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William C. Keel 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 William C. Keel sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 433 publications — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

William C. Keel 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 William C. Keel sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 75 D-Index — 9th percentile

9% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

William C. Keel is affiliated with the University of Alabama in the United States. Their research is primarily situated within the field of Physics and Astronomy, focusing on several key subfields. These include Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Computational Mechanics, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, and Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition.

Their work covers a broad range of topics, with emphasis on the following areas:

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

William C. Keel has published extensively across multiple venues. The most frequent outlets are:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • The Astrophysical Journal
  • The Astronomical Journal
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Among the recent papers authored or co-authored by Keel are notable works such as:

  • Galaxy Zoo DECaLS: Detailed visual morphology measurements from volunteers and deep learning for 314,000 galaxies (2021, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society)
  • JWST PEARLS. Prime Extragalactic Areas for Reionization and Lensing Science: Project Overview and First Results (2022, The Astronomical Journal)
  • Complex AGN feedback in the Teacup galaxy (2023, Astronomy and Astrophysics)
  • Hidden Giants in JWST's PEARLS: An Ultramassive z = 4.26 Submillimeter Galaxy that Is Invisible to HST (2023, The Astrophysical Journal)
  • Kiloparsec-scale AGN outflows and feedback in merger-free galaxies (2021, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society)

Collaboration is a significant aspect of Keel's research, with frequent co-authors including:

  • Karen L. Masters
  • Chris Lintott
  • Brooke Simmons
  • Rogier A. Windhorst
  • Rebecca Smethurst

Best Publications

  • The green valley is a red herring: Galaxy Zoo reveals two evolutionary pathways towards quenching of star formation in early-and late-type galaxies

    Kevin Schawinski;C. Megan Urry;Brooke D. Simmons;Lucy F Fortson

  • Galaxy Zoo 2: detailed morphological classifications for 304,122 galaxies from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey

    Kyle W. Willett;Chris J. Lintott;Steven P. Bamford;Karen L. Masters

  • The effects of interactions on spiral galaxies. II - Disk star-formation rates

    Robert C. Kennicutt;Kurt A. Roettiger;William C. Keel;J. M. Van Der Hulst

  • Galaxy Zoo Green Peas: discovery of a class of compact extremely star-forming galaxies

    Carolin Cardamone;Kevin Schawinski;Marc Sarzi;Steven P. Bamford

  • The effects of interactions on spiral galaxies. I - Nuclear activity and star formation

    W. C. Keel;R. C. Kennicutt;E. Hummel;J. M. van der Hulst

  • The Rest-frame Optical Spectra of SCUBA Galaxies

    Mark Swinbank;Ian Smail;Scott Chapman;Andrew Blain

  • Galaxy Zoo:bars in disc galaxies

    Karen L. Masters;Robert C. Nichol;Ben Hoyle;Ben Hoyle;Chris Lintott;Chris Lintott

  • The Rest-frame Optical Spectra of SCUBA Galaxies

    A. M. Swinbank;Ian Smail;S. C. Chapman;A. W. Blain

  • Galaxy Zoo: Bars in Disk Galaxies

    Karen L. Masters;Robert C. Nichol;Ben Hoyle;Chris Lintott

  • Galaxy Zoo: 'Hanny's Voorwerp', a quasar light echo?

    Chris J. Lintott;Kevin Schawinski;Kevin Schawinski;William C. Keel;William C. Keel;Hanny van Arkel

  • Galaxy Zoo: the fundamentally different co-evolution of supermassive black holes and their early- and late-type host galaxies

    Kevin Schawinski;C. Megan Urry;Shanil Virani;Paolo Coppi

  • The Morphological Mix of Field Galaxies to mI = 24.25 Magnitudes (bJ ~ 26 Magnitudes) from a Deep Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 Image

    Simon P. Driver;Rogier A. Windhorst;Eric J. Ostrander;William C. Keel

  • Planet Hunters: A Transiting Circumbinary Planet in a Quadruple Star System

    Megan E. Schwamb;Jerome A. Orosz;Joshua A. Carter;William F. Welsh

  • Sub-galactic clumps at a redshift of 2.39 and implications for galaxy formation

    S. M. Pascarelle;R. A. Windhorst;W. C. Keel;Stephen C Odewahn

  • Spectroscopic evidence for activity in the nuclei of normal spiral galaxies

    W. C. Keel

  • The morphological mix of field galaxies to I=24.25 magnitudes (b=26 magnitudes) from a deep Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 image

    Simon P. Driver;Rogier A. Windhorst;Eric J. Ostrander;William C. Keel

  • Galaxy Zoo: Dust in Spirals

    Karen L. Masters;Robert C. Nichol;Steven Bamford;Moein Mosleh

  • A comparison of the physical conditions in nuclear, hotspot, and disk H II regions

    Robert C. Kennicutt;William C. Keel;Cynthia A. Blaha

  • Galaxy Zoo and ALFALFA: atomic gas and the regulation of star formation in barred disc galaxies†

    Karen L. Masters;Robert C. Nichol;Martha P. Haynes;William C. Keel

  • Evidence for Large-Scale Structure at z=2.4 From Lyman-alpha Imaging

    William C. Keel;Seth H. Cohen;Rogier A. Windhorst;Ian Waddington

Frequent Co-Authors

Rogier A. Windhorst
Rogier A. Windhorst Arizona State University
Karen L. Masters
Karen L. Masters Haverford College
Steven P. Bamford
Steven P. Bamford University of Nottingham
Robert C. Nichol
Robert C. Nichol University of Surrey
Frazer N. Owen
Frazer N. Owen National Radio Astronomy Observatory
Daniel Thomas
Daniel Thomas University of Portsmouth
Lucy Fortson
Lucy Fortson University of Minnesota
C. Megan Urry
C. Megan Urry Yale University
Ian Smail
Ian Smail Durham University

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