G. D. Illingworth

34.6k total citations · 5 hit papers
265 papers, 15.3k citations indexed

About

G. D. Illingworth is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, G. D. Illingworth has authored 265 papers receiving a total of 15.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 226 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 174 papers in Instrumentation and 29 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in G. D. Illingworth's work include Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (186 papers), Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (174 papers) and Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (109 papers). G. D. Illingworth is often cited by papers focused on Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (186 papers), Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (174 papers) and Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (109 papers). G. D. Illingworth collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and United Kingdom. G. D. Illingworth's co-authors include Marijn Franx, R. J. Bouwens, Pieter van Dokkum, Pascal A. Oesch, Ivo Labbé, H. C. Ford, Daniel D. Kelson, D. Magee, Valentino González and David C. Koo and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and The Astrophysical Journal.

In The Last Decade

G. D. Illingworth

254 papers receiving 14.9k citations

Hit Papers

The Photometric Performance and Calibration of theHubble ... 2005 2026 2012 2019 2005 2010 2008 2016 2023 200 400 600
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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 Photometric Performance and Calibration of theHubble Space TelescopeAdvanced Camera for Surveys
    2005 636 citations N. Benı́tez, H. C. Ford et al. profile →
  2. THE GROWTH OF MASSIVE GALAXIES SINCEz= 2
    2010 467 citations Pieter van Dokkum, Gabriel Brammer et al. The Astrophysical Journal profile →
  3. Confirmation of the Remarkable Compactness of Massive Quiescent Galaxies at z ~ 2.3: Early-Type Galaxies Did not Form in a Simple Monolithic Collapse
    2008 392 citations Pieter van Dokkum, Marijn Franx et al. The Astrophysical Journal profile →
  4. A REMARKABLY LUMINOUS GALAXY AT Z = 11.1 MEASURED WITH HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE GRISM SPECTROSCOPY
    2016 257 citations Pascal A. Oesch, Gabriel Brammer et al. The Astrophysical Journal profile →
  5. Evolution of the UV LF from z ∼ 15 to z ∼ 8 using new JWST NIRCam medium-band observations over the HUDF/XDF
    2023 86 citations R. J. Bouwens, Mauro Stefanon et al. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society profile →

Peers

G. D. Illingworth
Pieter van Dokkum United States
Anton M. Koekemoer United States
S. Charlot France
Marijn Franx United States
Ian Smail United Kingdom
Henry C. Ferguson United States
Jean‐Paul Kneib France
S. M. Faber United States
Mauro Giavalisco United States
Max Pettini United Kingdom
Pieter van Dokkum United States
G. D. Illingworth
Citations per year, relative to G. D. Illingworth G. D. Illingworth (= 1×) peers Pieter van Dokkum

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of G. D. Illingworth

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of G. D. Illingworth. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of G. D. Illingworth based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with G. D. Illingworth. G. D. Illingworth is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Shuntov, Marko, Sune Toft, R. A. Meyer, et al.. (2025). Constraints on the early Universe star formation efficiency from galaxy clustering and halo modeling of H α and [O III] emitters. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 699. A231–A231. 5 indexed citations
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Dunlop, J. S., R. J. McLure, D J McLeod, et al.. (2025). JWST PRIMER: a deep JWST study of all ALMA-detected galaxies in PRIMER COSMOS – dust-obscured star formation history back to z ≃ 7. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 545(2). 1 indexed citations
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Topping, Michael W., Ryan L. Sanders, Alice E. Shapley, et al.. (2025). The AURORA survey: the evolution of multiphase electron densities at high redshift. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 541(2). 1707–1721. 11 indexed citations
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Gottumukkala, Rashmi, Laia Barrufet, Pascal A. Oesch, et al.. (2024). Unveiling the hidden Universe with JWST: the contribution of dust-obscured galaxies to the stellar mass function at z ~ 3 – 8. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 530(1). 966–983. 11 indexed citations
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Nelson, Erica J., et al.. (2024). A Size Estimate for Galaxy GN-z11. Research Notes of the AAS. 8(1). 29–29. 2 indexed citations
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Bouwens, R. J., Mauro Stefanon, Gabriel Brammer, et al.. (2023). Evolution of the UV LF from z ∼ 15 to z ∼ 8 using new JWST NIRCam medium-band observations over the HUDF/XDF. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 523(1). 1036–1055. 86 indexed citations breakdown →
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González, Valentino, Mauro Stefanon, Pascal A. Oesch, et al.. (2023). The Hα Luminosity Function of Galaxies at z ∼ 4.5 . The Astrophysical Journal. 946(2). 117–117. 2 indexed citations
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Barrufet, Laia, Pascal A. Oesch, Andrea Weibel, et al.. (2023). Unveiling the nature of infrared bright, optically dark galaxies with early JWST data. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 522(1). 449–456. 41 indexed citations
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Atek, Hakim, Lukas J. Furtak, Pascal A. Oesch, et al.. (2022). The star formation burstiness and ionizing efficiency of low-mass galaxies. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 511(3). 4464–4479. 42 indexed citations
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Schouws, Sander, Mauro Stefanon, R. J. Bouwens, et al.. (2022). Significant Dust-obscured Star Formation in Luminous Lyman-break Galaxies at z ∼ 7–8. The Astrophysical Journal. 928(1). 31–31. 33 indexed citations
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Bouwens, R. J., Pascal A. Oesch, Mauro Stefanon, et al.. (2021). New determinations of the UV luminosity functions from z ~ 9 to 2 show a remarkable consistency with halo growth and a constant star formation efficiency. Figshare. 5 indexed citations
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Reddy, Naveen A., Pascal A. Oesch, R. J. Bouwens, et al.. (2018). The HDUV Survey: A Revised Assessment of the Relationship between UV Slope and Dust Attenuation for High-redshift Galaxies. The Astrophysical Journal. 853(1). 56–56. 125 indexed citations
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Naidu, Rohan P., Pascal A. Oesch, Naveen A. Reddy, et al.. (2017). The HDUV Survey: Six Lyman Continuum Emitter Candidates at z ∼ 2 Revealed by HST UV Imaging*. The Astrophysical Journal. 847(1). 12–12. 26 indexed citations
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Ellis, Richard S., et al.. (2017). The z ~ 6 Luminosity Function Fainter than −15 mag from the Hubble Frontier Fields: The Impact of Magnification Uncertainties. UCL Discovery (University College London). 164 indexed citations
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Roberts-Borsani, Guido, R. J. Bouwens, Pascal A. Oesch, et al.. (2016). z? 7 galazies with red spitzer/IRAC [3.6]–[4.5] colors in the full CANDELS data set: the brightest-known galaxies at z~ 7–9 and a probable spectroscopic confirmation atz= 7.48. Figshare. 140 indexed citations
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Bouwens, R. J., Pascal A. Oesch, Ivo Labbé, et al.. (2016). THE BRIGHT END OF THE z ∼ 9 AND z ∼ 10 UV LUMINOSITY FUNCTIONS USING ALL FIVE CANDELS FIELDS∗. The Astrophysical Journal. 830(2). 67–67. 81 indexed citations
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Frye, Brenda, N. Benı́tez, Dan Coe, et al.. (2006). The Advanced Camera Galaxy Redshift Survey. American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts. 209.
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Madore, Barry F., Wendy L. Freedman, N. A. Silbermann, et al.. (1998). The HST Key Project on the Extragalactic Distance Scale. XV. Implications of a Cepheid Distance to the Fornax Cluster. The Astrophysical Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Ferrarese, Laura, Fabio Bresolin, Robert C. Kennicutt, et al.. (1998). The HST Key Project on the Extragalactic Distance Scale. The Astrophysical Journal. 2 indexed citations
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Kelson, D. D., G. D. Illingworth, Wendy L. Freedman, et al.. (1994). The Discovery of Cepheids and a New Distance to M101 Using the Hubble Space Telescope. AAS. 185. 2 indexed citations

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