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D-Index
153
Citations
87794
World Ranking
270
National Ranking
31

Didier Queloz 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 Didier Queloz sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 958 publications — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Didier Queloz 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 Didier Queloz sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 153 D-Index — 93rd percentile

93% 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

  • 2020 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom
  • 2019 - Nobel Prize for the discovery of an exoplanet orbiting a solar-type star
  • 2017 - Wolf Prize in Physics for the discovery of an extrasolar planet orbiting around a star similar to the sun.
  • 2011 - BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Astronomy
  • Planet
  • Exoplanet

His main research concerns Astrophysics, Planet, Astronomy, Exoplanet and Planetary system. His Astrophysics research includes themes of Radius and Transit. His study in Planet is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Orbital period and Observatory.

The Exoplanet study combines topics in areas such as Astrobiology and Terrestrial planet. His research integrates issues of Rotation period and Metallicity in his study of Planetary system. In the subject of general Radial velocity, his work in Rossiter–McLaughlin effect is often linked to Apparent velocity, thereby combining diverse domains of study.

His most cited work include:

  • A Jupiter-Mass Companion to a Solar-Type Star (3041 citations)
  • Seven temperate terrestrial planets around the nearby ultracool dwarf star TRAPPIST-1 (1046 citations)
  • ELODIE: A spectrograph for accurate radial velocity measurements (1026 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Didier Queloz spends much of his time researching Planet, Astrophysics, Astronomy, Exoplanet and Planetary system. His Planet research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Light curve and Orbital period. He combines subjects such as Radius and Transit with his study of Astrophysics.

His Exoplanet research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Astrobiology, Terrestrial planet, Metallicity and Giant planet. Didier Queloz has researched Planetary system in several fields, including Rotation period, Circular orbit and Neptune. His research in Radial velocity intersects with topics in Orbital elements, Spectrograph and Binary star.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Planet (80.30%)
  • Astrophysics (78.25%)
  • Astronomy (63.01%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2017-2021)?

  • Planet (80.30%)
  • Exoplanet (58.92%)
  • Astrophysics (78.25%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Planet, Exoplanet, Astrophysics, Stars and Astronomy. His research in Planet is mostly focused on Planetary system. He has included themes like Astrobiology and Terrestrial planet in his Exoplanet study.

His Astrophysics research incorporates elements of Radius and Ephemeris. His research investigates the connection between Stars and topics such as Amplitude that intersect with issues in Wavelength, Doppler effect and Line. When carried out as part of a general Astronomy research project, his work on James Webb Space Telescope, Magnitude and Neptune is frequently linked to work in European research, therefore connecting diverse disciplines of study.

Between 2017 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • The nature of the TRAPPIST-1 exoplanets (209 citations)
  • The Next Generation Transit Survey (NGTS) (132 citations)
  • Early 2017 observations of TRAPPIST-1 with Spitzer (85 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Astronomy
  • Exoplanet
  • Planet

His primary areas of study are Exoplanet, Planet, Astrophysics, Astronomy and Photometry. His Exoplanet study combines topics in areas such as Astrobiology and Giant planet. In his study, Orbital period is inextricably linked to Radius, which falls within the broad field of Planet.

His study in the fields of Hot Jupiter, Radial velocity, Light curve and Stellar density under the domain of Astrophysics overlaps with other disciplines such as Humanities. Many of his studies on Astronomy apply to Library science as well. His Photometry study which covers Telescope that intersects with Ephemeris.

Best Publications

  • A Jupiter-Mass Companion to a Solar-Type Star

    Michel Mayor;Didier Queloz

  • Seven temperate terrestrial planets around the nearby ultracool dwarf star TRAPPIST-1

    Michaël Gillon;Amaury H. M. J. Triaud;Brice-Olivier Demory;Emmanuël Jehin

  • ELODIE: A spectrograph for accurate radial velocity measurements

    A. Baranne;D. Queloz;M. Mayor;G. Adrianzyk

  • Setting New Standards with HARPS

    M. Mayor;F. Pepe;D. Queloz;F. Bouchy

  • No planet for HD 166435

    D. Queloz;G. W. Henry;J. P. Sivan;S. L. Baliunas

  • No planet for HD 166435

    D. Queloz;G. W. Henry;J. P. Sivan;S. L. Baliunas;S. L. Baliunas

  • A super-Earth transiting a nearby low-mass star

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

  • Transiting exoplanets from the CoRoT space mission VIII. CoRoT-7b: the first Super-Earth with measured radius

    A. Leger;D. Rouan;J. Schneider;P. Barge

  • The CORALIE survey for southern extra-solar planets VII. Two short-period Saturnian companions to HD108147 and HD168746

    F. Pepe;M. Mayor;F. Galland;D. Naef

  • The HARPS search for southern extra-solar planets - XVII. Super-Earth and Neptune-mass planets in multiple planet systems HD 47 186 and HD 181 433

    François Bouchy;M. Mayor;C. Lovis;S. Udry

  • Spin-orbit angle measurements for six southern transiting planets; New insights into the dynamical origins of hot Jupiters

    Amaury H.M.J. Triaud;Andrew Collier Cameron;Didier Queloz;David R. Anderson

  • The HARPS search for southern extra-solar planets XI. Super-Earths (5 & 8 M_Earth) in a 3-planet system

    S. Udry;X. Bonfils;X. Delfosse;T. Forveille

  • Transiting exoplanets from the CoRoT space mission VIII. CoRoT-7b: the first Super-Earth with measured radius

    A. Léger;D. Rouan;J. Schneider;P. Barge

  • Temperate Earth-sized planets transiting a nearby ultracool dwarf star

    Michaël Gillon;Emmanuël Jehin;Susan M. Lederer;Laetitia Delrez

  • The HARPS search for southern extra-solar planets - XXXI. The M-dwarf sample

    Xavier Bonfils;X. Delfosse;Stéphane Udry;T. Forveille

  • Spectroscopic parameters for 451 stars in the HARPS GTO planet search program - Stellar [Fe/H] and the frequency of exo-Neptunes

    S Sousa;N C Santos;M Mayor;S Udry

  • The HARPS search for southern extra-solar planets. XI. Super-Earths (5 and 8 M{⊕}) in a 3-planet system

    S. Udry;X. Bonfils;X. Delfosse;T. Forveille

  • ELODIE metallicity-biased search for transiting Hot Jupiters II. A very hot Jupiter transiting the bright K star HD189733

    Francois Bouchy;Stephane Udry;Michel Mayor;Claire Moutou

  • The HARPS search for southern extra-solar planets XXXIV. Occurrence, mass distribution and orbital properties of super-Earths and Neptune-mass planets ?

    M. Mayor;C. Mordasini;D. Segransan;J.-L. Bertaux

  • The effect of red noise on planetary transit detection

    Frédéric Pont;Shay Zucker;Didier Queloz

Frequent Co-Authors

Stéphane Udry
Stéphane Udry University of Geneva
Michaël Gillon
Michaël Gillon University of Liège
Francesco Pepe
Francesco Pepe University of Geneva
Damien Ségransan
Damien Ségransan University of Geneva
Michel Mayor
Michel Mayor University of Geneva
Don Pollacco
Don Pollacco University of Warwick
David R. Anderson
David R. Anderson Keele University
Coel Hellier
Coel Hellier Keele University
Barry Smalley
Barry Smalley Keele University
P. F. L. Maxted
P. F. L. Maxted Keele University

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