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René Doyon 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 René Doyon sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 467 publications — 50th percentile

50% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

René Doyon 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 René Doyon sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 91 D-Index — 42nd percentile

42% 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

  • 2020 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Science

Overview

René Doyon is affiliated with the University of Montreal in Canada and conducts research primarily in the fields of Physics and Astronomy. Their work encompasses various subfields including Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Computational Mechanics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, as well as Spectroscopy.

The scientist's research topics include stellar, planetary, and galactic studies, astronomy and astrophysical research, astro and planetary science, astrophysics and star formation studies, astronomical observations and instrumentation, adaptive optics and wavefront sensing, and spectroscopy and laser applications.

  • Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
  • Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
  • Astro and Planetary Science
  • Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
  • Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation
  • Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing
  • Spectroscopy and Laser Applications

René Doyon has published extensively in several key venues, indicating an active role in the scientific community. Frequent publication venues include:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • The Astronomical Journal
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific

Their recent publications span from 2020 to 2023 and focus on observational astrophysics and instrumentation. Selected recent papers are:

  • "The Science Performance of JWST as Characterized in Commissioning", 2023, Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
  • "Performance of NIRCam on JWST in Flight", 2023, Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
  • "SPIRou: NIR velocimetry and spectropolarimetry at the CFHT", 2020, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • "Vetting of 384 TESS Objects of Interest with TRICERATOPS and Statistical Validation of 12 Planet Candidates", 2020, The Astronomical Journal
  • "Atmospheric Reconnaissance of TRAPPIST-1 b with JWST/NIRISS: Evidence for Strong Stellar Contamination in the Transmission Spectra", 2023, The Astrophysical Journal Letters

Frequent collaborators in René Doyon's research include Étienne Artigau, Neil J. Cook, David Lafrenière, Charles Cadieux, and Björn Benneke.

In recognition of their contributions, René Doyon was awarded the title of Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 2020 by the Academy of Science.

Best Publications

  • The James Webb Space Telescope

    Jonathan P. Gardner;John C. Mather;Mark Clampin;Rene Doyon

  • Direct imaging of multiple planets orbiting the star HR 8799.

    Christian Marois;Christian Marois;Christian Marois;Bruce Macintosh;Travis Barman;B. Zuckerman

  • Angular Differential Imaging: a Powerful High-Contrast Imaging Technique

    Christian Marois;Christian Marois;David Lafrenière;René Doyon;Bruce Macintosh

  • First light of the Gemini Planet Imager

    Bruce Macintosh;Bruce Macintosh;James R. Graham;Patrick Ingraham;Quinn Konopacky

  • A New Algorithm for Point-Spread Function Subtraction in High-Contrast Imaging: A Demonstration with Angular Differential Imaging

    David Lafrenière;Christian Marois;Christian Marois;René Doyon;Daniel Nadeau

  • Speckle Noise and the Detection of Faint Companions

    René Racine;Gordon A. H. Walker;Daniel Nadeau;René Doyon

  • Discovery and spectroscopy of the young Jovian planet 51 Eri b with the Gemini Planet Imager

    B. Macintosh;B. Macintosh;J. R. Graham;T. Barman;R. J. De Rosa

  • BANYAN. XI. The BANYAN Σ Multivariate Bayesian Algorithm to Identify Members of Young Associations with 150 pc

    Jonathan Gagné;Eric E. Mamajek;Eric E. Mamajek;Lison Malo;Adric Riedel

  • The Gemini Deep Planet Survey

    David Lafreniere;Rene Doyon;Christian Marois;Daniel Nadeau

  • The Gemini Deep Planet Survey -- GDPS

    David Lafreniere;Rene Doyon;Christian Marois;Daniel Nadeau

  • The Gemini Planet Imager: from science to design to construction

    Bruce A. Macintosh;James R. Graham;David W. Palmer;René Doyon

  • A Framework for Prioritizing the TESS Planetary Candidates Most Amenable to Atmospheric Characterization

    Eliza M.-R. Kempton;Eliza M.-R. Kempton;Jacob L. Bean;Dana R. Louie;Drake Deming

  • A chemical survey of exoplanets with ARIEL

    Giovanna Tinetti;Pierre Drossart;Paul Eccleston;Paul Hartogh

  • BANYAN. XI. The BANYAN $\Sigma$ multivariate Bayesian algorithm to identify members of young associations within 150 pc.

    Jonathan Gagné;Eric E. Mamajek;Lison Malo;Adric Riedel

  • Bayesian analysis to identify new star candidates in nearby young stellar kinematic groups

    Lison Malo;René Doyon;David Lafrenière;Étienne Artigau

  • The Gemini Planet Imager Exoplanet Survey: Giant Planet and Brown Dwarf Demographics from 10 to 100 au

    Eric L. Nielsen;Robert J. De Rosa;Bruce Macintosh;Jason J. Wang;Jason J. Wang

  • BANYAN. II. VERY LOW MASS AND SUBSTELLAR CANDIDATE MEMBERS TO NEARBY, YOUNG KINEMATIC GROUPS WITH PREVIOUSLY KNOWN SIGNS OF YOUTH

    Jonathan Gagné;David Lafrenière;René Doyon;Lison Malo

  • Observations of Transiting Exoplanets with the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)

    Charles Beichman;Bjoern Benneke;Heather Knutson;Roger Smith

  • The Gemini Planet Imager

    Bruce Macintosh;James Graham;David Palmer;Rene Doyon

  • The Gemini Planet Imager

    James R. Graham;Bruce Macintosh;Marshall D. Perrin;Patrick Ingraham

Frequent Co-Authors

Christian Marois
Christian Marois National Research Council Canada
Bruce Macintosh
Bruce Macintosh Stanford University
Paul Kalas
Paul Kalas University of California, Berkeley
James R. Graham
James R. Graham University of California, Berkeley
Inseok Song
Inseok Song University of Georgia
Gaspard Duchêne
Gaspard Duchêne Grenoble Alpes University
Mark S. Marley
Mark S. Marley University of Arizona
Brenda C. Matthews
Brenda C. Matthews University of Victoria
Adam Burrows
Adam Burrows Princeton University
Adam J. Burgasser
Adam J. Burgasser University of California, San Diego

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