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Thomas P. Robitaille

Thomas P. Robitaille

Max Planck Society
Germany

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Physics 75 3354 3189 316 302 212 52946

Thomas P. Robitaille publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Thomas P. Robitaille between 2004 and 2024, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Thomas P. Robitaille published across 21 years, from 2004 to 2024, averaging 11.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 26 publications in 2015. 6 of the 243 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2004 to 2024. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 26. Peak 26 publications in 2015. 2004: 2 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 14 publications 2008: 12 publications 2009: 12 publications 2010: 21 publications 2011: 24 publications 2012: 10 publications 2013: 17 publications 2014: 18 publications 2015: 26 publications 2016: 21 publications 2017: 13 publications 2018: 10 publications 2019: 12 publications 2020: 13 publications 2021: 4 publications 2022: 2 publications 2023: 3 publications 2024: 3 publications
2004 2024

243 publications in total across all disciplines

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Thomas P. Robitaille: publications per year, 2004 to 2024
Year Publications
2004 2
2005 3
2006 3
2007 14
2008 12
2009 12
2010 21
2011 24
2012 10
2013 17
2014 18
2015 26
2016 21
2017 13
2018 10
2019 12
2020 13
2021 4
2022 2
2023 3
2024 3
Total 243
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Thomas P. Robitaille 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 Thomas P. Robitaille sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 70 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 103–122 to 1,469+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 162. Most scientists, 162, have 323–342 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,469 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 203–222 publications, is where this scientist sits. 103–122 publications: 7 scientists 123–142 publications: 10 scientists 143–162 publications: 31 scientists 163–182 publications: 35 scientists 183–202 publications: 53 scientists 203–222 publications: 81 scientists 223–242 publications: 85 scientists 243–262 publications: 112 scientists 263–282 publications: 114 scientists 283–302 publications: 126 scientists 303–322 publications: 136 scientists 323–342 publications: 162 scientists 343–362 publications: 155 scientists 363–382 publications: 156 scientists 383–402 publications: 134 scientists 403–422 publications: 145 scientists 423–442 publications: 147 scientists 443–462 publications: 131 scientists 463–482 publications: 131 scientists 483–502 publications: 116 scientists 503–522 publications: 106 scientists 523–542 publications: 103 scientists 543–562 publications: 87 scientists 563–582 publications: 84 scientists 583–602 publications: 94 scientists 603–622 publications: 70 scientists 623–642 publications: 76 scientists 643–662 publications: 60 scientists 663–682 publications: 54 scientists 683–702 publications: 60 scientists 703–722 publications: 48 scientists 723–742 publications: 64 scientists 743–762 publications: 48 scientists 763–782 publications: 37 scientists 783–802 publications: 43 scientists 803–822 publications: 34 scientists 823–842 publications: 36 scientists 843–862 publications: 32 scientists 863–882 publications: 32 scientists 883–902 publications: 31 scientists 903–922 publications: 25 scientists 923–942 publications: 15 scientists 943–962 publications: 24 scientists 963–982 publications: 13 scientists 983–1,002 publications: 21 scientists 1,003–1,022 publications: 21 scientists 1,023–1,042 publications: 16 scientists 1,043–1,062 publications: 9 scientists 1,063–1,082 publications: 19 scientists 1,083–1,102 publications: 11 scientists 1,103–1,122 publications: 17 scientists 1,123–1,142 publications: 11 scientists 1,143–1,162 publications: 7 scientists 1,163–1,182 publications: 4 scientists 1,183–1,202 publications: 10 scientists 1,203–1,222 publications: 8 scientists 1,223–1,242 publications: 16 scientists 1,243–1,262 publications: 4 scientists 1,263–1,282 publications: 10 scientists 1,283–1,302 publications: 5 scientists 1,303–1,322 publications: 7 scientists 1,323–1,342 publications: 4 scientists 1,343–1,362 publications: 8 scientists 1,363–1,382 publications: 6 scientists 1,383–1,402 publications: 7 scientists 1,403–1,422 publications: 3 scientists 1,423–1,442 publications: 4 scientists 1,443–1,462 publications: 4 scientists 1,463–1,468 publications: 3 scientists 1,469+ publications: 100 scientists
103–122 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 212 publications — 5th percentile

5% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Physics scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,678 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
103–122 7
123–142 10
143–162 31
163–182 35
183–202 53
203–222 81 212
223–242 85
243–262 112
263–282 114
283–302 126
303–322 136
323–342 162
343–362 155
363–382 156
383–402 134
403–422 145
423–442 147
443–462 131
463–482 131
483–502 116
503–522 106
523–542 103
543–562 87
563–582 84
583–602 94
603–622 70
623–642 76
643–662 60
663–682 54
683–702 60
703–722 48
723–742 64
743–762 48
763–782 37
783–802 43
803–822 34
823–842 36
843–862 32
863–882 32
883–902 31
903–922 25
923–942 15
943–962 24
963–982 13
983–1,002 21
1,003–1,022 21
1,023–1,042 16
1,043–1,062 9
1,063–1,082 19
1,083–1,102 11
1,103–1,122 17
1,123–1,142 11
1,143–1,162 7
1,163–1,182 4
1,183–1,202 10
1,203–1,222 8
1,223–1,242 16
1,243–1,262 4
1,263–1,282 10
1,283–1,302 5
1,303–1,322 7
1,323–1,342 4
1,343–1,362 8
1,363–1,382 6
1,383–1,402 7
1,403–1,422 3
1,423–1,442 4
1,443–1,462 4
1,463–1,468 3
1,469+ 100
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Thomas P. Robitaille 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 Thomas P. Robitaille sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 59 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 70–71 to 185+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 167. Most scientists, 167, have 80–81 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 185 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 74–75 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 70–71 D-Index: 76 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 110 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 143 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 153 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 144 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 167 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 167 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 166 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 132 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 155 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 134 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 137 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 102 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 112 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 110 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 116 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 97 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 103 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 87 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 90 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 78 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 75 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 67 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 69 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 59 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 53 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 42 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 41 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 33 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 32 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 45 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 19 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 24 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 28 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 31 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 20 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 12 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 24 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 23 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 15 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 15 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 11 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 17 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 12 scientists 166–167 D-Index: 11 scientists 168–169 D-Index: 9 scientists 170–171 D-Index: 9 scientists 172–173 D-Index: 11 scientists 174–175 D-Index: 4 scientists 176–177 D-Index: 8 scientists 178–179 D-Index: 5 scientists 180–181 D-Index: 3 scientists 182–183 D-Index: 4 scientists 184 D-Index: 4 scientists 185+ D-Index: 99 scientists
70–71 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 75 D-Index — 9th percentile

9% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Physics scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,678 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
70–71 76
72–73 110
74–75 143 75
76–77 153
78–79 144
80–81 167
82–83 167
84–85 166
86–87 132
88–89 155
90–91 134
92–93 137
94–95 102
96–97 112
98–99 110
100–101 116
102–103 97
104–105 103
106–107 87
108–109 90
110–111 67
112–113 78
114–115 75
116–117 67
118–119 69
120–121 60
122–123 59
124–125 53
126–127 42
128–129 41
130–131 33
132–133 32
134–135 45
136–137 19
138–139 24
140–141 28
142–143 31
144–145 22
146–147 20
148–149 12
150–151 16
152–153 24
154–155 23
156–157 15
158–159 15
160–161 11
162–163 17
164–165 12
166–167 11
168–169 9
170–171 9
172–173 11
174–175 4
176–177 8
178–179 5
180–181 3
182–183 4
184 4
185+ 99
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Overview

Thomas P. Robitaille is affiliated with the Max Planck Society in Germany. Their research output spans multiple areas within physics and astronomy, with a strong emphasis on both theoretical and applied aspects of astrophysics and chemistry.

The scientist's work is predominantly focused on the following main fields of study:

  • Physics and Astronomy
  • Chemistry

Within these disciplines, Thomas P. Robitaille has delved into several subfields including:

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Instrumentation
  • Spectroscopy
  • Artificial Intelligence

The research topics covered highlight specific scientific interests such as:

  • Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
  • Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
  • Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
  • Chemistry and Stereochemistry Studies
  • Chemical Thermodynamics and Molecular Structure
  • Adsorption, diffusion, and thermodynamic properties of materials
  • Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics

Thomas P. Robitaille has participated in multiple publications across reputable scientific venues, with frequent contributions to:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • The Astrophysical Journal
  • Nature
  • The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics

Notable recent papers include:

  • The Astropy Project: Sustaining and Growing a Community-oriented Open-source Project and the Latest Major Release (v5.0) of the Core Package*, 2024, DIGITAL.CSIC (Spanish National Research Council (CSIC))
  • astropy/photutils: 1.0.0, 2020, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • A Galactic-scale gas wave in the solar neighbourhood, 2020, Nature
  • powderday: Dust Radiative Transfer for Galaxy Simulations, 2021, The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
  • Spiral arms and instability within the AFGL 4176 mm1 disc, 2020, Astronomy and Astrophysics

The scientist has collaborated frequently with other researchers, including:

  • Erik Tollerud
  • Larry Bradley
  • Brigitta Sipőcz
  • Axel Donath
  • Hans Moritz Günther

Best Publications

  • Astropy: A community Python package for astronomy

    Thomas P. Robitaille;Erik J. Tollerud;Perry Greenfield

  • The Astropy Project: Building an inclusive, open-science project and status of the v2.0 core package

    A. M. Price-Whelan;B. M. Sipőcz;H. M. Günther

  • The Astropy Project: Building an Open-science Project and Status of the v2.0 Core Package

    A. M. Price-Whelan;B. M. Sipőcz;H. M. Günther

  • Interpreting Spectral Energy Distributions from Young Stellar Objects. II. Fitting observed SEDs using a large grid of pre-computed models

    Thomas P. Robitaille;Barbara A. Whitney;Remy Indebetouw;Kenneth Wood

  • The Spitzer/GLIMPSE Surveys: A New View of the Milky Way

    Ed Churchwell;Brian L. Babler;Marilyn R. Meade;Barbara A. Whitney

  • Clouds, filaments and protostars: the Herschel Hi-GAL Milky Way

    S. Molinari;B. Swinyard;J. Bally;M. Barlow

  • Interpreting Spectral Energy Distributions from Young Stellar Objects. II. Fitting Observed SEDs Using a Large Grid of Precomputed Models

    Thomas P. Robitaille;Barbara A. Whitney;Remy Indebetouw;Kenneth Wood

  • Interpreting Spectral Energy Distributions from Young Stellar Objects. I. A Grid of 200,000 YSO Model SEDs

    Thomas P. Robitaille;Barbara A. Whitney;Remy Indebetouw;Kenneth Wood

  • Clouds, filaments, and protostars: The Herschel Hi-GAL Milky Way

    S. Molinari;B. Swinyard;J. Bally;M. Barlow

  • astroquery: An Astronomical Web-querying Package in Python

    Adam Ginsburg;Brigitta M. Sipocz;Brigitta M. Sipocz;C. E. Brasseur;Philip S. Cowperthwaite

  • APLpy: Astronomical Plotting Library in Python

    Thomas Robitaille;Eli Bressert

  • A Catalog of Extended Green Objects in the GLIMPSE Survey: A New Sample of Massive Young Stellar Object Outflow Candidates

    C. J. Cyganowski;B. A. Whitney;E. Holden;E. Braden

  • The present-day star formation rate of the Milky-Way determined from Spitzer detected young stellar objects

    Thomas P. Robitaille;Barbara A. Whitney

  • Spiral Arms in the Asymmetrically Illuminated Disk of MWC 758 and Constraints on Giant Planets

    C. A. Grady;T. Muto;J. Hashimoto;M. Fukagawa

  • Hi-GAL, the Herschel infrared Galactic Plane Survey: photometric maps and compact source catalogues. First data release for Inner Milky Way: +68{\deg}> l > -70{\deg}

    S. Molinari;E. Schisano;D. Elia;M. Pestalozzi

  • Intrinsically Red Sources observed by Spitzer in the Galactic Mid-Plane

    Thomas P. Robitaille;Marilyn R. Meade;Brian L. Babler;Barbara A. Whitney

  • Surveying the Agents of Galaxy Evolution in the Tidally Stripped, Low Metallicity Small Magellanic Cloud (SAGE-SMC). II. Cool Evolved Stars

    Martha L. Boyer;Sundar Srinivasan;Jacco Th. van Loon;Iain McDonald

  • Surveying the Agents of Galaxy Evolution in the Tidally-Stripped, Low Metallicity Small Magellanic Cloud (SAGE-SMC). I. Overview

    Karl D. Gordon;Margaret Meixner;Marilyn Meade;Barbara A. Whitney

  • Spiral Arms in the Asymmetrically Illuminated Disk of MWC 758 and Constraints on Giant Planets

    C. A. Grady;T. Muto;J. Hashimoto;M. Fukagawa

  • astroquery: An Astronomical Web-Querying Package in Python

    Adam Ginsburg;Brigitta M. Sipőcz;C. E. Brasseur;Philip S. Cowperthwaite

Frequent Co-Authors

Remy Indebetouw
Remy Indebetouw National Radio Astronomy Observatory
Barbara A. Whitney
Barbara A. Whitney University of Wisconsin–Madison
Brian Babler
Brian Babler University of Wisconsin–Madison
Margaret Meixner
Margaret Meixner Space Telescope Science Institute
Kenneth Wood
Kenneth Wood University of St Andrews
Joseph L. Hora
Joseph L. Hora Smithsonian Institution
William T. Reach
William T. Reach Universities Space Research Association
Yasuo Fukui
Yasuo Fukui Nagoya University
Ed Churchwell
Ed Churchwell University of Wisconsin–Madison
Alberto D. Bolatto
Alberto D. Bolatto University of Maryland, College Park

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