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Daniel Apai 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 Daniel Apai sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 441 publications — 46th percentile

46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Daniel Apai 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 Daniel Apai sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 83 D-Index — 26th percentile

26% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Daniel Apai is affiliated with the University of Arizona in the United States and primarily conducts research in the field of Physics and Astronomy. Their work encompasses several subfields including Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, General Health Professions, and Atmospheric Science.

The researcher's main topics of study focus on stellar, planetary, and galactic phenomena, further extending into astronomy and astrophysical research, astro and planetary science, and astrophysics related to star formation. Other notable topics include gamma-ray bursts and supernovae, adaptive optics and wavefront sensing, and atmospheric ozone and climate.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Daniel Apai include Adam J. Burgasser, Benjamin V. Rackham, L. R. Bedin, D. Nardiello, and Kevin Wagner. These partnerships have contributed to publications across a variety of respected venues.

The primary publication venues for their work are:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • The Astronomical Journal
  • The Astrophysical Journal
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Astronomische Nachrichten

Significant recent papers authored or co-authored by Daniel Apai include:

  • The effect of stellar contamination on low-resolution transmission spectroscopy: needs identified by NASA's Exoplanet Exploration Program Study Analysis Group 21 (2023), published in RAS Techniques and Instruments
  • ACCESS and LRG-BEASTS: A Precise New Optical Transmission Spectrum of the Ultrahot Jupiter WASP-103b (2021), published in The Astronomical Journal
  • Weather on Other Worlds. V. The Three Most Rapidly Rotating Ultra-cool Dwarfs (2021), published in The Astronomical Journal
  • Imaging low-mass planets within the habitable zone of α Centauri (2021), published in the Repository for Publications and Research Data (ETH Zurich)
  • Direct images and spectroscopy of a giant protoplanet driving spiral arms in MWC 758 (2023), published in Nature Astronomy

Best Publications

  • A Giant Planet Imaged in the Disk of the Young Star β Pictoris

    A.-M. Lagrange;M. Bonnefoy;G. Chauvin;D. Apai

  • A Steeper than Linear Disk Mass-Stellar Mass Scaling Relation

    I. Pascucci;L. Testi;G. J. Herczeg;F. Long

  • A steeper than linear disk mass-stellar mass scaling relation

    Ilaria Pascucci;L. Testi;L. Testi;Gregory J. Herczeg;F. Long

  • A Combined Subaru/VLT/MMT 1--5 Micron Study of Planets Orbiting HR 8799: Implications for Atmospheric Properties, Masses, and Formation

    Thayne Currie;Adam S. Burrows;Yoichi Itoh;Soko Matsumura

  • The Transit Light Source Effect: False Spectral Features and Incorrect Densities for M-dwarf Transiting Planets

    Benjamin V. Rackham;Dániel Apai;Mark S. Giampapa

  • A COMBINED SUBARU/VLT/MMT 1-5 μm STUDY OF PLANETS ORBITING HR 8799: IMPLICATIONS FOR ATMOSPHERIC PROPERTIES, MASSES, AND FORMATION

    Thayne Currie;Adam S. Burrows;Yoichi Itoh;Soko Matsumura

  • A STELLAR-MASS-DEPENDENT DROP IN PLANET OCCURRENCE RATES

    Gijs D. Mulders;Ilaria Pascucci;Dániel Apai

  • Nearby Debris Disk Systems with High Fractional Luminosity Reconsidered

    A. Moor;P. Abraham;A. Derekas;A. Derekas;C. S. Kiss

  • First Light LBT AO Images of HR 8799 bcde at 1.65 and 3.3 Microns: New Discrepancies between Young Planets and Old Brown Dwarfs

    Andrew J. Skemer;Philip M. Hinz;Simone Esposito;Adam Burrows

  • AN INCREASE in the MASS of PLANETARY SYSTEMS AROUND LOWER-MASS STARS

    Gijs D. Mulders;Ilaria Pascucci;Dániel Apai

  • HST SPECTRAL MAPPING OF L/T TRANSITION BROWN DWARFS REVEALS CLOUD THICKNESS VARIATIONS

    Dániel Apai;Jacqueline Radigan;Jacqueline Radigan;Esther Buenzli;Adam Burrows

  • Orbital characterization of the eta Pictoris b giant planet

    G. Chauvin;A.-M. Lagrange;H. Beust;M. Bonnefoy

  • Discovery of H-alpha Emission from the Close Companion Inside the Gap of Transitional Disk HD142527

    L. M. Close;K. B. Follette;J. R. Males;A. Puglisi

  • The Onset of Planet Formation in Brown Dwarf Disks

    Dániel Apai;Dániel Apai;Ilaria Pascucci;Jeroen Bouwman;Antonella Natta

  • First light of the VLT planet finder SPHERE. III. New spectrophotometry and astrometry of the HR8799 exoplanetary system

    A. Zurlo;A. Vigan;R. Galicher;A.-L. Maire

  • The near-infrared spectral energy distribution of {eta} Pictoris b

    M. Bonnefoy;A. Boccaletti;A.-M. Lagrange;F. Allard

  • WEATHER ON OTHER WORLDS. II. SURVEY RESULTS: SPOTS ARE UBIQUITOUS ON L AND T DWARFS

    Stanimir A. Metchev;Stanimir A. Metchev;Aren Heinze;Dániel Apai;Davin Flateau

  • Brown Dwarf Photospheres are Patchy: A Hubble Space Telescope Near-infrared Spectroscopic Survey Finds Frequent Low-level Variability

    Esther Buenzli;Esther Buenzli;Dániel Apai;Jacqueline Radigan;I. Neill Reid

  • FIRST LIGHT LBT AO IMAGES OF HR 8799 bcde AT 1.6 AND 3.3 μm: NEW DISCREPANCIES BETWEEN YOUNG PLANETS AND OLD BROWN DWARFS*

    Andrew J. Skemer;Philip M. Hinz;Simone Esposito;Adam Burrows

  • Orbital characterization of the β Pictoris b giant planet

    G. Chauvin;G. Chauvin;A.-M. Lagrange;H. Beust;M. Bonnefoy

Frequent Co-Authors

Ilaria Pascucci
Ilaria Pascucci University of Arizona
Adam J. Burgasser
Adam J. Burgasser University of California, San Diego
Mark S. Marley
Mark S. Marley University of Arizona
Laird M. Close
Laird M. Close University of Arizona
Mickaël Bonnefoy
Mickaël Bonnefoy Grenoble Alpes University
Th. Henning
Th. Henning Max Planck Society
Jeroen Bouwman
Jeroen Bouwman Max Planck Society
Kate Y. L. Su
Kate Y. L. Su University of Arizona
Andrés Jordán
Andrés Jordán Adolfo Ibáñez University

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