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 Tremaine sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 328 publications — 23rd percentile
23% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 1,469 publications or more.
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 Tremaine sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 116 D-Index — 75th percentile
75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 185 D-Index or more.
Scott Tremaine is affiliated with the Institute for Advanced Study in the United States. Their research spans primarily the fields of Physics and Astronomy, with a strong focus on Astronomy and Astrophysics.
Their recent scholarly output includes papers published in recognized journals such as the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society and The Astronomical Journal. Notable publications from 2023 include The origin and fate of the Gaia phase-space snail and The Hamiltonian for von Zeipel-Lidov-Kozai oscillations, both appearing in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. Earlier work includes Resonant capture in quadruple stellar systems (2020) and the 2020 article Peas in a Pod? Radius Correlations in Kepler Multiplanet Systems published in The Astronomical Journal.
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Tremaine has contributed to a variety of main topics, including:
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In addition to journal articles, Tremaine has authored a book titled Astrophysical Wonders, published in 2020 by Open Agenda Publishing eBooks.
The scientist has received several awards and honors over the years:
James Binney;Scott Tremaine
John Magorrian;Scott Tremaine;Douglas Richstone;Ralf Bender
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Karl Gebhardt;Ralf Bender;Gary Bower;Alan Dressler
Scott Tremaine;Karl Gebhardt;Ralf Bender;Gary Bower
Kayhan Gültekin;Douglas D.O. Richstone;Karl Gebhardt;Tod Lauer
Kayhan Gultekin;Douglas O. Richstone;Karl Gebhardt;Tod R. Lauer
Peter Goldreich;Scott Tremaine
Lam Hui;Jeremiah P. Ostriker;Scott Tremaine;Edward Witten
Daniel Fabrycky;Scott Tremaine;Scott Tremaine
Scott Tremaine;James E. Gunn
S. M. Faber;Scott Tremaine;Edward A. Ajhar;Yong Ik Byun;Yong Ik Byun
Qingjuan Yu;Scott Tremaine
Peter M. Goldreich;Scott Tremaine
Tod R. Lauer;Edward A. Ajhar;Yong Ik Byun;Alan Dressler
Karl Gebhardt;Karl Gebhardt;John Kormendy;Luis C. Ho;Ralf Bender
Qingjuan Yu;Scott Tremaine
S. D. Tremaine;J. P. Ostriker;L. Spitzer
John Magorrian;John Magorrian;Scott Tremaine
Mario Jurić;Mario Jurić;Scott Tremaine;Scott Tremaine
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