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P. L. McGaughey

D-Index & Metrics

Physics

D-Index
102
Citations
41038
World Ranking
1541
National Ranking
810

P. L. McGaughey 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. L. McGaughey sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 459 publications — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

P. L. McGaughey 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. L. McGaughey sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 102 D-Index — 59th percentile

59% 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

  • 1998 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For his contributions to experimental highenergy nuclear physics including his leadership of Fermilab E866, his penetrating contributions to the understanding of Jy production in nuclear collisions, and his insight and leadership in helping formulate the conceptual design of the PHENIX detector at RHIC

Overview

P. L. McGaughey is affiliated with Los Alamos National Laboratory in the United States and has contributed primarily to the field of Physics and Astronomy. Their research encompasses various subfields, including Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Spectroscopy, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, Radiation, and Epidemiology.

The scientist's main topics of work revolve around particle physics theoretical and experimental studies, high-energy particle collisions research, and quantum chromodynamics and particle interactions. Additional research interests include advanced NMR techniques and applications, atomic and subatomic physics research, and nuclear physics and applications.

McGaughey's recent publications reflect these areas of expertise. Notable papers include:

  • "Publisher Correction: The asymmetry of antimatter in the proton," published in 2022 in Nature
  • "Measurement of flavor asymmetry of the light-quark sea in the proton with Drell-Yan dimuon production in p+p and p+d collisions at 120 GeV," published in 2023 in Physical Review C
  • "A modern Q-meter system to measure the polarization of solid polarized targets," published in 2021 in Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment
  • "ENERGY LOSS OF FAST QUARKS IN NUCLEI," published in 2024 in OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information)
  • "Measurement of J/ψ and ψ(2S) production in p+p and p+d interactions at 120 GeV," published in 2024 in arXiv (Cornell University)

Frequent collaborators in McGaughey's research include D. Kleinjan, J. Dove, D. H. Morton, F. Sanftl, and M. B. C. Scott.

The venues where McGaughey has published most often comprise:

  • Nature
  • Physical Review C
  • Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment
  • OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information)
  • arXiv (Cornell University)

Recognition of McGaughey's contributions includes being named a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) in 1998. The citation acknowledges contributions to experimental high-energy nuclear physics, leadership in Fermilab E866, and involvement in understanding J/ψ production in nuclear collisions, along with participation in the conceptual design of the PHENIX detector at RHIC.

Best Publications

  • Formation of dense partonic matter in relativistic nucleus–nucleus collisions at RHIC: Experimental evaluation by the PHENIX Collaboration

    K. Adcox;S. S. Adler;S. Afanasiev;C. Aidala;C. Aidala

  • Suppression of hadrons with large transverse momentum in central Au + Au collisions at √sNN = 130 GeV

    K. Adcox;S. S. Adler;N. N. Ajitanand;Y. Akiba

  • PHENIX detector overview

    K. Adcox;S.S. Adler;M. Aizama;N.N. Ajitanand

  • Identified charged particle spectra and yields in Au + Au collisions at √sNN = 200 GeV

    S. S. Adler;S. Afanasiev;C. Aidala;N. N. Ajitanand

  • Elliptic flow of identified hadrons in [formula presented] collisions at [formula presented]

    S. S. Adler;S. Afanasiev;C. Aidala;N. N. Ajitanand

  • Suppressed π0 Production at Large Transverse Momentum in Central Au + Au Collisions at √sNN = 200 GeV

    S. S. Adler;S. Afanasiev;C. Aidala;N. N. Ajitanand

  • Energy loss and flow of heavy quarks in Au+Au collisions at sNN=200GeV

    A. Adare;S. Afanasiev;C. Aidala;N. N. Ajitanand

  • J/psi production versus centrality, transverse momentum, and rapidity in Au+Au collisions at root S-NN=200 GeV

    A. Adare;S. Afanasiev;C. Aidala;N.N. Ajitanand

  • Scaling properties of azimuthal anisotropy in Au+Au and Cu+Cu collisions at sNN=200GeV

    A. Adare;S. Afanasiev;C. Aidala;N. N. Ajitanand

  • Suppressedπ0Production at Large Transverse Momentum in CentralAu+AuCollisions atsNN=200GeV

    S. S. Adler;S. Afanasiev;C. Aidala;N. N. Ajitanand

  • Nuclear dependence of dimuon production at 800 GeV.

    D. M. Alde;H. W. Baer;T. A. Carey;G. T. Garvey

  • J/ψProduction versus Centrality, Transverse Momentum, andRapidity inAu+AuCollisions atsNN=200GeV

    A. Adare;S. Afanasiev;C. Aidala;N. N. Ajitanand

  • Enhanced Production of Direct Photons in Au plus Au Collisions at root s(NN)=200 GeV and Implications for the Initial Temperature

    A. Adare;S. Afanasiev;C. Aidala;N. N. Ajitanand

  • Absence of suppression in particle production at large transverse momentum in √sNN = 200 GeV d + Au collisions

    S. S. Adler;S. Afanasiev;C. Aidala;N. N. Ajitanand

  • Detailed measurement of the e+e- pair continuum in p+p and Au+Au collisions at √sNN = 200 GeV and implications for direct photon production

    A. Adare;S. Afanasiev;C. Aidala;N. N. Ajitanand

  • Improved measurement of the d̄/ū asymmetry in the nucleon sea

    R. S. Towell;P. L. McGaughey;T. C. Awes;M. E. Beddo

  • Suppression Pattern of Neutral Pions at High Transverse Momentum in Au plus Au Collisions at root S-NN=200 GeV and Constraints on Medium Transport Coefficients

    A. Adare;S. Afanasiev;C. Aidala;N.N. Ajitanand

  • Nuclear modification of electron spectra and implications for heavy quark energy loss in Au+Au collisions at sNN=200GeV

    S. S. Adler;S. Afanasiev;C. Aidala;N. N. Ajitanand

  • Measurements of higher order flow harmonics in Au+Au collisions at √sNN=200GeV

    A. Adare;S. Afanasiev;C. Aidala;N. N. Ajitanand

  • The PHENIX Collaboration

    A. Adare;S. Afanasiev;C. Aidala;C. Aidala;N. N. Ajitanand

Frequent Co-Authors

Jen-Chieh Peng
Jen-Chieh Peng University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
D. P. Morrison
D. P. Morrison Brookhaven National Laboratory
R. Seto
R. Seto University of California, Riverside
M. J. Tannenbaum
M. J. Tannenbaum Brookhaven National Laboratory
W. A. Zajc
W. A. Zajc Columbia University
E. O'Brien
E. O'Brien Brookhaven National Laboratory
T. C. Awes
T. C. Awes Oak Ridge National Laboratory
C. A. Aidala
C. A. Aidala University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
S. Nagamiya
S. Nagamiya Japan Atomic Energy Agency
Ryugo S. Hayano
Ryugo S. Hayano University of Tokyo

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