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Renyue Cen

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Physics 103 1497 1419 788 735 409 39050

Renyue Cen publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Renyue Cen between 1990 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Renyue Cen published across 36 years, from 1990 to 2025, averaging 12.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 21 publications in 2015. 31 of the 442 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1990 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 21. Peak 21 publications in 2015. 1990: 1 publication 1991: 1 publication 1992: 8 publications 1993: 12 publications 1994: 18 publications 1995: 10 publications 1996: 10 publications 1997: 15 publications 1998: 13 publications 1999: 16 publications 2000: 14 publications 2001: 17 publications 2002: 7 publications 2003: 15 publications 2004: 16 publications 2005: 18 publications 2006: 16 publications 2007: 14 publications 2008: 11 publications 2009: 18 publications 2010: 11 publications 2011: 13 publications 2012: 14 publications 2013: 13 publications 2014: 16 publications 2015: 21 publications 2016: 9 publications 2017: 10 publications 2018: 6 publications 2019: 9 publications 2020: 14 publications 2021: 9 publications 2022: 6 publications 2023: 10 publications 2024: 11 publications 2025: 20 publications
1990 2025

442 publications in total across all disciplines

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Renyue Cen: publications per year, 1990 to 2025
Year Publications
1990 1
1991 1
1992 8
1993 12
1994 18
1995 10
1996 10
1997 15
1998 13
1999 16
2000 14
2001 17
2002 7
2003 15
2004 16
2005 18
2006 16
2007 14
2008 11
2009 18
2010 11
2011 13
2012 14
2013 13
2014 16
2015 21
2016 9
2017 10
2018 6
2019 9
2020 14
2021 9
2022 6
2023 10
2024 11
2025 20
Total 442
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Renyue Cen 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 Renyue Cen sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 70 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 103–122 to 1,469+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 162. Most scientists, 162, have 323–342 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,469 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 403–422 publications, is where this scientist sits. 103–122 publications: 7 scientists 123–142 publications: 10 scientists 143–162 publications: 31 scientists 163–182 publications: 35 scientists 183–202 publications: 53 scientists 203–222 publications: 81 scientists 223–242 publications: 85 scientists 243–262 publications: 112 scientists 263–282 publications: 114 scientists 283–302 publications: 126 scientists 303–322 publications: 136 scientists 323–342 publications: 162 scientists 343–362 publications: 155 scientists 363–382 publications: 156 scientists 383–402 publications: 134 scientists 403–422 publications: 145 scientists 423–442 publications: 147 scientists 443–462 publications: 131 scientists 463–482 publications: 131 scientists 483–502 publications: 116 scientists 503–522 publications: 106 scientists 523–542 publications: 103 scientists 543–562 publications: 87 scientists 563–582 publications: 84 scientists 583–602 publications: 94 scientists 603–622 publications: 70 scientists 623–642 publications: 76 scientists 643–662 publications: 60 scientists 663–682 publications: 54 scientists 683–702 publications: 60 scientists 703–722 publications: 48 scientists 723–742 publications: 64 scientists 743–762 publications: 48 scientists 763–782 publications: 37 scientists 783–802 publications: 43 scientists 803–822 publications: 34 scientists 823–842 publications: 36 scientists 843–862 publications: 32 scientists 863–882 publications: 32 scientists 883–902 publications: 31 scientists 903–922 publications: 25 scientists 923–942 publications: 15 scientists 943–962 publications: 24 scientists 963–982 publications: 13 scientists 983–1,002 publications: 21 scientists 1,003–1,022 publications: 21 scientists 1,023–1,042 publications: 16 scientists 1,043–1,062 publications: 9 scientists 1,063–1,082 publications: 19 scientists 1,083–1,102 publications: 11 scientists 1,103–1,122 publications: 17 scientists 1,123–1,142 publications: 11 scientists 1,143–1,162 publications: 7 scientists 1,163–1,182 publications: 4 scientists 1,183–1,202 publications: 10 scientists 1,203–1,222 publications: 8 scientists 1,223–1,242 publications: 16 scientists 1,243–1,262 publications: 4 scientists 1,263–1,282 publications: 10 scientists 1,283–1,302 publications: 5 scientists 1,303–1,322 publications: 7 scientists 1,323–1,342 publications: 4 scientists 1,343–1,362 publications: 8 scientists 1,363–1,382 publications: 6 scientists 1,383–1,402 publications: 7 scientists 1,403–1,422 publications: 3 scientists 1,423–1,442 publications: 4 scientists 1,443–1,462 publications: 4 scientists 1,463–1,468 publications: 3 scientists 1,469+ publications: 100 scientists
103–122 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 409 publications — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Physics scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,678 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
103–122 7
123–142 10
143–162 31
163–182 35
183–202 53
203–222 81
223–242 85
243–262 112
263–282 114
283–302 126
303–322 136
323–342 162
343–362 155
363–382 156
383–402 134
403–422 145 409
423–442 147
443–462 131
463–482 131
483–502 116
503–522 106
523–542 103
543–562 87
563–582 84
583–602 94
603–622 70
623–642 76
643–662 60
663–682 54
683–702 60
703–722 48
723–742 64
743–762 48
763–782 37
783–802 43
803–822 34
823–842 36
843–862 32
863–882 32
883–902 31
903–922 25
923–942 15
943–962 24
963–982 13
983–1,002 21
1,003–1,022 21
1,023–1,042 16
1,043–1,062 9
1,063–1,082 19
1,083–1,102 11
1,103–1,122 17
1,123–1,142 11
1,143–1,162 7
1,163–1,182 4
1,183–1,202 10
1,203–1,222 8
1,223–1,242 16
1,243–1,262 4
1,263–1,282 10
1,283–1,302 5
1,303–1,322 7
1,323–1,342 4
1,343–1,362 8
1,363–1,382 6
1,383–1,402 7
1,403–1,422 3
1,423–1,442 4
1,443–1,462 4
1,463–1,468 3
1,469+ 100
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Renyue Cen 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 Renyue Cen sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 59 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 70–71 to 185+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 167. Most scientists, 167, have 80–81 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 185 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 102–103 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 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
70–71 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 103 D-Index — 60th percentile

60% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Physics scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,678 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
70–71 76
72–73 110
74–75 143
76–77 153
78–79 144
80–81 167
82–83 167
84–85 166
86–87 132
88–89 155
90–91 134
92–93 137
94–95 102
96–97 112
98–99 110
100–101 116
102–103 97 103
104–105 103
106–107 87
108–109 90
110–111 67
112–113 78
114–115 75
116–117 67
118–119 69
120–121 60
122–123 59
124–125 53
126–127 42
128–129 41
130–131 33
132–133 32
134–135 45
136–137 19
138–139 24
140–141 28
142–143 31
144–145 22
146–147 20
148–149 12
150–151 16
152–153 24
154–155 23
156–157 15
158–159 15
160–161 11
162–163 17
164–165 12
166–167 11
168–169 9
170–171 9
172–173 11
174–175 4
176–177 8
178–179 5
180–181 3
182–183 4
184 4
185+ 99
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Overview

Renyue Cen is a researcher affiliated with Princeton University in the United States, specializing in the field of Physics and Astronomy. Their body of work encompasses 135 publications with a strong emphasis on Astronomy and Astrophysics, totaling 96 entries, alongside contributions in Instrumentation, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Their research covers a broad range of topics in astrophysics, including galaxies formation and evolution, astronomical research methods, star formation studies, and phenomena related to gamma-ray bursts and supernovae. Other areas of focus include stellar, planetary, and galactic studies, cosmic phenomena, and radio astronomy observations and technology.

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • The Astrophysical Journal
  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • The Astrophysical Journal Letters
  • The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series

Notable co-authors collaborating on multiple papers with Renyue Cen include Kentaro Nagamine, Anton M. Koekemoer, Luis C. Ho, Yuri Oku, and Xi Kang, each contributing to several joint studies.

Some recent papers authored or co-authored by Renyue Cen are:

  • "AMBER: A Semi-numerical Abundance Matching Box for the Epoch of Reionization," 2022, The Astrophysical Journal
  • "Inspiraling streams of enriched gas observed around a massive galaxy 11 billion years ago," 2023, Science
  • "Infalling gas in a Lyman-alpha blob," 2022, arXiv (Cornell University)
  • "Osaka Feedback Model. II. Modeling Supernova Feedback Based on High-resolution Simulations," 2022, The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
  • Paper by Charles L. Steinhardt, 2020, Portsmouth Research Portal (University of Portsmouth)

Best Publications

  • Where Are the Baryons

    Renyue Cen;Jeremiah P. Ostriker

  • Cosmological parameter analysis including SDSS Lyα forest and galaxy bias: Constraints on the primordial spectrum of fluctuations, neutrino mass, and dark energy

    Uroš Seljak;Alexey Makarov;Patrick McDonald;Scott F. Anderson

  • Enzo: An Adaptive Mesh Refinement Code for Astrophysics

    Greg L. Bryan;Michael L. Norman;Brian W. O'Shea

  • Baryons in the warm-hot intergalactic medium

    Romeel Davé;Renyue Cen;Jeremiah P. Ostriker;Greg L. Bryan

  • ENZO: AN ADAPTIVE MESH REFINEMENT CODE FOR ASTROPHYSICS

    Greg L. Bryan;Michael L. Norman;Brian W. O'Shea;Tom Abel

  • 21cmfast: a fast, seminumerical simulation of the high‐redshift 21‐cm signal

    Andrei Mesinger;Steven Furlanetto;Renyue Cen

  • Gravitational collapse of small scale structure as the origin of the Lyman alpha forest

    Renyue Cen;Jordi Miralda-Escudé;Jeremiah P. Ostriker;Michael Rauch

  • 21cmFAST: A Fast, Semi-Numerical Simulation of the High-Redshift 21-cm Signal

    Andrei Mesinger;Steven Furlanetto;Renyue Cen

  • The Santa Barbara cluster comparison project: A comparison of cosmological hydrodynamics solutions

    C. S. Frenk;S. D. M. White;P. Bode;J. R. Bond

  • A Hydrodynamic Approach to Cosmology: Methodology

    Renyue Cen

  • The Lyα Forest from Gravitational Collapse in the Cold Dark Matter + Λ Model

    Jordi Miralda-Escudé;Renyue Cen;Jeremiah P. Ostriker;Michael Rauch

  • The Opacity of the Lyα Forest and Implications for Ωb and the Ionizing Background

    Michael Rauch;Jordi Miralda-Escudé;Wallace L. W. Sargent;Tom A. Barlow

  • The Opacity of the Lyman Alpha Forest and Implications for Omega_{baryon} and the Ionizing Background

    M. Rauch;J. Miralda-Escude;W. L. W. Sargent;T. A. Barlow

  • The Protogalactic Origin for Cosmic Magnetic Fields

    Russell M. Kulsrud;Renyue Cen;Jeremiah P. Ostriker;Dongsu Ryu

  • The Lyman Alpha Forest from Gravitational Collapse in the CDM+Lambda Model

    Jordi Miralda-Escude;Renyue Cen;Jeremiah P. Ostriker;Michael Rauch

  • Galaxy formation and physical bias

    Renyue Cen;Jeremiah P. Ostriker

  • The Lyman-alpha Forest Power Spectrum from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey

    Patrick McDonald;Uros Seljak;Scott Burles;David J. Schlegel

  • The Linear Theory Power Spectrum from the Lyman-alpha Forest in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey

    P. McDonald;U. Seljak;R. Cen;D. Shih

  • The linear theory power spectrum from the Lyα forest in the sloan digital sky survey

    Patrick McDonald;Patrick McDonald;Uroš Seljak;Renyue Cen;David Shih

  • The Observed Probability Distribution Function, Power Spectrum, and Correlation Function of the Transmitted Flux in the Lyman-alpha Forest

    Patrick McDonald;Jordi Miralda-Escude;Michael Rauch;Wallace L. W. Sargent

Frequent Co-Authors

Jeremiah P. Ostriker
Jeremiah P. Ostriker Columbia University
Jordi Miralda-Escudé
Jordi Miralda-Escudé University of Barcelona
Neta A. Bahcall
Neta A. Bahcall Princeton University
Zheng Zheng
Zheng Zheng University of Utah
Greg L. Bryan
Greg L. Bryan Columbia University
Michael A. Strauss
Michael A. Strauss University of Oklahoma
Dongsu Ryu
Dongsu Ryu Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology
Zoltan Haiman
Zoltan Haiman Columbia University
Masataka Fukugita
Masataka Fukugita University of Tokyo
David H. Weinberg
David H. Weinberg The Ohio State University

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