2026 René Doyon: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	91	2165	2059	47	46	467	32779

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World Ranking

Current World Ranking

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Physics

2165

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467

32779

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

2223
Citations
Direct imaging of multiple planets orbiting the star HR 8799.

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

2132
Citations
Angular Differential Imaging: a Powerful High-Contrast Imaging Technique

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

1065
Citations
First light of the Gemini Planet Imager

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

705
Citations
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

696
Citations
Speckle Noise and the Detection of Faint Companions

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

564
Citations
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

538
Citations
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

529
Citations
The Gemini Deep Planet Survey

David Lafreniere;Rene Doyon;Christian Marois;Daniel Nadeau

521
Citations
The Gemini Deep Planet Survey -- GDPS

David Lafreniere;Rene Doyon;Christian Marois;Daniel Nadeau

467
Citations
The Gemini Planet Imager: from science to design to construction

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

461
Citations
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

442
Citations
A chemical survey of exoplanets with ARIEL

Giovanna Tinetti;Pierre Drossart;Paul Eccleston;Paul Hartogh

434
Citations
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

427
Citations
Bayesian analysis to identify new star candidates in nearby young stellar kinematic groups

Lison Malo;René Doyon;David Lafrenière;Étienne Artigau

400
Citations
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

398
Citations
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

364
Citations
Observations of Transiting Exoplanets with the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)

Charles Beichman;Bjoern Benneke;Heather Knutson;Roger Smith

330
Citations
The Gemini Planet Imager

Bruce Macintosh;James Graham;David Palmer;Rene Doyon

313
Citations
The Gemini Planet Imager

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

1
Citations