Adam Muzzin

10.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
135 papers, 4.8k citations indexed

About

Adam Muzzin is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, Adam Muzzin has authored 135 papers receiving a total of 4.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 133 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 101 papers in Instrumentation and 11 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in Adam Muzzin's work include Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (124 papers), Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (101 papers) and Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (57 papers). Adam Muzzin is often cited by papers focused on Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (124 papers), Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (101 papers) and Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (57 papers). Adam Muzzin collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Netherlands. Adam Muzzin's co-authors include Danilo Marchesini, Gabriel Brammer, Marijn Franx, Pieter van Dokkum, Ivo Labbé, Henk Hoekstra, Gillian Wilson, Mauro Stefanon, H. K. C. Yee and R. F. J. van der Burg and has published in prestigious journals such as The Astrophysical Journal, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society and The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series.

In The Last Decade

Adam Muzzin

123 papers receiving 4.5k citations

Hit Papers

THE EVOLUTION OF THE STELLAR MASS FUNCTIONS OF STAR-FORMI... 2010 2026 2015 2020 2013 2010 100 200 300 400 500
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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. THE EVOLUTION OF THE STELLAR MASS FUNCTIONS OF STAR-FORMING AND QUIESCENT GALAXIES TOz= 4 FROM THE COSMOS/UltraVISTA SURVEY
    2013 522 citations Adam Muzzin, Danilo Marchesini et al. The Astrophysical Journal profile →
  2. THE GROWTH OF MASSIVE GALAXIES SINCEz= 2
    2010 467 citations Pieter van Dokkum, Katherine E. Whitaker et al. The Astrophysical Journal profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Adam Muzzin United States 37 4.7k 3.3k 402 216 152 135 4.8k
Mariska Kriek United States 39 5.1k 1.1× 3.5k 1.1× 299 0.7× 192 0.9× 212 1.4× 108 5.1k
S. Charlot France 2 5.7k 1.2× 3.3k 1.0× 492 1.2× 227 1.1× 218 1.4× 3 5.8k
Danilo Marchesini United States 33 4.3k 0.9× 3.1k 0.9× 408 1.0× 179 0.8× 152 1.0× 90 4.3k
Kevin Bundy United States 34 4.3k 0.9× 2.5k 0.8× 303 0.8× 182 0.8× 205 1.3× 89 4.4k
Arjen van der Wel United States 42 5.0k 1.1× 3.4k 1.0× 448 1.1× 230 1.1× 245 1.6× 131 5.2k
N. M. Förster Schreiber Germany 39 5.0k 1.1× 2.9k 0.9× 354 0.9× 113 0.5× 209 1.4× 85 5.1k
A. Pasquali Germany 36 4.5k 1.0× 2.6k 0.8× 302 0.8× 257 1.2× 126 0.8× 153 4.5k
S. Mei France 35 4.2k 0.9× 2.4k 0.8× 329 0.8× 251 1.2× 158 1.0× 84 4.3k
James W. Trayford United Kingdom 30 4.4k 0.9× 2.4k 0.7× 665 1.7× 188 0.9× 131 0.9× 54 4.5k
B. Milvang‐Jensen Denmark 37 4.0k 0.8× 2.3k 0.7× 422 1.0× 140 0.6× 117 0.8× 115 4.0k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Adam Muzzin

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All Works

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Sarron, Florian, Michael L. Balogh, Gregory Rudnick, et al.. (2025). Distinct origins of environmentally quenched galaxies in the core and outer virialized regions of massive clusters at 0.8 < z < 1.5. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 541(1). 409–428. 1 indexed citations
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Desprez, G., Nicholas S. Martis, Yoshihisa Asada, et al.. (2024). ΛCDM not dead yet: massive high-z Balmer break galaxies are less common than previously reported. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 530(3). 2935–2952. 16 indexed citations
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Martis, Nicholas S., Gregor Rihtaršič, Maruša Bradač, et al.. (2024). Detailed Study of Stars and Gas in a z = 8.3 Massive Merger with Extreme Dust Conditions. The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 977(2). L36–L36. 2 indexed citations
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Muzzin, Adam, et al.. (2024). An environment-dependent halo mass function as a driver for the early quenching of z ≥ 1.5 cluster galaxies. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 528(4). 6329–6339. 5 indexed citations
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Sarrouh, Ghassan T. E., Adam Muzzin, Kartheik G. Iyer, et al.. (2024). Exposing Line Emission: The Systematic Differences of Measuring Galaxy Stellar Masses with JWST NIRCam Medium versus Wide Band Photometry. The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 967(1). L17–L17. 5 indexed citations
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Willott, Chris J., G. Desprez, Yoshihisa Asada, et al.. (2024). A Steep Decline in the Galaxy Space Density beyond Redshift 9 in the CANUCS UV Luminosity Function. The Astrophysical Journal. 966(1). 74–74. 19 indexed citations
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Martis, Nicholas S., Ghassan T. E. Sarrouh, Chris J. Willott, et al.. (2024). Modeling and Subtracting Diffuse Cluster Light in JWST Images: A Relation between the Spatial Distribution of Globular Clusters, Dwarf Galaxies, and Intracluster Light in the Lensing Cluster SMACS 0723. The Astrophysical Journal. 975(1). 76–76. 4 indexed citations
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Muzzin, Adam, Swara Ravindranath, Ghassan T. E. Sarrouh, et al.. (2023). Spectroscopy from Photometry: A Population of Extreme Emission Line Galaxies at 1.7 ≲ z ≲ 6.7 Selected with JWST Medium Band Filters. The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 958(1). L14–L14. 15 indexed citations
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Cutler, Sam E., Katherine E. Whitaker, Lamiya Mowla, et al.. (2022). Diagnosing DASH: A Catalog of Structural Properties for the COSMOS-DASH Survey. The Astrophysical Journal. 925(1). 34–34. 18 indexed citations
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Sobral, David, Arjen van der Wel, Rachel Bezanson, et al.. (2022). The LEGA-C of Nature and Nurture in Stellar Populations at z ∼ 0.6–1.0: D n 4000 and Hδ Reveal Different Assembly Histories for Quiescent Galaxies in Different Environments. The Astrophysical Journal. 926(2). 117–117. 9 indexed citations
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Muzzin, Adam, Z. Cemile Marsan, Leo Y. Alcorn, et al.. (2022). Resolved stellar mass maps of galaxies in the Hubble Frontier Fields : evidence for mass dependency in environmental quenching. NPARC. 6 indexed citations
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Mowla, Lamiya, Kartheik G. Iyer, G. Desprez, et al.. (2022). The Sparkler: Evolved High-redshift Globular Cluster Candidates Captured by JWST. The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 937(2). L35–L35. 50 indexed citations
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Barišić, Ivana, Camilla Pacifici, Arjen van der Wel, et al.. (2020). Dust Attenuation Curves at z ~ 0.8 from LEGA-C : Precise Constraints on the Slope and 2175Å Bump Strength. Lancaster EPrints (Lancaster University). 6 indexed citations
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Chauké, Priscilla, Arjen van der Wel, Camilla Pacifici, et al.. (2019). Rejuvenation in z ∼ 0.8 Quiescent Galaxies in LEGA-C. Lancaster EPrints (Lancaster University). 39 indexed citations
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Webb, Tracy, Julie Hlavacek-Larrondo, Allison Noble, et al.. (2019). Multiwavelength radio observations of a brightest cluster galaxy at z = 1.71: detection of a modest active galactic nucleus and evidence for extended star formation. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 487(1). 1210–1217. 6 indexed citations
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Tudorica, A., H. Hildebrandt, M. Tewes, et al.. (2017). Weak lensing magnification of SpARCS galaxy clusters. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 8 indexed citations
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Kado-Fong, Erin, Danilo Marchesini, Z. Cemile Marsan, et al.. (2017). Near-infrared Spectroscopy of Five Ultra-massive Galaxies at 1.7 < z < 2.7. OakTrust (Texas A&M University Libraries). 5 indexed citations
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Muzzin, Adam, et al.. (2017). The Mass Growth and Stellar Ages of Galaxies: Observations versus Simulations. Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS). 11 indexed citations
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Stefanon, Mauro, R. J. Bouwens, Ivo Labbé, et al.. (2017). The Rest-frame Optical (900 nm) Galaxy Luminosity Function at z ~ 4-7: Abundance Matching Points to Limited Evolution in the M_STAR/M_HALO Ratio at z >= 4. Leiden Repository (Leiden University). 42 indexed citations
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Muzzin, Adam, Marijn Franx, C. Schreiber, et al.. (2017). The Mass, Color, and Structural Evolution of Today’s Massive Galaxies Since z ∼ 5. The Astrophysical Journal. 837(2). 147–147. 37 indexed citations

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