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Eric W. Peng

Eric W. Peng

D-Index & Metrics

Physics

D-Index
85
Citations
38958
World Ranking
2568
National Ranking
50

Eric W. Peng 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 Eric W. Peng sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 296 publications — 17th percentile

17% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Eric W. Peng 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 Eric W. Peng sits on this spectrum.

70–71 D-Index: 76 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 110 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 143 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 153 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 144 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 167 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 167 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 166 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 132 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 155 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 134 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 137 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 102 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 112 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 110 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 116 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 97 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 103 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 87 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 90 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 78 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 75 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 67 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 69 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 59 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 53 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 42 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 41 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 33 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 32 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 45 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 19 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 24 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 28 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 31 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 20 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 12 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 24 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 23 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 15 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 15 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 11 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 17 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 12 scientists 166–167 D-Index: 11 scientists 168–169 D-Index: 9 scientists 170–171 D-Index: 9 scientists 172–173 D-Index: 11 scientists 174–175 D-Index: 4 scientists 176–177 D-Index: 8 scientists 178–179 D-Index: 5 scientists 180–181 D-Index: 3 scientists 182–183 D-Index: 4 scientists 184 D-Index: 4 scientists 185+ D-Index: 99 scientists
70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 85 D-Index — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Eric W. Peng is affiliated with Peking University in China and focuses on research in the field of Physics and Astronomy. Their work encompasses various subfields, primarily Astronomy and Astrophysics, along with studies related to Instrumentation, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Other areas of study include Global and Planetary Change and Nuclear and High Energy Physics.

The scientist's research topics include:

  • Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
  • Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
  • Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
  • Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
  • Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
  • Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
  • Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing

Eric W. Peng has published frequently in several scientific venues. These include:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • The Astrophysical Journal
  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Nature

Among recent papers authored by or associated with Eric W. Peng are:

  • A fast radio burst source at a complex magnetized site in a barred galaxy (2022, Nature)
  • The formation of ultradiffuse galaxies in clusters (2020, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society)
  • The Next Generation Virgo Cluster Survey (NGVS). XIV. The Discovery of Low-mass Galaxies and a New Galaxy Catalog in the Core of the Virgo Cluster (2020, The Astrophysical Journal)
  • A 2dF spectroscopic study of globular clusters in NGC 5128: probing the formation history of the nearest giant elliptical (2024, OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University))
  • A Virgo Environmental Survey Tracing Ionised Gas Emission (VESTIGE) (2020, Astronomy and Astrophysics)

Frequent collaborators in Eric W. Peng's research include:

  • Laura Ferrarese
  • Patrick Côté
  • Sungsoon Lim
  • Joel Roediger
  • Stephen Gwyn

Best Publications

  • The Origin of the Mass--Metallicity Relation: Insights from 53,000 Star-Forming Galaxies in the SDSS

    C. A. Tremonti;T. M. Heckman;G. Kauffmann;J. Brinchmann

  • The Origin of the Mass-Metallicity Relation: Insights from 53,000 Star-forming Galaxies in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey

    Christy A. Tremonti;Christy A. Tremonti;Timothy M. Heckman;Guinevere Kauffmann;Jarle Brinchmann

  • Stellar Masses and Star Formation Histories for 10^5 Galaxies from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey

    Guinevere Kauffmann;Timothy M. Heckman;Simon D.M. White;Stephane Charlot

  • Stellar masses and star formation histories for 105 galaxies from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey

    Guinevere Kauffmann;Timothy M. Heckman;Simon D. M. White;Stéphane Charlot;Stéphane Charlot

  • The Dependence of Star Formation History and Internal Structure on Stellar Mass for 10^5 Low-Redshift Galaxies

    Guinevere Kauffmann;Timothy M. Heckman;Simon D.M. White;Stephane Charlot

  • The dependence of star formation history and internal structure on stellar mass for 105 low‐redshift galaxies

    Guinevere Kauffmann;Timothy M. Heckman;Simon D. M. White;Stéphane Charlot

  • The ACS Virgo Cluster Survey. XIII. SBF Distance Catalog and the Three-Dimensional Structure of the Virgo Cluster

    Simona Mei;Simona Mei;John P. Blakeslee;Patrick Côté;John L. Tonry

  • The ACS Virgo Cluster survey. VI. Isophotal analysis and the structure of early-type galaxies

    Laura Ferrarese;Patrick Côté;Andrés Jordán;Andrés Jordán;Eric W. Peng

  • The ACS Virgo Cluster Survey. VIII. The Nuclei of Early-Type Galaxies*

    Patrick Côté;Slawomir Piatek;Laura Ferrarese;Andrés Jordán;Andrés Jordán

  • Toward Spectral Classification of L and T Dwarfs: Infrared and Optical Spectroscopy and Analysis

    T. R. Geballe;G. R. Knapp;S. K. Leggett;X. Fan

  • Characterization of M, L, and T Dwarfs in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey

    Suzanne L. Hawley;Kevin R. Covey;Gillian R. Knapp;David A. Golimowski

  • The acs virgo cluster survey. IX. The color distributions of globular cluster systems in early-type galaxies

    Eric W. Peng;Eric W. Peng;Eric W. Peng;Andrés Jordán;Andrés Jordán;Patrick Côté;John P. Blakeslee

  • The ACS Fornax Cluster Survey. V. Measurement and Recalibration of Surface Brightness Fluctuations and a Precise Value of the Fornax-Virgo Relative Distance

    John P. Blakeslee;John P. Blakeslee;Andrés Jordán;Andrés Jordán;Simona Mei;Simona Mei;Patrick Côté

  • THE NEXT GENERATION VIRGO CLUSTER SURVEY (NGVS). I. INTRODUCTION TO THE SURVEY

    Laura Ferrarese;Patrick Côté;Jean-Charles Cuillandre;S. D. J. Gwyn

  • A Fundamental Relation between Compact Stellar Nuclei, Supermassive Black Holes, and Their Host Galaxies

    Laura Ferrarese;Patrick Côté;Elena Dalla Bontà;Elena Dalla Bontà;Eric W. Peng

  • The ACS Virgo Cluster Survey. VII. Resolving the Connection Between Globular Clusters and Ultra-Compact Dwarf Galaxies

    Monica Hasegan;Andres Jordan;Patrick Cote;S. G. Djorgovski

  • The ACS Virgo Cluster Survey. XV. The Formation Efficiencies of Globular Clusters in Early-Type Galaxies: The Effects of Mass and Environment*

    Eric W. Peng;Eric W. Peng;Eric W. Peng;Andrés Jordán;Patrick Côté;Marianne Takamiya

  • The ACS Virgo Cluster Survey. I. Introduction to the Survey

    Patrick Côté;John P. Blakeslee;Laura Ferrarese;Andrés Jordán

  • The Missing Link: Early Methane ("T") Dwarfs in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey

    S. K. Leggett;T. R. Geballe;Xiaohui Fan

  • The ACS Virgo Cluster Survey. VII. Resolving the Connection between Globular Clusters and Ultracompact Dwarf Galaxies

    Monica Haşegan;Andrés Jordán;Patrick Côté;Patrick Côté;S. G. Djorgovski

Frequent Co-Authors

John P. Blakeslee
John P. Blakeslee National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Lab
Laura Ferrarese
Laura Ferrarese National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Patrick Côté
Patrick Côté National Research Council Canada
Andrés Jordán
Andrés Jordán Adolfo Ibáñez University
Simona Mei
Simona Mei Université Paris Cité
David Merritt
David Merritt Rochester Institute of Technology
Pierre-Alain Duc
Pierre-Alain Duc University of Strasbourg
Kenneth C. Freeman
Kenneth C. Freeman Australian National University
Alessandro Boselli
Alessandro Boselli Aix-Marseille University
István Csabai
István Csabai Eötvös Loránd University

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