2026 Karen L. Masters: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	99	1675	1595	882	827	342	60404

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Overview

Karen L. Masters is affiliated with Haverford College in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Physics and Astronomy, with significant contributions in subfields such as Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Computational Mechanics, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, and Nuclear and High Energy Physics.

The scientist's work encompasses a variety of topics including:

Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation
Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations

Karen L. Masters has published extensively in prestigious venues, frequently contributing to:

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
arXiv (Cornell University)
The Astrophysical Journal
Research Notes of the AAS
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Selected recent papers include:

Completed SDSS-IV extended Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey: Cosmological implications from two decades of spectroscopic surveys at the Apache Point Observatory (2021), Physical review. D/Physical review. D.
The Eighteenth Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Surveys: Targeting and First Spectra from SDSS-V (2023), The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
Galaxy Zoo DECaLS: Detailed visual morphology measurements from volunteers and deep learning for 314,000 galaxies (2021), Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
H i-MaNGA: tracing the physics of the neutral and ionized ISM with the second data release (2021), Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
SDSS-IV MaNGA: spatially resolved star formation in barred galaxies (2020), Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

The scientist collaborates frequently with several colleagues, including:

Chris Lintott
Brooke Simmons
Sandor Kruk
Rebecca Smethurst
Izzy L. Garland

Best Publications

The Eleventh and Twelfth Data Releases of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey: Final Data from SDSS-III

Shadab Alam;Franco D. Albareti;Carlos Allende Prieto;F. Anders

3189
Citations
SDSS-III: Massive Spectroscopic Surveys of the Distant Universe, the Milky Way Galaxy, and Extra-Solar Planetary Systems

Daniel J. Eisenstein;David H. Weinberg;Eric Agol;Hiroaki Aihara

3013
Citations
Widespread amphibian extinctions from epidemic disease driven by global warming

J. Alan Pounds;Martín R. Bustamante;Luis A. Coloma;Jamie A. Consuegra

2598
Citations
SDSS-III: MASSIVE SPECTROSCOPIC SURVEYS OF THE DISTANT UNIVERSE, THE MILKY WAY, AND EXTRA-SOLAR PLANETARY SYSTEMS

Daniel J. Eisenstein;Daniel J. Eisenstein;David H. Weinberg;Eric Agol;Hiroaki Aihara

2519
Citations
The Eighth Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey: First Data from SDSS-III

Hiroaki Aihara;Carlos Allende Prieto;Deokkeun An

2189
Citations
The eleventh and twelfth data releases of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey: final data from SDSS-III

Shadab Alam;Franco D. Albareti;Carlos Allende Prieto;Carlos Allende Prieto;F. Anders

2123
Citations
THE BARYON OSCILLATION SPECTROSCOPIC SURVEY OF SDSS-III

Kyle S. Dawson;David J. Schlegel;Christopher P. Ahn;Scott F. Anderson

1851
Citations
The Eighth Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey: First Data from SDSS-III

Hiroaki Aihara;Carlos Allende Prieto;Carlos Allende Prieto;Deokkeun An;Scott F. Anderson

1700
Citations
The Tenth Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey: First Spectroscopic Data from the SDSS-III Apache Point Observatory Galactic Evolution Experiment

Christopher P. Ahn;Rachael Alexandroff;Carlos Allende Prieto;Friedrich Anders

1681
Citations
Sloan Digital Sky Survey IV: Mapping the Milky Way, Nearby Galaxies and the Distant Universe

Michael R. Blanton;Matthew A. Bershady;Bela Abolfathi;Franco D. Albareti;Franco D. Albareti

1542
Citations
The Fourteenth Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey: First Spectroscopic Data from the extended Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey and from the second phase of the Apache Point Observatory Galactic Evolution Experiment

Bela Abolfathi;D. S. Aguado;Gabriela Aguilar;Carlos Allende Prieto

1413
Citations
The Fourteenth Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey: First Spectroscopic data from the extended Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey and from the second phase of the Apache Point Observatory Galactic Evolution Experiment

Bela Abolfathi;D. S. Aguado;Gabriela Aguilar;Carlos Allende Prieto

1314
Citations
Sloan Digital Sky Survey IV: Mapping the Milky Way, Nearby Galaxies, and the Distant Universe

Michael R. Blanton;Matthew A. Bershady;Bela Abolfathi;Franco D. Albareti

1303
Citations
Overview of the SDSS-IV MaNGA Survey: Mapping nearby Galaxies at Apache Point Observatory

Kevin Bundy;Matthew A. Bershady;David R. Law;Renbin Yan

1134
Citations
The tenth data release of the Sloan digital sky survey: First spectroscopic data from the SDSS-iii apache point observatory galactic evolution experiment

Christopher P. Ahn;Rachael Alexandroff;Carlos Allende Prieto;Carlos Allende Prieto;Friedrich Anders;Friedrich Anders

1110
Citations
The Arecibo Legacy Fast ALFA Survey: I. Science Goals, Survey Design and Strategy

Riccardo Giovanelli;Martha P. Haynes;Brian R. Kent

1072
Citations
Completed SDSS-IV extended Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey: cosmological implications from two decades of spectroscopic surveys at the Apache Point Observatory

Shadab Alam;Marie Aubert;Santiago Avila;Christophe Balland

958
Citations
The Arecibo Legacy Fast ALFA survey. I. Science goals, survey design, and strategy

Riccardo Giovanelli;Martha P. Haynes;Brian R. Kent;Philip Perillat

934
Citations
The Thirteenth Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey: First Spectroscopic Data from the SDSS-IV Survey MApping Nearby Galaxies at Apache Point Observatory

Franco D. Albareti;Carlos Allende Prieto;Andres Almeida

905
Citations
The spitzer survey of stellar structure in galaxies (s^4g)

Kartik Sheth;Kartik Sheth;Michael Regan;Joannah L. Hinz;Armando Gil de Paz

856
Citations