2026 Jeremiah P. Ostriker: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	146	323	310	191	183	628	123118

Research.com Recognitions

2007 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom
2000 - US President's National Medal of Science "For his bold astrophysical insights, which have revolutionized concepts of the nature of pulsars, the "ecosystem" of stars and gas in our Galaxy, the sizes and masses of galaxies, the nature and distribution of dark matter and ordinary matter in the Universe, and the formation of galaxies and other cosmological structures.", Presented by Dr. Neal Lane, Assistant to the President for Science & Technology, at a black-tie dinner awards ceremony at the National Building Museum, Washington, DC, Friday, December 1, 2000.
1999 - Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
1992 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
1975 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
1974 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
1970 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Jeremiah P. Ostriker is affiliated with Columbia University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Physics and Astronomy, with a significant focus on subfields such as Astronomy and Astrophysics, General Health Professions, Instrumentation, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics.

Their scientific work addresses several main topics, including:

Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research
Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
Cosmology and Gravitation Theories
Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
Astronomy and Astrophysical Research

The list of frequent co-authors comprises:

Thorsten Naab (13 co-authored papers)
Luca Ciotti (8 co-authored papers)
Ena Choi (7 co-authored papers)
Rachel S. Somerville (7 co-authored papers)
Michaela Hirschmann (7 co-authored papers)

Notable recent publications include:

"Intermediate mass black hole formation in compact young massive star clusters" (2020), Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
"Breaching the Limit: Formation of GW190521-like and IMBH Mergers in Young Massive Clusters" (2021), The Astrophysical Journal
"The growth of intermediate mass black holes through tidal captures and tidal disruption events" (2023), Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
"Loss cone shielding" (2023), Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
"The connection between mergers and AGN activity in simulated and observed massive galaxies" (2023), Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

The primary publication venues in which their work appears are:

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (11 publications)
arXiv (Cornell University) (10 publications)
The Astrophysical Journal (9 publications)
Astronomische Nachrichten (1 publication)
Physics Today (1 publication)

Jeremiah P. Ostriker has also contributed to academic literature through book publications, including a work titled Heart of Darkness published by Princeton University Press in 2024.

The scientist has received several notable awards and distinctions, such as:

Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom (2007)
US President's National Medal of Science (2000), awarded for contributions to understanding pulsars, the ecosystem of stars and gas in the Galaxy, galaxy masses, dark matter and ordinary matter distribution in the Universe, and the formation of galaxies and cosmological structures
Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (1999)
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (1992)
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1975)
Member of the National Academy of Sciences (1974)
Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation (1970)

Best Publications

The Sloan Digital Sky Survey: Technical summary

Donald G. York;J. Adelman;John E. Anderson;Scott F. Anderson

12112
Citations
The Seventh Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey

Kevork N. Abazajian;Jennifer K. Adelman-Mccarthy;Marcel A. Agüeros;Sahar S. Allam;Sahar S. Allam

6145
Citations
Cosmological parameters from SDSS and WMAP

Max Tegmark;Max Tegmark;Michael Abram Strauss;Michael R. Blanton;Kevork Abazajian

5345
Citations
Sloan Digital Sky Survey: Early data release

C. Stoughton;R. H. Lupton;M. Bernardi;M. R. Blanton

3515
Citations
A theory of the interstellar medium - Three components regulated by supernova explosions in an inhomogeneous substrate

C.F. McKee;J.P. Ostriker

3168
Citations
Sloan digital sky survey: Early data release

Chris Stoughton;Robert H. Lupton;Mariangela Bernardi;Michael R. Blanton;Michael R. Blanton

3126
Citations
The Fifth Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey

Jennifer K. Adelman-McCarthy;Marcel A. Agüeros;Sahar S. Allam;Sahar S. Allam;Kurt S.J. Anderson

2986
Citations
Particle Acceleration by Astrophysical Shocks

R.D. Blandford;J.P. Ostriker

2670
Citations
THE THREE-DIMENSIONAL POWER SPECTRUM OF GALAXIES FROM THE SLOAN DIGITAL SKY SURVEY

Max Tegmark;Michael R. Blanton;Michael A. Strauss;Fiona Hoyle

2387
Citations
The 3D power spectrum of galaxies from the SDSS

M Tegmark;M Blanton;M Strauss;F Hoyle

2350
Citations
Cosmological constraints from the SDSS luminous red galaxies

Max Tegmark;Daniel J. Eisenstein;Michael A. Strauss;David H. Weinberg

1830
Citations
The Cosmic Triangle : Revealing the State of the Universe

Neta Bahcall;Jeremiah P. Ostriker;Saul Perlmutter;Paul Joseph Steinhardt

1749
Citations
A Numerical Study of the Stability of Flattened Galaxies: or, can Cold Galaxies Survive?

J. P. Ostriker;P. J. E. Peebles

1581
Citations
Ultralight scalars as cosmological dark matter

Lam Hui;Jeremiah P. Ostriker;Scott Tremaine;Edward Witten

1560
Citations
Where Are the Baryons

Renyue Cen;Jeremiah P. Ostriker

1522
Citations
The Second Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey

Kevork Abazajian;Jennifer K. Adelman-McCarthy;Marcel A. Agüeros;Sahar S. Allam

1501
Citations
Cooling, dynamics and fragmentation of massive gas clouds: clues to the masses and radii of galaxies and clusters

M. J. Rees;J. P. Ostriker

1407
Citations
Cosmological parameter analysis including SDSS Lyα forest and galaxy bias: Constraints on the primordial spectrum of fluctuations, neutrino mass, and dark energy

Uroš Seljak;Alexey Makarov;Patrick McDonald;Scott F. Anderson

1360
Citations
The first data release of the sloan digital sky survey

Kevork Abazajian;Jennifer K. Adelman-McCarthy;Marcel A. Agüeros;Sahar S. Allam

1314
Citations
Halo Formation in Warm Dark Matter Models

Paul Bode;Jeremiah P. Ostriker;Neil Turok

1203
Citations