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Roeland P. van der Marel 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 Roeland P. van der Marel sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 529 publications — 60th percentile

60% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Roeland P. van der Marel 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 Roeland P. van der Marel sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 109 D-Index — 68th percentile

68% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 185 D-Index or more.

Overview

Roeland P. van der Marel is affiliated with the Space Telescope Science Institute in the United States. Their work primarily falls within the field of Physics and Astronomy, with a focus on subfields such as Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, General Health Professions, Atmospheric Science, and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics.

Their research topics cover various areas including Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies; Astronomy and Astrophysical Research; Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies; Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena; Astro and Planetary Science; Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations; and Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae.

Van der Marel has contributed to multiple recent papers, notably:

  • The Hubble Space Telescope UV Legacy Survey of Galactic Globular Clusters. XXIII. Proper-motion Catalogs and Internal Kinematics (2022, The Astrophysical Journal)
  • JWST-TST DREAMS: Quartz Clouds in the Atmosphere of WASP-17b (2023, The Astrophysical Journal Letters)
  • The Hubble Space Telescope Survey of M31 Satellite Galaxies. I. RR Lyrae-based Distances and Refined 3D Geometric Structure (2022, The Astrophysical Journal)
  • The synchronized dance of the magellanic clouds' star formation history (2022, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society Letters)
  • The Recent LMC-SMC Collision: Timing and Impact Parameter Constraints from Comparison of Gaia LMC Disk Kinematics and N-body Simulations (2022, The Astrophysical Journal)

Frequent co-authors of van der Marel include:

  • Sangmo Tony Sohn
  • Nikole K. Lewis
  • Laura L. Watkins
  • Mattia Libralato
  • Sara Seager

The most common publication venues for their work are:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • The Astrophysical Journal
  • The Astronomical Journal
  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • The Astrophysical Journal Letters

Best Publications

  • Resolved Massive Star Clusters in the Milky Way and Its Satellites: Brightness Profiles and a Catalog of Fundamental Parameters

    Dean E. McLaughlin;Roeland P. van der Marel

  • A new method for the identification of non-Gaussian line profiles in elliptical galaxies

    Roeland P. van der Marel;Marijn Franx

  • Resolved Massive Star Clusters in the Milky Way and its Satellites: Brightness Profiles and a Catalogue of Fundamental Parameters

    Dean E. McLaughlin;Roeland P. van der Marel

  • Are the Magellanic Clouds on Their First Passage about the Milky Way

    Gurtina Besla;Nitya Kallivayalil;Lars Hernquist;Brant Robertson

  • The Hubble Space Telescope UV Legacy Survey of Galactic Globular Clusters. I. Overview of the Project and Detection of Multiple Stellar Populations

    G. Piotto;G. Piotto;A. P. Milone;L. R. Bedin;J. Anderson

  • Third-Epoch Magellanic Cloud Proper Motions I: HST/WFC3 data and Orbit Implications

    Nitya Kallivayalil;Roeland P. van der Marel;Gurtina Besla;Jay Anderson

  • The role of dwarf galaxy interactions in shaping the Magellanic System and implications for Magellanic Irregulars

    Gurtina Besla;Gurtina Besla;Nitya Kallivayalil;Lars Hernquist;Roeland P. van der Marel

  • New Understanding of Large Magellanic Cloud Structure, Dynamics, and Orbit from Carbon Star Kinematics

    Roeland P. van der Marel;David R. Alves;Eduardo Hardy;Nicholas B. Suntzeff

  • Magellanic Cloud Structure from Near-Infrared Surveys. I. The Viewing Angles of the Large Magellanic Cloud

    Roeland P. van der Marel;Maria-Rosa L. Cioni

  • THIRD-EPOCH MAGELLANIC CLOUD PROPER MOTIONS. I. HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE/WFC3 DATA AND ORBIT IMPLICATIONS

    Nitya Kallivayalil;Nitya Kallivayalil;Roeland P. van der Marel;Gurtina Besla;Jay Anderson

  • An HST Census of Nuclear Star Clusters in Late-Type Spiral Galaxies: I. Observations and Image Analysis

    Torsten Boeker;Seppo Laine;Roeland P. van der Marel;Marc Sarzi

  • Magellanic Cloud Structure from Near-IR Surveys I: The Viewing Angles of the LMC

    Roeland P. van der Marel;Maria-Rosa L. Cioni

  • The Hubble Space Telescope UV Legacy Survey of Galactic globular clusters – IX. The Atlas of multiple stellar populations

    A. P. Milone;G. Piotto;A. Renzini;A. F. Marino

  • Dynamical Modeling of Velocity Profiles: The Dark Halo Around the Elliptical Galaxy NGC2434

    Hans-Walter Rix;Tim de Zeeuw;Marcella Carollo;Nicolas Cretton

  • The Hubble Space Telescope UV Legacy Survey of Galactic Globular Clusters. I. Overview of the Project and Detection of Multiple Stellar Populations

    Giampaolo Piotto;Giampaolo Piotto;Antonino Milone;Luigi Bedin;J. Anderson

  • A Hubble Space Telescope Census of Nuclear Star Clusters in Late-Type Spiral Galaxies. I. Observations and Image Analysis*

    Torsten Böker;Torsten Böker;Seppo Laine;Roeland P. van der Marel;Marc Sarzi

  • Is the SMC Bound to the LMC? The HST Proper Motion of the SMC

    Nitya Kallivayalil;Roeland P. van der Marel;Charles Alcock

  • Dynamical Modeling of Velocity Profiles: The Dark Halo around the Elliptical Galaxy NGC 2434

    Hans-Walter Rix;Hans-Walter Rix;Hans-Walter Rix;P. Tim de Zeeuw;Nicolas Cretton;Roeland P. van der Marel

  • The Proper Motion of the Large Magellanic Cloud Using HST

    Nitya Kallivayalil;Roeland P. van der Marel;Charles Alcock;Tim Axelrod

  • Third-epoch Magellanic Cloud Proper Motions. II. The Large Magellanic Cloud Rotation Field in Three Dimensions

    Roeland P. van der Marel;Nitya Kallivayalil;Nitya Kallivayalil

Frequent Co-Authors

Jay Anderson
Jay Anderson Space Telescope Science Institute
Puragra Guhathakurta
Puragra Guhathakurta University of California, Santa Cruz
Dennis Zaritsky
Dennis Zaritsky University of Arizona
Alistair R. Walker
Alistair R. Walker National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Lab
Eric F. Bell
Eric F. Bell University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Luis C. Ho
Luis C. Ho Peking University
Colin Norman
Colin Norman Space Telescope Science Institute
Steven R. Majewski
Steven R. Majewski University of Virginia
Hans-Walter Rix
Hans-Walter Rix Max Planck Institute for Astronomy
James S. Bullock
James S. Bullock University of California, Irvine

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