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D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking National Ranking Publications Citations
Physics 119 830 447 447 73156

Nick Kaiser publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Nick Kaiser between 1982 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Nick Kaiser published across 44 years, from 1982 to 2025, averaging 10.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 45 publications in 2016. 3 of the 451 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1982 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 45. Peak 45 publications in 2016. 1982: 2 publications 1983: 1 publication 1984: 2 publications 1985: 1 publication 1986: 5 publications 1987: 5 publications 1988: 5 publications 1989: 7 publications 1990: 7 publications 1991: 10 publications 1992: 4 publications 1993: 4 publications 1994: 11 publications 1995: 5 publications 1996: 10 publications 1997: 6 publications 1998: 8 publications 1999: 8 publications 2000: 5 publications 2001: 6 publications 2002: 7 publications 2003: 8 publications 2004: 8 publications 2005: 5 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 5 publications 2009: 2 publications 2010: 19 publications 2011: 14 publications 2012: 25 publications 2013: 37 publications 2014: 40 publications 2015: 37 publications 2016: 45 publications 2017: 37 publications 2018: 24 publications 2019: 10 publications 2020: 6 publications 2021: 0 publications 2022: 0 publications 2023: 0 publications 2024: 0 publications 2025: 3 publications
1982 2025

451 publications in total across all disciplines

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Nick Kaiser: publications per year, 1982 to 2025
Year Publications
1982 2
1983 1
1984 2
1985 1
1986 5
1987 5
1988 5
1989 7
1990 7
1991 10
1992 4
1993 4
1994 11
1995 5
1996 10
1997 6
1998 8
1999 8
2000 5
2001 6
2002 7
2003 8
2004 8
2005 5
2006 5
2007 2
2008 5
2009 2
2010 19
2011 14
2012 25
2013 37
2014 40
2015 37
2016 45
2017 37
2018 24
2019 10
2020 6
2021 0
2022 0
2023 0
2024 0
2025 3
Total 451
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Nick Kaiser 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 Nick Kaiser 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, 443–462 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: 447 publications — 47th percentile

47% 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
443–462 131 447
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
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Nick Kaiser 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 Nick Kaiser 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, 118–119 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: 119 D-Index — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

View D-Index distribution as a table
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 69 119
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
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

  • 2008 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom
  • 1997 - Rutherford Memorial Medal in Physics, Royal Society of Canada

Overview

Nick Kaiser was affiliated with the University of Hawaii at Manoa in the United States. Their research primarily focused on fields related to physics and astronomy, with a significant number of publications addressing various subfields such as astronomy and astrophysics, instrumentation, molecular biology, ecology, and aerospace engineering.

The scientist's work covered several core topics, including stellar, planetary, and galactic studies; astronomy and astrophysical research; gamma-ray bursts and supernovae; solar and space plasma dynamics; astro and planetary science; genomics and phylogenetic studies; and bacteriophages and microbial interactions.

Nick Kaiser authored or coauthored multiple papers, some of which were published in notable venues. These include:

  • Pan-STARRS Photometric and Astrometric Calibration, 2020, The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
  • Pan-STARRS Pixel Processing: Detrending, Warping, Stacking, 2020, The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
  • The Pan-STARRS Data-processing System, 2020, The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
  • Pan-STARRS Pixel Analysis: Source Detection and Characterization, 2020, The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
  • VirDetector: a bioinformatic pipeline for virus surveillance using nanopore sequencing, 2025, Bioinformatics

They frequently collaborated with several researchers in their field. Prominent coauthors included:

  • E. A. Magnier
  • K. C. Chambers
  • R. J. Wainscoat
  • K. W. Hodapp
  • H. Flewelling

The publication venues where Nick Kaiser most often appeared consisted of:

  • The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
  • UNC Libraries
  • Bioinformatics
  • Journal of Virological Methods
  • arXiv (Cornell University)

Throughout their career, the scientist received recognition including the Rutherford Memorial Medal in Physics from the Royal Society of Canada in 1997 and was named a Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom, in 2008.

Best Publications

  • The statistics of peaks of Gaussian random fields

    James M. Bardeen;J.R. Bond;Nick Kaiser;A.S. Szalay

  • Clustering in real space and in redshift space

    Nick Kaiser

  • The Complete Light-curve Sample of Spectroscopically Confirmed SNe Ia from Pan-STARRS1 and Cosmological Constraints from the Combined Pantheon Sample

    D. M. Scolnic;D. O. Jones;A. Rest;A. Rest;Y. C. Pan

  • Excursion set mass functions for hierarchical Gaussian fluctuations

    J.R. Bond;S. Cole;G. Efstathiou;Nick Kaiser

  • On the spatial correlations of Abell clusters

    Nick Kaiser

  • The Complete Light-curve Sample of Spectroscopically Confirmed Type Ia Supernovae from Pan-STARRS1 and Cosmological Constraints from The Combined Pantheon Sample

    D. M. Scolnic;D. O. Jones;A. Rest;Y. C. Pan

  • Galaxy Luminosity Functions to z~1: DEEP2 vs. COMBO-17 and Implications for Red Galaxy Formation

    S. M. Faber;C. N. A. Willmer;C. Wolf;D. C. Koo

  • The Pan-STARRS1 Surveys

    K. C. Chambers;E. A. Magnier;N. Metcalfe;H. A. Flewelling

  • Galaxy luminosity functions to z∼ 1 from DEEP2 and COMBO-17: Implications for red galaxy formation

    S. M. Faber;C. N. A. Willmer;C. Wolf;D. C. Koo

  • Power spectrum analysis of three-dimensional redshift surveys

    Hume A. Feldman;Nick Kaiser;John A. Peacock

  • A Method for Weak Lensing Observations

    Nick Kaiser;Gordon Squires;Tom Broadhurst

  • Mapping the dark matter with weak gravitational lensing

    Nick Kaiser;Gordon Squires

  • Evolution and clustering of rich clusters

    Nick Kaiser

  • Pan-STARRS: a large synoptic survey telescope array

    Nicholas Kaiser;Herve Aussel;Barry E. Burke;Hans Boesgaard

  • Weak gravitational lensing of distant galaxies

    Nick Kaiser

  • THE Pan-STARRS1 PHOTOMETRIC SYSTEM

    J. L. Tonry;C. W. Stubbs;K. R. Lykke;P. Doherty

  • The DEEP2 Galaxy Redshift Survey: Design, Observations, Data Reduction, and Redshifts

    Jeffrey A. Newman;Michael C. Cooper;Marc Davis;S. M. Faber

  • The 60-μ and far-infrared luminosity functions of IRAS galaxies

    W. Saunders;M. Rowan-Robinson;A. Lawrence;G. Efstathiou

  • Biased clustering in the cold dark matter cosmogony

    Shaun Cole;Nick Kaiser

  • 23 High Redshift Supernovae from the IfA Deep Survey: Doubling the SN Sample at z>0.7

    Brian J. Barris;John Tonry;Stephane Blondin;Peter Challis

Frequent Co-Authors

K. C. Chambers
K. C. Chambers University of Hawaii at Manoa
P. A. Price
P. A. Price University of Hawaii at Manoa
Nigel Metcalfe
Nigel Metcalfe Durham University
Christopher W. Stubbs
Christopher W. Stubbs Harvard University
Richard J. Wainscoat
Richard J. Wainscoat University of Hawaii at Manoa
Adam G. Riess
Adam G. Riess Johns Hopkins University
Ryan J. Foley
Ryan J. Foley University of California, Santa Cruz
W. M. Wood-Vasey
W. M. Wood-Vasey University of Pittsburgh
Rolf-Peter Kudritzki
Rolf-Peter Kudritzki University of Hawaii at Manoa
Douglas P. Finkbeiner
Douglas P. Finkbeiner Harvard University

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