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Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies

Last updated July 15, 2026

Rising Stars

Fresh ink, massive impact

Researchers

1
Yuki Isobe
University of Cambridge
2
Pooneh Nazari
Leiden University
3
Piyush Sharda
Leiden University
4
Kaho Morii
National Institutes of Natural Sciences
5
Jessica Speedie
University of Victoria
6
Achrène Dyrek
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
7
Stefan Pelletier
University of Geneva
8
Maria Galloway-Sprietsma
University of Florida
9
Nicole Arulanantham
Space Telescope Science Institute
10
Yu-Hsuan Teng
University of Maryland, College Park

Papers

1
Publication in Nature (2024) [45 citations, W4402222794]
Nature|2024
45 cit.
2
Hunting for complex cyanides in protostellar ices with the JWST
Astronomy and Astrophysics|2024
38 cit.
3
The ALMA Survey of 70 μm Dark High-mass Clumps in Early Stages (ASHES). XI. Statistical Study of Early Fragmentation
The Astrophysical Journal|2024
34 cit.
4
Publication in The Astronomical Journal (2024) [34 citations, W4405192799]
The Astronomical Journal|2024
34 cit.
5
Publication in The Astrophysical Journal (2024) [28 citations, W4390825445]
The Astrophysical Journal|2024
28 cit.
6
The interplay between feedback, accretion, transport, and winds in setting gas-phase metal distribution in galaxies
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society|2024
22 cit.
7
JADES: nitrogen enhancement in high-redshift broad-line active galactic nuclei
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society Letters|2025
20 cit.
8
Publication in The Astrophysical Journal Letters (2025) [19 citations, W4408173882]
The Astrophysical Journal Letters|2025
19 cit.
9
ALMA view of the L1448-mm protostellar system on disk scales: CH<sub>3</sub>OH and H<sup>13</sup>CN as new disk wind tracers
Astronomy and Astrophysics|2024
16 cit.
10
A deep search for large complex organic species toward IRAS16293-2422 B at 3 mm with ALMA
Astronomy and Astrophysics|2024
14 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Drafting the new consensus

Researchers

1
H. Salas
Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam
2
E. Rigliaco
Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova
3
Sierk van Terwisga
Leiden University
4
Marina Kounkel
University of North Florida
5
Björn Benneke
Montreal Clinical Research Institute
6
F. Louvet
Universidad Bernardo O'Higgins
7
P. Mollière
Max Planck Institute for Astronomy
8
Joris Witstok
University of Cambridge
9
Shangjia Zhang
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
10
Michiel Lambrechts
Lund University

Papers

1
Reionization Era Bright Emission Line Survey: Selection and Characterization of Luminous Interstellar Medium Reservoirs in the z &gt; 6.5 Universe
The Astrophysical Journal|2022
204 cit.
2
JEMS: A Deep Medium-band Imaging Survey in the Hubble Ultra Deep Field with JWST NIRCam and NIRISS
The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series|2023
145 cit.
3
The Cosmos in Its Infancy: JADES Galaxy Candidates at z &gt; 8 in GOODS-S and GOODS-N
The Astrophysical Journal|2024
137 cit.
4
<i>JWST</i> NIRCam + NIRSpec: interstellar medium and stellar populations of young galaxies with rising star formation and evolving gas reservoirs
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society|2023
129 cit.
5
Earliest Galaxies in the JADES Origins Field: Luminosity Function and Cosmic Star Formation Rate Density 300 Myr after the Big Bang
The Astrophysical Journal|2024
123 cit.
6
The star-forming and ionizing properties of dwarf <i>z</i> ~ 6–9 galaxies in JADES: insights on bursty star formation and ionized bubble growth
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society|2024
112 cit.
7
Low-mass bursty galaxies in JADES efficiently produce ionizing photons and could represent the main drivers of reionization
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society|2023
105 cit.
8
The JWST-PRIMAL archival survey
Astronomy and Astrophysics|2024
93 cit.
9
Carbonaceous dust grains seen in the first billion years of cosmic time
Nature|2023
91 cit.
10
Dual constraints with ALMA: new [O <scp>iii</scp>] 88-μm and dust-continuum observations reveal the ISM conditions of luminous LBGs at <i>z</i> ∼ 7
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society|2022
85 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Wrote the book, still writing it

Researchers

1
E. F. van Dishoeck
Leiden University
2
Lars Hernquist
Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian
3
A. G. G. M. Tielens
Leiden University
4
Christopher F. McKee
University of California, Berkeley
5
Ralf S. Klessen
Heidelberg University
6
D. N. C. Lin
University of California, Santa Cruz
7
S. Udry
University of Geneva
8
Eric Herbst
McCormick (United States)
9
D. Queloz
ETH Zurich
10
P. Thaddeus
Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian

Papers

1
A Jupiter-mass companion to a solar-type star
Nature|1995
4.1k cit.
2
Energy input from quasars regulates the growth and activity of black holes and their host galaxies
Nature|2005
3.4k cit.
3
An analytical model for spherical galaxies and bulges
The Astrophysical Journal|1990
3.1k cit.
4
Theory of Star Formation
Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics|2007
2.4k cit.
5
Cosmological smoothed particle hydrodynamics simulations: a hybrid multiphase model for star formation
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society|2003
2.3k cit.
6
Modelling feedback from stars and black holes in galaxy mergers
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society|2005
2.2k cit.
7
Introducing the Illustris Project: simulating the coevolution of dark and visible matter in the Universe
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society|2014
2.2k cit.
8
A theory of the interstellar medium - Three components regulated by supernova explosions in an inhomogeneous substrate
The Astrophysical Journal|1977
2.1k cit.
9
Interstellar Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Molecules
Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics|2008
1.8k cit.
10
Control of star formation by supersonic turbulence
Reviews of Modern Physics|2004
1.7k cit.

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