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Citations
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Henry C. Ferguson publication distribution in Physics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Physics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Henry C. Ferguson sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 934 publications — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,469 publications or more.

Henry C. Ferguson D-index placement in Physics in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Physics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Henry C. Ferguson sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 154 D-Index — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 185 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2005 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Henry C. Ferguson is affiliated with the Space Telescope Science Institute in the United States, contributing significantly to the field of Physics and Astronomy. Their research spans 373 publications focused primarily on Astronomy and Astrophysics, alongside specialized work in Instrumentation, Atomic and Molecular Physics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, and General Health Professions.

The scientist's recent publications illustrate a strong focus on galaxy formation, evolution, and astrophysical phenomena. Notable papers include:

  • CEERS Key Paper. I. An Early Look into the First 500 Myr of Galaxy Formation with JWST (2023, The Astrophysical Journal Letters)
  • A Long Time Ago in a Galaxy Far, Far Away: A Candidate z ∼ 12 Galaxy in Early JWST CEERS Imaging (2022, The Astrophysical Journal Letters)
  • CEERS Epoch 1 NIRCam Imaging: Reduction Methods and Simulations Enabling Early JWST Science Results (2023, The Astrophysical Journal Letters)
  • On the Stellar Populations of Galaxies at z = 9-11: The Growth of Metals and Stellar Mass at Early Times (2022, The Astrophysical Journal)
  • Confirmation and refutation of very luminous galaxies in the early Universe (2023, Nature)

Frequent coauthors in their work include:

  • Steven L. Finkelstein
  • Mark Dickinson
  • Anton M. Koekemoer
  • Mauro Giavalisco
  • Casey Papovich

Henry C. Ferguson's publications are commonly found in venues such as:

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

The main topics covered in their work include:

  • Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
  • Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
  • Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
  • Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
  • Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
  • Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing
  • Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations

Henry C. Ferguson was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2005. This distinction reflects engagement with the scientific community beyond publication, emphasizing contributions to advancing science.

Best Publications

  • Astropy: A community Python package for astronomy

    Thomas P. Robitaille;Erik J. Tollerud;Perry Greenfield

  • Type Ia Supernova Discoveries at z>1 From the Hubble Space Telescope: Evidence for Past Deceleration and Constraints on Dark Energy Evolution

    Adam G. Riess;Louis-Gregory Strolger;John Tonry;Stefano Casertano

  • LSST: from Science Drivers to Reference Design and Anticipated Data Products

    Željko Ivezić;Steven M. Kahn;J. Anthony Tyson;Bob Abel

  • Structural impact

    Unknown

  • HIGH-REDSHIFT GALAXIES IN THE HUBBLE DEEP FIELD : COLOUR SELECTION AND STAR FORMATION HISTORY TO Z 4

    Piero Madau;Henry C. Ferguson;Mark E. Dickinson;Mauro Giavalisco

  • CANDELS: The Cosmic Assembly Near-infrared Deep Extragalactic Legacy Survey - The Hubble Space Telescope Observations, Imaging Data Products and Mosaics

    Anton M. Koekemoer;S. M. Faber;Henry C. Ferguson;Norman A. Grogin

  • The Great Observatories Origins Deep Survey: Initial Results From Optical and Near-Infrared Imaging

    M. Giavalisco

  • CANDELS: The Cosmic Assembly Near-infrared Deep Extragalactic Legacy Survey

    Norman A. Grogin;Dale D. Kocevski;S. M. Faber;Henry C. Ferguson

  • New Hubble Space Telescope Discoveries of Type Ia Supernovae at z ≥ 1: Narrowing Constraints on the Early Behavior of Dark Energy*

    Adam G. Riess;Adam G. Riess;Louis Gregory Strolger;Stefano Casertano;Henry C. Ferguson

  • A 3% Solution: Determination of the Hubble Constant with the Hubble Space Telescope and Wide Field Camera 3

    Adam G. Riess;Adam G. Riess;Lucas Macri;Stefano Casertano;Hubert Lampeitl

  • GOODS-Herschel: an infrared main sequence for star-forming galaxies

    D.Elbaz;M.Dickinson;H.S.Hwang;T.Diaz-Santos

  • The Hubble Ultra Deep Field

    Steven V. W. Beckwith;Steven V. W. Beckwith;Massimo Stiavelli;Anton M. Koekemoer;John A. R. Caldwell;John A. R. Caldwell

  • Long γ-ray bursts and core-collapse supernovae have different environments

    A. S. Fruchter;A. J. Levan;A. J. Levan;A. J. Levan;L. Strolger;L. Strolger;P. M. Vreeswijk

  • A REDETERMINATION OF THE HUBBLE CONSTANT WITH THE HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE FROM A DIFFERENTIAL DISTANCE LADDER

    Adam G. Riess;Adam G. Riess;Lucas Macri;Stefano Casertano;Megan Sosey

  • PASSIVELY EVOLVING EARLY-TYPE GALAXIES AT 1.4 z 2.5 IN THE HUBBLE ULTRA DEEP FIELD

    E. Daddi;A. Renzini;N. Pirzkal;Andrea Cimatti

  • 3D-HST+CANDELS: THE EVOLUTION OF THE GALAXY SIZE–MASS DISTRIBUTION SINCE z = 3

    A. van der Wel;M. Franx;P.G. van Dokkum;R.E. Skelton

  • Internimage: Exploring large-scale vision foundation models with deformable convolutions

    Unknown

  • The Evolution of the Galaxy Rest-Frame Ultraviolet Luminosity Function Over the First Two Billion Years

    Steven Lyle Finkelstein;Russell E. Ryan;Casey Papovich;Mark Dickinson

  • (Open Access) Supercapacitor and supercapattery as emerging electrochemical energy stores

    Unknown

  • Planning-oriented autonomous driving

    Unknown

Frequent Co-Authors

Anton M. Koekemoer
Anton M. Koekemoer Space Telescope Science Institute
Mauro Giavalisco
Mauro Giavalisco University of Massachusetts Amherst
Mark Dickinson
Mark Dickinson National Optical Astronomy Observatory
Casey Papovich
Casey Papovich Texas A&M University
Jennifer M. Lotz
Jennifer M. Lotz Space Telescope Science Institute
Norman A. Grogin
Norman A. Grogin Space Telescope Science Institute
Bahram Mobasher
Bahram Mobasher University of California, Riverside
Avishai Dekel
Avishai Dekel Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Christopher J. Conselice
Christopher J. Conselice University of Manchester
David C. Koo
David C. Koo University of California, Santa Cruz

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