2026 Bruce Macintosh: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	88	2389	2270	1201	1118	675	29754

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29754

Research.com Recognitions

2011 - SPIE Fellow

Overview

Bruce Macintosh is affiliated with Stanford University in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the fields of Physics and Astronomy as well as Engineering, with a focus on subfields including Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, as well as Aerospace Engineering and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Their work spans multiple topics related to astrophysics and astronomical research, notably:

Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
Astro and Planetary Science
Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing
Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
Calibration and Measurement Techniques
Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation

Macintosh has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including:

Christian Marois (41 joint publications)
Quinn Konopacky (35 joint publications)
Marshall D. Perrin (32 joint publications)
Robert J. De Rosa (31 joint publications)
Maxwell A. Millar-Blanchaer (27 joint publications)

The scientist has published extensively in a number of venues, with the most frequent being:

arXiv (Cornell University) - 34 publications
The Astronomical Journal - 19 publications
The Astrophysical Journal Letters - 5 publications
Adaptive Optics Systems VIII - 5 publications
Journal of Astronomical Telescopes Instruments and Systems - 4 publications

Among the recent papers contributed by Macintosh are the following:

"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
"Deep Exploration of the Planets HR 8799 b, c, and d with Moderate-resolution Spectroscopy," 2021, The Astronomical Journal
"The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Coronagraph Instrument (CGI) technology demonstration," 2020, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2020: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave

Recognition of their work includes the award of SPIE Fellow in 2011.

Best Publications

Direct imaging of multiple planets orbiting the star HR 8799.

Christian Marois;Christian Marois;Christian Marois;Bruce Macintosh;Travis Barman;B. Zuckerman

2132
Citations
Wide-Field InfrarRed Survey Telescope-Astrophysics Focused Telescope Assets WFIRST-AFTA 2015 Report

D. Spergel;N. Gehrels;C. Baltay;D. Bennett

1400
Citations
Angular Differential Imaging: a Powerful High-Contrast Imaging Technique

Christian Marois;Christian Marois;David Lafrenière;René Doyon;Bruce Macintosh

1065
Citations
Images of a fourth planet orbiting HR 8799

Christian Marois;B. Zuckerman;Quinn M. Konopacky;Bruce Macintosh

1039
Citations
First light of the Gemini Planet Imager

Bruce Macintosh;Bruce Macintosh;James R. Graham;Patrick Ingraham;Quinn Konopacky

705
Citations
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

538
Citations
The Gemini Deep Planet Survey

David Lafreniere;Rene Doyon;Christian Marois;Daniel Nadeau

521
Citations
Discovery of a Jupiter/Saturn Analog with Gravitational Microlensing

B. S. Gaudi;D. P. Bennett;A. Udalski;A. Gould

520
Citations
The Gemini Deep Planet Survey -- GDPS

David Lafreniere;Rene Doyon;Christian Marois;Daniel Nadeau

467
Citations
The Gemini Planet Imager: from science to design to construction

Bruce A. Macintosh;James R. Graham;David W. Palmer;René Doyon

461
Citations
First Light Adaptive Optics Images from the Keck II Telescope : A New Era of High Angular Resolution Imagery

P. Wizinowich;D. S. Acton;C. Shelton;P. Stomski

436
Citations
Detection of Carbon Monoxide and Water Absorption Lines in an Exoplanet Atmosphere

Quinn M. Konopacky;Quinn M. Konopacky;Travis S. Barman;Bruce A. Macintosh;Christian Marois

435
Citations
The Gemini Planet Imager Exoplanet Survey: Giant Planet and Brown Dwarf Demographics from 10 to 100 au

Eric L. Nielsen;Robert J. De Rosa;Bruce Macintosh;Jason J. Wang;Jason J. Wang

398
Citations
Clouds and Chemistry in the Atmosphere of Extrasolar Planet HR8799b

Travis S. Barman;Bruce Macintosh;Quinn M. Konopacky;Christian Marois

380
Citations
Accreting protoplanets in the LkCa 15 transition disk

S. Sallum;K. B. Follette;J. A. Eisner;L. M. Close

340
Citations
A Cold Neptune-Mass Planet OGLE-2007-BLG-368Lb: Cold Neptunes Are Common

T. Sumi;D.P. Bennett;I.A. Bond;A. Udalski

329
Citations
The Gemini Planet Imager

Bruce Macintosh;James Graham;David Palmer;Rene Doyon

313
Citations
Extreme Adaptive Optics for the Thirty Meter Telescope

Bruce Macintosh;Mitchell Troy;Rene Doyon;James Graham

309
Citations
STELLAR COMPANIONS TO STARS WITH PLANETS

J. Patience;J. Patience;R. J. White;A. M. Ghez;C. McCabe

185
Citations
The Gemini Planet Imager

James R. Graham;Bruce Macintosh;Marshall D. Perrin;Patrick Ingraham

1
Citations