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Patrick Thaddeus 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 Patrick Thaddeus sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 482 publications — 53rd percentile

53% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Patrick Thaddeus 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 Patrick Thaddeus sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 96 D-Index — 50th percentile

50% 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

  • 1987 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences

Overview

Patrick Thaddeus was affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Over their career, the scientist contributed to diverse fields including Physics and Astronomy, Chemistry, and Earth and Planetary Sciences.

Their work spanned several subfields of study such as Astronomy and Astrophysics, Spectroscopy, and Atmospheric Science. Key topics covered in their research included Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies, Spectroscopy and Laser Applications, and Atmospheric Ozone and Climate.

Among their published works, one notable paper was titled A CO Survey of the Entire Northern Sky, published in 2022 in The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series.

  • A CO Survey of the Entire Northern Sky (2022), The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series

The scientist collaborated frequently with other researchers, with a notable coauthor being T. M. Dame.

  • T. M. Dame

They published primarily in The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series.

  • The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series

Patrick Thaddeus was recognized as a Member of the National Academy of Sciences in 1987.

Best Publications

  • EGRET Observations of the Diffuse Gamma-Ray Emission from the Galactic Plane

    S. D. Hunter;D. L. Bertsch;J. R. Catelli;J. R. Catelli;T. M. Dame

  • A Composite CO survey of the entire Milky Way

    T. M. Dame;H. Ungerechts;R. S. Cohen;E. J. de Geus

  • The radial distribution of galactic gamma rays. IV - The whole galaxy

    A.W. Strong;J.B.G.M. Bloemen;T.M. Dame;I.A. Grenier

  • Laboratory and Astronomical Identification of the Negative Molecular Ion C6H

    M. C. McCarthy;C. A. Gottlieb;H. Gupta;H. Gupta;P. Thaddeus

  • The radial distribution of galactic gamma rays. III - The distribution of cosmic rays in the Galaxy and the CO-H2 calibration

    J. B. G. M. Bloemen;A. W. Strong;H. A. Mayer-Hasselwander;L. Blitz

  • Largest molecular cloud complexes in the first galactic quadrant

    T.M. Dame;B.G. Elmegreen;R.S. Cohen;P. Thaddeus

  • The largest molecular cloud complexes in the first galactic quadrant

    T. M. Dame;B. G. Elmegreen;R. S. Cohen;P. Thaddeus

  • Laboratory and astronomical identification of cyclopropenylidene, C3H2.

    P. Thaddeus;J. M. Vrtilek;C. A. Gottlieb

  • The large system of molecular clouds in Orion and Monoceros

    R. J. Maddalena;J. Moscowitz;P. Thaddeus;M. Morris

  • A CO survey of the dark nebulae in Perseus, Taurus, and Auriga

    H. Ungerechts;P. Thaddeus

  • A CO survey of the southern Milky Way - The mean radial distribution of molecular clouds within the solar circle

    L. Bronfman;R. S. Cohen;H. Alvarez;J. May

  • Rotational excitation of CO by collisions with He, H, and H2 under conditions in interstellar clouds

    S. Green;P. Thaddeus

  • Astronomical detection of C$\mathsf{_{4}H^-}$, the second interstellar anion

    J. Cernicharo;M. Guélin;M. Agúndez;K. Kawaguchi

  • The ethynyl radical C2H - A new interstellar molecule

    K. D. Tucker;M. L. Kutner;P. Thaddeus

  • Identification of the SiCC radical toward IC +10216 - The first molecular ring in an astronomical source

    P. Thaddeus;S. E. Cummins;R. A. Linke

  • Radio-astronomical Spectroscopy of the Hyperfine Structure of N2H+

    P. Caselli;P. C. Myers;P. Thaddeus

  • Laboratory and Astronomical Detection of the Negative Molecular Ion C3N

    P. Thaddeus;C. A. Gottlieb;H. Gupta;H. Gupta;S. Brünken

  • A Complete Survey of the Large Magellanic Cloud

    R. S. Cohen;T. M. Dame;G. Garay;J. Montani

  • Detection of the carbon chain negative ion C8H- in TMC-1

    S. Brünken;H. Gupta;H. Gupta;C. A. Gottlieb;M. C. McCarthy

  • Diffuse gamma-ray emission in the Galactic plane from cosmic-ray, matter, and photon interactions

    D. L. Bertsch;T. M. Dame;C. E. Fichtel;S. D. Hunter

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael C. McCarthy
Michael C. McCarthy Harvard University
Karl M. Menten
Karl M. Menten Max Planck Society
José Cernicharo
José Cernicharo Spanish National Research Council
William Klemperer
William Klemperer Harvard University
John F. Stanton
John F. Stanton University of Florida
Mark Morris
Mark Morris University of California, Los Angeles
Mark J. Reid
Mark J. Reid Harvard University
Peter Botschwina
Peter Botschwina University of Göttingen
David A. Neufeld
David A. Neufeld Johns Hopkins University
Andrew W. Strong
Andrew W. Strong Max Planck Society

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