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Marijn Franx 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 Marijn Franx sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 747 publications — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Marijn Franx 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 Marijn Franx sits on this spectrum.

70–71 D-Index: 76 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 110 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 143 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 153 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 144 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 167 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 167 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 166 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 132 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 155 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 134 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 137 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 102 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 112 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 110 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 116 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 97 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 103 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 87 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 90 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 78 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 75 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 67 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 69 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 59 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 53 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 42 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 41 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 33 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 32 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 45 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 19 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 24 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 28 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 31 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 20 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 12 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 24 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 23 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 15 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 15 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 11 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 17 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 12 scientists 166–167 D-Index: 11 scientists 168–169 D-Index: 9 scientists 170–171 D-Index: 9 scientists 172–173 D-Index: 11 scientists 174–175 D-Index: 4 scientists 176–177 D-Index: 8 scientists 178–179 D-Index: 5 scientists 180–181 D-Index: 3 scientists 182–183 D-Index: 4 scientists 184 D-Index: 4 scientists 185+ D-Index: 99 scientists
70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 188 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Physics in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Physics in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2010 - Spinoza Prize, Dutch Research Council
  • 2009 - Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences

Overview

Marijn Franx is a researcher affiliated with Leiden University in the Netherlands. Their work primarily spans the fields of physics and astronomy, with a particular focus on astronomy and astrophysics, instrumentation, atomic and molecular physics and optics, computational mechanics, and nuclear and high energy physics.

Their research topics encompass astronomy and astrophysical research, galaxies in terms of formation, evolution, and phenomena, stellar, planetary, and galactic studies, gamma-ray bursts and supernovae, astrophysics and star formation studies, adaptive optics and wavefront sensing, and astronomical observations and instrumentation.

Marijn Franx has contributed frequently to a number of publication venues. These include:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • The Astrophysical Journal
  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics

Recent papers featuring Marijn Franx include:

  • The Near-Infrared Spectrograph (NIRSpec) on the James Webb Space Telescope, 2022, Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • COSMOS2020: A Panchromatic View of the Universe to z ∼ 10 from Two Complementary Catalogs, 2022, The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
  • Spectroscopic confirmation of four metal-poor galaxies at z = 10.3-13.2, 2023, Nature Astronomy
  • The Near-Infrared Spectrograph (NIRSpec) on the James Webb Space Telescope, 2022, Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • In-orbit Performance of the Near-infrared Spectrograph NIRSpec on the James Webb Space Telescope, 2023, Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific

Frequent collaborators of Marijn Franx include:

  • Rachel Bezanson
  • Michael V. Maseda
  • Anna de Graaff
  • Gabriel Brammer
  • Pieter van Dokkum

Marijn Franx has been recognized with notable awards during their career:

  • Spinoza Prize, Dutch Research Council, 2010
  • Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2009

Best Publications

  • UV Luminosity Functions at redshifts z~4 to z~10: 10000 Galaxies from HST Legacy Fields

    R. J. Bouwens;G. D. Illingworth;P. A. Oesch;M. Trenti

  • A new method for the identification of non-Gaussian line profiles in elliptical galaxies

    Roeland P. van der Marel;Marijn Franx

  • UV Luminosity Functions at z~4, 5, and 6 from the Hubble Ultra Deep Field and Other Deep Hubble Space Telescope ACS Fields: Evolution and Star Formation History*

    Rychard J Bouwens;Garth D Illingworth;Marijn Franx;Holland Ford

  • UV luminosity functions at redshifts z ∼ 4 to z ∼ 10: 10,000 galaxies from HST legacy fields

    R.J. Bouwens;R.J. Bouwens;G.D. Illingworth;P.A. Oesch;P.A. Oesch;M. Trenti

  • The Star Formation Mass Sequence Out to z = 2.5

    Katherine E. Whitaker;Pieter G. van Dokkum;Gabriel Brammer;Marijn Franx

  • Detection of Quiescent Galaxies in a Bicolor Sequence from Z = 0-2

    Rik J. Williams;Ryan F. Quadri;Marijn Franx;Pieter van Dokkum

  • UV Luminosity Functions at z~4, 5, and 6 from the HUDF and other Deep HST ACS Fields: Evolution and Star Formation History

    Rychard J. Bouwens;Garth D. Illingworth;Marijn Franx;Holland Ford

  • An ultra-deep near-infrared spectrum of a compact quiescent galaxy at z=2.2

    Mariska Kriek;Pieter G. van Dokkum;Ivo Labbé;Marijn Franx

  • UV Luminosity Functions from 132 z~7 and z~8 Lyman-Break Galaxies in the ultra-deep HUDF09 and wide-area ERS WFC3/IR Observations

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

  • 3D-HST+CANDELS: THE EVOLUTION OF THE GALAXY SIZE–MASS DISTRIBUTION SINCE z = 3

    A. van der Wel;M. Franx;P.G. van Dokkum;R.E. Skelton

  • The Growth of Massive Galaxies Since z = 2

    Pieter G. van Dokkum;Pieter G. van Dokkum;Katherine E. Whitaker;Katherine E. Whitaker;Gabriel Brammer;Gabriel Brammer;Marijn Franx

  • Confirmation of the Remarkable Compactness of Massive Quiescent Galaxies at z ~ 2.3: Early-Type Galaxies Did not Form in a Simple Monolithic Collapse* **

    Pieter G. van Dokkum;Marijn Franx;Mariska Kriek;Bradford Holden

  • THE EVOLUTION OF THE STELLAR MASS FUNCTIONS OF STAR-FORMING AND QUIESCENT GALAXIES TO z = 4 FROM THE COSMOS/UltraVISTA SURVEY*

    Adam Muzzin;Danilo Marchesini;Mauro Stefanon;Marijn Franx

  • 3D-HST WFC3-selected Photometric Catalogs in the Five CANDELS/3D-HST Fields: Photometry, Photometric Redshifts, and Stellar Masses

    Rosalind E. Skelton;Katherine E. Whitaker;Ivelina G. Momcheva;Gabriel B. Brammer

  • The 3D-HST Survey: Hubble Space Telescope WFC3/G141 grism spectra, redshifts, and emission line measurements for $\sim 100,000$ galaxies

    Ivelina G. Momcheva;Gabriel B. Brammer;Pieter G. van Dokkum;Rosalind E. Skelton

  • CONSTRAINING THE LOW-MASS SLOPE OF THE STAR FORMATION SEQUENCE AT 0.5 < z < 2.5

    Katherine E. Whitaker;Marijn Franx;Joel Leja;Pieter G. van Dokkum

  • A Significant Population of Red, Near-IR Selected High Redshift Galaxies

    Marijn Franx;Ivo Labbe;Gregory Rudnick;Pieter G. van Dokkum

  • The Fundamental Plane for cluster E and S0 galaxies

    Inger Jørgensen;Inger Jørgensen;Marijn Franx;Per Kjaergaard

  • Ultraviolet Luminosity Functions from 132 z ~ 7 and z ~ 8 Lyman-break Galaxies in the Ultra-deep HUDF09 and Wide-area Early Release Science WFC3/IR Observations

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

  • UV Luminosity Functions at redshifts z~4 to z~10: 11000 Galaxies from HST Legacy Fields

    R. J. Bouwens;G. D. Illingworth;P. A. Oesch;M. Trenti

Frequent Co-Authors

Garth D. Illingworth
Garth D. Illingworth University of California, Santa Cruz
Rychard Bouwens
Rychard Bouwens Leiden University
Ivo Labbe
Ivo Labbe Swinburne University of Technology
Mariska Kriek
Mariska Kriek University of California, Berkeley
Danilo Marchesini
Danilo Marchesini Tufts University
Gabriel B. Brammer
Gabriel B. Brammer University of Copenhagen
Michele Trenti
Michele Trenti University of Melbourne
Hans-Walter Rix
Hans-Walter Rix Max Planck Institute for Astronomy
Pascal Oesch
Pascal Oesch University of Geneva
Marc Postman
Marc Postman Space Telescope Science Institute

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