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124
Citations
118829
World Ranking
676
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371

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2012 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2007 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For pioneering work on the discovery of dark energy and the cosmic equation of state, along with important observvational discoveries regarding the nature of gamma ray bursts and the physics of supernova light curves

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Astronomy
  • Astrophysics
  • Galaxy

His primary scientific interests are in Astrophysics, Supernova, Astronomy, Light curve and Redshift. Astrophysics is often connected to Cosmological constant in his work. Peter M. Garnavich has researched Cosmological constant in several fields, including Metric expansion of space, Dark energy and Universe.

His research integrates issues of Gamma-ray burst, Shape of the universe, Spectral line and Baryon acoustic oscillations in his study of Supernova. Peter M. Garnavich combines subjects such as Variable star, Center and Sky with his study of Light curve. Peter M. Garnavich works mostly in the field of Redshift, limiting it down to concerns involving Star formation and, occasionally, Hubble Deep Field and Limiting magnitude.

His most cited work include:

  • Observational Evidence from Supernovae for an Accelerating Universe and a Cosmological Constant (14054 citations)
  • Observational Evidence from Supernovae for an Accelerating Universe and a Cosmological Constant (12314 citations)
  • CANDELS: The Cosmic Assembly Near-infrared Deep Extragalactic Legacy Survey (1588 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His scientific interests lie mostly in Astrophysics, Supernova, Astronomy, Light curve and Redshift. His Astrophysics research focuses on subjects like Spectral line, which are linked to Line. His studies deal with areas such as Cosmology, Dark energy, Luminosity and Sky as well as Supernova.

His Light curve study combines topics in areas such as Cataclysmic variable star, White dwarf, Brightness, Radius and Orbital period. His Orbital period study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Amplitude and Dwarf nova. He studies Supernova Legacy Survey, a branch of Redshift.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Astrophysics (93.09%)
  • Supernova (56.36%)
  • Astronomy (39.56%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2015-2021)?

  • Astrophysics (93.09%)
  • Light curve (31.55%)
  • Supernova (56.36%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Astrophysics, Light curve, Supernova, White dwarf and Orbital period. The Astrophysics study combines topics in areas such as Brightness and Astronomy. His Light curve research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Stars, Accretion, Radius and Mass ratio.

His study in Supernova is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Galaxy, Redshift and Sky. His work deals with themes such as Dark energy and Photometric system, which intersect with Redshift. His work carried out in the field of White dwarf brings together such families of science as Accretion, Spectral line, Pulsar and Polar.

Between 2015 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Type Ia Supernova Distances at Redshift > 1.5 from the Hubble Space Telescope Multi-cycle Treasury Programs: The Early Expansion Rate (117 citations)
  • Type Ia Supernova Distances at z > 1.5 from the Hubble Space Telescope Multi-Cycle Treasury Programs: The Early Expansion Rate (105 citations)
  • SHOCK BREAKOUT AND EARLY LIGHT CURVES OF TYPE II-P SUPERNOVAE OBSERVED WITH KEPLER (83 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Astronomy
  • Astrophysics
  • Galaxy

Peter M. Garnavich spends much of his time researching Astrophysics, Light curve, Supernova, White dwarf and Astronomy. His work investigates the relationship between Astrophysics and topics such as Brightness that intersect with problems in Emission spectrum. His Light curve study incorporates themes from Accretion, Cataclysmic variable star, Stars, Orbital period and Mass ratio.

His Supernova study incorporates themes from Wavelength, Redshift, Telescope and Shock wave. Peter M. Garnavich has included themes like Dark energy and Photometric system in his Redshift study. His White dwarf research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Pulsar and Beat.

Best Publications

  • Observational Evidence from Supernovae for an Accelerating Universe and a Cosmological Constant

    Adam G. Riess;Alexei V. Filippenko;Peter Challis;Alejandro Clocchiatti

  • Observational Evidence from Supernovae for an Accelerating Universe and a Cosmological Constant

    Adam G. Riess;Alexei V. Filippenko;Peter Challis;Alejandro Clocchiattia

  • CANDELS: The Cosmic Assembly Near-infrared Deep Extragalactic Legacy Survey - The Hubble Space Telescope Observations, Imaging Data Products and Mosaics

    Anton M. Koekemoer;S. M. Faber;Henry C. Ferguson;Norman A. Grogin

  • Cosmological Results from High-z Supernovae* **

    John L. Tonry;Brian P. Schmidt;Brian Barris;Pablo Candia

  • CANDELS: The Cosmic Assembly Near-infrared Deep Extragalactic Legacy Survey

    Norman A. Grogin;Dale D. Kocevski;S. M. Faber;Henry C. Ferguson

  • The High-Z Supernova Search: Measuring Cosmic Deceleration and Global Curvature of the Universe Using Type Ia Supernovae*

    Brian P. Schmidt;Nicholas B. Suntzeff;M. M. Phillips;Robert A. Schommer

  • Candels: The cosmic assembly near-infrared deep extragalactic legacy survey - The hubble space telescope observations, imaging data products, and mosaics

    Anton M. Koekemoer;S. M. Faber;Henry C. Ferguson;Norman A. Grogin

  • The High-Z Supernova Search: Measuring Cosmic Deceleration and Global Cur vature of the Universe Using Type Ia Supernovae

    Brian P. Schmidt;Nicholas B. Suntzeff;M. M. Phillips;Robert A. Schommer

  • Spectroscopic Discovery of the Supernova 2003dh Associated with GRB 030329

    K. Z. Stanek;T. Matheson;P. M. Garnavich;P. Martini

  • Observational Constraints on the Nature of the Dark Energy: First Cosmological Results from the ESSENCE Supernova Survey

    W. M. Wood-Vasey;G. Miknaitis;C. W. Stubbs;S. Jha

  • LSST Science Book, Version 2.0

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

  • Supernova limits on the cosmic equation of state

    Peter M. Garnavich;Saurabh Jha;Peter Challis;Alejandro Clocchiatti

  • Observational Constraints on the Nature of Dark Energy: First Cosmological Results from the ESSENCE Supernova Survey

    W. M. Wood-Vasey;G. Miknaitis;C. W. Stubbs;Saurabh Jha;Saurabh Jha

  • Long γ-ray bursts and core-collapse supernovae have different environments

    A. S. Fruchter;A. J. Levan;A. J. Levan;A. J. Levan;L. Strolger;L. Strolger;P. M. Vreeswijk

  • Constraints on Cosmological Models from Hubble Space Telescope Observations of High-z Supernovae

    P. M. Garnavich;R. P. Kirshner;P. Challis;J. Tonry

  • First-year Sloan Digital Sky Survey-II (SDSS-II) Supernova Results: Hubble Diagram and Cosmological Parameters

    Richard Kessler;Andrew Becker;David Cinabro;Jake Vanderplas

  • BVRI Light Curves for 22 Type Ia Supernovae

    Adam G. Riess;Robert P. Kirshner;Brian P. Schmidt;Saurabh Jha

  • BVRI Light Curves for 22 Type Ia Supernovae

    Adam G. Riess;Robert P. Kirshner;Brian P. Schmidt;Saurabh Jha

  • Supernova Limits on the Cosmic Equation of State

    P. M. Garnavich;S. Jha;P. M. Challis;A. Clocchiatti

  • Scrutinizing Exotic Cosmological Models Using ESSENCE Supernova Data Combined with Other Cosmological Probes

    T. M. Davis;E. Mortsell;J. Sollerman;A. C. Becker

Frequent Co-Authors

Saurabh Jha
Saurabh Jha Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Adam G. Riess
Adam G. Riess Johns Hopkins University
Robert P. Kirshner
Robert P. Kirshner Harvard University
Jesper Sollerman
Jesper Sollerman Stockholm University
Joshua A. Frieman
Joshua A. Frieman University of Chicago
Thomas Matheson
Thomas Matheson National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Lab
Alexei V. Filippenko
Alexei V. Filippenko University of California, Berkeley
Peter Challis
Peter Challis Harvard University
Bruno Leibundgut
Bruno Leibundgut European Southern Observatory
Brian P. Schmidt
Brian P. Schmidt Australian National University

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