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Johan Richard

Johan Richard

D-Index & Metrics

Physics

D-Index
118
Citations
37056
World Ranking
890
National Ranking
30

Johan Richard publication distribution in Physics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Physics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Johan Richard sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 545 publications — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,469 publications or more.

Johan Richard D-index placement in Physics in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Physics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Johan Richard sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 118 D-Index — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 185 D-Index or more.

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

  • The Frontier Fields: Survey Design

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

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

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

  • ZAP -- Enhanced PCA Sky Subtraction for Integral Field Spectroscopy

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

  • A dusty, normal galaxy in the epoch of reionization

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

  • 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

  • The Frontier Fields: Survey Design and Initial Results

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

  • Combining strong and weak gravitational lensing in abell 1689

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

  • Field-Induced Structures in Ferrofluid Emulsions.

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

  • 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

  • The dark matter of gravitational lensing

    Richard Massey;Thomas D. Kitching;Johan Richard

  • 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

  • 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

  • TAT peptide internalization: seeking the mechanism of entry.

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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • The 4MOST instrument concept overview

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

Frequent Co-Authors

Jean-Paul Kneib
Jean-Paul Kneib École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Eiichi Egami
Eiichi Egami University of Arizona
Jarle Brinchmann
Jarle Brinchmann University of Porto
Joop Schaye
Joop Schaye Leiden University
Harald Ebeling
Harald Ebeling University of Hawaii at Manoa
Thierry Contini
Thierry Contini Research Institute in Astrophysics and Planetology
Richard S. Ellis
Richard S. Ellis University College London
Ian Smail
Ian Smail Durham University
Daniel P. Stark
Daniel P. Stark University of Arizona
Daniel Schaerer
Daniel Schaerer University of Geneva

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