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Michael C. Cooper

D-Index & Metrics

Physics

D-Index
117
Citations
49819
World Ranking
915
National Ranking
488

Michael C. Cooper 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 Michael C. Cooper sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 337 publications — 25th percentile

25% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Michael C. Cooper 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 Michael C. Cooper sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 117 D-Index — 76th percentile

76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Michael C. Cooper is affiliated with the University of California, Irvine in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Physics and Astronomy, with extensive work in Astronomy and Astrophysics as well as related subfields.

Their research topics include:

  • Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
  • Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
  • Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
  • Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
  • Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
  • Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
  • CCD and CMOS Imaging Sensors

Michael C. Cooper has published extensively across several notable venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • The Astrophysical Journal
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • The Astrophysical Journal Letters
  • The Open Journal of Astrophysics

Collaborations have been a significant part of their work, with frequent co-authors being:

  • Gillian Wilson
  • Adam Muzzin
  • Anton M. Koekemoer
  • Steven L. Finkelstein
  • Jeyhan S. Kartaltepe

Recent papers by Michael C. Cooper include:

  • CEERS Key Paper. I. An Early Look into the First 500 Myr of Galaxy Formation with JWST (2023), published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters
  • Hidden Little Monsters: Spectroscopic Identification of Low-mass, Broad-line AGNs at z > 5 with CEERS (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

Best Publications

  • Star Formation in AEGIS Field Galaxies since z = 1.1: The Dominance of Gradually Declining Star Formation, and the Main Sequence of Star-forming Galaxies

    K. G. Noeske;B. J. Weiner;S. M. Faber;Casey J. Papovich

  • Galaxy Luminosity Functions to z~1: DEEP2 vs. COMBO-17 and Implications for Red Galaxy Formation

    S. M. Faber;C. N. A. Willmer;C. Wolf;D. C. Koo

  • A Study of the Gas-Star Formation Relation over Cosmic Time

    R.Genzel;L.J.Tacconi;J.Gracia-Carpio;A.Sternberg

  • Galaxy luminosity functions to z∼ 1 from DEEP2 and COMBO-17: Implications for red galaxy formation

    S. M. Faber;C. N. A. Willmer;C. Wolf;D. C. Koo

  • PHIBSS: molecular gas content and scaling relations in z~1-3 normal star forming galaxies

    L. J. Tacconi;R. Neri;R. Genzel;F. Combes

  • High molecular gas fractions in normal massive star-forming galaxies in the young Universe

    L. J. Tacconi;R. Genzel;R. Neri;P. Cox

  • A study of the gas–star formation relation over cosmic time

    R. Genzel;L. J. Tacconi;J. Gracia-Carpio;A. Sternberg

  • PHIBSS: MOLECULAR GAS CONTENT AND SCALING RELATIONS IN z ∼ 1-3 MASSIVE, MAIN-SEQUENCE STAR-FORMING GALAXIES*

    L. J. Tacconi;R. Neri;R. Genzel;F. Combes

  • Extragalactic background light inferred from AEGIS galaxy-SED-type fractions

    A. Domínguez;A. Domínguez;J. R. Primack;D. J. Rosario;F. Prada

  • The DEEP2 Galaxy Redshift Survey: Design, Observations, Data Reduction, and Redshifts

    Jeffrey A. Newman;Michael C. Cooper;Marc Davis;S. M. Faber

  • Combined CO & Dust Scaling Relations of Depletion Time and Molecular Gas Fractions with Cosmic Time, Specific Star Formation Rate and Stellar Mass

    R. Genzel;L.J. Tacconi;D. Lutz;A. Saintonge

  • The mass assembly history of field galaxies: detection of an evolving mass limit for star forming galaxies

    Kevin Bundy;Richard S. Ellis;Christopher J. Conselice;James E. Taylor

  • UBIQUITOUS OUTFLOWS IN DEEP2 SPECTRA OF STAR-FORMING GALAXIES AT z = 1.4

    Benjamin J. Weiner;Alison L. Coil;Alison L. Coil;Jason X. Prochaska;Jeffrey A. Newman

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

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

  • PHIBSS: Unified Scaling Relations of Gas Depletion Time and Molecular Gas Fractions

    L. J. Tacconi;R. Genzel;A. Saintonge;F. Combes

  • COMBINED CO AND DUST SCALING RELATIONS OF DEPLETION TIME AND MOLECULAR GAS FRACTIONS WITH COSMIC TIME, SPECIFIC STAR-FORMATION RATE, AND STELLAR MASS

    R. Genzel;L. J. Tacconi;D. Lutz;A. Saintonge

  • Strong size evolution of the most massive galaxies since z~2

    Ignacio Trujillo;C. J. Conselice;Kevin Bundy;M. C. Cooper

  • The DEEP2 Galaxy Redshift Survey: The Galaxy Luminosity Function to z ~ 1

    C. N. A. Willmer;S. M. Faber;D. C. Koo;B. J. Weiner

  • Science objectives and early results of the DEEP2 Redshift Survey

    Marc Davis;Sandra M. Faber;Jeffrey Newman;Andrew C. Phillips

  • The Evolution of Galaxy Mergers and Morphology at z<1.2 in the Extended Groth Strip

    Jennifer M. Lotz;M. Davis;S. M. Faber;P. Guhathakurta

Frequent Co-Authors

Jeffrey A. Newman
Jeffrey A. Newman University of Pittsburgh
Alison L. Coil
Alison L. Coil University of California, San Diego
Benjamin J. Weiner
Benjamin J. Weiner University of Arizona
David C. Koo
David C. Koo University of California, Santa Cruz
Renbin Yan
Renbin Yan University of Kentucky
Puragra Guhathakurta
Puragra Guhathakurta University of California, Santa Cruz
Sandra M. Faber
Sandra M. Faber University of California, Santa Cruz
Christopher J. Conselice
Christopher J. Conselice University of Manchester
Jennifer M. Lotz
Jennifer M. Lotz Space Telescope Science Institute
Marc Davis
Marc Davis Microsoft (United States)

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