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Physics

D-Index
83
Citations
29723
World Ranking
2752
National Ranking
1356

P. Sommers 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. Sommers sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 412 publications — 40th percentile

40% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

P. Sommers 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. Sommers 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: 83 D-Index — 26th percentile

26% 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

  • 2007 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For his significant contributions to experimental cosmic ray physics, for his major part in designing and building the Pierre Auger Cosmic Ray Observatory, and his leadership role in using it to obtain novel and important insights into the nature and properties of the highest energy cosmic rays

Overview

P. Sommers is affiliated with Pennsylvania State University in the United States. Their work is connected to experimental cosmic ray physics, involving the design and construction of significant research facilities.

In 2007, they were recognized as a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS). The citation highlighted their significant contributions to experimental cosmic ray physics, a major role in developing the Pierre Auger Cosmic Ray Observatory, and leadership in obtaining novel insights into the nature and properties of the highest energy cosmic rays.

Best Publications

  • Correlation of the highest-energy cosmic rays with nearby extragalactic objects.

    J. Abraham;P. Abreu;M. Aglietta

  • Properties and performance of the prototype instrument for the Pierre Auger Observatory

    J. Abraham;M. Aglietta;I. C. Aguirre;M. Albrow

  • Observation of the suppression of the flux of cosmic rays above 4x10(19) eV

    J. Abraham;P. Abreu;M. Aglietta;C. Aguirre

  • Evidence for correlated changes in the spectrum and composition of cosmic rays at extremely high energies.

    D. J. Bird;S. C. Corbató;H. Y. Dai;B. R. Dawson

  • Detection of a Cosmic Ray with Measured Energy Well beyond the Expected Spectral Cutoff due to Cosmic Microwave Radiation

    D. J. Bird;S. C. Corbato;H. Y. Dai;J. W. Elbert

  • The Cosmic ray energy spectrum observed by the Fly's Eye

    D. J. Bird;S. C. Corbato;H. Y. Dai;B. R. Dawson

  • The Pierre Auger Cosmic Ray Observatory

    A. Aab;P. Abreu;M. Aglietta;M. Aglietta;E. J. Ahn

  • Measurement of the energy spectrum of cosmic rays above 10(18) eV using the Pierre Auger Observatory

    J. Abraham;P. Abreu;M. Aglietta;E. J. Ahn

  • Measurement of the Depth of Maximum of Extensive Air Showers above 10(18) eV

    J. Abraham;P. Abreu;M. Aglietta;D. Allard

  • High-energy neutrinos from active galactic nuclei.

    F. W. Stecker;C. Done;M. H. Salamon;P. Sommers

  • The Fluorescence Detector of the Pierre Auger Observatory

    J. Abraham;P. Abreu;M. Aglietta;C. Aguirre

  • Correlation of the highest-energy cosmic rays with the positions of nearby active galactic nuclei

    J. Abraham;P. Abreu;M. Aglietta;M. Aglietta;C. Aguirre

  • The Pierre Auger Collaboration

    M Will;L Wiencke;B WilczyÅska;H WilczyÅski

  • Depth of maximum of air-shower profiles at the Pierre Auger Observatory. I. Measurements at energies above 10(17.8) eV

    A. Aab;P. Abreu;P. Abreu;M. Aglietta;M. Aglietta;E.J. Ahn

  • Update on the correlation of the highest energy cosmic rays with nearby extragalactic matter

    P. Abreu;M. Aglietta;E. J. Ahn;D. Allard

  • Observation of a large-scale anisotropy in the arrival directions of cosmic rays above 8 × 1018 eV

    A. Aab;P. Abreu;M. Aglietta

  • Depth of maximum of air-shower profiles at the Pierre Auger Observatory. II. Composition implications

    A. Aab;P. Abreu;M. Aglietta;E. J. Ahn

  • Measurement of the proton-air cross section at √s=57 TeV with the Pierre Auger Observatory.

    P. Abreu;M. Aglietta;E. J. Ahn;I. F. M. Albuquerque

  • Muons in air showers at the Pierre Auger Observatory: Mean number in highly inclined events

    A. Aab;P. Abreu;M. Aglietta;E. J. Ahn

  • Upper limit on the cosmic-ray photon flux above 10**19-eV using the surface detector of the Pierre Auger Observatory

    J. Abraham;P. Abreu;M. Aglietta;C. Aguirre

Frequent Co-Authors

Heino Falcke
Heino Falcke Radboud University
Markus Roth
Markus Roth Technical University of Darmstadt
Sergio Dasso
Sergio Dasso University of Buenos Aires
S. Coutu
S. Coutu Pennsylvania State University
Maria-Teresa Dova
Maria-Teresa Dova National University of La Plata
Luis A. Anchordoqui
Luis A. Anchordoqui City University of New York
H. J. Mathes
H. J. Mathes Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Marco Giammarchi
Marco Giammarchi University of Milan
K. H. Kampert
K. H. Kampert University of Wuppertal
J. J. Beatty
J. J. Beatty The Ohio State University

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