2026 Guillermo Torres: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	133	509	490	283	271	646	77034

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Physics

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77034

Overview

Guillermo Torres is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States, focusing primarily on the field of Physics and Astronomy. Their research concentrates on several specialized subfields, including Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Computational Mechanics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, and Oceanography.

The main topics addressed in Torres's work include stellar, planetary, and galactic studies; astronomy and astrophysical research; astro and planetary science; astrophysics and star formation studies; astronomical observations and instrumentation; gamma-ray bursts and supernovae; and astronomical and nuclear sciences.

Torres has contributed to numerous research papers published in various recognized venues. Notable recent papers include:

TESS Eclipsing Binary Stars. I. Short-cadence Observations of 4584 Eclipsing Binaries in Sectors 1-26 (2022, The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series)
Vetting of 384 TESS Objects of Interest with TRICERATOPS and Statistical Validation of 12 Planet Candidates (2020, The Astronomical Journal)
TESS Hunt for Young and Maturing Exoplanets (THYME). III. A Two-planet System in the 400 Myr Ursa Major Group (2020, DSpace@MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology))
TESS Hunt for Young and Maturing Exoplanets (THYME). IV. Three Small Planets Orbiting a 120 Myr Old Star in the Pisces-Eridanus Stream* (2021, The Astronomical Journal)
The TESS light curve of AI Phoenicis (2020, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society)

Frequent coauthors in Torres's research include:

David W. Latham
Jon M. Jenkins
Sara Seager
Joshua N. Winn
Andrew Vanderburg

Torres's publications often appear in established scientific journals and repositories, with significant contributions to arXiv (Cornell University), The Astronomical Journal, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, The Astrophysical Journal, and UNC Libraries.

In addition to journal articles, Torres has authored a book titled Ensaios interdisciplinares em humanidades - Volume VIII, published in 2025 by PONTES EDITORES eBooks.

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
Accurate masses and radii of normal stars: Modern results and applications

G. Torres;J. Andersen;A. Giménez

2032
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
THE FALSE POSITIVE RATE OF KEPLER AND THE OCCURRENCE OF PLANETS

François Fressin;Guillermo Torres;David Charbonneau;Stephen T. Bryson

1153
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
Detection of Thermal Emission from an Extrasolar Planet

David Charbonneau;Lori E. Allen;S. Thomas Megeath;Guillermo Torres

839
Citations
S B 9 : The ninth catalogue of spectroscopic binary orbits

Dimitri Pourbaix;Dimitri Pourbaix;Andrei A. Tokovinin;Alen H. Batten;Francis C. Fekel

824
Citations
Kepler-16: A Transiting Circumbinary Planet

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

788
Citations
SB9: The Ninth Catalogue of Spectroscopic Binary Orbits

D. Pourbaix;A. A. Tokovinin;A. H. Batten;F. C. Fekel

771
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
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