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

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	93	2049	1945	173	165	616	29434

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Physics

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29434

Overview

John Southworth is affiliated with Keele University in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the broad field of Physics and Astronomy, with a particular focus on Astronomy and Astrophysics.

The areas of study include:

Astronomy and Astrophysics
Instrumentation
Computational Mechanics
Oceanography
Aerospace Engineering

The main topics covered by their work are:

Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
Astro and Planetary Science
Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation
Planetary Science and Exploration
Geophysics and Gravity Measurements

Southworth has contributed extensively to scientific literature, with a significant number of publications appearing in several key venues. The most frequent publishing platforms include:

arXiv (Cornell University)
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society Letters
The Astronomical Journal

Among recent papers authored or coauthored by Southworth are:

Early Release Science of the exoplanet WASP-39b with JWST NIRSpec PRISM, 2023, Nature
The mass discrepancy in intermediate- and high-mass eclipsing binaries: The need for higher convective core masses, 2020, Astronomy and Astrophysics
Two Directly Imaged, Wide-orbit Giant Planets around the Young, Solar Analog TYC 8998-760-1*, 2020, The Astrophysical Journal Letters
The TESS light curve of AI Phoenicis, 2020, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Unnamed paper, 2022, Warwick Research Archive Portal (University of Warwick)

Southworth frequently collaborates with several other researchers. Their most common coauthors include:

L. Mancini
M. Dominik
T. C. Hinse
J. Skottfelt
U. G. Jørgensen

Best Publications

Homogeneous studies of transiting extrasolar planets – IV. Thirty systems with space-based light curves

John Southworth

742
Citations
Homogeneous studies of transiting extrasolar planets – I. Light-curve analyses

John Southworth

581
Citations
KEPLER ECLIPSING BINARY STARS. VII. THE CATALOG OF ECLIPSING BINARIES FOUND IN THE ENTIRE KEPLER DATA SET

Brian Kirk;Brian Kirk;Kyle Conroy;Kyle Conroy;Andrej Prša;Michael Abdul-Masih;Michael Abdul-Masih

445
Citations
Eclipsing binaries in open clusters. II. V453 Cyg in NGC 6871

J. Southworth;P. F. L. Maxted;B. Smalley

412
Citations
Homogeneous studies of transiting extrasolar planets - III. Additional planets and stellar models

John Southworth

401
Citations
FREQUENCY OF SOLAR-LIKE SYSTEMS AND OF ICE AND GAS GIANTS BEYOND THE SNOW LINE FROM HIGH-MAGNIFICATION MICROLENSING EVENTS IN 2005-2008

A. Gould;Subo Dong;B. S. Gaudi;A. Udalski

369
Citations
A gaseous metal disk around a white dwarf.

B. T. Gänsicke;T. R. Marsh;J. Southworth;A. Rebassa-Mansergas

341
Citations
SDSS unveils a population of intrinsically faint cataclysmic variables at the minimum orbital period

B.T. Gaensicke;M. Dillon;J. Southworth;J.R. Thorstensen

318
Citations
SDSS unveils a population of intrinsically faint cataclysmic variables at the minimum orbital period

B. T. Gänsicke;Monihar Dillon;J. Southworth;John Robert Thorstensen

316
Citations
High-precision photometry by telescope defocussing. I. The transiting planetary system WASP-5

John Southworth;T. C. Hinse;U. G. Joergensen;M. Dominik

315
Citations
High-precision photometry by telescope defocussing - II. The transiting planetary system WASP-4

John Southworth;T. C. Hinse;T. C. Hinse;M. J. Burgdorf;M. Dominik

245
Citations
Eclipsing binaries in open clusters. III. V621 Per in chi Persei

J. Southworth;S. Zucker;P. F. L. Maxted;B. Smalley

241
Citations
Homogeneous studies of transiting extrasolar planets – V. New results for 38 planets

John Southworth

217
Citations
Homogeneous studies of transiting extrasolar planets - II. Physical properties

John Southworth

213
Citations
Seven transiting hot-Jupiters from WASP-South, Euler and TRAPPIST: WASP-47b, WASP-55b, WASP-61b, WASP-62b, WASP-63b, WASP-66b & WASP-67b

Coel Hellier;D. R. Anderson;A. Collier Cameron;A. P. Doyle

210
Citations
On the evolutionary status of short period cataclysmic variables

S. P. Littlefair;V. S. Dhillon;T. R. Marsh;B. T. Gaensicke

202
Citations
SDSS J104341.53+085558.2: a second white dwarf with a gaseous debris disc

B. T. Gänsicke;T. R. Marsh;J. Southworth

199
Citations
MOA-2009-BLG-387Lb: a massive planet orbiting an M dwarf

V. Batista;A. Gould;S. Dieters;S. Dong

198
Citations
Eclipsing binaries observed with the WIRE satellite. II. beta Aurigae and non-linear limb darkening in light curves

John Southworth;Hans Bruntt;Derek L. Buzasi

198
Citations
SDSSJ104341.53+085558.2: A second white dwarf with a gaseous debris disc

B.T. Gaensicke;T.R. Marsh;J. Southworth

187
Citations