R. Paul Butler

32.6k total citations · 4 hit papers
177 papers, 11.8k citations indexed

About

R. Paul Butler is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, R. Paul Butler has authored 177 papers receiving a total of 11.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 175 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 65 papers in Instrumentation and 9 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in R. Paul Butler's work include Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (171 papers), Astro and Planetary Science (120 papers) and Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (113 papers). R. Paul Butler is often cited by papers focused on Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (171 papers), Astro and Planetary Science (120 papers) and Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (113 papers). R. Paul Butler collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and United Kingdom. R. Paul Butler's co-authors include Geoffrey W. Marcy, Steven S. Vogt, Debra A. Fischer, Jason T. Wright, Gregory W. Henry, C. G. Tinney, H. R. A. Jones, John Asher Johnson, A. Cumming and C. McCarthy 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

R. Paul Butler

172 papers receiving 11.3k 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.

A Transiting “51 Peg–like” Planet

2000 484 citations Gregory W. Henry, Geoffrey W. Marcy et al. The Astrophysical Journal profile →
Catalog of Nearby Exoplanets

2006 480 citations R. Paul Butler, Geoffrey W. Marcy et al. The Astrophysical Journal profile →
The Keck Planet Search: Detectability and the Minimum Mass and Orbital Period Distribution of Extrasolar Planets

2008 443 citations A. Cumming, R. Paul Butler et al. profile →
OBLIQUITIES OF HOT JUPITER HOST STARS: EVIDENCE FOR TIDAL INTERACTIONS AND PRIMORDIAL MISALIGNMENTS

2012 296 citations Geoffrey W. Marcy, R. Paul Butler et al. The Astrophysical Journal profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
R. Paul Butler United States	62	11.5k	3.9k	561	440	299	177	11.8k
David W. Latham United States	55	10.3k 0.9×	4.4k 1.1×	420 0.7×	453 1.0×	550 1.8×	357	10.9k
Geoffrey W. Marcy United States	67	15.1k 1.3×	4.6k 1.2×	642 1.1×	652 1.5×	360 1.2×	223	15.5k
Steven S. Vogt United States	54	8.6k 0.7×	2.8k 0.7×	436 0.8×	381 0.9×	257 0.9×	144	8.9k
F. Bouchy France	53	8.0k 0.7×	3.1k 0.8×	730 1.3×	211 0.5×	268 0.9×	231	8.5k
T. Forveille France	49	7.9k 0.7×	2.4k 0.6×	380 0.7×	304 0.7×	254 0.8×	194	8.1k
Ronald L. Gilliland United States	44	7.5k 0.6×	2.7k 0.7×	493 0.9×	894 2.0×	283 0.9×	184	8.0k
C. Lovis Switzerland	56	8.7k 0.8×	3.0k 0.8×	718 1.3×	239 0.5×	307 1.0×	239	9.3k
M. S. Bessell Australia	56	11.1k 1.0×	4.3k 1.1×	460 0.8×	783 1.8×	517 1.7×	254	11.4k
N. C. Santos Portugal	69	15.9k 1.4×	6.0k 1.6×	656 1.2×	816 1.9×	434 1.5×	408	16.4k
X. Delfosse France	45	6.3k 0.5×	2.3k 0.6×	326 0.6×	246 0.6×	307 1.0×	148	6.5k

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Yee, Samuel W., Guđmundur Stefánsson, Daniel Thorngren, et al.. (2025). The Super-puff WASP-193 b is on a Well-aligned Orbit*. The Astronomical Journal. 169(4). 225–225.

Lundkvist, M., H. Kjeldsen, T. R. Bedding, et al.. (2024). Low-amplitude Solar-like Oscillations in the K5 V Star ϵ Indi A. The Astrophysical Journal. 964(2). 110–110. 2 indexed citations

Feng, Fabo, Stephen A. Shectman, C. G. Tinney, et al.. (2024). HD 222237 b: a long-period super-Jupiter around a nearby star revealed by radial-velocity and Hipparcos–Gaia astrometry. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 534(3). 2858–2874. 3 indexed citations

Rice, Malena, Xian-Yu Wang, Songhu Wang, et al.. (2024). The PFS View of TOI-677 b: A Spin–Orbit Aligned Warm Jupiter in a Dynamically Hot System*. The Astronomical Journal. 167(4). 175–175. 6 indexed citations

Brandt, Timothy D., Gongjie Li, Trent J. Dupuy, et al.. (2022). The Gliese 86 Binary System: A Warm Jupiter Formed in a Disk Truncated at ≈2 au. The Astronomical Journal. 164(5). 188–188. 7 indexed citations

Vogt, Steven S., R. Paul Butler, Jennifer Burt, et al.. (2017). A Six-planet System around the Star HD 34445. The Astronomical Journal. 154(5). 181–181. 5 indexed citations

Feng, Fabo, Mikko Tuomi, H. R. A. Jones, et al.. (2017). Color Difference Makes a Difference: Four Planet Candidates around τ Ceti. Open Research Online (The Open University). 60 indexed citations

Vogt, Steven S., R. Paul Butler, & Nader Haghighipour. (2012). GJ 581 update: Additional evidence for a Super-Earth in the habitable\nzone. Insecta mundi. 19 indexed citations

Crane, Jeffrey D., Stephen A. Shectman, R. Paul Butler, et al.. (2010). The Carnegie Planet Finder Spectrograph: integration and commissioning. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 7735. 773553–773553. 39 indexed citations

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Jenkins, J. S., H. R. A. Jones, Beth Biller, et al.. (2010). NACO-SDI imaging of known companion host stars from the AAPS and Keck planet search surveys. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 5 indexed citations

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Crane, Jeffrey D., Stephen A. Shectman, R. Paul Butler, Ian B. Thompson, & Greg Burley. (2008). The Carnegie Planet Finder Spectrograph: a status report. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 7014. 701479–701479. 17 indexed citations

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Marcy, Geoffrey W., R. Paul Butler, Debra A. Fischer, et al.. (2007). A Planet At 5 Au Around 55 Cancri. 48 indexed citations

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Carrier, F., H. Kjeldsen, T. R. Bedding, et al.. (2007). Solar-like oscillations in the metal-poor subgiant ν Indi. II. Acoustic spectrum and mode lifetime.. 15 indexed citations

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Crane, Jeffrey D., Stephen A. Shectman, & R. Paul Butler. (2006). The Carnegie Planet Finder Spectrograph. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 6269. 626931–626931. 25 indexed citations

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Jenkins, J. S., H. R. A. Jones, C. G. Tinney, et al.. (2006). An activity catalogue of southern stars. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 372(1). 163–173. 65 indexed citations

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Marcy, Geoffrey W., R. Paul Butler, Debra A. Fischer, & Steven S. Vogt. (2004). A Doppler Planet Survey of 1330 FGKM Stars. 321(6). 3–1053.

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Marcy, Geoffrey W., R. Paul Butler, Debra A. Fischer, & Steven S. Vogt. (2003). Properties of Extrasolar Planets. ASPC. 294. 1–16. 11 indexed citations

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Cumming, A., Geoffrey W. Marcy, R. Paul Butler, & Steven S. Vogt. (2002). The Statistics of Extrasolar Planets: Results from the Keck Survey. CERN Bulletin. 294. 27–30. 2 indexed citations

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Butler, R. Paul, et al.. (1998). New Worlds: The Diversity of Planetary Systems. Sky and Telescope. 95(3). 30. 1 indexed citations

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Marcy, Geoffrey W. & R. Paul Butler. (1997). The Status of Extrasolar Planets. AAS. 191. 1 indexed citations

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