2026 Paul F. Goldsmith: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	103	1501	1423	790	737	779	37305

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Overview

Paul F. Goldsmith is affiliated with the California Institute of Technology in the United States and specializes in research within the field of Physics and Astronomy. Their scientific contributions focus primarily on Astronomy and Astrophysics, with significant work in subfields such as Spectroscopy, Atmospheric Science, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics.

Their research covers a range of topics with a concentration on Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies, Stellar, Planetary, and Galactic Studies, Molecular Spectroscopy and Structure, Atmospheric Ozone and Climate, Astro and Planetary Science, Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena, and Spectroscopy and Laser Applications.

Frequent publication venues for Paul F. Goldsmith include:

arXiv (Cornell University)
The Astrophysical Journal
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Astronomy and Astrophysics
IEEE Transactions on Terahertz Science and Technology

They have coauthored numerous publications with several frequent collaborators such as:

L. Bronfman
Tie Liu
Shanghuo Li
Sheng-Li Qin
Fengwei Xu

Recent published papers by Paul F. Goldsmith include:

ATOMS: ALMA Three-millimeter Observations of Massive Star-forming regions - I. Survey description and a first look at G9.62+0.19, 2020, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
ATOMS: ALMA Three-millimeter Observations of Massive Star-forming regions - XI. From inflow to infall in hub-filament systems, 2022, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
ATOMS: ALMA Three-millimeter Observations of Massive Star-forming regions - XV. Steady accretion from global collapse to core feeding in massive hub-filament system SDC335, 2023, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
LEGO - II. A 3 mm molecular line study covering 100 pc of one of the most actively star-forming portions within the Milky Way disc, 2020, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
ATOMS: ALMA three-millimeter observations of massive star-forming regions - III. Catalogues of candidate hot molecular cores and hyper/ultra compact H ii regions, 2021, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

Best Publications

The 2017 terahertz science and technology roadmap

S S Dhillon;M S Vitiello;E H Linfield;A G Davies

1611
Citations
Clouds, filaments and protostars: the Herschel Hi-GAL Milky Way

S. Molinari;B. Swinyard;J. Bally;M. Barlow

1062
Citations
Population Diagram Analysis of Molecular Line Emission

Paul F. Goldsmith;William D. Langer

835
Citations
Clouds, filaments, and protostars: The Herschel Hi-GAL Milky Way

S. Molinari;B. Swinyard;J. Bally;M. Barlow

832
Citations
Molecular cooling and thermal balance of dense interstellar clouds

P. F. Goldsmith;W. D. Langer

717
Citations
Hi-GAL: The Herschel Infrared Galactic Plane Survey

S. Molinari;B. Swinyard;J. Bally;M. Barlow

612
Citations
Large-scale structure of the molecular gas in Taurus revealed by high linear dynamic range spectral line mapping

Paul F. Goldsmith;Mark Heyer;Gopal Narayanan;Ronald Snell

516
Citations
Molecular Depletion and Thermal Balance in Dark Cloud Cores

Paul F. Goldsmith

500
Citations
A Herschel [CII] Galactic plane survey I: the global distribution of ISM gas components

Jorge L. Pineda;William D. Langer;Thangasamy Velusamy;Paul F. Goldsmith

468
Citations
Quasi-optical techniques

P.F. Goldsmith

440
Citations
Deuterated Water in Comet C/1996 B2 (Hyakutake) and Its Implications for the Origin of Comets☆

D. Bockelee-Morvan;D. Gautier;D. C. Lis;K. Young

346
Citations
A Herschel [C ii] Galactic plane survey - I. The global distribution of ISM gas components

J. L. Pineda;W. D. Langer;T. Velusamy;P. F. Goldsmith

325
Citations
Focal plane imaging systems for millimeter wavelengths

P.F. Goldsmith;C.-T. Hsieh;G.R. Huguenin;J. Kapitzky

321
Citations
LOW VIRIAL PARAMETERS IN MOLECULAR CLOUDS: IMPLICATIONS FOR HIGH-MASS STAR FORMATION AND MAGNETIC FIELDS

Jens Kauffmann;Thushara Pillai;Paul F. Goldsmith

306
Citations
Gas-phase chemistry in dense interstellar clouds including grain surface molecular depletion and desorption

E. A. Bergin;W. D. Langer;P. F. Goldsmith

301
Citations
THE RELATION BETWEEN GAS AND DUST IN THE TAURUS MOLECULAR CLOUD

Jorge L. Pineda;Paul F. Goldsmith;Nicholas Chapman;Ronald L. Snell

281
Citations
Chemical and Physical Gradients along the OMC-1 Ridge

H Ungerechts;EA Bergin;PF Goldsmith;William M. Irvine

259
Citations
The Submillimeter Wave Astronomy Satellite: Science Objectives and Instrument Description

Gary J. Melnick;John R. Stauffer;Matthew L. N. Ashby;Edwin A. Bergin

253
Citations
Collisional Excitation of the [CII] Fine Structure Transition in Interstellar Clouds

Paul F. Goldsmith;William D. Langer;Jorge L. Pineda;T. Velusamy

252
Citations
Interstellar deuterated ammonia : from NH3 to ND3

E. Roueff;D. C. Lis;F. F. S. van der Tak;M. Gerin

249
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Dariusz C. Lis California Institute of Technology

David A. Neufeld Johns Hopkins University

Peter Schilke University of Cologne

Edwin A. Bergin University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Emmanuel Caux Federal University of Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées

Thomas G. Phillips California Institute of Technology

José Cernicharo Spanish National Research Council

Javier R. Goicoechea Spanish National Research Council

Maryvonne Gerin École Normale Supérieure

J. Stutzki University of Cologne

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Physics

Overview

Best Publications

The 2017 terahertz science and technology roadmap

Clouds, filaments and protostars: the Herschel Hi-GAL Milky Way

Population Diagram Analysis of Molecular Line Emission

Clouds, filaments, and protostars: The Herschel Hi-GAL Milky Way

Molecular cooling and thermal balance of dense interstellar clouds

Hi-GAL: The Herschel Infrared Galactic Plane Survey

Large-scale structure of the molecular gas in Taurus revealed by high linear dynamic range spectral line mapping

Molecular Depletion and Thermal Balance in Dark Cloud Cores

A Herschel [CII] Galactic plane survey I: the global distribution of ISM gas components

Quasi-optical techniques

Deuterated Water in Comet C/1996 B2 (Hyakutake) and Its Implications for the Origin of Comets☆

A Herschel [C ii] Galactic plane survey - I. The global distribution of ISM gas components

Focal plane imaging systems for millimeter wavelengths

LOW VIRIAL PARAMETERS IN MOLECULAR CLOUDS: IMPLICATIONS FOR HIGH-MASS STAR FORMATION AND MAGNETIC FIELDS

Gas-phase chemistry in dense interstellar clouds including grain surface molecular depletion and desorption

THE RELATION BETWEEN GAS AND DUST IN THE TAURUS MOLECULAR CLOUD

Chemical and Physical Gradients along the OMC-1 Ridge

The Submillimeter Wave Astronomy Satellite: Science Objectives and Instrument Description

Collisional Excitation of the [CII] Fine Structure Transition in Interstellar Clouds

Interstellar deuterated ammonia : from NH3 to ND3

Frequent Co-Authors

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