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Sarbani Basu 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 Sarbani Basu sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 668 publications — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Sarbani Basu 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 Sarbani Basu 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.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2015 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2002 - Hellman Fellow

Overview

Sarbani Basu is affiliated with Yale University in the United States and has a significant body of research within the field of Physics and Astronomy. The scientist's primary focus spans several subfields including Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Oceanography, Molecular Biology, and General Health Professions. Their work covers numerous topics, notably Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies; Astronomy and Astrophysical Research; Astro and Planetary Science; Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics; Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies; Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae; and Geophysics and Gravity Measurements.

Their research has been published frequently in venues such as:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • The Astrophysical Journal
  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Some of the recent papers include:

  • The 16th Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Surveys: First Release from the APOGEE-2 Southern Survey and Full Release of eBOSS Spectra (2020, The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series)
  • Observational constraints on the origin of the elements (2022, Astronomy and Astrophysics)
  • Age dating of an early Milky Way merger via asteroseismology of the naked-eye star ν Indi (2020, Nature Astronomy)
  • The PLATO mission (2025, Experimental Astronomy)
  • A 20 Second Cadence View of Solar-type Stars and Their Planets with TESS: Asteroseismology of Solar Analogs and a Recharacterization of π Men c (2022, The Astronomical Journal)

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • J. M. Joel Ong
  • Daniel Huber
  • S. Hekker
  • W. J. Chaplin
  • Warrick H. Ball

In recognition of their scientific contributions, Sarbani Basu has received awards such as the Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2015 and the Hellman Fellow award in 2002.

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;Carlos Allende Prieto;F. Anders

  • The Apache Point Observatory Galactic Evolution Experiment (APOGEE)

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

  • Solar Models: Current Epoch and Time Dependences, Neutrinos, and Helioseismological Properties

    John N. Bahcall;M. H. Pinsonneault;Sarbani Basu

  • The Current State of Solar Modeling

    J. Christensen-Dalsgaard;W. Däppen;S. V. Ajukov;E. R. Anderson

  • Helioseismic Studies of Differential Rotation in the Solar Envelope by the Solar Oscillations Investigation Using the Michelson Doppler Imager

    J. Schou;H. M. Antia;S. Basu;R. S. Bogart

  • New solar opacities, abundances, helioseismology, and neutrino fluxes

    John N. Bahcall;Aldo M. Serenelli;Sarbani Basu

  • Masses, Radii, and Orbits of Small Kepler Planets: The Transition from Gaseous to Rocky Planets

    Geoffrey W. Marcy;Howard Isaacson;Andrew W. Howard;Jason F. Rowe

  • The 16th Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Surveys: First Release from the APOGEE-2 Southern Survey and Full Release of eBOSS Spectra

    Romina Ahumada;Carlos Allende Prieto;Carlos Allende Prieto;Andrés Almeida;Friedrich Anders;Friedrich Anders

  • Kepler Asteroseismology Program: Introduction and First Results

    Ronald L. Gilliland;T. M. Brown;J. Christensen-Dalsgaard;H. Kjeldsen

  • Revised Stellar Properties of Kepler Targets for the Quarter 1-16 Transit Detection Run

    Daniel Huber;Daniel Huber;Victor Silva Aguirre;Jaymie M. Matthews;Marc H. Pinsonneault

  • Asteroseismic fundamental properties of solar-type stars observed by the NASA Kepler Mission

    W. J. Chaplin;S. Basu;D. Huber;A Serenelli

  • Asteroseismology of old open clusters with Kepler: direct estimate of the integrated RGB mass loss in NGC6791 and NGC6819

    A. Miglio;K. Brogaard;D. Stello;W. J. Chaplin

  • Helioseismology and Solar Abundances

    Sarbani Basu;H.M. Antia

  • Kepler-36: A Pair of Planets with Neighboring Orbits and Dissimilar Densities

    Joshua A. Carter;Eric Agol;William J. Chaplin;Sarbani Basu

  • New solar composition: the problem with solar models revisited

    Aldo M. Serenelli;Sarbani Basu;Jason W. Ferguson;Martin Asplund

  • SEISMIC EVIDENCE FOR A RAPIDLY ROTATING CORE IN A LOWER-GIANT-BRANCH STAR OBSERVED WITH KEPLER

    S. Deheuvels;R. A. García;W. J. Chaplin;S. Basu

  • How uncertain are solar neutrino predictions

    John N. Bahcall;Sarbani Basu;M.H. Pinsonneault

  • The 13th Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey: First Spectroscopic Data from the SDSS-IV Survey Mapping Nearby Galaxies at Apache Point Observatory

    Franco D. Albareti;Franco D. Albareti;Carlos Allende Prieto;Carlos Allende Prieto;Andres Almeida;Friedrich Anders

  • Ages and fundamental properties of Kepler exoplanet host stars from asteroseismology

    Silva Aguirre;G.R. Davies;G.R. Davies;S Basu;J Christensen-Dalsgaard

  • Structure and rotation of the solar interior: initial results from the MDI medium-l program

    A. G. Kosovichev;J. Schou;P. H. Scherrer;R. S. Bogart

Frequent Co-Authors

William J. Chaplin
William J. Chaplin University of Birmingham
Daniel Huber
Daniel Huber University of Hawaii at Manoa
Saskia Hekker
Saskia Hekker Heidelberg University
Dennis Stello
Dennis Stello University of New South Wales
Timothy R. Bedding
Timothy R. Bedding University of Sydney
Rafael A. García
Rafael A. García University of Paris-Saclay
Yvonne Elsworth
Yvonne Elsworth University of Birmingham
Andrea Miglio
Andrea Miglio University of Bologna
Hans Kjeldsen
Hans Kjeldsen Aarhus University

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