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 Philip Best sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 465 publications — 50th percentile
50% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 1,469 publications or more.
The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Physics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Philip Best sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 115 D-Index — 74th percentile
74% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 185 D-Index or more.
Philip Best is affiliated with the University of Edinburgh in the United Kingdom and has contributed extensively to the field of Physics and Astronomy, with a particular focus on Astronomy and Astrophysics. Their work spans 235 publications within this broad area, including significant involvement in nuclear and high energy physics, instrumentation, computational mechanics, and oceanography as subfields.
The main topics explored in their research include:
Philip Best has published in a variety of academic venues, with recurrent appearances in:
Some of the recent papers by Philip Best include:
Their frequent collaborators include:
M. P. van Haarlem;M. W. Wise;M. W. Wise;A. W. Gunst;George Heald
Timothy M. Heckman;Philip N. Best
Timothy Heckman;Philip Best
P. N. Best;G. Kauffmann;T. M. Heckman;J. Brinchmann
P. N. Best;G. Kauffmann;T. M. Heckman;J. Brinchmann
Philip Best;T. M. Heckman
K. Coppin;E.L. Chapin;A.M.J. Mortier;S.E. Scott
K. Coppin;E. L. Chapin;E. L. Chapin;A. M. J. Mortier;S. E. Scott
T. W. Shimwell;T. W. Shimwell;C. Tasse;C. Tasse;M. J. Hardcastle;A. P. Mechev
Anja Von Der Linden;Philip N. Best;Guinevere Kauffmann;Simon D. M. White
P. N. Best;A. von der Linden;G. Kauffmann;T. M. Heckman
Timothy Garn;Philip N. Best
David Sobral;Ian Smail;Philip N. Best;James E. Geach
A. Cattaneo;S. M. Faber;J. Binney;A. Dekel
Philip Best;G Kauffmann;T M Heckman;Z Ivezic
P. N. Best;G. Kauffmann;T. M. Heckman;C. R. Kaiser
B. M. Poggianti;A. von der Linden;G. De Lucia;V. Desai
Philip Best;C R Kaiser;T M Heckman;G Kauffmann
James Dunlop;Ross McLure;A. D. Biggs;J. E. Geach
Bianca M. Poggianti;Anja von der Linden;Gabriella De Lucia;Vandana Desai
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