2026 William J. Borucki: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	124	691	655	379	354	422	60064

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Physics

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Research.com Recognitions

2020 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
2017 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
2016 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
2016 - Benjamin Franklin Medal, Franklin Institute
2013 - Henry Draper Medal, United States National Academy of Sciences For his founding concept, unflagging advocacy, and visionary leadership during the development of NASA's Kepler mission, which has uncovered myriad planets and solar systems with unforeseen and surprising properties.

Overview

William J. Borucki is affiliated with the Ames Research Center in the United States. The primary fields of study for Borucki include Physics and Astronomy, with a focus encompassing several subfields such as Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Computational Mechanics, and Nuclear and High Energy Physics.

Their research addresses a range of topics within stellar, planetary, and galactic studies, along with Astronomy and Astrophysical Research, Astro and Planetary Science, Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation, History and Developments in Astronomy, and Astronomical and nuclear sciences.

Frequent coauthors who have collaborated with Borucki include:

Brice-Olivier Demory
Sara Seager
Jason F. Rowe
William F. Welsh
Jack J. Lissauer

Borucki's recent papers reflect involvement in multiple areas related to exoplanet science and astronomical instrumentation. Notable publications include:

Science merit function for the Kepler mission, 2020, Journal of Astronomical Telescopes Instruments and Systems
THE HIGH ALBEDO OF THE HOT JUPITER KEPLER-7 b, 2022, Bern Open Repository and Information System (University of Bern)
KEPLER-18b, c, AND d: A SYSTEM OF THREE PLANETS CONFIRMED BY TRANSIT TIMING VARIATIONS, LIGHT CURVE VALIDATION, WARM-SPITZER PHOTOMETRY, AND RADIAL VELOCITY MEASUREMENTS, 2022, University of Southern Queensland ePrints (University of Southern Queensland)
Exoplanet Science From Kepler, 2023, arXiv (Cornell University)
Why Estimating η_⊕ is Difficult: A Kepler-Centric Perspective, 2025, arXiv (Cornell University)

Frequently chosen venues for publication include:

arXiv (Cornell University)
Bern Open Repository and Information System (University of Bern)
University of Southern Queensland ePrints (University of Southern Queensland)
Journal of Astronomical Telescopes Instruments and Systems

Among the awards received by Borucki are:

Member of the National Academy of Sciences (2020)
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2017)
Benjamin Franklin Medal, Franklin Institute (2016)
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (2016)
Henry Draper Medal, United States National Academy of Sciences (2013), for foundational leadership during the development of NASA's Kepler mission

Best Publications

Kepler Planet-Detection Mission: Introduction and First Results

William J. Borucki;David Koch;Gibor Basri;Natalie Batalha

4498
Citations
Planetary Candidates Observed by Kepler, III: Analysis of the First 16 Months of Data

Natalie M. Batalha;Jason F. Rowe;Stephen T. Bryson;Thomas Barclay

1758
Citations
Characteristics of planetary candidates observed by Kepler, II: Analysis of the first four months of data

William J. Borucki;David G. Koch;Gibor Basri;Natalie Batalha

1658
Citations
Planet Occurrence within 0.25 AU of Solar-type Stars from Kepler

Andrew W. Howard;Geoffrey W. Marcy;Stephen T. Bryson;Jon M. Jenkins

1658
Citations
Characteristics of planetary candidates observed by Kepler. II. Analysis of the first four months of data

William J. Borucki;David G. Koch;Gibor Basri;Natalie Batalha

1224
Citations
Kepler Mission Design, Realized Photometric Performance, and Early Science

David G. Koch;William J. Borucki;Gibor Basri;Natalie M. Batalha

1154
Citations
Planetary Candidates Observed by Kepler. III. Analysis of the First 16 Months of Data

Natalie M. Batalha;Natalie M. Batalha;Jason F. Rowe;Stephen T. Bryson;Thomas Barclay

1091
Citations
Planet Occurrence within 0.25 AU of Solar-Type Stars from Kepler

Andrew W. Howard;Geoffrey W. Marcy;Stephen T. Bryson;Jon M. Jenkins

1040
Citations
Architecture of Kepler's Multi-transiting Systems: II. New investigations with twice as many candidates

Daniel C. Fabrycky;Jack J. Lissauer;Darin Ragozzine;Jason F. Rowe

961
Citations
Architecture and Dynamics of Kepler's Candidate Multiple Transiting Planet Systems

Jack J. Lissauer;Darin Ragozzine;Daniel C. Fabrycky;Jason H. Steffen

871
Citations
Overview of the Kepler Science Processing Pipeline

Jon M. Jenkins;Douglas A. Caldwell;Hema Chandrasekaran;Joseph D. Twicken

863
Citations
Kepler-16: A Transiting Circumbinary Planet

Laurance R. Doyle;Joshua A. Carter;Daniel C. Fabrycky;Robert W. Slawson

788
Citations
A closely packed system of low-mass, low-density planets transiting Kepler-11

Jack J. Lissauer;Daniel C. Fabrycky;Eric B. Ford;William J. Borucki

765
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
An abundance of small exoplanets around stars with a wide range of metallicities

Lars A. Buchhave;David W. Latham;Anders Johansen;Martin Bizzarro

757
Citations
Validation of Kepler's Multiple Planet Candidates. III: Light Curve Analysis & Announcement of Hundreds of New Multi-planet Systems

Jason F. Rowe;Stephen T. Bryson;Geoffrey W. Marcy;Jack J. Lissauer

747
Citations
In situ measurements of the physical characteristics of Titan's environment

M. Fulchignoni;F. Ferri;F. Angrilli;A. J. Ball

738
Citations
OVERVIEW OF THE KEPLER SCIENCE PROCESSING PIPELINE

Jon M. Jenkins;Douglas A. Caldwell;Hema Chandrasekaran;Joseph D. Twicken

704
Citations
Planet occurrence within 0.25AU of solar-type stars from Kepler

Andrew W. Howard;Geoffrey W. Marcy;Stephen T. Bryson;Jon M. Jenkins

6
Citations
Kepler Planet Detection Mission: Introduction and First Results

William J. Borucki;D. Koch;G. Basri;N. M. Batalha

3
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