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Simon J. Lilly

Simon J. Lilly

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Physics
Switzerland
2026

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Physics

D-Index
156
Citations
84821
World Ranking
237
National Ranking
6

Simon J. Lilly 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 Simon J. Lilly sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 596 publications — 68th percentile

68% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Simon J. Lilly 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 Simon J. Lilly sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 156 D-Index — 94th percentile

94% 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • COSMOS Photometric Redshifts with 30-bands for 2-deg2

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

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

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

  • 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

  • The First Release COSMOS Optical and Near-IR Data and Catalog

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

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

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

  • 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

  • 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

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

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

  • The MUSE second-generation VLT instrument

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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

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

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

Frequent Co-Authors

Alvio Renzini
Alvio Renzini National Institute for Astrophysics
Anton M. Koekemoer
Anton M. Koekemoer Space Telescope Science Institute
H. J. McCracken
H. J. McCracken Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris
Peter Capak
Peter Capak California Institute of Technology
Thierry Contini
Thierry Contini Research Institute in Astrophysics and Planetology
John D. Silverman
John D. Silverman University of Tokyo
Nick Scoville
Nick Scoville California Institute of Technology
Karina Caputi
Karina Caputi University of Groningen
S. Bardelli
S. Bardelli National Institute for Astrophysics
Mara Salvato
Mara Salvato Max Planck Society

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