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Thomas R. Geballe 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 Thomas R. Geballe sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 673 publications — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Thomas R. Geballe 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 Thomas R. Geballe sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 106 D-Index — 65th percentile

65% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Thomas R. Geballe is affiliated with the University of Hawaii at Manoa in the United States and specializes primarily in the field of Physics and Astronomy. Their research contributions encompass a broad spectrum within this discipline, with a significant focus on Astronomy and Astrophysics, supported by extensive work in Atmospheric Science and Spectroscopy.

The scientist's scholarly output reflects a deep engagement with stellar and planetary phenomena, astrophysical processes, and atmospheric studies. Their main topics of work include:

  • Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
  • Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
  • Astro and Planetary Science
  • Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
  • Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
  • Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research

Frequent collaborators in research projects include the following scientists:

  • A. Evans (8 co-authored papers)
  • D. P. K. Banerjee (7 co-authored papers)
  • C. E. Woodward (6 co-authored papers)
  • K. L. Page (6 co-authored papers)
  • S. Starrfield (5 co-authored papers)

Geballe's research has been published consistently in prominent scientific journals, with multiple contributions to these venues:

  • The Astrophysical Journal (8 publications)
  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (6 publications)
  • arXiv (Cornell University) (5 publications)
  • The Astronomical Journal (4 publications)
  • The Astrophysical Journal Letters (3 publications)

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Thomas R. Geballe highlight advancements in brown dwarf chemistry, molecular astronomy, and planetary nebulae research. These include:

  • "Observations of Disequilibrium CO Chemistry in the Coldest Brown Dwarfs," 2020, The Astronomical Journal
  • "Thirty years of H3+ astronomy," 2020, Reviews of Modern Physics
  • "Detection of Vibrational Emissions from the Helium Hydride Ion (HeH+) in the Planetary Nebula NGC 7027," 2020, The Astrophysical Journal
  • "A JWST Survey for Planetary Mass Brown Dwarfs in IC 348*," 2023, The Astronomical Journal
  • "R Coronae Borealis and dustless hydrogen-deficient carbon stars likely have different oxygen isotope ratios," 2022, Astronomy and Astrophysics

The breadth of Thomas R. Geballe's work integrates observational astronomy with astrochemistry and atmospheric phenomena, contributing to interdisciplinary studies that intersect planetary science and astrophysical phenomena.

Best Publications

  • A Survey of z>5.8 Quasars in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey I: Discovery of Three New Quasars and the Spatial Density of Luminous Quasars at z~6

    Xiaohui Fan;Vijay K. Narayanan;Robert H. Lupton;Michael A. Strauss

  • A Survey of z > 5.8 quasars in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey I: Discovery of three new quasars and the spatial density of luminous quasars at z ~ 6

    Xiaohui Fan;Vijay K. Narayanan;Robert H. Lupton;Michael Abram Strauss

  • Near-Infrared Photometry and Spectroscopy of L and T Dwarfs: the Effects of Temperature, Clouds, and Gravity

    G. R. Knapp;S. K. Leggett;X. Fan;M. S. Marley

  • Towards Spectral Classification of L and T Dwarfs: Infrared and Optical Spectroscopy and Analysis

    T. R. Geballe;G. R. Knapp;S. K. Leggett;X. Fan

  • Preliminary Parallaxes of 40 L and T Dwarfs from the U.S. Naval Observatory Infrared Astrometry Program

    F. J. Vrba;A. A. Henden;C. B. Luginbuhl;H. H. Guetter

  • Near - infrared photometry and spectroscopy of L and T dwarfs: The Effects of temperature, clouds, and gravity

    Gillian R. Knapp;Sandy K. Leggett;Xiaohui Fan;Mark S. Marley

  • L' AND M' Photometry Of Ultracool Dwarfs

    David A. Golimowski;Sandy K. Leggett;Mark S. Marley;Xiaohui Fan

  • The 0.8-14.5 micron Spectra of Mid-L to Mid-T Dwarfs: Diagnostics of Effective Temperature, Grain Sedimentation, Gas Transport, and Surface Gravity

    D. C. Stephens;S. K. Leggett;Michael C. Cushing;Mark S. Marley

  • A Unified Near-Infrared Spectral Classification Scheme for T Dwarfs

    Adam J. Burgasser;T. R. Geballe;S. K. Leggett;J. Davy Kirkpatrick

  • Toward Spectral Classification of L and T Dwarfs: Infrared and Optical Spectroscopy and Analysis

    T. R. Geballe;G. R. Knapp;S. K. Leggett;X. Fan

  • Solar system objects observed in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey commissioning data

    Željko Ivezić;Serge Tabachnik;Roman Rafikov;Robert H. Lupton

  • The Nuclear Cluster of the Milky Way: Star Formation and Velocity Dispersion in the Central 0.5 Parsec

    A. Krabbe;R. Genzel;A. Eckart;F. Najarro

  • Detection of H + 3 in interstellar space

    T. R. Geballe;T. Oka

  • Seventy-One New L and T Dwarfs from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey

    K. Chiu;X. Fan;S. K. Leggett;D. A. Golimowski

  • Interstellar solid CO: polar and nonpolar interstellar ices.

    A. G. G. M. Tielens;A. T. Tokunaga;T. R. Geballe;F. Baas

  • Preliminary Parallaxes of 40 L and T Dwarfs from the US Naval Observatory Infrared Astrometry Program

    F. J. Vrba;A. A. Henden;A. A. Henden;C. B. Luginbuhl;H. H. Guetter

  • Infrared Photometry of Late-M, L, and T Dwarfs

    S. K. Leggett;David A. Golimowski;Xiaohui Fan;T. R. Geballe

  • Infrared Photometry of Late-M, L, and T Dwarfs

    S. K. Leggett;D. A. Golimowski;X. Fan;T. R. Geballe

  • Unusual broad absorption line quasars from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey

    Patrick B. Hall;Patrick B. Hall;Scott F. Anderson;Michael A. Strauss;Donald G. York

  • An enhanced cosmic-ray flux towards ζ Persei inferred from a laboratory study of the H3+ – e- recombination rate

    B. J. McCall;A. J. Huneycutt;R. J. Saykally;T. R. Geballe

Frequent Co-Authors

S. K. Leggett
S. K. Leggett University of Hawaii at Manoa
Dale P. Cruikshank
Dale P. Cruikshank University of Central Florida
Takeshi Oka
Takeshi Oka University of Chicago
Barry Smalley
Barry Smalley Keele University
Gillian R. Knapp
Gillian R. Knapp Princeton University
John H. Black
John H. Black Chalmers University of Technology
Mark S. Marley
Mark S. Marley University of Arizona
Sumner Starrfield
Sumner Starrfield Arizona State University
Xiaohui Fan
Xiaohui Fan University of Arizona
Jesús Martín-Pintado
Jesús Martín-Pintado Spanish National Research Council

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