2026 Jeff A. Valenti: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	93	2045	1942	1053	983	258	30665

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Physics

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30665

Overview

Jeff A. Valenti is affiliated with the Space Telescope Science Institute in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Physics and Astronomy, with significant contributions to several subfields including Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Atmospheric Science, Spectroscopy, and Computational Mechanics.

Valenti's work frequently addresses key topics in stellar, planetary, and galactic studies, as well as broader themes in astronomy and astrophysical research. Other main topics include astro and planetary science, astrophysics and star formation studies, atmospheric ozone and climate, spectroscopy and laser applications, and astrophysical phenomena and observations.

The scientist's publication record is extensive, with frequent appearances in notable venues. Leading platforms for their work include:

arXiv (Cornell University)
The Astronomical Journal
The Astrophysical Journal Letters
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Astronomy and Astrophysics

Among the recent scholarly papers authored or co-authored by Valenti are:

The Near-Infrared Spectrograph (NIRSpec) on the James Webb Space Telescope, 2022, Astronomy and Astrophysics
The Science Performance of JWST as Characterized in Commissioning, 2023, Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
The Near-Infrared Spectrograph (NIRSpec) on the James Webb Space Telescope, 2022, Astronomy and Astrophysics
The Near-Infrared Spectrograph (NIRSpec) on the James Webb Space Telescope, 2022, Astronomy and Astrophysics
High Tide or Riptide on the Cosmic Shoreline? A Water-rich Atmosphere or Stellar Contamination for the Warm Super-Earth GJ 486b from JWST Observations, 2023, The Astrophysical Journal Letters

Collaborations feature prominently in Valenti's research activity. Frequent co-authors include Kevin B. Stevenson, Nikole K. Lewis, Hannah R. Wakeford, Ryan J. MacDonald, and Natasha E. Batalha.

Best Publications

The Planet-Metallicity Correlation

Debra A. Fischer;Jeff Valenti

2026
Citations
SPECTROSCOPIC PROPERTIES OF COOL STARS (SPOCS). I. 1040 F, G, AND K DWARFS FROM KECK, LICK, AND AAT PLANET SEARCH PROGRAMS

Jeff A. Valenti;Debra A. Fischer

1880
Citations
The occurrence and mass distribution of close-in super-Earths, Neptunes, and Jupiters.

Andrew W. Howard;Geoffrey W. Marcy;John Asher Johnson;Debra A. Fischer

669
Citations
The Exoplanet Orbit Database

J. T. Wright;O. Fakhouri;G. W. Marcy;E. Han

580
Citations
The N2K Consortium. II. A Transiting Hot Saturn around HD 149026 with a Large Dense Core

Bun'ei Sato;Bun'ei Sato;Debra A. Fischer;Gregory W. Henry;Gregory W. Henry;Gregory Laughlin

471
Citations
The Pan-STARRS1 Database and Data Products

H. A. Flewelling;E. A. Magnier;K. C. Chambers;J. N. Heasley

456
Citations
A Framework for Prioritizing the TESS Planetary Candidates Most Amenable to Atmospheric Characterization

Eliza M.-R. Kempton;Eliza M.-R. Kempton;Jacob L. Bean;Dana R. Louie;Drake Deming

442
Citations
SEISMIC EVIDENCE FOR A RAPIDLY ROTATING CORE IN A LOWER-GIANT-BRANCH STAR OBSERVED WITH KEPLER

S. Deheuvels;R. A. García;W. J. Chaplin;S. Basu

421
Citations
Determining Spectrometer Instrumental Profiles Using FTS Reference Spectra

Jeff A. Valenti;R. Paul Butler;Geoffrey W. Marcy

413
Citations
Measuring the Magnetic Field on the Classical T Tauri Star BP Tauri

Christopher M. Johns-Krull;Jeff A. Valenti;Christopher Koresko;Christopher Koresko

406
Citations
New algorithms for reducing cross-dispersed echelle spectra

Nikolai Piskunov;J. Valenti

381
Citations
State of the Field: Extreme Precision Radial Velocities

Debra Fischer;Guillem Anglada-Escude;Pamela Arriagada;Roman V. Baluev

381
Citations
Spectral Properties Of Cool Stars : Extended Abundance Analysis Of 1,617 Planet-Search Stars

John M. Brewer;Debra A. Fischer;Jeff A. Valenti;Nikolai Piskunov

380
Citations
Spectral Properties of Cool Stars: Extended Abundance Analysis of 1617 Planet Search Stars

John M. Brewer;Debra A. Fischer;Jeff A. Valenti;Nikolai Piskunov

372
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
Structure and Evolution of Nearby Stars with Planets. II. Physical Properties of ~1000 Cool Stars from the SPOCS Catalog

Genya Takeda;Eric B. Ford;Alison Sills;Frederic A. Rasio

363
Citations
T Tauri stars in blue

Jeff A. Valenti;Gibor Basri;Christopher M. Johns

356
Citations
The California Planet Survey. I. Four New Giant Exoplanets

Andrew W. Howard;John Asher Johnson;Geoffrey W. Marcy;Debra A. Fischer

337
Citations
The Far-Ultraviolet Spectrum of TW Hydrae. I. Observations of H2 Fluorescence

Gregory J. Herczeg;Jeffrey L. Linsky;Jeff A. Valenti;Christopher M. Johns-Krull

336
Citations
Discovery of two young brown dwarfs in an eclipsing binary system

Keivan G. Stassun;Robert D. Mathieu;Jeff A. Valenti

331
Citations