2026 Adam J. Burgasser: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	123	721	682	396	369	753	57069

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Research.com Recognitions

2010 - Hellman Fellow

Overview

Adam J. Burgasser is affiliated with the University of California, San Diego in the United States. Their primary field of study is Physics and Astronomy, with extensive publications contributing to this domain.

Their research spans several subfields, including:

Astronomy and Astrophysics
Instrumentation
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Spectroscopy
Atmospheric Science

Main topics addressed in their work encompass:

Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
Astro and Planetary Science
Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
Spectroscopy and Laser Applications

Notable recent papers include:

The 16th Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Surveys: First Release from the APOGEE-2 Southern Survey and Full Release of eBOSS Spectra (2020, The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series)
The Seventeenth Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Surveys: Complete Release of MaNGA, MaStar, and APOGEE-2 Data (2022, Repository of the Academy's Library [Library of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences])
Refining the Transit-timing and Photometric Analysis of TRAPPIST-1: Masses, Radii, Densities, Dynamics, and Ephemerides (2021, The Planetary Science Journal)
UNCOVER Spectroscopy Confirms the Surprising Ubiquity of Active Galactic Nuclei in Red Sources at z > 5 (2024, The Astrophysical Journal)
SN 2023ixf in Messier 101: Photo-ionization of Dense, Close-in Circumstellar Material in a Nearby Type II Supernova (2023, The Astrophysical Journal Letters)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Adam J. Burgasser include:

Christopher A. Theissen
Roman Gerasimov
Christian Aganze
Jacqueline K. Faherty
J. Davy Kirkpatrick

In terms of publication venues, they often contribute to:

arXiv (Cornell University)
The Astrophysical Journal
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Research Notes of the AAS

Adam J. Burgasser has authored books published by Princeton University Press, including "Stellar Spectral Classification" (2021).

The researcher received the Hellman Fellowship in 2010.

Best Publications

Seven temperate terrestrial planets around the nearby ultracool dwarf star TRAPPIST-1

Michaël Gillon;Amaury H. M. J. Triaud;Brice-Olivier Demory;Emmanuël Jehin

1569
Citations
Sloan Digital Sky Survey IV: Mapping the Milky Way, Nearby Galaxies and the Distant Universe

Michael R. Blanton;Matthew A. Bershady;Bela Abolfathi;Franco D. Albareti;Franco D. Albareti

1542
Citations
The Fourteenth Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey: First Spectroscopic Data from the extended Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey and from the second phase of the Apache Point Observatory Galactic Evolution Experiment

Bela Abolfathi;D. S. Aguado;Gabriela Aguilar;Carlos Allende Prieto

1413
Citations
The Fourteenth Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey: First Spectroscopic data from the extended Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey and from the second phase of the Apache Point Observatory Galactic Evolution Experiment

Bela Abolfathi;D. S. Aguado;Gabriela Aguilar;Carlos Allende Prieto

1314
Citations
Sloan Digital Sky Survey IV: Mapping the Milky Way, Nearby Galaxies, and the Distant Universe

Michael R. Blanton;Matthew A. Bershady;Bela Abolfathi;Franco D. Albareti

1303
Citations
LSST Science Book, Version 2.0

Paul A. Abell;Julius Allison;Scott F. Anderson

1210
Citations
Astrometry and Photometry for Cool Dwarfs and Brown Dwarfs

C. C. Dahn;H. C. Harris;F. J. Vrba;H. H. Guetter

933
Citations
Sixty-seven Additional L Dwarfs Discovered by the Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)

J. Davy Kirkpatrick;I. Neill Reid;James Liebert;John E. Gizis

878
Citations
67 Additional L Dwarfs Discovered by the Two Micron All Sky Survey

J. Davy Kirkpatrick;I. Neill Reid;James Liebert;John E. Gizis

731
Citations
Astrometry and photometry for cool dwarfs and brown dwarfs

Conard C. Dahn;Hugh C. Harris;Frederick J. Vrba;Harry H. Guetter

719
Citations
Temperate Earth-sized planets transiting a nearby ultracool dwarf star

Michaël Gillon;Emmanuël Jehin;Susan M. Lederer;Laetitia Delrez

688
Citations
The 16th Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Surveys: First Release from the APOGEE-2 Southern Survey and Full Release of eBOSS Spectra

Romina Ahumada;Carlos Allende Prieto;Carlos Allende Prieto;Andrés Almeida;Friedrich Anders;Friedrich Anders

655
Citations
Preliminary Parallaxes of 40 L and T Dwarfs from the U.S. Naval Observatory Infrared Astrometry Program

F. J. Vrba;A. A. Henden;C. B. Luginbuhl;H. H. Guetter

627
Citations
Binarity in Brown Dwarfs: T Dwarf Binaries Discovered with the Hubble Space Telescope WPFC2

Adam J. Burgasser;J. Davy Kirkpatrick;I. Neill Reid;Michael E. Brown

617
Citations
The First Hundred Brown Dwarfs Discovered by the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE)

J. Davy Kirkpatrick;Michael C. Cushing;Christopher R. Gelino;Roger L. Griffith

609
Citations
The Sixteenth Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Surveys: First Release from the APOGEE-2 Southern Survey and Full Release of eBOSS Spectra

Romina Ahumada;Carlos Allende Prieto;Andres Almeida;Friedrich Anders

571
Citations
A Unified Near-Infrared Spectral Classification Scheme for T Dwarfs

Adam J. Burgasser;T. R. Geballe;S. K. Leggett;J. Davy Kirkpatrick

526
Citations
The Fifteenth Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Surveys: First Release of MaNGA Derived Quantities, Data Visualization Tools and Stellar Library

D. S. Aguado;Romina Ahumada;Andres Almeida;Scott F. Anderson

511
Citations
The spectra of t dwarfs I: near-infrared data and spectral classification

Adam J. Burgasser;J. Davy Kirkpatrick;Michael E. Brown;I. Neill Reid

506
Citations
The Brown Dwarf Kinematics Project (BDKP) I. Proper Motions and Tangential Velocities for a Large Sample of Late-type M, L and T Dwarfs

Jacqueline K. Faherty;Adam J. Burgasser;Kelle L. Cruz;Michael M. Shara

498
Citations