2026 Eric W. Peng: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	85	2568	2443	50	50	296	38958

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Physics

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38958

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

5030
Citations
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

4029
Citations
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

3459
Citations
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

2696
Citations
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

1833
Citations
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

1593
Citations
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

775
Citations
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

666
Citations
The ACS Virgo Cluster Survey. VIII. The Nuclei of Early-Type Galaxies*

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

617
Citations
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

519
Citations
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

512
Citations
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

488
Citations
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

488
Citations
THE NEXT GENERATION VIRGO CLUSTER SURVEY (NGVS). I. INTRODUCTION TO THE SURVEY

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

449
Citations
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

440
Citations
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

437
Citations
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

370
Citations
The ACS Virgo Cluster Survey. I. Introduction to the Survey

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

329
Citations
The Missing Link: Early Methane ("T") Dwarfs in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey

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

321
Citations
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

317
Citations