2026 Marc Postman: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	104	1424	1349	747	696	325	47565

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World Ranking

Current World Ranking

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Physics

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1349

747

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325

47565

Overview

Marc Postman is affiliated with the Space Telescope Science Institute in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on physics and astronomy, with specific contributions to astronomy and astrophysics, instrumentation, atomic and molecular physics and optics, nuclear and high energy physics, and global and planetary change.

The scientist has published extensively, with 97 publications in the field of physics and astronomy. Their subfields of study include:

Astronomy and Astrophysics
Instrumentation
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Global and Planetary Change

Marc Postman's work covers a range of main topics such as:

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

The scientist has frequent collaborators, including:

Dan Coe (16 joint publications)
Adi Zitrin (15 joint publications)
Larry Bradley (15 joint publications)
Seiji Fujimoto (15 joint publications)
Masamune Oguri (14 joint publications)

Marc Postman's research contributions appear predominantly in these publication venues:

arXiv (Cornell University) - 14 publications
The Astrophysical Journal - 9 publications
The Astrophysical Journal Letters - 3 publications
The Astronomical Journal - 3 publications
The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series - 2 publications

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Marc Postman include:

Constraints on the Hubble constant from supernova Refsdal's reappearance, 2023, Science
New Horizons Observations of the Cosmic Optical Background, 2021, The Astrophysical Journal
Anomalous Flux in the Cosmic Optical Background Detected with New Horizons Observations, 2022, The Astrophysical Journal Letters
JWST Imaging of Earendel, the Extremely Magnified Star at Redshift z = 6.2, 2022, The Astrophysical Journal Letters
ALMA Lensing Cluster Survey: Hubble Space Telescope and Spitzer Photometry of 33 Lensed Fields Built with CHArGE, 2022, The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series

Best Publications

Sloan Digital Sky Survey: Early data release

C. Stoughton;R. H. Lupton;M. Bernardi;M. R. Blanton

3515
Citations
Sloan digital sky survey: Early data release

Chris Stoughton;Robert H. Lupton;Mariangela Bernardi;Michael R. Blanton;Michael R. Blanton

3126
Citations
The Hubble Space Telescope Cluster Supernova Survey. V. Improving the Dark-energy Constraints above z > 1 and Building an Early-type-hosted Supernova Sample

N. Suzuki;N. Suzuki;D. Rubin;D. Rubin;C. Lidman;G. Aldering

2078
Citations
The Hubble Deep Field: Observations, data reduction, and galaxy photometry

Robert E. Williams;Brett Blacker;Mark Dickinson;W. Van Dyke Dixon;W. Van Dyke Dixon

1618
Citations
Spectroscopic Target Selection for the Sloan Digital Sky Survey: The Luminous Red Galaxy Sample

D. J. Eisenstein;J. Annis;J. E. Gunn;A. S. Szalay

1486
Citations
Wide-Field InfrarRed Survey Telescope-Astrophysics Focused Telescope Assets WFIRST-AFTA 2015 Report

D. Spergel;N. Gehrels;C. Baltay;D. Bennett

1400
Citations
Spectroscopic Target Selection for the Sloan Digital Sky Survey: The Luminous Red Galaxy Sample

Daniel J. Eisenstein;Daniel J. Eisenstein;James Annis;James E. Gunn;Alexander S. Szalay

1293
Citations
Cluster Lensing And Supernova survey with Hubble (CLASH): An Overview

Marc Postman;Dan Coe;Narciso Benitez;Larry Bradley

1175
Citations
The morphology-density relation - The group connection

M. Postman;M. J. Geller

963
Citations
The Luminosity Function of Galaxies in SDSS Commissioning Data

M. R. Blanton

943
Citations
THE CLUSTER LENSING AND SUPERNOVA SURVEY WITH HUBBLE: AN OVERVIEW

Marc Postman;Dan Coe;Narciso Benítez;Larry Bradley

941
Citations
The Luminosity Function of Galaxies in SDSS Commissioning Data

Michael R. Blanton;Julianne Dalcanton;Daniel Eisenstein;Jon Loveday

901
Citations
The Morphology - Density Relation in z ~ 1 Clusters

M. Postman;M. Franx;N. Cross;B. Holden

558
Citations
The Morphology-Density Relation in z ~ 1 Clusters

M. Postman;M. Franx;N.J.G. Cross;B. Holden

481
Citations
The Motion of the Local Group with Respect to the 15,000 Kilometer per Second Abell Cluster Inertial Frame

Tod R. Lauer;Marc Postman

477
Citations
The Masses of Nuclear Black Holes in Luminous Elliptical Galaxies and Implications for the Space Density of the Most Massive Black Holes

Tod R. Lauer;S. M. Faber;Douglas Richstone;Karl Gebhardt

470
Citations
The Pan-STARRS1 Database and Data Products

H. A. Flewelling;E. A. Magnier;K. C. Chambers;J. N. Heasley

456
Citations
The Palomar Distant Clusters Survey. I. The Cluster Catalog

Marc Postman;Lori M. Lubin;James E. Gunn;J. B. Oke;J. B. Oke

452
Citations
CLASH: THREE STRONGLY LENSED IMAGES OF A CANDIDATE z ≈ 11 GALAXY

Dan Coe;Adi Zitrin;Mauricio Carrasco;Mauricio Carrasco;Xinwen Shu

434
Citations
The Palomar Distant Cluster Survey: I. The Cluster Catalog

M. Postman;L. M. Lubin;J. E. Gunn;J. B. Oke

433
Citations