2026 Richard N. Manchester: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	136	451	434	8	8	727	75843

Discipline name

D-Index

World Ranking

Current World Ranking

National Ranking

Current National Ranking

Publications

Citations

Physics

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451

434

727

75843

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

3790
Citations
The ATNF Pulsar Catalogue

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

3621
Citations
A New Electron-density Model for Estimation of Pulsar and FRB Distances

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

1309
Citations
TEMPO2, a new pulsar timing package. I: Overview

G. Hobbs;R. Edwards;R. Manchester

1253
Citations
TEMPO2, a new pulsar-timing package - I. An overview

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

1252
Citations
Catalog of 558 Pulsars

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

1160
Citations
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

1159
Citations
Tests of General Relativity from Timing the Double Pulsar

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

1101
Citations
A double-pulsar system: A rare laboratory for relativistic gravity and plasma physics

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

1076
Citations
THE SECOND FERMI LARGE AREA TELESCOPE CATALOG OF GAMMA-RAY PULSARS

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

930
Citations
PSRCHIVE and PSRFITS: An Open Approach to Radio Pulsar Data Storage and Analysis

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

915
Citations
The shape of pulsar radio beams

J. L. Han;R. N. Manchester

866
Citations
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

855
Citations
Transient radio bursts from rotating neutron stars

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

830
Citations
The International Pulsar Timing Array project: using pulsars as a gravitational wave detector

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

819
Citations
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

784
Citations
tempo2, a new pulsar timing package ¿ II. The timing model and precision estimates

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

695
Citations
The First Fermi Large Area Telescope Catalog of Gamma-ray Pulsars

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

681
Citations
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

652
Citations
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

648
Citations