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 Wen-fai Fong sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 322 publications — 21st percentile
21% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 1,469 publications or more.
The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Physics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Wen-fai Fong sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 86 D-Index — 32nd percentile
32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 185 D-Index or more.
Wen-fai Fong is affiliated with Northwestern University in the United States. Their academic work is primarily situated within the field of Physics and Astronomy, with a strong focus on subfields such as Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Instrumentation, Biomedical Engineering, and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics.
The researcher's publication record features a concentration on topics including Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae, Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research, Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations, Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies, Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena, Astronomy and Astrophysical Research, and Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing.
Fong has contributed to frequent publication venues including arXiv (Cornell University), The Astrophysical Journal, The Astrophysical Journal Letters, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, and Nature Astronomy.
They have collaborated frequently with several researchers, including C. D. Kilpatrick, Anya E. Nugent, J. X. Prochaska, Tarraneh Eftekhari, and Jillian Rastinejad.
Recent papers authored or co-authored by Wen-fai Fong include:
B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;F. Acernese;F. Acernese
P. S. Cowperthwaite;E. Berger;V. A. Villar;B. D. Metzger
P. S. Cowperthwaite;E. Berger;V. A. Villar;B. D. Metzger
Wen-fai Fong;Edo Berger;Raffaella Margutti;B. Ashley Zauderer
Edo Berger;W Fong;R Chornock
W. Fong;E. Berger;R. Margutti;R. Margutti;B. A. Zauderer
M. Soares-Santos;D. E. Holz;J. Annis;R. Chornock
M. Soares-Santos;M. Soares-Santos;D. E. Holz;J. Annis;R. Chornock
R. Chornock;E. Berger;D. Kasen;P. S. Cowperthwaite
V. A. Villar;J. Guillochon;E. Berger;B. D. Metzger
V. Ashley Villar;James Guillochon;Edo Berger;Brian D. Metzger
K. D. Alexander;E. Berger;Wen-fai Fong;P. K.G. Williams
Raffaella Margutti;E. Berger;W. Fong;C. Guidorzi
Raffaella Margutti;K. D. Alexander;X. Xie;L. Sironi
Raffaella Margutti;E. Berger;Wen-fai Fong;C. Guidorzi
Wen-fai Fong;Edo Berger;Derek B. Fox
R. Chornock;E. Berger;D. Kasen;D. Kasen;P. S. Cowperthwaite;P. S. Cowperthwaite
Wen-Fai Fong;Edo Berger
B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;M. R. Abernathy
Wen-fai Fong;E. Berger;D. Fox
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