2026 David R. Ciardi: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	115	968	911	515	476	891	68101

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Physics

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891

68101

Overview

David R. Ciardi is primarily affiliated with the California Institute of Technology in the United States. Their research focuses extensively within the broad field of Physics and Astronomy, with significant contributions to Astronomy and Astrophysics. They have also engaged in subfields such as Instrumentation, Computational Mechanics, Aerospace Engineering, and General Health Professions.

Their published work covers a range of topics related to stellar, planetary, and galactic studies, with a particular emphasis on astro and planetary science, astronomy and astrophysical research, and astrophysics and star formation studies. Additional specialized areas include astronomical observations and instrumentation, gamma-ray bursts and supernovae, and adaptive optics and wavefront sensing.

David R. Ciardi has contributed to academic literature extensively. Some of their recent papers include:

Twin High-Resolution, High-Speed Imagers for the Gemini Telescopes: Instrument Description and Science Verification Results (2021), published in Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences
A remnant planetary core in the hot-Neptune desert (2020), published in Nature
Scaling K2. I. Revised Parameters for 222,088 K2 Stars and a K2 Planet Radius Valley at 1.9 R_⊕ (2020), published in The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
The First Habitable-zone Earth-sized Planet from TESS. I. Validation of the TOI-700 System (2020), published in DSpace@MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
A Pair of TESS Planets Spanning the Radius Valley around the Nearby Mid-M Dwarf LTT 3780 (2020), published in The Astronomical Journal

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated with David R. Ciardi include:

Jon M. Jenkins
Karen A. Collins
David W. Latham
Steve B. Howell
Sara Seager

Much of their work has appeared in a range of publication venues, with the most frequent including:

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

Best Publications

Kepler Planet-Detection Mission: Introduction and First Results

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

4498
Citations
LSST: from Science Drivers to Reference Design and Anticipated Data Products

Željko Ivezić;Steven M. Kahn;J. Anthony Tyson;Bob Abel

4078
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
The Palomar Transient Factory: System Overview, Performance and First Results

N. M. Law;S. R. Kulkarni;R. G. Dekany;E. O. Ofek

1754
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
LSST: From Science Drivers to Reference Design and Anticipated Data Products

Željko Ivezić;Steven M. Kahn;J. Anthony Tyson;Bob Abel

1464
Citations
The Palomar Transient Factory: system overview, performance and first results

Nicholas M. Law;Shrinivas R. Kulkarni;Richard G. Dekany;Eran O. Ofek

1414
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
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
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
Architecture of Kepler's Multi-transiting Systems: II. New investigations with twice as many candidates

Daniel C. Fabrycky;Jack J. Lissauer;Darin Ragozzine;Jason F. Rowe

961
Citations
Stellar Diameters and Temperatures II. Main Sequence K & M Stars

Tabetha S. Boyajian;Kaspar von Braun;Gerard van Belle;Harold A. McAlister

918
Citations
Exploring the Optical Transient Sky with the Palomar Transient Factory

Arne Rau;Shrinivas R. Kulkarni;Nicholas M. Law;Joshua S. Bloom

917
Citations
Architecture and Dynamics of Kepler's Candidate Multiple Transiting Planet Systems

Jack J. Lissauer;Darin Ragozzine;Daniel C. Fabrycky;Jason H. Steffen

871
Citations
The NASA exoplanet archive: data and tools for exoplanet research

R. L. Akeson;X. Chen;D. Ciardi;M. Crane

799
Citations
Masses, Radii, and Orbits of Small Kepler Planets: The Transition from Gaseous to Rocky Planets

Geoffrey W. Marcy;Howard Isaacson;Andrew W. Howard;Jason F. Rowe

759
Citations
An abundance of small exoplanets around stars with a wide range of metallicities

Lars A. Buchhave;David W. Latham;Anders Johansen;Martin Bizzarro

757
Citations
Stellar Diameters and Temperatures. II. Main-sequence K- and M-stars

Tabetha S. Boyajian;Kaspar Von Braun;Gerard Van Belle;Harold A. McAlister

682
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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