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116
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945
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502

M. L. N. Ashby 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 M. L. N. Ashby sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 617 publications — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

M. L. N. Ashby 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 M. L. N. Ashby sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 116 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

M. L. N. Ashby is a researcher affiliated with Harvard University in the United States, specializing in Physics and Astronomy. Their work encompasses a broad range of topics within this field, with a particular focus on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, and Nuclear and High Energy Physics. Additional areas of study include Aerospace Engineering and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Ashby's research contributions are reflected in numerous publications, predominantly in key venues such as arXiv (Cornell University), The Astrophysical Journal, and the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. Other notable venues include Astronomy and Astrophysics and The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series.

Key recent papers authored or co-authored by Ashby include:

  • The SPTpol Extended Cluster Survey, 2020, The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
  • SPHEREx: NASA's near-infrared spectrophotometric all-sky survey, 2020, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2020: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave
  • Galaxy Clusters Discovered via the Thermal Sunyaev-Zel'dovich Effect in the 500-square-degree SPTpol Survey, 2024, The Open Journal of Astrophysics
  • Sub-galactic scaling relations between X-ray luminosity, star formation rate, and stellar mass, 2020, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • Optical and near-infrared observations of the SPT2349-56 proto-cluster core at z = 4.3, 2021, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

The main topics covered within Ashby's body of work are diverse, including:

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

Throughout their career, Ashby has collaborated frequently with a number of co-authors, including Joanna Kuraszkiewicz, B. J. Wilkes, Mojegan Azadi, S. P. Willner, and B. P. Crill. These collaborations have contributed to multiple publications across their fields of study.

Best Publications

  • The Infrared Array Camera (IRAC) for the Spitzer Space Telescope

    G. G. Fazio

  • The Infrared Array Camera (IRAC) for the Spitzer Space Telescope

    G. G. Fazio;J. L. Hora;L. E. Allen;M. L. N. Ashby

  • CANDELS: The Cosmic Assembly Near-infrared Deep Extragalactic Legacy Survey - The Hubble Space Telescope Observations, Imaging Data Products and Mosaics

    Anton M. Koekemoer;S. M. Faber;Henry C. Ferguson;Norman A. Grogin

  • CANDELS: The Cosmic Assembly Near-infrared Deep Extragalactic Legacy Survey

    Norman A. Grogin;Dale D. Kocevski;S. M. Faber;Henry C. Ferguson

  • Candels: The cosmic assembly near-infrared deep extragalactic legacy survey - The hubble space telescope observations, imaging data products, and mosaics

    Anton M. Koekemoer;S. M. Faber;Henry C. Ferguson;Norman A. Grogin

  • The Evolution of the Galaxy Rest-Frame Ultraviolet Luminosity Function Over the First Two Billion Years

    Steven Lyle Finkelstein;Russell E. Ryan;Casey Papovich;Mark Dickinson

  • Galaxy clusters discovered via the Sunyaev-Zel'dovich effect in the 2500-square-degree SPT-SZ survey

    L. E. Bleem;L. E. Bleem;Brian A Stalder;T. de Haan;K. A. Aird

  • The All-Wavelength Extended Groth Strip International Survey(AEGIS) Data Sets

    M. Davis;P. Guhathakurta;N. P. Konidaris;J. A. Newman

  • CANDELS: The progenitors of compact quiescent galaxies at z~2

    Guillermo Barro;S. M. Faber;Pablo G. Perez-Gonzalez;David C. Koo

  • CANDELS multi-wavelength catalogs: source detection and photometry in the GOODS-South field

    Yicheng Guo;Yicheng Guo;Henry C. Ferguson;Mauro Giavalisco;Guillermo Barro

  • CANDELS: The progenitors of compact quiescent galaxies at z ~ 2

    Guillermo Barro;S. M. Faber;Pablo G. Pérez-González;Pablo G. Pérez-González;David C. Koo

  • The evolution of the hard X-ray luminosity function of AGN

    J. Aird;K. Nandra;E. S. Laird;A. Georgakakis

  • The Most Luminous z~9-10 Galaxy Candidates yet Found: The Luminosity Function, Cosmic Star-Formation Rate, and the First Mass Density Estimate at 500 Myr

    P. A. Oesch;R. J. Bouwens;G. D. Illingworth;I. Labbe

  • ALMA redshifts of millimeter-selected galaxies from the SPT survey: The redshift distribution of dusty star-forming galaxies

    A. Weiss;C. De Breuck;D. P. Marrone;J. D. Vieira

  • Number Counts At 3 < lambda < 10 um From the Spitzer Space Telescope

    G. G. Fazio;M. L. N. Ashby;P. Barmby;J. L. Hora

  • An SZ-selected sample of the most massive galaxy clusters in the 2500-square-degree South Pole Telescope survey

    R. Williamson;B. A. Benson;F. W. High;K. Vanderlinde

  • Extragalactic millimeter-wave sources in South Pole Telescope Survey data: source counts, catalog, and statistics for an 87 square-degree field

    Joaquin Daniel Vieira;T. M. Crawford;E. R. Switzer;P. A.R. Ade

  • Dusty starburst galaxies in the early Universe as revealed by gravitational lensing

    J. D. Vieira;D. P. Marrone;S. C. Chapman;S. C. Chapman;C. De Breuck

  • CANDELS Multiwavelength catalogs: Source Identification and Photometry in the CANDELS UKIDSS Ultra-Deep Survey Field

    Audrey Galametz;Andrea Grazian;Adriano Fontana;Henry C. Ferguson

  • In-flight performance and calibration of the Infrared Array Camera (IRAC) for the Spitzer Space Telescope

    Joseph L. Hora;Giovanni G. Fazio;Lori E. Allen;Matthew L. N. Ashby

Frequent Co-Authors

Giovanni G. Fazio
Giovanni G. Fazio Harvard University
Anthony H. Gonzalez
Anthony H. Gonzalez University of Florida
Pauline Barmby
Pauline Barmby University of Western Ontario
Daniel P. Marrone
Daniel P. Marrone University of Arizona
Joaquin Vieira
Joaquin Vieira University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
T. M. Crawford
T. M. Crawford University of Chicago
John E. Carlstrom
John E. Carlstrom University of Chicago
S. A. Stanford
S. A. Stanford University of California, Davis
Mark Brodwin
Mark Brodwin University of Missouri–Kansas City
Christian L. Reichardt
Christian L. Reichardt University of Melbourne

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