2026 Michael C. Cooper: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	117	915	864	488	452	337	49819

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Physics

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49819

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

2269
Citations
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

1611
Citations
A Study of the Gas-Star Formation Relation over Cosmic Time

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

1415
Citations
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

1400
Citations
PHIBSS: molecular gas content and scaling relations in z~1-3 normal star forming galaxies

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

1394
Citations
High molecular gas fractions in normal massive star-forming galaxies in the young Universe

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

1153
Citations
A study of the gas–star formation relation over cosmic time

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

1083
Citations
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

1048
Citations
Extragalactic background light inferred from AEGIS galaxy-SED-type fractions

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

987
Citations
The DEEP2 Galaxy Redshift Survey: Design, Observations, Data Reduction, and Redshifts

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

816
Citations
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

804
Citations
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

803
Citations
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

693
Citations
The All-Wavelength Extended Groth Strip International Survey(AEGIS) Data Sets

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

674
Citations
PHIBSS: Unified Scaling Relations of Gas Depletion Time and Molecular Gas Fractions

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

658
Citations
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

655
Citations
Strong size evolution of the most massive galaxies since z~2

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

627
Citations
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

585
Citations
Science objectives and early results of the DEEP2 Redshift Survey

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

515
Citations
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

488
Citations