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Lennox L. Cowie 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 Lennox L. Cowie sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 431 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.

Lennox L. Cowie 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 Lennox L. Cowie sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 124 D-Index — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2009 - Dannie Heineman Prize for Astrophysics, American Astronomical Society
  • 2004 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom
  • 1988 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For incisive theoretical studies of the interstellar medium and intergalactic medium
  • 1983 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Lennox L. Cowie is affiliated with the University of Hawaii at Manoa in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Physics and Astronomy, with a specialization in Astronomy and Astrophysics. Their work spans several subfields, including Instrumentation, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Computational Mechanics, and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics.

The scientist's research topics cover a wide range related to astrophysics and galactic studies. Key areas include:

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

Lennox L. Cowie has published extensively, with a notable presence in venues such as The Astrophysical Journal and The Astrophysical Journal Letters. Other publication venues include arXiv (Cornell University), The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, and Aging Neuropsychology and Cognition. The following are select recent papers authored or coauthored by them:

  • "Metallicities of Five z > 5 Emission-line Galaxies in SMACS 0723 Revealed by JWST," 2022, The Astrophysical Journal Letters
  • "The Evolution of the Ultraluminous Lyα Luminosity Function over z = 5.7-6.6," 2021, The Astrophysical Journal
  • "A Submillimeter Perspective on the GOODS Fields (SUPER GOODS). V. Deep 450 μm Imaging," 2022, The Astrophysical Journal
  • "Dust Properties of 870 μm-selected Galaxies in GOODS-S," 2023, The Astrophysical Journal
  • "A Submillimeter Survey of Faint Galaxies behind 10 Strong Lensing Clusters," 2022, The Astrophysical Journal

The scientist frequently collaborates with several researchers who have coauthored multiple papers with them. Among these frequent coauthors are:

  • A. J. Barger
  • Anthony J. Taylor
  • E. M. Hu
  • A. Songaila
  • S. J. McKay

Over the course of their career, Lennox L. Cowie has received several distinctions. Awards include:

  • Dannie Heineman Prize for Astrophysics from the American Astronomical Society (2009)
  • Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom (2004)
  • Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) (1988), recognized for incisive theoretical studies of the interstellar medium and intergalactic medium
  • Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation (1983)

Best Publications

  • New Insight on Galaxy Formation and Evolution From Keck Spectroscopy of the Hawaii Deep Fields

    Lennox L. Cowie;Antoinette Songaila;Esther M. Hu;J. G. Cohen

  • The Chandra Deep Field North Survey. XIII. 2 Ms Point-Source Catalogs

    D. M. Alexander;F. E. Bauer;W. N. Brandt;D. P. Schneider

  • The evaporation of spherical clouds in a hot gas. I - Classical and saturated mass loss rates

    L. L. Cowie;C. F. McKee

  • Dusty star forming galaxies at high redshift

    A. J. Barger;L. L. Cowie;D. B. Sanders;E. Fulton

  • Submillimetre-wavelength detection of dusty star-forming galaxies at high redshift

    A. J. Barger;L. L. Cowie;D. B. Sanders;E. Fulton

  • Overview of the Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer Mission

    H. W. Moos;W. C. Cash;L. L. Cowie;A. F. Davidsen

  • The afterglow of GRB 050709 and the nature of the short-hard γ-ray bursts

    Derek B Fox;Derek B Fox;Dale A Frail;Paul Antony Price;Shrinivas R Kulkarni

  • Resolving the extragalactic hard X-ray background

    R. F. Mushotzky;L. L. Cowie;A. J. Barger;K. A. Arnaud;K. A. Arnaud

  • The Cosmic evolution of hard x-ray selected active galactic nuclei

    A. J. Barger;A. J. Barger;L. L. Cowie;R. F. Mushotzky;Y. Yang;Y. Yang

  • Caltech Faint Galaxy Redshift Survey. X. A Redshift Survey in the Region of the Hubble Deep Field North

    Judith G. Cohen;David W. Hogg;David W. Hogg;Roger Blandford;Lennox L. Cowie

  • Deuterium abundance and background radiation temperature in high-redshift primordial clouds

    A. Songaila;A. Songaila;L. L. Cowie;L. L. Cowie;C. J Hogan;M. Rugers

  • Metal enrichment and ionization balance in the Lyman alpha forest at z = 3

    Antoinette Songaila;Lennox L. Cowie

  • HIGH-Z LYALPHA EMITTERS. I. A BLANK-FIELD SEARCH FOR OBJECTS NEAR REDSHIFT Z = 3.4 IN AND AROUND THE HUBBLE DEEP FIELD AND THE HAWAII DEEP FIELD SSA 22

    Lennox L. Cowie;Lennox L. Cowie;Lennox L. Cowie;Esther M. Hu;Esther M. Hu

  • The afterglow and elliptical host galaxy of the short gamma-ray burst GRB 050724.

    Edo Berger;Paul Antony Price;Stephen B Cenko;Avishay Gal-Yam

  • Optical and Infrared Properties of the 2 Ms Chandra Deep Field North X-Ray Sources

    A. J. Barger;A. J. Barger;L. L. Cowie;P. Capak;D. M. Alexander

  • The Density of Lyman-alpha Emitters at Very High Redshift

    Esther M. Hu;Lennox L. Cowie;Richard G. McMahon

  • The Chandra Deep Field North Survey. V. 1 Ms Source Catalogs

    W. N. Brandt;D. M. Alexander;A. E. Hornschemeier;G. P. Garmire

  • The metallicity and internal structure of the Lyman-alpha forest clouds

    Lennox L. Cowie;Antoinette Songaila;Tae-Sun Kim;Esther M. Hu

  • The Density of Lyα Emitters at Very High Redshift

    Esther M. Hu;Esther M. Hu;Lennox L. Cowie;Lennox L. Cowie;Richard G. McMahon;Richard G. McMahon

  • High-z Lyman-alpha Emitters. I. A Blank-Field Search for Objects Near Redshift z=3.4 in and around the Hubble Deep Field and the Hawaii Deep Field SSA22

    Lennox L. Cowie;Esther M. Hu

Frequent Co-Authors

Amy J. Barger
Amy J. Barger University of Wisconsin–Madison
Peter Capak
Peter Capak California Institute of Technology
David B. Sanders
David B. Sanders University of Hawaii at Manoa
Richard F. Mushotzky
Richard F. Mushotzky University of Maryland, College Park
W. N. Brandt
W. N. Brandt Pennsylvania State University
Gordon P. Garmire
Gordon P. Garmire Pennsylvania State University
Richard G. McMahon
Richard G. McMahon University of Cambridge
Brian P. Schmidt
Brian P. Schmidt Australian National University
Edo Berger
Edo Berger Harvard University
David W. Hogg
David W. Hogg Max Planck Society

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