J. Davy Kirkpatrick

42.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
197 papers, 11.1k citations indexed

About

J. Davy Kirkpatrick is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation and Computational Mechanics. According to data from OpenAlex, J. Davy Kirkpatrick has authored 197 papers receiving a total of 11.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 182 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 101 papers in Instrumentation and 24 papers in Computational Mechanics. Recurrent topics in J. Davy Kirkpatrick's work include Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (177 papers), Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (101 papers) and Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (101 papers). J. Davy Kirkpatrick is often cited by papers focused on Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (177 papers), Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (101 papers) and Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (101 papers). J. Davy Kirkpatrick collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Australia. J. Davy Kirkpatrick's co-authors include Adam J. Burgasser, I. Neill Reid, James Liebert, John E. Gizis, Todd J. Henry, D. G. Monet, Kelle L. Cruz, C. C. Dahn, Michael F. Skrutskie and Patrick Lowrance 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

J. Davy Kirkpatrick

181 papers receiving 10.5k 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.

Dwarfs Cooler than “M”: The Definition of Spectral Type “L” Using Discoveries from the 2 Micron All‐Sky Survey (2MASS)

1999 552 citations J. Davy Kirkpatrick, Charles Beichman et al. The Astrophysical Journal profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
J. Davy Kirkpatrick United States	59	10.6k	4.8k	843	803	755	197	11.1k
Adam J. Burgasser United States	58	9.9k 0.9×	4.5k 0.9×	679 0.8×	759 0.9×	636 0.8×	267	10.2k
I. Neill Reid United States	54	10.3k 1.0×	4.8k 1.0×	485 0.6×	717 0.9×	561 0.7×	152	10.5k
F. Allard France	53	10.8k 1.0×	3.8k 0.8×	1.1k 1.3×	425 0.5×	815 1.1×	164	11.3k
A. Collier Cameron United Kingdom	51	9.8k 0.9×	2.7k 0.6×	279 0.3×	392 0.5×	284 0.4×	286	10.0k
David Charbonneau United States	46	8.6k 0.8×	3.2k 0.7×	558 0.7×	297 0.4×	494 0.7×	142	9.0k
A. de Koter Netherlands	60	12.2k 1.1×	3.3k 0.7×	877 1.0×	352 0.4×	291 0.4×	237	12.5k
Drake Deming United States	48	7.1k 0.7×	2.0k 0.4×	835 1.0×	192 0.2×	418 0.6×	229	7.7k
D. Homeier Germany	39	6.0k 0.6×	2.4k 0.5×	549 0.7×	265 0.3×	344 0.5×	105	6.3k
F. Bouchy France	53	8.0k 0.8×	3.1k 0.6×	241 0.3×	268 0.3×	730 1.0×	231	8.5k
M. A. T. Groenewegen Belgium	43	9.1k 0.9×	4.1k 0.8×	309 0.4×	256 0.3×	302 0.4×	219	9.3k

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Burgasser, Adam J., Dan Caselden, S. L. Casewell, et al.. (2025). Unveiling the infrared excess of SIPS J2045–6332: evidence for a young stellar object with potential low-mass companion. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 538(2). 1019–1028.

Schneider, Adam C., S. L. Casewell, Jacqueline K. Faherty, et al.. (2025). New Ultracool Companions to Nearby White Dwarfs. The Astronomical Journal. 169(2). 100–100.

Meisner, Aaron, Dan Caselden, J. Davy Kirkpatrick, et al.. (2024). Cool Neighbors: Combining Artificial Intelligence and Citizen Science to Chart the Sun’s Cosmic Neighborhood. Citizen Science Theory and Practice. 9(1).

Meisner, Aaron, S. K. Leggett, Sarah E. Logsdon, et al.. (2024). Gemini Near-infrared Photometry for a Sample of Cold Brown Dwarfs Discovered by Backyard Worlds: Planet 9. Research Notes of the AAS. 8(9). 239–239. 2 indexed citations

Burgasser, Adam J., Roman Gerasimov, Kyle Kremer, et al.. (2024). Discovery of a Hypervelocity L Subdwarf at the Star/Brown Dwarf Mass Limit. The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 971(1). L25–L25. 4 indexed citations

Cushing, Michael C., et al.. (2023). The First JWST Spectral Energy Distribution of a Y Dwarf. The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 951(2). L48–L48. 29 indexed citations

Kirkpatrick, J. Davy, Dan Caselden, Adam C. Schneider, et al.. (2023). WRAP: A Tool for Efficient Cross-Identification of Proper Motion Objects Spanning Multiple Surveys. Research Notes of the AAS. 7(12). 272–272.

Meisner, Aaron, Adam J. Burgasser, Chih-Chun Hsu, et al.. (2023). Spectroscopic Confirmation of the Nearby, Wide-separation L Dwarf Pair CWISE J061741.79+194512.8AB. Research Notes of the AAS. 7(8). 184–184.

Schneider, Adam C., Daniella C. Bardalez Gagliuffi, Adam J. Burgasser, et al.. (2023). An Investigation of New Brown Dwarf Spectral Binary Candidates From the Backyard Worlds: Planet 9 Citizen Science Initiative. The Astronomical Journal. 166(6). 226–226. 1 indexed citations

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Meisner, Aaron, Adam C. Schneider, J. Davy Kirkpatrick, et al.. (2023). Scarlet Spectra: Two Red L Dwarfs Revealed by SOAR. Research Notes of the AAS. 7(7). 144–144.

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Meisner, Aaron, Adam C. Schneider, Adam J. Burgasser, et al.. (2023). CWISE J105512.11+544328.3: A Nearby Y Dwarf Spectroscopically Confirmed with Keck/NIRES. The Astrophysical Journal. 958(1). 94–94. 3 indexed citations

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Kirkpatrick, J. Davy, Aaron Meisner, Christopher R. Gelino, et al.. (2023). Long-term 4.6 μm Variability in Brown Dwarfs and a New Technique for Identifying Brown Dwarf Binary Candidates. The Astronomical Journal. 165(6). 232–232. 3 indexed citations

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Rebull, L. M., R. L. Anderson, G. Hall, et al.. (2023). Young Stellar Object Candidates in IC 417. The Astronomical Journal. 166(3). 87–87. 1 indexed citations

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Caselden, Dan, Aaron Meisner, Adam J. Burgasser, et al.. (2022). VVV J165507.19-421755.5: A Nearby T Dwarf Hidden in the Galactic Plane. Research Notes of the AAS. 6(9). 189–189. 2 indexed citations

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Schneider, Adam C., Jennifer Patience, Adam J. Burgasser, et al.. (2022). CWISE J014611.20–050850.0AB: The Widest Known Brown Dwarf Binary in the Field. The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 926(2). L12–L12. 4 indexed citations

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Cushing, Michael C., Adam C. Schneider, J. Davy Kirkpatrick, et al.. (2021). An Improved Near-infrared Spectrum of the Archetype Y Dwarf WISEP J182831.08+265037.8. The Astrophysical Journal. 920(1). 20–20. 13 indexed citations

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Marocco, Federico, J. Davy Kirkpatrick, Aaron Meisner, et al.. (2020). Improved Infrared Photometry and a Preliminary Parallax Measurement for the Extremely Cold Brown Dwarf CWISEP J144606.62-231717.8. The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 888(2). L19–L19. 8 indexed citations

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Greco, Jennifer, Adam C. Schneider, Michael C. Cushing, J. Davy Kirkpatrick, & Adam J. Burgasser. (2019). Spectroscopic Follow-up of Discoveries from the NEOWISE Proper Motion Survey. The Astronomical Journal. 158(5). 182–182. 15 indexed citations

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Kirkpatrick, J. Davy, Emily C. Martin, R. L. Smart, et al.. (2019). Preliminary Trigonometric Parallaxes of 184 Late-T and Y Dwarfs and an Analysis of the Field Substellar Mass Function into the “Planetary” Mass Regime. The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 240(2). 19–19. 70 indexed citations

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Gelino, Christopher R., J. Davy Kirkpatrick, Adam J. Burgasser, & Eric Stempels. (2009). Dwarf Archives: A Compendium of M, L, and T Dwarf Data. AIP conference proceedings. 924–927. 2 indexed citations

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