2026 David Charbonneau: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	144	351	337	199	191	699	86879

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Research.com Recognitions

2017 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
2017 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
2009 - National Science Foundation Alan T. Waterman Award Astronomy
2006 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

David Charbonneau is a researcher affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Their work primarily falls within the field of Physics and Astronomy, with a significant focus on Astronomy and Astrophysics. The subfields they contribute to include Instrumentation, Aerospace Engineering, Spectroscopy, and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics.

The main topics of their scientific investigation involve Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies, Astro and Planetary Science, Astronomy and Astrophysical Research, Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies, Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae, Spectroscopy and Laser Applications, and Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing.

David Charbonneau has published extensively in various academic venues. The most frequent publication platforms include:

The Astronomical Journal
arXiv (Cornell University)
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
UNC Libraries
Astronomy and Astrophysics

Some recent papers authored or co-authored by Charbonneau cover a range of topics related to exoplanet research and planetary characterization:

Vetting of 384 TESS Objects of Interest with TRICERATOPS and Statistical Validation of 12 Planet Candidates, 2020, The Astronomical Journal
A Pair of TESS Planets Spanning the Radius Valley around the Nearby Mid-M Dwarf LTT 3780, 2020, The Astronomical Journal
Masses and compositions of three small planets orbiting the nearby M dwarf L231-32 (TOI-270) and the M dwarf radius valley, 2021, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
GJ 367b: A dense, ultrashort-period sub-Earth planet transiting a nearby red dwarf star, 2021, Science
Two temperate super-Earths transiting a nearby late-type M dwarf, 2022, Astronomy and Astrophysics

Frequently collaborating with Charbonneau are several researchers who have contributed to a substantial number of their publications. Key co-authors include:

David W. Latham
Jon M. Jenkins
Karen A. Collins
Sara Seager
G. Ricker

Over the course of their career, Charbonneau has received several professional honors. These include being named a Member of the National Academy of Sciences and a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, both in 2017. They were also awarded the National Science Foundation Alan T. Waterman Award in 2009 for contributions to Astronomy, and became a Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in 2006.

Best Publications

Kepler Planet-Detection Mission: Introduction and First Results

William J. Borucki;David Koch;Gibor Basri;Natalie Batalha

4498
Citations
The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite

George R. Ricker;Joshua N. Winn;Roland Vanderspek;David W. Latham

2813
Citations
Detection of Planetary Transits Across a Sun-like Star.

David Charbonneau;David Charbonneau;Timothy M. Brown;David W. Latham;Michel Mayor

1954
Citations
Planetary Candidates Observed by Kepler, III: Analysis of the First 16 Months of Data

Natalie M. Batalha;Jason F. Rowe;Stephen T. Bryson;Thomas Barclay

1758
Citations
Detection of an Extrasolar Planet Atmosphere

David Charbonneau;David Charbonneau;Timothy M. Brown;Robert W. Noyes;Ronald L. Gilliland

1711
Citations
Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite

George R. Ricker;Joshua N. Winn;Roland Vanderspek;David Winslow Latham

1707
Citations
Characteristics of planetary candidates observed by Kepler, II: Analysis of the first four months of data

William J. Borucki;David G. Koch;Gibor Basri;Natalie Batalha

1658
Citations
Planet Occurrence within 0.25 AU of Solar-type Stars from Kepler

Andrew W. Howard;Geoffrey W. Marcy;Stephen T. Bryson;Jon M. Jenkins

1658
Citations
Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS)

George R. Ricker;Joshua N. Winn;Roland Vanderspek;David W. Latham

1303
Citations
Characteristics of planetary candidates observed by Kepler. II. Analysis of the first four months of data

William J. Borucki;David G. Koch;Gibor Basri;Natalie Batalha

1224
Citations
THE FALSE POSITIVE RATE OF KEPLER AND THE OCCURRENCE OF PLANETS

François Fressin;Guillermo Torres;David Charbonneau;Stephen T. Bryson

1153
Citations
Planetary Candidates Observed by Kepler. III. Analysis of the First 16 Months of Data

Natalie M. Batalha;Natalie M. Batalha;Jason F. Rowe;Stephen T. Bryson;Thomas Barclay

1091
Citations
The Occurrence of Potentially Habitable Planets Orbiting M Dwarfs Estimated from the Full Kepler Dataset and an Empirical Measurement of the Detection Sensitivity

Courtney D. Dressing;David Charbonneau

1064
Citations
Planet Occurrence within 0.25 AU of Solar-Type Stars from Kepler

Andrew W. Howard;Geoffrey W. Marcy;Stephen T. Bryson;Jon M. Jenkins

1040
Citations
A super-Earth transiting a nearby low-mass star

David Charbonneau;Zachory Kaczmarczyk Berta;Jonathan M Irwin;Christopher J. Burke

967
Citations
A map of the day–night contrast of the extrasolar planet HD 189733b

Heather A. Knutson;David Charbonneau;Lori E. Allen;Jonathan J. Fortney;Jonathan J. Fortney

959
Citations
The Revised TESS Input Catalog and Candidate Target List.

Keivan G. Stassun;Ryan J. Oelkers;Martin Paegert;Guillermo Torres

936
Citations
The Occurrence Rate of Small Planets Around Small Stars

Courtney D. Dressing;David Charbonneau

871
Citations
Detection of Thermal Emission from an Extrasolar Planet

David Charbonneau;Lori E. Allen;S. Thomas Megeath;Guillermo Torres

839
Citations
Planet occurrence within 0.25AU of solar-type stars from Kepler

Andrew W. Howard;Geoffrey W. Marcy;Stephen T. Bryson;Jon M. Jenkins

6
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