2026 Nigel Metcalfe: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	93	2037	1934	171	163	258	32452

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Physics

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1934

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163

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32452

Overview

Nigel Metcalfe is affiliated with Durham University in the United Kingdom and has contributed extensively to the field of Physics and Astronomy. Their main research focus spans across Astronomy and Astrophysics, with particular attention to subfields including Instrumentation and Computational Mechanics.

Their work covers a range of scientific topics, notably:

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

Among their recent publications are several papers focused on the Pan-STARRS project and galaxy studies, published primarily in The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series and the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society:

"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
"The local hole: a galaxy underdensity covering 90 per cent of sky to ≈200 Mpc," 2022, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

Nigel Metcalfe frequently collaborates with a number of co-authors, including T. Shanks, E. A. Magnier, R. J. Wainscoat, Behzad Ansarinejad, and D. N. A. Murphy. These collaborations reflect a network of research partnerships within the astronomical community.

Their work has appeared in several prominent publication venues, with multiple contributions to:

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
arXiv (Cornell University)
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
UNC Libraries

Best Publications

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

2512
Citations
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

1662
Citations
The Pan-STARRS1 Surveys

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

1491
Citations
Overview of the DESI Legacy Imaging Surveys.

Arjun Dey;David J. Schlegel;Dustin Lang;Robert Blum

1409
Citations
The Gemini–North Multi‐Object Spectrograph: Performance in Imaging, Long‐Slit, and Multi‐Object Spectroscopic Modes

I. M. Hook;Inger Jørgensen;J. R. Allington‐Smith;R. L. Davies

907
Citations
The DESI Experiment Part I: Science,Targeting, and Survey Design

Amir Aghamousa;Jessica Aguilar;Steve Ahlen

698
Citations
The DESI Experiment Part I: Science,Targeting, and Survey Design

Amir Aghamousa;Francisco Prada;Ginevra Favole;Klaus Honscheid

638
Citations
A Three-dimensional Map of Milky Way Dust

Gregory M. Green;Edward F. Schlafly;Douglas P. Finkbeiner;Hans-Walter Rix

582
Citations
Super Luminous Ic Supernovae: catching a magnetar by the tail

C. Inserra;S. J. Smartt;A. Jerkstrand;S. Valenti

577
Citations
The SAMI Galaxy Survey: Instrument specification and target selection

J. J. Bryant;J. J. Bryant;M. S. Owers;A. S. G. Robotham;S. M. Croom

526
Citations
Galactic reddening in 3D from stellar photometry – an improved map

Gregory M. Green;Edward F. Schlafly;Douglas Finkbeiner;Hans-Walter Rix

474
Citations
Cosmological Constraints from Measurements of Type Ia Supernovae discovered during the first 1.5 years of the Pan-STARRS1 Survey

A. Rest;D. Scolnic;R. J. Foley;M. E. Huber

462
Citations
The Pan-STARRS1 Database and Data Products

H. A. Flewelling;E. A. Magnier;K. C. Chambers;J. N. Heasley

456
Citations
Super-luminous Type Ic Supernovae: Catching a Magnetar by the Tail

C. Inserra;S.J. Smartt;A. Jerkstrand;S. Valenti

454
Citations
Ultra-bright optical transients are linked with type Ic supernovae

A. Pastorello;S. J. Smartt;M. T. Botticella;K. Maguire

423
Citations
The Extremely Red, Young L Dwarf PSO J318-22: A Free-Floating Planetary-Mass Analog to Directly Imaged Young Gas-Giant Planets

Michael C. Liu;Eugene A. Magnier;Niall R. Deacon;Katelyn N. Allers

411
Citations
Overview of the DESI legacy imaging surveys

Arjun Dey;David J. Schlegel;Dustin Lang;Dustin Lang;Robert Blum

403
Citations
Rapidly evolving and luminous transients from Pan-STARRS1

Maria Rebecca Drout;R Chornock;Alicia M. Soderberg;Nathan Edward Sanders

343
Citations
Pan-STARRS Photometric and Astrometric Calibration

Eugene. A. Magnier;Edward. F. Schlafly;Douglas P. Finkbeiner;J. L. Tonry

333
Citations
Cosmological Constraints from Measurements of Type Ia Supernovae Discovered During the First 1.5 Yr of the Pan-STARRS1 Survey

Armin Wolfgang Rest;D. Scolnic;R. J. Foley;R. J. Foley;M. E. Huber

329
Citations