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Alice E. Shapley publication distribution in Physics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Physics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alice E. Shapley sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 393 publications — 36th percentile

36% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,469 publications or more.

Alice E. Shapley D-index placement in Physics in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Physics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alice E. Shapley sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 128 D-Index — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 185 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Best Female Scientists Award

Overview

Alice E. Shapley is affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles in the United States. Their research spans the broad domain of Physics and Astronomy, with a focus on several subfields including Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, and Computational Mechanics.

Their work covers a variety of main topics such as Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena; Astronomy and Astrophysical Research; Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies; Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies; Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae; Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations; and Scientific Research and Discoveries.

Frequent publication venues for this researcher include:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • The Astrophysical Journal
  • The Astrophysical Journal Letters
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics

Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by Alice E. Shapley are:

  • The JWST FRESCO survey: legacy NIRCam/grism spectroscopy and imaging in the two GOODS fields (2023), Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • Direct T e-based Metallicities of z = 2-9 Galaxies with JWST/NIRSpec: Empirical Metallicity Calibrations Applicable from Reionization to Cosmic Noon (2024), The Astrophysical Journal
  • An uncontaminated measurement of the escaping Lyman continuum atz∼ 3 (2021), Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • Excitation and Ionization Properties of Star-forming Galaxies at z = 2.0-9.3 with JWST/NIRSpec (2023), The Astrophysical Journal
  • The JWST UNCOVER Treasury Survey: Ultradeep NIRSpec and NIRCam Observations before the Epoch of Reionization (2024), The Astrophysical Journal

Collaborations are significant in their research, with frequent co-authors including:

  • Naveen A. Reddy
  • Ryan L. Sanders
  • Mariska Kriek
  • Michael W. Topping
  • Gabriel Brammer

Best Publications

  • Rest-Frame Ultraviolet Spectra of z ∼ 3 Lyman Break Galaxies*

    Alice E. Shapley;Charles C. Steidel;Max Pettini;Kurt L. Adelberger

  • The Structure and Kinematics of the Circum-Galactic Medium from Far-UV Spectra of z~2-3 Galaxies

    C. C. Steidel;D. K. Erb;A. E. Shapley;M. Pettini

  • A Study of the Gas-Star Formation Relation over Cosmic Time

    R.Genzel;L.J.Tacconi;J.Gracia-Carpio;A.Sternberg

  • PHIBSS: molecular gas content and scaling relations in z~1-3 normal star forming galaxies

    L. J. Tacconi;R. Neri;R. Genzel;F. Combes

  • The Farthest Known Supernova: Support for an Accelerating Universe and a Glimpse of the Epoch of Deceleration*

    Adam G. Riess;Peter E. Nugent;Ronald L. Gilliland;Brian P. Schmidt

  • The Mass-Metallicity Relation at z≳2*

    Dawn K. Erb;Dawn K. Erb;Alice E. Shapley;Alice E. Shapley;Max Pettini;Charles C. Steidel

  • THE SINS SURVEY: SINFONI INTEGRAL FIELD SPECTROSCOPY OF z ∼ 2 STAR-FORMING GALAXIES*

    N. M. Förster Schreiber;R. Genzel;N. Bouché;G. Cresci

  • THE STRUCTURE AND KINEMATICS OF THE CIRCUMGALACTIC MEDIUM FROM FAR-ULTRAVIOLET SPECTRA OF z ≃ 2-3 GALAXIES*

    Charles C. Steidel;Dawn K. Erb;Alice E. Shapley;Alice E. Shapley;Max Pettini;Max Pettini

  • High molecular gas fractions in normal massive star-forming galaxies in the young Universe

    L. J. Tacconi;R. Genzel;R. Neri;P. Cox

  • Submillimeter Galaxies at z~2: Evidence for Major Mergers & Constraints on Lifetimes, IMF and CO-H2 Conversion Factor

    L.J. Tacconi;R. Genzel;I. Smail;R. Neri

  • A study of the gas–star formation relation over cosmic time

    R. Genzel;L. J. Tacconi;J. Gracia-Carpio;A. Sternberg

  • PHIBSS: MOLECULAR GAS CONTENT AND SCALING RELATIONS IN z ∼ 1-3 MASSIVE, MAIN-SEQUENCE STAR-FORMING GALAXIES*

    L. J. Tacconi;R. Neri;R. Genzel;F. Combes

  • The Rest-Frame Optical Spectra of Lyman Break Galaxies: Star Formation, Extinction, Abundances, and Kinematics*

    Max Pettini;Alice E. Shapley;Charles C. Steidel;Jean-Gabriel Cuby

  • The farthest known supernova: Support for an accelerating universe and a glimpse of the epoch of deceleration

    Adam G. Riess;Peter E. Nugent;Brian P. Schmidt;John Tonry

  • Lyman Alpha Imaging of a Proto-Cluster Region at =3.09

    C.C. Steidel;K.L. Adelberger;A.E. Shapley;M. Pettini

  • Lyman Break Galaxies at Redshift z ~ 3: Survey Description and Full Data Set*

    Charles C. Steidel;Kurt L. Adelberger;Alice E. Shapley;Max Pettini

  • Submillimeter Galaxies at z ~ 2: Evidence for Major Mergers and Constraints on Lifetimes, IMF, and CO-H2 Conversion Factor*

    L. J. Tacconi;R. Genzel;I. Smail;R. Neri

  • Lyα Imaging of a Proto-Cluster Region at ⟨z⟩ = 3.09*

    Charles C. Steidel;Kurt L. Adelberger;Alice E. Shapley;Max Pettini

  • A SURVEY OF STAR-FORMING GALAXIES IN THE 1.4 z 2.5 REDSHIFT DESERT: OVERVIEW

    Charles C. Steidel;Alice E. Shapley;Alice E. Shapley;M. A. X. Pettini;Kurt L. Adelberger

  • From Rings to Bulges: Evidence for Rapid Secular Galaxy Evolution at z ~ 2 from Integral Field Spectroscopy in the SINS Survey

    R. Genzel;A. Burkert;N. Bouché;G. Cresci

Frequent Co-Authors

Charles C. Steidel
Charles C. Steidel California Institute of Technology
Dawn K. Erb
Dawn K. Erb University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
Naveen A. Reddy
Naveen A. Reddy University of California, Riverside
Max Pettini
Max Pettini University of Cambridge
Brian Siana
Brian Siana University of California, Riverside
Bahram Mobasher
Bahram Mobasher University of California, Riverside
Mariska Kriek
Mariska Kriek University of California, Berkeley
Alison L. Coil
Alison L. Coil University of California, San Diego
Dieter Lutz
Dieter Lutz Max Planck Society
Andrea Cimatti
Andrea Cimatti University of Bologna

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