2026 Andrew S. Fruchter: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	95	1916	1821	995	930	274	39484

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D-Index

World Ranking

Current World Ranking

National Ranking

Current National Ranking

Publications

Citations

Physics

1916

1821

995

930

274

39484

Andrew S. Fruchter 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 Andrew S. Fruchter sits on this spectrum.

103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 274 publications — 13th percentile

13% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Andrew S. Fruchter 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 Andrew S. Fruchter sits on this spectrum.

70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 95 D-Index — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Andrew S. Fruchter is affiliated with the Space Telescope Science Institute in the United States. Their research predominantly falls within the fields of physics and astronomy, with a primary focus on astronomy and astrophysics.

Their work extensively covers topics such as gamma-ray bursts and supernovae, astrophysical phenomena and observations, astronomy and astrophysical research, pulsars and gravitational waves research, stellar, planetary, and galactic studies, astro and planetary science, and astrophysics and cosmic phenomena.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Andrew S. Fruchter include A. J. Levan, N. R. Tanvir, D. H. Hartmann, A. de Ugarte Postigo, and J. P. U. Fynbo.

Andrew S. Fruchter has contributed to various publication venues, notably:

The Astrophysical Journal (9 publications)
arXiv (Cornell University) (6 publications)
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (4 publications)
Astronomy and Astrophysics (3 publications)
UNC Libraries (3 publications)

Selected recent papers by Andrew S. Fruchter include:

"Heavy-element production in a compact object merger observed by JWST," 2023, Nature
"The First JWST Spectrum of a GRB Afterglow: No Bright Supernova in Observations of the Brightest GRB of all Time, GRB 221009A," 2023, The Astrophysical Journal Letters
"A long-duration gamma-ray burst of dynamical origin from the nucleus of an ancient galaxy," 2023, Nature Astronomy
"Evidence for Cosmic Acceleration Is Robust to Observed Correlations between Type Ia Supernova Luminosity and Stellar Age," 2020, The Astrophysical Journal Letters
Unnamed paper, 2020, Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology)

Best Publications

Discovery of a supernova explosion at half the age of the Universe

S. Perlmutter;S. Perlmutter;G. Aldering;M. Della Valle;S. Deustua;S. Deustua

3707
Citations
HIGH-REDSHIFT GALAXIES IN THE HUBBLE DEEP FIELD : COLOUR SELECTION AND STAR FORMATION HISTORY TO Z 4

Piero Madau;Henry C. Ferguson;Mark E. Dickinson;Mauro Giavalisco

2993
Citations
A very energetic supernova associated with the |[gamma]|-ray burst of 29 March 2003

Jens Hjorth;Jesper Sollerman;Palle Møller;Johan P. U. Fynbo

1862
Citations
The Hubble Deep Field: Observations, data reduction, and galaxy photometry

Robert E. Williams;Brett Blacker;Mark Dickinson;W. Van Dyke Dixon;W. Van Dyke Dixon

1618
Citations
Drizzle: A Method for the Linear Reconstruction of Undersampled Images

A. S. Fruchter;R. N. Hook

1225
Citations
Demonstration of an all-optical quantum controlled-NOT gate.

Jeremy L O'Brien;GJ Pryde;AG White;TC Ralph

1223
Citations
Long γ-ray bursts and core-collapse supernovae have different environments

A. S. Fruchter;A. J. Levan;A. J. Levan;A. J. Levan;L. Strolger;L. Strolger;P. M. Vreeswijk

1075
Citations
A ‘kilonova’ associated with the short-duration γ-ray burst GRB 130603B

N. R. Tanvir;Andrew J. Levan;A. S. Fruchter;J. Hjorth

857
Citations
A γ-ray burst at a redshift of z ≈ 8.2

N. R. Tanvir;D. B. Fox;A. J. Levan;E. Berger

854
Citations
Broadband observations of the naked-eye gamma-ray burst GRB 080319B

J. L. Racusin;S. V. Karpov;M. Sokolowski;J. Granot

708
Citations
The Emergence of a Lanthanide-Rich Kilonova Following the Merger of Two Neutron Stars

N. R. Tanvir;A. J. Levan;C. González-Fernández;O. Korobkin

682
Citations
An optical supernova associated with the X-ray flash XRF 060218.

E. Pian;E. Pian;P. A. Mazzali;N. Masetti;P. Ferrero

680
Citations
A possible relativistic jetted outburst from a massive black hole fed by a tidally disrupted star.

Joshua S. Bloom;Dimitrios Giannios;Brian D. Metzger;S. Bradley Cenko

610
Citations
A Photometric Redshift of z ~ 9.4 for GRB 090429B

A. Cucchiara;A. Cucchiara;A. Cucchiara;A. J. Levan;D. B. Fox;N. R. Tanvir

600
Citations
No supernovae associated with two long-duration gamma ray bursts

Johan P. U. Fynbo;Darach Watson;Christina C. Thöne;Jesper Sollerman

594
Citations
No supernovae from two nearby long gamma ray bursts

Johan P. U. Fynbo;Darach Watson;Christina C. Thoene;Jesper Sollerman

578
Citations
Low-resolution Spectroscopy of Gamma-ray Burst Optical Afterglows: Biases in the Swift Sample and Characterization of the Absorbers

J. P. U. Fynbo;J. P. U. Fynbo;P. Jakobsson;J. X. Prochaska;D. Malesani

445
Citations
An Extremely Luminous Panchromatic Outburst from the Nucleus of a Distant Galaxy

A. J. Levan;N. R. Tanvir;S. B. Cenko;D. A. Perley

398
Citations
WFPC2 Observations of the Hubble Deep Field South

Stefano Casertano;Stefano Casertano;Duília de Mello;Mark Dickinson;Henry C. Ferguson

348
Citations
The Swift Gamma-Ray Burst Mission

N. Gehrels;G Chincarini;P. Giommi;K. O. Mason

55
Citations