McDermott, Samuel D.
The Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, The University of Chicago,
United States
2025 Rank: 137,325
Overall Rank
Rank in SubField 1
Publications
Citations
Main Field:
Physics & Astronomy
SubField 1:
Nuclear & Particle Physics
SubField 2:
General Physics
Rank in SubField 1: 1,700 out of 158,450 Researchers
Data For The Year: 2025
| Metrics | Self-Citations Excluded | All |
|---|---|---|
| Rank Based on Composite Score | 137,325 | 154,430 |
| Total Cites | 388 | 420 |
| H-index | 12 | 12 |
| Hm-index | 5 | 5 |
| Number of Single Authored Papers | 2 | 2 |
| Total Cites to Single Authored Papers | 2 | 2 |
| Number of Single+First Authored Papers | 11 | 11 |
| Total Cites to Single+First Authored Papers | 70 | 73 |
| Number of Single+First+Last Authored Papers | 30 | 30 |
| Total Cites to Single+First+Last Authored Papers | 280 | 293 |
| Composite Score | 2 | 2 |
| Number of Distinct Citing Papers | 304 | 323 |
| Ratio of Total Citations to Distinct Citing Papers | 1.28 | 1.30 |
| Self-Citation Percentage |
7.62%
|
|
Overall Rank
Rank in SubField 1
Publications
Citations
Main Field:
Physics & Astronomy
SubField 1:
Nuclear & Particle Physics
SubField 2:
General Physics
Rank in SubField 1: 1,980 out of 151,105 Researchers
Data For The Year: 2024
| Metrics | Self-Citations Excluded | All |
|---|---|---|
| Rank Based on Composite Score | 169,680 | 181,853 |
| Total Cites | 346 | 385 |
| H-index | 11 | 12 |
| Hm-index | 5 | 5 |
| Number of Single Authored Papers | 2 | 2 |
| Total Cites to Single Authored Papers | 1 | 1 |
| Number of Single+First Authored Papers | 11 | 11 |
| Total Cites to Single+First Authored Papers | 51 | 52 |
| Number of Single+First+Last Authored Papers | 30 | 30 |
| Total Cites to Single+First+Last Authored Papers | 249 | 271 |
| Composite Score | 2 | 2 |
| Number of Distinct Citing Papers | 270 | 288 |
| Ratio of Total Citations to Distinct Citing Papers | 1.28 | 1.34 |
| Self-Citation Percentage |
10.13%
|
|
Overall Rank
Rank in SubField 1
Publications
Citations
Main Field:
Physics & Astronomy
SubField 1:
Nuclear & Particle Physics
SubField 2:
General Physics
Rank in SubField 1: 1,603 out of 145,764 Researchers
Data For The Year: 2023
| Metrics | Self-Citations Excluded | All |
|---|---|---|
| Rank Based on Composite Score | 140,638 | 138,088 |
| Total Cites | 347 | 386 |
| H-index | 10 | 12 |
| Hm-index | 5 | 6 |
| Number of Single Authored Papers | 2 | 2 |
| Total Cites to Single Authored Papers | 4 | 4 |
| Number of Single+First Authored Papers | 10 | 10 |
| Total Cites to Single+First Authored Papers | 46 | 48 |
| Number of Single+First+Last Authored Papers | 29 | 29 |
| Total Cites to Single+First+Last Authored Papers | 249 | 269 |
| Composite Score | 2 | 2 |
| Number of Distinct Citing Papers | 273 | 288 |
| Ratio of Total Citations to Distinct Citing Papers | 1.27 | 1.34 |
| Self-Citation Percentage |
10.10%
|
|
Overall Rank
Rank in SubField 1
Publications
Citations
Main Field:
Physics & Astronomy
SubField 1:
Nuclear & Particle Physics
SubField 2:
General Physics
Rank in SubField 1: 1,718 out of 141,567 Researchers
Data For The Year: 2022
| Metrics | Self-Citations Excluded | All |
|---|---|---|
| Rank Based on Composite Score | 138,295 | 138,197 |
| Total Cites | 360 | 384 |
| H-index | 12 | 13 |
| Hm-index | 5 | 5 |
| Number of Single Authored Papers | 2 | 2 |
| Total Cites to Single Authored Papers | 1 | 2 |
| Number of Single+First Authored Papers | 10 | 10 |
| Total Cites to Single+First Authored Papers | 58 | 60 |
| Number of Single+First+Last Authored Papers | 28 | 28 |
| Total Cites to Single+First+Last Authored Papers | 276 | 290 |
| Composite Score | 2 | 2 |
| Number of Distinct Citing Papers | 297 | 311 |
| Ratio of Total Citations to Distinct Citing Papers | 1.21 | 1.23 |
| Self-Citation Percentage |
6.25%
|
|
Overall Rank
Rank in SubField 1
Publications
Citations
Main Field:
Physics & Astronomy
SubField 1:
Nuclear & Particle Physics
SubField 2:
General Physics
Rank in SubField 1: 1,675 out of 135,975 Researchers
Data For The Year: 2021
| Metrics | Self-Citations Excluded | All |
|---|---|---|
| Rank Based on Composite Score | 132,606 | 138,418 |
| Total Cites | 450 | 487 |
| H-index | 12 | 13 |
| Hm-index | 6 | 6 |
| Number of Single Authored Papers | 2 | 2 |
| Total Cites to Single Authored Papers | 7 | 8 |
| Number of Single+First Authored Papers | 10 | 10 |
| Total Cites to Single+First Authored Papers | 77 | 83 |
| Number of Single+First+Last Authored Papers | 26 | 26 |
| Total Cites to Single+First+Last Authored Papers | 363 | 390 |
| Composite Score | 2 | 2 |
| Number of Distinct Citing Papers | 368 | 393 |
| Ratio of Total Citations to Distinct Citing Papers | 1.22 | 1.24 |
| Self-Citation Percentage |
7.60%
|
|
Overall Rank
Rank in SubField 1
Publications
Citations
Main Field:
Physics & Astronomy
SubField 1:
Nuclear & Particle Physics
SubField 2:
General Physics
Rank in SubField 1: 1,704 out of 110,499 Researchers
Data For The Year: 2020
| Metrics | Self-Citations Excluded | All |
|---|---|---|
| Rank Based on Composite Score | 145,472 | 160,326 |
| Total Cites | 267 | 290 |
| H-index | 10 | 10 |
| Hm-index | 4 | 4 |
| Number of Single Authored Papers | 2 | 2 |
| Total Cites to Single Authored Papers | 8 | 9 |
| Number of Single+First Authored Papers | 9 | 9 |
| Total Cites to Single+First Authored Papers | 51 | 54 |
| Number of Single+First+Last Authored Papers | 23 | 23 |
| Total Cites to Single+First+Last Authored Papers | 230 | 246 |
| Composite Score | 2 | 2 |
| Number of Distinct Citing Papers | 220 | 237 |
| Ratio of Total Citations to Distinct Citing Papers | 1.21 | 1.22 |
| Self-Citation Percentage |
7.93%
|
|
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