2026 John Moustakas: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	103	1483	1405	778	725	436	42630

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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

1409
Citations
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

1339
Citations
Cluster Lensing And Supernova survey with Hubble (CLASH): An Overview

Marc Postman;Dan Coe;Narciso Benitez;Larry Bradley

1175
Citations
Dust Masses, PAH Abundances, and Starlight Intensities in the SINGS Galaxy Sample

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

1165
Citations
The Calibration of Mid-Infrared Star Formation Rate Indicators

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

1129
Citations
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

1125
Citations
THE CLUSTER LENSING AND SUPERNOVA SURVEY WITH HUBBLE: AN OVERVIEW

Marc Postman;Dan Coe;Narciso Benítez;Larry Bradley

941
Citations
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

870
Citations
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

703
Citations
The DESI Experiment Part I: Science,Targeting, and Survey Design

Amir Aghamousa;Jessica Aguilar;Steve Ahlen

698
Citations
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

644
Citations
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

643
Citations
Physical Properties and Environments of Nearby Galaxies

Michael R. Blanton;John Moustakas

641
Citations
The DESI Experiment Part I: Science,Targeting, and Survey Design

Amir Aghamousa;Francisco Prada;Ginevra Favole;Klaus Honscheid

638
Citations
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

614
Citations
Metallicity effects on dust properties in starbursting galaxies

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

558
Citations
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

542
Citations
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

542
Citations
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

525
Citations
Overview of the DESI legacy imaging surveys

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

403
Citations