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Trinh X. Thuan

D-Index & Metrics

Physics

D-Index
88
Citations
24110
World Ranking
2414
National Ranking
1214

Trinh X. Thuan 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 Trinh X. Thuan sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 288 publications — 15th percentile

15% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Trinh X. Thuan 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 Trinh X. Thuan sits on this spectrum.

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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

Trinh X. Thuan is affiliated with the University of Virginia in the United States, focusing primarily on the field of Physics and Astronomy. Their research spans multiple subfields, including Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Global and Planetary Change.

The scientist's work covers diverse topics such as Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena; Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies; Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies; Astronomy and Astrophysical Research; Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae; Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena; and Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations.

Among the recent papers associated with their research, notable titles include:

  • The Low-redshift Lyman Continuum Survey. I. New, Diverse Local Lyman Continuum Emitters, 2022, The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
  • The Low-redshift Lyman Continuum Survey. II. New Insights into LyC Diagnostics, 2022, The Astrophysical Journal
  • Lyman continuum leakage from low-mass galaxies with M⋆ < 108 M, 2021, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • The far-ultraviolet continuum slope as a Lyman Continuum escape estimator at high redshift, 2022, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • The Low-Redshift Lyman Continuum Survey, 2022, Astronomy and Astrophysics

Frequent collaborators in their research include D. Schaerer, G. Worseck, Anne E. Jaskot, Alberto Saldana-Lopez, and Matthew Hayes.

Their research contributions are frequently published in specialized scientific venues such as:

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

Trinh X. Thuan has also contributed to book publications with Groupe Flammarion, including titles such as Mondes d'ailleurs (2021) and Vertige du cosmos (2021).

Best Publications

  • The chemical composition of metal-poor emission-line galaxies in the Data Release 3 of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey

    Y. I. Izotov;G. Stasińska;G. Meynet;N. G. Guseva

  • Oxygen Abundance Determination in H II Regions: The Strong Line Intensities-Abundance Calibration Revisited

    Leonid S. Pilyugin;Trinh X. Thuan

  • Heavy-Element Abundances in Blue Compact Galaxies

    Yuri I. Izotov;Trinh X. Thuan

  • Compact starbursts in ultraluminous infrared galaxies

    J. J. Condon;Z.-P. Huang;Q. F. Yin;T. X. Thuan

  • The Primordial helium abundance from a new sample of metal-deficient blue compact galaxies

    Yuri I. Izotov;Trinh X. Thuan;Valentin A. Lipovetsky

  • THE PRIMORDIAL HELIUM ABUNDANCE: SYSTEMATIC EFFECTS AND A NEW DETERMINATION

    Yuri I. Izotov;Yuri I. Izotov;Trinh X. Thuan;Trinh X. Thuan;Valentin A. Lipovetsky;Valentin A. Lipovetsky

  • The Primordial Abundance of 4He Revisited

    Yuri I. Izotov;Trinh X. Thuan;Trinh X. Thuan

  • Blue compact dwarf galaxies. I. Neutral hydrogen observations of 115 galaxies

    T. X. Thuan;G. E. Martin

  • 15 Micron Infrared Space Observatory observations of the 1415+52 Canada-France redshift survey field: the cosmic star formation rate as derived from deep ultraviolet, optical, mid-infrared, and radio photometry

    H. Flores;F. Hammer;T. X. Thuan;C. Cesarsky

  • SYSTEMATIC EFFECTS AND A NEW DETERMINATION OF THE PRIMORDIAL ABUNDANCE OF ^4He AND dY/dZ FROM OBSERVATIONS OF BLUE COMPACT GALAXIES

    Yuri I. Izotov;Yuri I. Izotov;Trinh X. Thuan;Trinh X. Thuan

  • A Spectroscopic Study of a Large Sample Of Wolf-Rayet Galaxies

    Natalia G. Guseva;Yuri I. Izotov;Yuri I. Izotov;Trinh X. Thuan;Trinh X. Thuan

  • THE PRIMORDIAL ABUNDANCE OF 4He: EVIDENCE FOR NON-STANDARD BIG BANG NUCLEOSYNTHESIS

    Yuri I. Izotov;Trinh X. Thuan

  • Detection of high Lyman continuum leakage from four low-redshift compact star-forming galaxies

    Y. I. Izotov;D. Schaerer;D. Schaerer;T. X. Thuan;G. Worseck

  • A new determination of the primordial He abundance using the He i λ10830 Å emission line: cosmological implications

    Y. I. Izotov;T. X. Thuan;N. G. Guseva

  • The Primordial Abundance of 4He: A Self-consistent Empirical Analysis of Systematic Effects in a Large Sample of Low-Metallicity H II Regions

    Yuri I. Izotov;Trinh X. Thuan;Grażyna Stasińska

  • The primordial abundance of 4He: a self-consistent empirical analysis of systematic effects in a large sample of low-metallicity HII regions

    Y. I. Izotov;T. X. Thuan;G. Stasinska

  • Heavy element abundances in a new sample of low-metallicity blue compact galaxies

    Trinh X. Thuan;Yuri I. Izotov;Valentin A. Lipovetsky

  • Green Pea Galaxies and Cohorts: Luminous Compact Emission-line Galaxies in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey

    Yuri I. Izotov;Natalia G. Guseva;Trinh X. Thuan

  • Eight per cent leakage of Lyman continuum photons from a compact, star-forming dwarf galaxy

    Y. I. Izotov;I. Orlitová;D. Schaerer;D. Schaerer;T. X. Thuan

  • Optical structure and star formation in blue compact dwarf galaxies. I. Observations and profile decomposition

    P. Papaderos;H.-H. Loose;T. X. Thuan;T. X. Thuan;K. J. Fricke

Frequent Co-Authors

Daniel Schaerer
Daniel Schaerer University of Geneva
José M. Vílchez
José M. Vílchez Spanish National Research Council
Caryl Gronwall
Caryl Gronwall Pennsylvania State University
Franz E. Bauer
Franz E. Bauer Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Marc Sauvage
Marc Sauvage University of Paris-Saclay
Richard F. Green
Richard F. Green University of Arizona
Elias Brinks
Elias Brinks University of Hertfordshire
Stephen Anthony Eales
Stephen Anthony Eales Cardiff University
James J. Condon
James J. Condon National Radio Astronomy Observatory
O. Le Fevre
O. Le Fevre Aix-Marseille University

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