D. A. Steer

26.0k citations

63 papers · 2.5k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 26

Impact in

Astronomy and Astrophysics top 1%
- Cosmology and Gravitation Theories
- Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research
- Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
- Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics
- Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
Nuclear and High Energy Physics top 1%
- Black Holes and Theoretical Physics
- Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena

Papers in ⓘ

Nuclear and High Energy Physics 40
- Black Holes and Theoretical Physics 36
- Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies 4
Astronomy and Astrophysics 48
- Cosmology and Gravitation Theories 47
- Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena 18
- Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research 16
- Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology 6
- Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae 5

Co-authors: Cédric Deffayet (3 shared papers)Xian Gao (2 shared papers)George Zahariade (1 shared paper)Edmund J. Copeland (11 shared papers)David Langlois (5 shared papers)Sébastien Renaux‐Petel (3 shared papers)T. W. B. Kibble (7 shared papers)Takahiro Tanaka (2 shared papers)
Journals: Physical review. D (8 papers)Physical Review Letters (5 papers)Classical and Quantum Gravity (2 papers)Physics Letters B (2 papers)Journal of High Energy Physics (2 papers)
Partner nations: France United Kingdom Spain

In The Last Decade

D. A. Steer

62 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Hit Papers

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Fromk-essence to generalized Galileons 2011 · 723 citations

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it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2011 Physical review. D. Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology

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1	Fromk-essence to generalized Galileons Physical review. D. Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology ·Cédric Deffayet, Xian Gao, D. A. Steer, George Zahariade Hit paper breakdown →	2011	723
2	Primordial perturbations and non-Gaussianities in DBI and general multifield inflation Physical review. D. Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology ·David Langlois, Sébastien Renaux‐Petel, D. A. Steer, Takahiro Tanaka	2008	147
3	Cosmological inference using gravitational wave standard sirens: A mock data analysis Physical review. D ·R. Gray, I. Magaña Hernandez, H. Qi, A. Sur, P. R. Brady, Hsin-Yu Chen, Will M. Farr, M. Fishbach, J. R. Gair, Archisman Ghosh, D. E. Holz, S. Mastrogiovanni, C. Messenger, D. A. Steer, J. Veitch	2020	122
4	Primordial Fluctuations and Non-Gaussianities in Multifield Dirac-Born-Infeld Inflation Physical Review Letters ·David Langlois, Sébastien Renaux‐Petel, D. A. Steer, Takahiro Tanaka	2008	108
5	A formal introduction to Horndeski and Galileon theories and their generalizations Classical and Quantum Gravity ·Cédric Deffayet, D. A. Steer	2013	101
6	Inflation and primordial non-Gaussianities of “generalized Galileons” Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics ·Xian Gao, D. A. Steer	2011	88
7	On the importance of source population models for gravitational-wave cosmology Physical review. D ·S. Mastrogiovanni, K. Leyde, Christos Karathanasis, E. Chassande‐Mottin, D. A. Steer, J. R. Gair, Archisman Ghosh, R. Gray, Suvodip Mukherjee, S. Rinaldi	2021	82
8	Tachyon inflation: Tests and comparison with single scalar field inflation Physical review. D. Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology ·D. A. Steer, Filippo Vernizzi	2004	81
9	Collisions of Strings with Y Junctions Physical Review Letters ·Edmund J. Copeland, T. W. B. Kibble, D. A. Steer	2006	65
10	Counting the degrees of freedom of generalized Galileons Physical review. D. Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology ·Cédric Deffayet, Gilles Esposito-Farèse, D. A. Steer	2015	61
11	Constraints on string networks with junctions Physical review. D. Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology ·Edmund J. Copeland, T. W. B. Kibble, D. A. Steer	2007	57
12	Probing modified gravity theories and cosmology using gravitational-waves and associated electromagnetic counterparts Physical review. D ·S. Mastrogiovanni, D. A. Steer, M. Barsuglia	2020	42
13	Multi-field DBI inflation: introducing bulk forms and revisiting the gravitational wave constraints Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics ·David Langlois, Sébastien Renaux‐Petel, D. A. Steer	2009	40
14	Generation of gravitational waves from freely decaying turbulence Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics ·Pierre Auclair, Chiara Caprini, Daniel Cutting, Mark Hindmarsh, Kari Rummukainen, D. A. Steer, David Weir	2022	40
15	Joint population and cosmological properties inference with gravitational waves standard sirens and galaxy surveys Physical review. D ·S. Mastrogiovanni, D. Laghi, R. Gray, G. Caneva Santoro, Archisman Ghosh, Christos Karathanasis, K. Leyde, D. A. Steer, S. Perriès, G. Pierra	2023	38
16	Collision of cosmic superstrings Physical review. D. Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology ·Edmund J. Copeland, Hassan Firouzjahi, T. W. B. Kibble, D. A. Steer	2008	38
17	Particle emission and gravitational radiation from cosmic strings: Observational constraints Physical review. D ·Pierre Auclair, D. A. Steer, Tanmay Vachaspati	2020	35
18	Tachyon kinks on non-BPS D-branes Physics Letters B ·Ph. Brax, J. Mourad, D. A. Steer	2003	35
19	Kinematic constraints on formation of bound states of cosmic strings: Field theoretical approach Physical review. D. Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology ·Petja Salmi, Ana Achúcarro, Edmund J. Copeland, T. W. B. Kibble, R. de Putter, D. A. Steer	2008	34
20	Inflationary potentials yielding constant scalar perturbation spectral indices Physical review. D. Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology ·Alberto Vallinotto, Edmund J. Copeland, Edward W. Kolb, Andrew R. Liddle, D. A. Steer	2004	32

About D. A. Steer

D. A. Steer is a scholar working on Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, Condensed Matter Physics and Oceanography, having authored 63 papers that have together received 2.5k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Cosmology and Gravitation Theories (47 papers), Black Holes and Theoretical Physics (36 papers), Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (18 papers), Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research (16 papers), Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology (6 papers), Noncommutative and Quantum Gravity Theories (5 papers), Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae (5 papers) and Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies (4 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Astronomy and Astrophysics (2.3k citations), Nuclear and High Energy Physics (1.7k citations), Statistical and Nonlinear Physics (208 citations), Oceanography (198 citations) and Instrumentation (22 citations). D. A. Steer has collaborated with scholars based in France, United Kingdom and Spain. Frequent co-authors include Cédric Deffayet, Xian Gao, George Zahariade, Edmund J. Copeland, David Langlois, Sébastien Renaux‐Petel, T. W. B. Kibble, Takahiro Tanaka, Filippo Vernizzi and S. Mastrogiovanni. Their work appears in journals such as Physical review. D, Physical Review Letters, Classical and Quantum Gravity, Physics Letters B and Journal of High Energy Physics.

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