2026 Karl R. Stapelfeldt: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	107	1296	1227	678	631	547	37633

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Overview

Karl R. Stapelfeldt is affiliated with the Jet Propulsion Lab in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Physics and Astronomy, with significant contributions in Astronomy and Astrophysics.

The subfields of study where Stapelfeldt's work is concentrated include:

Astronomy and Astrophysics
Instrumentation
Spectroscopy
Aerospace Engineering
Computational Mechanics

The main topics of research covered by Stapelfeldt span several interconnected areas:

Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
Astro and Planetary Science
Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
Molecular Spectroscopy and Structure
Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation
Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations

Karl R. Stapelfeldt frequently publishes in a number of scientific venues, with the most common being:

arXiv (Cornell University)
The Astrophysical Journal
Astronomy and Astrophysics
The Astronomical Journal
The Astrophysical Journal Letters

Some recent papers authored or co-authored by Stapelfeldt include:

Observations of edge-on protoplanetary disks with ALMA, 2020, Astronomy and Astrophysics
The Habitable Exoplanet Observatory (HabEx) Mission Concept Study Final Report, 2020, arXiv (Cornell University)
The JWST Early-release Science Program for Direct Observations of Exoplanetary Systems II: A 1 to 20 μm Spectrum of the Planetary-mass Companion VHS 1256-1257 b, 2023, The Astrophysical Journal Letters
A Highly Settled Disk around Oph163131, 2022, The Astrophysical Journal
The HOSTS Survey for Exozodiacal Dust: Observational Results from the Complete Survey, 2020, The Astronomical Journal

Stapelfeldt regularly collaborates with several other researchers, including:

Marshall D. Perrin
M. Villenave
F. Ménard
Gaspard Duchêne
C. Pinte

Best Publications

The Multiband Imaging Photometer for Spitzer (MIPS)

G. H. Rieke;E. T. Young;C. W. Engelbracht;D. M. Kelly

2495
Citations
The Spitzer c2d legacy results: star-formation rates and efficiencies; evolution and lifetimes

Neal J. Evans;Michael M. Dunham;Jes K. Jørgensen;Melissa L. Enoch;Melissa L. Enoch

1770
Citations
Optical Images of an Exosolar Planet 25 Light-Years from Earth

Paul Kalas;James R. Graham;Eugene Chiang;Michael P. Fitzgerald

1171
Citations
Hubble Space Telescope Observations of the Disk and Jet of HH 30

Christopher J. Burrows;Christopher J. Burrows;Karl R. Stapelfeldt;Alan M. Watson;John E. Krist

646
Citations
THE PERFORMANCE AND CALIBRATION OF WFPC2 ON THE HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE

Jon A. Holtzman;J. Jeff Hester;Stefano Casertano;John T. Trauger

628
Citations
The First Hundred Brown Dwarfs Discovered by the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE)

J. Davy Kirkpatrick;Michael C. Cushing;Christopher R. Gelino;Roger L. Griffith

609
Citations
From molecular cores to planet-forming disks: An SIRTF legacy program

Neal J. Evans;Lori E. Allen;Geoffrey A. Blake;A. C. A. Boogert

591
Citations
THE FIRST HUNDRED BROWN DWARFS DISCOVERED BY THE WIDE-FIELD INFRARED SURVEY EXPLORER (WISE)

J. Davy Kirkpatrick;Michael C. Cushing;Christopher R. Gelino;Roger L. Griffith

476
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
The Taurus Spitzer Survey: New Candidate Taurus Members Selected Using Sensitive Mid-Infrared Photometry

L. M. Rebull;D. L. Padgett;C.-E. McCabe;L. A. Hillenbrand

436
Citations
Debris disk evolution around a stars

K. Y. L. Su;G. H. Rieke;J. A. Stansberry;G. Bryden

427
Citations
Decay of Planetary Debris Disks

GH Rieke;Kyl Su;JA Stansberry;D Trilling

426
Citations
HST/NICMOS Imaging of Disks and Envelopes Around Very Young Stars

D. Padgett;W. Brandner;K. Stapelfeldt;S. Strom

407
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
HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE/NICMOS Imaging of Disks and Envelopes around Very Young Stars

Deborah L. Padgett;Wolfgang Brandner;Karl R. Stapelfeldt;Stephen E. Strom

394
Citations
Frequency of Debris Disks around Solar-Type Stars: First Results from a Spitzer/MIPS Survey

G. Bryden;C. A. Beichman;D. E. Trilling;G. H. Rieke

386
Citations
WFPC2 studies of the Crab nebula. I. HST and ROSAT imaging of the synchrotron nebula

J. Jeff Hester;Paul A. Scowen;Ravi Sankrit;Christopher J. Burrows

359
Citations
Frequency of Debris Disks around Solar-Type Stars: First Results from a Spitzer MIPS Survey

G. Bryden;C. A. Beichman;D. E. Trilling;G. H. Rieke

341
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
Debris Disks around Sun-like Stars

D. E. Trilling;G. Bryden;C. A. Beichman;G. H. Rieke

324
Citations