2026 Asantha Cooray: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	142	380	365	217	208	978	83213

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World Ranking

Current World Ranking

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Physics

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83213

Overview

Asantha Cooray is affiliated with the University of California, Irvine in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the broad field of Physics and Astronomy, with a focused contribution to subfields including Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Aerospace Engineering, and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics.

The scientist's work covers a diverse range of topics centered on cosmic and astrophysical phenomena. Key research themes include:

Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena
Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations

Among notable recent publications associated with Asantha Cooray are:

"The Relational Dynamics of Space-Time", 2024, Spectrum Research Repository (Concordia University)
"A Long Time Ago in a Galaxy Far, Far Away: A Candidate z ∼ 12 Galaxy in Early JWST CEERS Imaging", 2022, The Astrophysical Journal Letters
"CMB-S4: Forecasting Constraints on Primordial Gravitational Waves", 2022, The Astrophysical Journal
"Dusty Starbursts Masquerading as Ultra-high Redshift Galaxies in JWST CEERS Observations", 2023, The Astrophysical Journal Letters
"CEERS Key Paper. IV. A Triality in the Nature of HST-dark Galaxies", 2023, The Astrophysical Journal Letters

Cooray collaborates frequently with several coauthors, with numerous joint publications with:

Dominik A. Riechers
V. Buat
L. Marchetti
C. Yang
S. Serjeant

The scientist has authored extensively in several publication venues, most notably:

arXiv (Cornell University), 22 publications
The Astrophysical Journal, 18 publications
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 12 publications
Astronomy and Astrophysics, 6 publications
Journal of Astronomical Telescopes Instruments and Systems, 4 publications

Best Publications

LSST: from Science Drivers to Reference Design and Anticipated Data Products

Željko Ivezić;Steven M. Kahn;J. Anthony Tyson;Bob Abel

4078
Citations
CANDELS: The Cosmic Assembly Near-infrared Deep Extragalactic Legacy Survey - The Hubble Space Telescope Observations, Imaging Data Products and Mosaics

Anton M. Koekemoer;S. M. Faber;Henry C. Ferguson;Norman A. Grogin

2725
Citations
Halo Models of Large Scale Structure

Asantha Cooray;Ravi K. Sheth;Ravi K. Sheth

2327
Citations
CANDELS: The Cosmic Assembly Near-infrared Deep Extragalactic Legacy Survey

Norman A. Grogin;Dale D. Kocevski;S. M. Faber;Henry C. Ferguson

2272
Citations
Candels: The cosmic assembly near-infrared deep extragalactic legacy survey - The hubble space telescope observations, imaging data products, and mosaics

Anton M. Koekemoer;S. M. Faber;Henry C. Ferguson;Norman A. Grogin

1709
Citations
LSST: From Science Drivers to Reference Design and Anticipated Data Products

Željko Ivezić;Steven M. Kahn;J. Anthony Tyson;Bob Abel

1464
Citations
LSST Science Book, Version 2.0

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

1210
Citations
The Herschel Multi-tiered Extragalactic Survey: HerMES

S. J. Oliver;J. Bock;J. Bock;B. Altieri

1107
Citations
The Herschel Multi-tiered Extragalactic Survey: HerMES

S. J. Oliver;J. Bock;J. Bock;B. Altieri;A. Amblard

940
Citations
The Herschel ATLAS

S. Eales;L. Dunne;D. Clements;A. Cooray

821
Citations
Dusty Star Forming Galaxies at High Redshift

Caitlin M. Casey;Caitlin M. Casey;Desika Narayanan;Asantha Cooray

693
Citations
The Herschel ATLAS

Stephen Anthony Eales;L. Dunne;D. Clements;A. Cooray

669
Citations
A dust-obscured massive maximum-starburst galaxy at a redshift of 6.34

Dominik A. Riechers;Dominik A. Riechers;C. M. Bradford;C. M. Bradford;D. L. Clements;C. D. Dowell;C. D. Dowell

634
Citations
CANDELS multi-wavelength catalogs: source detection and photometry in the GOODS-South field

Yicheng Guo;Yicheng Guo;Henry C. Ferguson;Mauro Giavalisco;Guillermo Barro

562
Citations
The Herschel* PEP/HerMES luminosity function - I. Probing the evolution of PACS selected Galaxies to z ≃ 4

C. Gruppioni;F. Pozzi;G. Rodighiero;I. Delvecchio

538
Citations
The Detection of a Population of Submillimeter-Bright, Strongly Lensed Galaxies

Mattia Negrello;R. Hopwood;G. De Zotti;A. Cooray

531
Citations
CMB-S4 Science Case, Reference Design, and Project Plan

Kevork Abazajian;Graeme Addison;Peter Adshead;Zeeshan Ahmed

514
Citations
CMBPol Mission Concept Study: Probing Inflation with CMB Polarization

Daniel Baumann;Mark G. Jackson;Peter Adshead;Alexandre Amblard

506
Citations
Probing inflation with CMB polarization

Daniel Baumann;Daniel Baumann;Mark G. Jackson;Peter Adshead;Alexandre Amblard

486
Citations
HerMES: The SPIRE confusion limit

H. T. Nguyen;B. Schulz;L. Levenson;A. Amblard

453
Citations