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Shaun Cole is affiliated with Durham University in the United Kingdom and contributes extensively to the field of Physics and Astronomy. Their research encompasses a range of subfields, including Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

The scientist's work frequently appears in several major publication venues, with a significant number of their papers published in arXiv (Cornell University) and the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. Other venues include the Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics, The Astrophysical Journal, and The Astronomical Journal.

Shaun Cole has co-authored many papers with colleagues such as Axel de la Macorra, Satya Gontcho A Gontcho, S. P. Ahlen, J. E. Forero-Romero, and G. Tarlé.

The primary research topics addressed by Shaun Cole include:

  • Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
  • Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
  • Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
  • Cosmology and Gravitation Theories
  • Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing
  • Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
  • CCD and CMOS Imaging Sensors

Recent papers by Shaun Cole feature a range of topics in cosmology and instrumentation, including:

  • DESI 2024 VI: cosmological constraints from the measurements of baryon acoustic oscillations, 2025, Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
  • The 2dF galaxy redshift survey: The environmental dependence of galaxy star formation rates near clusters, 2024, OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
  • Overview of the Instrumentation for the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument, 2022, The Astronomical Journal
  • The DESI Bright Galaxy Survey: Final Target Selection, Design, and Validation, 2023, The Astronomical Journal
  • Validation of the Scientific Program for the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument, 2024, The Astronomical Journal

In addition to journal publications, Shaun Cole has authored books published by Bloomsbury Publishing plc and Rutgers University Press. These include titles such as Dressed in Time (2022), Gay Men's Style (2023), Libertine Fashion (2020), and Fashionable Masculinities (2022).

Best Publications

  • Simulations of the formation, evolution and clustering of galaxies and quasars

    Volker Springel;Simon D. M. White;Adrian Jenkins;Carlos S. Frenk

  • The broken hierarchy of galaxy formation

    R. G. Bower;A. J. Benson;R. Malbon;J. C. Helly

  • The 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey: Spectra and redshifts

    Matthew Colless;G. B. Dalton;S. J. Maddox;W. J. Sutherland

  • The 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey: spectra and redshifts

    Matthew Colless;Gavin B. Dalton;Stephen J. Maddox;William J. Sutherland

  • Breaking the hierarchy of galaxy formation

    R. G. Bower;A. J. Benson;R. K. Malbon;J. C. Helly

  • Merger rates in hierarchical models of galaxy formation

    Cedric G. Lacey;Shaun Cole

  • The 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey: power-spectrum analysis of the final data set and cosmological implications

    Shaun Cole;Will Percival;John A. Peacock;Peder Norberg

  • Excursion set mass functions for hierarchical Gaussian fluctuations

    J.R. Bond;S. Cole;G. Efstathiou;Nick Kaiser

  • Hierarchical galaxy formation

    Shaun Cole;Cedric G. Lacey;Cedric G. Lacey;Carlton M. Baugh;Carlos S. Frenk

  • The 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey: Power-spectrum analysis of the final dataset and cosmological implications

    S. Cole;W. J. Percival;J. A. Peacock;P. Norberg

  • Mass function of dark matter halos

    A. Jenkins;C. S. Frenk;S. D. M. White;J. M. Colberg

  • The mass function of dark matter haloes

    A. R. Jenkins;C. S. Frenk;S. D. M. White;Jorg M. Colberg

  • Cluster evolution as a diagnostic for Ω

    Vincent R. Eke;Shaun Cole;Carlos S. Frenk

  • The Pan-STARRS1 Surveys

    K. C. Chambers;E. A. Magnier;N. Metcalfe;H. A. Flewelling

  • What Shapes the Luminosity Function of Galaxies

    A. J. Benson;R. G. Bower;C. S. Frenk;Cedric G. Lacey

  • The 2dF galaxy redshift survey: near-infrared galaxy luminosity functions

    Shaun Cole;Peder Norberg;Carlton Baugh;Carlos S. Frenk

  • A recipe for galaxy formation

    Shaun Cole;Alfonso Aragón-Salamanca;Carlos S. Frenk;Julio F. Navarro

  • The 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey: the power spectrum and the matter content of the Universe

    Will J. Percival;Carlton Baugh;Joss Bland-Hawthorn;Terry J. Bridges

  • Measuring the Baryon Acoustic Oscillation scale using the SDSS and 2dFGRS

    Will J. Percival;Shaun Cole;Daniel J. Eisenstein;Robert C. Nichol

  • Merger rates in hierarchical models of galaxy formation – II. Comparison with N-body simulations

    Cedric G. Lacey;Shaun Cole

Frequent Co-Authors

Carlos S. Frenk
Carlos S. Frenk Durham University
Carlton M. Baugh
Carlton M. Baugh Durham University
Peder Norberg
Peder Norberg Durham University
Cedric G. Lacey
Cedric G. Lacey Durham University
John A. Peacock
John A. Peacock University of Edinburgh
William J. Sutherland
William J. Sutherland University of Cambridge
George Efstathiou
George Efstathiou University of Cambridge
Matthew Colless
Matthew Colless Australian National University
Bruce A. Peterson
Bruce A. Peterson Australian National University
Chris A. Collins
Chris A. Collins Liverpool John Moores University

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