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Top Instrumentation Researchers

Anton M. Koekemoer ranks first, followed by Hans‐Walter Rix and Gabriel Brammer, out of 218,955 ranked researchers.

Field rank: how many more of the researcher's articles, reviews and conference papers in this field reached the world top 10% for their subfield and year than the 10% expected of anyone's. A paper in the top 10% adds 0.9 and any other takes 0.1 away, however highly cited, so many strong papers in the field outrank one famous paper, a long record of ordinary papers does not climb, and work in other fields does not count. A paper in two subfields counts half in each. A researcher with fewer papers in the Nature Index's selective journals than expected has the count lowered by the square root of that journal factor. Floor: 15 works, an institution the snapshot can resolve, and an article, review or conference paper in this field.

The ranking

  1. 1 Anton M. Koekemoer United States · #5,925 worldwide overall 126.0 of 329 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2 Hans‐Walter Rix Germany · #3,347 worldwide overall 86.9 of 213 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3 Gabriel Brammer Denmark · #1,890 worldwide overall 80.7 of 165 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4 Mark Dickinson United States · #8,005 worldwide overall 79.3 of 201 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5 Daniel J. Eisenstein United States · #279 worldwide overall 67.9 of 129 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6 Carlos Silvestre Frenk United Kingdom · #13,143 worldwide overall 88.1 of 190 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7 Lars Hernquist United States · #3,155 worldwide overall 77.2 of 155 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8 Pieter van Dokkum United States · #6,876 worldwide overall 68.1 of 157 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9 Christopher J. Conselice United Kingdom · #12,051 worldwide overall 76.7 of 222 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10 R. Maiolino United Kingdom · #3,222 worldwide overall 69.0 of 174 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11 Sandro Tacchella United Kingdom · #30 worldwide overall 58.7 of 88 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12 Pascal A. Oesch Switzerland · #1,450 worldwide overall 62.3 of 126 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13 Volker Springel Germany · #1,059 worldwide overall 62.0 of 112 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14 Casey Papovich United States · #14,001 worldwide overall 63.4 of 169 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15 Henry C. Ferguson United States · #14,631 worldwide overall 62.6 of 162 papers here in the top 10%
  16. 16 S. Charlot France · #2,031 worldwide overall 60.5 of 142 papers here in the top 10%
  17. 17 A. Fontana Italy · #20,696 worldwide overall 60.0 of 140 papers here in the top 10%
  18. 18 Brant E. Robertson United States · #67 worldwide overall 53.9 of 82 papers here in the top 10%
  19. 19 Avishai Dekel Israel · #6,068 worldwide overall 57.6 of 120 papers here in the top 10%
  20. 20 Marijn Franx Netherlands · #9,285 worldwide overall 59.7 of 150 papers here in the top 10%
  21. 21 Richard S. Ellis United States · #34,672 worldwide overall 64.7 of 220 papers here in the top 10%
  22. 22 Mauro Giavalisco United States · #6,970 worldwide overall 57.3 of 146 papers here in the top 10%
  23. 23 Chris J. Willott Canada · #1,146 worldwide overall 51.4 of 90 papers here in the top 10%
  24. 24 Henry Joy McCracken France · #15,158 worldwide overall 58.7 of 160 papers here in the top 10%
  25. 25 Steven L. Finkelstein United States · #7,886 worldwide overall 56.1 of 144 papers here in the top 10%
  26. 26 Olivier Ilbert France · #17,016 worldwide overall 59.7 of 180 papers here in the top 10%
  27. 27 Simon D. M. White Germany · #4,026 worldwide overall 53.9 of 114 papers here in the top 10%
  28. 28 Tommaso Treu United States · #12,016 worldwide overall 58.4 of 174 papers here in the top 10%
  29. 29 Norman A. Grogin United States · #14,931 worldwide overall 53.1 of 123 papers here in the top 10%
  30. 30 Will J. Percival United Kingdom · #15,857 worldwide overall 71.8 of 156 papers here in the top 10%
  31. 31 A. Renzini Italy · #50,805 worldwide overall 61.2 of 221 papers here in the top 10%
  32. 32 Karl Glazebrook Australia · #12,711 worldwide overall 55.3 of 165 papers here in the top 10%
  33. 33 Christina C. Williams United States · #116 worldwide overall 45.4 of 68 papers here in the top 10%
  34. 33 Jeyhan S. Kartaltepe United States · #3,466 worldwide overall 49.1 of 105 papers here in the top 10%
  35. 35 M. Castellano Italy · #19,321 worldwide overall 50.4 of 120 papers here in the top 10%
  36. 36 Emanuele Daddi France · #14,309 worldwide overall 54.8 of 163 papers here in the top 10%
  37. 37 Ivo Labbé Netherlands · #4,846 worldwide overall 48.5 of 106 papers here in the top 10%
  38. 38 James E. Gunn United States · #5,439 worldwide overall 46.7 of 96 papers here in the top 10%
  39. 39 Andrew J. Bunker United Kingdom · #1,126 worldwide overall 46.2 of 94 papers here in the top 10%
  40. 40 Rachel S. Somerville United States · #6,366 worldwide overall 48.7 of 118 papers here in the top 10%
  41. 41 Simon P. Driver Australia · #54,707 worldwide overall 59.3 of 156 papers here in the top 10%
  42. 42 Michael A. Strauss United States · #9,700 worldwide overall 49.8 of 140 papers here in the top 10%
  43. 43 Pablo G. Pérez‐González Spain · #10,429 worldwide overall 48.1 of 131 papers here in the top 10%
  44. 44 Christopher N. A. Willmer United States · #2,929 worldwide overall 43.1 of 82 papers here in the top 10%
  45. 45 Allan Sandage United States · #58,665 worldwide overall 45.6 of 108 papers here in the top 10%
  46. 46 Joop Schaye Netherlands · #11,232 worldwide overall 53.6 of 130 papers here in the top 10%
  47. 47 Garth D. Illingworth United States · #41,111 worldwide overall 51.2 of 169 papers here in the top 10%
  48. 48 J. S. Dunlop United Kingdom · #7,555 worldwide overall 45.4 of 112 papers here in the top 10%
  49. 49 Risa H. Wechsler United States · #3,603 worldwide overall 45.4 of 112 papers here in the top 10%
  50. 49 D. B. Sanders United States · #53,107 worldwide overall 49.6 of 158 papers here in the top 10%
  51. 51 S. M. Faber United States · #16,768 worldwide overall 43.3 of 103 papers here in the top 10%
  52. 51 D. Thomas United Kingdom · #26,426 worldwide overall 50.3 of 131 papers here in the top 10%
  53. 53 Stefano Carniani Italy · #211 worldwide overall 39.4 of 64 papers here in the top 10%
  54. 54 Xiaohui Fan United States · #14,717 worldwide overall 43.8 of 112 papers here in the top 10%
  55. 55 Gregory Tarlé United States · #33,710 worldwide overall 54.0 of 147 papers here in the top 10%
  56. 56 G. Zamorani Italy · #46,460 worldwide overall 56.3 of 212 papers here in the top 10%
  57. 57 Julio F. Navarro Canada · #15,369 worldwide overall 46.1 of 123 papers here in the top 10%
  58. 58 Joss Bland‐Hawthorn Australia · #187,011 worldwide overall 70.0 of 237 papers here in the top 10%
  59. 59 David J. Schlegel United States · #17,996 worldwide overall 58.6 of 132 papers here in the top 10%
  60. 60 Stijn Wuyts Germany · #2,428 worldwide overall 38.8 of 72 papers here in the top 10%
  61. 61 L. Pentericci Italy · #10,060 worldwide overall 41.6 of 103 papers here in the top 10%
  62. 62 Nimish P. Hathi United States · #15,835 worldwide overall 41.8 of 106 papers here in the top 10%
  63. 63 Seiji Fujimoto Denmark · #675 worldwide overall 37.2 of 60 papers here in the top 10%
  64. 64 Erica June Nelson United States · #1,491 worldwide overall 37.7 of 66 papers here in the top 10%
  65. 65 Eusebio Sanchez United States · #44,116 worldwide overall 51.9 of 138 papers here in the top 10%
  66. 66 Paola Santini Italy · #5,893 worldwide overall 37.6 of 68 papers here in the top 10%
  67. 67 Timothy C. Beers United States · #78,084 worldwide overall 55.8 of 252 papers here in the top 10%
  68. 68 Francesco D’Eugenio United Kingdom · #2,927 worldwide overall 38.0 of 77 papers here in the top 10%
  69. 69 Michael V. Maseda Netherlands · #2,713 worldwide overall 37.5 of 75 papers here in the top 10%
  70. 70 Bahram Mobasher United States · #30,838 worldwide overall 43.0 of 135 papers here in the top 10%
  71. 71 Donald P. Schneider United States · #39,759 worldwide overall 55.8 of 178 papers here in the top 10%
  72. 72 Gerard F. Gilmore United Kingdom · #89,031 worldwide overall 50.6 of 210 papers here in the top 10%
  73. 73 Philip F. Hopkins United States · #3,817 worldwide overall 40.7 of 84 papers here in the top 10%
  74. 74 Antonello Calabrò Italy · #6,527 worldwide overall 34.3 of 56 papers here in the top 10%
  75. 75 Mara Salvato Germany · #43,030 worldwide overall 47.5 of 123 papers here in the top 10%
  76. 76 Ian R. Smail United Kingdom · #68,048 worldwide overall 53.3 of 183 papers here in the top 10%
  77. 77 Stephen M. Wilkins United Kingdom · #3,837 worldwide overall 35.8 of 74 papers here in the top 10%
  78. 78 Rob J. Ivison United Kingdom · #49,784 worldwide overall 47.9 of 172 papers here in the top 10%
  79. 79 Luiz Nicolaci da Costa Brazil · #25,519 worldwide overall 47.3 of 144 papers here in the top 10%
  80. 80 Sune Toft Denmark · #8,245 worldwide overall 37.2 of 90 papers here in the top 10%
  81. 81 Hannah Übler United Kingdom · #91 worldwide overall 32.9 of 50 papers here in the top 10%
  82. 82 Rachana Bhatawdekar United States · #323 worldwide overall 31.5 of 39 papers here in the top 10%
  83. 83 Themiya Nanayakkara Australia · #4,827 worldwide overall 34.2 of 68 papers here in the top 10%
  84. 84 L. Y. Aaron Yung United States · #2,244 worldwide overall 32.6 of 53 papers here in the top 10%
  85. 85 Benjamin D. Johnson United States · #3,715 worldwide overall 33.2 of 59 papers here in the top 10%
  86. 86 Eric F. Bell United States · #30,808 worldwide overall 41.0 of 139 papers here in the top 10%
  87. 87 Katherine E. Whitaker United States · #11,647 worldwide overall 34.7 of 77 papers here in the top 10%
  88. 88 Joel Leja United States · #2,608 worldwide overall 32.7 of 58 papers here in the top 10%
  89. 89 Jeffrey A. Newman United States · #10,818 worldwide overall 38.7 of 92 papers here in the top 10%
  90. 90 Mark Vogelsberger United States · #7,639 worldwide overall 40.0 of 86 papers here in the top 10%
  91. 91 Aaron S G Robotham Australia · #53,411 worldwide overall 42.8 of 111 papers here in the top 10%
  92. 92 Vasily A Belokurov United Kingdom · #5,234 worldwide overall 34.6 of 81 papers here in the top 10%
  93. 93 D. Brooks United Kingdom · #23,371 worldwide overall 43.6 of 117 papers here in the top 10%
  94. 94 J. Carretero France · #24,462 worldwide overall 44.3 of 136 papers here in the top 10%
  95. 95 G. Magdis France · #11,979 worldwide overall 34.0 of 81 papers here in the top 10%
  96. 96 Michaela Hirschmann Switzerland · #4,615 worldwide overall 31.9 of 64 papers here in the top 10%
  97. 97 P. Capak United States · #25,425 worldwide overall 38.8 of 118 papers here in the top 10%
  98. 98 Jon Brinkmann United States · #147 worldwide overall 30.5 of 54 papers here in the top 10%
  99. 99 Adi Zitrin Israel · #11,846 worldwide overall 34.9 of 98 papers here in the top 10%
  100. 100 R. J. Bouwens Netherlands · #18,000 worldwide overall 36.2 of 107 papers here in the top 10%

ranked researchers with an article, review or conference paper in Instrumentation. Author identities come from OpenAlex disambiguation and inherit its errors: a merged record can put one name over two people’s work, and a split one can halve a career. Every row links out to the OpenAlex record so the underlying claim is checkable, and anything that looks wrong can be reported from the row. That report files a correction against the bibliographic record for a human to review, but it is not a removal or delisting request, and no such route exists yet.

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