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Paul Kalas 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 Paul Kalas sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 324 publications — 22nd percentile

22% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Paul Kalas 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 Paul Kalas sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 74 D-Index — 7th percentile

7% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2014 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Paul Kalas is affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Physics and Astronomy, with a strong focus on subfields including Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Spectroscopy, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, as well as Computational Mechanics.

Their main research topics cover:

  • Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
  • Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
  • Astro and Planetary Science
  • Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
  • Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing
  • Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation
  • Molecular Spectroscopy and Structure

Paul Kalas's publications are frequently found in several prominent venues, including:

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

Their recent peer-reviewed papers include:

  • "The JWST Early-release Science Program for Direct Observations of Exoplanetary Systems II: A 1 to 20 μm Spectrum of the Planetary-mass Companion VHS 1256-1257 b," 2023, The Astrophysical Journal Letters
  • "Debris Disk Results from the Gemini Planet Imager Exoplanet Survey's Polarimetric Imaging Campaign," 2020, The Astronomical Journal
  • "The JWST Early Release Science Program for Direct Observations of Exoplanetary Systems I: High-contrast Imaging of the Exoplanet HIP 65426 b from 2 to 16 μm," 2023, The Astrophysical Journal Letters
  • "Molecules with ALMA at Planet-forming Scales (MAPS) XIX. Spiral Arms, a Tail, and Diffuse Structures Traced by CO around the GM Aur Disk," 2021, arXiv (Cornell University)
  • "Direct imaging discovery of a super-Jovian around the young Sun-like star AF Leporis," 2023, Astronomy and Astrophysics

Their collaborations include frequent coauthorship with several scientists, most notably Maxwell A. Millar-Blanchaer, Brenda C. Matthews, Michael P. Fitzgerald, Marshall D. Perrin, and Stanimir Metchev.

Paul Kalas was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2014.

Best Publications

  • Optical Images of an Exosolar Planet 25 Light-Years from Earth

    Paul Kalas;James R. Graham;Eugene Chiang;Michael P. Fitzgerald

  • First light of the Gemini Planet Imager

    Bruce Macintosh;Bruce Macintosh;James R. Graham;Patrick Ingraham;Quinn Konopacky

  • Discovery and spectroscopy of the young Jovian planet 51 Eri b with the Gemini Planet Imager

    B. Macintosh;B. Macintosh;J. R. Graham;T. Barman;R. J. De Rosa

  • The Gemini Deep Planet Survey

    David Lafreniere;Rene Doyon;Christian Marois;Daniel Nadeau

  • A planetary system as the origin of structure in Fomalhaut's dust belt

    Paul Kalas;James R. Graham;Mark Clampin

  • The Gemini Deep Planet Survey -- GDPS

    David Lafreniere;Rene Doyon;Christian Marois;Daniel Nadeau

  • The Gemini Planet Imager Exoplanet Survey: Giant Planet and Brown Dwarf Demographics from 10 to 100 au

    Eric L. Nielsen;Robert J. De Rosa;Bruce Macintosh;Jason J. Wang;Jason J. Wang

  • Planets, Stars and Stellar Systems

    Terry D. Oswalt;Linda M. French;Paul Kalas

  • Asymmetries in the Beta Pictoris Dust Disk

    Paul Kalas;David Jewitt

  • The Gemini Planet Imager Exoplanet Survey: Giant Planet and Brown Dwarf Demographics From 10-100 AU

    Eric L. Nielsen;Robert J. De Rosa;Bruce Macintosh;Jason J. Wang

  • Discovery of a large dust disk around the nearby star AU Microscopii.

    Paul Kalas;Michael C. Liu;Brenda C. Matthews

  • FOMALHAUT'S DEBRIS DISK AND PLANET: CONSTRAINING THE MASS OF FOMALHAUT B FROM DISK MORPHOLOGY

    E. Chiang;E. Kite;P. Kalas;J. R. Graham

  • Hubble Space Telescope Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph Coronagraphic Imaging of the Herbig Ae Star AB Aurigae

    C. A. Grady;B. Woodgate;F. C. Bruhweiler;A. Boggess

  • The Signature of Primordial Grain Growth in the Polarized Light of the AU Mic Debris Disk

    James R. Graham;P. Kalas;B. Matthews

  • STIS Coronagraphic Imaging of the Herbig Ae Star: HD 163296

    C. A. Grady;David Devine;B. E. Woodgate;R. A. Kimble

  • Polarimetry with the gemini planet imager: Methods, performance at first light, and the circumstellar ring around HR 4796A

    Marshall D. Perrin;Gaspard Duchene;Gaspard Duchene;Gaspard Duchene;Max Millar-Blanchaer;Michael P. Fitzgerald

  • STIS Coronagraphic Imaging of Fomalhaut: Main Belt Structure and the Orbit of Fomalhaut b

    Paul Kalas;Paul Kalas;James R. Graham;James R. Graham;Michael P. Fitzgerald;Mark Clampin

  • The Signature of Primordial Grain Growth in the Polarized Light of the AU Microscopii Debris Disk

    James R. Graham;James R. Graham;Paul G. Kalas;Paul G. Kalas;Brenda C. Matthews;Brenda C. Matthews

  • Discovery of Extreme Asymmetry in the Debris Disk Surrounding HD 15115

    Paul Kalas;Paul Kalas;Michael P. Fitzgerald;Michael P. Fitzgerald;James R. Graham;James R. Graham

  • The Gemini Planet Imager

    James R. Graham;Bruce Macintosh;Marshall D. Perrin;Patrick Ingraham

Frequent Co-Authors

James R. Graham
James R. Graham University of California, Berkeley
Christian Marois
Christian Marois National Research Council Canada
Gaspard Duchêne
Gaspard Duchêne Grenoble Alpes University
Bruce Macintosh
Bruce Macintosh Stanford University
René Doyon
René Doyon University of Montreal
Inseok Song
Inseok Song University of Georgia
Brenda C. Matthews
Brenda C. Matthews University of Victoria
Mark S. Marley
Mark S. Marley University of Arizona
Eugene Chiang
Eugene Chiang University of California, Berkeley
David J. Wilner
David J. Wilner Harvard University

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