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Brenda C. Matthews

Brenda C. Matthews

D-Index & Metrics

Physics

D-Index
72
Citations
13380
World Ranking
3602
National Ranking
86

Brenda C. Matthews 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 Brenda C. Matthews sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 315 publications — 20th percentile

20% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Brenda C. Matthews 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 Brenda C. Matthews sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 72 D-Index — 3rd percentile

3% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Brenda C. Matthews is affiliated with the University of Victoria in Canada and has a research focus primarily within the fields of Physics and Astronomy. Their work encompasses a significant volume of publications, with an emphasis on Astronomy and Astrophysics as well as related subfields including Instrumentation, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, Computational Mechanics, and Spectroscopy.

The scientist's research topics cover a broad range of areas such as Stellar, Planetary, and Galactic Studies, Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies, Astro and Planetary Science, Astronomy and Astrophysical Research, Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation, Adaptive Optics and Wavefront Sensing, and Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology.

Brenda C. Matthews has contributed to several recent papers, highlighting ongoing involvement in observational and theoretical astrophysics. Notable recent publications include:

  • The JWST Early-release Science Program for Direct Observations of Exoplanetary Systems II: A 1 to 20 μm Spectrum of the Planetary-mass Companion VHS 1256-1257 b (2023, The Astrophysical Journal Letters)
  • Debris Disk Results from the Gemini Planet Imager Exoplanet Survey's Polarimetric Imaging Campaign (2020, The Astronomical Journal)
  • The JWST Early Release Science Program for Direct Observations of Exoplanetary Systems I: High-contrast Imaging of the Exoplanet HIP 65426 b from 2 to 16 μm (2023, The Astrophysical Journal Letters)
  • CCAT-prime Collaboration: Science Goals and Forecasts with Prime-Cam on the Fred Young Submillimeter Telescope (2022, The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series)
  • The JWST Early Release Science Program for the Direct Imaging and Spectroscopy of Exoplanetary Systems (2022, Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific)

Their frequent coauthors include Paul Kalas, Maxwell A. Millar-Blanchaer, Marshall D. Perrin, Stanimir Metchev, and Michael P. Fitzgerald, indicative of collaboration within a network of researchers focused on similar areas of astrophysics and instrumentation.

Brenda C. Matthews' work appears in several publication venues frequently used within the astrophysics and astronomy communities. These include:

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

Best Publications

  • Discovery and spectroscopy of the young Jovian planet 51 Eri b with the Gemini Planet Imager

    B. Macintosh;B. Macintosh;J. R. Graham;T. Barman;R. J. De Rosa

  • THE LEGACY OF SCUPOL: 850 μm IMAGING POLARIMETRY FROM 1997 TO 2005

    Brenda C. Matthews;Christie A. McPhee;Laura M. Fissel;Laura M. Fissel;Rachel L. Curran

  • TADPOL: A 1.3 mm SURVEY OF DUST POLARIZATION IN STAR-FORMING CORES AND REGIONS

    Charles L.H. Hull;Richard L. Plambeck;Woojin Kwon;Geoffrey C. Bower

  • Debris Disks: Structure, Composition, and Variability

    A. Meredith Hughes;Gaspard Duchêne;Gaspard Duchêne;Brenda C. Matthews;Brenda C. Matthews

  • Discovery of a large dust disk around the nearby star AU Microscopii.

    Paul Kalas;Michael C. Liu;Brenda C. Matthews

  • The James Clerk Maxwell Telescope Legacy Survey of Nearby Star-forming Regions in the Gould Belt

    D. Ward-Thompson;J. Di Francesco;J. Hatchell;M. R. Hogerheijde

  • The Signature of Primordial Grain Growth in the Polarized Light of the AU Mic Debris Disk

    James R. Graham;P. Kalas;B. Matthews

  • The James Clerk Maxwell Telescope Legacy Survey of Nearby Star‐forming Regions in the Gould Belt

    D. Ward-Thompson;J. Di Francesco;J. Hatchell;M. R. Hogerheijde

  • Misalignment of Magnetic Fields and Outflows in Protostellar Cores

    Charles L. H. Hull;Richard L. Plambeck;Alberto D. Bolatto;Geoffrey C. Bower

  • ALMA Observations of the Orion Proplyds

    Rita K. Mann;James Di Francesco;James Di Francesco;Doug Johnstone;Doug Johnstone;Sean M. Andrews

  • Protoplanetary Disk Properties in the Orion Nebula Cluster: Initial Results from Deep, High-resolution ALMA Observations

    J. A. Eisner;H. G. Arce;N. P. Ballering;J. Bally

  • The Signature of Primordial Grain Growth in the Polarized Light of the AU Microscopii Debris Disk

    James R. Graham;James R. Graham;Paul G. Kalas;Paul G. Kalas;Brenda C. Matthews;Brenda C. Matthews

  • The JCMT Gould Belt Survey: first results from the SCUBA-2 observations of the Ophiuchus molecular cloud and a virial analysis of its prestellar core population

    K. Pattle;D. Ward-Thompson;J. M. Kirk;G. J. White;G. J. White

  • Resolving debris discs in the far-infrared: early highlights from the DEBRIS survey

    Brenda Matthews;Bruce Sibthorpe;Grant Kennedy

  • Resolved debris discs around A stars in the Herschel DEBRIS survey

    Mark Booth;Mark Booth;Grant Kennedy;Bruce Sibthorpe;Brenda C. Matthews;Brenda C. Matthews

  • 99 Herculis: Host to a Circumbinary Polar-ring Debris Disk

    G. M. Kennedy;M. C. Wyatt;B. Sibthorpe;G. Duchene

  • MOLECULAR OUTFLOWS DRIVEN BY LOW-MASS PROTOSTARS. I. CORRECTING FOR UNDERESTIMATES WHEN MEASURING OUTFLOW MASSES AND DYNAMICAL PROPERTIES

    Michael M. Dunham;Michael M. Dunham;Héctor G. Arce;Diego Mardones;Jeong-Eun Lee

  • THE SPITZER GOULD BELT SURVEY OF LARGE NEARBY INTERSTELLAR CLOUDS : DISCOVERY OF A DENSE EMBEDDED CLUSTER IN THE SERPENS-AQUILA RIFT

    R. A. Gutermuth;Tyler L. Bourke;L. E. Allen;Philip C. Myers

  • A Sub-Millimeter Search of Nearby Young Stars for Cold Dust: Discovery of Debris Disks around Two Low-Mass Stars

    Michael C. Liu;Brenda C. Matthews;Jonathan P. Williams;Paul G. Kalas

  • Exploring the formation and evolution of planetary systems : proceedings of the 299th symposium of the International Astronomical Union, held in Victoria, Canada, June 2-7, 2013

    Mark Booth;Brenda C. Matthews;James R. Graham

Frequent Co-Authors

Gaspard Duchêne
Gaspard Duchêne Grenoble Alpes University
Paul Kalas
Paul Kalas University of California, Berkeley
David J. Wilner
David J. Wilner Harvard University
Derek Ward-Thompson
Derek Ward-Thompson University of Central Lancashire
Mark C. Wyatt
Mark C. Wyatt University of Cambridge
Christian Marois
Christian Marois National Research Council Canada
Glenn J. White
Glenn J. White The Open University
James R. Graham
James R. Graham University of California, Berkeley
Gary A. Fuller
Gary A. Fuller University of Manchester
Bruce Macintosh
Bruce Macintosh Stanford University

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