2026 Simon J. Lilly: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	156	237	226	6	6	596	84821

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D-Index

World Ranking

Current World Ranking

National Ranking

Current National Ranking

Publications

Citations

Physics

156

237

226

596

84821

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Physics in Switzerland Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Physics in Switzerland Leader Award

Overview

Simon J. Lilly is affiliated with ETH Zurich in Switzerland and has contributed extensively to the field of Physics and Astronomy, with a primary focus on Astronomy and Astrophysics. Their research covers subfields such as Instrumentation, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, Computational Mechanics, and Spectroscopy.

The scientist's published work engages with a range of main topics including:

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

Frequent co-authors of Simon J. Lilly include:

Jorryt Matthee
Ruari Mackenzie
Daichi Kashino
Rongmon Bordoloi
Anna-Christina Eilers

Lilly's work has been published in a variety of venues, the most prominent being:

The Astrophysical Journal
arXiv (Cornell University)
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
Apollo (University of Cambridge)

The scientist's recent papers include:

COSMOS2020: A Panchromatic View of the Universe to z ∼ 10 from Two Complementary Catalogs, 2022, The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
Little Red Dots: An Abundant Population of Faint Active Galactic Nuclei at z ∼ 5 Revealed by the EIGER and FRESCO JWST Surveys, 2024, The Astrophysical Journal
EIGER. II. First Spectroscopic Characterization of the Young Stars and Ionized Gas Associated with Strong Hβ and [O iii] Line Emission in Galaxies at z = 5-7 with JWST, 2023, The Astrophysical Journal
EIGER. I. A Large Sample of [O iii]-emitting Galaxies at 5.3 < z < 6.9 and Direct Evidence for Local Reionization by Galaxies, 2023, The Astrophysical Journal
Possible signatures of a cold-flow disk from muse using a z ~ to 1 galaxy-quasar pair toward SDSS J1422-0001, 2024, OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)

Best Publications

Mass and environment as drivers of galaxy evolution in SDSS and zCOSMOS and the origin of the Schechter function

Ying-jie Peng;Simon J. Lilly;Katarina Kovač;Micol Bolzonella

2093
Citations
The Canada-France Redshift Survey: The Luminosity Density and Star Formation History of the Universe to z ~ 1

S. J. Lilly;S. J. Lilly;O. Le Fèvre;F. Hammer;David Crampton;David Crampton

1767
Citations
The CANADA-FRANCE REDSHIFT SURVEY XIII: The luminosity density and star-formation history of the Universe to z ~ 1

S.J. Lilly;O. Le Fevre;F. Hammer;David Crampton

1545
Citations
zCOSMOS: A Large VLT/VIMOS redshift survey covering 0 < z < 3 in the COSMOS field

S.J. Lilly;O. Le Fevre;A. Renzini;G. Zamorani

1397
Citations
COSMOS Photometric Redshifts with 30-bands for 2-deg2

O. Ilbert;P. Capak;M. Salvato;H. Aussel

1375
Citations
THE SINS SURVEY: SINFONI INTEGRAL FIELD SPECTROSCOPY OF z ∼ 2 STAR-FORMING GALAXIES*

N. M. Förster Schreiber;R. Genzel;N. Bouché;G. Cresci

1279
Citations
zCOSMOS: A Large VLT/VIMOS Redshift Survey Covering 0 < z < 3 in the COSMOS Field*

S. J. Lilly;O. Le Fèvre;A. Renzini;G. Zamorani

1228
Citations
The First Release COSMOS Optical and Near-IR Data and Catalog

P. Capak;H. Aussel;M. Ajiki;H. J. McCracken

1195
Citations
The COSMOS2015 Catalog: Exploring the 1 < z < 6 Universe with Half a Million Galaxies

C. Laigle;H. J. McCracken;O. Ilbert;B. C. Hsieh

1117
Citations
The First Release COSMOS Optical and Near-IR Data and Catalog

P. Capak;H. Aussel;H. Aussel;M. Ajiki;H. J. McCracken;H. J. McCracken

1038
Citations
Gas-regulation of galaxies: the evolution of the cosmic sSFR, the metallicity-mass-SFR relation and the stellar content of haloes

Simon J. Lilly;C. Marcella Carollo;Antonio Pipino;Alvio Renzini

990
Citations
Mass assembly in quiescent and star-forming galaxies since z ≃ 4 from UltraVISTA

O. Ilbert;H. J. McCracken;O. Le Fevre;P. Capak

953
Citations
The MUSE second-generation VLT instrument

R. Bacon;M. Accardo;L. Adjali;H. Anwand

927
Citations
GAS REGULATION OF GALAXIES: THE EVOLUTION OF THE COSMIC SPECIFIC STAR FORMATION RATE, THE METALLICITY-MASS-STAR-FORMATION RATE RELATION, AND THE STELLAR CONTENT OF HALOS

Simon J. Lilly;C. Marcella Carollo;Antonio Pipino;Alvio Renzini;Alvio Renzini

892
Citations
The Spitzer Legacy Survey of the HST-ACS 2 sq. deg. COSMOS Field: survey strategy and first analysis

D. B. Sanders;M. Salvato;H. Aussel;O. Ilbert

876
Citations
GALAXY STELLAR MASS ASSEMBLY BETWEEN 0.2 < z < 2 FROM THE S-COSMOS SURVEY*

O. Ilbert;O. Ilbert;M. Salvato;E. Le Floc'h;H. Aussel

844
Citations
Combined CO & Dust Scaling Relations of Depletion Time and Molecular Gas Fractions with Cosmic Time, Specific Star Formation Rate and Stellar Mass

R. Genzel;L.J. Tacconi;D. Lutz;A. Saintonge

804
Citations
The Canada-France Redshift Survey. VI. Evolution of the Galaxy Luminosity Function to Z approximately 1

S. J. Lilly;L. Tresse;F. Hammer;David Crampton

779
Citations
S-COSMOS: The Spitzer Legacy Survey of the Hubble Space Telescope ACS 2 deg^2 COSMOS Field I: Survey Strategy and First Analysis

D. B. Sanders;M. Salvato;H. Aussel;H. Aussel;O. Ilbert

762
Citations
The CANADA-FRANCE REDSHIFT SURVEY VI: Evolution of the galaxy luminosity function to z ~ 1

S. J. Lilly;L. Tresse;F. Hammer;David Crampton

750
Citations