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P. F. L. Maxted 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 P. F. L. Maxted sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 545 publications — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

P. F. L. Maxted 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 P. F. L. Maxted sits on this spectrum.

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 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 100 D-Index — 56th percentile

56% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

P. F. L. Maxted is affiliated with Keele University in the United Kingdom and has contributed extensively to the field of Physics and Astronomy. Their work spans various subfields including Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Computational Mechanics, Oceanography, and Aerospace Engineering. The primary focus of their research lies within stellar, planetary, and galactic studies, along with related topics in astronomy and astrophysical research.

The researcher's contributions include publications in major scientific venues. The most frequent publication venues are:

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Repository for Publications and Research Data (ETH Zurich)
  • UNC Libraries

Coauthor collaborations have been an important part of their research output, with frequent collaborators including:

  • A. Collier Cameron
  • S. C. C. Barros
  • M. Gillon
  • R. Alonso
  • D. Barrado

Among the notable recent papers authored or coauthored by P. F. L. Maxted are:

  • "Six transiting planets and a chain of Laplace resonances in TOI-178," 2021, Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • "Analysis of Early Science observations with the CHaracterising ExOPlanets Satellite (CHEOPS) using pycheops," 2021, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • "WASP-186 and WASP-187: two hot Jupiters discovered by SuperWASP and SOPHIE with additional observations by TESS," 2020, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • "A pair of sub-Neptunes transiting the bright K-dwarf TOI-1064 characterized with CHEOPS," 2022, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • "The atmosphere and architecture of WASP-189 b probed by its CHEOPS phase curve," 2022, Astronomy and Astrophysics

The topics covered by their research include:

  • Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
  • Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
  • Astro and Planetary Science
  • Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
  • Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation
  • Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics
  • Geophysics and Gravity Measurements

This body of work reflects a broad engagement in both observational and instrumentation aspects of astronomy and astrophysics, with a particular emphasis on exoplanet discovery and characterization, as demonstrated by multiple studies involving the CHEOPS satellite and space- and ground-based telescopes.

Best Publications

  • The WASP project and the superWASP cameras

    Don Pollacco;I. Skillen;A. Collier Cameron;D. J. Christian

  • The origin of subdwarf B stars – I. The formation channels

    Zhanwen Han;Philipp Podsiadlowski;Pierre L. F. Maxted;Tom R. Marsh

  • The origin of sdB stars (II)

    Zhanwen Han;Philipp Podsiadlowski;Pierre F. L. Maxted;Tom R. Marsh

  • The origin of subdwarf B stars – II

    Z. Han;Ph. Podsiadlowski;P. F. L. Maxted;T. R. Marsh

  • Spin-orbit angle measurements for six southern transiting planets; New insights into the dynamical origins of hot Jupiters

    Amaury H.M.J. Triaud;Andrew Collier Cameron;Didier Queloz;David R. Anderson

  • WASP-12b: The hottest transiting planet yet discovered

    L. Hebb;A. Collier-Cameron;B. Loeillet;D. Pollacco

  • Spin-orbit angle measurements for six southern transiting planets New insights into the dynamical origins of hot Jupiters

    A. H. M. J. Triaud;A. Collier Cameron;D. Queloz;D. R. Anderson

  • WASP-12b: the hottest transiting extrasolar planet yet discovered

    L. Hebb;A. Collier-Cameron;B. Loeillet;Don Pollacco

  • A chemical survey of exoplanets with ARIEL

    Giovanna Tinetti;Pierre Drossart;Paul Eccleston;Paul Hartogh

  • Eclipsing binaries in open clusters. II. V453 Cyg in NGC 6871

    J. Southworth;P. F. L. Maxted;B. Smalley

  • Efficient identification of exoplanetary transit candidates from SuperWASP light curves

    A. Collier Cameron;D. M. Wilson;Richard G. West;L. Hebb

  • The first WASP public data release

    O. W. Butters;Richard G. West;D. R. Anderson;A. Collier Cameron

  • A high C/O ratio and weak thermal inversion in the atmosphere of exoplanet WASP-12b

    Nikku Madhusudhan;Nikku Madhusudhan;Joseph Harrington;Kevin B. Stevenson;Sarah Nymeyer

  • The binary fraction of extreme horizontal branch stars

    P.F.L. Maxted;U. Heber;T.R. Marsh;R.C. North

  • WASP-1b and WASP-2b: Two new transiting exoplanets detected with SuperWASP and SOPHIE

    A. Collier Cameron;F. Bouchy;G. Hebrard;P. Maxted

  • WASP-3b: a strongly-irradiated transiting gas-giant planet

    D. Pollacco;I. Skillen;A. Collier Cameron;B. Loeillet

  • Line-profile tomography of exoplanet transits – II. A gas-giant planet transiting a rapidly rotating A5 star

    A. Collier Cameron;E. Guenther;B. Smalley;I. McDonald

  • An orbital period of 0.94 days for the hot-Jupiter planet WASP-18b

    Coel Hellier;D. R. Anderson;A. Collier Cameron;M. Gillon;M. Gillon

  • WASP-3b: a strongly irradiated transiting gas-giant planet

    D. Pollacco;I. Skillen;A. Collier Cameron;B. Loeillet

  • KPD1930+2752 - a candidate Type Ia supernova progenitor

    P. F. L. Maxted;T. R. Marsh;R. C. North

Frequent Co-Authors

Barry Smalley
Barry Smalley Keele University
Coel Hellier
Coel Hellier Keele University
David R. Anderson
David R. Anderson Keele University
Don Pollacco
Don Pollacco University of Warwick
Michaël Gillon
Michaël Gillon University of Liège
A. Collier Cameron
A. Collier Cameron University of St Andrews
Stéphane Udry
Stéphane Udry University of Geneva
Didier Queloz
Didier Queloz University of Cambridge
Damien Ségransan
Damien Ségransan University of Geneva
Peter J. Wheatley
Peter J. Wheatley University of Warwick

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