David R. Ciardi

29.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
142 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

David R. Ciardi is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, David R. Ciardi has authored 142 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 135 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 55 papers in Instrumentation and 15 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in David R. Ciardi's work include Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (117 papers), Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (79 papers) and Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (55 papers). David R. Ciardi is often cited by papers focused on Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (117 papers), Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (79 papers) and Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (55 papers). David R. Ciardi collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Germany. David R. Ciardi's co-authors include Steve B. Howell, Gerald van Belle, Elliott P. Horch, Rachel Akeson, Mark E. Everett, Elizabeth A. Lada, Stephen R. Kane, Charles Beichman, R. R. Thompson and William Sherry and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and The Astrophysical Journal.

In The Last Decade

David R. Ciardi

126 papers receiving 2.6k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

A disintegrating minor planet transiting a white dwarf

2015 289 citations Andrew Vanderburg, David R. Ciardi et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
David R. Ciardi United States	30	2.8k	833	214	173	115	142	2.8k
S. Dreizler Germany	27	2.8k 1.0×	1.2k 1.4×	160 0.7×	136 0.8×	125 1.1×	87	2.9k
Michael Endl United States	32	2.9k 1.0×	1.1k 1.3×	145 0.7×	123 0.7×	73 0.6×	101	3.0k
Lars A. Buchhave Denmark	29	2.7k 1.0×	954 1.1×	97 0.5×	91 0.5×	102 0.9×	83	2.8k
P. Figueira Portugal	26	2.0k 0.7×	752 0.9×	134 0.6×	141 0.8×	70 0.6×	106	2.1k
U. Heiter Sweden	31	3.1k 1.1×	1.5k 1.8×	123 0.6×	112 0.6×	173 1.5×	62	3.2k
Kevin Volk United States	30	2.4k 0.9×	590 0.7×	146 0.7×	277 1.6×	83 0.7×	94	2.5k
A. Sozzetti Italy	26	2.0k 0.7×	921 1.1×	111 0.5×	110 0.6×	93 0.8×	105	2.1k
K. G. Strassmeier Germany	30	3.7k 1.3×	1.1k 1.3×	206 1.0×	69 0.4×	224 1.9×	251	3.9k
J. Southworth United Kingdom	40	5.1k 1.8×	2.2k 2.6×	161 0.8×	100 0.6×	269 2.3×	190	5.2k
B. Smalley United Kingdom	34	3.8k 1.4×	1.7k 2.0×	95 0.4×	105 0.6×	217 1.9×	151	3.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David R. Ciardi

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20 of 20 papers shown

Mamajek, Eric E., Angelle Tanner, Natalie R. Hinkel, et al.. (2025). HWO Target Stars and Systems: A Prioritized Community List of Potential Stellar Targets for the Habitable Worlds Observatory’s ExoEarth Survey. Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. 137(10). 104402–104402.

Hirano, Teruyuki, Yasunori Hori, Daisuke Kawata, et al.. (2025). Investigating the eccentricity distribution of transiting, long-period giant planets. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 539(1). 307–329.

Galarza, Jhon Yana, Diego Lorenzo-Oliveira, Joshua D. Simon, et al.. (2024). TOI-1173 A b: The First Inflated Super-Neptune in a Wide Binary System. The Astronomical Journal. 168(2). 91–91. 2 indexed citations

Clark, Catherine A., Gerald van Belle, Elliott P. Horch, et al.. (2024). The POKEMON Speckle Survey of Nearby M Dwarfs. II. Observations of 1125 Targets. The Astronomical Journal. 167(2). 56–56. 6 indexed citations

Savel, Arjun B., et al.. (2022). SImMER: A Pipeline for Reducing and Analyzing Images of Stars. Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. 134(1042). 124501–124501.

Clark, Catherine A., Gerald van Belle, David R. Ciardi, et al.. (2022). A Dearth of Close-in Stellar Companions to M-dwarf TESS Objects of Interest. The Astronomical Journal. 163(5). 232–232. 10 indexed citations

Howell, Steve B., Rachel A. Matson, David R. Ciardi, et al.. (2021). Speckle Observations of TESS Exoplanet Host Stars: Understanding the Binary Exoplanet Host Star Orbital Period Distribution. The Astronomical Journal. 161(4). 164–164. 15 indexed citations

Werner, M. W., Varoujan Gorjian, Farisa Y. Morales, et al.. (2021). SpiKeS: Precision Warm Spitzer Photometry of the Kepler Field. The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 254(1). 11–11. 5 indexed citations

Dragomir, Diana, Joshua Pepper, Thomas Barclay, et al.. (2020). Securing the Legacy of TESS through the Care and Maintenance of TESS Planet Ephemerides. The Astronomical Journal. 159(5). 219–219. 6 indexed citations

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Ciardi, David R., Jacob L. Bean, Jennifer Burt, et al.. (2019). Toward Finding Earth 2.0: Masses and Orbits of Small Planets with Extreme Radial Velocity Precision. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 51(3). 322. 1 indexed citations

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Zellem, Robert T., David R. Ciardi, M. Dussault, et al.. (2019). Engaging Citizen Scientists to Keep Transit Times Fresh and Ensure the Efficient Use of Transiting Exoplanet Characterization Missions. CaltechAUTHORS (California Institute of Technology). 51(3). 416. 1 indexed citations

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Berardo, David, Ian J. M. Crossfield, M. W. Werner, et al.. (2019). Revisiting the HIP 41378 System with K2 and Spitzer. The Astronomical Journal. 157(5). 185–185. 11 indexed citations

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Dressing, Courtney D., Kevin K. Hardegree-Ullman, Joshua E. Schlieder, et al.. (2019). Characterizing K2 Candidate Planetary Systems Orbiting Low-mass Stars. IV. Updated Properties for 86 Cool Dwarfs Observed during Campaigns 1–17. The Astronomical Journal. 158(2). 87–87. 20 indexed citations

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Quinn, Samuel N., David W. Latham, Jessie L. Christiansen, et al.. (2018). TESS Follow-up Observing Program (TFOP) Working Group:A Mission-led Effort to Coordinate Community Resources to Confirm TESS Planets. AAS. 231.

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Furlan, Elise, David R. Ciardi, Mark E. Everett, et al.. (2017). THE KEPLER FOLLOW-UP OBSERVATION PROGRAM. I. A CATALOG OF COMPANIONS TO KEPLER STARS FROM HIGH-RESOLUTION IMAGING. The Astronomical Journal. 153(2). 71–71. 70 indexed citations

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Ciardi, David R., J. C. van Eyken, Jason W. Barnes, et al.. (2015). FOLLOW-UP OBSERVATIONS OF PTFO 8-8695: A 3 MYR OLD T TAURI STAR HOSTING A JUPITER-MASS PLANETARY CANDIDATE. The Astrophysical Journal. 809(1). 42–42. 13 indexed citations

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Howell, Steve B., Elliott P. Horch, Mark E. Everett, & David R. Ciardi. (2012). Speckle Camera Imaging of the Planet Pluto1. Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. 124(920). 1124–1131. 6 indexed citations

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Bryden, G., J. Stauffer, & David R. Ciardi. (2011). Kepler Measurements of M Star Variability. AAS. 217. 1 indexed citations

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Berriman, G. Bruce, B. Ali, R. Baker, et al.. (2009). The NASA∕IPAC∕NExScI Star And Exoplanet Database. AIP conference proceedings. 421–424. 1 indexed citations

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Berriman, G. Bruce, et al.. (2006). The NASA Navigator Program Ground Based Archives at the Michelson Science Center: Supporting the Search for Habitable Planets. ASPC. 351. 120. 1 indexed citations

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