R. K. Cochrane

4.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
40 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

R. K. Cochrane is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation and Nuclear and High Energy Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, R. K. Cochrane has authored 40 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 17 papers in Instrumentation and 8 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics. Recurrent topics in R. K. Cochrane's work include Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (36 papers), Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (17 papers) and Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (13 papers). R. K. Cochrane is often cited by papers focused on Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (36 papers), Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (17 papers) and Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (13 papers). R. K. Cochrane collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Netherlands. R. K. Cochrane's co-authors include Y. Peng, R. Maiolino, Christopher C. Hayward, Daniel Anglés‐Alcázar, Claude‐André Faucher‐Giguère, P. N. Best, Andrew Wetzel, D. J. B. Smith, Philip F. Hopkins and Xuejian Shen and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, The Astrophysical Journal and Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.

In The Last Decade

R. K. Cochrane

37 papers receiving 929 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Strangulation as the primary mechanism for shutting down star formation in galaxies

2015 391 citations R. K. Cochrane et al. profile →
Bursty Star Formation Naturally Explains the Abundance of Bright Galaxies at Cosmic Dawn

2023 86 citations Guochao Sun, Claude‐André Faucher‐Giguère 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						Papers	Cites
R. K. Cochrane United Kingdom	17	1.0k	505	210	41	32	40	1.1k
Simon J. Mutch Australia	18	870 0.9×	511 1.0×	171 0.8×	18 0.4×	33 1.0×	44	911
Mika Rafieferantsoa South Africa	8	1.1k 1.0×	492 1.0×	183 0.9×	28 0.7×	19 0.6×	9	1.1k
Y. Roehlly France	12	1.2k 1.1×	540 1.1×	156 0.7×	43 1.0×	30 0.9×	17	1.2k
R. M. Bielby United Kingdom	19	814 0.8×	385 0.8×	210 1.0×	67 1.6×	23 0.7×	32	833
Silvia Bonoli Spain	24	1.2k 1.2×	533 1.1×	217 1.0×	20 0.5×	27 0.8×	56	1.3k
N. Bourne United Kingdom	21	1.0k 1.0×	432 0.9×	203 1.0×	22 0.5×	21 0.7×	31	1.1k
Sabine Bellstedt Australia	19	983 1.0×	623 1.2×	103 0.5×	48 1.2×	24 0.8×	60	1.0k
L. Felipe Barrientos Chile	18	975 1.0×	457 0.9×	197 0.9×	27 0.7×	24 0.8×	64	1.0k
N. C. Amorisco United Kingdom	18	1.1k 1.1×	589 1.2×	229 1.1×	35 0.9×	18 0.6×	29	1.2k
Andrew B. Newman United States	18	1.0k 1.0×	669 1.3×	145 0.7×	40 1.0×	27 0.8×	40	1.1k

Countries citing papers authored by R. K. Cochrane

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Fields of papers citing papers by R. K. Cochrane

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of R. K. Cochrane

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

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Cochrane, R. K., et al.. (2025). Simultaneously modelling dusty star-forming galaxies and massive quiescents: a calibration framework for galaxy formation models. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 542(4). 2808–2829.

Cochrane, R. K.. (2025). Hierarchical assembly impedes the inference of stellar mass growth histories for individual galaxies. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 544(2). 1530–1540. 1 indexed citations

Sternberg, A., et al.. (2025). Molecular Hydrogen in High-redshift Damped Ly α Absorbers. The Astrophysical Journal. 995(1). 116–116.

Conselice, Christopher J., Nathan Adams, Duncan Austin, et al.. (2025). Behind the spotlight: a systematic assessment of outshining using NIRCam medium bands in the JADES Origins Field. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 542(4). 2998–3027. 2 indexed citations

Klein, Courtney, et al.. (2024). Size–mass relations for simulated low-mass galaxies: mock imaging versus intrinsic properties. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 532(1). 538–548. 6 indexed citations

Das, S., et al.. (2024). Beware the recent past: a bias in spectral energy distribution modelling due to bursty star formation. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society Letters. 530(1). L7–L12. 8 indexed citations

Cochrane, R. K., Daniel Anglés‐Alcázar, Fergus Cullen, & Christopher C. Hayward. (2024). Disappearing Galaxies: The Orientation Dependence of JWST-bright, HST-dark, Star-forming Galaxy Selection. The Astrophysical Journal. 961(1). 37–37. 11 indexed citations

Das, S., D. J. B. Smith, M. J. Hardcastle, et al.. (2024). The LOFAR Two-metre Sky Survey: The nature of the faint source population and SFR–radio luminosity relation using prospector . Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 531(1). 977–996. 11 indexed citations

Kondapally, R., P. N. Best, K. J. Duncan, et al.. (2024). Radio-AGN activity across the galaxy population: dependence on stellar mass, star formation rate, and redshift. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 536(1). 554–571. 3 indexed citations

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Cochrane, R. K., Christopher C. Hayward, Robert M. Yates, et al.. (2024). Modeling the Multiwavelength Detection of Protoclusters. I. An Excess of Submillimeter Galaxies in Protocluster Cores. The Astrophysical Journal. 977(2). 204–204. 7 indexed citations

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Sun, Guochao, Claude‐André Faucher‐Giguère, Christopher C. Hayward, et al.. (2023). Bursty Star Formation Naturally Explains the Abundance of Bright Galaxies at Cosmic Dawn. The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 955(2). L35–L35. 86 indexed citations breakdown →

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Smith, D. J. B., et al.. (2023). Energy balance SED modelling can be effective at high redshifts regardless of UV-FIR offsets. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 525(1). 1535–1552. 10 indexed citations

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Cochrane, R. K., R. Kondapally, P. N. Best, et al.. (2023). The LOFAR Two-metre Sky Survey: the radio view of the cosmic star formation history. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 523(4). 6082–6102. 20 indexed citations

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Kondapally, R., P. N. Best, Mojtaba Raouf, et al.. (2023). Cosmic evolution of radio-AGN feedback: confronting models with data. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 523(4). 5292–5305. 15 indexed citations

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Kondapally, R., P. N. Best, R. K. Cochrane, et al.. (2022). Cosmic evolution of low-excitation radio galaxies in the LOFAR two-metre sky survey deep fields. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 513(3). 3742–3767. 35 indexed citations

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Cochrane, R. K., P. N. Best, Ian Smail, et al.. (2021). Resolving a dusty, star-forming SHiZELS galaxy at z = 2.2 with HST, ALMA, and SINFONI on kiloparsec scales. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 503(2). 2622–2638. 23 indexed citations

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Bonato, Matteo, I. Prandoni, G. de Zotti, et al.. (2021). The LOFAR Two-metre Sky Survey Deep Fields. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 656. A48–A48. 17 indexed citations

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Cheng, Cheng, E. Ibar, Ian Smail, et al.. (2020). A kpc-scale-resolved study of unobscured and obscured star formation activity in normal galaxies at z = 1.5 and 2.2 from ALMA and HiZELS. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 499(4). 5241–5256. 7 indexed citations

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Smith, D. J. B., G. Gürkan, P. N. Best, et al.. (2020). The LOFAR Two-metre Sky Survey Deep Fields. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 648. A6–A6. 57 indexed citations

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Khostovan, Ali Ahmad, David Sobral, Bahram Mobasher, et al.. (2019). The clustering of typical Ly α emitters from z ∼ 2.5–6: host halo masses depend on Ly α and UV luminosities. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 489(1). 555–573. 27 indexed citations

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