2026 Karin I. Öberg: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	92	2122	2016	1085	1013	372	27999

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Physics

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1013

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27999

Research.com Recognitions

2014 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Karin I. Öberg is a researcher affiliated with the Smithsonian Institution in the United States. Their work primarily spans the fields of Physics and Astronomy as well as Chemistry, with a strong emphasis on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Spectroscopy, and Atmospheric Science. Their research also touches on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, along with Aerospace Engineering.

Öberg's scholarly output includes numerous studies published in prominent scientific venues. Frequent publication platforms are:

arXiv (Cornell University)
The Astrophysical Journal
The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
The Astrophysical Journal Letters

Their recent papers reflect a focus on molecular and astrochemical phenomena in space environments. Notable publications include:

"An Ice Age JWST inventory of dense molecular cloud ices," 2023, published in Nature Astronomy
"Molecules with ALMA at Planet-forming Scales (MAPS). IV. Emission Surfaces and Vertical Distribution of Molecules," 2021, The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
"Molecules with ALMA at Planet-forming Scales (MAPS) II: CLEAN Strategies for Synthesizing Images of Molecular Line Emission in Protoplanetary Disks," 2021, arXiv (Cornell University)
"Molecules with ALMA at Planet-forming Scales (MAPS) III: Characteristics of Radial Chemical Substructures," 2021, arXiv (Cornell University)
"Molecules with ALMA at Planet-forming Scales (MAPS XVIII): Kinematic Substructures in the Disks of HD 163296 and MWC 480," 2021, arXiv (Cornell University)

The main topics covered by Öberg's research are:

Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
Molecular Spectroscopy and Structure
Astro and Planetary Science
Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
Advanced Chemical Physics Studies
Spectroscopy and Laser Applications

Collaboration forms a significant component of Öberg's academic work. Frequent co-authors include:

Charles J. Law
Richard Teague
Jane Huang
David J. Wilner
Sean M. Andrews

Karin I. Öberg was awarded the status of Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in 2014. This recognition reflects part of their professional career milestones.

Best Publications

The Disk Substructures at High Angular Resolution Project (DSHARP). I. Motivation, Sample, Calibration, and Overview

Sean M. Andrews;Jane Huang;Laura M. Pérez;Andrea Isella

1003
Citations
The Effects of Snowlines on C/O in Planetary Atmospheres

Karin I. Öberg;Ruth Murray-Clay;Edwin A. Bergin

603
Citations
THE SPITZER ICE LEGACY: ICE EVOLUTION FROM CORES TO PROTOSTARS

Karin I. Öberg;Karin I. Öberg;A. C. Adwin Boogert;Klaus M. Pontoppidan;Saskia van den Broek

558
Citations
RINGED SUBSTRUCTURE AND A GAP AT 1 AU IN THE NEAREST PROTOPLANETARY DISK

Sean M. Andrews;David J. Wilner;Zhaohuan Zhu;Tilman Birnstiel

550
Citations
Formation rates of complex organics in UV irradiated CH3OH-rich ices I: Experiments

K. I. Öberg;R. T. Garrod;E. F. van Dishoeck;H. Linnartz

532
Citations
The TW Hya Disk at 870 microns: Comparison of CO and Dust Radial Structures

Sean M. Andrews;David J. Wilner;A. M. Hughes;Chunhua Qi

501
Citations
The Disk Substructures at High Angular Resolution Project (DSHARP). II. Characteristics of Annular Substructures

Jane Huang;Sean M. Andrews;Cornelis P. Dullemond;Andrea Isella

469
Citations
The c2d Spitzer Spectroscopic Survey of Ices Around Low-Mass Young Stellar Objects: I. H2O and the 5-8 um Bands

A. Boogert;K. Pontoppidan;C. Knez;F. Lahuis

462
Citations
Photodesorption of ices I: CO, N₂, and CO₂

K. I. Öberg;E. F. van Dishoeck;H. Linnartz

453
Citations
An old disk still capable of forming a planetary system

Edwin A. Bergin;L. Ilsedore Cleeves;Uma Gorti;Uma Gorti;Ke Zhang

413
Citations
The c2d Spitzer spectroscopic survey of ices around low-mass young stellar objects. I. H2O and the 5-8 mu m bands

A. C.A. Boogert;K. M. Pontoppidan;C. Knez;F. Lahuis;F. Lahuis

402
Citations
Photodesorption of ices I: CO, N2 and CO2

Karin I. Oberg;Ewine F. van Dishoeck;Harold Linnartz

400
Citations
PHOTODESORPTION OF ICES. II. H2O AND D2O

Karin I. Öberg;Harold Linnartz;Ruud Visser;Ewine F. van Dishoeck

351
Citations
THE TW Hya DISK AT 870 μm: COMPARISON OF CO AND DUST RADIAL STRUCTURES

Sean M. Andrews;David J. Wilner;A. M. Hughes;Chunhua Qi

349
Citations
Imaging of the CO Snow Line in a Solar Nebula Analog

Chunhua Qi;Karin I. Öberg;David J. Wilner;Paola D’Alessio

342
Citations
The c2d Spitzer Spectroscopic Survey of Ices around Low-Mass Young Stellar Objects. II. CO2

Klaus M. Pontoppidan;Adwin C. A. Boogert;Helen J. Fraser;Ewine F. van Dishoeck

308
Citations
The ancient heritage of water ice in the solar system.

L. Ilsedore Cleeves;Edwin A. Bergin;Conel M. O. 'D. Alexander;Fujun Du

299
Citations
Photochemistry and Astrochemistry: Photochemical Pathways to Interstellar Complex Organic Molecules.

Karin I. Öberg

291
Citations
Competition between CO and N-2 desorption from interstellar ices

K. I. Öberg;F. van Broekhuizen;H. J. Fraser;S. E. Bisschop

285
Citations
The comet-like composition of a protoplanetary disk as revealed by complex cyanides

Karin I. Öberg;Viviana V. Guzmán;Kenji Furuya;Chunhua Qi

279
Citations