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William E. Harris

William E. Harris

D-Index & Metrics

Physics

D-Index
81
Citations
28846
World Ranking
2906
National Ranking
72

William E. Harris 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 E. Harris sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 362 publications — 30th percentile

30% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

William E. Harris 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 E. Harris sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 81 D-Index — 22nd percentile

22% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

William E. Harris is affiliated with McMaster University in Canada and specializes in physics and astronomy, with a particular focus on astronomy and astrophysics. Their research encompasses various subfields including instrumentation, atomic and molecular physics and optics, statistics and probability, and aspects of global and planetary change.

The main topics covered in Harris's work include stellar, planetary, and galactic studies; galaxies focusing on formation, evolution, and phenomena; astronomy and astrophysical research; astrophysics and star formation studies; adaptive optics and wavefront sensing; color science and applications; and advanced statistical methods and models.

Harris has contributed extensively to academic literature with a total of 109 publications in physics and astronomy. Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • The Astrophysical Journal
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics

Notable recent papers authored by Harris are:

  • "The PIPER Survey. I. An Initial Look at the Intergalactic Globular Cluster Population in the Perseus Cluster," 2020, The Astrophysical Journal
  • "Clearing the Hurdle: The Mass of Globular Cluster Systems as a Function of Host Galaxy Mass," 2022, The Astrophysical Journal
  • "Implementing primordial binaries in simulations of star cluster formation with a hybrid MHD and direct N-body method," 2020, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • "Structural parameters for globular clusters in M31 and generalizations for the fundamental plane," 2024, OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
  • "A 2dF spectroscopic study of globular clusters in NGC 5128: probing the formation history of the nearest giant elliptical," 2024, OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)

The scientist has frequent collaboration ties with several co-authors, including Marta Reina-Campos, Joshua S. Speagle, Gwendolyn M. Eadie, Aaron J. Romanowsky, and G. L. H. Harris.

Best Publications

  • A Catalog of Parameters for Globular Clusters in the Milky Way

    William E. Harris

  • GLOBULAR CLUSTER SYSTEMS IN GALAXIES BEYOND THE LOCAL GROUP

    William E. Harris

  • The remnants of galaxy formation from a panoramic survey of the region around M31

    Alan W. McConnachie;Michael J. Irwin;Rodrigo A. Ibata;John Dubinski

  • A Critical Review of Selected Techniques for Measuring Extragalactic Distances

    George H. Jacoby;David Branch;Robin Ciardullo;Roger L. Davies

  • CCD photometry of the globular cluster M92

    Peter B. Stetson;William E. Harris

  • Globular clusters in galaxies beyond the local group. I - New cluster systems in selected northern ellipticals

    W. E. Harris;S. van den Bergh

  • Photospheric radius expansion X-ray bursts as standard candles

    E. Kuulkers;E. Kuulkers;P. R. den Hartog;P. R. den Hartog;J. J. M. in 't Zand;F. W. M. Verbunt

  • Supergiant Molecular Clouds and the Formation of Globular Cluster Systems

    William E. Harris;Ralph E. Pudritz

  • A Catalog of Globular Cluster Systems: What Determines the Size of a Galaxy's Globular Cluster Population?

    William E. Harris;Gretchen L. H. Harris;Matthew Alessi

  • The Distance to NGC 5128 (Centaurus A)

    Gretchen L. H. Harris;Marina Rejkuba;William E. Harris

  • A CCD color-magnitude study of 47 Tucanae.

    J. E. Hesser;W. E. Harris;D. A. Vandenberg;J. W. B. Allwright

  • The Halo Stars in NGC 5128. II. An Outer Halo Field and a New Metallicity Distribution

    William E. Harris;William E. Harris;Gretchen L. H. Harris;Gretchen L. H. Harris

  • A New Catalog of Globular Clusters in the Milky Way

    William E. Harris

  • The Halo Stars in NGC 5128. III: An Inner-Halo Field and the Metallicity Distribution

    W.E.Harris;G.L.H.Harris

  • From Supermassive Black Holes to Dwarf Elliptical Nuclei: A Mass Continuum

    Elizabeth H. Wehner;William E. Harris

  • Globular Cluster Systems in Brightest Cluster Galaxies: Bimodal Metallicity Distributions and the Nature of the High-Luminosity Clusters

    William E. Harris;Bradley C. Whitmore;Diane Karakla;Waldemar Okoń

  • Photometry and the Metallicity Distribution of the Outer Halo of M31

    Patrick R. Durrell;Patrick R. Durrell;William E. Harris;William E. Harris;Christopher J. Pritchet

  • Structural Parameters for Globular Clusters in M31 and Generalizations for the Fundamental Plane

    Pauline Barmby;Dean E. McLaughlin;William E. Harris;Gretchen L. H. Harris

  • Globular Clusters in Galaxies

    William E. Harris;René Racine

  • Globular Cluster Systems

    William E. Harris

Frequent Co-Authors

Doug Geisler
Doug Geisler University of La Serena
Andrés Jordán
Andrés Jordán Adolfo Ibáñez University
Howard E. Bond
Howard E. Bond Pennsylvania State University
John P. Blakeslee
John P. Blakeslee National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Lab
Rodrigo A. Ibata
Rodrigo A. Ibata University of Strasbourg
Mark Birkinshaw
Mark Birkinshaw University of Bristol
William R. Forman
William R. Forman Harvard University
Martin J. Hardcastle
Martin J. Hardcastle University of Hertfordshire
Peter B. Stetson
Peter B. Stetson University of Victoria
Ata Sarajedini
Ata Sarajedini University of Florida

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