2026 Erik Rosolowsky: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	94	1986	1884	40	39	487	29890

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Physics

1986

1884

487

29890

Overview

Erik Rosolowsky is affiliated with the University of Alberta in Canada and has contributed extensively to the field of Physics and Astronomy. Their work spans several specific subfields including Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Spectroscopy, Atmospheric Science, and Nuclear and High Energy Physics.

The main topics of Rosolowsky's research include:

Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
Spectroscopy and Laser Applications
Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
Atmospheric Ozone and Climate

Rosolowsky has published in several frequent venues, reflecting a broad engagement with the astrophysics community. These venues are:

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

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Rosolowsky include:

PHANGS-ALMA: Arcsecond CO(2-1) Imaging of Nearby Star-forming Galaxies, 2021, IrInSubria (University of Insubria)
The PHANGS-MUSE survey, 2022, Astronomy and Astrophysics
Distances to PHANGS galaxies: New tip of the red giant branch measurements and adopted distances, 2020, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Molecular Gas Properties on Cloud Scales across the Local Star-forming Galaxy Population, 2020, The Astrophysical Journal Letters
Dynamical Equilibrium in the Molecular ISM in 28 Nearby Star-forming Galaxies, 2020, The Astrophysical Journal

Frequent collaborators in Rosolowsky's work include:

Adam K. Leroy
Thomas G. Williams
E. Schinnerer
Frank Bigiel
Daniel A. Dale

Best Publications

The Role of Pressure in GMC Formation II: The H_2 - Pressure Relation

Leo Blitz;Erik Rosolowsky

858
Citations
The Resolved Properties of Extragalactic Giant Molecular Clouds

Alberto D. Bolatto;Adam K. Leroy;Erik Rosolowsky;Erik Rosolowsky;Fabian Walter

829
Citations
The Role of Pressure in GMC Formation II: The H2-Pressure Relation

Leo Blitz;Erik Rosolowsky

688
Citations
MOLECULAR GAS AND STAR FORMATION IN NEARBY DISK GALAXIES

Adam K. Leroy;Fabian Walter;Karin Sandstrom;Andreas Schruba

568
Citations
The CO-to-H2 Conversion Factor from Infrared Dust Emission across the Local Group

Adam K. Leroy;Alberto Bolatto;Karl Gordon;Karin Sandstrom

535
Citations
A Molecular Star Formation Law in the Atomic-gas-dominated Regime in Nearby Galaxies

Andreas Schruba;Adam K. Leroy;Fabian Walter;Frank Bigiel

517
Citations
The Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array Sky Survey (VLASS). Science Case and Survey Design

M. Lacy;S.A. Baum;C.J. Chandler;S. Chatterjee

475
Citations
Structural Analysis of Molecular Clouds: Dendrograms

E. W. Rosolowsky;J. E. Pineda;J. Kauffmann;A. A. Goodman

407
Citations
The Bolocam Galactic Plane Survey -- II. Catalog of the Image Data

Erik Rosolowsky;Miranda K. Dunham;Adam Ginsburg;Eric Todd Bradley

401
Citations
The Mass Distribution and Lifetime of Prestellar Cores in Perseus, Serpens, and Ophiuchus

Melissa L. Enoch;Melissa L. Enoch;Neal J. Evans;Anneila I. Sargent;Jason Glenn

353
Citations
Suppression of star formation in the galaxy NGC 253 by a starburst-driven molecular wind

Alberto D. Bolatto;Steven R. Warren;Adam K. Leroy;Fabian Walter

320
Citations
THE BOLOCAM GALACTIC PLANE SURVEY: SURVEY DESCRIPTION AND DATA REDUCTION

James E. Aguirre;Adam G. Ginsburg;Miranda K. Dunham;Meredith M. Drosback

320
Citations
The Role of Pressure in GMC Formation

Leo Blitz;Erik Rosolowsky

309
Citations
LOW CO LUMINOSITIES IN DWARF GALAXIES

Andreas Schruba;Adam K. Leroy;Fabian Walter;Frank Bigiel

283
Citations
Bias-free Measurement of Giant Molecular Cloud Properties

Erik Rosolowsky;Erik Rosolowsky;Adam Leroy

278
Citations
Giant Molecular Clouds in M33. I. BIMA All-Disk Survey

G. Engargiola;R. L. Plambeck;E. Rosolowsky;L. Blitz

277
Citations
The Bolocam Galactic Plane Survey. II. Catalog of the Image Data

Erik Rosolowsky;Miranda K. Dunham;Adam Ginsburg;E. Todd Bradley

268
Citations
VARIATIONS IN THE STAR FORMATION EFFICIENCY OF THE DENSE MOLECULAR GAS ACROSS THE DISKS OF STAR-FORMING GALAXIES*

Antonio Usero;Adam K. Leroy;Adam K. Leroy;Fabian Walter;Andreas Schruba

267
Citations
THE ROLE OF PRESSURE IN GIANT MOLECULAR CLOUD FORMATION

Leo Blitz;Erik Rosolowsky

262
Citations
THE SCALE DEPENDENCE OF THE MOLECULAR GAS DEPLETION TIME IN M33

Andreas Schruba;Adam K. Leroy;Adam K. Leroy;Fabian Walter;Karin Sandstrom

261
Citations