Pieter van Dokkum

36.7k total citations · 11 hit papers
270 papers, 16.5k citations indexed

About

Pieter van Dokkum is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation and Nuclear and High Energy Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, Pieter van Dokkum has authored 270 papers receiving a total of 16.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 260 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 183 papers in Instrumentation and 23 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics. Recurrent topics in Pieter van Dokkum's work include Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (241 papers), Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (183 papers) and Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (128 papers). Pieter van Dokkum is often cited by papers focused on Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (241 papers), Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (183 papers) and Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (128 papers). Pieter van Dokkum collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and Germany. Pieter van Dokkum's co-authors include Marijn Franx, Ivo Labbé, G. D. Illingworth, Charlie Conroy, Mariska Kriek, Gabriel Brammer, Danilo Marchesini, R. J. Bouwens, Ryan Quadri and Katherine E. Whitaker and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Pieter van Dokkum

257 papers receiving 15.7k citations

Hit Papers

THE EVOLUTION OF THE STELLAR MASS FUNCTIONS OF STAR-FORMI... 2008 2026 2014 2020 2013 2009 2010 2014 2008 100 200 300 400 500
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. THE EVOLUTION OF THE STELLAR MASS FUNCTIONS OF STAR-FORMING AND QUIESCENT GALAXIES TOz= 4 FROM THE COSMOS/UltraVISTA SURVEY
    2013 522 citations Adam Muzzin, Danilo Marchesini et al. The Astrophysical Journal profile →
  2. DETECTION OF QUIESCENT GALAXIES IN A BICOLOR SEQUENCE FROMZ= 0-2
    2009 476 citations Ryan Quadri, Marijn Franx et al. The Astrophysical Journal profile →
  3. THE GROWTH OF MASSIVE GALAXIES SINCEz= 2
    2010 467 citations Pieter van Dokkum, Katherine E. Whitaker et al. The Astrophysical Journal profile →
  4. CONSTRAINING THE LOW-MASS SLOPE OF THE STAR FORMATION SEQUENCE AT 0.5 <z< 2.5
    2014 459 citations Katherine E. Whitaker, Marijn Franx et al. The Astrophysical Journal profile →
  5. 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 →
  6. A population of red candidate massive galaxies ~600 Myr after the Big Bang
    2023 281 citations Ivo Labbé, Pieter van Dokkum et al. profile →
  7. 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 →
  8. A galaxy lacking dark matter
    2018 239 citations Pieter van Dokkum, Shany Danieli et al. profile →
  9. 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 →
  10. RUBIES: Evolved Stellar Populations with Extended Formation Histories at z ∼ 7–8 in Candidate Massive Galaxies Identified with JWST/NIRSpec
    2024 56 citations Bingjie Wang, Joel Leja et al. The Astrophysical Journal Letters profile →
  11. The Small Sizes and High Implied Densities of “Little Red Dots” with Balmer Breaks Could Explain Their Broad Emission Lines without an Active Galactic Nucleus
    2024 50 citations Josephine F. W. Baggen, Pieter van Dokkum 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
Pieter van Dokkum United States 72 16.2k 10.6k 1.5k 734 543 270 16.5k
Marijn Franx United States 77 17.8k 1.1× 11.8k 1.1× 1.5k 1.0× 862 1.2× 709 1.3× 254 18.0k
S. Charlot France 55 15.9k 1.0× 8.1k 0.8× 1.7k 1.1× 511 0.7× 401 0.7× 178 16.3k
G. D. Illingworth United States 72 15.0k 0.9× 8.5k 0.8× 1.7k 1.1× 729 1.0× 513 0.9× 265 15.3k
Rachel S. Somerville United States 59 12.8k 0.8× 6.9k 0.6× 2.3k 1.5× 530 0.7× 463 0.9× 219 13.2k
Christopher J. Conselice United Kingdom 64 12.3k 0.8× 7.2k 0.7× 1.2k 0.8× 664 0.9× 1.0k 1.8× 249 12.8k
Ian Smail United Kingdom 72 18.3k 1.1× 8.9k 0.8× 3.0k 1.9× 682 0.9× 312 0.6× 332 18.6k
Anton M. Koekemoer United States 63 13.1k 0.8× 6.2k 0.6× 2.7k 1.7× 722 1.0× 483 0.9× 340 13.5k
Hans‐Walter Rix Germany 81 22.5k 1.4× 11.6k 1.1× 2.1k 1.4× 1.1k 1.5× 733 1.3× 343 23.0k
S. M. Faber United States 64 12.9k 0.8× 6.8k 0.6× 2.2k 1.4× 567 0.8× 376 0.7× 172 13.3k
Risa H. Wechsler United States 54 12.1k 0.7× 6.6k 0.6× 2.4k 1.5× 528 0.7× 414 0.8× 175 12.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Pieter van Dokkum

Since Specialization
Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of Pieter van Dokkum's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Pieter van Dokkum with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Pieter van Dokkum more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by Pieter van Dokkum

Since Specialization
Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Pieter van Dokkum. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Pieter van Dokkum. The network helps show where Pieter van Dokkum may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Pieter van Dokkum

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Pieter van Dokkum. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Pieter van Dokkum 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 Pieter van Dokkum. Pieter van Dokkum 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
1.
Kriek, Mariska, Anna de Graaff, Ming Cheng, et al.. (2025). Fast rotators at cosmic noon: Stellar kinematics for 15 quiescent galaxies from JWST-SUSPENSE. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 702. A110–A110.
2.
Baggen, Josephine F. W., Pieter van Dokkum, Gabriel Brammer, et al.. (2024). The Small Sizes and High Implied Densities of “Little Red Dots” with Balmer Breaks Could Explain Their Broad Emission Lines without an Active Galactic Nucleus. The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 977(1). L13–L13. 50 indexed citations breakdown →
3.
Nelson, Erica J., Tim B. Miller, Rachel Bezanson, et al.. (2024). JWST Reveals Bulge-dominated Star-forming Galaxies at Cosmic Noon. The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 974(2). L28–L28. 3 indexed citations
4.
Wang, Bingjie, Joel Leja, Anna de Graaff, et al.. (2024). RUBIES: Evolved Stellar Populations with Extended Formation Histories at z ∼ 7–8 in Candidate Massive Galaxies Identified with JWST/NIRSpec. The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 969(1). L13–L13. 56 indexed citations breakdown →
5.
Whitaker, Katherine E., Ivelina Momcheva, Sam E. Cutler, et al.. (2024). 3D-DASH: The Evolution of Size, Shape, and Intrinsic Scatter in Populations of Young and Old Quiescent Galaxies at 0.5 < z < 3. The Astrophysical Journal. 971(1). 99–99. 3 indexed citations
6.
Lokhorst, Deborah, Imad Pasha, W. Paul Bowman, et al.. (2024). The Dragonfly Spectral Line Mapper: completion of the 120-lens array. 96–96.
7.
Bowman, W. Paul, Pieter van Dokkum, Roberto Abraham, et al.. (2024). First Results from the Dragonfly Ultrawide Survey: The Largest 11 Quenched Diffuse Dwarf Galaxies in 3100 deg2 with Spectroscopic Confirmation. The Astrophysical Journal. 976(1). 75–75. 4 indexed citations
8.
Liu, Qing, Roberto Abraham, P. G. Martin, et al.. (2023). A Recipe for Unbiased Background Modeling in Deep Wide-field Astronomical Images. The Astrophysical Journal. 953(1). 7–7. 6 indexed citations
9.
Danieli, Shany, Pieter van Dokkum, Sebastian Trujillo-Gomez, et al.. (2022). NGC 5846-UDG1: A Galaxy Formed Mostly by Star Formation in Massive, Extremely Dense Clumps of Gas. The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 927(2). L28–L28. 48 indexed citations
10.
Sobral, David, Arjen van der Wel, Rachel Bezanson, et al.. (2022). The LEGA-C of Nature and Nurture in Stellar Populations at z ∼ 0.6–1.0: D n 4000 and Hδ Reveal Different Assembly Histories for Quiescent Galaxies in Different Environments. The Astrophysical Journal. 926(2). 117–117. 9 indexed citations
11.
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
12.
Lokhorst, Deborah, Roberto Abraham, Pieter van Dokkum, Nastasha Wijers, & Joop Schaye. (2019). On the Detectability of Visible-wavelength Line Emission from the Local Circumgalactic and Intergalactic Medium. The Astrophysical Journal. 877(1). 4–4. 17 indexed citations
13.
Mandelker, Nir, Pieter van Dokkum, Jean P. Brodie, Frank C. van den Bosch, & Daniel Ceverino. (2018). Cold Filamentary Accretion and the Formation of Metal-poor Globular Clusters and Halo Stars. The Astrophysical Journal. 861(2). 148–148. 57 indexed citations
14.
Kriek, Mariska, Pieter van Dokkum, Ivo Labbé, et al.. (2018). FAST: Fitting and Assessment of Synthetic Templates. Astrophysics Source Code Library. 4 indexed citations
15.
Dokkum, Pieter van, Yotam Cohen, Shany Danieli, et al.. (2018). A Revised Velocity for the Globular Cluster GC-98 in the Ultra Diffuse Galaxy NGC 1052-DF2. Research Notes of the AAS. 2(2). 54–54. 20 indexed citations
16.
Whitaker, Katherine E., Rachel Bezanson, Pieter van Dokkum, et al.. (2017). Predicting Quiescence: The Dependence of Specific Star Formation Rate on Galaxy Size and Central Density at 0.5 < z < 2.5. The Astrophysical Journal. 838(1). 19–19. 69 indexed citations
17.
Martis, Nicholas S., Danilo Marchesini, Gabriel Brammer, et al.. (2016). THE EVOLUTION OF THE FRACTIONS OF QUIESCENT AND STAR-FORMING GALAXIES AS A FUNCTION OF STELLAR MASS SINCE z = 3: INCREASING IMPORTANCE OF MASSIVE, DUSTY STAR-FORMING GALAXIES IN THE EARLY UNIVERSE. The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 827(2). L25–L25. 33 indexed citations
18.
Trenti, Michele, J. Stuart B. Wyithe, R. J. Bouwens, et al.. (2014). MEASUREMENT OF GALAXY CLUSTERING ATz∼ 7.2 AND THE EVOLUTION OF GALAXY BIAS FROM 3.8 <z< 8 IN THE XDF, GOODS-S, AND GOODS-N. The Astrophysical Journal. 793(1). 17–17. 63 indexed citations
19.
Bouwens, R. J., G. D. Illingworth, Marijn Franx, et al.. (2009). UV CONTINUUM SLOPE AND DUST OBSCURATION FROMz∼ 6 TOz∼ 2: THE STAR FORMATION RATE DENSITY AT HIGH REDSHIFT. The Astrophysical Journal. 705(1). 936–961. 229 indexed citations
20.
Dokkum, Pieter van, Eric F. Bell, R. J. Bouwens, et al.. (2005). A Public Deep IRAC Survey in the Extended CDF-South. 20708.

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact

Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Marijn Franx Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by S. Charlot Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by G. D. Illingworth Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Rachel S. Somerville Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Christopher J. Conselice Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Ian Smail Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Anton M. Koekemoer Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Hans‐Walter Rix Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by S. M. Faber Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Risa H. Wechsler
Rankless by CCL
2026