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89
Citations
26599
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2331
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1170

Richard E. Griffiths 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 Richard E. Griffiths sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 473 publications — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Richard E. Griffiths 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 Richard E. Griffiths 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.

Overview

Richard E. Griffiths is affiliated with Carnegie Mellon University in the United States and specializes in research across multiple scientific domains, with a focus on physics, astronomy, and environmental science. Their work includes contributions to both theoretical and applied aspects of these fields.

The scientist has published extensively in areas such as galaxies, astronomical instrumentation, and environmental biodiversity. Their research spans several subfields, including astronomy and astrophysics, ecology, instrumentation, atomic and molecular physics, optics, and literary theory.

Their main research topics include:

  • Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
  • Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
  • Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing
  • Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation
  • Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Historical and Literary Analyses

Griffiths has contributed to numerous scientific papers published in several well-known academic venues. Frequent publications are found in:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • Classiques GARNIER
  • New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics

Among recent papers featuring their work are:

  • Hamilton's Object - a clumpy galaxy straddling the gravitational caustic of a galaxy cluster: constraints on dark matter clumping, 2021, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • Much ado about no offset - characterizing the anomalous multiple-image configuration and the model-driven displacement between light and mass in the multiplane strong lens Abell 3827, 2023, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • Generalized model-independent characterization of strong gravitational lenses VIII. Automated multiband feature detection to constrain local lens properties, 2022, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • Restoring the seagrass Zostera muelleri with transplants: small cores are as effective as larger plots, 2022, New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research
  • The COSMOS-Web deep galaxy group catalog up to z = 3.7, 2025, Astronomy and Astrophysics

The scientist collaborates frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Jenny Wagner
  • Joyce Lin
  • Alex Diana
  • Eleni Matechou
  • Jim E. Griffin

Best Publications

  • The X-Ray Observatory Suzaku

    Kazuhisa Mitsuda;Mark Bautz;Hajime Inoue;Richard L. Kelley

  • COSMOS : Hubble Space Telescope Observations

    N. Scoville;A. Benson;A. W. Blain;D. Calzetti

  • Hubble Space Telescope Observations of the Disk and Jet of HH 30

    Christopher J. Burrows;Christopher J. Burrows;Karl R. Stapelfeldt;Alan M. Watson;John E. Krist

  • COSMOS: Hubble Space Telescope Observations

    N. Scoville;N. Scoville;R. G. Abraham;H. Aussel;J. E. Barnes

  • THE PERFORMANCE AND CALIBRATION OF WFPC2 ON THE HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE

    Jon A. Holtzman;J. Jeff Hester;Stefano Casertano;John T. Trauger

  • The Chandra COSMOS Survey. I. Overview and Point Source Catalog

    Martin Elvis;Francesca Civano;Cristian Vignali;Simonetta Puccetti

  • XMM-Newton observation of the lockman hole. I. The X-ray data

    G. Hasinger;B. Altieri;M. Arnaud;X. Barcons

  • THE CHANDRA COSMOS LEGACY SURVEY: OVERVIEW AND POINT SOURCE CATALOG

    F. Civano;F. Civano;S. Marchesi;S. Marchesi;S. Marchesi;A. Comastri;M. C. Urry

  • XMM-Newton observation of the Lockman Hole; I. The X-ray Data

    G. Hasinger;B. Altieri;M. Arnaud;X. Barcons

  • The Chandra Deep Field North Survey. V. 1 Ms Source Catalogs

    W. N. Brandt;D. M. Alexander;A. E. Hornschemeier;G. P. Garmire

  • The XMM-Newton wide-field survey in the COSMOS field. The point-like X-ray source catalogue

    N. Cappelluti;M. Brusa;G. Hasinger;A. Comastri

  • The XMM-Newton Wide-Field Survey in the COSMOS Field. I. Survey Description

    G. Hasinger;N. Cappelluti;H. Brunner;Marcella Brusa

  • The XMM-Newton wide-field survey in the COSMOS field: VI. Statistical properties of clusters of galaxies

    A. Finoguenov;L. Guzzo;G. Hasinger;N. Z. Scoville

  • The morphologies of distant galaxies. II. Classifications from the Hubble Space Telescope medium deep survey

    Roberto G. Abraham;Sidney van den Bergh;Karl Glazebrook;Richard S. Ellis

  • Ongoing and co-evolving star formation in zCOSMOS galaxies hosting Active Galactic Nuclei

    J. D. Silverman;F. Lamareille;C. Maier;S. Lilly

  • The XMM-Newton Wide-Field Survey in the COSMOS Field: Statistical Properties of Clusters of Galaxies

    A. Finoguenov;L. Guzzo;G. Hasinger;N. Z. Scoville

  • WFPC2 studies of the Crab nebula. I. HST and ROSAT imaging of the synchrotron nebula

    J. Jeff Hester;Paul A. Scowen;Ravi Sankrit;Christopher J. Burrows

  • The morphological identification of the rapidly evolving population of faint galaxies

    Karl Glazebrook;Richard S. Ellis;Basilio X. Santiago;Richard Griffiths

  • The XMM-Newton wide-field survey in the COSMOS field - The point-like X-ray source catalogue

    N. Cappelluti;M. Brusa;G. Hasinger;A. Comastri

  • The Chandra Deep Field North Survey. VI. The Nature of the Optically Faint X-Ray Source Population

    D. M. Alexander;W. N. Brandt;A. E. Hornschemeier;G. P. Garmire

Frequent Co-Authors

Jeremy Mould
Jeremy Mould Swinburne University of Technology
David Crisp
David Crisp California Institute of Technology
Jon A. Holtzman
Jon A. Holtzman New Mexico State University
Karl R. Stapelfeldt
Karl R. Stapelfeldt Jet Propulsion Lab
Tom Shanks
Tom Shanks Durham University
Gilda E. Ballester
Gilda E. Ballester University of Arizona
John Clarke
John Clarke University of California, Berkeley
James Reeves
James Reeves University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Andrea Comastri
Andrea Comastri National Institute for Astrophysics
Myungshin Im
Myungshin Im Seoul National University

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