Peter Gao

6.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
85 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Peter Gao is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Atmospheric Science and Instrumentation. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter Gao has authored 85 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 59 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 18 papers in Atmospheric Science and 9 papers in Instrumentation. Recurrent topics in Peter Gao's work include Astro and Planetary Science (41 papers), Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (35 papers) and Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (27 papers). Peter Gao is often cited by papers focused on Astro and Planetary Science (41 papers), Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (35 papers) and Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (27 papers). Peter Gao collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. Peter Gao's co-authors include Srinivasan Keshav, Bernard Wong, Andrew R. Curtis, Yuk L. Yung, Sylvia Ratnasamy, Scott Shenker, Akshay Narayan, Rachit Agarwal, Daniel Thorngren and Mark S. Marley and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, The Astrophysical Journal and Nature Geoscience.

In The Last Decade

Peter Gao

74 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

TOI-421 b: A Hot Sub-Neptune with a Haze-free, Low Mean M... 2025 2026 2025 5 10 15
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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. TOI-421 b: A Hot Sub-Neptune with a Haze-free, Low Mean Molecular Weight Atmosphere
    2025 17 citations Eliza M.-R. Kempton, Matthew C. Nixon et al. The Astrophysical Journal Letters profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Peter Gao United States 28 1.0k 766 586 328 314 85 2.3k
Craig Russell Australia 19 331 0.3× 475 0.6× 153 0.3× 282 0.9× 84 0.3× 66 1.2k
Ian Thomas United Kingdom 25 959 0.9× 264 0.3× 368 0.6× 27 0.1× 200 0.6× 160 2.3k
Yanming Feng Australia 22 643 0.6× 172 0.2× 31 0.1× 339 1.0× 52 0.2× 125 1.9k
M. Erdmann Germany 19 216 0.2× 282 0.4× 337 0.6× 126 0.4× 36 0.1× 96 2.3k
Atsuya Uno Japan 16 166 0.2× 149 0.2× 36 0.1× 99 0.3× 191 0.6× 34 1.3k
Dino Giuli Italy 17 30 0.0× 198 0.3× 133 0.2× 197 0.6× 362 1.2× 115 1.4k
Jing Guo China 26 862 0.8× 72 0.1× 13 0.0× 116 0.4× 150 0.5× 96 2.0k
Xiaojun Liu China 18 31 0.0× 80 0.1× 24 0.0× 242 0.7× 60 0.2× 136 1.1k
Yang China 16 34 0.0× 561 0.7× 80 0.1× 360 1.1× 37 0.1× 266 1.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Peter Gao

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Peter Gao

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Peter Gao. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Peter Gao 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 Peter Gao. Peter Gao is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Teske, Johanna, Natasha E. Batalha, Nicole L. Wallack, et al.. (2025). JWST COMPASS: NIRSpec/G395H Transmission Observations of TOI-776 c, a 2 R ⊕ M Dwarf Planet. The Astronomical Journal. 169(5). 249–249. 3 indexed citations
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Fu, Guangwei, Kevin B. Stevenson, David K. Sing, et al.. (2025). Statistical Trends in JWST Transiting Exoplanet Atmospheres. The Astrophysical Journal. 986(1). 1–1. 6 indexed citations
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Malsky, Isaac, Emily Rauscher, Kevin B. Stevenson, et al.. (2025). Clouds and Hazes in GJ 1214 b’s Metal-rich Atmosphere. The Astronomical Journal. 169(4). 221–221. 5 indexed citations
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Newton, Elisabeth, Allison Youngblood, Girish M. Duvvuri, et al.. (2025). Far-ultraviolet Flares and Variability of the Young M Dwarf AU Mic: A Nondetection of Planet C in Transit at Lyα. The Astronomical Journal. 169(6). 321–321. 1 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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Alderson, Lili, Sarah E. Moran, Nicole L. Wallack, et al.. (2025). JWST COMPASS: NIRSpec/G395H Transmission Observations of the Super-Earth TOI-776 b. The Astronomical Journal. 169(3). 142–142. 7 indexed citations
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Redai, Jéa Adams, Nicholas F. Wogan, Nicole L. Wallack, et al.. (2025). JWST COMPASS: A NIRSpec G395H Transmission Spectrum of the Super-Earth GJ 357 b. The Astronomical Journal. 170(4). 219–219.
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Vissapragada, Shreyas, Michael Greklek-McKeon, Morgan MacLeod, et al.. (2024). Helium in the Extended Atmosphere of the Warm Superpuff TOI-1420b. The Astronomical Journal. 167(5). 199–199. 4 indexed citations
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Gao, Peter, et al.. (2024). Light Scattering Measurements of KCl Particles as an Exoplanet Cloud Analog. The Planetary Science Journal. 5(8). 186–186. 4 indexed citations
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Batalha, Natasha E., et al.. (2024). Reflected-light Phase Curves with PICASO: A Kepler-7b Case Study. The Astrophysical Journal. 976(2). 181–181. 2 indexed citations
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Waalkes, William C., Zachory K. Berta-Thompson, Elisabeth Newton, et al.. (2024). Quantifying the Transit Light Source Effect: Measurements of Spot Temperature and Coverage on the Photosphere of AU Microscopii with High-resolution Spectroscopy and Multicolor Photometry. The Astrophysical Journal. 962(1). 97–97. 6 indexed citations
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Morley, Caroline, et al.. (2024). Microphysical Prescriptions for Parameterized Water Cloud Formation on Ultra-cool Substellar Objects. The Astrophysical Journal. 974(2). 190–190. 2 indexed citations
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Wallack, Nicole L., Natasha E. Batalha, Lili Alderson, et al.. (2024). JWST COMPASS: A NIRSpec/G395H Transmission Spectrum of the Sub-Neptune TOI-836c. The Astronomical Journal. 168(2). 77–77. 27 indexed citations
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Scarsdale, Nicholas, Nicholas F. Wogan, Hannah R. Wakeford, et al.. (2024). JWST COMPASS: The 3–5 μm Transmission Spectrum of the Super-Earth L 98-59 c. The Astronomical Journal. 168(6). 276–276. 13 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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Piette, Anjali A. A., Peter Gao, Anat Shahar, et al.. (2023). Rocky Planet or Water World? Observability of Low-density Lava World Atmospheres. The Astrophysical Journal. 954(1). 29–29. 27 indexed citations
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Gao, Peter, Anjali A. A. Piette, Maria E. Steinrueck, et al.. (2023). The Hazy and Metal-rich Atmosphere of GJ 1214 b Constrained by Near- and Mid-infrared Transmission Spectroscopy. The Astrophysical Journal. 951(2). 96–96. 43 indexed citations
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Schlawin, Everett, I. Ilyin, Adina D. Feinstein, et al.. (2021). H-α Variability of V1298 Tau c. Research Notes of the AAS. 5(8). 195–195. 2 indexed citations
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Vivian, Yu‐Heng, Candy T. W. Lam, Peter Gao, et al.. (2018). Mechanical regulation of breast cancer migration and apoptosis via direct and indirect osteocyte signaling. Journal of Cellular Biochemistry. 119(7). 5665–5675. 42 indexed citations
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Gao, Peter, Mark S. Marley, Kevin Zahnle, Tyler D. Robinson, & Nikole K. Lewis. (2017). Sulfur Hazes in Giant Exoplanet Atmospheres: Impacts on Reflected Light Spectra. The Astronomical Journal. 153(3). 139–139. 39 indexed citations

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