2026 Jean P. Brodie: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	86	2545	2420	1263	1178	397	23662

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Overview

Jean P. Brodie is affiliated with the University of California, Santa Cruz in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Physics and Astronomy, with a significant emphasis on Astronomy and Astrophysics as well as related subfields including Instrumentation, Atomic and Molecular Physics, Computational Mechanics, and Global and Planetary Change.

Their main research topics cover various aspects of galactic and stellar phenomena, such as:

Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation
Impact of Light on Environment and Health

Jean P. Brodie has authored and contributed to numerous scientific papers published in established venues. Notable recent papers include:

"Properties of globular cluster systems in nearby early-type galaxies," 2024, OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
"Globular clusters in Coma cluster ultra-diffuse galaxies (UDGs): evidence for two types of UDG?", 2020, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
"Evidence for two phases of galaxy formation from radial trends in the globular cluster system of NGC 1407," 2024, OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
"NGC 5846-UDG1: A Galaxy Formed Mostly by Star Formation in Massive, Extremely Dense Clumps of Gas," 2022, The Astrophysical Journal Letters
"Spectroscopy of globular clusters in the Fornax dwarf galaxy," 2024, OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)

Their frequent co-authors reflect ongoing collaborative efforts with several researchers including:

Duncan A. Forbes
Aaron J. Romanowsky
Jonah S. Gannon
Anna Ferré-Mateu
W. J. Couch

Publication venues frequently featuring their work are diverse yet focused within astronomy and astrophysics domains, with the most frequent being:

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
arXiv (Cornell University)
OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
Astronomy and Astrophysics
The Astrophysical Journal

Best Publications

Extragalactic Globular Clusters and Galaxy Formation

Jean P. Brodie;Jay Strader

906
Citations
On the origin of globular clusters in elliptical and cD galaxies

Duncan A. Forbes;Jean P. Brodie;Carl J. Grillmair

579
Citations
On the Origin of Globular Cluster Systems in Elliptical and cD Galaxies

Duncan A. Forbes;Jean P. Brodie;Carl Grillmair

543
Citations
Properties of Globular Cluster Systems in Nearby Early-Type Galaxies

Søren S. Larsen;Jean P. Brodie;John P. Huchra;Duncan A. Forbes

442
Citations
M31 Globular Clusters: Colors and Metallicities* ** ***

Pauline Barmby;John P. Huchra;Jean P. Brodie;Duncan A. Forbes

421
Citations
An Extremely Luminous Panchromatic Outburst from the Nucleus of a Distant Galaxy

A. J. Levan;N. R. Tanvir;S. B. Cenko;D. A. Perley

398
Citations
A High Stellar Velocity Dispersion and ~100 Globular Clusters for the Ultra Diffuse Galaxy Dragonfly 44

Pieter van Dokkum;Roberto Abraham;Jean P. Brodie;Charlie Conroy

301
Citations
Extragalactic Globular Clusters. III. Metallicity Comparisons and Anomalies

Jean P. Brodie;John P. Huchra

293
Citations
A supermassive black hole in an ultra-compact dwarf galaxy

Anil C. Seth;Remco van den Bosch;Steffen Mieske;Holger Baumgardt

284
Citations
The Relationships Among Compact Stellar Systems: A Fresh View of Ultra Compact Dwarfs

Jean P. Brodie;Aaron J. Romanowsky;Jay Strader;Duncan A. Forbes

281
Citations
Globular Clusters in Virgo Ellipticals: Unexpected Results for Giants, Dwarfs, and Nuclei from ACS Imaging

Jay Strader;Jean P. Brodie;Lee Spitler;Michael A. Beasley

274
Citations
Extragalactic Globular Clusters. II. The M31 Globular Cluster System

John P. Huchra;Stephen M. Kent;Jean P. Brodie

270
Citations
The Kinematics and Metallicity of the M31 Globular Cluster System

K. M. Perrett;T. J. Bridges;D. A. Hanes;M. J. Irwin

269
Citations
A Database for Galaxy Evolution Modeling

C Leitherer;D Alloin;U FritzVonAlvensleben;JS Gallagher

245
Citations
THE RELATIONSHIPS AMONG COMPACT STELLAR SYSTEMS: A FRESH VIEW OF ULTRACOMPACT DWARFS

Jean P. Brodie;Aaron J. Romanowsky;Jay Strader;Duncan A. Forbes

226
Citations
The SLUGGS Survey: kinematics for over 2500 globular clusters in 12 early-type galaxies

Vincenzo Pota;Duncan A. Forbes;Aaron J. Romanowsky;Jean P. Brodie

218
Citations
The SAGES Legacy Unifying Globulars and GalaxieS Survey (SLUGGS): Sample definition, methods, and initial results

Jean P. Brodie;Aaron J. Romanowsky;Aaron J. Romanowsky;Jay Strader;Duncan A. Forbes

202
Citations
WIDE-FIELD PRECISION KINEMATICS OF THE M87 GLOBULAR CLUSTER SYSTEM

Jay Strader;Aaron J Romanowsky;Jean P Brodie;Llee R Spitler

202
Citations
Extragalactic globular clusters. I, The metallicity calibration

Jean P. Brodie;John P. Huchra

202
Citations
HST/ACS Wide-Field Photometry of the Sombrero Galaxy Globular Cluster System

L. R. Spitler;S. S. Larsen;J. Strader;J. P. Brodie

196
Citations