2026 J. B. Hutchings: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	83	2771	2635	63	62	689	26487

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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

2223
Citations
Overview of the Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer Mission

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

828
Citations
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

615
Citations
The Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph Design

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

473
Citations
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

371
Citations
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

367
Citations
Four Quasars above Redshift 6 Discovered by the Canada-France High-z Quasar Survey

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

351
Citations
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

346
Citations
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

327
Citations
Eddington-limited Accretion and the Black Hole Mass Function at Redshift 6

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

327
Citations
M33: A galaxy with no supermassive black hole

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

325
Citations
A Composite Extreme Ultraviolet QSO Spectrum from the Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer

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

313
Citations
THE TYPE IA SUPERNOVA 1986G IN NGC 5128 : OPTICAL PHOTOMETRY AND SPECTRA.

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

308
Citations
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

295
Citations
Multiwavelength Observations of Short-Timescale Variability in NGC 4151. IV. Analysis of Multiwavelength Continuum Variability

RA Edelson;T Alexander;DM Crenshaw;S Kaspi

268
Citations
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

262
Citations
Discovery of a massive unseen star in LMC X-3

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

250
Citations
A Composite Extreme-Ultraviolet QSO Spectrum from FUSE

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

245
Citations
Stellar winds from hot supergiants.

J. B. Hutchings

241
Citations
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

241
Citations