2026 Richard G. Bower: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	126	644	58	481	59996

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Physics

126

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481

59996

Richard G. Bower 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 G. Bower sits on this spectrum.

103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 481 publications — 53rd percentile

53% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Richard G. Bower 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 G. Bower sits on this spectrum.

70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 126 D-Index — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Richard G. Bower was affiliated with Durham University in the United Kingdom. Their main field of study was Physics and Astronomy, with a focus on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Computational Mechanics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, and Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition.

The primary research topics covered by Bower included:

Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena
Fluid Dynamics Simulations and Interactions
Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies

Bower's publication record showed a significant presence in the journal Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, contributing 17 articles, as well as publications in arXiv (Cornell University), Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin, BMJ Case Reports, and OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University).

Some of Bower's recent papers included:

The 2dF galaxy redshift survey: The environmental dependence of galaxy star formation rates near clusters (2024, OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University))
Supermassive black holes in cosmological simulations I: MBH − M⋆ relation and black hole mass function (2021, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society)
Galactic outflow rates in the EAGLE simulations (2020, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society)
Sphenix: smoothed particle hydrodynamics for the next generation of galaxy formation simulations (2021, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society)
Galactic inflow and wind recycling rates in the eagle simulations (2020, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society)

Bower worked with several frequent co-authors during their career, including:

Matthieu Schaller (13 co-authored works)
Joop Schaye (8 co-authored works)
Josh Borrow (6 co-authored works)
Shaun Cole (5 co-authored works)
P. Norberg (5 co-authored works)

Best Publications

The EAGLE project: Simulating the evolution and assembly of galaxies and their environments

Joop Schaye;Robert A. Crain;Richard G. Bower;Michelle Furlong

3574
Citations
The broken hierarchy of galaxy formation

R. G. Bower;A. J. Benson;R. Malbon;J. C. Helly

3352
Citations
Breaking the hierarchy of galaxy formation

R. G. Bower;A. J. Benson;R. K. Malbon;J. C. Helly

2947
Citations
Precision photometry of early-type galaxies in the Coma and Virgo clusters: a test of the universality of the colour–magnitude relation – II. Analysis

Richard G. Bower;J. R. Lucey;Richard S. Ellis

1427
Citations
The EAGLE simulations of galaxy formation: calibration of subgrid physics and model variations

Robert A. Crain;Robert A. Crain;Joop Schaye;Richard G. Bower;Michelle Furlong

1402
Citations
What Shapes the Luminosity Function of Galaxies

A. J. Benson;R. G. Bower;C. S. Frenk;Cedric G. Lacey

1307
Citations
Galaxy bimodality versus stellar mass and environment

Ivan K. Baldry;Michael L. Balogh;Richard G. Bower;Karl Glazebrook

1011
Citations
Ram pressure stripping of spiral galaxies in clusters

Mario G. Abadi;Mario G. Abadi;Ben Moore;Richard G. Bower

862
Citations
The 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey: The environmental dependence of galaxy star formation rates near clusters

Ian Lewis;Michael L. Balogh;Roberto De Propris;Warrick J. Couch

862
Citations
The Bimodal Galaxy Color Distribution: Dependence on Luminosity and Environment

Michael L. Balogh;Michael L. Balogh;Ivan K. Baldry;Robert C. Nichol;Christopher J. Miller

833
Citations
Gone with the wind: the origin of S0 galaxies in clusters

Vicent Quilis;Ben Moore;Richard Bower

744
Citations
The evolution of groups of galaxies in the Press-Schechter formalism

Richard G. Bower

672
Citations
The APOSTLE simulations: solutions to the Local Group's cosmic puzzles

Till Sawala;Till Sawala;Carlos S. Frenk;Azadeh Fattahi;Julio F. Navarro

636
Citations
Galaxy ecology: groups and low-density environments in the SDSS and 2dFGRS

Michael L. Balogh;Vince Eke;Christopher J. Miller;Ian Lewis

628
Citations
The Hot and Energetic Universe: A White Paper presenting the science theme motivating the Athena+ mission

Kirpal Nandra;Didier Barret;Xavier Barcons;Andy Fabian

582
Citations
The EAGLE simulations of galaxy formation: Public release of halo and galaxy catalogues

S McAlpine;JC Helly;M Schaller;JW Trayford

519
Citations
Ram pressure stripping the hot gaseous halos of galaxies in groups and clusters

Ian G. McCarthy;Carlos S. Frenk;Andreea S. Font;Cedric G. Lacey

504
Citations
The EAGLE simulations of galaxy formation: public release of halo and galaxy catalogues

Stuart McAlpine;John C. Helly;Matthieu Schaller;James W. Trayford

466
Citations
The unexpected diversity of dwarf galaxy rotation curves

Kyle A. Oman;Julio F. Navarro;Azadeh Fattahi;Carlos S. Frenk

462
Citations
Galaxy Star Formation as a function of Environment

F. J. Castander;F. J. Castander;M. L. Balogh;M. Bernardi;M. Bernardi;R. G. Bower

0
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