2026 Evan D. Skillman: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	117	921	870	489	453	537	42770

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Research.com Recognitions

2018 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For observational constraints on the primordial helium abundance and significant contributions to understanding the chemical evolution of galaxies

Overview

Evan D. Skillman is affiliated with the University of Minnesota in the United States and focuses their research primarily in the field of Physics and Astronomy. Their scholarly work extensively covers subfields including Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Computational Mechanics, Spectroscopy, and Nuclear and High Energy Physics.

Their research spans several main topics, notably:

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

Skillman has contributed to numerous academic papers, including recent publications such as:

"A First Look at the Abundance Pattern-O/H, C/O, and Ne/O-in z > 7 Galaxies with JWST/NIRSpec" (2022), published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters
"The COS Legacy Archive Spectroscopy Survey (CLASSY) Treasury Atlas*" (2022), published in The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
"Improving helium abundance determinations with Leo P as a case study" (2021), published in Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
"CLASSY IV. Exploring UV Diagnostics of the Interstellar Medium in Local High-z Analogs at the Dawn of the JWST Era*" (2022), published in The Astrophysical Journal
"The JWST Resolved Stellar Populations Early Release Science Program. I. NIRCam Flux Calibration" (2022), published in Research Notes of the AAS

Their frequent co-authors include:

Daniel R. Weisz
Andrew E. Dolphin
Benjamin F. Williams
Danielle A. Berg
Kristen B. W. McQuinn

Skillman's work appears most often in publication venues such as:

arXiv (Cornell University)
The Astrophysical Journal
The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
The Astrophysical Journal Letters

In 2018, Skillman was named a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) with a citation recognizing their work related to observational constraints on the primordial helium abundance and contributions to understanding the chemical evolution of galaxies.

Best Publications

The Arecibo Legacy Fast ALFA Survey: I. Science Goals, Survey Design and Strategy

Riccardo Giovanelli;Martha P. Haynes;Brian R. Kent

1072
Citations
The Arecibo Legacy Fast ALFA survey. I. Science goals, survey design, and strategy

Riccardo Giovanelli;Martha P. Haynes;Brian R. Kent;Philip Perillat

934
Citations
Oxygen Abundances in Nearby Dwarf Irregular Galaxies

Evan D. Skillman;R. C. Kennicutt;P. W. Hodge

806
Citations
Comparison of H-alpha and UV Star Formation Rates in the Local Volume: Systematic Discrepancies for Dwarf Galaxies

Janice C. Lee;Armando Gil de Paz;Christy Tremonti;Robert C. Kennicutt

738
Citations
On Extending the Mass-Metallicity Relation of Galaxies by 2.5 Decades in Stellar Mass

Henry Lee;Evan D. Skillman;John M. Cannon;Dale C. Jackson

628
Citations
COMPARISON OF Hα AND UV STAR FORMATION RATES IN THE LOCAL VOLUME: SYSTEMATIC DISCREPANCIES FOR DWARF GALAXIES

Janice C. Lee;Armando Gil de Paz;Christy Tremonti;Christy Tremonti;Robert C. Kennicutt;Robert C. Kennicutt

624
Citations
The ACS Nearby Galaxy Survey Treasury

Julianne J. Dalcanton;Benjamin F. Williams;Anil C. Seth;Andrew Dolphin

610
Citations
New BBN limits on physics beyond the standard model from 4He

Richard H. Cyburt;Brian D. Fields;Keith A Olive;Evan D Skillman

508
Citations
The Panchromatic Hubble Andromeda Treasury

J. J. Dalcanton;B. F. Williams;D. Lang;T. R. Lauer

506
Citations
The effects of He I λ10830 on helium abundance determinations

Erik Aver;Keith A. Olive;Evan D. Skillman

497
Citations
THE SPITZER LOCAL VOLUME LEGACY: SURVEY DESCRIPTION AND INFRARED PHOTOMETRY

D. A. Dale;S. A. Cohen;L. C. Johnson;L. C. Johnson;M. D. Schuster

492
Citations
Interstellar Abundance Gradients in NGC 2403: Comparison to M33

D. R. Garnett;D. R. Garnett;G. A. Shields;E. D. Skillman;E. D. Skillman;S. P. Sagan

473
Citations
Elemental Abundance Variations and Chemical Enrichment from Massive Stars in Starbursts. I. NGC 4214

Henry A. Kobulnicky;Evan D. Skillman

467
Citations
The Calibration of Monochromatic Far-Infrared Star Formation Rate Indicators

D. Calzetti;S. Y. Wu;S. Hong;R. C. Kennicutt

425
Citations
The ACS Nearby Galaxy Survey Treasury. IX. Constraining Asymptotic Giant Branch Evolution with Old Metal-poor Galaxies

Léo Girardi;Benjamin F. Williams;Karoline M. Gilbert;Philip Rosenfield

417
Citations
The star formation histories of local group dwarf galaxies. I. Hubble space telescope/wide field planetary camera 2 observations

Daniel R. Weisz;Daniel R. Weisz;Andrew E. Dolphin;Evan D. Skillman;Jon Holtzman

390
Citations
Spatially resolved optical and near infrared spectroscopy of I Zw 18

Evan D. Skillman;Robert C. Kennicutt

382
Citations
A galex ultraviolet imaging survey of galaxies in the local volume

Janice C. Lee;Armando Gil de Paz;Robert C. Kennicutt;Robert C. Kennicutt;Matthew Bothwell

381
Citations
Direct Oxygen Abundances for Low Luminosity LVL Galaxies

Danielle A. Berg;Evan D. Skillman;Andrew R. Marble;Liese van Zee

373
Citations
THE ACS NEARBY GALAXY SURVEY TREASURY. VIII. THE GLOBAL STAR FORMATION HISTORIES OF 60 DWARF GALAXIES IN THE LOCAL VOLUME

Daniel R. Weisz;Daniel R. Weisz;Julianne J. Dalcanton;Benjamin F. Williams;Karoline M. Gilbert

365
Citations