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Catherine Heymans 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 Catherine Heymans sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 334 publications — 24th percentile

24% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Catherine Heymans 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 Catherine Heymans sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 113 D-Index — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Best Female Scientists Award
  • 2018 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
  • 1963 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Catherine Heymans is affiliated with the University of Edinburgh in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on Physics and Astronomy, with a substantial body of work spanning various subfields and topics within these domains.

Their publication record includes 199 works in Physics and Astronomy, with a focus on the following subfields:

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Instrumentation
  • Nuclear and High Energy Physics
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition

The main topics of their research cover a range of astrophysical phenomena and theoretical aspects, including:

  • Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
  • Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
  • Cosmology and Gravitation Theories
  • Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
  • Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
  • Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing
  • Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena

Catherine Heymans has published extensively in several high-profile venues. The most frequent publication outlets include:

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology)
  • Edinburgh Research Explorer (University of Edinburgh)

Some recent papers reflect the breadth and depth of their research, such as:

  • KiDS-1000 cosmology: Cosmic shear constraints and comparison between two point statistics, 2020, Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • <scp>hmcode-2020</scp>: improved modelling of non-linear cosmological power spectra with baryonic feedback, 2021, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • Galaxy And Mass Assembly (GAMA): Data Release 4 and the z< 0.1 total and z < 0.08 morphological galaxy stellar mass functions, 2022, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • The SPTpol Extended Cluster Survey, 2020, The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
  • Paper published in 2020 at Edinburgh Research Explorer (University of Edinburgh)

The researcher collaborates frequently with colleagues such as:

  • H. Hildebrandt
  • Konrad Kuijken
  • Angus H. Wright
  • Marika Asgari
  • Maciej Bilicki

Catherine Heymans has been recognized with fellowships from prominent scientific societies, including being named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 2018 and a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1963.

Best Publications

  • Euclid Definition Study Report

    R. Laureijs;J. Amiaux;S. Arduini;J.-L. Auguères

  • Cosmology and Fundamental Physics with the Euclid Satellite

    Luca Amendola;Stephen Appleby;Anastasios Avgoustidis;David Bacon

  • Cosmology and fundamental physics with the Euclid satellite

    Luca Amendola;Stephen Appleby;David Bacon;Tessa Baker

  • KiDS-450: cosmological parameter constraints from tomographic weak gravitational lensing

    H. Hildebrandt;Massimo Viola;Catherine Heymans;S. Joudaki

  • The 2dF QSO Redshift Survey - I. The Optical QSO Luminosity Function

    B. J. Boyle;T. Shanks;S. M. Croom;R. J. Smith

  • CFHTLenS: the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope Lensing Survey

    Catherine Heymans;Ludovic Van Waerbeke;Lance Miller;Thomas Erben

  • CFHTLenS tomographic weak lensing cosmological parameter constraints: Mitigating the impact of intrinsic galaxy alignments

    Catherine Heymans;Emma Grocutt;Alan Heavens;Martin Kilbinger

  • The 2dF QSO Redshift Survey — I. The optical luminosity function of quasi-stellar objects

    Brian John Boyle;Tom Shanks;Scott Croom;R Smith

  • The Shear TEsting Programme 1: Weak lensing analysis of simulated ground-based observations

    Catherine Heymans;Ludovic Van Waerbeke;David Bacon;Joel Berge

  • KiDS-1000 Cosmology: Multi-probe weak gravitational lensing and spectroscopic galaxy clustering constraints

    Catherine Heymans;Catherine Heymans;Tilman Tröster;Marika Asgari;Chris Blake

  • The Shear Testing Programme – I. Weak lensing analysis of simulated ground-based observations

    Catherine Heymans;Ludovic Van Waerbeke;David Bacon;Joel Berge

  • Very weak lensing in the CFHTLS Wide: Cosmology from cosmic shear in the linear regime

    L. Fu;L. Fu;E. Semboloni;E. Semboloni;H. Hoekstra;M. Kilbinger;M. Kilbinger

  • Weak Gravitational Lensing with COSMOS: Galaxy Selection and Shape Measurements

    A. Leauthaud;R. Massey;J. P. Kneib;J. Rhodes;J. Rhodes

  • CFHTLenS: the Canada–France–Hawaii Telescope Lensing Survey – imaging data and catalogue products

    T. Erben;H. Hildebrandt;H. Hildebrandt;L. Miller;L. van Waerbeke

  • Bayesian galaxy shape measurement for weak lensing surveys – III. Application to the Canada–France–Hawaii Telescope Lensing Survey

    L. Miller;C. Heymans;T. D. Kitching;L. van Waerbeke

  • Weak Gravitational Lensing with COSMOS: Galaxy Selection and Shape Measurements

    Alexie Leauthaud;Richard Massey;Jean-Paul Kneib;Jason Rhodes;Jason Rhodes

  • The Shear TEsting Programme 2: Factors affecting high precision weak lensing analyses

    Richard Massey;Catherine Heymans;Joel Bergé;Gary Bernstein

  • The Kilo-Degree Survey

    J. T. A. de Jong;K. Kuijken;D. Applegate;K. Begeman

  • Dry Mergers in GEMS: The Dynamical Evolution of Massive Early-Type Galaxies

    Eric F. Bell;Thorsten Naab;Daniel H. McIntosh;Rachel S. Somerville

  • Cosmology and Fundamental Physics with the Euclid Satellite

    L Amendola;S Appleby;A Avgoustidis;D Bacon

Frequent Co-Authors

Henk Hoekstra
Henk Hoekstra Leiden University
Konrad Kuijken
Konrad Kuijken Leiden University
Knud Jahnke
Knud Jahnke Max Planck Society
Daniel H. McIntosh
Daniel H. McIntosh University of Missouri–Kansas City
Lance Miller
Lance Miller University of Oxford
Chien Y. Peng
Chien Y. Peng Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics
Christian Wolf
Christian Wolf Australian National University
Eric F. Bell
Eric F. Bell University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Klaus Meisenheimer
Klaus Meisenheimer Max Planck Society
Peter Schneider
Peter Schneider University of Bonn

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