Brian Schmidt Google Scholar: h-index, Total Citations, and Citation Map
Brian Schmidt's h-index is 102 (243 i10-index, 74,199+ total citations across 958+ publications) according to Google Scholar as of October 2026. Brian Schmidt is affiliated with The Australian National University.
Brian Schmidt is a researcher affiliated with The Australian National University, specializing in Astronomy, physics, cosmology. Their work has been cited 74,199 times. This profile visualizes their global influence, highlighting strong citation networks in United States.
Brian Schmidt's Citation Metrics
Bibliometric impact based on 958 indexed publications.
- H-Index
- 102
- i10-Index
- 243
- Total Citations
- 74,199
- Citing Countries
- 45
As of October 2026.
Brian Schmidt has an h-index of 102 and 74,199 total citations across 958 publications, with research cited by institutions in 45 countries.
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Observational evidence from supernovae for an accelerating universe and a cosmological constant
199829,967
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The researcher provided pivotal observational evidence for an accelerating universe and the cosmological constant, fundamentally reshaping modern cosmological models.
The researcher provided seminal cosmological results derived from high-redshift supernovae, establishing a foundational reference point in the field with over 2,500 citations.
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About Brian Schmidt's research
Brian Schmidt is a researcher in Astronomy, physics and cosmology at The Australian National University. Their work has been cited 74,199 times across 958 publications (h-index 102), according to Google Scholar.
Their most-cited work, “Observational evidence from supernovae for an accelerating universe and a cosmological constant” (1998), has accumulated 29,967 citations. Other influential work includes “Cosmological Results from High-z Supernovae” (2003) with 2,517 citations.
Citations of Brian Schmidt's research come primarily from United States, United Kingdom and France, reflecting international research impact across 5+ countries. The interactive citation map above shows the full geographic distribution of the institutions citing this work.
