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D-Index
79
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21480
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3099
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273

Richard P. Nelson 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 P. Nelson sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 196 publications — 3rd percentile

3% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Richard P. Nelson 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 P. Nelson sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 79 D-Index — 17th percentile

17% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Richard P. Nelson is affiliated with Queen Mary University of London in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Physics and Astronomy, with a significant emphasis on Astronomy and Astrophysics.

The scientist's work covers several specialized subfields including:

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Instrumentation
  • Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes
  • Geophysics
  • Biomedical Engineering

Main research topics encompass:

  • Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
  • Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
  • Astro and Planetary Science
  • Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
  • Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
  • Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies
  • High-pressure geophysics and materials

Richard P. Nelson has contributed extensively to the scientific literature, with key recent papers including:

  • "Radial-velocity discovery of a second planet in the TOI-1338/BEBOP-1 circumbinary system" (2023) published in Nature Astronomy
  • "Parking planets in circumbinary discs" (2020) published in Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • "Hydrodynamical turbulence in eccentric circumbinary discs and its impact on the in situ formation of circumbinary planets" (2020) published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • "Mass and density of the transiting hot and rocky super-Earth LHS 1478 b (TOI-1640 b)" (2021) published in Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • "Low-mass planet migration in three-dimensional wind-driven inviscid discs: a negative corotation torque" (2020) published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

The venues where they frequently publish include:

  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Nature Astronomy
  • Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology)

Frequent collaborators in their research are:

  • Alexandros Ziampras
  • A. H. M. J. Triaud
  • Gavin A. L. Coleman
  • Matthew R. Standing
  • S. Lalitha

Best Publications

  • The PLATO 2.0 Mission

    H. Rauer;C. Catala;C. Aerts;T. Appourchaux

  • A terrestrial planet candidate in a temperate orbit around Proxima Centauri

    Guillem Anglada-Escudé;Pedro J. Amado;John Barnes;Zaira M. Berdiñas

  • The PLATO 2.0 mission

    H. Rauer;H. Rauer;C. Catala;C. Aerts;T. Appourchaux

  • Planet-Disk Interaction and Orbital Evolution

    W. Kley;R. P. Nelson

  • A comparative study of disc-planet interaction

    M. de Val-Borro;R. G. Edgar;P. Artymowicz;P. Ciecielag

  • Tidally Induced Gap Formation in Protostellar Disks: Gap Clearing and Suppression of Protoplanetary Growth

    G. Bryden;Xingming Chen;D. N. C. Lin;Richard P. Nelson

  • A comparative study of disc–planet interaction

    M. de Val-Borro;R. G. Edgar;R. G. Edgar;P. Artymowicz;P. Artymowicz;P. Ciecielag

  • The migration and growth of protoplanets in protostellar discs

    Richard P. Nelson;John C. B. Papaloizou;Frédéric Masset;Willy Kley;Willy Kley

  • Linear and non-linear evolution of the vertical shear instability in accretion discs

    Richard P. Nelson;Oliver Gressel;Oliver Gressel;Orkan M. Umurhan;Orkan M. Umurhan

  • The interaction of planets with a disc with MHD turbulence IV: Migration rates of embedded protoplanets

    Richard P. Nelson;John C. B. Papaloizou

  • TRANSITIONAL AND PRE-TRANSITIONAL DISKS: GAP OPENING BY MULTIPLE PLANETS?

    Zhaohuan Zhu;Richard P. Nelson;Lee W. Hartmann;Catherine C. Espaillat

  • Dust Filtration by Planet-induced Gap Edges: Implications for Transitional Disks

    Zhaohuan Zhu;Zhaohuan Zhu;Richard P. Nelson;Ruobing Dong;Catherine Espaillat

  • The tidally induced warping, precession and truncation of accretion discs in binary systems: three-dimensional simulations

    J. D. Larwood;R. P. Nelson;R. P. Nelson;J. C. B. Papaloizou;C. Terquem;C. Terquem

  • The interaction of giant planets with a disc with MHD turbulence – IV. Migration rates of embedded protoplanets

    Richard P. Nelson;John C. B. Papaloizou

  • On the ionisation fraction in protoplanetary disks. I. Comparing different reaction networks

    Martin Ilgner;Richard P. Nelson

  • Challenges in Forming Planets by Gravitational Instability: Disk Irradiation and Clump Migration, Accretion & Tidal Destructio

    Zhaohuan Zhu;Lee Hartmann;Richard P. Nelson;Charles F. Gammie

  • On the evolution of multiple protoplanets embedded in a protostellar disc

    P. Cresswell;R. P. Nelson

  • Three-dimensional simulations of multiple protoplanets embedded in a protostellar disc

    P. Cresswell;R. P. Nelson

  • Orbital eccentricity growth through disc-companion tidal interaction

    J. C. B. Papaloizou;R. P. Nelson;F. Masset

  • Global simulations of protoplanetary disks with Ohmic resistivity and ambipolar diffusion

    Oliver Gressel;Neal J. Turner;Richard P. Nelson;Colin P. McNally

Frequent Co-Authors

John C. B. Papaloizou
John C. B. Papaloizou University of Cambridge
Glenn J. White
Glenn J. White The Open University
Lee Hartmann
Lee Hartmann University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Ansgar Reiners
Ansgar Reiners University of Göttingen
D. Montes
D. Montes Complutense University of Madrid
Ignasi Ribas
Ignasi Ribas Institute of Space Sciences
Carole A. Haswell
Carole A. Haswell The Open University
Helmut Lammer
Helmut Lammer Austrian Academy of Sciences
Rafael Rebolo
Rafael Rebolo Spanish National Research Council
A. P. Hatzes
A. P. Hatzes Max Planck Society

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