2026 Margaret J. Geller: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	104	1456	1379	767	714	429	34874

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Research.com Recognitions

2013 - Lilienfeld Prize, American Physical Society
1996 - Klopsteg Memorial Award, American Association of Physics Teachers
1995 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For her pioneering contributions to mapping the nearby universe and elucidating the largescale structure in the distribution of galaxies
1992 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
1992 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
1990 - Fellow of the MacArthur Foundation
1990 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Overview

Margaret J. Geller is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Physics and Astronomy, with a strong emphasis on Astronomy and Astrophysics. Their work spans multiple subfields including Instrumentation, General Health Professions, Philosophy, and Global and Planetary Change.

The main topics covered in their research include galaxies' formation, evolution, and phenomena; astronomy and astrophysical research; stellar, planetary, and galactic studies; gamma-ray bursts and supernovae; astrophysics and star formation studies; hermeneutics and narrative identity; and aging, elder care, and social issues.

Significant publication venues for Margaret J. Geller include:

The Astrophysical Journal
arXiv (Cornell University)
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Research Notes of the AAS
Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology)

Frequent coauthors are:

Jubee Sohn
Ivana Damjanov
Antonaldo Diaferio
Michele Pizzardo
Scott J. Kenyon

Selected recent papers include:

The HectoMAP Cluster Survey: Spectroscopically Identified Clusters and their Brightest Cluster Galaxies (BCGs), 2021, The Astrophysical Journal
Mass accretion rates of clusters of galaxies: CIRS and HeCS, 2021, Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology)
Galaxy cluster mass accretion rates from IllustrisTNG, 2023, Astronomy and Astrophysics
Chandra follow-up of the Hectospec Cluster Survey: Comparison of caustic and hydrostatic masses and constraints on the hydrostatic bias, 2022, Astronomy and Astrophysics
HectoMAP: The Complete Redshift Survey (Data Release 2), 2023, The Astrophysical Journal

Margaret J. Geller has been recognized with several awards and honors, including:

Lilienfeld Prize, American Physical Society, 2013
Klopsteg Memorial Award, American Association of Physics Teachers, 1996
Fellow of American Physical Society (APS), 1995 - Citation for pioneering contributions to mapping the nearby universe and elucidating the largescale structure in the distribution of galaxies
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 1992
Member of the National Academy of Sciences, 1992
Fellow of the MacArthur Foundation, 1990
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 1990

Best Publications

Groups of galaxies. I. Nearby groups

J.P. Huchra;M.J. Geller

1223
Citations
Mapping the universe

Margaret J. Geller;John P. Huchra

1105
Citations
A Slice of the Universe

V. De Lapparent;M. J. Geller;J. P. Huchra

1007
Citations
The morphology-density relation - The group connection

M. Postman;M. J. Geller

963
Citations
The Updated Zwicky Catalog (UZC)

Emilio E. Falco;Michael J. Kurtz;Margaret J. Geller;John P. Huchra

572
Citations
[OII] as a Star Formation Rate Indicator

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

571
Citations
[O II] as a Star Formation Rate Indicator

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

529
Citations
Discovery of an Unbound Hyper-Velocity Star in the Milky Way Halo

Warren R. Brown;Margaret J. Geller;Scott J. Kenyon;Michael J. Kurtz

503
Citations
Galaxy Correlations as a Function of Morphological Type

Marc Davis;Margaret J. Geller

444
Citations
Groups of galaxies. III. the CfA survey

M.J. Geller;J.P. Huchra

439
Citations
Hectospec, the MMT's 300 Optical Fiber-Fed Spectrograph

Daniel Fabricant;Robert Fata;John Roll;Edward Hertz

439
Citations
Tidally Triggered Star Formation in Close Pairs of Galaxies

Elizabeth J. Barton;Elizabeth J. Barton;Margaret J. Geller;Scott J. Kenyon

409
Citations
Discovery of an Unbound Hypervelocity Star in the Milky Way Halo

Warren R. Brown;Margaret J. Geller;Scott J. Kenyon;Michael J. Kurtz

405
Citations
The CfA Redshift Survey: Data for the South Galactic Cap*

John P. Huchra;Michael S. Vogeley;Michael S. Vogeley;Margaret J. Geller

356
Citations
Power spectrum, correlation function, and tests for luminosity bias in the CfA redshift survey

Changbom Park;Michael S. Vogeley;Margaret J. Geller;John P. Huchra

351
Citations
The kinematics of Abell clusters

Ann I. Zabludoff;John P. Huchra;Margaret J. Geller

330
Citations
Infall regions of galaxy clusters

Antonaldo Diaferio;Antonaldo Diaferio;Margaret J. Geller

325
Citations
Cosmological Constraints from Observed Cluster X-Ray Morphologies

Joseph J. Mohr;August E. Evrard;Daniel G. Fabricant;Margaret J. Geller

322
Citations
The Representative XMM-Newton Cluster Structure Survey (REXCESS) of an X-ray Luminosity Selected Galaxy Cluster Sample

H. Boehringer;P. Schuecker;G. W. Pratt;M. Arnaud

316
Citations
Tidally Triggered Star Formation in Close Pairs of Galaxies: Major and Minor Interactions

Deborah Freedman Woods;Margaret J. Geller;Elizabeth J. Barton

163
Citations