2026 P. van der Werf: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	139	425	410	8	8	832	64879

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Physics

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425

410

832

64879

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Physics in Netherlands Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Physics in Netherlands Leader Award
2022 - Research.com Physics in Netherlands Leader Award

Overview

P. van der Werf is affiliated with Leiden University in the Netherlands. Their research primarily spans the field of Physics and Astronomy, with a particular focus on subfields such as Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Spectroscopy, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics.

The scientist has contributed extensively to topics including:

Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena

Van der Werf's recent publications highlight active collaborations and contributions to various high-impact venues. Notable recent papers include:

"An ALMA survey of the SCUBA-2 CLS UDS field: physical properties of 707 sub-millimetre galaxies" (2020), published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
"The LOFAR Two-metre Sky Survey: I. Survey description and preliminary data release" (2024), published in University of Groningen research database (University of Groningen / Centre for Information Technology)
"Reionization Era Bright Emission Line Survey: Selection and Characterization of Luminous Interstellar Medium Reservoirs in the z > 6.5 Universe" (2022), published in The Astrophysical Journal
"Life beyond 30: Probing the −20 < M _UV < −17 Luminosity Function at 8 < z < 13 with the NIRCam Parallel Field of the MIRI Deep Survey" (2023), published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters
"The ALMA REBELS Survey: cosmic dust temperature evolution out to z ∼ 7" (2022), published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

The scientist frequently publishes in various venues, including:

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

Van der Werf collaborates regularly with several co-authors, among whom frequent collaborators include Fabian Walter, Hanae Inami, Jacqueline Hodge, R. J. Bouwens, and Hiddo Algera. These collaborations indicate involvement in a broad network of researchers within astrophysics and related disciplines.

Best Publications

The Herschel ATLAS

S. Eales;L. Dunne;D. Clements;A. Cooray

821
Citations
A Significant Population of Red, Near-IR Selected High Redshift Galaxies

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

713
Citations
A significant population of red, near-infrared-selected high-redshift galaxies

M. Franx;I. Labbe;G. Rudnick;P. G. van Dokkum

676
Citations
The Herschel ATLAS

Stephen Anthony Eales;L. Dunne;D. Clements;A. Cooray

669
Citations
Molecular line emission in NGC1068 imaged with ALMA. I An AGN-driven outflow in the dense molecular gas

S. Garcia-Burillo;F. Combes;A. Usero;S. Aalto

616
Citations
The size evolution of galaxies since z~3: combining SDSS, GEMS, and FIRES

Ignacio Trujillo;Ignacio Trujillo;Natascha M. Förster Schreiber;Gregory Rudnick;Marco Barden

602
Citations
The LABOCA Survey of the Extended Chandra Deep Field South

A. Weiss;A. Kovacs;K. Coppin;T.R. Greve

534
Citations
The Detection of a Population of Submillimeter-Bright, Strongly Lensed Galaxies

Mattia Negrello;R. Hopwood;G. De Zotti;A. Cooray

531
Citations
IRAC Mid-Infrared Imaging of the Hubble Deep Field South: Star Formation Histories and Stellar Masses of Red Galaxies at z>2

I. Labbe;J. Huang;M. Franx;G. Rudnick

513
Citations
An ALMA survey of Sub-millimeter Galaxies in the Extended Chandra Deep Field South: Physical properties derived from ultraviolet-to-radio modelling

Elisabete da Cunha;Fabian Walter;Ian Smail;Mark Swinbank

483
Citations
AN ALMA SURVEY OF SUB-MILLIMETER GALAXIES IN THE EXTENDED CHANDRA DEEP FIELD SOUTH: PHYSICAL PROPERTIES DERIVED FROM ULTRAVIOLET-TO-RADIO MODELING

E. da Cunha;F. Walter;I. R. Smail;A. M. Swinbank

463
Citations
The Large Apex Bolometer Camera Survey of the Extended Chandra Deep Field South

A. Weiß;A. Kovács;K. Coppin;T. R. Greve

458
Citations
Black hole accretion and star formation as drivers of gas excitation and chemistry in Mrk231

P. P. Van der Werf;K. G. Isaak;R. Meijerink;M. Spaans

436
Citations
IRAC Mid-Infrared Imaging of the Hubble Deep Field-South: Star Formation Histories and Stellar Masses of Red Galaxies at z > 2*

Ivo Labbé;Jiasheng Huang;Marijn Franx;Gregory Rudnick

432
Citations
Hubble space telescope and Spitzer imaging of red and blue galaxies at z 2.5: a correlation between size and star formation activity from compact quiescent galaxies to extended star-forming galaxies

S. Toft;S. Toft;P. van Dokkum;M. Franx;I. Labbe

420
Citations
HST and Spitzer imaging of red and blue galaxies at z~2.5: A correlation between size and star formation activity from compact quiescent galaxies to extended star forming galaxies

S. Toft;P. van Dokkum;M. Franx;I. Labbe

406
Citations
Molecular line emission in NGC 1068 imaged with ALMA: I. An AGN-driven outflow in the dense molecular gas

S. García-Burillo;F. Combes;A. Usero;Susanne Aalto

402
Citations
A deep ALMA image of the Hubble Ultra Deep Field

James Dunlop;Ross McLure;A. D. Biggs;J. E. Geach

401
Citations
What Do We Learn from IRAC Observations of Galaxies at 2 < z < 3.5?

Stijn Wuyts;Ivo Labbé;Marijn Franx;Gregory Rudnick

391
Citations
Ultradeep Near-Infrared ISAAC Observations of the HDF-S: Observations, Reduction, Multicolor Catalog, and Photometric Redshifts

I. Labbe;M. Franx;G. Rudnick;N. M. Forster Schreiber

390
Citations