2026 R. Paul Butler: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	112	1092	1031	579	538	337	49456

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Research.com Recognitions

2011 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
2001 - Henry Draper Medal, United States National Academy of Sciences For their pioneering investigations of planets orbiting other stars via high-precision radial velocities. They have proved that many other planetary systems exist in the universe

Overview

R. Paul Butler is affiliated with the Carnegie Institution for Science in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Physics and Astronomy, with an emphasis on Astronomy and Astrophysics. This includes subfields such as Instrumentation, Aerospace Engineering, Computational Mechanics, and Geophysics. Their main topics of study encompass stellar, planetary, and galactic studies, as well as astro and planetary science, astrophysics and star formation studies, astronomy and astrophysical research, astronomical observations and instrumentation, gamma-ray bursts and supernovae, and adaptive optics and wavefront sensing.

Among their recent publications are several notable papers, including:

A low-mass planet candidate orbiting Proxima Centauri at a distance of 1.5 AU (2020, Science Advances)
3D Selection of 167 Substellar Companions to Nearby Stars (2022, The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series)
The young HD 73583 (TOI-560) planetary system: two 10-M⊕ mini-Neptunes transiting a 500-Myr-old, bright, and active K dwarf (2022, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society)
The CARMENES search for exoplanets around M dwarfs (2020, Astronomy and Astrophysics)
A Second Planet Transiting LTT 1445A and a Determination of the Masses of Both Worlds (2022, The Astronomical Journal)

Frequent co-authors in their work include:

Jeffrey D. Crane
Johanna Teske
Stephen A. Shectman
Sara Seager
Karen A. Collins

The venues in which R. Paul Butler regularly publishes feature:

The Astronomical Journal
arXiv (Cornell University)
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Astronomy and Astrophysics
The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series

Recognition awarded to R. Paul Butler includes the Henry Draper Medal from the United States National Academy of Sciences in 2001, which acknowledged their pioneering investigations of planets orbiting other stars through high-precision radial velocities. They were also named a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2011.

Best Publications

The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite

George R. Ricker;Joshua N. Winn;Roland Vanderspek;David W. Latham

2813
Citations
Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite

George R. Ricker;Joshua N. Winn;Roland Vanderspek;David Winslow Latham

1707
Citations
A Transiting "51 Peg-like" Planet.

Gregory W. Henry;Geoffrey W. Marcy;R. Paul Butler;Steven S. Vogt

1348
Citations
ATTAINING DOPPLER PRECISION OF 3 M S-1

R. P. Butler;G. W. Marcy;E. Williams;C. McCarthy

1321
Citations
Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS)

George R. Ricker;Joshua N. Winn;Roland Vanderspek;David W. Latham

1303
Citations
A terrestrial planet candidate in a temperate orbit around Proxima Centauri

Guillem Anglada-Escudé;Pedro J. Amado;John Barnes;Zaira M. Berdiñas

1118
Citations
Catalog of nearby exoplanets

R. P. Butler;J. T. Wright;G. W. Marcy;G. W. Marcy;D. A. Fischer;D. A. Fischer

1116
Citations
Chromospheric CaII Emission in Nearby F, G, K, and M stars

Jason T. Wright;Geoffrey W. Marcy;R. Paul Butler;Steve S. Vogt

796
Citations
Chromospheric Ca II Emission in Nearby F, G, K, and M Stars

J. T. Wright;G. W. Marcy;R. Paul Butler;S. S. Vogt

635
Citations
A ~7.5 M⊕ Planet Orbiting the Nearby Star, GJ 876*

Eugenio J. Rivera;Eugenio J. Rivera;Eugenio J. Rivera;Jack J. Lissauer;R. Paul Butler;Geoffrey W. Marcy

629
Citations
Planets Orbiting Other Suns

Geoffrey W. Marcy;R. Paul Butler

615
Citations
PRECISION RADIAL VELOCITIES WITH AN IODINE ABSORPTION CELL

Geoffrey W. Marcy;R. P. Butler

592
Citations
Observed Properties of Exoplanets: Masses, Orbits, and Metallicities

Geoffrey Marcy;R. Paul Butler;Debra Fischer;Steven Vogt

588
Citations
Radial Velocities for 889 Late-Type Stars*

David L. Nidever;Geoffrey W. Marcy;Geoffrey W. Marcy;R. Paul Butler;Debra A. Fischer

554
Citations
The N2K Consortium. II. A Transiting Hot Saturn around HD 149026 with a Large Dense Core

Bun'ei Sato;Bun'ei Sato;Debra A. Fischer;Gregory W. Henry;Gregory W. Henry;Gregory Laughlin

471
Citations
The Discovery of a Planetary Companion to 16 Cygni B

William D. Cochran;Artie P. Hatzes;R. Paul Butler;R. Paul Butler;Geoffrey W. Marcy;Geoffrey W. Marcy

468
Citations
A Pair of Resonant Planets Orbiting GJ 876

Geoffrey W. Marcy;R. Paul Butler;Debra Fischer;Steven S. Vogt;Steven S. Vogt

467
Citations
Evidence for Multiple Companions to υ Andromedae

R. Paul Butler;Geoffrey W. Marcy;Debra A. Fischer;Timothy M. Brown

465
Citations
Detection of a NEPTUNE-mass planet in the $ ho^{1}$ Cancri system using the Hobby-Eberly Telescope

Barbara E. McArthur;Michael Endl;William D. Cochran;G. Fritz Benedict

464
Citations
The Lick Planet Search: Detectability and Mass Thresholds

Andrew Cumming;Geoffrey W. Marcy;Geoffrey W. Marcy;R. Paul Butler

455
Citations