5,373 citations, 1,094 as first author, h-index 42, as of November 2025
Augmenting astronomical X-ray detectors with AI for enhanced sensitivity and reduced background
D. R. Wilkins, A. Poliszczuk, B. Schneider, E. D. Miller, S. W. Allen, M. Bautz, T. Chattopadhyay, A. D. Falcone, R. Foster, C. E. Grant, S. Herrmann, R. Kraft, R. G. Morris, P. Nulsen, P. Orel and G. Schellenberger, 2024, Proc. SPIE “Space Telescopes and Instrumentation: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray”, 13093-65
Reducing the background in X-ray imaging detectors via machine learning
D. R. Wilkins, S. W. Allen, E. D. Miller, M. Bautz, T. Chattopadhyay, R. Foster, C. E. Grant, S. Hermann, R. Kraft, R. G. Morris, P. Nulsen, G. Schellenberger, 2022, Proc. SPIE “Space Telescopes and Instrumentation: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray”, 12181, 155
Acceleration and cooling of the corona during X-ray flares from the Seyfert galaxy I Zw 1
D. R. Wilkins, L. C. Gallo, E. Costantini, W. N. Brandt, R. D. Blandford, 2022, MNRAS 512, 761
Light bending and X-ray echoes from behind a supermassive black hole
D.R. Wilkins, L.C. Gallo, E. Costantini, W.N. Brandt and R.D. Blandford, 2021, Nature 595, 657-660
Identifying charged particle background events in X-ray imaging detectors with novel machine learning algorithms
D. R. Wilkins, S. W. Allen, E. D. Miller, M. Bautz, T. Chattopadhyay, S. Fort, C. E. Grant, S. Herrmann, R. Kraft, R. G. Morris and P. Nulsen, 2020, Proc. SPIE "Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 202020: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray", 11444, 308
Returning radiation in strong gravity around black holes: Reverberation from the accretion disc
D.R. Wilkins, J.A. García, T. Dauser and A.C. Fabian, 2020, MNRAS 498, 3302
Venturing beyond the ISCO: Detecting X-ray emission from the plunging regions around black holes
D.R. Wilkins, C.S. Reynolds and A.C. Fabian, 2020, MNRAS 493, 5532
Revealing structure and evolution within the corona of the Seyfert galaxy I Zw 1
D.R. Wilkins, L.C. Gallo, C.V. Silva, E. Costantini, W.N. Brandt and G.A. Kriss, 2017, MNRAS 471, 4436
Towards modelling X-ray reverberation in AGN: Piecing together the extended corona
D.R. Wilkins, E.M. Cackett, A.C. Fabian and C.S. Reynolds, 2016, MNRAS 458, 200
Flaring from the supermassive black hole in Mrk 335 studied with Swift and NuSTAR
D.R. Wilkins, L.C. Gallo, D. Grupe, K. Bonson, S. Komossa and A.C. Fabian, 2015, MNRAS 454, 4440
Driving extreme variability: The evolving corona and evidence for jet launching in Markarian 335
D.R. Wilkins and L.C. Gallo, 2015. MNRAS 449, 129-146
The Comptonisation of accretion disc X-ray emission: Consequences for X-ray reflection and the geometry of AGN coronae
D.R. Wilkins and L.C. Gallo, 2015, MNRAS 448, 703-712
Caught in the act: Measuring the changes in the corona that cause the extreme variability of 1H0707-495
D.R. Wilkins, E. Kara, A.C. Fabian and L.C. Gallo, 2014, MNRAS 443, 2746-2756
The origin of the lag spectra observed in AGN: Reverberation and the propagation of X-ray source fluctuations
D.R. Wilkins and A.C. Fabian, 2013, MNRAS 430, 247-258
Understanding X-ray reflection emissivity profiles in AGN: Locating the X-ray source
D.R. Wilkins and A.C. Fabian, 2012, MNRAS 424, 1284-1296
Testing the accuracy of radiative cooling approximations in SPH simulations
Daniel R. Wilkins and Cathie J. Clarke, 2011, MNRAS 419, 3368-3377