2026 Sandra M. Faber: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Best Female Scientists	156	118	108	67	62	463	103711
Physics	161	198	190	123	118	463	107096

Discipline name

D-Index

World Ranking

Current World Ranking

National Ranking

Current National Ranking

Publications

Citations

Best Female Scientists

156

118

108

463

103711

Physics

161

198

190

123

118

463

107096

Best Female Scientists

D-Index

156

Citations

103711

World Ranking

118

National Ranking

Physics

D-Index

161

Citations

107096

World Ranking

198

National Ranking

123

Research.com Recognitions

2025 - Research.com Best Female Scientists Award

Overview

Sandra M. Faber is affiliated with the University of California, Santa Cruz in the United States. Their research is situated primarily in the field of Physics and Astronomy, with a focus on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Biomedical Engineering, and Plant Science as subfields.

The main topics covered in their work include:

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

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Sandra M. Faber span a range of subjects within astrophysics and galaxy research:

"A Long Time Ago in a Galaxy Far, Far Away: A Candidate z ∼ 12 Galaxy in Early JWST CEERS Imaging," 2022, The Astrophysical Journal Letters
"The Art of Measuring Physical Parameters in Galaxies: A Critical Assessment of Spectral Energy Distribution Fitting Techniques," 2023, The Astrophysical Journal
"Fast, Slow, Early, Late: Quenching Massive Galaxies at z ∼ 0.8," 2022, The Astrophysical Journal
"Quenching as a Contest between Galaxy Halos and Their Central Black Holes," 2020, The Astrophysical Journal
"The evolution of star formation histories of quiescent galaxies," 2024, Edinburgh Research Explorer (University of Edinburgh)

Sandra M. Faber has frequently collaborated with other researchers, including:

David C. Koo
Joel R. Primack
Guillermo Barro
Yicheng Guo
Henry C. Ferguson

The most common publication venues for Sandra M. Faber's work include:

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

Best Publications

The Demography of massive dark objects in galaxy centers

John Magorrian;Scott Tremaine;Scott Tremaine;Douglas Richstone;Ralf Bender

5135
Citations
A Relationship between Nuclear Black Hole Mass and Galaxy Velocity Dispersion

Karl Gebhardt;Ralf Bender;Gary Bower;Alan Dressler

4490
Citations
THE SLOPE OF THE BLACK HOLE MASS VERSUS VELOCITY DISPERSION CORRELATION

Scott Tremaine;Karl Gebhardt;Ralf Bender;Gary Bower

3234
Citations
CANDELS: The Cosmic Assembly Near-infrared Deep Extragalactic Legacy Survey - The Hubble Space Telescope Observations, Imaging Data Products and Mosaics

Anton M. Koekemoer;S. M. Faber;Henry C. Ferguson;Norman A. Grogin

2725
Citations
Formation of galaxies and large-scale structure with cold dark matter

George R. Blumenthal;S. M. Faber;Joel R. Primack;Joel R. Primack;Martin J. Rees;Martin J. Rees

2597
Citations
The M-σ and M-L Relations in Galactic Bulges, and Determinations of Their Intrinsic Scatter

Kayhan Gültekin;Douglas D.O. Richstone;Karl Gebhardt;Tod Lauer

2463
Citations
CANDELS: The Cosmic Assembly Near-infrared Deep Extragalactic Legacy Survey

Norman A. Grogin;Dale D. Kocevski;S. M. Faber;Henry C. Ferguson

2272
Citations
Star Formation in AEGIS Field Galaxies since z = 1.1: The Dominance of Gradually Declining Star Formation, and the Main Sequence of Star-forming Galaxies

K. G. Noeske;B. J. Weiner;S. M. Faber;Casey J. Papovich

2269
Citations
Candels: The cosmic assembly near-infrared deep extragalactic legacy survey - The hubble space telescope observations, imaging data products, and mosaics

Anton M. Koekemoer;S. M. Faber;Henry C. Ferguson;Norman A. Grogin

1709
Citations
Spectroscopy and photometry of elliptical galaxies. I: a new distance estimator

Alan Dressler;Donald Lynden-Bell;David Burstein;Roger L. Davies

1702
Citations
Galaxy Luminosity Functions to z~1: DEEP2 vs. COMBO-17 and Implications for Red Galaxy Formation

S. M. Faber;C. N. A. Willmer;C. Wolf;D. C. Koo

1611
Citations
Contraction of Dark Matter Galactic Halos Due to Baryonic Infall

G. R. Blumenthal;S. M. Faber;R. Flores;J. R. Primack

1517
Citations
Galaxy luminosity functions to z∼ 1 from DEEP2 and COMBO-17: Implications for red galaxy formation

S. M. Faber;C. N. A. Willmer;C. Wolf;D. C. Koo

1400
Citations
Dynamically hot galaxies. I - Structural properties

Ralf Bender;David Burstein;S. M. Faber

1188
Citations
The centers of early-type galaxies with HST. IV. Central parameter relations

S. M. Faber;Scott Tremaine;Edward A. Ajhar;Yong Ik Byun;Yong Ik Byun

1131
Citations
Extragalactic background light inferred from AEGIS galaxy-SED-type fractions

A. Domínguez;A. Domínguez;J. R. Primack;D. J. Rosario;F. Prada

987
Citations
3D-HST+CANDELS: THE EVOLUTION OF THE GALAXY SIZE–MASS DISTRIBUTION SINCE z = 3

A. van der Wel;M. Franx;P.G. van Dokkum;R.E. Skelton

952
Citations
Spectroscopy and photometry of elliptical galaxies. V - Galaxy streaming toward the new supergalactic center

D. Lynden-Bell;S. M. Faber;David Burstein;Roger L. Davies

924
Citations
The nature of high-redshift galaxies

Rachel S. Somerville;Rachel S. Somerville;Joel R. Primack;S. M. Faber

892
Citations
The DEIMOS spectrograph for the Keck II Telescope: integration and testing

Sandra M. Faber;Andrew C. Phillips;Robert I. Kibrick;Barry Alcott

883
Citations