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John M. Carpenter

D-Index & Metrics

Physics

D-Index
116
Citations
52571
World Ranking
947
National Ranking
503

John M. Carpenter 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 John M. Carpenter sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 424 publications — 42nd percentile

42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

John M. Carpenter 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 John M. Carpenter sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 116 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

John M. Carpenter was affiliated with the California Institute of Technology in the United States. Their research focused primarily on Physics and Astronomy, with a significant number of publications in the subfields of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Spectroscopy, Instrumentation, Atmospheric Science, and Aerospace Engineering.

Their scientific contributions addressed various topics, including Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies, Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies, Astro and Planetary Science, Molecular Spectroscopy and Structure, Astronomy and Astrophysical Research, Atmospheric Ozone and Climate, and Superconducting and THz Device Technology.

Throughout their career, Carpenter published extensively, with notable papers including:

  • "The Evolution of Dust Disk Sizes from a Homogeneous Analysis of 1-10 Myr old Stars" (2020) in The Astrophysical Journal
  • "A Multifrequency ALMA Characterization of Substructures in the GM Aur Protoplanetary Disk" (2020) in The Astrophysical Journal
  • "X-shooter survey of disk accretion in Upper Scorpius" (2020) in Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • "Spiral Arms and a Massive Dust Disk with Non-Keplerian Kinematics: Possible Evidence for Gravitational Instability in the Disk of Elias 2-27" (2021) in The Astrophysical Journal
  • "Distribution of solids in the rings of the HD 163296 disk: a multiwavelength study" (2022) in Astronomy and Astrophysics

Carpenter collaborated frequently with other researchers, including Laura M. Pérez, Sean M. Andrews, Anibal Sierra, Ilaria Pascucci, and Paola Pinilla.

Their works were published predominantly in The Astrophysical Journal, arXiv (Cornell University), Astronomy and Astrophysics, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, and The Astrophysical Journal Letters.

Best Publications

  • The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)

    M. F. Skrutskie;M. F. Skrutskie;R. M. Cutri;R. Stiening;M. D. Weinberg

  • Color transformations for the 2MASS second incremental data release

    John M. Carpenter

  • VizieR Online Data Catalog: 2MASS All-Sky Catalog of Point Sources (Cutri+ 2003)

    R. M. Cutri;M. F. Skrutskie;S. van Dyk;C. A. Beichman

  • 2MASS All Sky Catalog of point sources.

    R. M. Cutri;M. F. Skrutskie;S. van Dyk;C. A. Beichman

  • The Disk Substructures at High Angular Resolution Project (DSHARP). I. Motivation, Sample, Calibration, and Overview

    Sean M. Andrews;Jane Huang;Laura M. Pérez;Andrea Isella

  • ALMA Survey of Lupus Protoplanetary Disks I: Dust and Gas Masses

    Megan Ansdell;Jonathan P. Williams;Nienke van der Marel;John M. Carpenter

  • The FCRAO Extragalactic CO Survey. I. The Data

    Judith S. Young;Shuding Xie;Linda Tacconi;Pat Knezek

  • ALMA Survey of Lupus Protoplanetary Disks. I. Dust and Gas Masses

    M. Ansdell;J. P. Williams;N. van der Marel;J. M. Carpenter

  • RINGED SUBSTRUCTURE AND A GAP AT 1 AU IN THE NEAREST PROTOPLANETARY DISK

    Sean M. Andrews;David J. Wilner;Zhaohuan Zhu;Tilman Birnstiel

  • The Five College Radio Astronomy Observatory CO Survey of the Outer Galaxy

    Mark H. Heyer;Christopher Brunt;Ronald L. Snell;John E. Howe

  • 2MASS Observations of the Perseus, Orion A, Orion B, and Monoceros R2 Molecular Clouds

    John M. Carpenter

  • Birth of a relativistic outflow in the unusual γ-ray transient Swift J164449.3+573451

    Bevin Ashley Zauderer;Edo Berger;Alicia M. Soderberg;Abraham Loeb

  • The Equilibrium State of Molecular Regions in the Outer Galaxy

    Mark H. Heyer;John M. Carpenter;Ronald L. Snell

  • The Disk Substructures at High Angular Resolution Project (DSHARP). II. Characteristics of Annular Substructures

    Jane Huang;Sean M. Andrews;Cornelis P. Dullemond;Andrea Isella

  • Constraints on the Stellar/Sub-stellar Mass Function in the Inner Orion Nebula Cluster

    Lynne A. Hillenbrand;John M. Carpenter

  • Constraints on the Stellar/Substellar Mass Function in the Inner Orion Nebula Cluster

    Lynne A. Hillenbrand;John M. Carpenter

  • CSI 2264: SIMULTANEOUS OPTICAL AND INFRARED LIGHT CURVES OF YOUNG DISK-BEARING STARS IN NGC 2264 WITH CoRoT and SPITZER—EVIDENCE FOR MULTIPLE ORIGINS OF VARIABILITY*

    Ann Marie Cody;John Stauffer;Annie Baglin;Giuseppina Micela

  • Near-Infrared Photometric Variability of Stars toward the Orion A Molecular Cloud

    John M. Carpenter;Lynne A. Hillenbrand;M. F. Skrutskie

  • The Disk Substructures at High Angular Resolution Project (DSHARP). VII. The Planet–Disk Interactions Interpretation

    Shangjia Zhang;Zhaohuan Zhu;Jane Huang;Viviana V. Guzmán

  • STRUCTURE AND EVOLUTION OF PRE-MAIN-SEQUENCE CIRCUMSTELLAR DISKS

    Andrea Isella;John M. Carpenter;Anneila I. Sargent

Frequent Co-Authors

Lynne A. Hillenbrand
Lynne A. Hillenbrand California Institute of Technology
Andrea Isella
Andrea Isella Rice University
Michael Meyer
Michael Meyer University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Sebastian Wolf
Sebastian Wolf Kiel University
Sean M. Andrews
Sean M. Andrews Harvard University
Eric E. Mamajek
Eric E. Mamajek California Institute of Technology
David J. Wilner
David J. Wilner Harvard University
Jeroen Bouwman
Jeroen Bouwman Max Planck Society
Ilaria Pascucci
Ilaria Pascucci University of Arizona
Dean C. Hines
Dean C. Hines Space Telescope Science Institute

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