2026 Tom Theuns: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	112	1105	1043	102	96	362	44433

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Physics

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44433

Overview

Tom Theuns is affiliated with Durham University in the United Kingdom and has contributed extensively to research in Physics and Astronomy.

Theuns' work spans multiple subfields including Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Statistical and Nonlinear Physics.

Research topics commonly addressed by Theuns include:

Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena
Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices

Theuns has published numerous papers, with recent publications including the following:

Galaxies-intergalactic medium interaction calculation I: galaxy formation as a function of large-scale environment (2024), OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
The artemis simulations: stellar haloes of Milky Way-mass galaxies (2020), Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Global structure and kinematics of stellar haloes in cosmological hydrodynamic simulations (2024), OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
MUSE analysis of gas around galaxies (MAGG) - III. The gas and galaxy environment of z = 3-4.5 quasars (2021), Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
The surprising accuracy of isothermal Jeans modelling of self-interacting dark matter density profiles (2020), Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

Frequent co-authors with whom Theuns has collaborated include:

Joop Schaye
T K Chan
Robert A. Crain
Matteo Fossati
Michele Fumagalli

Theuns' publications are found predominantly in these venues:

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
arXiv (Cornell University)
OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society Letters
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union

Best Publications

The EAGLE project: Simulating the evolution and assembly of galaxies and their environments

Joop Schaye;Robert A. Crain;Richard G. Bower;Michelle Furlong

3574
Citations
A luminous quasar at a redshift of z = 7.085

Daniel J. Mortlock;Stephen J. Warren;Bram P. Venemans;Mitesh Patel

1787
Citations
The EAGLE simulations of galaxy formation: calibration of subgrid physics and model variations

Robert A. Crain;Robert A. Crain;Joop Schaye;Richard G. Bower;Michelle Furlong

1402
Citations
The physics driving the cosmic star formation history

Joop Schaye;Claudio Dalla Vecchia;C. M. Booth;Robert P. C. Wiersma

849
Citations
Massloss of galaxies due to a UV-background

Takashi Okamoto;Liang Gao;Tom Theuns

755
Citations
Mass loss of galaxies due to an ultraviolet background

Takashi Okamoto;Liang Gao;Liang Gao;Tom Theuns;Tom Theuns

654
Citations
The APOSTLE simulations: solutions to the Local Group's cosmic puzzles

Till Sawala;Till Sawala;Carlos S. Frenk;Azadeh Fattahi;Julio F. Navarro

636
Citations
Chemical enrichment in cosmological, smoothed particle hydrodynamics simulations

Robert P. C. Wiersma;Joop Schaye;Tom Theuns;Tom Theuns;Claudio Dalla Vecchia

585
Citations
The Aquila comparison project: the effects of feedback and numerical methods on simulations of galaxy formation

C. Scannapieco;M. Wadepuhl;O.H. Parry;O.H. Parry;J.F. Navarro

566
Citations
The EAGLE simulations of galaxy formation: Public release of halo and galaxy catalogues

S McAlpine;JC Helly;M Schaller;JW Trayford

519
Citations
METALLICITY OF THE INTERGALACTIC MEDIUM USING PIXEL STATISTICS. II. THE DISTRIBUTION OF METALS AS TRACED BY C IV

Joop Schaye;Anthony Aguirre;Tae-Sun Kim;Tae-Sun Kim;Tom Theuns;Tom Theuns

518
Citations
The thermal history of the intergalactic medium

Joop Schaye;Tom Theuns;Michael Rauch;George Efstathiou

516
Citations
The properties of warm dark matter haloes

Mark R. Lovell;Carlos S. Frenk;Vincent R. Eke;Adrian Jenkins

513
Citations
P3M-SPH simulations of the Lyman-alpha Forest

Tom Theuns;Anthony Leonard;George Efstathiou;F.R. Pearce

508
Citations
Ram pressure stripping the hot gaseous halos of galaxies in groups and clusters

Ian G. McCarthy;Carlos S. Frenk;Andreea S. Font;Cedric G. Lacey

504
Citations
P3M‐SPH simulations of the Lyα forest

Tom Theuns;Anthony Leonard;George Efstathiou;F. R. Pearce

490
Citations
The haloes of bright satellite galaxies in a warm dark matter universe

Mark R. Lovell;Vincent Eke;Carlos S. Frenk;Liang Gao;Liang Gao

472
Citations
The EAGLE simulations of galaxy formation: public release of halo and galaxy catalogues

Stuart McAlpine;John C. Helly;Matthieu Schaller;James W. Trayford

466
Citations
The unexpected diversity of dwarf galaxy rotation curves

Kyle A. Oman;Julio F. Navarro;Azadeh Fattahi;Carlos S. Frenk

462
Citations
Evolution of galaxy stellar masses and star formation rates in the EAGLE simulations

M. Furlong;R. G. Bower;T. Theuns;T. Theuns;J. Schaye

451
Citations