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Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies

Last updated June 1, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
M. Cretignier
University of Oxford
73
2
Alberto Vecchiato
Osservatorio Astrofisico di Torino
54
3
Nicholas A. Saunders
Translational Research Institute
31

Rising Stars Papers

1
Measuring precise radial velocities on individual spectral lines
Astronomy and Astrophysics|2024
13 cit.
2
Toward HPC application portability via C++ PSTL: the Gaia AVU-GSR code assessment
The Journal of Supercomputing|2024
7 cit.
3
Modelling stellar variability in archival HARPS data: I - Rotation and activity properties with multidimensional Gaussian processes
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society|2024
1 cit.
4
The California Legacy Survey V. Chromospheric Activity Cycles in Main Sequence Stars
arXiv (Cornell University)|2024
0 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Hauke Koehn
University of Potsdam
99
2
B. Gustafsson
Nordic Institute for Theoretical Physics
97
3
Jim Fuller
Unknown
91
4
Baptiste Klein
University of Oxford
90
5
Adam T Stevenson
The Open University
90
6
S. A. Rappaport
Unknown
50
7
J. N. Rustamov
Unknown
50
8
F. F. Rosales-Ortega
Unknown
50
9
Ping Li
Unknown
50
10
M. Gebran
Saint Mary's College
49

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
From Existing and New Nuclear and Astrophysical Constraints to Stringent Limits on the Equation of State of Neutron-Rich Dense Matter
Physical Review X|2025
43 cit.
2
Tidally Distorted Stars Are Triaxial Pulsators
The Astrophysical Journal|2025
5 cit.
3
The Use of Conditional Variational Autoencoders in Generating Stellar Spectra
Astronomy|2025
2 cit.
4
Is the composition of the solar atmosphere unusual, and if so, why?
The Astronomy and Astrophysics Review|2025
2 cit.
5
Using Doppler imaging to model stellar activity and search for planets around Sun-like stars
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society|2025
2 cit.
6
Tidally distorted stars are triaxial pulsators
arXiv (Cornell University)|2024
0 cit.
7
Photometric observations of high mass X-ray binary HD 226868
ASTRONOMICAL JOURNAL OF AZERBAIJAN|2025
0 cit.
8
HD 28471: a near-resonant compact multiplanet system with a possible cold giant planet
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society|2025
0 cit.
9
Asteroseismology and Dynamics Reveal Interior Structure and Coeval Evolution in the Triply Post-Main-Sequence system DG Leo
ArXiv.org|2025
0 cit.
10
The DESIRED strong-line calibrations: I. New empirical metallicity relations for the local and high-redshift universe
arXiv (Cornell University)|2026
0 cit.

All-Time Leaders

The canon

All-Time Leaders Researchers

1
F. X. Timmes
Arizona State University
99
2
K. Smith
Queen's University Belfast
87
3
Pat Scott
Stockholm University
77
4
S. Udry
University of Geneva
76
5
Alis J. Deason
Durham University
75
6
Romeel Davé
Royal Observatory
71
7
James W. Trayford
Durham University
71
8
James S. Bullock
University of California, Irvine
68
9
I. A. G. Snellen
Leiden University
66
10
I. Ilyin
Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam
64

All-Time Leaders Papers

1
The Chemical Composition of the Sun
Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics|2009
9.3k cit.
2
The EAGLE project: simulating the evolution and assembly of galaxies and their environments
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society|2014
3.6k cit.
3
The Complete Light-curve Sample of Spectroscopically Confirmed SNe Ia from Pan-STARRS1 and Cosmological Constraints from the Combined Pantheon Sample
The Astrophysical Journal|2018
2.7k cit.
4
Modules for Experiments in Stellar Astrophysics ( ): Convective Boundaries, Element Diffusion, and Massive Star Explosions
The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series|2018
2k cit.
5
Modules for Experiments in Stellar Astrophysics (MESA): Pulsating Variable Stars, Rotation, Convective Boundaries, and Energy Conservation
The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series|2019
1.7k cit.
6
The EAGLE simulations of galaxy formation: calibration of subgrid physics and model variations
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society|2015
1.5k cit.
7
Galaxies on FIRE (Feedback In Realistic Environments): stellar feedback explains cosmologically inefficient star formation
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society|2014
1.4k cit.
8
Small-Scale Challenges to the <b><i>Λ</i></b>CDM Paradigm
Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics|2017
1.4k cit.
9
simba: Cosmological simulations with black hole growth and feedback
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society|2019
1.1k cit.
10
Co-formation of the disc and the stellar halo★
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society|2018
992 cit.

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