2026 Travis S. Metcalfe: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	93	2062	1958	179	170	307	25237

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Physics

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1958

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170

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25237

Overview

Travis S. Metcalfe is affiliated with the Max Planck Society in Germany and specializes in Physics and Astronomy, with a significant focus on Astronomy and Astrophysics. Their research covers a wide range of subfields including Instrumentation, Atmospheric Science, Aerospace Engineering, and Oceanography. The main topics of their work emphasize stellar, planetary, and galactic studies, as well as astro and planetary science, astronomy and astrophysical research, solar and space plasma dynamics, and astrophysics related to star formation and supernova events.

The scientist has contributed extensively to academic literature, especially through publications in the following venues:

arXiv (Cornell University)
The Astrophysical Journal
The Astrophysical Journal Letters
Astronomy and Astrophysics
UNC Libraries

Frequent collaborators in their research include Jennifer L. van Saders, Keivan G. Stassun, Daniel Huber, T. R. Bedding, and R. A. García.

Some of their recent published papers are:

Age dating of an early Milky Way merger via asteroseismology of the naked-eye star ν Indi, 2020, Nature Astronomy
A 20 Second Cadence View of Solar-type Stars and Their Planets with TESS: Asteroseismology of Solar Analogs and a Recharacterization of π Men c, 2022, The Astronomical Journal
The Origin of Weakened Magnetic Braking in Old Solar Analogs, 2022, The Astrophysical Journal Letters
Catalogue of solar-like oscillators observed by TESS in 120-s and 20-s cadence, 2022, Astronomy and Astrophysics
TESS Asteroseismology of α Mensae: Benchmark Ages for a G7 Dwarf and Its M Dwarf Companion, 2021, The Astrophysical Journal

Best Publications

Debiased Orbital and Absolute Magnitude Distribution of the Near-Earth Objects

William F. Bottke;Alessandro Morbidelli;Robert Jedicke;Jean-Marc Petit

870
Citations
Masses, Radii, and Orbits of Small Kepler Planets: The Transition from Gaseous to Rocky Planets

Geoffrey W. Marcy;Howard Isaacson;Andrew W. Howard;Jason F. Rowe

759
Citations
Kepler Asteroseismology Program: Introduction and First Results

Ronald L. Gilliland;T. M. Brown;J. Christensen-Dalsgaard;H. Kjeldsen

631
Citations
Masses, Radii, and Orbits of Small Kepler Planets: The Transition From Gaseous to Rocky Planets

Geoffrey W. Marcy;Howard Isaacson;Andrew W. Howard;Jason F. Rowe

579
Citations
Kepler Asteroseismology Program: Introduction and First Results

Ronald L. Gilliland;Timothy M. Brown;Jørgen Christensen-Dalsgaard;Hans Kjeldsen

532
Citations
Asteroseismic fundamental properties of solar-type stars observed by the NASA Kepler Mission

W. J. Chaplin;S. Basu;D. Huber;A Serenelli

500
Citations
Kepler-36: A Pair of Planets with Neighboring Orbits and Dissimilar Densities

Joshua A. Carter;Eric Agol;William J. Chaplin;Sarbani Basu

436
Citations
Preparation of Kepler lightcurves for asteroseismic analyses

R. A. Garcia;S. Hekker;D. Stello;J. Gutierrez-Soto

415
Citations
Weakened magnetic braking as the origin of anomalously rapid rotation in old field stars

Jennifer L. van Saders;Jennifer L. van Saders;Jennifer L. van Saders;Tugdual Ceillier;Travis S. Metcalfe;Victor Silva Aguirre

404
Citations
Ages and fundamental properties of Kepler exoplanet host stars from asteroseismology

Silva Aguirre;G.R. Davies;G.R. Davies;S Basu;J Christensen-Dalsgaard

399
Citations
ASTEROSEISMIC FUNDAMENTAL PROPERTIES OF SOLAR-TYPE STARS OBSERVED BY THE NASA KEPLER MISSION

W. J. Chaplin;W. J. Chaplin;S. Basu;D. Huber;A. Serenelli

392
Citations
Ensemble Asteroseismology of Solar-Type Stars with the NASA Kepler Mission

W. J. Chaplin;H. Kjeldsen;J. Christensen-Dalsgaard;S. Basu

374
Citations
Kepler-22b: A 2.4 Earth-radius Planet in the Habitable Zone of a Sun-like Star

William J. Borucki;David G. Koch;Natalie Batalha;Stephen T. Bryson

363
Citations
A REVISED EFFECTIVE TEMPERATURE SCALE FOR THE KEPLER INPUT CATALOG

Marc H. Pinsonneault;Deokkeun An;Joanna Molenda-Żakowicz;William J. Chaplin

352
Citations
Fundamental properties of kepler planet-candidate host stars using asteroseismology

Daniel Huber;William J. Chaplin;William J. Chaplin;Jørgen Christensen-Dalsgaard;Ronald L. Gilliland

348
Citations
Stellar Spin-Orbit Misalignment in a Multiplanet System

Daniel Huber;Joshua A. Carter;Mauro Barbieri;Andrea Miglio;Andrea Miglio

340
Citations
Accurate parameters of 93 solar-type Kepler targets

H. Bruntt;S. Basu;B. Smalley;W. J. Chaplin

337
Citations
Fundamental Properties of Stars using Asteroseismology from Kepler & CoRoT and Interferometry from the CHARA Array

D. Huber;M. J. Ireland;T. R. Bedding;I. M. Brandão

333
Citations
Kepler-22b: a 2.4 Earth-radius Planet in the Habitable Zone of a Sun-like Star

William J. Borucki;David G. Koch;Natalie Batalha;Stephen T. Bryson

299
Citations
The APOKASC Catalog: An Asteroseismic and Spectroscopic Joint Survey of Targets in the Kepler Fields

Marc H Pinsonneault;Yvonne Elsworth;Yvonne Elsworth;Courtney Epstein;Saskia Hekker;Saskia Hekker

297
Citations