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95
Citations
31464
World Ranking
1935
National Ranking
38

Norman Murray 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 Norman Murray sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 253 publications — 10th percentile

10% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Norman Murray 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 Norman Murray sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 95 D-Index — 49th percentile

49% 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

  • 2020 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2006 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For fundamental contributions to the theory of active galactic nuclei, black hole and star formation in galactic disks, planet formation, and the dynamics of planetary systems

Overview

Norman Murray is affiliated with the University of Toronto in Canada. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Physics and Astronomy, with a substantial body of work spanning 205 publications. Within this broad field, they have contributed extensively to subfields such as Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, General Health Professions, and Global and Planetary Change.

The main topics of their work include:

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

Norman Murray has frequently published in several scholarly venues. The most prolific include:

  • arXiv (Cornell University) with 32 publications
  • The Astrophysical Journal with 20 publications
  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society with 16 publications
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics with 4 publications
  • The Open Journal of Astrophysics with 4 publications

Their recent papers demonstrate a focus on galactic phenomena and cosmic structures. Selected recent publications are:

  • "Properties of the circumgalactic medium in cosmic ray-dominated galaxy haloes" (2020), Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • "Characterizing mass, momentum, energy, and metal outflow rates of multiphase galactic winds in the FIRE-2 cosmological simulations" (2021), Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • "Virialization of the Inner CGM in the FIRE Simulations and Implications for Galaxy Disks, Star Formation, and Feedback" (2021), The Astrophysical Journal
  • "Self-consistent proto-globular cluster formation in cosmological simulations of high-redshift galaxies" (2020), Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • "CCAT-prime Collaboration: Science Goals and Forecasts with Prime-Cam on the Fred Young Submillimeter Telescope" (2022), The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series

Their collaborations include frequent co-authorship with several researchers, notably:

  • Philip F. Hopkins
  • Claude-André Faucher-Giguère
  • Patrick C. Breysse
  • Dongwoo T. Chung
  • Dušan Kereš

Norman Murray has received recognition through awards, including being named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2020. Additionally, they were honored as a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) in 2006 with a citation acknowledging fundamental contributions across multiple areas including the theory of active galactic nuclei, star and planet formation, and the dynamics of planetary systems.

Best Publications

  • Galaxies on FIRE (Feedback In Realistic Environments): stellar feedback explains cosmologically inefficient star formation

    Philip F. Hopkins;Philip F. Hopkins;Dušan Kereš;José Oñorbe;Claude André Faucher-Giguère;Claude André Faucher-Giguère

  • ON THE MAXIMUM LUMINOSITY OF GALAXIES AND THEIR CENTRAL BLACK HOLES: FEEDBACK FROM MOMENTUM-DRIVEN WINDS

    Norman Murray;Norman Murray;Eliot Quataert;Todd A. Thompson

  • Accretion Disk Winds from Active Galactic Nuclei

    N. Murray;J. Chiang;S. A. Grossman;G. M. Voit

  • FIRE-2 simulations: physics versus numerics in galaxy formation

    Philip F. Hopkins;Andrew Wetzel;Andrew Wetzel;Andrew Wetzel;Dušan Kereš;Claude André Faucher-Giguère

  • Radiation Pressure-supported Starburst Disks and Active Galactic Nucleus Fueling

    Todd A. Thompson;Eliot Quataert;Norman Murray;Norman Murray

  • The use of transit timing to detect terrestrial-mass extrasolar planets.

    Matthew J. Holman;Norman W. Murray

  • Atmospheric Escape From Hot Jupiters

    Ruth A. Murray-Clay;Ruth A. Murray-Clay;Eugene I. Chiang;Norman Murray

  • The Disruption of Giant Molecular Clouds by Radiation Pressure and the Efficiency of Star Formation in Galaxies

    Norman Murray;Eliot Quataert;Todd A. Thompson

  • Gusty, gaseous flows of FIRE: Galactic winds in cosmological simulations with explicit stellar feedback

    Alexander L. Muratov;Dušan Kereš;Claude André Faucher-Giguère;Philip F. Hopkins

  • Stellar Feedback in Galaxies and the Origin of Galaxy-scale Winds

    Philip F. Hopkins;Eliot Quataert;Norman Murray

  • Self-regulated star formation in galaxies via momentum input from massive stars

    Philip F. Hopkins;Eliot Quataert;Norman Murray

  • The Disruption of Giant Molecular Clouds by Radiation Pressure & the Efficiency of Star Formation in Galaxies

    Norman Murray;Eliot Quataert;Todd A. Thompson;Todd A. Thompson

  • The cosmic baryon cycle and galaxy mass assembly in the FIRE simulations

    Daniel Anglés-Alcázar;Claude André Faucher-Giguère;Dušan Kereš;Philip F. Hopkins

  • Star Formation Efficiencies and Lifetimes of Giant Molecular Clouds in the Milky Way

    Norman Murray

  • What controls star formation in the central 500 pc of the Galaxy

    J. M. Diederik Kruijssen;Steven N. Longmore;Steven N. Longmore;Bruce G. Elmegreen;Norman Murray

  • Forged in FIRE: cusps, cores and baryons in low-mass dwarf galaxies

    Jose Oñorbe;Jose Oñorbe;Michael Boylan-Kolchin;Michael Boylan-Kolchin;James S. Bullock;Philip F. Hopkins

  • TESTING IN SITU ASSEMBLY WITH THE KEPLER PLANET CANDIDATE SAMPLE

    Brad M. S. Hansen;Norm Murray

  • Variations in the Galactic star formation rate and density thresholds for star formation

    S. N. Longmore;J. Bally;L. Testi;L. Testi;C. R. Purcell;C. R. Purcell

  • Disk Winds and Disk Emission Lines

    N. Murray;J. Chiang

  • Excitation of solar p-modes

    Peter Goldreich;Norman Murray;Pawan Kumar

Frequent Co-Authors

Philip F. Hopkins
Philip F. Hopkins California Institute of Technology
Eliot Quataert
Eliot Quataert Princeton University
Claude André Faucher-Giguère
Claude André Faucher-Giguère Northwestern University
Dušan Kereš
Dušan Kereš University of California, San Diego
Todd A. Thompson
Todd A. Thompson The Ohio State University
Michael Boylan-Kolchin
Michael Boylan-Kolchin The University of Texas at Austin
Matthew J. Holman
Matthew J. Holman Harvard University
Lee Armus
Lee Armus California Institute of Technology
Crystal L. Martin
Crystal L. Martin University of California, Santa Barbara
Risa H. Wechsler
Risa H. Wechsler Stanford University

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