2026 Lisa J. Kewley: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Best Female Scientists	110	881	841	30	30	394	50033
Physics	114	1012	954	25	24	394	53150

Discipline name

D-Index

World Ranking

Current World Ranking

National Ranking

Current National Ranking

Publications

Citations

Best Female Scientists

110

881

841

394

50033

Physics

114

1012

954

394

53150

Best Female Scientists

D-Index

110

Citations

50033

World Ranking

881

National Ranking

Physics

D-Index

114

Citations

53150

World Ranking

1012

National Ranking

Research.com Recognitions

2025 - Research.com Best Female Scientists Award
2014 - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science

Overview

Lisa J. Kewley is a researcher affiliated with the Australian National University in Australia. Their primary field of study is Physics and Astronomy, with a focused subfield presence in Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, as well as Nuclear and High Energy Physics and Spectroscopy.

Their research covers several core topics including:

Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing

Lisa J. Kewley has contributed extensively to scientific literature with notable papers such as:

"CEERS Key Paper. I. An Early Look into the First 500 Myr of Galaxy Formation with JWST" (2023) published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters
"A Long Time Ago in a Galaxy Far, Far Away: A Candidate z ∼ 12 Galaxy in Early JWST CEERS Imaging" (2022) published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters
"CEERS Epoch 1 NIRCam Imaging: Reduction Methods and Simulations Enabling Early JWST Science Results" (2023) published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters
"CEERS Spectroscopic Confirmation of NIRCam-selected z ≳ 8 Galaxy Candidates with JWST/NIRSpec: Initial Characterization of Their Properties" (2023) published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters
"CEERS Key Paper. III. The Diversity of Galaxy Structure and Morphology at z = 3-9 with JWST" (2023) published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters

They frequently publish in several venues, which include:

arXiv (Cornell University)
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
The Astrophysical Journal
The Astrophysical Journal Letters
The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series

Collaborations form a significant part of their research activities, with frequent coauthors consisting of:

Steven L. Finkelstein
Nor Pirzkal
Stephen M. Wilkins
Casey Papovich
Swara Ravindranath

In 2014, Lisa J. Kewley was recognized as a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science. Their work spans across instrumental methods, galaxy formation and evolution, and astrophysical phenomena studies, contributing to a broad understanding of the universe's physical processes.

Best Publications

Theoretical Modeling of Starburst Galaxies

Lisa Kewley;Michael Dopita;Ralph Sutherland;Charlene Heisler

2337
Citations
The host galaxies and classification of active galactic nuclei

Lisa J. Kewley;Brent Groves;Guinevere Kauffmann;Tim Heckman

2277
Citations
Using Strong Lines to Estimate Abundances in Extragalactic HII Regions and Starburst Galaxies

L. J. Kewley;M. A. Dopita

1673
Citations
Metallicity Calibrations and the Mass-Metallicity Relation for Star-forming Galaxies

Lisa J. Kewley;Sara L. Ellison

1655
Citations
SINGS: The SIRTF Nearby Galaxies Survey

Robert C. Kennicutt;Lee Armus;George Bendo;Daniela Calzetti

1537
Citations
Using Strong Lines to Estimate Abundances in Extragalactic H II Regions and Starburst Galaxies

Lisa J. Kewley;Michael A. Dopita

1362
Citations
The MAPPINGS III Library of Fast Radiative Shock Models

Mark G. Allen;Brent A. Groves;Michael A. Dopita;Ralph S. Sutherland

1229
Citations
The Calibration of Mid-Infrared Star Formation Rate Indicators

D. Calzetti;D. Calzetti;R. C. Kennicutt;C. W. Engelbracht;C. Leitherer

1129
Citations
The Chandra Deep Field South: the 1 Million Second

P. Rosati;P. Tozzi;R. Giacconi;R. Gilli

878
Citations
Metallicities of 0.3 < z < 1.0 Galaxies in the GOODS-North Field

Henry A. Kobulnicky;Lisa J. Kewley

866
Citations
Chandra Deep Field South: The 1 Ms Catalog

Riccardo Giacconi;Riccardo Giacconi;Andrew Zirm;JunXian Wang;Piero Rosati

846
Citations
The Chandra Deep Field-South: Optical Spectroscopy. I.*

G. P. Szokoly;J. Bergeron;G. Hasinger;I. Lehmann

770
Citations
Star Formation in NGC5194 (M51a): The Panchromatic View from GALEX to Spitzer

D. Calzetti;R. C. Kennicutt;L. Bianchi;D. A. Thilker

653
Citations
No supernovae associated with two long-duration gamma ray bursts

Johan P. U. Fynbo;Darach Watson;Christina C. Thöne;Jesper Sollerman

594
Citations
Measured Metallicities at the Sites of Nearby Broad-Lined Type Ic Supernovae and Implications for the SN-GRB Connection

M. Modjaz;M. Modjaz;L. Kewley;R. P. Kirshner;K. Z. Stanek

578
Citations
No supernovae from two nearby long gamma ray bursts

Johan P. U. Fynbo;Darach Watson;Christina C. Thoene;Jesper Sollerman

578
Citations
[OII] as a Star Formation Rate Indicator

Lisa J. Kewley;Margaret J. Geller;Rolf A. Jansen

571
Citations
Optical Classification of Southern Warm Infrared Galaxies

Lisa Kewley;Charlene Heisler;Michael Dopita;Stuart Lumsden

558
Citations
Star formation in NGC 5194 (M51a): The Panchromatic view from GALEX to Spitzer

D. Calzetti;R. C. Kennicutt;L. Bianchi;D. A. Thilker

539
Citations
[O II] as a Star Formation Rate Indicator

Lisa J. Kewley;Margaret J. Geller;Rolf A. Jansen

529
Citations