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Pawan Kumar 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 Pawan Kumar sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 249 publications — 9th percentile

9% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Pawan Kumar 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 Pawan Kumar 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: 79 D-Index — 17th percentile

17% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Pawan Kumar is affiliated with The University of Texas at Austin in the United States. Their research spans multiple disciplines within physics and engineering, with a strong emphasis on both theoretical and applied aspects of Astronomy and Astrophysics, as well as Materials Chemistry and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Their work is reflected in a range of topics including:

  • Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research
  • Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
  • Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
  • Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research
  • Graphene research and applications
  • Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics
  • Electronic and Structural Properties of Oxides

Kumar's frequent publication venues underscore their engagement with the astrophysics and physical sciences communities. Notable venues include:

  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Physical Review Letters
  • The Astrophysical Journal
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

The following papers illustrate the diversity and focus of Kumar's research:

  • "Magnetic Imaging with Spin Defects in Hexagonal Boron Nitride," 2022, Physical Review Applied
  • "Fast current-induced skyrmion motion in synthetic antiferromagnets," 2024, Science
  • "Graphene based field-effect transistor biosensors functionalized using gas-phase synthesized gold nanoparticles," 2020, Sensors and Actuators B Chemical
  • "Scalable CMOS back-end-of-line-compatible AlScN/two-dimensional channel ferroelectric field-effect transistors," 2023, Nature Nanotechnology
  • "A unified picture of Galactic and cosmological fast radio bursts," 2020, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

Kumar collaborates frequently with peers including Paz Beniamini, Alexander J. Porkovich, Zakaria Ziadi, Aurore Finco, and V. Jacques, reflecting a network of professionals contributing to intertwined research areas.

Best Publications

  • The Swift Gamma-Ray Burst Mission

    N. Gehrels;G. Chincarini;G. Chincarini;P. Giommi;K. O. Mason

  • Femtosecond solvation dynamics of water

    Ralph Jimenez;Graham R. Fleming;P. V. Kumar;M. Maroncelli

  • The Physics of Gamma-Ray Bursts and Relativistic Jets

    Pawan Kumar;Bing Zhang

  • The physics of gamma-ray bursts & relativistic jets

    Pawan Kumar;Bing Zhang

  • Properties of Relativistic Jets in Gamma-Ray Burst Afterglows

    A. Panaitescu;P. Kumar

  • The afterglow of GRB 050709 and the nature of the short-hard γ-ray bursts

    Derek B Fox;Derek B Fox;Dale A Frail;Paul Antony Price;Shrinivas R Kulkarni

  • Afterglow Emission from Naked Gamma-Ray Bursts

    Pawan Kumar;Alin Panaitescu

  • Analytic Light Curves of Gamma-Ray Burst Afterglows: Homogeneous versus Wind External Media

    A. Panaitescu;Pawan Kumar

  • Accretion Models of Gamma‐Ray Bursts

    Ramesh Narayan;Tsvi Piran;Pawan Kumar

  • Reconstructing the primordial spectrum of fluctuations of the universe from the observed nonlinear clustering of galaxies

    A. J. S. Hamilton;P. Kumar;Edward Lu;Alex Matthews

  • Fundamental Physical Parameters of Collimated Gamma-Ray Burst Afterglows

    A. Panaitescu;Pawan Kumar

  • Off-Axis Afterglow Emission from Jetted Gamma-Ray Bursts

    Jonathan Granot;Alin Panaitescu;Pawan Kumar;Stan E. Woosley

  • On the generation of high-energy photons detected by the Fermi Satellite from gamma-ray bursts

    P. Kumar;R. Barniol Duran

  • On the generation of high energy photons detected by the Fermi Satellite from gamma-ray bursts

    Pawan Kumar;Rodolfo Barniol Duran

  • Polar solvation dynamics of polyatomic solutes: Simulation studies in acetonitrile and methanol

    P. V. Kumar;M. Maroncelli

  • External forward shock origin of high energy emission for three GRBs detected by Fermi

    Pawan Kumar;Rodolfo Barniol Duran

  • External forward shock origin of high-energy emission for three gamma-ray bursts detected by Fermi

    Pawan Kumar;R. Barniol Duran

  • Excitation of solar p-modes

    Peter Goldreich;Norman Murray;Pawan Kumar

  • An unexpectedly rapid decline in the X-ray afterglow emission of long γ-ray bursts

    G. Tagliaferri;M. Goad;G. Chincarini;G. Chincarini;A. Moretti

  • The Swift Gamma-Ray Burst Mission

    N. Gehrels;G Chincarini;P. Giommi;K. O. Mason

Frequent Co-Authors

Bing Zhang
Bing Zhang University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Tsvi Piran
Tsvi Piran Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Ramesh Narayan
Ramesh Narayan Harvard University
Peter Mészáros
Peter Mészáros Pennsylvania State University
P. T. O'Brien
P. T. O'Brien University of Leicester
J. P. Osborne
J. P. Osborne University of Leicester
Scott D. Barthelmy
Scott D. Barthelmy Goddard Space Flight Center
Jonathan Granot
Jonathan Granot Open University of Israel
Gianpiero Tagliaferri
Gianpiero Tagliaferri National Institute for Astrophysics
George F. Smoot
George F. Smoot Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

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