations
An analytical description of the disruption of star clusters in tidal fields with an application to Galactic open clusters

Henny Lamers;Mark Gieles;Nate Bastian;Holger Baumgardt

416
Citations
The VLT-FLAMES Tarantula Survey I: Introduction and observational overview

C. J. Evans;W. D. Taylor;V. Henault-Brunet;H. Sana

407
Citations
Evidence for the Strong Effect of Gas Removal on the Internal Dynamics of Young Stellar Clusters

NJ Bastian;SP Goodwin

405
Citations
Multiple Stellar Populations in Globular Clusters

Nate Bastian;Carmela Lardo;Carmela Lardo

382
Citations
The spatial distribution of star formation in the solar neighbourhood: do all stars form in dense clusters?

E. Bressert;E. Bressert;N. Bastian;N. Bastian;R. Gutermuth;S. T. Megeath

377
Citations
An analytical description of the disruption of star clusters in tidal fields with an application to Galactic open clusters

H. J. G. L. M. Lamers;M. Gieles;N. Bastian;H. Baumgardt

344
Citations
On the star formation rate – brightest cluster relation: estimating the peak star formation rate in post-merger galaxies

N. Bastian

342
Citations
On the Star Formation Rate - Brightest Cluster Relation: Estimating the peak SFR in post-merger galaxies

N. Bastian

320
Citations
Early disc accretion as the origin of abundance anomalies in globular clusters

N. Bastian;H. J. G. L. M. Lamers;S. E. de Mink;S. E. de Mink;S. N. Longmore

319
Citations
The Star Cluster Population of M51: II. Age distribution and relations among the derived parameters

N. Bastian;M. Gieles;H.J.G.L.M. Lamers;R. de Grijs

310
Citations
The VLT-FLAMES Tarantula Survey: I. Introduction and observational overview⋆

Chris Evans;W. D. Taylor;V. Hénault-brunet;H. Sana

293
Citations
The E-MOSAICS project: simulating the formation and co-evolution of galaxies and their star cluster populations

Joel Pfeffer;J M Diederik Kruijssen;Robert A Crain;Nate Bastian

282
Citations
The Effect of Stellar Rotation on Colour-Magnitude Diagrams: On the apparent presence of multiple populations in intermediate age stellar clusters

Nate Bastian;Selma de Mink

280
Citations
The dynamical state of stellar structure in star‐forming regions

J. M. Diederik Kruijssen;Thomas Maschberger;Thomas Maschberger;Nickolas Moeckel;Cathie J. Clarke

273
Citations
Clusters in the inner spiral arms of M51: the cluster IMF and the formation history

A. Bik;H.J.G.L.M. Lamers;N. Bastian;N. Panagia

259
Citations
The dynamical mass of the young cluster W3 in NGC 7252: Heavy-weight globular cluster or ultra-compact dwarf galaxy?

Claudia Maraston;N. Bastian;R. P. Saglia;Markus Kissler-Patig

236
Citations