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John Moustakas

John Moustakas

D-Index & Metrics

Physics

D-Index
103
Citations
42630
World Ranking
1483
National Ranking
778

John Moustakas 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 Moustakas sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 436 publications — 45th percentile

45% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

John Moustakas 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 Moustakas sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 103 D-Index — 60th percentile

60% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

John Moustakas is affiliated with Siena College in the United States. Their research lies primarily within the field of Physics and Astronomy, with a specialization in subfields such as Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. This scholar's work spans multiple interconnected areas of study within these domains.

Their main topics of investigation include:

  • Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
  • Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
  • Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
  • Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
  • Cosmology and Gravitation Theories
  • Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing
  • CCD and CMOS Imaging Sensors

Recent notable publications by Moustakas cover various aspects of observational cosmology and instrumentation. These include:

  • The DESI Bright Galaxy Survey: Final Target Selection, Design, and Validation (2023), published in The Astronomical Journal
  • Target Selection and Validation of DESI Luminous Red Galaxies (2023), published in The Astronomical Journal
  • The Completed SDSS-IV extended Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey: Large-scale structure catalogues for cosmological analysis (2020), published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • The Spectroscopic Data Processing Pipeline for the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (2023), published in The Astronomical Journal
  • The clustering of DESI-like luminous red galaxies using photometric redshifts (2020), published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

Moustakas has collaborated extensively with several researchers in their field. Frequent co-authors include Aaron Meisner, Axel de la Macorra, Satya Gontcho A Gontcho, G. Tarlé, and S. P. Ahlen. These collaborations have contributed to a significant number of publications and research projects.

The most frequent publication venues for Moustakas' work are:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • The Astrophysical Journal
  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
  • The Astronomical Journal

Best Publications

  • Overview of the DESI Legacy Imaging Surveys.

    Arjun Dey;David J. Schlegel;Dustin Lang;Robert Blum

  • The Mid-Infrared Spectrum of Star-Forming Galaxies: Global Properties of PAH Emission

    J. D. T. Smith;B. T. Draine;D. A. Dale;J. Moustakas

  • Cluster Lensing And Supernova survey with Hubble (CLASH): An Overview

    Marc Postman;Dan Coe;Narciso Benitez;Larry Bradley

  • Dust Masses, PAH Abundances, and Starlight Intensities in the SINGS Galaxy Sample

    B. T. Draine;D. A. Dale;G. Bendo;K. D. Gordon

  • The Calibration of Mid-Infrared Star Formation Rate Indicators

    D. Calzetti;D. Calzetti;R. C. Kennicutt;C. W. Engelbracht;C. Leitherer

  • The mid-infrared spectrum of star-forming galaxies: Global properties of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon emission

    J. D.T. Smith;Bruce T. Draine;D. A. Dale;J. Moustakas

  • THE CLUSTER LENSING AND SUPERNOVA SURVEY WITH HUBBLE: AN OVERVIEW

    Marc Postman;Dan Coe;Narciso Benítez;Larry Bradley

  • Dust-Corrected Star Formation Rates of Galaxies. I. Combinations of H-alpha and Infrared Tracers

    Robert C. Kennicutt;Cai-Na Hao;Daniela Calzetti;John Moustakas

  • Dust-corrected Star Formation Rates of Galaxies. I. Combinations of Hα and Infrared Tracers

    Robert C. Kennicutt;Robert C. Kennicutt;Cai-Na Hao;Daniela Calzetti;John Moustakas;John Moustakas

  • The DESI Experiment Part I: Science,Targeting, and Survey Design

    Amir Aghamousa;Jessica Aguilar;Steve Ahlen

  • Star Formation in NGC 5194 (M51a). II. The Spatially Resolved Star Formation Law

    Robert C. Kennicutt;Robert C. Kennicutt;Robert C. Kennicutt;Daniela Calzetti;Daniela Calzetti;Daniela Calzetti;Fabian Walter;George Helou

  • PRIMUS: Constraints on Star Formation Quenching and Galaxy Merging, and the Evolution of the Stellar Mass Function from z = 0-1

    John Moustakas;Alison L. Coil;Alison L. Coil;James Aird;Michael R. Blanton

  • Physical Properties and Environments of Nearby Galaxies

    Michael R. Blanton;John Moustakas

  • The DESI Experiment Part I: Science,Targeting, and Survey Design

    Amir Aghamousa;Francisco Prada;Ginevra Favole;Klaus Honscheid

  • DUST-CORRECTED STAR FORMATION RATES OF GALAXIES. II. COMBINATIONS OF ULTRAVIOLET AND INFRARED TRACERS

    Cai-Na Hao;Robert C. Kennicutt;Robert C. Kennicutt;Benjamin D. Johnson;Daniela Calzetti

  • Metallicity effects on dust properties in starbursting galaxies

    C. W. Engelbracht;G. H. Rieke;K. D. Gordon;J.-D. T. Smith

  • The Discovery of 1000 km s-1 Outflows in Massive Poststarburst Galaxies at z ~ 0.6*

    Christy A. Tremonti;John Moustakas;Aleksandar M. Diamond-Stanic

  • The Discovery of 1000 km/s Outflows in Massive Post-starburst Galaxies at z=0.6

    Christy A. Tremonti;John Moustakas;Aleksandar M. Diamond-Stanic

  • OPTICAL SPECTROSCOPY AND NEBULAR OXYGEN ABUNDANCES OF THE SPITZER/SINGS GALAXIES

    John Moustakas;Robert C. Kennicutt;Robert C. Kennicutt;Christy A. Tremonti;Daniel A. Dale

  • Overview of the DESI legacy imaging surveys

    Arjun Dey;David J. Schlegel;Dustin Lang;Dustin Lang;Robert Blum

Frequent Co-Authors

Tom Broadhurst
Tom Broadhurst University of the Basque Country
Marc Postman
Marc Postman Space Telescope Science Institute
Megan Donahue
Megan Donahue Michigan State University
Alison L. Coil
Alison L. Coil University of California, San Diego
Daniel J. Eisenstein
Daniel J. Eisenstein Harvard University
Leonidas A. Moustakas
Leonidas A. Moustakas California Institute of Technology
Massimo Meneghetti
Massimo Meneghetti National Institute for Astrophysics
Anton M. Koekemoer
Anton M. Koekemoer Space Telescope Science Institute
Keiichi Umetsu
Keiichi Umetsu Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Academia Sinica
Mario Nonino
Mario Nonino National Institute for Astrophysics

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