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John P. Huchra 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 P. Huchra sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 523 publications — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

John P. Huchra 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 P. Huchra sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 125 D-Index — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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

  • 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

  • H II regions and the abundance properties of spiral galaxies

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

  • Groups of galaxies. I. Nearby groups

    J.P. Huchra;M.J. Geller

  • 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

  • The 2MASS Large Galaxy Atlas

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

  • 2MASS Extended Source Catalog: Overview and Algorithms

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

  • 2MASS All Sky Catalog of point sources.

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

  • Mapping the universe

    Margaret J. Geller;John P. Huchra

  • A Slice of the Universe

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

  • A survey of galaxy redshifts. IV - The data

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

  • 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

  • BVRI Light Curves for 22 Type Ia Supernovae

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

  • BVRI Light Curves for 22 Type Ia Supernovae

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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

Frequent Co-Authors

Jeremy Mould
Jeremy Mould Swinburne University of Technology
Margaret J. Geller
Margaret J. Geller Harvard University
Barry F. Madore
Barry F. Madore Carnegie Institution for Science
Garth D. Illingworth
Garth D. Illingworth University of California, Santa Cruz
Wendy L. Freedman
Wendy L. Freedman University of Chicago
Shoko Sakai
Shoko Sakai University of California, Los Angeles
Peter B. Stetson
Peter B. Stetson University of Victoria
Laura Ferrarese
Laura Ferrarese National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Robert C. Kennicutt
Robert C. Kennicutt University of Cambridge
Brad K. Gibson
Brad K. Gibson University of Hull

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