2026 Peter Capak: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	173	132	127	87	84	740	96088

Discipline name

D-Index

World Ranking

Current World Ranking

National Ranking

Current National Ranking

Publications

Citations

Physics

173

132

127

740

96088

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Physics in United States Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Physics in United States Leader Award

Overview

Peter Capak is affiliated with the California Institute of Technology in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Physics and Astronomy, with significant contributions across several subfields such as Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, and Statistical and Nonlinear Physics.

The main topics covered in Peter Capak's work include:

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

Peter Capak has co-authored publications frequently with several researchers, including:

Andreas L. Faisst (45 collaborations)
Sune Toft (32 collaborations)
Anton M. Koekemoer (32 collaborations)
G. Zamorani (30 collaborations)
Gareth C. Jones (27 collaborations)

The scientist has published extensively in several venues, most prominently in:

arXiv (Cornell University) with 20 publications
Astronomy and Astrophysics with 16 publications
The Astrophysical Journal with 9 publications
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society with 8 publications
The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series with 4 publications

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by Peter Capak include:

"COSMOS2020: A Panchromatic View of the Universe to z ∼ 10 from Two Complementary Catalogs" (2022), published in The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
"The ALPINE-ALMA [CII] survey" (2020), published in Astronomy and Astrophysics
"COSMOS-Web: An Overview of the JWST Cosmic Origins Survey" (2023), published in The Astrophysical Journal
"The ALPINE-ALMA [CII] survey" (2020), published in Astronomy and Astrophysics
"The ALPINE-ALMA [C II] survey" (2020), published in Astronomy and Astrophysics

Best Publications

The Cosmic Evolution Survey (COSMOS): Overview*

N. Scoville;N. Scoville;H. Aussel;M. Brusa;P. Capak

2233
Citations
A Highly Consistent Framework for the Evolution of the Star-Forming "Main Sequence" from z~0-6

Joshua S. Speagle;Joshua S. Speagle;Charles L. Steinhardt;Charles L. Steinhardt;Peter L. Capak;John D. Silverman

1548
Citations
Wide-Field InfrarRed Survey Telescope-Astrophysics Focused Telescope Assets WFIRST-AFTA 2015 Report

D. Spergel;N. Gehrels;C. Baltay;D. Bennett

1400
Citations
zCOSMOS: A Large VLT/VIMOS redshift survey covering 0 < z < 3 in the COSMOS field

S.J. Lilly;O. Le Fevre;A. Renzini;G. Zamorani

1397
Citations
COSMOS Photometric Redshifts with 30-bands for 2-deg2

O. Ilbert;P. Capak;M. Salvato;H. Aussel

1375
Citations
zCOSMOS: A Large VLT/VIMOS Redshift Survey Covering 0 < z < 3 in the COSMOS Field*

S. J. Lilly;O. Le Fèvre;A. Renzini;G. Zamorani

1228
Citations
The First Release COSMOS Optical and Near-IR Data and Catalog

P. Capak;H. Aussel;M. Ajiki;H. J. McCracken

1195
Citations
The COSMOS2015 Catalog: Exploring the 1 < z < 6 Universe with Half a Million Galaxies

C. Laigle;H. J. McCracken;O. Ilbert;B. C. Hsieh

1117
Citations
The First Release COSMOS Optical and Near-IR Data and Catalog

P. Capak;H. Aussel;H. Aussel;M. Ajiki;H. J. McCracken;H. J. McCracken

1038
Citations
The Hyper Suprime-Cam SSP Survey: Overview and Survey Design

H. Aihara;N. Arimoto;R. Armstrong;S. Arnouts

979
Citations
Mass assembly in quiescent and star-forming galaxies since z ≃ 4 from UltraVISTA

O. Ilbert;H. J. McCracken;O. Le Fevre;P. Capak

953
Citations
Identifying Luminous AGN in Deep Surveys: Revised IRAC Selection Criteria

Jennifer Donley;A. M. Koekemoer;M. Brusa;P. Capak

903
Citations
The COSMOS Survey: Hubble Space Telescope / Advanced Camera for Surveys (HST/ACS) Observations and Data Processing

A. M. Koekemoer;H. Aussel;D. Calzetti;P. Capak

882
Citations
The Spitzer Legacy Survey of the HST-ACS 2 sq. deg. COSMOS Field: survey strategy and first analysis

D. B. Sanders;M. Salvato;H. Aussel;O. Ilbert

876
Citations
The spitzer survey of stellar structure in galaxies (s^4g)

Kartik Sheth;Kartik Sheth;Michael Regan;Joannah L. Hinz;Armando Gil de Paz

856
Citations
GALAXY STELLAR MASS ASSEMBLY BETWEEN 0.2 < z < 2 FROM THE S-COSMOS SURVEY*

O. Ilbert;O. Ilbert;M. Salvato;E. Le Floc'h;H. Aussel

844
Citations
The COSMOS Survey: Hubble Space Telescope Advanced Camera for Surveys Observations and Data Processing

A. M. Koekemoer;H. Aussel;D. Calzetti;P. Capak

795
Citations
S-COSMOS: The Spitzer Legacy Survey of the Hubble Space Telescope ACS 2 deg^2 COSMOS Field I: Survey Strategy and First Analysis

D. B. Sanders;M. Salvato;H. Aussel;H. Aussel;O. Ilbert

762
Citations
Identifying Luminous Active Galactic Nuclei in Deep Surveys: Revised IRAC Selection Criteria

J. L. Donley;A. M. Koekemoer;Marcella Brusa;P. Capak

736
Citations
The zCOSMOS 10k-Bright Spectroscopic Sample

Simon J. Lilly;Vincent Le Brun;Christian Maier;Vincenzo Mainieri

729
Citations