2026 Sangeeta Malhotra: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	89	2315	2204	1165	1088	523	28987

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Physics

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1088

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28987

Overview

Sangeeta Malhotra is affiliated with the Goddard Space Flight Center in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the field of Physics and Astronomy, with a specific focus on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, and Computational Mechanics.

Their scholarly work covers several main topics including:

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

Sangeeta Malhotra has contributed extensively to scientific literature, publishing in frequent venues such as:

arXiv (Cornell University), with 22 publications
The Astrophysical Journal, with 12 publications
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, with 8 publications
The Astrophysical Journal Letters, with 4 publications
Astronomy and Astrophysics, with 2 publications

Notable recent papers include:

Texas Spectroscopic Search for Lyα Emission at the End of Reionization. III. The Lyα Equivalent-width Distribution and Ionized Structures at z > 7, 2020, The Astrophysical Journal
Finding Peas in the Early Universe with JWST, 2023, The Astrophysical Journal Letters
LAGER Lyα Luminosity Function at z ∼ 7: Implications for Reionization, 2022, The Astrophysical Journal
Semi-analytic forecasts for Roman - the beginning of a new era of deep-wide galaxy surveys, 2022, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
A large, deep 3 deg2 survey of Hα, [O iii], and [O ii] emitters from LAGER: constraining luminosity functions, 2020, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

Sangeeta Malhotra has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

James E. Rhoads (51 joint works)
Isak Wold (25 joint works)
Santosh Harish (16 joint works)
Zhen-Ya Zheng (15 joint works)
L. Felipe Barrientos (13 joint works)

Best Publications

SINGS: The SIRTF Nearby Galaxies Survey

Robert C. Kennicutt;Lee Armus;George Bendo;Daniela Calzetti

1537
Citations
The Mid-Infrared Spectrum of Star-Forming Galaxies: Global Properties of PAH Emission

J. D. T. Smith;B. T. Draine;D. A. Dale;J. Moustakas

1339
Citations
The mid-infrared spectrum of star-forming galaxies: Global properties of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon emission

J. D.T. Smith;Bruce T. Draine;D. A. Dale;J. Moustakas

1125
Citations
PASSIVELY EVOLVING EARLY-TYPE GALAXIES AT 1.4 z 2.5 IN THE HUBBLE ULTRA DEEP FIELD

E. Daddi;A. Renzini;N. Pirzkal;Andrea Cimatti

979
Citations
Far Infrared Spectroscopy of Normal Galaxies: Physical Conditions in the Interstellar Medium

S. Malhotra;M. J. Kaufman;D. Hollenbach;G. Helou

617
Citations
Luminosity Functions of Lyα Emitters at Redshifts z = 6.5 and z = 5.7: Evidence against Reionization at z ≤ 6.5

Sangeeta Malhotra;James E. Rhoads

536
Citations
Luminosity functions of Lyman-alpha emitters at z=6.5, and z=5.7: evidence against reionization at z=6

Sangeeta Malhotra;James Rhoads

499
Citations
Far-Infrared Spectroscopy of Normal Galaxies: Physical Conditions in the Interstellar Medium

S. Malhotra;M. J. Kaufman;M. J. Kaufman;D. Hollenbach;G. Helou

471
Citations
Large Equivalent Width Lyα line Emission at z=4.5: Young Galaxies in a Young Universe?

Sangeeta Malhotra;Sangeeta Malhotra;James E. Rhoads

466
Citations
Large Equivalent width Lyman-alpha line emission at z=4.5: young galaxies in a young universe

Sangeeta Malhotra;James Rhoads

447
Citations
A Robust determination of the time delay in 0957+561a,b and a measurement of the global value of Hubble's constant

Tomislav Kundić;Edwin L. Turner;Wesley N. Colley;J. Richard Gott

405
Citations
First results from the Large-Area Lyman Alpha survey

James E. Rhoads;James E. Rhoads;James E. Rhoads;Sangeeta Malhotra;Arjun Dey;Daniel Stern;Daniel Stern

370
Citations
Explaining the [CII]158um Deficit in Luminous Infrared Galaxies - First Results from a Herschel/PACS Study of the GOALS Sample

T. Diaz-Santos;L. Armus;V. Charmandaris;V. Charmandaris;S. Stierwalt

365
Citations
Long-Baseline Neutrino Facility (LBNF) and Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE)

R. Acciarri;S. Bansal;A. Friedland;Z. Djurcic

343
Citations
Spectroscopic Confirmation of Three Redshift 5.7 Lyman-alpha Emitters from the Large Area Lyman Alpha Survey

James E. Rhoads;Arjun Dey;Sangeeta Malhotra;Daniel Stern

318
Citations
On graphite and the 2175 Å extinction profile

B. T. Draine;Sangeeta Malhotra

305
Citations
Spectroscopic Confirmation of Three Redshift z~5.7 Lyα Emitters from the Large-Area Lyman Alpha Survey

James E. Rhoads;James E. Rhoads;Arjun Dey;Sangeeta Malhotra;Sangeeta Malhotra;Daniel Stern

305
Citations
Long-Baseline Neutrino Facility (LBNF) and Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE) Conceptual Design Report, Volume 4 The DUNE Detectors at LBNF

R. Acciarri;M. A. Acero;M. Adamowski;C. Adams

183
Citations
The Hubble Ultra Deep Field

S. V. W. Beckwith;J. Caldwell;M. Clampin;G. de Marchi

2
Citations
Long-Baseline Neutrino Facility (LBNF) and Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE) : Volume 1: The LBNF and DUNE Projects

R. Acciarri;S. Bansal;A. Friedland;Z. Djurcic

1
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