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83
Citations
26487
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2771
National Ranking
63

J. B. Hutchings 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 J. B. Hutchings sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 689 publications — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

J. B. Hutchings 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 J. B. Hutchings sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 83 D-Index — 26th percentile

26% 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

  • 1987 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Science

Overview

J. B. Hutchings is affiliated with the National Research Council Canada and has contributed extensively to the field of Physics and Astronomy. Their research spans various subfields including Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, Biomedical Engineering, and Nuclear and High Energy Physics.

Their scientific work focuses on multiple topics related to stellar, planetary, and galactic studies, as well as astronomy and astrophysical research. Key areas of specialization include:

  • Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
  • Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
  • Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
  • Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
  • Astro and Planetary Science
  • Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
  • Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing

Hutchings has published research in several well-known scientific journals. The venues where they have most frequently published include:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
  • Journal of Astrophysics and Astronomy

Some of Hutchings' recent notable papers are:

  • The Near-infrared Imager and Slitless Spectrograph for the James Webb Space Telescope. II. Wide Field Slitless Spectroscopy (2022, Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific)
  • The Near Infrared Imager and Slitless Spectrograph for the James Webb Space Telescope. I. Instrument Overview and In-flight Performance (2023, Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific)
  • A Virgo Environmental Survey Tracing Ionised Gas Emission (VESTIGE) (2020, Astronomy and Astrophysics)
  • The Near Infrared Imager and Slitless Spectrograph for the James Webb Space Telescope. III. Single Object Slitless Spectroscopy (2023, Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific)
  • The first large catalogue of spectroscopic redshifts in Webb's first deep field, SMACS J0723.3−7327 (2023, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society)

Throughout their career, Hutchings has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

  • J. Postma
  • Patrick Côté
  • Annapurni Subramaniam
  • Chris J. Willott
  • René Doyon

In 1987, Hutchings was recognized as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in the Academy of Science.

Best Publications

  • The James Webb Space Telescope

    Jonathan P. Gardner;John C. Mather;Mark Clampin;Rene Doyon

  • Overview of the Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer Mission

    H. W. Moos;W. C. Cash;L. L. Cowie;A. F. Davidsen

  • THE CANADA-FRANCE HIGH-z QUASAR SURVEY: NINE NEW QUASARS AND THE LUMINOSITY FUNCTION AT REDSHIFT 6

    Chris J. Willott;Philippe Delorme;Céline Reylé;Loic Albert

  • The Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph Design

    B. E. Woodgate;R. A. Kimble;C. W. Bowers;S. Kraemer

  • Steps toward determination of the size and structure of the broad-line region in active galactic nuclei. II - An intensive study of NGC 5548 at optical wavelengths

    B. M. Peterson;B. M. Peterson;T. J. Balonek;E. S. Barker;J. Bechtold

  • The On-Orbit Performance of the Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph

    R. A. Kimble;B. E. Woodgate;C. W. Bowers;S. B. Kraemer;S. B. Kraemer

  • Four Quasars above Redshift 6 Discovered by the Canada-France High-z Quasar Survey

    Chris J. Willott;Philippe Delorme;Alain Omont;Jacqueline Bergeron

  • The average mass profile of galaxy clusters

    R. G. Carlberg;R. G. Carlberg;H. K. C. Yee;H. K. C. Yee;E. Ellingson;E. Ellingson;S. L. Morris;S. L. Morris

  • HST STIS Spectroscopy of the Triple Nucleus of M31: Two Nested Disks in Keplerian Rotation around a Supermassive Black Hole

    Ralf Bender;John Kormendy;Gary Bower;Richard Green

  • Eddington-limited Accretion and the Black Hole Mass Function at Redshift 6

    Chris J. Willott;Loic Albert;Doris Arzoumanian;Jacqueline Bergeron

  • M33: A galaxy with no supermassive black hole

    Karl Gebhardt;Tod R. Lauer;John Kormendy;Jason Pinkney

  • A Composite Extreme Ultraviolet QSO Spectrum from the Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer

    Jennifer E. Scott;Gerard A. Kriss;Michael Brotherton;Richard F. Green

  • THE TYPE IA SUPERNOVA 1986G IN NGC 5128 : OPTICAL PHOTOMETRY AND SPECTRA.

    M. M. Phillips;A. C. Phillips;S. R. Heathcote;V. M. Blanco

  • A Hubble Space Telescope Survey of Extended [OIII]5007A Emission in a Far-Infrared Selected Sample of Seyfert Galaxies: Observations

    H.R. Schmitt;J.L. Donley;R.R.J. Antonucci;J.B. Hutchings

  • Multiwavelength Observations of Short-Timescale Variability in NGC 4151. IV. Analysis of Multiwavelength Continuum Variability

    RA Edelson;T Alexander;DM Crenshaw;S Kaspi

  • Galaxy Evolution in Abell 2390

    R. G. Abraham;R. G. Abraham;Tammy A. Smecker-Hane;Tammy A. Smecker-Hane;Tammy A. Smecker-Hane;J. B. Hutchings;R. G. Carlberg;R. G. Carlberg

  • Discovery of a massive unseen star in LMC X-3

    A. P. Cowley;D. Crampton;J. B. Hutchings;R. Remillard

  • A Composite Extreme-Ultraviolet QSO Spectrum from FUSE

    Jennifer E. Scott;Gerard A. Kriss;Gerard A. Kriss;Michael Brotherton;Richard F. Green

  • Stellar winds from hot supergiants.

    J. B. Hutchings

  • The Disk and Environment of the Herbig Be Star HD 100546

    C. A. Grady;E. F. Polomski;E. F. Polomski;E. F. Polomski;Th. Henning;B. Stecklum

Frequent Co-Authors

Luciana Bianchi
Luciana Bianchi Johns Hopkins University
Simon L. Morris
Simon L. Morris Durham University
Steven B. Kraemer
Steven B. Kraemer Catholic University of America
George Sonneborn
George Sonneborn Goddard Space Flight Center
Richard F. Green
Richard F. Green University of Arizona
Roberto Abraham
Roberto Abraham University of Toronto
Chris J. Willott
Chris J. Willott National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
René Doyon
René Doyon University of Montreal
Blair D. Savage
Blair D. Savage University of Wisconsin–Madison
Paul A. Crowther
Paul A. Crowther University of Sheffield

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