2026 Hsiao-Wen Chen: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Best Female Scientists	122	492	468	289	272	472	67684
Physics	124	686	651	377	352	471	71998

Discipline name

D-Index

World Ranking

Current World Ranking

National Ranking

Current National Ranking

Publications

Citations

Best Female Scientists

122

492

468

289

272

472

67684

Physics

124

686

651

377

352

471

71998

Best Female Scientists

D-Index

122

Citations

67684

World Ranking

492

National Ranking

289

Physics

D-Index

124

Citations

71998

World Ranking

686

National Ranking

377

Research.com Recognitions

2025 - Research.com Best Female Scientists Award

Overview

Hsiao-Wen Chen is affiliated with the University of Chicago in the United States. Their research primarily lies within the field of Physics and Astronomy, encompassing 216 publications, with focused subfields including Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Materials Chemistry, and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials.

The scientist's work spans a variety of topics related to astrophysics and cosmology. Key areas of focus include:

Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena
Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae

Hsiao-Wen Chen has frequently published in the following venues:

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

Their recent publications include:

"Probing the thermal state of the intergalactic medium at z > 5 with the transmission spikes in high-resolution Ly α forest spectra" (2020), published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
"Temperature-dependent optical constants of monolayer MoS₂, MoSe₂, WS₂, and WSe₂: spectroscopic ellipsometry and first-principles calculations" (2020), published in Scientific Reports
"MUSEQuBES: calibrating the redshifts of Ly α emitters using stacked circumgalactic medium absorption profiles" (2020), published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
"The Cosmic Ultraviolet Baryon Survey (CUBS) - I. Overview and the diverse environments of Lyman limit systems at z < 1" (2020), published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
"A complete census of circumgalactic Mg II at redshift z ≲ 0.5" (2021), published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

Collaborations have been a notable part of their career, with frequent co-authors including:

Sean D. Johnson (57 collaborations)
Sebastiano Cantalupo (38 collaborations)
Joop Schaye (37 collaborations)
Mandy C. Chen (35 collaborations)
Fakhri S. Zahedy (33 collaborations)

Best Publications

Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Black Hole Merger

B. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;M. R. Abernathy

16747
Citations
GWTC-1: A Gravitational-Wave Transient Catalog of Compact Binary Mergers Observed by LIGO and Virgo during the First and Second Observing Runs

B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott

3648
Citations
GW170104: Observation of a 50-Solar-Mass Binary Black Hole Coalescence at Redshift 0.2

B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;F. Acernese

2923
Citations
Tests of general relativity with GW150914

B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;M. R. Abernathy

1908
Citations
GW170608: Observation of a 19-solar-mass Binary Black Hole Coalescence

B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott

1387
Citations
GW170608: Observation of a 19 solar-mass binary black hole coalescence

B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;F. Acernese

1379
Citations
Exploring the Sensitivity of Next Generation Gravitational Wave Detectors

B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;M. R. Abernathy

1329
Citations
A gravitational-wave standard siren measurement of the Hubble constant

B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;F. Acernese;F. Acernese

1162
Citations
The Unusual Spectral Energy Distribution of a Galaxy Previously Reported to be at Redshift 6.68

Hsiao-Wen Chen;Kenneth M. Lanzetta;Sebastian Pascarelle;Noriaki Yahata

1025
Citations
Unusual spectral energy distribution of a galaxy previously reported to be at redshift 6.68

Hsiao-Wen Chen;Kenneth M. Lanzetta;Sebastian Pascarelle;Noriaki Yahata

1024
Citations
GW150914: The Advanced LIGO Detectors in the Era of First Discoveries

B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;M. R. Abernathy

859
Citations
ASTROPHYSICAL IMPLICATIONS OF THE BINARY BLACK HOLE MERGER GW150914

B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;M. R. Abernathy

848
Citations
Directional Limits on Persistent Gravitational Waves from Advanced LIGO’s First Observing Run

B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;M. R. Abernathy

800
Citations
Exploring the Sensitivity of Next Generation Gravitational Wave Detectors

B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;M. R. Abernathy

702
Citations
The Gemini Deep Deep Survey. VII. The Redshift Evolution of the Mass-Metallicity Relation* **

S. Savaglio;K. Glazebrook;D. Le Borgne;S. Juneau

645
Citations
Low-Resolution Spectroscopy of Gamma-ray Burst Optical Afterglows: Biases in the Swift Sample and Characterization of the Absorbers

J. P. U. Fynbo;P. Jakobsson;J. X. Prochaska;D. Malesani

578
Citations
Tests of General Relativity with GW170817

B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;F. Acernese

546
Citations
Cosmic Star Formation History and its Dependence on Galaxy Stellar Mass

S. Juneau;K. Glazebrook;D. Crampton;P. J. McCarthy

501
Citations
The Electromagnetic Counterpart of the Binary Neutron Star Merger LIGO/Virgo GW170817. VI. Radio Constraints on a Relativistic Jet and Predictions for Late-time Emission from the Kilonova Ejecta

K. D. Alexander;E. Berger;Wen-fai Fong;P. K.G. Williams

495
Citations
The Electromagnetic Counterpart of the Binary Neutron Star Merger LIGO/VIRGO GW170817. V. Rising X-ray Emission from an Off-Axis Jet

Raffaella Margutti;E. Berger;W. Fong;C. Guidorzi

489
Citations