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S. P. Ahlen

D-Index & Metrics

Physics

D-Index
138
Citations
81999
World Ranking
432
National Ranking
245

S. P. Ahlen 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 S. P. Ahlen sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 607 publications — 70th percentile

70% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

S. P. Ahlen 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 S. P. Ahlen sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 138 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

  • 1984 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

S. P. Ahlen is affiliated with Boston University in the United States and specializes in Physics and Astronomy. Their research has a broad focus within this domain, including significant contributions to Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

The scientist's research concentrates on multiple key topics, including:

  • Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
  • Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
  • Cosmology and Gravitation Theories
  • Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
  • Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
  • Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology
  • Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing

Frequent co-authors collaborating with S. P. Ahlen include Axel de la Macorra, Satya Gontcho A Gontcho, G. Tarlé, Aaron Meisner, and J. E. Forero-Romero. Their work has appeared predominantly in a range of scientific journals, most notably:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • The Astrophysical Journal
  • The Astronomical Journal

Recent publications by S. P. Ahlen include:

  • Overview of the Instrumentation for the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument, 2022, The Astronomical Journal
  • The Early Data Release of the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument, 2024, The Astronomical Journal
  • The DESI Bright Galaxy Survey: Final Target Selection, Design, and Validation, 2023, The Astronomical Journal
  • DESI 2024 IV: Baryon Acoustic Oscillations from the Lyman alpha forest, 2025, Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
  • Target Selection and Validation of DESI Luminous Red Galaxies, 2023, The Astronomical Journal

S. P. Ahlen was recognized as a Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in 1984.

Best Publications

  • Improved luminosity determination in pp collisions at root s=7 TeV using the ATLAS detector at the LHC

    G. Aad;T. Abajyan;B. Abbott;J. Abdallah

  • Search for neutral Higgs bosons of the minimal supersymmetric standard model in pp collisions at √s=8 TeV with the ATLAS detector

    G. Aad;B. Abbott;J. Abdallah;S. Abdel Khalek

  • Jet energy measurement and its systematic uncertainty in proton-proton collisions at s√=7 TeV with the ATLAS detector

    G. Aad;T. Abajyan;B. Abbott

  • Expected performance of the ATLAS experiment - detector, trigger and physics

    G. Aad;E. Abat;B. Abbott;J. Abdallah

  • Search for the bb ¯ decay of the Standard Model Higgs boson in associated (W/Z)H production with the ATLAS detector

    G. Aad;B. Abbott;J. Abdallah

  • Expected Performance of the ATLAS Experiment - Detector, Trigger and Physics

    G. Aad;E. Abat;B. Abbott

  • Search for charged Higgs bosons decaying via H±→ τ±ν in fully hadronic final states using pp collision data at √s = 8 TeV with the ATLAS detector

    G. Aad;B. Abbott;J. Abdallah;S. Abdel Khalek

  • Combined Measurement of the Higgs Boson Mass in pp Collisions at √s=7 and 8 TeV with the ATLAS and CMS Experiments

    G. Aad;B. Abbott;J. Abdallah;O. Abdinov

  • Measurement of isolated-photon pair production in pp collisions at s√=7TeV with the ATLAS detector

    G. Aad;T. Abajyan;B. Abbott;J. Abdallah

  • Search for high-mass diboson resonances with boson-tagged jets in proton-proton collisions at √s=8 TeV with the ATLAS detector

    G. Aad;B. Abbott;J. Abdallah;O. Abdinov

  • Charged-particle multiplicities in pp interactions measured with the ATLAS detector at the LHC

    G. Aad;B. Abbott;J. Abdallah;A. A. Abdelalim

  • ATLAS detector and physics performance : Technical Design Report, 1

    A. Airapetian;V. Dodonov;L. Micu;D. Axen

  • Jet energy resolution in proton-proton collisions at s√=7 TeV recorded in 2010 with the ATLAS detector

    G. Aad;T. Abajyan;B. Abbott

  • Search for high-mass resonances decaying to dilepton final states in pp collisions at √s = 7 TeV with the ATLAS detector

    G. Aad;T. Abajyan;B. Abbott;J. Abdallah

  • Measurement of the production cross section of jets in association with a Z boson in pp collisions at √s = 7 TeV with the ATLAS detector

    G. Aad;T. Abajyan;B. Abbott;J. Abdallah

  • Measurement of ZZ production in pp collisions at √ = 7 TeV and limits on anomalous ZZZ and ZZγ couplings with the ATLAS detector

    G. Aad;T. Abajyan;B. Abbott;J. Abdallah

  • Measurement of the inclusive W± and Z/γ∗ cross sections in the e and μ decay channels in pp collisions at √s=7TeV with the ATLAS detector

    G. Aad;B. Abbott;J. Abdallah;A. A. Abdelalim

  • Search for squarks and gluinos using final states with jets and missing transverse momentum with the Atlas detector in s=7 TeV proton-proton collisions

    G. Aad;B. Abbott;J. Abdallah;A. A. Abdelalim

  • Search for squarks and gluinos using final states with jets and missing transverse momentum with the ATLAS detector in root s=7 TeV proton-proton collisions

    G. Aad;B. Abbott;J. Abdallah;A. A. Abdelalim

  • Measurement of the pseudorapidity and transverse momentum dependence of the elliptic flow of charged particles in lead-lead collisions at sNN=2.76 TeV with the ATLAS detector

    G. Aad;B. Abbott;J. Abdallah;A. A. Abdelalim

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrea Doria
Andrea Doria University of Padua
Kaushik De
Kaushik De The University of Texas at Arlington
F. S. Merritt
F. S. Merritt University of Chicago
William Trischuk
William Trischuk University of Toronto

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