2026 Henk Hoekstra: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	122	759	719	13	13	462	51210

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World Ranking

Current World Ranking

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Publications

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Physics

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759

719

462

51210

Research.com Recognitions

2022 - Research.com Physics in Netherlands Leader Award
2007 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Henk Hoekstra is affiliated with Leiden University in the Netherlands and conducts research primarily in the field of Physics and Astronomy. Their scholarly contributions focus on several subfields, including Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, and Statistical and Nonlinear Physics.

The scientist has published extensively on topics related to galaxies, cosmology, gravitational theories, and astrophysical phenomena. Their main areas of work encompass:

Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
Cosmology and Gravitation Theories
Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing
Scientific Research and Discoveries

Frequent publication venues for Henk Hoekstra include:

Astronomy and Astrophysics
arXiv (Cornell University)
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology)
Utrecht University Repository (Utrecht University)

Notable co-authors regularly collaborating with Hoekstra are:

J. Carretero
V. Capobianco
S. Cavuoti
E. Franceschi
M. Brescia

Among their recent papers are:

"KiDS-1000 cosmology: Cosmic shear constraints and comparison between two point statistics" (2020, Astronomy and Astrophysics)
"Euclidpreparation" (2022, Astronomy and Astrophysics)
"Euclid preparation" (2020, Astronomy and Astrophysics)
"Euclid Spectroscopic Image Simulations and Reconstruction" (2024, arXiv (Cornell University))
Study published in 2020 by H. Hildebrandt (Edinburgh Research Explorer, University of Edinburgh)

In 2007, Henk Hoekstra was recognized as a Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.

Best Publications

The Hubble Space Telescope Cluster Supernova Survey. V. Improving the Dark-energy Constraints above z > 1 and Building an Early-type-hosted Supernova Sample

N. Suzuki;N. Suzuki;D. Rubin;D. Rubin;C. Lidman;G. Aldering

2078
Citations
Euclid Definition Study Report

R. Laureijs;J. Amiaux;S. Arduini;J.-L. Auguères

1882
Citations
Cosmology and Fundamental Physics with the Euclid Satellite

Luca Amendola;Stephen Appleby;Anastasios Avgoustidis;David Bacon

1602
Citations
Cosmology and fundamental physics with the Euclid satellite

Luca Amendola;Stephen Appleby;David Bacon;Tessa Baker

1493
Citations
KiDS-450: cosmological parameter constraints from tomographic weak gravitational lensing

H. Hildebrandt;Massimo Viola;Catherine Heymans;S. Joudaki

1117
Citations
CFHTLenS: the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope Lensing Survey

Catherine Heymans;Ludovic Van Waerbeke;Lance Miller;Thomas Erben

785
Citations
CFHTLenS tomographic weak lensing cosmological parameter constraints: Mitigating the impact of intrinsic galaxy alignments

Catherine Heymans;Emma Grocutt;Alan Heavens;Martin Kilbinger

744
Citations
Galaxy clusters discovered via the Sunyaev-Zel'dovich effect in the 2500-square-degree SPT-SZ survey

L. E. Bleem;L. E. Bleem;Brian A Stalder;T. de Haan;K. A. Aird

714
Citations
The Shear TEsting Programme 1: Weak lensing analysis of simulated ground-based observations

Catherine Heymans;Ludovic Van Waerbeke;David Bacon;Joel Berge

661
Citations
KiDS-1000 Cosmology: Multi-probe weak gravitational lensing and spectroscopic galaxy clustering constraints

Catherine Heymans;Catherine Heymans;Tilman Tröster;Marika Asgari;Chris Blake

610
Citations
The Shear Testing Programme – I. Weak lensing analysis of simulated ground-based observations

Catherine Heymans;Ludovic Van Waerbeke;David Bacon;Joel Berge

566
Citations
Very weak lensing in the CFHTLS Wide: Cosmology from cosmic shear in the linear regime

L. Fu;L. Fu;E. Semboloni;E. Semboloni;H. Hoekstra;M. Kilbinger;M. Kilbinger

524
Citations
Weak Gravitational Lensing and Its Cosmological Applications

Henk Hoekstra;Bhuvnesh Jain

506
Citations
Evidence for the accelerated expansion of the Universe from weak lensing tomography with COSMOS

Tim Schrabback;Jan Hartlap;Benjamin Joachimi;Martin Kilbinger

499
Citations
CFHTLenS: the Canada–France–Hawaii Telescope Lensing Survey – imaging data and catalogue products

T. Erben;H. Hildebrandt;H. Hildebrandt;L. Miller;L. van Waerbeke

493
Citations
Bayesian galaxy shape measurement for weak lensing surveys – III. Application to the Canada–France–Hawaii Telescope Lensing Survey

L. Miller;C. Heymans;T. D. Kitching;L. van Waerbeke

491
Citations
The Shear TEsting Programme 2: Factors affecting high precision weak lensing analyses

Richard Massey;Catherine Heymans;Joel Bergé;Gary Bernstein

453
Citations
The Kilo-Degree Survey

J. T. A. de Jong;K. Kuijken;D. Applegate;K. Begeman

450
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
Cosmology and Fundamental Physics with the Euclid Satellite

L Amendola;S Appleby;A Avgoustidis;D Bacon

12
Citations