2026 Jennifer M. Lotz: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	105	1385	1312	724	674	299	42081

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World Ranking

Current World Ranking

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Physics

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724

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299

42081

Overview

Jennifer M. Lotz is affiliated with the Space Telescope Science Institute in the United States. Their main field of study is Physics and Astronomy, with a notable focus on Astronomy and Astrophysics.

Their research spans several subfields, including:

Astronomy and Astrophysics
Instrumentation
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Jennifer M. Lotz's research topics cover a range of areas within astrophysics and astronomy:

Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing
Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena

Their publication record includes several recent papers focused on early galaxy formation and the use of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). Notable papers include:

"CEERS Key Paper. I. An Early Look into the First 500 Myr of Galaxy Formation with JWST," 2023, The Astrophysical Journal Letters
"A Long Time Ago in a Galaxy Far, Far Away: A Candidate z ∼ 12 Galaxy in Early JWST CEERS Imaging," 2022, The Astrophysical Journal Letters
"CEERS Epoch 1 NIRCam Imaging: Reduction Methods and Simulations Enabling Early JWST Science Results," 2023, The Astrophysical Journal Letters
"CEERS Spectroscopic Confirmation of NIRCam-selected z ≳ 8 Galaxy Candidates with JWST/NIRSpec: Initial Characterization of Their Properties," 2023, The Astrophysical Journal Letters
"CEERS Key Paper. III. The Diversity of Galaxy Structure and Morphology at z = 3-9 with JWST," 2023, The Astrophysical Journal Letters

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Jennifer M. Lotz include:

Steven L. Finkelstein
Casey Papovich
Anton M. Koekemoer
L. Y. Aaron Yung
Mark Dickinson

Jennifer M. Lotz disseminates research in a variety of publication venues, with the most common being:

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

Best Publications

CANDELS: The Cosmic Assembly Near-infrared Deep Extragalactic Legacy Survey - The Hubble Space Telescope Observations, Imaging Data Products and Mosaics

Anton M. Koekemoer;S. M. Faber;Henry C. Ferguson;Norman A. Grogin

2725
Citations
CANDELS: The Cosmic Assembly Near-infrared Deep Extragalactic Legacy Survey

Norman A. Grogin;Dale D. Kocevski;S. M. Faber;Henry C. Ferguson

2272
Citations
Star Formation in AEGIS Field Galaxies since z = 1.1: The Dominance of Gradually Declining Star Formation, and the Main Sequence of Star-forming Galaxies

K. G. Noeske;B. J. Weiner;S. M. Faber;Casey J. Papovich

2269
Citations
Candels: The cosmic assembly near-infrared deep extragalactic legacy survey - The hubble space telescope observations, imaging data products, and mosaics

Anton M. Koekemoer;S. M. Faber;Henry C. Ferguson;Norman A. Grogin

1709
Citations
LSST Science Book, Version 2.0

Paul A. Abell;Julius Allison;Scott F. Anderson

1210
Citations
A NEW NONPARAMETRIC APPROACH TO GALAXY MORPHOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION

Jennifer M. Lotz;Joel Primack;Piero Madau

929
Citations
A New Non-Parametric Approach to Galaxy Morphological Classification

Jennifer M. Lotz;Joel Primack;Piero Madau

914
Citations
The DEEP2 Galaxy Redshift Survey: Design, Observations, Data Reduction, and Redshifts

Jeffrey A. Newman;Michael C. Cooper;Marc Davis;S. M. Faber

816
Citations
UBIQUITOUS OUTFLOWS IN DEEP2 SPECTRA OF STAR-FORMING GALAXIES AT z = 1.4

Benjamin J. Weiner;Alison L. Coil;Alison L. Coil;Jason X. Prochaska;Jeffrey A. Newman

693
Citations
The All-Wavelength Extended Groth Strip International Survey(AEGIS) Data Sets

M. Davis;P. Guhathakurta;N. P. Konidaris;J. A. Newman

674
Citations
STRUCTURAL PARAMETERS OF GALAXIES IN CANDELS

A. van der Wel;E. F. Bell;B. Häussler;E. J. McGrath

584
Citations
The Frontier Fields: Survey Design

J. M. Lotz;A. Koekemoer;D. Coe;N. Grogin

545
Citations
Star Formation in AEGIS Field Galaxies since z = 1.1: Staged Galaxy Formation and a Model of Mass-dependent Gas Exhaustion

K. G. Noeske;S. M. Faber;B. J. Weiner;D. C. Koo

544
Citations
The Evolution of Galaxy Mergers and Morphology at z<1.2 in the Extended Groth Strip

Jennifer M. Lotz;M. Davis;S. M. Faber;P. Guhathakurta

488
Citations
CANDELS: constraining the AGN-merger connection with host morphologies at z ~ 2

Dale D. Kocevski;S. M. Faber;Mark Mozena;Anton M. Koekemoer

482
Citations
The Major and Minor Galaxy Merger Rates at z < 1.5

Jennifer M. Lotz;Patrik Jonsson;T. J. Cox;Darren Croton

437
Citations
Metallicities of Old Open Clusters

Eileen D. Friel;Eileen D. Friel;Eileen D. Friel;Kenneth A. Janes;Maritza Tavarez;Jennifer Scott

404
Citations
Smooth(er) Stellar Mass Maps in CANDELS: Constraints on the Longevity of Clumps in High-redshift Star-forming Galaxies

Stijn Wuyts;Natascha M Foerster Schreiber;Reinhard Genzel;Yicheng Guo

399
Citations
Galaxy merger morphologies and time-scales from simulations of equal-mass gas-rich disc mergers

Jennifer M. Lotz;Patrik Jonsson;T. J. Cox;Joel R. Primack

390
Citations
The Frontier Fields: Survey Design and Initial Results

J. M. Lotz;A. Koekemoer;D. Coe;N. Grogin

367
Citations