2026 Johan Richard: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	118	890	841	30	28	545	37056

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Physics

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545

37056

Overview

Johan Richard is affiliated with the Lyon Observatory in France. Their research output spans a range of topics within physics and astronomy, with a focus on both observational and instrumental studies. Their scientific contributions engage deeply with the fields of astronomy and astrophysics as well as instrumentation and atomic and molecular physics.

The researcher has published extensively, with notable recent papers including:

The data processing pipeline for the MUSE instrument, 2020, Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology)
Revealing galaxy candidates out to z ∼ 16 with JWST observations of the lensing cluster SMACS0723, 2022, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
An atlas of MUSE observations towards twelve massive lensing clusters, 2020, Astronomy and Astrophysics
Star formation at the smallest scales: a JWST study of the clump populations in SMACS0723, 2023, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

Johan Richard collaborates regularly with a core group of coauthors. Frequent collaborators include:

Roland Bacon
Joop Schaye
L. Wisotzki
Guillaume Mahler
T. Contini

The main scientific fields of study are primarily centered on physics and astronomy, with subfields that include Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, as well as Nuclear and High Energy Physics. The researcher's work also intersects with topics related to general health professions.

Their key areas of research topics encompass:

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

Johan Richard regularly publishes in several scientific venues. Their most frequent publication platforms include:

arXiv (Cornell University)
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Astronomy and Astrophysics
The Astrophysical Journal
Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy IX

Best Publications

Mass assembly in quiescent and star-forming galaxies since z ≃ 4 from UltraVISTA

O. Ilbert;H. J. McCracken;O. Le Fevre;P. Capak

953
Citations
The Frontier Fields: Survey Design

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

545
Citations
Intense star formation within resolved compact regions in a galaxy at z = 2.3

A.M. Swinbank;I. Smail;S. Longmore;A.I. Harris

438
Citations
ZAP -- Enhanced PCA Sky Subtraction for Integral Field Spectroscopy

Kurt T. Soto;Simon J. Lilly;Roland Bacon;Johan Richard

398
Citations
A dusty, normal galaxy in the epoch of reionization

Darach Watson;Lise Christensen;Kirsten Kraiberg Knudsen;Johan Richard

374
Citations
The ISM in distant star-forming galaxies: Turbulent pressure, fragmentation and cloud scaling relations in a dense gas disk at z=2.3

Mark Swinbank;Padelis Papadopoulos;Pierre Cox;Melanie Krips

370
Citations
The Frontier Fields: Survey Design and Initial Results

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

367
Citations
Combining strong and weak gravitational lensing in abell 1689

Marceau Limousin;Johan Richard;Johan Richard;Eric Jullo;Jean-Paul Kneib

364
Citations
Field-Induced Structures in Ferrofluid Emulsions.

Jing Liu;E. M. Lawrence;A. Wu;M. L. Ivey

344
Citations
KECK SPECTROSCOPY OF FAINT 3 < z < 8 LYMAN BREAK GALAXIES: EVIDENCE FOR A DECLINING FRACTION OF EMISSION LINE SOURCES IN THE REDSHIFT RANGE 6 < z < 8

Matthew A. Schenker;Daniel P Stark;Richard S. Ellis;Brant E Robertson

343
Citations
The dark matter of gravitational lensing

Richard Massey;Thomas D. Kitching;Johan Richard

341
Citations
Resolved spectroscopy of gravitationally lensed galaxies: recovering coherent velocity fields in subluminous z ~ 2-3 galaxies

T. A. Jones;A. M. Swinbank;R. S. Ellis;J. Richard

331
Citations
Ultraviolet emission lines in young low-mass galaxies at z ≃ 2: physical properties and implications for studies at z > 7

Daniel P. Stark;Johan Richard;Brian Siana;Stéphane Charlot

329
Citations
TAT peptide internalization: seeking the mechanism of entry.

E. Vives;J. P. Richard;C. Rispal;B. Lebleu

319
Citations
Spectroscopic detections of C iii] λ1909 Å at z ≃ 6–7: a new probe of early star-forming galaxies and cosmic reionization

Daniel P. Stark;Johan Richard;Stéphane Charlot;Benjamin Clément;Benjamin Clément

310
Citations
The Interstellar Medium in Distant Star-forming Galaxies: Turbulent Pressure, Fragmentation, and Cloud Scaling Relations in a Dense Gas Disk at z = 2.3

A. M. Swinbank;P. P. Papadopoulos;P. Cox;M. Krips

303
Citations
A Probable z~7 Galaxy Strongly Lensed by the Rich Cluster Abell 2218: Exploring the Dark Ages

Jean-Paul Kneib;Richard S. Ellis;Michael R. Santos;Johan Richard

291
Citations
A Probable z ~ 7 Galaxy Strongly Lensed by the Rich Cluster A2218: Exploring the Dark Ages*

Jean-Paul Kneib;Richard S. Ellis;Michael R. Santos;Michael R. Santos;Johan Richard

289
Citations
Ubiquitous giant Ly $lpha$ nebulae around the brightest quasars at $z\sim3.5$ revealed with MUSE

Elena Borisova;Sebastiano Cantalupo;Simon J. Lilly;Raffaella A. Marino

285
Citations
The 4MOST instrument concept overview

Roger Haynes;Samuel Barden;Roelof de Jong;Olivier Schnurr

205
Citations