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Nikku Madhusudhan 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 Nikku Madhusudhan sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 327 publications — 23rd percentile

23% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Nikku Madhusudhan 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 Nikku Madhusudhan sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 91 D-Index — 42nd percentile

42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Nikku Madhusudhan is affiliated with the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily centers on Physics and Astronomy, with a specialization in Astronomy and Astrophysics, Spectroscopy, Instrumentation, Atmospheric Science, and Aerospace Engineering. This reflects a comprehensive expertise across a broad range of subfields within physical sciences.

The main topics of Madhusudhan's work include Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies, Astro and Planetary Science, Spectroscopy and Laser Applications, Astronomy and Astrophysical Research, Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies, Atmospheric Ozone and Climate, and High-pressure geophysics and materials. These areas highlight a focus on observational and theoretical aspects of planetary atmospheres and astrophysical environments.

Madhusudhan has contributed extensively to the scientific literature, with notable recent publications including:

  • Carbon-bearing Molecules in a Possible Hycean Atmosphere (2023) in The Astrophysical Journal Letters
  • The Interior and Atmosphere of the Habitable-zone Exoplanet K2-18b (2020) in The Astrophysical Journal Letters
  • Habitability and Biosignatures of Hycean Worlds (2021) in Apollo (University of Cambridge)
  • Detection of neutral atomic species in the ultra-hot Jupiter WASP-121b (2020) in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • Possible Hycean conditions in the sub-Neptune TOI-270 d (2024) in Astronomy and Astrophysics

The choice of publication venues indicates active participation in multiple leading platforms relevant to astrophysics and astronomy, including arXiv (Cornell University), Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, The Astrophysical Journal, The Astrophysical Journal Letters, and Apollo (University of Cambridge). These venues suggest a strong engagement with both preprint repositories and peer-reviewed journals in the field.

Collaboration is a significant aspect of Madhusudhan's research process, with frequent co-authors including Savvas Constantinou, Måns Holmberg, Anjali A. A. Piette, Luis Welbanks, and Siddharth Gandhi. The counts of joint publications with these colleagues range from 9 to 24, reflecting ongoing partnerships within the scientific community.

Best Publications

  • Infrared Transmission Spectroscopy of the Exoplanets HD209458b and XO-1b Using the Wide Field Camera-3 on the Hubble Space Telescope

    Drake Deming;Ashlee Wilkins;Peter McCullough;Adam Burrows

  • INFRARED TRANSMISSION SPECTROSCOPY OF THE EXOPLANETS HD 209458b AND XO-1b USING THE WIDE FIELD CAMERA-3 ON THE HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE

    Drake Deming;Drake Deming;Ashlee Wilkins;Peter R. McCullough;Adam Burrows

  • A TEMPERATURE AND ABUNDANCE RETRIEVAL METHOD FOR EXOPLANET ATMOSPHERES

    Nikku Madhusudhan;Sara Seager

  • A PRECISE WATER ABUNDANCE MEASUREMENT FOR THE HOT JUPITER WASP-43b

    Laura Kreidberg;Jacob L. Bean;Jean Michel Désert;Michael R. Line

  • A Combined Subaru/VLT/MMT 1--5 Micron Study of Planets Orbiting HR 8799: Implications for Atmospheric Properties, Masses, and Formation

    Thayne Currie;Adam S. Burrows;Yoichi Itoh;Soko Matsumura

  • Water Vapor in the Spectrum of the Extrasolar Planet HD 189733b: 1. the Transit

    P. R. McCullough;N. Crouzet;D. Deming;N. Madhusudhan

  • A high C/O ratio and weak thermal inversion in the atmosphere of exoplanet WASP-12b

    Nikku Madhusudhan;Nikku Madhusudhan;Joseph Harrington;Kevin B. Stevenson;Sarah Nymeyer

  • C/O RATIO AS A DIMENSION FOR CHARACTERIZING EXOPLANETARY ATMOSPHERES

    Nikku Madhusudhan

  • Thermal structure of an exoplanet atmosphere from phase-resolved emission spectroscopy

    Kevin B. Stevenson;Jean Michel Désert;Michael R. Line;Jacob L. Bean

  • Exoplanetary Atmospheres: Key Insights, Challenges, and Prospects

    Nikku Madhusudhan

  • Compositional diversity in the atmospheres of hot Neptunes, with application to GJ 436b

    Julianne I. Moses;Michael R. Line;Channon Visscher;Molly R. Richardson

  • Possible thermochemical disequilibrium in the atmosphere of the exoplanet GJ 436b

    Kevin B. Stevenson;Joseph Harrington;Sarah Nymeyer;Nikku Madhusudhan

  • A Detection of Water in the Transmission Spectrum of the Hot Jupiter WASP-12b and Implications for its Atmospheric Composition

    Laura Kreidberg;Michael R. Line;Jacob L. Bean;Kevin B. Stevenson

  • Compositional Diversity in the Atmospheres of Hot Neptunes, with Application to GJ 436b

    J. I. Moses;M. R. Line;C. Visscher;M. R. Richardson

  • Inference of Inhomogeneous Clouds in an Exoplanet Atmosphere

    Brice Olivier Demory;Julien De Wit;Nikole Lewis;Jonathan Fortney

  • A COMBINED SUBARU/VLT/MMT 1-5 μm STUDY OF PLANETS ORBITING HR 8799: IMPLICATIONS FOR ATMOSPHERIC PROPERTIES, MASSES, AND FORMATION

    Thayne Currie;Adam S. Burrows;Yoichi Itoh;Soko Matsumura

  • Water vapour absorption in the clear atmosphere of a Neptune-sized exoplanet

    Jonathan Fraine;Jonathan Fraine;Jonathan Fraine;Drake Deming;Drake Deming;Bjorn Benneke;Heather Knutson

  • Chemical Consequences of the C/O Ratio on Hot Jupiters: Examples from WASP-12b, CoRoT-2b, XO-1b, and HD 189733b

    J. I. Moses;N. Madhusudhan;C. Visscher;R. S. Freedman

  • TOWARD CHEMICAL CONSTRAINTS ON HOT JUPITER MIGRATION

    Nikku Madhusudhan;Mustafa A. Amin;Grant M. Kennedy

  • Towards Chemical Constraints on Hot Jupiter Migration

    Nikku Madhusudhan;Mustafa A. Amin;Grant M. Kennedy

Frequent Co-Authors

Drake Deming
Drake Deming University of Maryland, College Park
Adam Burrows
Adam Burrows Princeton University
Jean-Michel Desert
Jean-Michel Desert University of Amsterdam
David R. Anderson
David R. Anderson Keele University
Michaël Gillon
Michaël Gillon University of Liège
Coel Hellier
Coel Hellier Keele University
Jonathan J. Fortney
Jonathan J. Fortney University of California, Santa Cruz
David Charbonneau
David Charbonneau Harvard University
David K. Sing
David K. Sing Johns Hopkins University

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