2026 Shude Mao: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	88	2371	2252	45	45	463	33030

Discipline name

D-Index

World Ranking

Current World Ranking

National Ranking

Current National Ranking

Publications

Citations

Physics

2371

2252

463

33030

Shude Mao 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 Shude Mao sits on this spectrum.

103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 463 publications — 50th percentile

50% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Shude Mao 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 Shude Mao sits on this spectrum.

70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 88 D-Index — 36th percentile

36% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Shude Mao is affiliated with Tsinghua University in China and has an extensive publication record primarily in physics and astronomy. Their research spans various subfields including astronomy and astrophysics, instrumentation, nuclear and high energy physics, computational mechanics, and aerospace engineering.

The main focus areas of their work include stellar, planetary, and galactic studies; astronomy and astrophysical research; galaxies formation, evolution, and phenomena; astrophysics and star formation studies; gamma-ray bursts and supernovae; astro and planetary science; and astronomical observations and instrumentation.

Their publication venues demonstrate a strong presence in prominent journals and archives such as:

arXiv (Cornell University)
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
The Astronomical Journal
Astronomy and Astrophysics
The Astrophysical Journal

Frequent coauthors who have collaborated extensively with Shude Mao include:

Weicheng Zang
Andrew Gould
Jennifer C. Yee
Cheongho Han
In-Gu Shin

Examples of recent papers authored or co-authored by Shude Mao include:

Occurrence Rate of Hot Jupiters Around Early-type M Dwarfs Based on Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite Data, 2022, The Astronomical Journal
Measuring the local dark matter density with LAMOST DR5 and Gaia DR2, 2020, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Systematic KMTNet Planetary Anomaly Search. I. OGLE-2019-BLG-1053Lb, a Buried Terrestrial Planet, 2021, The Astronomical Journal
MaNGA DynPop - I. Quality-assessed stellar dynamical modelling from integral-field spectroscopy of 10K nearby galaxies: a catalogue of masses, mass-to-light ratios, density profiles, and dark matter, 2023, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Systematic KMTNet Planetary Anomaly Search. II. Six New q < 2 × 10⁻⁴ Mass-ratio Planets, 2022, The Astronomical Journal

Best Publications

The Formation of Galactic Disks

H. J. Mo;Shude Mao;Simon D. M. White

2945
Citations
The formation of galactic discs

H. J. Mo;Shude Mao;Simon D. M. White

2656
Citations
Sloan Digital Sky Survey IV: Mapping the Milky Way, Nearby Galaxies and the Distant Universe

Michael R. Blanton;Matthew A. Bershady;Bela Abolfathi;Franco D. Albareti;Franco D. Albareti

1542
Citations
Sloan Digital Sky Survey IV: Mapping the Milky Way, Nearby Galaxies, and the Distant Universe

Michael R. Blanton;Matthew A. Bershady;Bela Abolfathi;Franco D. Albareti

1303
Citations
Overview of the SDSS-IV MaNGA Survey: Mapping nearby Galaxies at Apache Point Observatory

Kevin Bundy;Matthew A. Bershady;David R. Law;Renbin Yan

1134
Citations
Evidence for substructure in lens galaxies

Shude Mao;Peter Schneider

697
Citations
The Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array Sky Survey (VLASS). Science Case and Survey Design

M. Lacy;S.A. Baum;C.J. Chandler;S. Chatterjee

475
Citations
Can lensed stars be regarded as pointlike for microlensing by MACHOs

Hans J. Witt;Shude Mao

459
Citations
Microlens OGLE-2005-BLG-169 Implies Cool Neptune-Like Planets are Common

A. Gould;A. Udalski;D. An;D. P. Bennett

430
Citations
SDSS-IV MaNGA IFS Galaxy Survey - Survey Design, Execution, and Initial Data Quality

Renbin Yan;Kevin Bundy;David R. Law;Matthew A. Bershady

384
Citations
Microlens OGLE-2005-BLG-169 Implies That Cool Neptune-like Planets Are Common

A. Gould;A. Udalski;D. An;D. P. Bennett

378
Citations
The Vertical Structure of Warm Ionised Gas in the Milky Way

B. M. Gaensler;G. J. Madsen;G. J. Madsen;S. Chatterjee;S. A. Mao

351
Citations
An improved map of the Galactic Faraday sky

N. Oppermann;H. Junklewitz;G. Robbers;Michael R Bell

243
Citations
Predictions of the WFIRST Microlensing Survey. I. Bound Planet Detection Rates

Matthew T. Penny;B. Scott Gaudi;Eamonn Kerins;Nicholas J. Rattenbury

228
Citations
Modelling the Galactic bar using OGLE-II red clump giant stars

Nicholas J. Rattenbury;Shude Mao;Takahiro Sumi;Martin C. Smith

198
Citations
A new photometric model of the Galactic bar using red clump giants

Liang Cao;Shude Mao;Shude Mao;David Nataf;David Nataf;Nicholas J. Rattenbury

196
Citations
On the cosmological origin of gamma-ray bursts

Shude Mao;Bohdan Paczynski

195
Citations
Modeling the Magnetic Field in the Galactic Disk using New Rotation Measure Observations from the Very Large Array

C.L. Van Eck;J.C. Brown;J. Stil;K. Rae

194
Citations
Gravitational lensing of gravitational waves: A statistical perspective

Shun Sheng Li;Shude Mao;Yuetong Zhao;Youjun Lu

191
Citations
A Survey of Extragalactic Faraday Rotation at High Galactic Latitude: The Vertical Magnetic Field of the Milky Way Toward the Galactic Poles

S. A. Mao;S. A. Mao;B. M. Gaensler;M. Haverkorn;E. G. Zweibel

186
Citations