2026 Lennox L. Cowie: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	124	702	666	384	359	431	47898

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Physics

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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

2562
Citations
The Chandra Deep Field North Survey. XIII. 2 Ms Point-Source Catalogs

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

1104
Citations
The evaporation of spherical clouds in a hot gas. I - Classical and saturated mass loss rates

L. L. Cowie;C. F. McKee

1089
Citations
Dusty star forming galaxies at high redshift

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

985
Citations
Submillimetre-wavelength detection of dusty star-forming galaxies at high redshift

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

957
Citations
Overview of the Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer Mission

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

828
Citations
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

731
Citations
Resolving the extragalactic hard X-ray background

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

645
Citations
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

592
Citations
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

530
Citations
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

519
Citations
Metal enrichment and ionization balance in the Lyman alpha forest at z = 3

Antoinette Songaila;Lennox L. Cowie

498
Citations
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

497
Citations
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

497
Citations
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

490
Citations
The Density of Lyman-alpha Emitters at Very High Redshift

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

482
Citations
The Chandra Deep Field North Survey. V. 1 Ms Source Catalogs

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

479
Citations
The metallicity and internal structure of the Lyman-alpha forest clouds

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

479
Citations
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

479
Citations
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

465
Citations