2026 John P. Huchra: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	125	656	362	523	76258

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Physics

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Research.com Recognitions

1994 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
1993 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
1992 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For observational studies of the largescale distribution of galaxies and contraints of Cosmology

Overview

John P. Huchra was affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Their research focused primarily on fields related to Physics and Astronomy, with notable contributions in Astronomy and Astrophysics. The subfields of their study extended to Global and Planetary Change and Instrumentation.

Their scholarly work covered several main topics including:

Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
Impact of Light on Environment and Health
Astronomy and Astrophysical Research

John P. Huchra's research appeared frequently in specific venues, most notably:

OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
Swinburne Research Bank (Swinburne University of Technology)
UNC Libraries

Recent publications by or associated with their research themes include:

Properties of globular cluster systems in nearby early-type galaxies, 2024, OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
Spectroscopy of globular clusters in the Fornax dwarf galaxy, 2024, OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
NICMOS observations of extragalactic Cepheids. I. Photometry database and a test of the standard extinction law, 2024, OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
The chemical properties of milky way and M31 globular clusters. II. Stellar population model predictions, 2024, OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
The calibration of the Tully-Fisher relations and the value of Hubble Constant, 2024, Swinburne Research Bank (Swinburne University of Technology)

Throughout their career, John P. Huchra collaborated frequently with other researchers including:

Jean P. Brodie
Duncan A. Forbes
Lucas M. Macri
Michael A. Beasley
Jay Strader

Their work and contributions to science were recognized with several honors. These included election as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1994, membership in the National Academy of Sciences in 1993, and Fellowship of the American Physical Society (APS) in 1992. The APS fellowship citation noted observational studies of the large-scale distribution of galaxies and constraints on cosmology.

Best Publications

The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)

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

12883
Citations
Final Results from the Hubble Space Telescope Key Project to Measure the Hubble Constant

Wendy L. Freedman;Barry F. Madore;Barry F. Madore;Brad K. Gibson;Laura Ferrarese

4527
Citations
H II regions and the abundance properties of spiral galaxies

Dennis Zaritsky;Robert C. Kennicutt;John P. Huchra

1582
Citations
Groups of galaxies. I. Nearby groups

J.P. Huchra;M.J. Geller

1223
Citations
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

1216
Citations
The 2MASS Large Galaxy Atlas

T. H. Jarrett;T. Chester;R. Cutri;S. E. Schneider

1173
Citations
2MASS Extended Source Catalog: Overview and Algorithms

T. H. Jarrett;T. Chester;R. Cutri;S. Schneider

1168
Citations
2MASS All Sky Catalog of point sources.

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

1113
Citations
Mapping the universe

Margaret J. Geller;John P. Huchra

1105
Citations
A Slice of the Universe

V. De Lapparent;M. J. Geller;J. P. Huchra

1007
Citations
A survey of galaxy redshifts. IV - The data

J. Huchra;M. Davis;D. Latham;J. Tonry

1006
Citations
The ROSAT Brightest Cluster Sample (BCS) - I. The compilation of the sample and the cluster log N-log S distribution

H. Ebeling;A.C. Edge;H. Böhringer;S.W. Allen

994
Citations
BVRI Light Curves for 22 Type Ia Supernovae

Adam G. Riess;Robert P. Kirshner;Brian P. Schmidt;Saurabh Jha

993
Citations
BVRI Light Curves for 22 Type Ia Supernovae

Adam G. Riess;Robert P. Kirshner;Brian P. Schmidt;Saurabh Jha

928
Citations
The HST Key Project on the Extragalactic Distance Scale. XXVIII. Combining the Constraints on the Hubble Constant

Jeremy R Mould;John P Huchra;Wendy L Freedman;Robert C Kennicutt Jr

866
Citations
The ROSAT Brightest Cluster Sample — I. The compilation of the sample and the cluster log N—log S distribution

H. Ebeling;H. Ebeling;A. C. Edge;H. Böhringer;S. W. Allen

847
Citations
The Hubble Space Telescope Key Project on the Extragalactic Distance Scale. XXVIII. Combining the Constraints on the Hubble Constant

Jeremy R. Mould;John P. Huchra;Wendy L. Freedman;Robert C. Kennicutt

828
Citations
The Northern ROSAT All-Sky (NORAS) Galaxy Cluster Survey I: X-ray Properties of Clusters Detected as Extended X-ray Sources

H. Boehringer;W. Voges;J. P. Huchra;B. McLean

790
Citations
The Hubble Space Telescope Extragalactic Distance Scale Key Project. 1: The discovery of Cepheids and a new distance to M81

Wendy L. Freedman;Shaun M. Hughes;Barry F. Madore;Jeremy R. Mould

785
Citations
Distance to the Virgo cluster galaxy M100 from Hubble Space Telescope observations of Cepheids

Wendy L. Freedman;Barry F. Madore;Jeremy R. Mould;Robert Hill

765
Citations