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Sean Carey 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 Sean Carey sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 409 publications — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Sean Carey 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 Sean Carey sits on this spectrum.

70–71 D-Index: 76 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 110 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 143 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 153 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 144 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 167 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 167 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 166 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 132 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 155 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 134 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 137 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 102 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 112 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 110 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 116 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 97 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 103 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 87 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 90 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 78 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 75 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 67 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 69 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 59 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 53 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 42 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 41 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 33 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 32 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 45 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 19 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 24 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 28 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 31 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 20 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 12 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 24 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 23 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 15 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 15 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 11 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 17 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 12 scientists 166–167 D-Index: 11 scientists 168–169 D-Index: 9 scientists 170–171 D-Index: 9 scientists 172–173 D-Index: 11 scientists 174–175 D-Index: 4 scientists 176–177 D-Index: 8 scientists 178–179 D-Index: 5 scientists 180–181 D-Index: 3 scientists 182–183 D-Index: 4 scientists 184 D-Index: 4 scientists 185+ D-Index: 99 scientists
70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 76 D-Index — 11th percentile

11% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Sean Carey is affiliated with the California Institute of Technology in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of Physics and Astronomy, particularly in Astronomy and Astrophysics. Their scholarly output includes research across several subfields such as Instrumentation, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics.

The researcher's work spans key topics including:

  • Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
  • Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
  • Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
  • Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
  • Astro and Planetary Science
  • Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology
  • Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena

Sean Carey has published numerous papers with a concentration in leading astronomy journals. Noteworthy publications include:

  • "Refining the Transit-timing and Photometric Analysis of TRAPPIST-1: Masses, Radii, Densities, Dynamics, and Ephemerides," 2021, The Planetary Science Journal
  • "The REACH radiometer for detecting the 21-cm hydrogen signal from redshift z ≈ 7.5-28," 2022, Nature Astronomy
  • "TRAPPIST-1: Global results of the Spitzer Exploration Science Program Red Worlds," 2020, Apollo (University of Cambridge)
  • "The Near-Earth Object Surveyor Mission," 2023, The Planetary Science Journal
  • "Systematic KMTNet Planetary Anomaly Search. I. OGLE-2019-BLG-1053Lb, a Buried Terrestrial Planet," 2021, The Astronomical Journal

The researcher commonly publishes in venues such as arXiv (Cornell University), The Astronomical Journal, SLEEP, the Journal of Astronomical Telescopes Instruments and Systems, and the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.

Sean Carey collaborates frequently with a number of other researchers. The most frequent co-authors include:

  • S. Calchi Novati
  • P. Mróz
  • R. Poleski
  • Calen B. Henderson
  • A. Udalski

Best Publications

  • The Infrared Array Camera (IRAC) for the Spitzer Space Telescope

    G. G. Fazio;J. L. Hora;L. E. Allen;M. L. N. Ashby

  • Seven temperate terrestrial planets around the nearby ultracool dwarf star TRAPPIST-1

    Michaël Gillon;Amaury H. M. J. Triaud;Brice-Olivier Demory;Emmanuël Jehin

  • Clouds, filaments and protostars: the Herschel Hi-GAL Milky Way

    S. Molinari;B. Swinyard;J. Bally;M. Barlow

  • Clouds, filaments, and protostars: The Herschel Hi-GAL Milky Way

    S. Molinari;B. Swinyard;J. Bally;M. Barlow

  • MIPSGAL: A Survey of the Inner Galactic Plane at 24 and 70 μm

    S. J. Carey;A. Noriega-Crespo;D. R. Mizuno;S. Shenoy

  • The Spitzer-WISE Survey of the Ecliptic Poles

    T. H. Jarrett;M. Cohen;F. Masci;E. Wright

  • Absolute Calibration of the Infrared Array Camera on the Spitzer Space Telescope

    William T. Reach;S. T. Megeath;Martin Cohen;J. Hora

  • Water vapour in the atmosphere of a transiting extrasolar planet

    Giovanna Tinetti;Giovanna Tinetti;Giovanna Tinetti;Alfred Vidal-Madjar;Mao-Chang Liang;Jean-Philippe Beaulieu

  • Hi-GAL: The Herschel Infrared Galactic Plane Survey

    S. Molinari;B. Swinyard;J. Bally;M. Barlow

  • Midcourse Space Experiment Survey of the Galactic Plane

    Stephan D. Price;Michael P. Egan;Sean J. Carey;Donald R. Mizuno

  • A Population of Cold Cores in the Galactic Plane

    M. P. Egan;R. F. Shipman;S. D. Price;S. J. Carey

  • The Taurus Spitzer Survey: New Candidate Taurus Members Selected Using Sensitive Mid-Infrared Photometry

    L. M. Rebull;D. L. Padgett;C.-E. McCabe;L. A. Hillenbrand

  • CSI 2264: SIMULTANEOUS OPTICAL AND INFRARED LIGHT CURVES OF YOUNG DISK-BEARING STARS IN NGC 2264 WITH CoRoT and SPITZER—EVIDENCE FOR MULTIPLE ORIGINS OF VARIABILITY*

    Ann Marie Cody;John Stauffer;Annie Baglin;Giuseppina Micela

  • A 100 pc ELLIPTICAL AND TWISTED RING OF COLD AND DENSE MOLECULAR CLOUDS REVEALED BY HERSCHEL AROUND THE GALACTIC CENTER

    S. Molinari;J. Bally;A. Noriega-Crespo;M. Compiegne

  • Hi-GAL, the Herschel infrared Galactic Plane Survey: photometric maps and compact source catalogues. First data release for Inner Milky Way: +68{\deg}> l > -70{\deg}

    S. Molinari;E. Schisano;D. Elia;M. Pestalozzi

  • Observations of Transiting Exoplanets with the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)

    Charles Beichman;Bjoern Benneke;Heather Knutson;Roger Smith

  • The Physical Properties of the Midcourse Space Experiment Galactic Infrared-dark Clouds

    Sean J. Carey;F. O. Clark;M. P. Egan;S. D. Price

  • THE TAURUS SPITZER SURVEY: NEW CANDIDATE TAURUS MEMBERS SELECTED USING SENSITIVE MID-INFRARED PHOTOMETRY

    L. M. Rebull;D. L. Padgett;C. E. McCabe;L. A. Hillenbrand

  • Spitzer Secondary Eclipses of the Dense, Modestly-irradiated, Giant Exoplanet HAT-P-20b Using Pixel-Level Decorrelation

    Drake Deming;Drake Deming;Heather Knutson;Joshua Kammer;Benjamin J. Fulton

  • In-flight performance and calibration of the Infrared Array Camera (IRAC) for the Spitzer Space Telescope

    Joseph L. Hora;Giovanni G. Fazio;Lori E. Allen;Matthew L. N. Ashby

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrew Gould
Andrew Gould The Ohio State University
Alberto Noriega-Crespo
Alberto Noriega-Crespo Space Telescope Science Institute
Andrzej Udalski
Andrzej Udalski University of Warsaw
Michał K. Szymański
Michał K. Szymański University of Warsaw
Igor Soszyński
Igor Soszyński University of Warsaw
David P. Bennett
David P. Bennett Goddard Space Flight Center
Krzysztof Ulaczyk
Krzysztof Ulaczyk University of Warwick
Richard W. Pogge
Richard W. Pogge The Ohio State University
Joseph L. Hora
Joseph L. Hora Smithsonian Institution
Shude Mao
Shude Mao Tsinghua University

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