2026 Dimitar Sasselov: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	133	508	489	282	270	699	77204

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Physics

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Overview

Dimitar Sasselov is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Their primary research contributions are within the broad field of Physics and Astronomy, with a particular focus on subfields such as Astronomy and Astrophysics, Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Instrumentation, and Environmental Chemistry.

The scientist's work spans several main topics including:

Astro and Planetary Science
Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
Origins and Evolution of Life
Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
Photoreceptor and optogenetics research
Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms

Dimitar Sasselov has authored a number of papers, with notable recent publications including:

"The origin of life as a planetary phenomenon", 2020, Science Advances
"Cold Jupiters and improved masses in 38 Kepler and K2 small planet systems from 3661 HARPS-N radial velocities", 2023, Astronomy and Astrophysics
"A Pair of TESS Planets Spanning the Radius Valley around the Nearby Mid-M Dwarf LTT 3780", 2020, The Astronomical Journal
"Origin of biological homochirality by crystallization of an RNA precursor on a magnetic surface", 2023, Science Advances
"Prebiotic photoredox synthesis from carbon dioxide and sulfite", 2021, Nature Chemistry

The venues where Sasselov has frequently published include:

arXiv (Cornell University)
The Astronomical Journal
The Astrophysical Journal
Science Advances
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Dimitar Sasselov has collaborated regularly with various researchers, with frequent co-authors being:

David W. Latham
A. Sozzetti
Mercedes López-Morales
X. Dumusque
Lars A. Buchhave

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
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
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
Kepler Mission Design, Realized Photometric Performance, and Early Science

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

1154
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
The Revised TESS Input Catalog and Candidate Target List.

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

936
Citations
Theoretical Transmission Spectra during Extrasolar Giant Planet Transits

S. Seager;Dimitar D. Sasselov

896
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
Kepler-16: A Transiting Circumbinary Planet

Laurance R. Doyle;Joshua A. Carter;Daniel C. Fabrycky;Robert W. Slawson

788
Citations
Wide-field millimagnitude photometry with HAT: A Tool for Extra-solar Planet Detection

G. Bakos;R. W. Noyes;G. Kovacs;K. Z. Stanek

786
Citations
A closely packed system of low-mass, low-density planets transiting Kepler-11

Jack J. Lissauer;Daniel C. Fabrycky;Eric B. Ford;William J. Borucki

765
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
Planet occurrence within 0.25AU of solar-type stars from Kepler

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

6
Citations
Kepler Planet Detection Mission: Introduction and First Results

William J. Borucki;D. Koch;G. Basri;N. M. Batalha

3
Citations