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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Physics 91 2194 2086 1115 1041 476 27057

S. Peter Gary publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by S. Peter Gary between 1967 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. S. Peter Gary published across 59 years, from 1967 to 2025, averaging 8.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 21 publications in 2001. 2 of the 482 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1967 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 21. Peak 21 publications in 2001. 1967: 1 publication 1968: 2 publications 1969: 1 publication 1970: 3 publications 1971: 5 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 5 publications 1974: 3 publications 1975: 7 publications 1976: 7 publications 1977: 3 publications 1978: 9 publications 1979: 8 publications 1980: 4 publications 1981: 10 publications 1982: 7 publications 1983: 9 publications 1984: 6 publications 1985: 14 publications 1986: 9 publications 1987: 11 publications 1988: 4 publications 1989: 8 publications 1990: 6 publications 1991: 9 publications 1992: 8 publications 1993: 19 publications 1994: 14 publications 1995: 9 publications 1996: 7 publications 1997: 7 publications 1998: 9 publications 1999: 7 publications 2000: 17 publications 2001: 21 publications 2002: 12 publications 2003: 15 publications 2004: 7 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 10 publications 2007: 9 publications 2008: 11 publications 2009: 16 publications 2010: 20 publications 2011: 18 publications 2012: 14 publications 2013: 12 publications 2014: 12 publications 2015: 6 publications 2016: 15 publications 2017: 15 publications 2018: 3 publications 2019: 4 publications 2020: 5 publications 2021: 0 publications 2022: 1 publication 2023: 0 publications 2024: 1 publication 2025: 1 publication
1967 2025

482 publications in total across all disciplines

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S. Peter Gary: publications per year, 1967 to 2025
Year Publications
1967 1
1968 2
1969 1
1970 3
1971 5
1972 0
1973 5
1974 3
1975 7
1976 7
1977 3
1978 9
1979 8
1980 4
1981 10
1982 7
1983 9
1984 6
1985 14
1986 9
1987 11
1988 4
1989 8
1990 6
1991 9
1992 8
1993 19
1994 14
1995 9
1996 7
1997 7
1998 9
1999 7
2000 17
2001 21
2002 12
2003 15
2004 7
2005 6
2006 10
2007 9
2008 11
2009 16
2010 20
2011 18
2012 14
2013 12
2014 12
2015 6
2016 15
2017 15
2018 3
2019 4
2020 5
2021 0
2022 1
2023 0
2024 1
2025 1
Total 482
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S. Peter Gary publications per year - data summary

  • S. Peter Gary, a Physics scholar from Los Alamos National Laboratory, has 482 publications recorded across 59 years, from 1967 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1967 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2001, with 21 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1967, 1969, 2022, 2024 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • 3 of the 59 years in the span carry no publications at all (1972, 2021 and 2023).
  • The rate of publication averages 8.2 papers per year over the whole span, or 8.6 per year counting only the 56 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 3 publications, <1% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1967-1986: 113 publications (5.7 per year); 1987-2006: 206 publications (10.3 per year); 2007-2025: 163 publications (8.6 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

S. Peter Gary 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. Peter Gary sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 70 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 103–122 to 1,469+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 162. Most scientists, 162, have 323–342 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,469 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 463–482 publications, is where this scientist sits. 103–122 publications: 7 scientists 123–142 publications: 10 scientists 143–162 publications: 31 scientists 163–182 publications: 35 scientists 183–202 publications: 53 scientists 203–222 publications: 81 scientists 223–242 publications: 85 scientists 243–262 publications: 112 scientists 263–282 publications: 114 scientists 283–302 publications: 126 scientists 303–322 publications: 136 scientists 323–342 publications: 162 scientists 343–362 publications: 155 scientists 363–382 publications: 156 scientists 383–402 publications: 134 scientists 403–422 publications: 145 scientists 423–442 publications: 147 scientists 443–462 publications: 131 scientists 463–482 publications: 131 scientists 483–502 publications: 116 scientists 503–522 publications: 106 scientists 523–542 publications: 103 scientists 543–562 publications: 87 scientists 563–582 publications: 84 scientists 583–602 publications: 94 scientists 603–622 publications: 70 scientists 623–642 publications: 76 scientists 643–662 publications: 60 scientists 663–682 publications: 54 scientists 683–702 publications: 60 scientists 703–722 publications: 48 scientists 723–742 publications: 64 scientists 743–762 publications: 48 scientists 763–782 publications: 37 scientists 783–802 publications: 43 scientists 803–822 publications: 34 scientists 823–842 publications: 36 scientists 843–862 publications: 32 scientists 863–882 publications: 32 scientists 883–902 publications: 31 scientists 903–922 publications: 25 scientists 923–942 publications: 15 scientists 943–962 publications: 24 scientists 963–982 publications: 13 scientists 983–1,002 publications: 21 scientists 1,003–1,022 publications: 21 scientists 1,023–1,042 publications: 16 scientists 1,043–1,062 publications: 9 scientists 1,063–1,082 publications: 19 scientists 1,083–1,102 publications: 11 scientists 1,103–1,122 publications: 17 scientists 1,123–1,142 publications: 11 scientists 1,143–1,162 publications: 7 scientists 1,163–1,182 publications: 4 scientists 1,183–1,202 publications: 10 scientists 1,203–1,222 publications: 8 scientists 1,223–1,242 publications: 16 scientists 1,243–1,262 publications: 4 scientists 1,263–1,282 publications: 10 scientists 1,283–1,302 publications: 5 scientists 1,303–1,322 publications: 7 scientists 1,323–1,342 publications: 4 scientists 1,343–1,362 publications: 8 scientists 1,363–1,382 publications: 6 scientists 1,383–1,402 publications: 7 scientists 1,403–1,422 publications: 3 scientists 1,423–1,442 publications: 4 scientists 1,443–1,462 publications: 4 scientists 1,463–1,468 publications: 3 scientists 1,469+ publications: 100 scientists
103–122 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 476 publications — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Physics scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,678 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
103–122 7
123–142 10
143–162 31
163–182 35
183–202 53
203–222 81
223–242 85
243–262 112
263–282 114
283–302 126
303–322 136
323–342 162
343–362 155
363–382 156
383–402 134
403–422 145
423–442 147
443–462 131
463–482 131 476
483–502 116
503–522 106
523–542 103
543–562 87
563–582 84
583–602 94
603–622 70
623–642 76
643–662 60
663–682 54
683–702 60
703–722 48
723–742 64
743–762 48
763–782 37
783–802 43
803–822 34
823–842 36
843–862 32
863–882 32
883–902 31
903–922 25
923–942 15
943–962 24
963–982 13
983–1,002 21
1,003–1,022 21
1,023–1,042 16
1,043–1,062 9
1,063–1,082 19
1,083–1,102 11
1,103–1,122 17
1,123–1,142 11
1,143–1,162 7
1,163–1,182 4
1,183–1,202 10
1,203–1,222 8
1,223–1,242 16
1,243–1,262 4
1,263–1,282 10
1,283–1,302 5
1,303–1,322 7
1,323–1,342 4
1,343–1,362 8
1,363–1,382 6
1,383–1,402 7
1,403–1,422 3
1,423–1,442 4
1,443–1,462 4
1,463–1,468 3
1,469+ 100
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S. Peter Gary publication distribution in Physics in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 3,678 Physics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 70 ranges running from 103–122 to 1,469+ publications.
  • S. Peter Gary, a Physics scholar from Los Alamos National Laboratory, records 476 publications - the 52nd percentile of the discipline.
  • 52% of ranked Physics scientists score the same or lower than S. Peter Gary, and about 48% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 463–482 publications range, and S. Peter Gary falls inside that same range.
  • The most crowded range is 323–342 publications, holding 162 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 49% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 443–462 publications), so the distribution leans towards the lower end of the scale.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 1,469 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (3% of the field).

S. Peter Gary 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. Peter Gary sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 59 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 70–71 to 185+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 167. Most scientists, 167, have 80–81 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 185 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 90–91 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 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
70–71 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 91 D-Index — 42nd percentile

42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

View D-Index distribution as a table
Number of Physics scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,678 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
70–71 76
72–73 110
74–75 143
76–77 153
78–79 144
80–81 167
82–83 167
84–85 166
86–87 132
88–89 155
90–91 134 91
92–93 137
94–95 102
96–97 112
98–99 110
100–101 116
102–103 97
104–105 103
106–107 87
108–109 90
110–111 67
112–113 78
114–115 75
116–117 67
118–119 69
120–121 60
122–123 59
124–125 53
126–127 42
128–129 41
130–131 33
132–133 32
134–135 45
136–137 19
138–139 24
140–141 28
142–143 31
144–145 22
146–147 20
148–149 12
150–151 16
152–153 24
154–155 23
156–157 15
158–159 15
160–161 11
162–163 17
164–165 12
166–167 11
168–169 9
170–171 9
172–173 11
174–175 4
176–177 8
178–179 5
180–181 3
182–183 4
184 4
185+ 99
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S. Peter Gary D-index placement in Physics in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 3,678 Physics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 59 ranges running from 70–71 to 185+ D-Index.
  • S. Peter Gary, a Physics scholar from Los Alamos National Laboratory, records 91 D-Index - the 42nd percentile of the discipline.
  • 42% of ranked Physics scientists score the same or lower than S. Peter Gary, and about 58% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 96–97 D-Index range, and S. Peter Gary ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 80–81 D-Index, holding 167 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 55% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 98–99 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 185 D-Index or more, 99 scientists in all (3% of the field).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2018 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

S. Peter Gary is affiliated with the Los Alamos National Laboratory in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on areas within physics and astronomy, with a particular emphasis on solar and space plasma dynamics and ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics. Their work also extends to magnetic confinement fusion research, fluid dynamics and turbulent flows, laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma, as well as advanced fluorescence microscopy and biosensing techniques.

The scientist has contributed to multiple publications in various journals and repositories. Recent papers include:

  • Super-Alfvénic Propagation and Damping of Reconnection Onset Signatures, 2021, OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information)
  • Scalings for the Alfvén-cyclotron instability: Linear dispersion theory and hybrid particle-in-cell simulations: Scalings of Alfven-Cyclotron Instability, 2021, OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information)
  • Particle-in-cell Simulations of Decaying Plasma Turbulence: Linear Instabilities versus Nonlinear Processes in 3D and 2.5D Approximations, 2020, The Astrophysical Journal
  • Whistler turbulence vs. whistler anisotropy instability: Particle-in-cell simulation and statistical analysis, 2022, Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences
  • Lattice light-sheet microscopy allows for super-resolution imaging of receptors in leaf tissue, 2024, Biophysical Journal

Frequent co-authors include:

  • T. N. Parashar
  • R. Bandyopadhyay
  • Ramiz A. Qudsi
  • W. H. Matthaeus
  • B. A. Maruca

The scientist has published frequently in the following venues:

  • OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information)
  • The Astrophysical Journal
  • Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences
  • Biophysical Journal
  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

Main fields of study include physics and astronomy, with subfields in astronomy and astrophysics, nuclear and high energy physics, computational mechanics, mechanics of materials, and biophysics.

Key topics of their research cover solar and space plasma dynamics, ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics, magnetic confinement fusion research, fluid dynamics and turbulent flows, laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma, and advanced fluorescence microscopy and biosensing techniques.

In 2018, S. Peter Gary was recognized as a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU).

Best Publications

  • Theory of Space Plasma Microinstabilities

    S. Peter Gary

  • Solar wind electrons

    W. C. Feldman;J. R. Asbridge;S. J. Bame;M. D. Montgomery

  • Solar Wind Electrons Alphas and Protons (SWEAP) Investigation: Design of the Solar Wind and Coronal Plasma Instrument Suite for Solar Probe Plus

    Justin C. Kasper;Justin C. Kasper;Robert Abiad;Gerry Austin;Marianne Balat-Pichelin

  • Electron velocity distributions near the Earth's bow shock

    W. C. Feldman;R. C. Anderson;S. J. Bame;S. P. Gary

  • Alfvénic velocity spikes and rotational flows in the near-Sun solar wind

    Justin C. Kasper;Justin C. Kasper;Stuart D. Bale;Stuart D. Bale;John W. Belcher;Matthieu Berthomier

  • Electromagnetic ion/ion instabilities and their consequences in space plasmas: A review

    S. Peter Gary

  • The electron‐acoustic mode

    S. Peter Gary;Robert L. Tokar

  • The mirror and ion cyclotron anisotropy instabilities

    S. Peter Gary

  • Wind/SWE observations of firehose constraint on solar wind proton temperature anisotropy

    Justin C. Kasper;Alan J. Lazarus;S. Peter Gary

  • Electrostatic hiss and the beam driven electron acoustic instability in the dayside polar cusp

    Robert L. Tokar;S. Peter Gary

  • Whistler instability: Electron anisotropy upper bound

    S. Peter Gary;Joseph Wang

  • Magnetic spectral signatures in the Earth's magnetosheath and plasma depletion layer

    Brian J. Anderson;Stephen A. Fuselier;S. Peter Gary;Richard E. Denton

  • Electromagnetic ion beam instabilities

    S. Peter Gary;Charles W. Smith;Martin A. Lee;Melvyn L. Goldstein

  • Solar wind magnetic fluctuation spectra: Dispersion versus damping

    Olaf Stawicki;S. Peter Gary;Hui Li

  • Ion anisotropy instabilities in the magnetosheath

    S. Peter Gary;Stephen A. Fuselier;Brian J. Anderson

  • INSTABILITY-DRIVEN LIMITS ON HELIUM TEMPERATURE ANISOTROPY IN THE SOLAR WIND: OBSERVATIONS AND LINEAR VLASOV ANALYSIS

    Bennett A. Maruca;Justin C. Kasper;S. Peter Gary

  • MAGNETIC HELICITY SPECTRUM OF SOLAR WIND FLUCTUATIONS AS A FUNCTION OF THE ANGLE WITH RESPECT TO THE LOCAL MEAN MAGNETIC FIELD

    J. J. Podesta;S. P. Gary

  • Heat flux instabilities in the solar wind

    S. Peter Gary;W. C. Feldman;D. W. Forslund;M. D. Montgomery

  • Hot Solar-Wind Helium: Direct Evidence for Local Heating by Alfven-Cyclotron Dissipation

    J. C. Kasper;A. J. Lazarus;S. P. Gary

  • The proton cyclotron instability and the anisotropy/β inverse correlation

    S. Peter Gary;Michael E. McKean;Dan Winske;Brian J. Anderson

Frequent Co-Authors

Dan Winske
Dan Winske Los Alamos National Laboratory
Michelle F. Thomsen
Michelle F. Thomsen Planetary Science Institute
Brian J. Anderson
Brian J. Anderson Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
W. C. Feldman
W. C. Feldman Los Alamos National Laboratory
Joseph Wang
Joseph Wang University of California, San Diego
Justin C. Kasper
Justin C. Kasper University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
John T. Steinberg
John T. Steinberg Los Alamos National Laboratory
David J. McComas
David J. McComas Princeton University
Nathan A. Schwadron
Nathan A. Schwadron University of New Hampshire
S. J. Bame
S. J. Bame Los Alamos National Laboratory

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