2026 Joseph L. Hora: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	89	2299	2189	1156	1080	679	31743

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Physics

2299

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1080

679

31743

Overview

Joseph L. Hora is affiliated with the Smithsonian Institution in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on astronomy and astrophysics, with a notable concentration in stellar, planetary, and galactic studies as well as various aspects of astrophysical phenomena and observations.

Their work spans several specialized subfields of study, including:

Astronomy and Astrophysics
Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Ecology
Instrumentation
Computational Mechanics

Key topics covered in their publications include:

Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research
Astro and Planetary Science
Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena
Planetary Science and Exploration

Joseph L. Hora has contributed to numerous scientific articles and papers published in a variety of venues. Frequent publication outlets encompass:

Harvard Dataverse
The Astrophysical Journal
Astronomy and Astrophysics
The Planetary Science Journal
arXiv (Cornell University)

Among the recent papers featuring their work are:

"Rapid Variability of Sgr A* across the Electromagnetic Spectrum" (2021), The Astrophysical Journal
"Constraining particle acceleration in Sgr A^⋆ with simultaneous GRAVITY, Spitzer, NuSTAR, and Chandra observations" (2021), Astronomy and Astrophysics
"The Single-cloud Star Formation Relation" (2021), The Astrophysical Journal Letters
"Spitzer IRAC Photometry of JWST Calibration Stars" (2021), The Astronomical Journal
"Multiwavelength Variability of Sagittarius A* in 2019 July" (2022), The Astrophysical Journal

Their frequent co-authors include:

Elaine Winston
Volker Tolls
G. G. Fazio
Gunther Witzel
Daryl Haggard

Best Publications

The Infrared Array Camera (IRAC) for the Spitzer Space Telescope

G. G. Fazio;J. L. Hora;L. E. Allen;M. L. N. Ashby

3856
Citations
The Spitzer Space Telescope mission

M. W. Werner;T. L. Roellig;F. J. Low;G. H. Rieke

3263
Citations
Spitzer Survey of the Large Magellanic Cloud, Surveying the Agents of a Galaxy's Evolution (SAGE) I: Overview and Initial Results

Margaret Meixner;Karl D. Gordon;Remy Indebetouw;Joseph L. Hora

1069
Citations
Spitzer Survey of the Large Magellanic Cloud: Surveying the Agents of a Galaxy's Evolution (SAGE). I. Overview and Initial Results

Margaret Meixner;Karl D. Gordon;Remy Indebetouw;Joseph L. Hora

797
Citations
Absolute Calibration of the Infrared Array Camera on the Spitzer Space Telescope

William T. Reach;S. T. Megeath;Martin Cohen;J. Hora

712
Citations
The Spitzer Space Telescope Survey of the Orion A & B Molecular Clouds - Part I: A Census of Dusty Young Stellar Objects and a Study of their Mid-IR Variability

S. T. Megeath;R. Gutermuth;J. Muzerolle;E. Kryukova

609
Citations
The Spitzer Space Telescope Survey of the Orion A and B Molecular Clouds. I. A Census of Dusty Young Stellar Objects and a Study of Their Mid-infrared Variability

S. T. Megeath;R. Gutermuth;J. Muzerolle;E. Kryukova

485
Citations
CSI 2264: SIMULTANEOUS OPTICAL AND INFRARED LIGHT CURVES OF YOUNG DISK-BEARING STARS IN NGC 2264 WITH CoRoT and SPITZER—EVIDENCE FOR MULTIPLE ORIGINS OF VARIABILITY*

Ann Marie Cody;John Stauffer;Annie Baglin;Giuseppina Micela

403
Citations
Number Counts At 3 < lambda < 10 um From the Spitzer Space Telescope

G. G. Fazio;M. L. N. Ashby;P. Barmby;J. L. Hora

388
Citations
IRCS: infrared camera and spectrograph for the Subaru Telescope

Naoto Kobayashi;Alan T. Tokunaga;Hiroshi Terada;Miwa Goto

356
Citations
Number Counts at 3 μm < λ < 10 μm from the Spitzer Space Telescope

G. G. Fazio;M. L. N. Ashby;P. Barmby;J. L. Hora

353
Citations
The Gemini Near‐Infrared Imager (NIRI)

Klaus W. Hodapp;Joseph B. Jensen;Everett M. Irwin;Hubert Yamada

341
Citations
Surveying the Agents of Galaxy Evolution in the Tidally Stripped, Low Metallicity Small Magellanic Cloud (SAGE-SMC). II. Cool Evolved Stars

Martha L. Boyer;Sundar Srinivasan;Jacco Th. van Loon;Iain McDonald

330
Citations
Mass and Kinetic Energy of the Homunculus Nebula around η Carinae

Nathan Smith;Nathan Smith;Robert D. Gehrz;Philip M. Hinz;William F. Hoffmann

330
Citations
SEDS: The Spitzer Extended Deep Survey. Survey Design, Photometry, and Deep IRAC Source Counts

M. L. N. Ashby;S. P. Willner;G. G. Fazio;J. S. Huang

328
Citations
YSOVAR: the first sensitive, wide-area, mid-IR photometric monitoring of the ONC

J. R. Stauffer;L. A. Hillenbrand;R. Gutermuth;I. Song

327
Citations
Surveying the Agents of Galaxy Evolution in the Tidally-Stripped, Low Metallicity Small Magellanic Cloud (SAGE-SMC). I. Overview

Karl D. Gordon;Margaret Meixner;Marilyn Meade;Barbara A. Whitney

318
Citations
The Infrared Array Camera (IRAC) Shallow Survey

P Eisenhardt;Daniel Stern;Mark Brodwin;Giovanni G Fazio

285
Citations
Spitzer Survey of the Large Magellanic Cloud, Surveying the Agents of a Galaxy's Evolution (SAGE). IV. Dust Properties in the Interstellar Medium

Jean Philippe Bernard;William T. Reach;Deborah Paradis;Margaret Meixner

191
Citations
In-flight performance and calibration of the Infrared Array Camera (IRAC) for the Spitzer Space Telescope

Joseph L. Hora;Giovanni G. Fazio;Lori E. Allen;Matthew L. N. Ashby

99
Citations