2026 Robert W. O'Connell: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	89	2270	2161	1143	1068	415	45730

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Overview

Robert W. O'Connell is affiliated with the University of Virginia in the United States, focusing on research in physics and astronomy.

Their academic contributions span 72 publications primarily in the field of Physics and Astronomy, with a significant concentration on Astronomy and Astrophysics as well as related subfields. Their work also covers instrumentation, atomic and molecular physics including optics, computational mechanics, and biomedical engineering.

Research topics addressed by Robert W. O'Connell include:

Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing
Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations

Their recent published papers are as follows:

Evidence from APOGEE for the presence of a major building block of the halo buried in the inner Galaxy, 2020, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
APOGEE Chemical Abundance Patterns of the Massive Milky Way Satellites, 2021, The Astrophysical Journal
The chemical characterization of halo substructure in the Milky Way based on APOGEE, 2022, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
The Lyman Continuum Escape Fraction of Galaxies and AGN in the GOODS Fields, 2020, The Astrophysical Journal
A Spatially Resolved Analysis of Star Formation Burstiness by Comparing UV and Hα in Galaxies at z ∼ 1 with UVCANDELS, 2023, The Astrophysical Journal

Frequently publishing venues for Robert W. O'Connell include:

arXiv (Cornell University)
The Astrophysical Journal
Research Notes of the AAS
UNC Libraries
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Robert W. O'Connell are:

Rogier A. Windhorst
Anton M. Koekemoer
Harry I. Teplitz
Marc Rafelski
Norman A. Grogin

Best Publications

The Eleventh and Twelfth Data Releases of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey: Final Data from SDSS-III

Shadab Alam;Franco D. Albareti;Carlos Allende Prieto;F. Anders

3189
Citations
SDSS-III: Massive Spectroscopic Surveys of the Distant Universe, the Milky Way Galaxy, and Extra-Solar Planetary Systems

Daniel J. Eisenstein;David H. Weinberg;Eric Agol;Hiroaki Aihara

3013
Citations
SDSS-III: MASSIVE SPECTROSCOPIC SURVEYS OF THE DISTANT UNIVERSE, THE MILKY WAY, AND EXTRA-SOLAR PLANETARY SYSTEMS

Daniel J. Eisenstein;Daniel J. Eisenstein;David H. Weinberg;Eric Agol;Hiroaki Aihara

2519
Citations
The Eighth Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey: First Data from SDSS-III

Hiroaki Aihara;Carlos Allende Prieto;Deokkeun An

2189
Citations
The eleventh and twelfth data releases of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey: final data from SDSS-III

Shadab Alam;Franco D. Albareti;Carlos Allende Prieto;Carlos Allende Prieto;F. Anders

2123
Citations
The Eighth Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey: First Data from SDSS-III

Hiroaki Aihara;Carlos Allende Prieto;Carlos Allende Prieto;Deokkeun An;Scott F. Anderson

1700
Citations
The Tenth Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey: First Spectroscopic Data from the SDSS-III Apache Point Observatory Galactic Evolution Experiment

Christopher P. Ahn;Rachael Alexandroff;Carlos Allende Prieto;Friedrich Anders

1681
Citations
The Apache Point Observatory Galactic Evolution Experiment (APOGEE)

Steven R. Majewski;Ricardo P. Schiavon;Peter M. Frinchaboy;Carlos Allende Prieto

1505
Citations
The tenth data release of the Sloan digital sky survey: First spectroscopic data from the SDSS-iii apache point observatory galactic evolution experiment

Christopher P. Ahn;Rachael Alexandroff;Carlos Allende Prieto;Carlos Allende Prieto;Friedrich Anders;Friedrich Anders

1110
Citations
The Apache Point Observatory Galactic Evolution Experiment (APOGEE)

Steven R. Majewski;Ricardo P. Schiavon;Peter M. Frinchaboy;Carlos Allende Prieto;Carlos Allende Prieto

917
Citations
ASPCAP: The Apogee Stellar Parameter and Chemical Abundances Pipeline

Ana E. García Pérez;Carlos Allende Prieto;Jon A. Holtzman;Matthew Shetrone

773
Citations
Chemical Cartography with APOGEE: Metallicity Distribution Functions and the Chemical Structure of the Milky Way Disk

Michael R. Hayden;Jo Bovy;Jon A. Holtzman;David L. Nidever

717
Citations
Ultraviolet Radiation from Evolved Stellar Populations. I. Models

Ben Dorman;Robert T. Rood;Robert W. O'Connell

704
Citations
CHEMICAL CARTOGRAPHY with APOGEE: METALLICITY DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS and the CHEMICAL STRUCTURE of the MILKY WAY DISK

Michael R. Hayden;Jo Bovy;Jon A. Holtzman;David L. Nidever

653
Citations
Abundances, Stellar Parameters, and Spectra From the SDSS-III/APOGEE Survey

Jon A. Holtzman;Matthew Shetrone;Jennifer A. Johnson;Carlos Allende Prieto

645
Citations
The Origin of Extreme Horizontal Branch Stars

Noella L. D'Cruz;Ben Dorman;Robert T. Rood;Robert W. O'Connell

514
Citations
ASPCAP: THE APOGEE STELLAR PARAMETER AND CHEMICAL ABUNDANCES PIPELINE

Ana E. García Pérez;Ana E. García Pérez;Ana E. García Pérez;Carlos Allende Prieto;Carlos Allende Prieto;Jon A. Holtzman;Matthew Shetrone

498
Citations
The Milky Way's circular velocity curve between 4 and 14 kpc from APOGEE data

Jo Bovy;Carlos Allende Prieto;Carlos Allende Prieto;Timothy C. Beers;Dmitry Bizyaev

453
Citations
The Hubble Space Telescope Wide Field Camera 3 Early Release Science data: Panchromatic Faint Object Counts for 0.2-2 microns wavelength

Rogier A. Windhorst;Seth H. Cohen;Nimish P. Hathi;Patrick J. McCarthy

436
Citations
Abundances, Stellar Parameters, and Spectra From the SDSS-III/APOGEE Survey

Jon A. Holtzman;Matthew D Shetrone;Jennifer A. Johnson;Carlos Allende Prieto;Carlos Allende Prieto

410
Citations