Jonathan J. Fortney

42.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
279 papers, 11.9k citations indexed

About

Jonathan J. Fortney is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Jonathan J. Fortney has authored 279 papers receiving a total of 11.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 268 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 68 papers in Instrumentation and 43 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in Jonathan J. Fortney's work include Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (242 papers), Astro and Planetary Science (195 papers) and Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (142 papers). Jonathan J. Fortney is often cited by papers focused on Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (242 papers), Astro and Planetary Science (195 papers) and Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (142 papers). Jonathan J. Fortney collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and France. Jonathan J. Fortney's co-authors include Mark S. Marley, Adam P. Showman, Nikole K. Lewis, Heather A. Knutson, Richard Freedman, Caroline Morley, Jean-Michel Désert, Daniel Thorngren, Michael R. Line and Nadine Nettelmann and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Jonathan J. Fortney

264 papers receiving 10.9k citations

Hit Papers

A map of the day–night contrast of the extrasolar planet ... 2007 2026 2013 2019 2007 2023 2024 100 200 300 400
What are hit papers?

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. A map of the day–night contrast of the extrasolar planet HD 189733b
    2007 423 citations Heather A. Knutson, Jonathan J. Fortney et al. profile →
  2. Thermal emission from the Earth-sized exoplanet TRAPPIST-1 b using JWST
    2023 128 citations Thomas P. Greene, Taylor J. Bell et al. profile →
  3. A high internal heat flux and large core in a warm Neptune exoplanet
    2024 53 citations Luis Welbanks, Taylor J. Bell et al. profile →

Peers

Jonathan J. Fortney
Mark S. Marley United States
Drake Deming United States
David Charbonneau United States
Nikku Madhusudhan United Kingdom
G. H. Rieke United States
M. Asplund Australia
Adam P. Showman United States
D. Queloz Switzerland
Åke Nordlund United States
R. Genzel Germany
Mark S. Marley United States
Jonathan J. Fortney
Citations per year, relative to Jonathan J. Fortney Jonathan J. Fortney (= 1×) peers Mark S. Marley

Countries citing papers authored by Jonathan J. Fortney

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Fields of papers citing papers by Jonathan J. Fortney

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jonathan J. Fortney

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Mukherjee, Sagnick, Everett Schlawin, Taylor J. Bell, et al.. (2025). A JWST Panchromatic Thermal Emission Spectrum of the Warm Neptune Archetype GJ 436b. The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 982(2). L39–L39. 9 indexed citations
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Zhang, Michael, Timothy D. Brandt, Roger W. Romani, et al.. (2025). A Carbon-rich Atmosphere on a Windy Pulsar Planet. The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 995(2). L64–L64. 1 indexed citations
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Beatty, Thomas G., Everett Schlawin, Taylor J. Bell, et al.. (2025). A Panchromatic Characterization of the Evening and Morning Atmosphere of WASP-107 b: Composition and Cloud Variations, and Insight into the Effect of Stellar Contamination. The Astronomical Journal. 170(1). 61–61. 1 indexed citations
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Garaud, Pascale, et al.. (2024). Constraints on the Long-term Existence of Dilute Cores in Giant Planets. The Planetary Science Journal. 5(8). 190–190. 11 indexed citations
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Barat, Saugata, Jean-Michel Désert, Allona Vazan, et al.. (2024). The metal-poor atmosphere of a potential sub-Neptune progenitor. Nature Astronomy. 8(7). 899–908. 9 indexed citations
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Beatty, Thomas G., Luis Welbanks, Everett Schlawin, et al.. (2024). Sulfur Dioxide and Other Molecular Species in the Atmosphere of the Sub-Neptune GJ 3470 b. The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 970(1). L10–L10. 33 indexed citations
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Désert, Jean-Michel, Peter Gao, Caroline Morley, et al.. (2023). Probing Reflection from Aerosols with the Near-infrared Dayside Spectrum of WASP-80b. The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 956(2). L43–L43. 3 indexed citations
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Bierson, C. J., et al.. (2023). Jupiter’s Early Luminosity May Have Driven off Io’s Initial Water Inventory. The Planetary Science Journal. 4(7). 122–122. 2 indexed citations
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McGruder, Chima, Mercedes López‐Morales, James Kirk, et al.. (2022). ACCESS: Confirmation of a Clear Atmosphere for WASP-96b and a Comparison of Light Curve Detrending Techniques. The Astronomical Journal. 164(4). 134–134. 12 indexed citations
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Brande, Jonathan, Ian J. M. Crossfield, Laura Kreidberg, et al.. (2022). A Mirage or an Oasis? Water Vapor in the Atmosphere of the Warm Neptune TOI-674 b. The Astronomical Journal. 164(5). 197–197. 7 indexed citations
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May, Erin, Thaddeus D. Komacek, Kevin B. Stevenson, et al.. (2021). . arXiv (Cornell University). 35 indexed citations
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Hood, Callie E., Jonathan J. Fortney, Michael R. Line, et al.. (2020). Prospects for Characterizing the Haziest Sub-Neptune Exoplanets with High-resolution Spectroscopy. The Astronomical Journal. 160(5). 198–198. 32 indexed citations
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Libby-Roberts, Jessica E., Zachory K. Berta-Thompson, Jean-Michel Désert, et al.. (2020). The Featureless Transmission Spectra of Two Super-puff Planets. The Astronomical Journal. 159(2). 57–57. 52 indexed citations
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Batalha, Natasha E., Jonathan J. Fortney, Natalie M. Batalha, et al.. (2019). The Precision of Mass Measurements Required for Robust Atmospheric Characterization of Transiting Exoplanets. The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 885(1). L25–L25. 35 indexed citations
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Lothringer, Joshua D., Björn Benneke, Ian J. M. Crossfield, et al.. (2018). An HST/STIS Optical Transmission Spectrum of Warm Neptune GJ 436b. The Astronomical Journal. 155(2). 66–66. 26 indexed citations
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Daemgen, S., Kamen Todorov, Sascha P. Quanz, et al.. (2017). . Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 6 indexed citations
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Kreidberg, Laura, Michael R. Line, Jacob L. Bean, et al.. (2015). A DETECTION OF WATER IN THE TRANSMISSION SPECTRUM OF THE HOT JUPITER WASP-12b AND IMPLICATIONS FOR ITS ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION. The Astrophysical Journal. 814(1). 66–66. 135 indexed citations
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Morley, Caroline, Jonathan J. Fortney, Mark S. Marley, et al.. (2015). THERMAL EMISSION and REFLECTED LIGHT SPECTRA of SUPER EARTHS with FLAT TRANSMISSION SPECTRA. DSpace@MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology). 118 indexed citations
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Diamond-Lowe, Hannah, Kevin B. Stevenson, Jacob L. Bean, Michael R. Line, & Jonathan J. Fortney. (2014). NEW ANALYSIS INDICATES NO THERMAL INVERSION IN THE ATMOSPHERE OF HD 209458b. The Astrophysical Journal. 796(1). 66–66. 65 indexed citations
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Bozorgnia, Nassim, Jonathan J. Fortney, C. McCarthy, Debra A. Fischer, & Geoffrey W. Marcy. (2006). The Search for an Atmospheric Signature of the Transiting Exoplanet HD 149026b1. Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. 118(847). 1249–1256. 4 indexed citations

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