2026 Peter R. Saulson: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	123	707	669	388	362	366	104658

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Physics

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Research.com Recognitions

2003 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For his contributions to experimental gravitational physics including pioneering studies of thermal mechanisms affecting interferometer performance and for his educational contributions including authoring one of the most influential books in the field

Overview

Peter R. Saulson is affiliated with Syracuse University in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields within the Arts and Humanities, with specific focus on Philosophy and History and Philosophy of Science. Their subfields of study also include Experimental and Cognitive Psychology as well as Astronomy and Astrophysics.

Their work addresses several main topics, notably:

Medieval and Classical Philosophy
Theology and Philosophy of Evil
Philosophy and Theoretical Science
Philosophy and History of Science
Evolution and Science Education
Origins and Evolution of Life

Peter R. Saulson has published papers primarily in the journal Zygon®, which has featured multiple works by them. Recent papers include:

THE NATURE OF TIME AS A PUZZLE FOR NATURALISM, 2021, Zygon®
RESPONSE TO COMMENTS ON "THE NATURE OF TIME AS A PUZZLE FOR NATURALISM", 2021, Zygon®

There are no frequent co-authors listed for their publications.

In 2003, Peter R. Saulson was named a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS). The citation for this award recognized contributions to experimental gravitational physics, including studies of thermal mechanisms affecting interferometer performance and educational contributions, highlighted by authoring a significant book in the field.

Best Publications

Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Black Hole Merger

B. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;M. R. Abernathy

16747
Citations
GW170817: observation of gravitational waves from a binary neutron star inspiral

B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;F. Acernese

9850
Citations
GW151226: observation of gravitational waves from a 22-solar-mass binary black hole coalescence

B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott

4133
Citations
GWTC-1: A Gravitational-Wave Transient Catalog of Compact Binary Mergers Observed by LIGO and Virgo during the First and Second Observing Runs

B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott

3648
Citations
Gravitational Waves and Gamma-Rays from a Binary Neutron Star Merger: GW170817 and GRB 170817A

B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;F. Acernese

3555
Citations
GW170104: Observation of a 50-Solar-Mass Binary Black Hole Coalescence at Redshift 0.2

B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;F. Acernese

2923
Citations
GW170814: A three-detector observation of gravitational waves from a binary black hole coalescence

B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;F. Acernese

2411
Citations
GW170817: Measurements of Neutron Star Radii and Equation of State.

B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;F. Acernese

2381
Citations
Prospects for Observing and Localizing Gravitational-Wave Transients with Advanced LIGO, Advanced Virgo and KAGRA

B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;M. R. Abernathy

1961
Citations
Tests of general relativity with GW150914

B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;M. R. Abernathy

1908
Citations
Binary Black Hole Mergers in the First Advanced LIGO Observing Run

B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott

1831
Citations
Predictions for the rates of compact binary coalescences observable by ground-based gravitational-wave detectors

J. Abadie;B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;M. Abernathy

1417
Citations
Predictions for the Rates of Compact Binary Coalescences Observable by Ground-based Gravitational-wave Detectors

J. Abadie;B. P. Abbott

1416
Citations
GW170608: Observation of a 19-solar-mass Binary Black Hole Coalescence

B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott

1387
Citations
GW170608: Observation of a 19 solar-mass binary black hole coalescence

B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;F. Acernese

1379
Citations
Properties of the Binary Neutron Star Merger GW170817

B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;F. Acernese

1351
Citations
Binary Black Hole Mergers in the first Advanced LIGO Observing Run

B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott

1338
Citations
Exploring the Sensitivity of Next Generation Gravitational Wave Detectors

B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;M. R. Abernathy

1329
Citations
Enhanced sensitivity of the LIGO gravitational wave detector by using squeezed states of light

J. Aasi;J. Abadie;B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott

1285
Citations
Characterization of the LIGO detectors during their sixth science run

J. Aasi;J. Abadie;B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott

1213
Citations