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Kevin R. Covey

D-Index & Metrics

Physics

D-Index
103
Citations
58103
World Ranking
1465
National Ranking
770

Kevin R. Covey publication distribution in Physics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Physics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Kevin R. Covey sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 434 publications — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,469 publications or more.

Kevin R. Covey D-index placement in Physics in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Physics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Kevin R. Covey sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 103 D-Index — 60th percentile

60% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 185 D-Index or more.

Overview

Kevin R. Covey is affiliated with Western Washington University in the United States. The primary field of research focus is Physics and Astronomy, with extensive work spanning areas such as Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Computational Mechanics, Archeology, and Statistical and Nonlinear Physics.

The research topics covered include:

  • Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
  • Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
  • Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
  • Astro and Planetary Science
  • Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
  • Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation
  • Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations

Kevin R. Covey has a significant publication record. Recent papers include:

  • The 16th Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Surveys: First Release from the APOGEE-2 Southern Survey and Full Release of eBOSS Spectra (2020), published in The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
  • The Seventeenth Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Surveys: Complete Release of MaNGA, MaStar, and APOGEE-2 Data (2022), published in the Repository of the Academy's Library (Library of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences)
  • The Eighteenth Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Surveys: Targeting and First Spectra from SDSS-V (2023), published in The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
  • Final Targeting Strategy for the Sloan Digital Sky Survey IV Apache Point Observatory Galactic Evolution Experiment 2 North Survey (2021), published in The Astronomical Journal
  • Final Targeting Strategy for the SDSS-IV APOGEE-2S Survey (2021), published in The Astronomical Journal

Frequent research collaborators include Keivan G. Stassun, Marina Kounkel, Dmitry Bizyaev, Kátia Cunha, and Alexandre Roman-Lopes.

Key publication venues for Kevin R. Covey's work are:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • The Astronomical Journal
  • The Astrophysical Journal
  • UNC Libraries
  • The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series

Best Publications

  • LSST: from Science Drivers to Reference Design and Anticipated Data Products

    Željko Ivezić;Steven M. Kahn;J. Anthony Tyson;Bob Abel

  • 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

  • The Sixth Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey

    Jennifer K. Adelman-McCarthy;Marcel A. Agüeros;Sahar S. Allam;Sahar S. Allam;Carlos Allende Prieto

  • 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

  • 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

  • LSST: From Science Drivers to Reference Design and Anticipated Data Products

    Željko Ivezić;Steven M. Kahn;J. Anthony Tyson;Bob Abel

  • 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

  • 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

  • The first data release of the sloan digital sky survey

    Kevork Abazajian;Jennifer K. Adelman-McCarthy;Marcel A. Agüeros;Sahar S. Allam

  • 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

  • LSST Science Book, Version 2.0

    Paul A. Abell;Julius Allison;Scott F. Anderson

  • A Universal Stellar Initial Mass Function? A Critical Look at Variations

    Nate Bastian;Kevin R. Covey;Michael R. Meyer

  • The Third Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey

    Kevork Abazajian;Jennifer K. Adelman-McCarthy;Marcel A. Agüeros;Sahar S. Allam

  • 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

  • The Milky Way Tomography with SDSS: II. Stellar Metallicity

    Zeljko Ivezic;Branimir Sesar;Mario Juric;Nicholas Bond

  • Constraining the Age-Activity Relation for Cool Stars: The SDSS DR5 Low-Mass Star Spectroscopic Sample

    Andrew A. West;Suzanne L. Hawley;John J. Bochanski;Kevin R. Covey

  • The SEGUE Stellar Parameter Pipeline. I. Description and Initial Validation Tests

    Y. S. Lee;T. C. Beers;T. Sivarani;C. Allende Prieto

  • Stellar SEDs from 0.3-2.5 Microns: Tracing the Stellar Locus and Searching for Color Outliers in SDSS and 2MASS

    Kevin R. Covey;Zeljko Ivezic;David J. Schlegel;Douglas P. Finkbeiner

  • The 16th Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Surveys: First Release from the APOGEE-2 Southern Survey and Full Release of eBOSS Spectra

    Romina Ahumada;Carlos Allende Prieto;Carlos Allende Prieto;Andrés Almeida;Friedrich Anders;Friedrich Anders

  • Constraining the Age-Activity Relation for Cool Stars: The Sloan Digital Sky Survey Data Release 5 Low-Mass Star Spectroscopic Sample

    Andrew A. West;Suzanne L. Hawley;John J. Bochanski;Kevin R. Covey

Frequent Co-Authors

Keivan G. Stassun
Keivan G. Stassun Vanderbilt University
John J. Bochanski
John J. Bochanski Lockheed Martin (United States)
Andrew A. West
Andrew A. West Boston University
Suzanne L. Hawley
Suzanne L. Hawley University of Washington
Donald P. Schneider
Donald P. Schneider Pennsylvania State University
Dmitry Bizyaev
Dmitry Bizyaev New Mexico State University
Scott F. Anderson
Scott F. Anderson University of Washington
Steven R. Majewski
Steven R. Majewski University of Virginia
Lynne A. Hillenbrand
Lynne A. Hillenbrand California Institute of Technology
Robert A. Gutermuth
Robert A. Gutermuth University of Massachusetts Amherst

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