Heather A. Knutson

17.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
139 papers, 6.1k citations indexed

About

Heather A. Knutson is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, Heather A. Knutson has authored 139 papers receiving a total of 6.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 135 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 51 papers in Instrumentation and 9 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in Heather A. Knutson's work include Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (127 papers), Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (89 papers) and Astro and Planetary Science (85 papers). Heather A. Knutson is often cited by papers focused on Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (127 papers), Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (89 papers) and Astro and Planetary Science (85 papers). Heather A. Knutson collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. Heather A. Knutson's co-authors include David Charbonneau, Drake Deming, Jonathan J. Fortney, Adam Burrows, Nicolas B. Cowan, Eric Agol, Adam P. Showman, Gregory W. Henry, Shadab Alam and Andrew W. Howard and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, The Astrophysical Journal and Physics Today.

In The Last Decade

Heather A. Knutson

131 papers receiving 5.6k citations

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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 map of the day–night contrast of the extrasolar planet HD 189733b

2007 423 citations Heather A. Knutson, Jonathan J. Fortney et al. Nature profile →
A secondary atmosphere on the rocky exoplanet 55 Cancri e

2024 54 citations Renyu Hu, Aaron Bello-Arufe et al. Nature profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Atmospheric Mass Loss from TOI-1259 A b, a Gas Giant Planet with a White Dwarf Companion 2025 ·The Astronomical Journal ·(unknown), Shreyas Vissapragada, Jessica Spake, Heather A. Knutson, (unknown), Michael Zhang, Michael Greklek-McKeon, (unknown), Antonija Oklopčić	1
2	Strong NUV Refractory Absorption and Dissociated Water in the Hubble Transmission Spectrum of the Ultra Hot Jupiter KELT-20 b 2025 ·The Astronomical Journal ·Yayaati Chachan, Joshua D. Lothringer, Julie Inglis, (unknown), Heather A. Knutson, Jessica Spake, Björn Benneke, Ian Wong, Zafar Rustamkulov, David K. Sing, Katherine A. Bennett	0
3	Helium in the Extended Atmosphere of the Warm Superpuff TOI-1420b 2024 ·The Astronomical Journal ·Shreyas Vissapragada, Michael Greklek-McKeon, (unknown), Morgan MacLeod, Daniel Thorngren, Peter Gao, Heather A. Knutson, David W. Latham, Mercedes López‐Morales, Antonija Oklopčić, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	4
4	Quartz Clouds in the Dayside Atmosphere of the Quintessential Hot Jupiter HD 189733 b 2024 ·The Astrophysical Journal Letters ·Julie Inglis, Natasha E. Batalha, Nikole K. Lewis, Tiffany Kataria, Heather A. Knutson, (unknown), (unknown), Sagnick Mukherjee, (unknown), Ian J. M. Crossfield, (unknown), David Grant, Gregory W. Henry, (unknown), L. K. McKemmish, David K. Sing, Hannah R. Wakeford, (unknown), Robert T. Zellem	15
5	Clouds and Clarity: Revisiting Atmospheric Feature Trends in Neptune-size Exoplanets 2024 ·The Astrophysical Journal Letters ·Jonathan Brande, Ian J. M. Crossfield, Laura Kreidberg, Caroline Morley, Travis Barman, Björn Benneke, Jessie L. Christiansen, Diana Dragomir, Jonathan J. Fortney, Thomas P. Greene, Kevin K. Hardegree-Ullman, Andrew W. Howard, Heather A. Knutson, Joshua D. Lothringer, T. M. Evans	22
6	GJ 367b Is a Dark, Hot, Airless Sub-Earth 2024 ·The Astrophysical Journal Letters ·Michael Zhang, Renyu Hu, Julie Inglis, Fei Dai, Jacob L. Bean, Heather A. Knutson, K. W. F. Lam, Elisa Goffo, D. Gandolfi	31
7	Hydrogen sulfide and metal-enriched atmosphere for a Jupiter-mass exoplanet 2024 ·Nature ·Guangwei Fu, Luis Welbanks, Drake Deming, Julie Inglis, Michael Zhang, Joshua D. Lothringer, Jegug Ih, Julianne I. Moses, Everett Schlawin, Heather A. Knutson, Gregory W. Henry, Thomas P. Greene, David K. Sing, Arjun B. Savel, Eliza M.-R. Kempton, Dana R. Louie, Michael Line, (unknown)	28
8	Transmission Spectroscopy of the Lowest-density Gas Giant: Metals and a Potential Extended Outflow in HAT-P-67b 2023 ·The Astronomical Journal ·Aaron Bello-Arufe, Heather A. Knutson, João M. Mendonça, Michael Zhang, Samuel H. C. Cabot, (unknown), A. Ulla, Shreyas Vissapragada, Lars A. Buchhave	11
9	A Mirage or an Oasis? Water Vapor in the Atmosphere of the Warm Neptune TOI-674 b 2022 ·The Astronomical Journal ·Jonathan Brande, Ian J. M. Crossfield, Laura Kreidberg, Antonija Oklopčić, Alex S. Polanski, Travis Barman, Björn Benneke, Jessie L. Christiansen, Diana Dragomir, Daniel Foreman-Mackey, Jonathan J. Fortney, Thomas P. Greene, Andrew W. Howard, Heather A. Knutson, Joshua D. Lothringer, T. M. Evans, Caroline Morley	7
10	TESS Revisits WASP-12: Updated Orbital Decay Rate and Constraints on Atmospheric Variability 2022 ·The Astronomical Journal ·Ian Wong, Avi Shporer, Shreyas Vissapragada, Michael Greklek-McKeon, Heather A. Knutson, Joshua N. Winn, Björn Benneke	25
11	An HST/STIS Optical Transmission Spectrum of Warm Neptune GJ 436b 2018 ·The Astronomical Journal ·Joshua D. Lothringer, Björn Benneke, Ian J. M. Crossfield, Gregory W. Henry, Caroline Morley, Diana Dragomir, Travis Barman, Heather A. Knutson, Eliza M.-R. Kempton, Jonathan J. Fortney, P. R. McCullough, Andrew W. Howard	26
12	Ground- and Space-based Detection of the Thermal Emission Spectrum of the Transiting Hot Jupiter KELT-2Ab 2018 ·The Astronomical Journal ·(unknown), (unknown), Michael R. Line, Heather A. Knutson, Björn Benneke, N. R. Crockett, Alexandra Lockwood, Geoffrey A. Blake, Travis Barman, Chad F. Bender, Drake Deming, John Asher Johnson	27
13	FORWARD AND INVERSE MODELING OF THE EMISSION AND TRANSMISSION SPECTRUM OF GJ 436B: INVESTIGATING METAL ENRICHMENT, TIDAL HEATING, AND CLOUDS 2017 ·The Astronomical Journal ·Caroline Morley, Heather A. Knutson, Michael R. Line, Jonathan J. Fortney, Daniel Thorngren, Mark S. Marley, (unknown), Roxana Lupu	69
14	Characterizing K2 Candidate Planetary Systems Orbiting Low-mass Stars. II. Planetary Systems Observed During Campaigns 1–7 2017 ·The Astronomical Journal ·Courtney D. Dressing, Andrew Vanderburg, Joshua E. Schlieder, Ian J. M. Crossfield, Heather A. Knutson, Elisabeth Newton, David R. Ciardi, Benjamin J. Fulton, Erica J. Gonzales, Andrew W. Howard, Howard Isaacson, John H. Livingston, Erik A. Petigura, Evan Sinukoff, Mark E. Everett, Elliott P. Horch, Steve B. Howell	36
15	ELEVEN MULTIPLANET SYSTEMS FROM K2 CAMPAIGNS 1 AND 2 AND THE MASSES OF TWO HOT SUPER-EARTHS 2016 ·University of Southern Queensland ePrints (University of Southern Queensland) ·Evan Sinukoff, Andrew W. Howard, Erik A. Petigura, Joshua E. Schlieder, Ian J. M. Crossfield, David R. Ciardi, Benjamin J. Fulton, Howard Isaacson, Kimberly M. Aller, Christoph Baranec, Charles Beichman, Brad M. S. Hansen, Heather A. Knutson, Nicholas M. Law, Michael C. Liu, Reed Riddle, Courtney D. Dressing	23
16	Search for a habitable terrestrial planet transiting the nearby red dwarf GJ 1214 2014 ·Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology) ·M. Gillon, Brice-Olivier Demory, Nikku Madhusudhan, Drake Deming, Sara Seager, Andras Zsom, Heather A. Knutson, Audrey Lanotte, X. Bonfıls, Jean-Michel Désert, L. Delrez, Emmanuël Jehin, Jonathan Fraine, Pierre Magain, A. H. M. J. Triaud	17
17	Near-IR spectroscopy of the newly discovered benchmark hot Jupiter WASP-103b 2014 ·Ming Zhao, (unknown), Jonathan J. Fortney, Ronald L. Gilliland, Heather A. Knutson, Michael R. Line, Jason T. Wright	1
18	HST hot-Jupiter transmission spectral survey: evidence for aerosols and lack of TiO in the atmosphere of WASP-12b 2013 ·Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society ·David K. Sing, A. Lecavelier des Étangs, Jonathan J. Fortney, Adam Burrows, F. Pont, Hannah R. Wakeford, G. E. Ballester, Nikolay Nikolov, Gregory W. Henry, S. Aigrain, Drake Deming, T. M. Evans, Neale P. Gibson, Catherine Huitson, Heather A. Knutson, A. P. Showman, A. Vidal‐Madjar, P. A. Wilson, Michael H. Williamson, Kevin Zahnle	122
19	Infrared Spectroscopy of the Transiting Exoplanets HD189733b and XO-1 Using Hubble WFC3 in Spatial Scan Mode 2012 ·Drake Deming, Ashlee Wilkins, (unknown), Nikku Madhusudhan, Eric Agol, Adam Burrows, D. Charbonneau, Mark Clampin, Jean-Michel Désert, Ronald L. Gilliland, Heather A. Knutson, Avi M. Mandell, Sukrit Ranjan, Sara Seager, A. P. Showman	1
20	Transit Infrared Spectroscopy of the Hot Neptune Around GJ 436 with the Hubble Space Telescope 2010 ·Digital Access to Scholarship at Harvard (DASH) (Harvard University) ·Ronald L. Gilliland, Heather A. Knutson, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	29

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