2026 Richard Massey: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	98	1745	1661	145	137	416	40898

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Overview

Richard Massey is a researcher affiliated with Durham University in the United Kingdom. Their primary field of study is Physics and Astronomy, with a focus on Astronomy and Astrophysics as the main subfield. Other subfields include Instrumentation, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, and Computational Mechanics.

Massey's work spans a range of topics within astrophysics and cosmology. Key areas of research include:

Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
Cosmology and Gravitation Theories
Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing
Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena

They have published extensively in scientific venues known for astrophysical research, with frequent publications in:

arXiv (Cornell University)
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Zurich Open Repository and Archive (University of Zurich)

Selected recent papers by Richard Massey include:

"Euclid Spectroscopic Image Simulations and Reconstruction" (2024), published in arXiv (Cornell University)
"COSMOS-Web: An Overview of the JWST Cosmic Origins Survey" (2023), published in The Astrophysical Journal
"Euclid preparation: IX. EuclidEmulator2 - power spectrum emulation with massive neutrinos and self-consistent dark energy perturbations" (2021), published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Paper without title (2020), published in Portsmouth Research Portal (University of Portsmouth)
"PyAutoLens: Open-Source Strong Gravitational Lensing" (2021), published in The Journal of Open Source Software

Massey collaborates regularly with several researchers, including:

E. Franceschi
V. Capobianco
C. Carbone
S. Cavuoti
E. Branchini

Best Publications

Euclid Definition Study Report

R. Laureijs;J. Amiaux;S. Arduini;J.-L. Auguères

1882
Citations
Cosmology and Fundamental Physics with the Euclid Satellite

Luca Amendola;Stephen Appleby;Anastasios Avgoustidis;David Bacon

1602
Citations
Cosmology and fundamental physics with the Euclid satellite

Luca Amendola;Stephen Appleby;David Bacon;Tessa Baker

1493
Citations
The First Release COSMOS Optical and Near-IR Data and Catalog

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

1195
Citations
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

1038
Citations
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

882
Citations
The COSMOS Survey: Hubble Space Telescope Advanced Camera for Surveys Observations and Data Processing

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

795
Citations
The DESI Experiment Part I: Science,Targeting, and Survey Design

Amir Aghamousa;Jessica Aguilar;Steve Ahlen

698
Citations
COSMOS : Hubble Space Telescope Observations

N. Scoville;A. Benson;A. W. Blain;D. Calzetti

672
Citations
The Shear TEsting Programme 1: Weak lensing analysis of simulated ground-based observations

Catherine Heymans;Ludovic Van Waerbeke;David Bacon;Joel Berge

661
Citations
COSMOS: Hubble Space Telescope Observations

N. Scoville;N. Scoville;R. G. Abraham;H. Aussel;J. E. Barnes

640
Citations
The DESI Experiment Part I: Science,Targeting, and Survey Design

Amir Aghamousa;Francisco Prada;Ginevra Favole;Klaus Honscheid

638
Citations
Catalytic Hydrolysis of Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide by Human Autoantibody

Sudhir Paul;Deanna J. Volle;Carol M. Beach;Donald R. Johnson

579
Citations
The Shear Testing Programme – I. Weak lensing analysis of simulated ground-based observations

Catherine Heymans;Ludovic Van Waerbeke;David Bacon;Joel Berge

566
Citations
NEW CONSTRAINTS ON THE EVOLUTION OF THE STELLAR-TO-DARK MATTER CONNECTION: A COMBINED ANALYSIS OF GALAXY-GALAXY LENSING, CLUSTERING, AND STELLAR MASS FUNCTIONS FROM z = 0.2 to z = 1*

Alexie Leauthaud;Alexie Leauthaud;Alexie Leauthaud;Jeremy Tinker;Kevin Bundy;Peter S. Behroozi

562
Citations
The nongravitational interactions of dark matter in colliding galaxy clusters

David Harvey;David Harvey;Richard Massey;Thomas Kitching;Andy Taylor

534
Citations
The Sloan Lens ACS Survey. IV. The Mass Density Profile of Early-Type Galaxies out to 100 Effective Radii

Raphaël Gavazzi;Tommaso Treu;Jason D. Rhodes;Léon V. E. Koopmans

518
Citations
Weak Gravitational Lensing with COSMOS: Galaxy Selection and Shape Measurements

A. Leauthaud;R. Massey;J. P. Kneib;J. Rhodes;J. Rhodes

512
Citations
Dark matter maps reveal cosmic scaffolding

Richard Massey;Jason Rhodes;Jason Rhodes;Richard S. Ellis;Nick Scoville

497
Citations
Cosmology and Fundamental Physics with the Euclid Satellite

L Amendola;S Appleby;A Avgoustidis;D Bacon

12
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