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Paul A. Crowther 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 Paul A. Crowther sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 472 publications — 51st percentile

51% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Paul A. Crowther 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 Paul A. Crowther sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 89 D-Index — 38th percentile

38% 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

  • 2017 - Member of the Royal Irish Academy

Overview

Paul A. Crowther is affiliated with the University of Sheffield in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily encompasses the field of Physics and Astronomy, with extensive work in several specialized subfields including Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Computational Mechanics, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, and Spectroscopy.

Their work addresses a range of scientific topics that include Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies; Astronomy and Astrophysical Research; Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies; Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation; Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae; Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations; and Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing.

Paul A. Crowther has contributed to numerous publications, frequently published in venues such as arXiv (Cornell University), Astronomy and Astrophysics, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), and The Astrophysical Journal.

Among their recent papers are the following:

  • The R136 star cluster dissected with Hubble Space Telescope/STIS - II. Physical properties of the most massive stars in R136 (2020), published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • The R136 star cluster dissected with Hubble Space Telescope/STIS (2022), published in Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Unlocking Galactic Wolf-Rayet stars with Gaia DR2 - I. Distances and absolute magnitudes (2020), published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • An X-ray-quiet black hole born with a negligible kick in a massive binary within the Large Magellanic Cloud (2022), published in Nature Astronomy

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Paul A. Crowther include:

  • J. S. Vink
  • T. Shenar
  • J. M. Bestenlehner
  • A. A. C. Sander
  • H. Sana

Paul A. Crowther's contributions have been recognized with the award of Member of the Royal Irish Academy in 2017.

Best Publications

  • Physical Properties of Wolf-Rayet Stars

    Paul A. Crowther

  • The R136 star cluster hosts several stars whose individual masses greatly exceed the accepted 150 Msun stellar mass limit

    Paul A Crowther;Olivier Schnurr;Raphael Hirschi;Norhasliza Yusof

  • The R136 star cluster hosts several stars whose individual masses greatly exceed the accepted 150 M⊙ stellar mass limit

    Paul A. Crowther;Olivier Schnurr;Raphael Hirschi;Raphael Hirschi;Norhasliza Yusof

  • Realistic ionizing fluxes for young stellar populations from 0.05 to 2 Z

    Linda J. Smith;Richard P. F. Norris;Paul A. Crowther

  • Realistic Ionizing Fluxes for Young Stellar Populations from 0.05 to twice solar metallicity

    Linda J. Smith;Richard P. F. Norris;Paul A. Crowther

  • The VLT-FLAMES Tarantula Survey I: Introduction and observational overview

    C. J. Evans;W. D. Taylor;V. Henault-Brunet;H. Sana

  • The VLT-FLAMES Tarantula Survey. VIII. Multiplicity properties of the O-type star population

    H. Sana;A. de Koter;A. de Koter;S.E. de Mink;S.E. de Mink;P.R. Dunstall

  • Physical parameters and wind properties of galactic early B supergiants

    P. A. Crowther;D. J. Lennon;N. R. Walborn

  • A Neutron Star with a Massive Progenitor in Westerlund 1

    M. P. Muno;J. S. Clark;P. A. Crowther;S. M. Dougherty

  • On the massive stellar population of the super star cluster Westerlund 1

    J.S. Clark;I. Negueruela;P.A. Crowther;S.P. Goodwin

  • The empirical metallicity dependence of the mass-loss rate of O- and early B-type stars

    M.R. Mokiem;A. De Koter;J.S. Vink;J. Puls

  • A FUSE Survey of Interstellar Molecular Hydrogen in the Small and Large Magellanic Clouds

    Jason Tumlinson;J. Michael Shull;Brian L. Rachford;Matthew K. Browning

  • A NEUTRON STAR WITH A MASSIVE PROGENITOR IN WESTERLUND 1

    Michael P. Muno;J. Simon Clark;Paul A. Crowther;Sean M. Dougherty

  • The VLT-FLAMES Tarantula Survey: I. Introduction and observational overview⋆

    Chris Evans;W. D. Taylor;V. Hénault-brunet;H. Sana

  • Puzzling accretion onto a black hole in the ultraluminous X-ray source M 101 ULX-1

    Ji Feng Liu;Joel N. Bregman;Yu Bai;Stephen Justham

  • A Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer Survey of Interstellar Molecular Hydrogen in the Small and Large Magellanic Clouds

    Jason Tumlinson;J. Michael Shull;J. Michael Shull;Brian L. Rachford;Matthew K. Browning

  • Quantitative classification of WC and WO stars

    P. A. Crowther;Orsola De Marco;M. J. Barlow

  • Stellar and Wind Properties of LMC WC4 stars - A metallicity dependence for Wolf-Rayet mass-loss rates

    Paul A. Crowther;Luc Dessart;D. John Hillier;Jay B. Abbott

  • Revised Stellar Temperatures for Magellanic Cloud O Supergiants from FUSE and VLT-UVES Spectroscopy

    P. A. Crowther;D. J. Hillier;C. J. Evans;A. W. Fullerton

  • The VLT-FLAMES Tarantula Survey XIX. B-type Supergiants - Atmospheric Parameters and Nitrogen Abundances to Investigate the Role of Binarity and the Width of the Main Sequence

    C. M. McEvoy;P. L. Dufton;C. J. Evans;V. M. Kalari;V. M. Kalari

Frequent Co-Authors

A. de Koter
A. de Koter University of Amsterdam
Chris Evans
Chris Evans UK Astronomy Technology Centre
D. J. Lennon
D. J. Lennon University of La Laguna
Hugues Sana
Hugues Sana KU Leuven
Jorick S. Vink
Jorick S. Vink Armagh Observatory
Norbert Langer
Norbert Langer University of Bonn
Artemio Herrero
Artemio Herrero University of La Laguna
Jacco Vink
Jacco Vink University of Amsterdam
Mark Gieles
Mark Gieles University of Barcelona
Nate Bastian
Nate Bastian Liverpool John Moores University

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