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D-Index
117
Citations
60264
World Ranking
901
National Ranking
481

William D. Cochran 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 William D. Cochran sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 624 publications — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

William D. Cochran 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 William D. Cochran sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 117 D-Index — 76th percentile

76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 185 D-Index or more.

Overview

William D. Cochran is affiliated with The University of Texas at Austin in the United States. Their research spans the broad field of Physics and Astronomy, with a strong focus on Astronomy and Astrophysics as the primary subfield of study.

The scientist's main topics of work include:

  • Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
  • Astro and Planetary Science
  • Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
  • Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
  • Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
  • Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation
  • Space Exploration and Technology

Cochran has contributed extensively to scientific literature, with numerous publications across multiple respected venues. The frequent publication venues include:

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

Their notable recent papers are:

  • Biological Earth observation with animal sensors, 2022, Trends in Ecology & Evolution
  • Evidence for He i 10830 Å Absorption during the Transit of a Warm Neptune around the M-dwarf GJ 3470 with the Habitable-zone Planet Finder, 2020, The Astrophysical Journal
  • Masses and compositions of three small planets orbiting the nearby M dwarf L231-32 (TOI-270) and the M dwarf radius valley, 2021, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • The Warm Neptune GJ 3470b Has a Polar Orbit, 2022, The Astrophysical Journal Letters
  • GJ 367b: A dense, ultrashort-period sub-Earth planet transiting a nearby red dwarf star, 2021, Science

The scientist frequently collaborates with other researchers, including:

  • Suvrath Mahadevan
  • Joe P. Ninan
  • Guðmundur Stefánsson
  • Paul Robertson
  • Shubham Kanodia

Subfields of William D. Cochran's research encompass:

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Instrumentation
  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Computational Mechanics
  • General Health Professions

Best Publications

  • Kepler Planet-Detection Mission: Introduction and First Results

    William J. Borucki;David Koch;Gibor Basri;Natalie Batalha

  • The K2 Mission: Characterization and Early Results

    Steve B. Howell;Charlie Sobeck;Michael Haas;Martin Still

  • Planetary Candidates Observed by Kepler, III: Analysis of the First 16 Months of Data

    Natalie M. Batalha;Jason F. Rowe;Stephen T. Bryson;Thomas Barclay

  • Characteristics of planetary candidates observed by Kepler, II: Analysis of the first four months of data

    William J. Borucki;David G. Koch;Gibor Basri;Natalie Batalha

  • Planet Occurrence within 0.25 AU of Solar-type Stars from Kepler

    Andrew W. Howard;Geoffrey W. Marcy;Stephen T. Bryson;Jon M. Jenkins

  • Characteristics of planetary candidates observed by Kepler. II. Analysis of the first four months of data

    William J. Borucki;David G. Koch;Gibor Basri;Natalie Batalha

  • Kepler Mission Design, Realized Photometric Performance, and Early Science

    David G. Koch;William J. Borucki;Gibor Basri;Natalie M. Batalha

  • Planetary Candidates Observed by Kepler. III. Analysis of the First 16 Months of Data

    Natalie M. Batalha;Natalie M. Batalha;Jason F. Rowe;Stephen T. Bryson;Thomas Barclay

  • Planet Occurrence within 0.25 AU of Solar-Type Stars from Kepler

    Andrew W. Howard;Geoffrey W. Marcy;Stephen T. Bryson;Jon M. Jenkins

  • Kepler-16: A Transiting Circumbinary Planet

    Laurance R. Doyle;Joshua A. Carter;Daniel C. Fabrycky;Robert W. Slawson

  • A closely packed system of low-mass, low-density planets transiting Kepler-11

    Jack J. Lissauer;Daniel C. Fabrycky;Eric B. Ford;William J. Borucki

  • Masses, Radii, and Orbits of Small Kepler Planets: The Transition from Gaseous to Rocky Planets

    Geoffrey W. Marcy;Howard Isaacson;Andrew W. Howard;Jason F. Rowe

  • An abundance of small exoplanets around stars with a wide range of metallicities

    Lars A. Buchhave;David W. Latham;Anders Johansen;Martin Bizzarro

  • Validation of Kepler's Multiple Planet Candidates. III: Light Curve Analysis & Announcement of Hundreds of New Multi-planet Systems

    Jason F. Rowe;Stephen T. Bryson;Geoffrey W. Marcy;Jack J. Lissauer

  • Masses, Radii, and Orbits of Small Kepler Planets: The Transition From Gaseous to Rocky Planets

    Geoffrey W. Marcy;Howard Isaacson;Andrew W. Howard;Jason F. Rowe

  • Kepler 's First Rocky Planet: Kepler-10b

    Natalie M. Batalha;William J. Borucki;Stephen T. Bryson;Lars A. Buchhave

  • VALIDATION OF KEPLER'S MULTIPLE PLANET CANDIDATES. III. LIGHT CURVE ANALYSIS AND ANNOUNCEMENT OF HUNDREDS OF NEW MULTI-PLANET SYSTEMS

    Jason F. Rowe;Jason F. Rowe;Stephen T. Bryson;Geoffrey W. Marcy;Jack J. Lissauer

  • Sodium Absorption From the Exoplanetary Atmosphere of HD189733b Detected in the Optical Transmission Spectrum

    Seth Redfield;Michael Endl;William D. Cochran;Lars Koesterke

  • Planet occurrence within 0.25AU of solar-type stars from Kepler

    Andrew W. Howard;Geoffrey W. Marcy;Stephen T. Bryson;Jon M. Jenkins

  • Kepler Planet Detection Mission: Introduction and First Results

    William J. Borucki;D. Koch;G. Basri;N. M. Batalha

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael Endl
Michael Endl The University of Texas at Austin
Jon M. Jenkins
Jon M. Jenkins Ames Research Center
David W. Latham
David W. Latham Harvard University
Lars A. Buchhave
Lars A. Buchhave Technical University of Denmark
Jason F. Rowe
Jason F. Rowe Bishop's University
Jack J. Lissauer
Jack J. Lissauer Ames Research Center
William J. Borucki
William J. Borucki Ames Research Center
Geoffrey W. Marcy
Geoffrey W. Marcy University of California, Berkeley
Heike Rauer
Heike Rauer Freie Universität Berlin
Douglas A. Caldwell
Douglas A. Caldwell Ames Research Center

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