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Richard N. Manchester 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 N. Manchester sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 727 publications — 79th percentile

79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Richard N. Manchester 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 N. Manchester sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 136 D-Index — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Physics in Australia Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Physics in Australia Leader Award
  • 1997 - Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand
  • 1978 - Pawsey Medal, Australian Academy of Science

Overview

Richard N. Manchester is affiliated with the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation in Australia. Their research focuses primarily within the field of Physics and Astronomy, generating a significant volume of work in Astronomy and Astrophysics alongside related subfields such as Oceanography, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Geophysics.

The scientist's work concentrates on topics including Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research, Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology, Geophysics and Gravity Measurements, Advanced Frequency and Time Standards, Cosmology and Gravitation Theories, Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae, and Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena.

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • G. Hobbs
  • Shi Dai
  • R. M. Shannon
  • M. Bailes
  • M. Kerr

Notable publication venues where their work appears often are:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • The Astrophysical Journal
  • OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
  • The Astrophysical Journal Letters

Significant recent papers include:

  • "Search for an Isotropic Gravitational-wave Background with the Parkes Pulsar Timing Array," 2023, The Astrophysical Journal Letters
  • "Searching for the Nano-Hertz Stochastic Gravitational Wave Background with the Chinese Pulsar Timing Array Data Release I," 2023, Research in Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • "The International Pulsar Timing Array second data release: Search for an isotropic gravitational wave background," 2021, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • "Science with the Australian square kilometre array pathfinder," 2024, OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
  • "Strong-Field Gravity Tests with the Double Pulsar," 2021, Physical Review X

Richard N. Manchester has also received recognition within the scientific community, having been awarded the Pawsey Medal by the Australian Academy of Science in 1978. Additionally, they were named a Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand in 1997.

Best Publications

  • The Australia Telescope National Facility Pulsar Catalogue

    R. N. Manchester;G. B. Hobbs;A. Teoh;M. Hobbs

  • The ATNF Pulsar Catalogue

    G. Hobbs;R. Manchester;A. Teoh;M. Hobbs

  • A New Electron-density Model for Estimation of Pulsar and FRB Distances

    J. M. Yao;R. N. Manchester;N. Wang

  • TEMPO2, a new pulsar timing package. I: Overview

    G. Hobbs;R. Edwards;R. Manchester

  • TEMPO2, a new pulsar-timing package - I. An overview

    G. B. Hobbs;R. T. Edwards;R. N. Manchester

  • Catalog of 558 Pulsars

    J. H. Taylor;R. N. Manchester;A. G. Lyne

  • An increased estimate of the merger rate of double neutron stars from observations of a highly relativistic system

    M. Burgay;N. D'Amico;A. Possenti;R. N. Manchester

  • Tests of General Relativity from Timing the Double Pulsar

    M. Kramer;I. H. Stairs;R. N. Manchester;M. A. McLaughlin;M. A. McLaughlin

  • A double-pulsar system: A rare laboratory for relativistic gravity and plasma physics

    A. G. Lyne;M. Burgay;M. Kramer;A. Possenti

  • THE SECOND FERMI LARGE AREA TELESCOPE CATALOG OF GAMMA-RAY PULSARS

    A. A. Abdo;A. A. Abdo;M. Ajello;A. Allafort;L. Baldini

  • PSRCHIVE and PSRFITS: An Open Approach to Radio Pulsar Data Storage and Analysis

    Aidan W. Hotan;W. van Straten;R.N. Manchester

  • The shape of pulsar radio beams

    J. L. Han;R. N. Manchester

  • The Parkes multi-beam pulsar survey - I. Observing and data analysis systems, discovery and timing of 100 pulsars

    R.N. Manchester;A.G. Lyne;F. Camilo;J.F. Bell

  • Transient radio bursts from rotating neutron stars

    M. A. McLaughlin;A. G. Lyne;D. R. Lorimer;M. Kramer

  • The International Pulsar Timing Array project: using pulsars as a gravitational wave detector

    G. Hobbs;A. Archibald;Z. Arzoumanian;D. Backer

  • The Parkes Multibeam Pulsar Survey: I. Observing and Data Analysis Systems, Discovery and Timing of 100 Pulsars

    R. N. Manchester;A. G. Lyne;F. Camilo;J. F. Bell

  • tempo2, a new pulsar timing package ¿ II. The timing model and precision estimates

    Russell T. Edwards;G.B. Hobbs;R.N. Manchester

  • The First Fermi Large Area Telescope Catalog of Gamma-ray Pulsars

    A. A. Abdo;A. A. Abdo;Markus Ackermann;Marco Ajello;W. B. Atwood

  • Search for pulsed γ-ray emission from radio pulsars in the COS-B data.

    R. Buccheri;K. Bennett;G. F. Bignami;J. B. G. M. Bloemen

  • The Parkes Multibeam Pulsar Survey - VI. Discovery and timing of 142 pulsars and a Galactic population analysis

    D. R. Lorimer;D. R. Lorimer;A. J. Faulkner;A. G. Lyne;R. N. Manchester

Frequent Co-Authors

George Hobbs
George Hobbs Australia Telescope National Facility
Michael Kramer
Michael Kramer Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy
Fernando Camilo
Fernando Camilo South African Radio Astronomy Observatory
Ingrid H. Stairs
Ingrid H. Stairs University of British Columbia
Matthew Bailes
Matthew Bailes Swinburne University of Technology
Maura McLaughlin
Maura McLaughlin West Virginia University
Andrew Lyne
Andrew Lyne University of Manchester
Duncan R. Lorimer
Duncan R. Lorimer West Virginia University
Bryan Gaensler
Bryan Gaensler University of California, Santa Cruz
W. van Straten
W. van Straten Auckland University of Technology

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