2026 Kevin R. Covey: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	103	1465	1388	770	717	434	58103

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World Ranking

Current World Ranking

National Ranking

Current National Ranking

Publications

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Physics

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1388

770

717

434

58103

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

4078
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;F. Anders

3189
Citations
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

3091
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
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
LSST: From Science Drivers to Reference Design and Anticipated Data Products

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

1464
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
The first data release of the sloan digital sky survey

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

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
LSST Science Book, Version 2.0

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

1210
Citations
A Universal Stellar Initial Mass Function? A Critical Look at Variations

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

1077
Citations
The Third Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey

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

942
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 Milky Way Tomography with SDSS: II. Stellar Metallicity

Zeljko Ivezic;Branimir Sesar;Mario Juric;Nicholas Bond

881
Citations
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

844
Citations
The SEGUE Stellar Parameter Pipeline. I. Description and Initial Validation Tests

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

796
Citations
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

657
Citations
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

655
Citations
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

645
Citations