2026 Thomas P. Robitaille: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	75	3354	3189	316	302	212	52946

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World Ranking

Current World Ranking

National Ranking

Current National Ranking

Publications

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Physics

3354

3189

316

302

212

52946

Overview

Thomas P. Robitaille is affiliated with the Max Planck Society in Germany. Their research output spans multiple areas within physics and astronomy, with a strong emphasis on both theoretical and applied aspects of astrophysics and chemistry.

The scientist's work is predominantly focused on the following main fields of study:

Physics and Astronomy
Chemistry

Within these disciplines, Thomas P. Robitaille has delved into several subfields including:

Astronomy and Astrophysics
Organic Chemistry
Instrumentation
Spectroscopy
Artificial Intelligence

The research topics covered highlight specific scientific interests such as:

Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
Chemistry and Stereochemistry Studies
Chemical Thermodynamics and Molecular Structure
Adsorption, diffusion, and thermodynamic properties of materials
Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics

Thomas P. Robitaille has participated in multiple publications across reputable scientific venues, with frequent contributions to:

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
The Astrophysical Journal
Nature
The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
Astronomy and Astrophysics

Notable recent papers include:

The Astropy Project: Sustaining and Growing a Community-oriented Open-source Project and the Latest Major Release (v5.0) of the Core Package*, 2024, DIGITAL.CSIC (Spanish National Research Council (CSIC))
astropy/photutils: 1.0.0, 2020, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
A Galactic-scale gas wave in the solar neighbourhood, 2020, Nature
powderday: Dust Radiative Transfer for Galaxy Simulations, 2021, The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
Spiral arms and instability within the AFGL 4176 mm1 disc, 2020, Astronomy and Astrophysics

The scientist has collaborated frequently with other researchers, including:

Erik Tollerud
Larry Bradley
Brigitta Sipőcz
Axel Donath
Hans Moritz Günther

Best Publications

Astropy: A community Python package for astronomy

Thomas P. Robitaille;Erik J. Tollerud;Perry Greenfield

12168
Citations
The Astropy Project: Building an inclusive, open-science project and status of the v2.0 core package

A. M. Price-Whelan;B. M. Sipőcz;H. M. Günther

4004
Citations
The Astropy Project: Building an Open-science Project and Status of the v2.0 Core Package

A. M. Price-Whelan;B. M. Sipőcz;H. M. Günther

3325
Citations
Interpreting Spectral Energy Distributions from Young Stellar Objects. II. Fitting observed SEDs using a large grid of pre-computed models

Thomas P. Robitaille;Barbara A. Whitney;Remy Indebetouw;Kenneth Wood

1408
Citations
The Spitzer/GLIMPSE Surveys: A New View of the Milky Way

Ed Churchwell;Brian L. Babler;Marilyn R. Meade;Barbara A. Whitney

1113
Citations
Clouds, filaments and protostars: the Herschel Hi-GAL Milky Way

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

1062
Citations
Interpreting Spectral Energy Distributions from Young Stellar Objects. II. Fitting Observed SEDs Using a Large Grid of Precomputed Models

Thomas P. Robitaille;Barbara A. Whitney;Remy Indebetouw;Kenneth Wood

989
Citations
Interpreting Spectral Energy Distributions from Young Stellar Objects. I. A Grid of 200,000 YSO Model SEDs

Thomas P. Robitaille;Barbara A. Whitney;Remy Indebetouw;Kenneth Wood

910
Citations
Clouds, filaments, and protostars: The Herschel Hi-GAL Milky Way

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

832
Citations
astroquery: An Astronomical Web-querying Package in Python

Adam Ginsburg;Brigitta M. Sipocz;Brigitta M. Sipocz;C. E. Brasseur;Philip S. Cowperthwaite

560
Citations
APLpy: Astronomical Plotting Library in Python

Thomas Robitaille;Eli Bressert

522
Citations
A Catalog of Extended Green Objects in the GLIMPSE Survey: A New Sample of Massive Young Stellar Object Outflow Candidates

C. J. Cyganowski;B. A. Whitney;E. Holden;E. Braden

508
Citations
The present-day star formation rate of the Milky-Way determined from Spitzer detected young stellar objects

Thomas P. Robitaille;Barbara A. Whitney

385
Citations
Spiral Arms in the Asymmetrically Illuminated Disk of MWC 758 and Constraints on Giant Planets

C. A. Grady;T. Muto;J. Hashimoto;M. Fukagawa

382
Citations
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

359
Citations
Intrinsically Red Sources observed by Spitzer in the Galactic Mid-Plane

Thomas P. Robitaille;Marilyn R. Meade;Brian L. Babler;Barbara A. Whitney

352
Citations
Surveying the Agents of Galaxy Evolution in the Tidally Stripped, Low Metallicity Small Magellanic Cloud (SAGE-SMC). II. Cool Evolved Stars

Martha L. Boyer;Sundar Srinivasan;Jacco Th. van Loon;Iain McDonald

330
Citations
Surveying the Agents of Galaxy Evolution in the Tidally-Stripped, Low Metallicity Small Magellanic Cloud (SAGE-SMC). I. Overview

Karl D. Gordon;Margaret Meixner;Marilyn Meade;Barbara A. Whitney

318
Citations
Spiral Arms in the Asymmetrically Illuminated Disk of MWC 758 and Constraints on Giant Planets

C. A. Grady;T. Muto;J. Hashimoto;M. Fukagawa

277
Citations
astroquery: An Astronomical Web-Querying Package in Python

Adam Ginsburg;Brigitta M. Sipőcz;C. E. Brasseur;Philip S. Cowperthwaite

234
Citations