2026 P. F. L. Maxted: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	100	1665	1585	141	133	545	33245

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Physics

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1585

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545

33245

Overview

P. F. L. Maxted is affiliated with Keele University in the United Kingdom and has contributed extensively to the field of Physics and Astronomy. Their work spans various subfields including Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Computational Mechanics, Oceanography, and Aerospace Engineering. The primary focus of their research lies within stellar, planetary, and galactic studies, along with related topics in astronomy and astrophysical research.

The researcher's contributions include publications in major scientific venues. The most frequent publication venues are:

Astronomy and Astrophysics
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
arXiv (Cornell University)
Repository for Publications and Research Data (ETH Zurich)
UNC Libraries

Coauthor collaborations have been an important part of their research output, with frequent collaborators including:

A. Collier Cameron
S. C. C. Barros
M. Gillon
R. Alonso
D. Barrado

Among the notable recent papers authored or coauthored by P. F. L. Maxted are:

"Six transiting planets and a chain of Laplace resonances in TOI-178," 2021, Astronomy and Astrophysics
"Analysis of Early Science observations with the CHaracterising ExOPlanets Satellite (CHEOPS) using pycheops," 2021, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
"WASP-186 and WASP-187: two hot Jupiters discovered by SuperWASP and SOPHIE with additional observations by TESS," 2020, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
"A pair of sub-Neptunes transiting the bright K-dwarf TOI-1064 characterized with CHEOPS," 2022, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
"The atmosphere and architecture of WASP-189 b probed by its CHEOPS phase curve," 2022, Astronomy and Astrophysics

The topics covered by their research include:

Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
Astro and Planetary Science
Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation
Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics
Geophysics and Gravity Measurements

This body of work reflects a broad engagement in both observational and instrumentation aspects of astronomy and astrophysics, with a particular emphasis on exoplanet discovery and characterization, as demonstrated by multiple studies involving the CHEOPS satellite and space- and ground-based telescopes.

Best Publications

The WASP project and the superWASP cameras

Don Pollacco;I. Skillen;A. Collier Cameron;D. J. Christian

1317
Citations
The origin of subdwarf B stars – I. The formation channels

Zhanwen Han;Philipp Podsiadlowski;Pierre L. F. Maxted;Tom R. Marsh

830
Citations
The origin of sdB stars (II)

Zhanwen Han;Philipp Podsiadlowski;Pierre F. L. Maxted;Tom R. Marsh

759
Citations
The origin of subdwarf B stars – II

Z. Han;Ph. Podsiadlowski;P. F. L. Maxted;T. R. Marsh

745
Citations
Spin-orbit angle measurements for six southern transiting planets; New insights into the dynamical origins of hot Jupiters

Amaury H.M.J. Triaud;Andrew Collier Cameron;Didier Queloz;David R. Anderson

722
Citations
WASP-12b: The hottest transiting planet yet discovered

L. Hebb;A. Collier-Cameron;B. Loeillet;D. Pollacco

506
Citations
Spin-orbit angle measurements for six southern transiting planets New insights into the dynamical origins of hot Jupiters

A. H. M. J. Triaud;A. Collier Cameron;D. Queloz;D. R. Anderson

499
Citations
WASP-12b: the hottest transiting extrasolar planet yet discovered

L. Hebb;A. Collier-Cameron;B. Loeillet;Don Pollacco

437
Citations
A chemical survey of exoplanets with ARIEL

Giovanna Tinetti;Pierre Drossart;Paul Eccleston;Paul Hartogh

434
Citations
Eclipsing binaries in open clusters. II. V453 Cyg in NGC 6871

J. Southworth;P. F. L. Maxted;B. Smalley

412
Citations
Efficient identification of exoplanetary transit candidates from SuperWASP light curves

A. Collier Cameron;D. M. Wilson;Richard G. West;L. Hebb

391
Citations
The first WASP public data release

O. W. Butters;Richard G. West;D. R. Anderson;A. Collier Cameron

380
Citations
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

379
Citations
The binary fraction of extreme horizontal branch stars

P.F.L. Maxted;U. Heber;T.R. Marsh;R.C. North

376
Citations
WASP-1b and WASP-2b: Two new transiting exoplanets detected with SuperWASP and SOPHIE

A. Collier Cameron;F. Bouchy;G. Hebrard;P. Maxted

375
Citations
WASP-3b: a strongly-irradiated transiting gas-giant planet

D. Pollacco;I. Skillen;A. Collier Cameron;B. Loeillet

310
Citations
Line-profile tomography of exoplanet transits – II. A gas-giant planet transiting a rapidly rotating A5 star

A. Collier Cameron;E. Guenther;B. Smalley;I. McDonald

297
Citations
An orbital period of 0.94 days for the hot-Jupiter planet WASP-18b

Coel Hellier;D. R. Anderson;A. Collier Cameron;M. Gillon;M. Gillon

286
Citations
WASP-3b: a strongly irradiated transiting gas-giant planet

D. Pollacco;I. Skillen;A. Collier Cameron;B. Loeillet

271
Citations
KPD1930+2752 - a candidate Type Ia supernova progenitor

P. F. L. Maxted;T. R. Marsh;R. C. North

258
Citations