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J. Davy Kirkpatrick 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. Davy Kirkpatrick sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 319 publications — 21st percentile

21% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

J. Davy Kirkpatrick 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. Davy Kirkpatrick sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 98 D-Index — 53rd percentile

53% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

J. Davy Kirkpatrick is affiliated with the California Institute of Technology in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Physics and Astronomy with a focus on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Computational Mechanics, Spectroscopy, and Geophysics.

The scientist's work covers several specific research topics, including:

  • Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
  • Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
  • Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
  • Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
  • Astro and Planetary Science
  • Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
  • Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation

They have published extensively, with notable recent papers including:

  • The Initial Mass Function Based on the Full-sky 20 pc Census of ∼3600 Stars and Brown Dwarfs (2024, The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series)
  • The CatWISE2020 Catalog (2021, The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series)
  • The Near-Earth Object Surveyor Mission (2023, The Planetary Science Journal)
  • The First JWST Spectral Energy Distribution of a Y Dwarf (2023, The Astrophysical Journal Letters)
  • SPHEREx: NASA's near-infrared spectrophotometric all-sky survey (2020, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2020: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave)

Frequent co-authors in their research include:

  • Adam C. Schneider
  • Jacqueline K. Faherty
  • Aaron Meisner
  • Marc J. Kuchner
  • Federico Marocco

The scientist often publishes in the following venues:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • The Astrophysical Journal
  • The Astronomical Journal
  • Research Notes of the AAS
  • The Astrophysical Journal Letters

Kirkpatrick has also contributed to academic books, including a single publication by Princeton University Press titled Stellar Spectral Classification (2021).

Best Publications

  • The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)

    M. F. Skrutskie;M. F. Skrutskie;R. M. Cutri;R. Stiening;M. D. Weinberg

  • Dwarfs Cooler Than M: The Definition of Spectral Type L Using Discoveries from the 2-Micron All-Sky Survey (2MASS)

    J. Davy Kirkpatrick;I. Neill Reid;James Liebert;Roc M. Cutri

  • Sixty-seven Additional L Dwarfs Discovered by the Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)

    J. Davy Kirkpatrick;I. Neill Reid;James Liebert;John E. Gizis

  • A Standard Stellar Spectral Sequence in the Red/Near-Infrared: Classes K5 to M9

    J. D. Kirkpatrick;Todd J. Henry;Donald W. McCarthy

  • 67 Additional L Dwarfs Discovered by the Two Micron All Sky Survey

    J. Davy Kirkpatrick;I. Neill Reid;James Liebert;John E. Gizis

  • Astrometry and photometry for cool dwarfs and brown dwarfs

    Conard C. Dahn;Hugh C. Harris;Frederick J. Vrba;Harry H. Guetter

  • Meeting the Cool New Neighbors V: A 2MASS-Selected Sample of Ultracool Dwarfs

    Kelle L. Cruz;I. Neill Reid;James Liebert;J. Davy Kirkpatrick

  • Preliminary Parallaxes of 40 L and T Dwarfs from the U.S. Naval Observatory Infrared Astrometry Program

    F. J. Vrba;A. A. Henden;C. B. Luginbuhl;H. H. Guetter

  • Initial Performance of the NEOWISE Reactivation Mission

    A. Mainzer;J. Bauer;R. M. Cutri;T. Grav

  • Binarity in Brown Dwarfs: T Dwarf Binaries Discovered with the Hubble Space Telescope WPFC2

    Adam J. Burgasser;J. Davy Kirkpatrick;I. Neill Reid;Michael E. Brown

  • The First Hundred Brown Dwarfs Discovered by the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE)

    J. Davy Kirkpatrick;Michael C. Cushing;Christopher R. Gelino;Roger L. Griffith

  • A Unified Near-Infrared Spectral Classification Scheme for T Dwarfs

    Adam J. Burgasser;T. R. Geballe;S. K. Leggett;J. Davy Kirkpatrick

  • Preliminary Parallaxes of 40 L and T Dwarfs from the US Naval Observatory Infrared Astrometry Program

    F. J. Vrba;A. A. Henden;A. A. Henden;C. B. Luginbuhl;H. H. Guetter

  • Binarity in Brown Dwarfs: T Dwarf Binaries Discovered with the Hubble Space Telescope Wide Field Planetary Camera 2

    Adam J. Burgasser;J. Davy Kirkpatrick;I. Neill Reid;Michael E. Brown

  • Meeting the Cool Neighbors. V. A 2MASS-Selected Sample of Ultracool Dwarfs

    Kelle L. Cruz;Kelle L. Cruz;I. Neill Reid;I. Neill Reid;I. Neill Reid;James Liebert;James Liebert;J. Davy Kirkpatrick

  • Discoveries from a Near-infrared Proper Motion Survey using Multi-epoch 2MASS Data

    J. Davy Kirkpatrick;Dagny L. Looper;Adam J. Burgasser;Steven D. Schurr

  • The Initial Mass Function in the Taurus Star-forming Region*

    César Briceño;César Briceño;K. L. Luhman;Lee Hartmann;John R. Stauffer

  • The Discovery of Y Dwarfs using Data from the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE)

    Michael C. Cushing;Michael C. Cushing;J. Davy Kirkpatrick;Christopher R. Gelino;Roger L. Griffith

  • The NIRSPEC Brown Dwarf Spectroscopic Survey. I. Low-Resolution Near-Infrared Spectra

    Ian S. McLean;Mark R. McGovern;Adam J. Burgasser;J. Davy Kirkpatrick

  • Discoveries from a Near-infrared Proper Motion Survey Using Multi-epoch Two Micron All-Sky Survey Data

    J. Davy Kirkpatrick;Dagney L. Looper;Adam J. Burgasser;Steven D. Schurr

Frequent Co-Authors

Adam J. Burgasser
Adam J. Burgasser University of California, San Diego
Michael C. Cushing
Michael C. Cushing University of Toledo
John E. Gizis
John E. Gizis University of Delaware
Edward L. Wright
Edward L. Wright University of California, Los Angeles
James Liebert
James Liebert University of Arizona
I. Neill Reid
I. Neill Reid Space Telescope Science Institute
Kelle L. Cruz
Kelle L. Cruz Hunter College
Roc M. Cutri
Roc M. Cutri California Institute of Technology
C. G. Tinney
C. G. Tinney University of New South Wales
Mark S. Marley
Mark S. Marley University of Arizona

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