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102
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Roy Maartens 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 Roy Maartens sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 429 publications — 43rd percentile

43% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Roy Maartens 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 Roy Maartens sits on this spectrum.

70–71 D-Index: 76 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 110 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 143 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 153 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 144 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 167 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 167 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 166 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 132 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 155 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 134 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 137 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 102 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 112 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 110 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 116 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 97 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 103 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 87 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 90 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 78 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 75 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 67 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 69 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 59 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 53 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 42 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 41 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 33 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 32 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 45 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 19 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 24 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 28 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 31 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 20 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 12 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 24 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 23 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 15 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 15 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 11 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 17 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 12 scientists 166–167 D-Index: 11 scientists 168–169 D-Index: 9 scientists 170–171 D-Index: 9 scientists 172–173 D-Index: 11 scientists 174–175 D-Index: 4 scientists 176–177 D-Index: 8 scientists 178–179 D-Index: 5 scientists 180–181 D-Index: 3 scientists 182–183 D-Index: 4 scientists 184 D-Index: 4 scientists 185+ D-Index: 99 scientists
70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 102 D-Index — 59th percentile

59% 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

  • 2022 - Research.com Physics in South Africa Leader Award

Overview

Roy Maartens is affiliated with the University of the Western Cape in South Africa. Their research primarily falls within the broad field of Physics and Astronomy, with significant contributions in several subfields including Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics.

The scientist's work encompasses a range of topics related to cosmology, gravitation, and observational astronomy. Key research subjects include:

  • Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
  • Cosmology and Gravitation Theories
  • Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology
  • Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
  • Relativity and Gravitational Theory
  • Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena
  • Scientific Research and Discoveries

Roy Maartens has contributed extensively to scholarly literature, with notable frequent publication venues such as:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
  • The European Physical Journal C
  • Physics of the Dark Universe
  • Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia

Selected recent papers illustrate their research focus and publication activity:

  • Fundamental physics with the Square Kilometre Array, 2020, Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia
  • The Hydrogen Intensity and Real-time Analysis eXperiment: 256-Element Array Status and Overview, 2021, arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Magnification and evolution biases in large-scale structure surveys, 2021, Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
  • Model-agnostic assessment of dark energy after DESI DR1 BAO, 2025, Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
  • Detecting the relativistic galaxy bispectrum, 2020, Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics

Collaboration is a notable aspect of their career, with frequent coauthors including:

  • Chris Clarkson
  • S. Camera
  • Sheean Jolicoeur
  • José Fonseca
  • D. Karagiannis

Beyond articles, Roy Maartens has also contributed to book publications. One titled Probing beyond-Horndeski gravity on ultra-large scales was published by the Institute of Physics in 2020.

Best Publications

  • Brane-World Gravity

    Roy Maartens;Kazuya Koyama

  • Adiabatic and entropy perturbations from inflation

    Christopher Gordon;David Wands;Bruce A. Bassett;Roy Maartens

  • Chaotic inflation on the brane

    Roy Maartens;David Wands;Bruce A. Bassett;Imogen P. C. Heard

  • Black holes on the brane

    Naresh Dadhich;Roy Maartens;Philippos Papadopoulos;Vahid Rezania

  • Beyond ΛCDM: Problems, solutions, and the road ahead

    Philip Bull;Yashar Akrami;Julian Adamek;Tessa Baker

  • Cosmological dynamics on the brane

    Roy Maartens

  • Relativistic Cosmology: The standard model and extensions

    George F. R. Ellis;Roy Maartens;Malcolm A. H. MacCallum

  • The emergent universe: inflationary cosmology with no singularity

    George F R Ellis;Roy Maartens

  • Dynamics of dark energy with a coupling to dark matter

    Christian G. Böhmer;Gabriela Caldera-Cabral;Ruth Lazkoz;Roy Maartens

  • Advancing Astrophysics with the Square Kilometre Array (AASKA14)

    Tyler. L. Bourke;Robert Braun;Rob Fender;Federica Govoni

  • Beyond $\Lambda$CDM: Problems, solutions, and the road ahead

    Philip Bull;Yashar Akrami;Julian Adamek;Tessa Baker

  • Cosmology with Phase 1 of the Square Kilometre Array; Red Book 2018: Technical specifications and performance forecasts

    David J. Bacon;Richard A. Battye;Philip Bull

  • Large-scale instability in interacting dark energy and dark matter fluids

    Jussi Väliviita;Elisabetta Majerotto;Roy Maartens

  • Dark Energy and Dark Gravity

    Ruth Durrer;Roy Maartens

  • Gravitational waves from inflation on the brane

    David Langlois;Roy Maartens;David Wands

  • Stars in the braneworld

    Cristiano Germani;Roy Maartens

  • Dark energy and dark gravity: theory overview

    Ruth Durrer;Roy Maartens

  • Structure formation in the DGP cosmological model

    Kazuya Koyama;Roy Maartens

  • Structure formation in the Dvali?Gabadadze?Porrati cosmological model

    Kazuya Koyama;Roy Maartens

  • Gravito-electromagnetism

    Roy Maartens;Bruce A. Bassett

Frequent Co-Authors

George F. R. Ellis
George F. R. Ellis University of Cape Town
Mark Sullivan
Mark Sullivan University of Southampton
Joshua A. Frieman
Joshua A. Frieman University of Chicago
Peter Nugent
Peter Nugent Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Robert C. Nichol
Robert C. Nichol University of Surrey
Saul Perlmutter
Saul Perlmutter Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
H. M. Spinka
H. M. Spinka Argonne National Laboratory
Ryan J. Foley
Ryan J. Foley University of California, Santa Cruz
David Bacon
David Bacon University of Portsmouth

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