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D-Index
149
Citations
143593
World Ranking
302
National Ranking
178

Neil J. Cornish 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 Neil J. Cornish sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 631 publications — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Neil J. Cornish 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 Neil J. Cornish sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 149 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2013 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For pioneering work in cosmology and gravitationalwave science, including the characterization of the topology of our universe, and the development of techniques for studying gravitationalwave sources with spacebased lowfrequency gravitationalwave detectors

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Quantum mechanics
  • General relativity
  • Astronomy

His primary scientific interests are in Astrophysics, Gravitational wave, LIGO, Binary black hole and Astronomy. His Astrophysics study frequently involves adjacent topics like General relativity. His Gravitational wave study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Observatory and Pulsar.

His research integrates issues of Gamma-ray burst, Galaxy and Neutron star in his study of LIGO. His study explores the link between Neutron star and topics such as Kilonova that cross with problems in Milky Way, Primordial black hole and Gravastar. His studies deal with areas such as Luminosity and Section as well as Black hole.

His most cited work include:

  • Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Black Hole Merger (7103 citations)
  • GW170817: observation of gravitational waves from a binary neutron star inspiral (4913 citations)
  • GW151226: observation of gravitational waves from a 22-solar-mass binary black hole coalescence (2671 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Neil J. Cornish mainly focuses on Gravitational wave, Astrophysics, LIGO, Astronomy and Neutron star. His Gravitational wave research includes themes of Amplitude, Detector, Pulsar and Sky. In the subject of general Amplitude, his work in Gravitational wave background is often linked to Range, thereby combining diverse domains of study.

His Pulsar research includes elements of Polarization and Supermassive black hole. In general Astrophysics, his work in Binary black hole, Black hole, Gamma-ray burst and Galaxy is often linked to Population linking many areas of study. Neil J. Cornish has included themes like Stars, General relativity and Waveform in his LIGO study.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Gravitational wave (74.18%)
  • Astrophysics (60.60%)
  • LIGO (44.84%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2017-2021)?

  • Gravitational wave (74.18%)
  • Astrophysics (60.60%)
  • LIGO (44.84%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His scientific interests lie mostly in Gravitational wave, Astrophysics, LIGO, Pulsar and Astronomy. His study in Gravitational wave is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both General relativity, Detector, Sky, Pulsar timing array and Observatory. His work in the fields of Binary black hole, Galaxy and Gravitational wave background overlaps with other areas such as Population.

Neil J. Cornish focuses mostly in the field of Binary black hole, narrowing it down to topics relating to Redshift and, in certain cases, Supernova. His LIGO study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Gamma-ray burst, Waveform, Black hole and Neutron star. His Laser interferometer space antenna study, which is part of a larger body of work in Astronomy, is frequently linked to Harmonics, bridging the gap between disciplines.

Between 2017 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • GWTC-1: A Gravitational-Wave Transient Catalog of Compact Binary Mergers Observed by LIGO and Virgo during the First and Second Observing Runs (1290 citations)
  • GW170817: Measurements of Neutron Star Radii and Equation of State (831 citations)
  • Prospects for Observing and Localizing Gravitational-Wave Transients with Advanced LIGO, Advanced Virgo and KAGRA (582 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Quantum mechanics
  • General relativity
  • Black hole

Neil J. Cornish mostly deals with Astrophysics, Gravitational wave, LIGO, Neutron star and Binary black hole. His Astrophysics study incorporates themes from Amplitude and General relativity. His Gravitational wave study contributes to a more complete understanding of Astronomy.

He interconnects Stars, Black hole and Sky in the investigation of issues within LIGO. His research in Neutron star intersects with topics in Gamma-ray burst, Tests of general relativity, Coalescence and LIGO Scientific Collaboration. The Binary black hole study which covers Redshift that intersects with Supernova.

Best Publications

  • Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Black Hole Merger

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

  • 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

  • GWTC-1: A Gravitational-Wave Transient Catalog of Compact Binary Mergers Observed by LIGO and Virgo during the First and Second Observing Runs

    B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott

  • 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

  • GW170104: Observation of a 50-Solar-Mass Binary Black Hole Coalescence at Redshift 0.2

    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

  • GW170817: Measurements of Neutron Star Radii and Equation of State.

    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

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

    B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott

  • Predictions for the rates of compact binary coalescences observable by ground-based gravitational-wave detectors

    J. Abadie;B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;M. Abernathy

  • Predictions for the Rates of Compact Binary Coalescences Observable by Ground-based Gravitational-wave Detectors

    J. Abadie;B. P. Abbott

  • 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

  • Properties of the Binary Neutron Star Merger GW170817

    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

Frequent Co-Authors

N. A. Robertson
N. A. Robertson California Institute of Technology
Bruce Allen
Bruce Allen Max Planck Society
J. A. Giaime
J. A. Giaime Louisiana State University
Bernard F. Schutz
Bernard F. Schutz Cardiff University
Alessandra Buonanno
Alessandra Buonanno Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics
Karsten Danzmann
Karsten Danzmann Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics
Maria Alessandra Papa
Maria Alessandra Papa Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics
Roman Schnabel
Roman Schnabel Universität Hamburg
Nelson Christensen
Nelson Christensen Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur

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