2026 Paula Szkody: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	75	3355	3190	1587	1478	643	49259

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Physics

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49259

Research.com Recognitions

1993 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Paula Szkody is affiliated with the University of Washington in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of Physics and Astronomy, with a total of 171 publications. Their research spans various subfields, including Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Computational Mechanics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, and Geophysics.

The main research topics covered by their work include:

Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research
Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation
Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies

Their publication record includes recent significant papers such as:

"Discovery and characterization of five new eclipsing AM CVn systems", 2021, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
"Rubin Observatory LSST Transients and Variable Stars Roadmap", 2023, Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
"Localized thermonuclear bursts from accreting magnetic white dwarfs", 2022, Nature
"A Systematic Search for Outbursting AM CVn Systems with the Zwicky Transient Facility", 2021, The Astronomical Journal
"Discovery of Two Polars from a Crossmatch of ZTF and the SRG/eFEDS X-Ray Catalog", 2023, The Astrophysical Journal

Frequent coauthors working alongside Paula Szkody include:

Jan van Roestel
Colin Littlefield
P. Garnavich
M. J. Graham
Kareem El-Badry

The scientist has published predominantly in the following venues:

arXiv (Cornell University)
The Astronomical Journal
The Astrophysical Journal
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Research Notes of the AAS

Paula Szkody was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1993.

Best Publications

The Seventh Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey

Kevork N. Abazajian;Jennifer K. Adelman-Mccarthy;Marcel A. Agüeros;Sahar S. Allam;Sahar S. Allam

6145
Citations
Sloan Digital Sky Survey: Early data release

C. Stoughton;R. H. Lupton;M. Bernardi;M. R. Blanton

3515
Citations
Sloan digital sky survey: Early data release

Chris Stoughton;Robert H. Lupton;Mariangela Bernardi;Michael R. Blanton;Michael R. Blanton

3126
Citations
The Sixth Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey

Jennifer K. Adelman-McCarthy;Marcel A. Agüeros;Sahar S. Allam;Sahar S. Allam;Carlos Allende Prieto

3091
Citations
The fourth data release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey

Jennifer K. Adelman-McCarthy;Marcel A. Agüeros;Sahar S. Allam;Sahar S. Allam;Kurt S.J. Anderson

3023
Citations
The Fifth Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey

Jennifer K. Adelman-McCarthy;Marcel A. Agüeros;Sahar S. Allam;Sahar S. Allam;Kurt S.J. Anderson

2986
Citations
The zwicky transient facility: System overview, performance, and first results

Eric C. Bellm;Shrinivas R. Kulkarni;Matthew J. Graham;Richard Dekany

1561
Citations
The Second Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey

Kevork Abazajian;Jennifer K. Adelman-McCarthy;Marcel A. Agüeros;Sahar S. Allam

1501
Citations
The first data release of the sloan digital sky survey

Kevork Abazajian;Jennifer K. Adelman-McCarthy;Marcel A. Agüeros;Sahar S. Allam

1314
Citations
SEGUE: A SPECTROSCOPIC SURVEY OF 240,000 STARS WITH g = 14-20

Brian Yanny;Constance Rockosi;Heidi Jo Newberg;Gillian R. Knapp

1283
Citations
LSST Science Book, Version 2.0

Paul A. Abell;Julius Allison;Scott F. Anderson

1210
Citations
The Third Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey

Kevork Abazajian;Jennifer K. Adelman-McCarthy;Marcel A. Agüeros;Sahar S. Allam

942
Citations
The Zwicky Transient Facility: Science Objectives

Matthew J. Graham;S. R. Kulkarni;Eric C. Bellm;Scott M. Adams

789
Citations
Characterization of M, L, and T Dwarfs in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey

Suzanne L. Hawley;Kevin R. Covey;Gillian R. Knapp;David A. Golimowski

512
Citations
BVRI Light Curves for 29 Type Ia Supernovae

M Hamuy;MM Phillips;NB Suntzeff;RA Schommer

386
Citations
SDSS unveils a population of intrinsically faint cataclysmic variables at the minimum orbital period

B.T. Gaensicke;M. Dillon;J. Southworth;J.R. Thorstensen

318
Citations
SDSS unveils a population of intrinsically faint cataclysmic variables at the minimum orbital period

B. T. Gänsicke;Monihar Dillon;J. Southworth;John Robert Thorstensen

316
Citations
The Zwicky Transient Facility: Science Objectives

Matthew J. Graham;S. R. Kulkarni;Eric C. Bellm;Scott M. Adams

314
Citations
A Catalog of Spectroscopically Identified White Dwarf Stars in the First Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey

S. J. Kleinman;Hugh C. Harris;Daniel J. Eisenstein;James Liebert

308
Citations
Cataclysmic Variables from The Sloan Digital Sky Survey. I. The First Results

Paula Szkody;Scott F. Anderson;Marcel Agüeros;Ricardo Covarrubias

224
Citations