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95
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49110
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1900
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Scott Dodelson 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 Dodelson sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 376 publications — 33rd percentile

33% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Scott Dodelson 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 Dodelson sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 95 D-Index — 49th percentile

49% 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

  • 2003 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For his fundamental contributions in cosmology, including the theory and analysis of physics models of the early Universe

Overview

Scott Dodelson is affiliated with Carnegie Mellon University in the United States. Their primary area of research lies in the field of Physics and Astronomy, with a particular focus on subfields such as Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Instrumentation, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, as well as Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

The scientist's work extensively covers topics including Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena; Cosmology and Gravitation Theories; Astronomy and Astrophysical Research; Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena; Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae; Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology; and Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena.

Scott Dodelson's recent research outputs include the following papers:

  • Dark Energy Survey Year 3 results: Cosmological constraints from galaxy clustering and weak lensing (2022), Physical review. D/Physical review. D.
  • Dark Energy Survey Year 3 results: Cosmology from cosmic shear and robustness to data calibration (2022), Physical review. D/Physical review. D.
  • Dark Energy Survey Year 3 results: Cosmology from cosmic shear and robustness to modeling uncertainty (2022), Physical review. D/Physical review. D.
  • Dark Energy Survey Year 1 Results: Cosmological constraints from cluster abundances and weak lensing (2020), Physical review. D/Physical review. D.
  • The Dark Energy Survey: Cosmology Results with ∼1500 New High-redshift Type Ia Supernovae Using the Full 5 yr Data Set (2024), The Astrophysical Journal Letters

Frequent collaborators working with Scott Dodelson include:

  • A. Carnero Rosell
  • G. M. Bernstein
  • H. T. Diehl
  • L. N. da Costa
  • A. Amon

The scientist has published numerous articles in various venues, with the most frequent publication platforms being:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Physical review. D/Physical review. D.
  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • The Open Journal of Astrophysics
  • UA Campus Repository (The University of Arizona)

Among the honors received by Scott Dodelson is the Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) award in 2003, recognizing fundamental contributions in cosmology including theory and analysis of models of the early Universe.

Best Publications

  • Cosmological parameters from SDSS and WMAP

    Max Tegmark;Max Tegmark;Michael Abram Strauss;Michael R. Blanton;Kevork Abazajian

  • Sloan Digital Sky Survey: Early data release

    C. Stoughton;R. H. Lupton;M. Bernardi;M. R. Blanton

  • Modern cosmology

    Scott Dodelson

  • Sloan digital sky survey: Early data release

    Chris Stoughton;Robert H. Lupton;Mariangela Bernardi;Michael R. Blanton;Michael R. Blanton

  • Sterile-neutrinos as dark matter

    Scott Dodelson;Scott Dodelson;Scott Dodelson;Lawrence M. Widrow;Lawrence M. Widrow;Lawrence M. Widrow

  • Dark Energy Survey year 1 results: Cosmological constraints from galaxy clustering and weak lensing

    T. M. C. Abbott;F. B. Abdalla;A. Alarcon;J. Aleksić

  • The first data release of the sloan digital sky survey

    Kevork Abazajian;Jennifer K. Adelman-McCarthy;Marcel A. Agüeros;Sahar S. Allam

  • Cosmic Microwave Background Anisotropies

    Wayne Hu;Scott Dodelson

  • The Dark Energy Survey: more than dark energy - an overview

    T. Abbott;F. B. Abdalla;J. Aleksić

  • Galaxy clustering in early sloan digital sky survey redshift data

    Idit Zehavi;Idit Zehavi;Michael R. Blanton;Michael R. Blanton;Joshua A. Frieman;Joshua A. Frieman;David H. Weinberg

  • Dark Energy Survey Year 1 results: cosmological constraints from cosmic shear

    M. A. Troxel;N. MacCrann;N. MacCrann;J. Zuntz;T. F. Eifler

  • Eight Ultra-faint Galaxy Candidates Discovered in Year Two of the Dark Energy Survey

    A. Drlica-Wagner;K. Bechtol;E. S. Rykoff

  • The dark energy survey data release 1

    T. M. C. Abbott;F. B. Abdalla;F. B. Abdalla;S. Allam;A. Amara

  • Eight Ultra-faint Galaxy Candidates Discovered in Year Two of the Dark Energy Survey

    A. Drlica-Wagner;K. Bechtol;E. S. Rykoff;E. S. Rykoff;E. Luque

  • The Dark Energy Survey Data Release 1

    T. M. C. Abbott;F. B. Abdalla;S. Allam;A. Amara

  • CMBPol Mission Concept Study: Probing Inflation with CMB Polarization

    Daniel Baumann;Mark G. Jackson;Peter Adshead;Alexandre Amblard

  • Probing Gravity at Cosmological Scales by Measurements which Test the Relationship between Gravitational Lensing and Matter Overdensity

    Pengjie Zhang;Pengjie Zhang;Michele Liguori;Rachel Bean;Scott Dodelson;Scott Dodelson

  • Probing inflation with CMB polarization

    Daniel Baumann;Daniel Baumann;Mark G. Jackson;Peter Adshead;Alexandre Amblard

  • Constraints on Cosmology from the Cosmic Microwave Background Power Spectrum of the 2500 ${ m deg}^2$ SPT-SZ Survey

    Z. Hou;C. L. Reichardt;K. T. Story;B. Follin

  • CosmoSIS: Modular cosmological parameter estimation

    Joe Zuntz;Marc F. Paterno;Elise Jennings;Douglas H. Rudd

Frequent Co-Authors

Joshua A. Frieman
Joshua A. Frieman University of Chicago
Bhuvnesh Jain
Bhuvnesh Jain University of Pennsylvania
Robert A. Gruendl
Robert A. Gruendl University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Marcelle Soares-Santos
Marcelle Soares-Santos Brandeis University
K. Honscheid
K. Honscheid The Ohio State University
B. Flaugher
B. Flaugher Fermilab
D. L. Burke
D. L. Burke Stanford University
D. W. Gerdes
D. W. Gerdes University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Enrique Gaztanaga
Enrique Gaztanaga Spanish National Research Council
Risa H. Wechsler
Risa H. Wechsler Stanford University

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