2026 Stacy S. McGaugh: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	82	2842	2700	1394	1298	299	26030

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Overview

Stacy S. McGaugh is affiliated with Case Western Reserve University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Physics and Astronomy, with significant contributions to subfields such as Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Atomic and Molecular Physics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, and Statistical and Nonlinear Physics.

The scientist's main research topics include:

Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
Cosmology and Gravitation Theories
Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research
Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation

McGaugh has published extensively, with recent papers including:

Predictions and Outcomes for the Dynamics of Rotating Galaxies, 2020, Galaxies
Indefinitely Flat Circular Velocities and the Baryonic Tully-Fisher Relation from Weak Lensing, 2024, The Astrophysical Journal Letters
Cold gas disks in main-sequence galaxies at cosmic noon: Low turbulence, flat rotation curves, and disk-halo degeneracy, 2023, Astronomy and Astrophysics
Tracing the Dynamical Mass in Galaxy Disks Using H i Velocity Dispersion and Its Implications for the Dark Matter Distribution in Galaxies, 2020, The Astrophysical Journal
Stellar Mass-to-light Ratios: Composite Bulge+Disk Models and the Baryonic Tully-Fisher Relation, 2022, The Astronomical Journal

Frequent publication venues for Stacy S. McGaugh include:

arXiv (Cornell University)
Astronomy and Astrophysics
The Astrophysical Journal
The Astronomical Journal
The Astrophysical Journal Letters

The scientist has collaborated extensively with several co-authors, including:

James M. Schombert
Federico Lelli
Pengfei Li
Tobias Mistele
Marcel S. Pawlowski

Best Publications

Modified Newtonian dynamics as an alternative to dark matter

Robert H. Sanders;Stacy S. McGaugh

1025
Citations
The Baryonic Tully-Fisher Relation

Stacy McGaugh;Jim Schombert;Greg Bothun;Erwin de Blok

911
Citations
H II region abundances - Model oxygen line ratios

Stacy S. McGaugh

871
Citations
The Baryonic Tully-Fisher Relation.

S. S. McGaugh;J. M. Schombert;G. D. Bothun;W. J. G. de Blok

871
Citations
Modified Newtonian Dynamics (MOND):Observational Phenomenology and Relativistic Extensions

Benoît Famaey;Benoît Famaey;Stacy S. McGaugh;Stacy S. McGaugh

825
Citations
Mass Density Profiles of LSB Galaxies

W.J.G. de Blok;Stacy S. McGaugh;Albert Bosma;Vera C. Rubin

699
Citations
Mass Density Profiles of Low Surface Brightness Galaxies

W. J. G. de Blok;Stacy S. McGaugh;Albert Bosma;Vera C. Rubin

687
Citations
Radial Acceleration Relation in Rotationally Supported Galaxies.

Stacy S. McGaugh;Federico Lelli;James M. Schombert

629
Citations
SPARC: MASS MODELS FOR 175 DISK GALAXIES WITH SPITZER PHOTOMETRY AND ACCURATE ROTATION CURVES

Federico Lelli;Stacy S. McGaugh;James M. Schombert

620
Citations
THE BARYONIC TULLY-FISHER RELATION OF GALAXIES WITH EXTENDED ROTATION CURVES AND THE STELLAR MASS OF ROTATING GALAXIES

Stacy S. McGaugh

554
Citations
The dark and visible matter content of low surface brightness disc galaxies

W. J. G. de Blok;Stacy S. McGaugh

534
Citations
The Baryonic Tully-Fisher Relation of Gas Rich Galaxies as a Test of LCDM and MOND

Stacy McGaugh

525
Citations
High-Resolution Rotation Curves of Low Surface Brightness Galaxies. II. Mass Models

W. J. G. de Blok;Stacy S. McGaugh;Vera C. Rubin

522
Citations
H i observations of low surface brightness galaxies: probing low-density galaxies

W. J. G. de Blok;S. S. McGaugh;J. M. van der Hulst

423
Citations
Mass Models for Low Surface Brightness Galaxies with High-Resolution Optical Velocity Fields

Rachel Kuzio de Naray;Rachel Kuzio de Naray;Stacy S. McGaugh;W. J. G. de Blok

415
Citations
Testing the Dark Matter Hypothesis with Low Surface Brightness Galaxies and Other Evidence

Stacy McGaugh;Erwin de Blok

411
Citations
Testing the dark matter hypothesis with low surface brightness galaxies and other evidence

Stacy S. McGaugh;Stacy S. McGaugh;W. J. G. de Blok;W. J. G. de Blok

399
Citations
One Law To Rule Them All: The Radial Acceleration Relation of Galaxies

Federico Lelli;Federico Lelli;Stacy S. McGaugh;James M. Schombert;Marcel S. Pawlowski;Marcel S. Pawlowski

393
Citations
THE BARYONIC TULLY-FISHER RELATION OF GAS-RICH GALAXIES AS A TEST OF ΛCDM AND MOND

Stacy S. McGaugh

392
Citations
Star formation thresholds in low surface brightness galaxies

J. M. Van Der Hulst;E. D. Skillman;T. R. Smith;G. D. Bothun

333
Citations