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90
Citations
27694
World Ranking
2250
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1136

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2017 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2015 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
  • 2007 - Maria Goeppert-Mayer Award, American Physical Society
  • 2007 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For her pioneering observations and fundamental insights into the formation and evolution of galaxies and supermassive black holes
  • 2002 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Amy J. Barger is affiliated with the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Physics and Astronomy, with a particular emphasis on Astronomy and Astrophysics. Within this broader domain, their work covers several subfields including Instrumentation, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, as well as Computational Mechanics.

The main topics addressed in their research include galaxies and their formation, evolution, and phenomena; astronomy and astrophysical research; astrophysics and star formation studies; stellar, planetary, and galactic studies; gamma-ray bursts and supernovae; astronomical observations and instrumentation; and dark matter and cosmic phenomena.

Frequent co-authors in their published works are L. L. Cowie, Anthony J. Taylor, E. M. Hu, A. Songaila, and S. J. McKay. This network of collaborators reflects consistent partnerships over multiple research projects.

Their publications commonly appear in several notable venues, with the majority in The Astrophysical Journal, followed by arXiv (Cornell University), The Astrophysical Journal Letters, The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, and MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

Notable recent papers include:

  • "Metallicities of Five z > 5 Emission-line Galaxies in SMACS 0723 Revealed by JWST" (2022) published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters
  • "JWST/NIRSpec Measurements of Extremely Low Metallicities in High Equivalent Width Lyα Emitters" (2023) published in The Astrophysical Journal
  • "The Evolution of the Ultraluminous Lyα Luminosity Function over z = 5.7-6.6" (2021) published in The Astrophysical Journal
  • "A Submillimeter Perspective on the GOODS Fields (SUPER GOODS). V. Deep 450 μm Imaging" (2022) published in The Astrophysical Journal
  • "Dust Properties of 870 μm-selected Galaxies in GOODS-S" (2023) published in The Astrophysical Journal

Amy J. Barger has received several awards, recognizing contributions to scientific research and scholarship. These include being named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2017, a Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation in 2015, and a Fellow of the American Physical Society in 2007 with a citation for pioneering observations and insights into galaxy formation and supermassive black holes. The scientist was also awarded the Maria Goeppert-Mayer Award from the American Physical Society in 2007 and has been a Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation since 2002.

Best Publications

  • Evolution since Z = 0.5 of the morphology-density relation for clusters of galaxies

    Alan Dressler;Augustus Oemler;Warrick J. Couch;Ian Smail;Ian Smail

  • The Chandra Deep Field North Survey. XIII. 2 Ms Point-Source Catalogs

    D. M. Alexander;F. E. Bauer;W. N. Brandt;D. P. Schneider

  • Dusty star forming galaxies at high redshift

    A. J. Barger;L. L. Cowie;D. B. Sanders;E. Fulton

  • Submillimetre-wavelength detection of dusty star-forming galaxies at high redshift

    A. J. Barger;L. L. Cowie;D. B. Sanders;E. Fulton

  • The Star Formation Histories of Galaxies in Distant Clusters

    Bianca M. Poggianti;Ian Smail;Alan Dressler;Warrick J. Couch

  • Resolving the extragalactic hard X-ray background

    R. F. Mushotzky;L. L. Cowie;A. J. Barger;K. A. Arnaud;K. A. Arnaud

  • The Cosmic evolution of hard x-ray selected active galactic nuclei

    A. J. Barger;A. J. Barger;L. L. Cowie;R. F. Mushotzky;Y. Yang;Y. Yang

  • Optical and Infrared Properties of the 2 Ms Chandra Deep Field North X-Ray Sources

    A. J. Barger;A. J. Barger;L. L. Cowie;P. Capak;D. M. Alexander

  • The Chandra Deep Field North Survey. V. 1 Ms Source Catalogs

    W. N. Brandt;D. M. Alexander;A. E. Hornschemeier;G. P. Garmire

  • A Deep Wide-Field, Optical, and Near-Infrared Catalog of a Large Area around the Hubble Deep Field North*

    P. Capak;L. L. Cowie;E. M. Hu;A. J. Barger;A. J. Barger

  • Morphological studies of the galaxy populations in distant "Butcher-Oemler" clusters with HST. II. AC103, AC118 and AC114 at z=0.31

    W. J. Couch;A. J. Barger;I. Smail;R. S. Ellis

  • Mapping the Evolution of High Redshift Dusty Galaxies with Submillimeter Observations of a Radio-Selected Sample

    A. J. Barger;L. L. Cowie;L. L. Cowie;E. A. Richards;E. A. Richards

  • Morphological Studies of the Galaxy Populations in Distant “Butcher-Oemler” Clusters with the Hubble Space Telescope. II. AC 103, AC 118, and AC 114 at z = 0.31*

    Warrick J. Couch;Amy J. Barger;Ian Smail;Richard S. Ellis

  • The Team Keck Treasury Redshift Survey of the GOODS-North Field

    Gregory D. Wirth;Christopher N. A. Willmer;Paola Amico;Frederic H. Chaffee

  • Resolving the Submillimeter Background: The 850 Micron Galaxy Counts

    A. J. Barger;L. L. Cowie;D. B. Sanders

  • An Atlas of z = 5.7 and z = 6.5 Lyα Emitters

    E. M. Hu;L. L. Cowie;A. J. Barger;A. J. Barger;P. Capak

  • The diversity of SCUBA-selected galaxies

    Rob Ivison;Ian Smail;Amy Barger;Jean-Paul Kneib

  • The Chandra Deep Survey of the Hubble Deep Field-North Area. II. Results from the Caltech Faint Field Galaxy Redshift Survey Area*

    A. E. Hornschemeier;W. N. Brandt;G. P. Garmire;D. P. Schneider

  • An Atlas of z=5.7 and z=6.5 Ly alpha Emitters

    E. M. Hu;L. L. Cowie;A. J. Barger;P. Capak

  • X-ray, Optical, and Infrared Imaging and Spectral Properties of the 1 Ms Chandra Deep Field North Sources

    A. J. Barger;L. L. Cowie;W. N. Brandt;P. Capak

Frequent Co-Authors

Lennox L. Cowie
Lennox L. Cowie University of Hawaii at Manoa
Peter Capak
Peter Capak California Institute of Technology
Franz E. Bauer
Franz E. Bauer Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Ian Smail
Ian Smail Durham University
Gordon P. Garmire
Gordon P. Garmire Pennsylvania State University
W. N. Brandt
W. N. Brandt Pennsylvania State University
Richard F. Mushotzky
Richard F. Mushotzky University of Maryland, College Park
Richard S. Ellis
Richard S. Ellis University College London
David B. Sanders
David B. Sanders University of Hawaii at Manoa
Jean-Paul Kneib
Jean-Paul Kneib École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

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