2026 Scott D. Barthelmy: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	85	2564	2439	1270	1185	408	45760

Discipline name

D-Index

World Ranking

Current World Ranking

National Ranking

Current National Ranking

Publications

Citations

Physics

2564

2439

1270

1185

408

45760

Scott D. Barthelmy 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 Scott D. Barthelmy sits on this spectrum.

103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 408 publications — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Scott D. Barthelmy 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 Scott D. Barthelmy sits on this spectrum.

70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 85 D-Index — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Scott D. Barthelmy is affiliated with the Goddard Space Flight Center in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on physics and astronomy, with a strong emphasis on astronomy and astrophysics. The body of work includes contributions to related subfields such as nuclear and high energy physics, geophysics, biomedical engineering, and oceanography.

The scientist's research spans a range of topics including:

Pulsars and gravitational waves research
Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
Astrophysical phenomena and observations
Dark matter and cosmic phenomena
Cosmology and gravitation theories
High-pressure geophysics and materials
Magnetic confinement fusion research

Frequent collaborators of Scott D. Barthelmy include:

H. A. Krimm
D. M. Palmer
K. Ackley
V. B. Adya
D. Agarwal

They have published regularly in a variety of scientific journals, most notably:

The Astrophysical Journal
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
Enlighten: Publications (The University of Glasgow)
Nature

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by Scott D. Barthelmy include:

Open Data from the Third Observing Run of LIGO, Virgo, KAGRA, and GEO, 2023, The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
A bright γ-ray flare interpreted as a giant magnetar flare in NGC 253, 2021, Nature
Swift-XRT follow-up of gravitational wave triggers during the third aLIGO/Virgo observing run, 2020, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Search for Eccentric Black Hole Coalescences during the Third Observing Run of LIGO and Virgo, 2024, The Astrophysical Journal
Swift/UVOT follow-up of gravitational wave alerts in the O3 era, 2021, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

Best Publications

GW170817: observation of gravitational waves from a binary neutron star inspiral

B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;F. Acernese

9850
Citations
GW170814: A three-detector observation of gravitational waves from a binary black hole coalescence

B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;F. Acernese

2411
Citations
The burst alert telescope (BAT) on the Swift MIDEX mission

Scott D. Barthelmy;Louis M. Barbier;Jay R. Cummings;Jay R. Cummings;Ed E. Fenimore

1818
Citations
Demonstration of an all-optical quantum controlled-NOT gate.

Jeremy L O'Brien;GJ Pryde;AG White;TC Ralph

1223
Citations
Evidence for a canonical gamma-ray burst afterglow light curve in the Swift XRT data

J. A. Nousek;C. Kouveliotou;D. Grupe;K. L. Page

1096
Citations
The association of GRB 060218 with a supernova and the evolution of the shock wave

Sergio Campana;V. Mangano;A.J. Blustin;P. Brown

1011
Citations
Observation of contemporaneous optical radiation from a γ-ray burst

Carl W. Akerlof;R. Balsano;S. Barthelmy;S. Barthelmy;J. Bloch

962
Citations
A short γ-ray burst apparently associated with an elliptical galaxy at redshift z = 0.225

Neil Gehrels;C.L. Sarazin;Paul T. O'Brien;B. Zhang

743
Citations
Discovery of the Onset of Rapid Accretion by a Dormant Massive Black Hole

D.N. Burrows;F.E. Marshall;S.T. Holland;M. Eracleous

731
Citations
The 105 month Swift-BAT all-sky hard X-ray survey

Kyuseok Oh;Michael Koss;Craig B. Markwardt;Kevin Schawinski

719
Citations
Broadband observations of the naked-eye gamma-ray burst GRB 080319B

J. L. Racusin;S. V. Karpov;M. Sokolowski;J. Granot

708
Citations
GRB 090423 at a redshift of z ≈ 8.1

R. Salvaterra;M. Della Valle;S. Campana;G. Chincarini;G. Chincarini

689
Citations
Bright X-ray Flares in Gamma-Ray Burst Afterglows

David N. Burrows;Patrizia Romano;Abraham Falcone;Shiho Kobayashi

670
Citations
A new γ-ray burst classification scheme from GRB 060614

N. Gehrels;J. P. Norris;S. D. Barthelmy;J. Granot

644
Citations
An extremely luminous X-ray outburst at the birth of a supernova

A. M. Soderberg;A. M. Soderberg;E. Berger;E. Berger;K. L. Page;P. Schady

630
Citations
A giant γ-ray flare from the magnetar SGR 1806–20

D.M. Palmer;S. Barthelmy;N. Gehrels;R.M. Kippen

622
Citations
Relativistic jet activity from the tidal disruption of a star by a massive black hole

D. N. Burrows;J. A. Kennea;G. Ghisellini;V. Mangano

605
Citations
A giant periodic flare from the soft γ-ray repeater SGR1900+14

K. Hurley;T. Cline;E. Mazets;S. Barthelmy

565
Citations
A giant, periodic flare from the soft gamma repeater SGR1900+14

K. Hurley;T. Cline;E. Mazets;S. Barthelmy

495
Citations
The Swift Gamma-Ray Burst Mission

N. Gehrels;G Chincarini;P. Giommi;K. O. Mason

55
Citations