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173
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Peter Capak 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 Peter Capak sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 740 publications — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Peter Capak 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 Peter Capak sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 173 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% 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

  • 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

  • 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

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

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

  • 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

  • COSMOS Photometric Redshifts with 30-bands for 2-deg2

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

  • 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

  • The First Release COSMOS Optical and Near-IR Data and Catalog

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

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

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

  • 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

  • The Hyper Suprime-Cam SSP Survey: Overview and Survey Design

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

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

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

  • Identifying Luminous AGN in Deep Surveys: Revised IRAC Selection Criteria

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

  • 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

  • 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

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

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

  • 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

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

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

  • 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

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

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

  • The zCOSMOS 10k-Bright Spectroscopic Sample

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

Frequent Co-Authors

Nick Scoville
Nick Scoville California Institute of Technology
H. J. McCracken
H. J. McCracken Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris
Mara Salvato
Mara Salvato Max Planck Society
Anton M. Koekemoer
Anton M. Koekemoer Space Telescope Science Institute
Eva Schinnerer
Eva Schinnerer Max Planck Society
John D. Silverman
John D. Silverman University of Tokyo
O. Le Fevre
O. Le Fevre Aix-Marseille University
S. Bardelli
S. Bardelli National Institute for Astrophysics
Herve Aussel
Herve Aussel University of Paris-Saclay
Bahram Mobasher
Bahram Mobasher University of California, Riverside

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