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Will J. Percival

Will J. Percival

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Physics
Canada
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Physics

D-Index
162
Citations
138098
World Ranking
187
National Ranking
5

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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

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

    Hiroaki Aihara;Carlos Allende Prieto;Deokkeun An

  • 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

  • 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

  • Euclid Definition Study Report

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

  • THE BARYON OSCILLATION SPECTROSCOPIC SURVEY OF SDSS-III

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

  • Cosmological constraints from the SDSS luminous red galaxies

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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Cosmology and Fundamental Physics with the Euclid Satellite

    Luca Amendola;Stephen Appleby;Anastasios Avgoustidis;David Bacon

Frequent Co-Authors

Gong-Bo Zhao
Gong-Bo Zhao Chinese Academy of Sciences
Donald P. Schneider
Donald P. Schneider Pennsylvania State University
Robert C. Nichol
Robert C. Nichol University of Surrey
John A. Peacock
John A. Peacock University of Edinburgh
Francisco Prada
Francisco Prada Spanish National Research Council
Daniel J. Eisenstein
Daniel J. Eisenstein Harvard University
Joel R. Brownstein
Joel R. Brownstein University of Utah
Kyle S. Dawson
Kyle S. Dawson University of Utah
Jeremy L. Tinker
Jeremy L. Tinker New York University
Luigi Guzzo
Luigi Guzzo University of Milan

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