2026 Will J. Percival: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	162	187	181	5	5	553	138098

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World Ranking

Current World Ranking

National Ranking

Current National Ranking

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Physics

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138098

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Physics in Canada Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Physics in Canada Leader Award
2023 - Research.com Physics in Canada Leader Award
2022 - Research.com Physics in Canada Leader Award

Overview

Will J. Percival is affiliated with the University of Waterloo in Canada. The primary field of study is Physics and Astronomy, with a focus on subfields including Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

The main research topics covered by Percival involve several areas:

Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
Cosmology and Gravitation Theories
Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology
Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Percival include:

Completed SDSS-IV extended Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey: Cosmological implications from two decades of spectroscopic surveys at the Apache Point Observatory, 2021, published in Physical review. D/Physical review. D.
The 2dF galaxy redshift survey: The environmental dependence of galaxy star formation rates near clusters, 2024, published in OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
Euclid preparation, 2022, published in Astronomy and Astrophysics
Euclid Spectroscopic Image Simulations and Reconstruction, 2024, published in arXiv (Cornell University)
The completed SDSS-IV extended Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey: BAO and RSD measurements from anisotropic clustering analysis of the quasar sample in configuration space between redshift 0.8 and 2.2, 2020, published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Percival include:

Axel de la Macorra
G. Tarlé
Satya Gontcho A Gontcho
S. P. Ahlen
Aaron Meisner

Percival's research outputs have appeared predominantly in the following publication venues:

arXiv (Cornell University)
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Physical review. D/Physical review. D.

Best Publications

The Seventh Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey

Kevork N. Abazajian;Jennifer K. Adelman-Mccarthy;Marcel A. Agüeros;Sahar S. Allam;Sahar S. Allam

6145
Citations
The Eleventh and Twelfth Data Releases of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey: Final Data from SDSS-III

Shadab Alam;Franco D. Albareti;Carlos Allende Prieto;F. Anders

3189
Citations
SDSS-III: Massive Spectroscopic Surveys of the Distant Universe, the Milky Way Galaxy, and Extra-Solar Planetary Systems

Daniel J. Eisenstein;David H. Weinberg;Eric Agol;Hiroaki Aihara

3013
Citations
The clustering of galaxies in the completed SDSS-III Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey: cosmological analysis of the DR12 galaxy sample

Shadab Alam;Metin Ata;Stephen Bailey;Florian Beutler

2985
Citations
The 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey: power-spectrum analysis of the final data set and cosmological implications

Shaun Cole;Will Percival;John A. Peacock;Peder Norberg

2585
Citations
SDSS-III: MASSIVE SPECTROSCOPIC SURVEYS OF THE DISTANT UNIVERSE, THE MILKY WAY, AND EXTRA-SOLAR PLANETARY SYSTEMS

Daniel J. Eisenstein;Daniel J. Eisenstein;David H. Weinberg;Eric Agol;Hiroaki Aihara

2519
Citations
The clustering of galaxies in the sdss-iii baryon oscillation spectroscopic survey: Baryon acoustic oscillations in the data release 9 spectroscopic galaxy sample

Lauren Anderson;Élric Aubourg;Stephen Bailey;Florian Beutler

2461
Citations
The 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey: Power-spectrum analysis of the final dataset and cosmological implications

S. Cole;W. J. Percival;J. A. Peacock;P. Norberg

2381
Citations
Baryon Acoustic Oscillations in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey Data Release 7 Galaxy Sample

Will J. Percival;Beth A. Reid;Beth A. Reid;Beth A. Reid;Daniel J. Eisenstein;Neta Bahcall

2205
Citations
The Eighth Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey: First Data from SDSS-III

Hiroaki Aihara;Carlos Allende Prieto;Deokkeun An

2189
Citations
Baryon Acoustic Oscillations in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey Data Release 7 Galaxy Sample

Will J. Percival;Beth A. Reid;Daniel J. Eisenstein;Neta A. Bahcall

2179
Citations
The eleventh and twelfth data releases of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey: final data from SDSS-III

Shadab Alam;Franco D. Albareti;Carlos Allende Prieto;Carlos Allende Prieto;F. Anders

2123
Citations
Euclid Definition Study Report

R. Laureijs;J. Amiaux;S. Arduini;J.-L. Auguères

1882
Citations
THE BARYON OSCILLATION SPECTROSCOPIC SURVEY OF SDSS-III

Kyle S. Dawson;David J. Schlegel;Christopher P. Ahn;Scott F. Anderson

1851
Citations
Cosmological constraints from the SDSS luminous red galaxies

Max Tegmark;Daniel J. Eisenstein;Michael A. Strauss;David H. Weinberg

1830
Citations
The clustering of the SDSS DR7 Main Galaxy Sample I: a 4 per cent distance measure at z=0.15

Ashley J. Ross;Ashley J. Ross;Lado Samushia;Lado Samushia;Lado Samushia;Cullan Howlett;Will J. Percival

1812
Citations
The Eighth Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey: First Data from SDSS-III

Hiroaki Aihara;Carlos Allende Prieto;Carlos Allende Prieto;Deokkeun An;Scott F. Anderson

1700
Citations
The Tenth Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey: First Spectroscopic Data from the SDSS-III Apache Point Observatory Galactic Evolution Experiment

Christopher P. Ahn;Rachael Alexandroff;Carlos Allende Prieto;Friedrich Anders

1681
Citations
The ninth data release of the sloan digital sky survey: First spectroscopic data from the sdss-iii baryon oscillation spectroscopic survey

Christopher P. Ahn;Rachael Alexandroff;Carlos Allende Prieto;Scott F. Anderson

1669
Citations
Cosmology and Fundamental Physics with the Euclid Satellite

Luca Amendola;Stephen Appleby;Anastasios Avgoustidis;David Bacon

1602
Citations