P. Capak

44.6k citations

150 papers · 8.0k · 3 hit papers · h-index 52

Impact in

Instrumentation top 0.1%
- Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
Astronomy and Astrophysics top 0.1%
- Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
- Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
- Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
- Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
- Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
- Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology

Papers in

Astronomy and Astrophysics 144
- Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena 136
- Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies 38
- Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae 35
- Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies 32
- Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations 22
- Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology 14
Instrumentation 85
- Astronomy and Astrophysical Research 85

Co-authors: N. Z. Scoville (52 shared papers)O. Ilbert (48 shared papers)M. Salvato (45 shared papers)L. L. Cowie (11 shared papers)Anton M. Koekemoer (33 shared papers)D. B. Sanders (33 shared papers)A. J. Barger (10 shared papers)H. J. McCracken (36 shared papers)
Journals: The Astrophysical Journal (62 papers)Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (16 papers)The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series (12 papers)The Astronomical Journal (9 papers)The Astrophysical Journal Letters (7 papers)
Partner nations: United States France Germany

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P. Capak

143 papers receiving 7.7k citations

P. Capak's Hit Papers

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ISM MASSES AND THE STAR FORMATION LAW AT Z = 1 TO 6: ALMA OBSERVATIONS OF DUST CONTINUUM IN 145 GALAXIES IN THE COSMOS SURVEY FIELD 2016 · 255 citations

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it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2016 The Astrophysical Journal
2015 Nature
2012 The Astrophysical Journal

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1	IDENTIFYING LUMINOUS ACTIVE GALACTIC NUCLEI IN DEEP SURVEYS: REVISED IRAC SELECTION CRITERIA The Astrophysical Journal ·J. L. Donley, Anton M. Koekemoer, M. Brusa, P. Capak, Carolin N. Cardamone, F. Civano, O. Ilbert, C. D. Impey, Jeyhan S. Kartaltepe, T. Miyaji, M. Salvato, D. B. Sanders, Jonathan R. Trump, G. Zamorani Hit paper breakdown →	2012	353
2	The COSMOS Survey: Hubble Space Telescope Advanced Camera for Surveys Observations and Data Processing The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series ·Anton M. Koekemoer, (unknown), D. Calzetti, P. Capak, Mauro Giavalisco, Jean‐Paul Kneib, Alexie Leauthaud, O. Le Fèvre, H. J. McCracken, R. Massey, Bahram Mobasher, Jason Rhodes, N. Scoville, P. L. Shopbell	2007	321
3	The Cosmic Evolution of Hard X-Ray-selected Active Galactic Nuclei The Astronomical Journal ·A. J. Barger, L. L. Cowie, R. F. Mushotzky, Yujin Yang, Wei-Hao Wang, A. T. Steffen, P. Capak	2005	257
4	ISM MASSES AND THE STAR FORMATION LAW AT Z = 1 TO 6: ALMA OBSERVATIONS OF DUST CONTINUUM IN 145 GALAXIES IN THE COSMOS SURVEY FIELD The Astrophysical Journal ·N. Z. Scoville, Kartik Sheth, (unknown), Paul A. Vanden Bout, P. Capak, A. Bongiorno, Caitlin M. Casey, E. M. Murchikova, Jin Koda, Javier Álvarez-Márquez, N. Lee, C. Laigle, H. J. McCracken, O. Ilbert, Alexandra Pope, D. B. Sanders, J. Chu, Sune Toft, R. J. Ivison, S. Manohar Hit paper breakdown →	2016	255
5	Galaxies at redshifts 5 to 6 with systematically low dust content and high [C ii] emission Nature ·P. Capak, C. L. Carilli, Gareth C. Jones, Caitlin M. Casey, Dominik A. Riechers, Kartik Sheth, C. M. Carollo, O. Ilbert, A. Karim, O. LeFèvre, S. J. Lilly, N. Z. Scoville, V. Smolčić, Lin Yan Hit paper breakdown →	2015	253
6	Evolution of the Bar Fraction in COSMOS: Quantifying the Assembly of the Hubble Sequence The Astrophysical Journal ·Kartik Sheth, D. M. Elmegreen, Bruce G. Elmegreen, P. Capak, Roberto Abraham, E. Athanassoula, Richard S. Ellis, Bahram Mobasher, M. Salvato, Eva Schinnerer, Nicholas Z. Scoville, L. Spalsbury, Linda E. Strubbe, C. M. Carollo, R. Michael Rich, Andrew A. West	2008	252
7	Weak Gravitational Lensing with COSMOS: Galaxy Selection and Shape Measurements The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series ·Alexie Leauthaud, R. Massey, Jean‐Paul Kneib, Jason Rhodes, David E. Johnston, P. Capak, C. Heymans, Richard S. Ellis, Anton M. Koekemoer, Oliver Le Fevre, Y. Mellier, Alexandre Réfrégier, A. C. Robin, (unknown), Lidia Tasca, James E. Taylor, Ludovic Van Waerbeke	2007	207
8	Optical and Infrared Properties of the 2 Ms Chandra Deep Field North X-Ray Sources The Astronomical Journal ·A. J. Barger, L. L. Cowie, P. Capak, D. M. Alexander, F. E. Bauer, E. Fernández, W. N. Brandt, G. P. Garmire, A. E. Hornschemeier	2003	206
9	A Deep Wide-Field, Optical, and Near-Infrared Catalog of a Large Area around the Hubble Deep Field North The Astronomical Journal ·P. Capak, L. L. Cowie, E. M. Hu, A. J. Barger, Mark Dickinson, Elizabeth R. Fernandez, Mauro Giavalisco, Yutaka Komiyama, C. Kretchmer, Clayton L. McNally, Satoshi Miyazaki, Sadanori Okamura, Daniel Stern	2004	172
10	Dark matter maps reveal cosmic scaffolding Nature ·R. Massey, Jason Rhodes, Richard S. Ellis, N. Z. Scoville, Alexie Leauthaud, A. Finoguenov, P. Capak, David Bacon, (unknown), Jean‐Paul Kneib, Anton M. Koekemoer, H. J. McCracken, (unknown), S. Pires, Alexandre Réfrégier, Shunji Sasaki, Jean‐Luc Starck, Y. Taniguchi, Andy Taylor, James E. Taylor	2007	164
11	NEWLY QUENCHED GALAXIES AS THE CAUSE FOR THE APPARENT EVOLUTION IN AVERAGE SIZE OF THE POPULATION The Astrophysical Journal ·C. M. Carollo, T. J. Bschorr, A. Renzini, S. J. Lilly, P. Capak, A. Cibinel, O. Ilbert, Masato Onodera, N. Z. Scoville, Ewan Cameron, Bahram Mobasher, D. B. Sanders, Yoshiaki Taniguchi	2013	156
12	The Interstellar Medium In Galaxies Seen A Billion Years After The Big Bang arXiv (Cornell University) ·P. Capak, C. L. Carilli, Gareth C. Jones, Caitlin M. Casey, Dominik A. Riechers, Kartik Sheth, C. M. Carollo, O. Ilbert, A. Karim, O. LeFèvre, S. J. Lilly, N. Z. Scoville, V. Smolčić, Lin Yan	2015	150
13	The Luminosity Function of Ly Emitters at Redshiftz~5.7 The Astronomical Journal ·E. M. Hu, L. L. Cowie, P. Capak, R. G. McMahon, T. Hayashino, Yutaka Komiyama	2004	146
14	A TURNOVER IN THE GALAXY MAIN SEQUENCE OF STAR FORMATION ATM_∼ 10¹⁰M_☉FOR REDSHIFTSz< 1.3 The Astrophysical Journal* ·Nicholas Lee, D. B. Sanders, Caitlin M. Casey, Sune Toft, N. Z. Scoville, Chao-Ling Hung, E. Le Floc’h, O. Ilbert, H. Jabran Zahid, (unknown), P. Capak, Jeyhan S. Kartaltepe, Lisa J. Kewley, Yanxia Li, Kevin Schawinski, Kartik Sheth, Quan-Bao Xiao	2015	145
15	COSMOS: Three‐dimensional Weak Lensing and the Growth of Structure The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series ·R. Massey, Jason Rhodes, Alexie Leauthaud, P. Capak, Richard S. Ellis, Anton M. Koekemoer, Alexandre Réfrégier, N. Z. Scoville, James E. Taylor, J. Albert, Joel Bergé, Catherine Heymans, David Johnston, Jean‐Paul Kneib, Y. Mellier, (unknown), E. Semboloni, P. L. Shopbell, Lidia Tasca, Ludovic Van Waerbeke	2007	144
16	SUBMILLIMETER GALAXIES AS PROGENITORS OF COMPACT QUIESCENT GALAXIES The Astrophysical Journal ·Sune Toft, V. Smolčić, B. Magnelli, A. Karim, A. Zirm, M. J. Michałowski, P. Capak, Kartik Sheth, Kevin Schawinski, Jens-Kristian Krogager, Stijn Wuyts, D. B. Sanders, Allison W. S. Man, D. Lutz, Johannes Staguhn, S. Berta, H. J. McCracken, Jelena Krpan, Dominik A. Riechers	2014	136
17	X-Ray, Optical, and Infrared Imaging and Spectral Properties of the 1 M[CLC]s[/CLC] Chandra Deep Field North Sources The Astronomical Journal ·A. J. Barger, L. L. Cowie, W. N. Brandt, P. Capak, G. P. Garmire, A. E. Hornschemeier, A. T. Steffen, E. H. Wehner	2002	135
18	ACTIVE GALACTIC NUCLEUS HOST GALAXY MORPHOLOGIES IN COSMOS The Astrophysical Journal ·J. M. Gabor, C. D. Impey, K. Jahnkę, Brooke Simmons, Jonathan R. Trump, Anton M. Koekemoer, M. Brusa, N. Cappelluti, Eva Schinnerer, V. Smolčić, M. Salvato, Jason Rhodes, Bahram Mobasher, P. Capak, R. Massey, Alexie Leauthaud, N. Z. Scoville	2009	134
19	A massive protocluster of galaxies at a redshift of z ≈ 5.3 Nature ·P. Capak, Dominik A. Riechers, N. Z. Scoville, C. L. Carilli, P. Cox, R. Neri, Brant Robertson, M. Salvato, Eva Schinnerer, Lin Yan, G. W. Wilson, Min S. Yun, F. Civano, M. Elvis, A. Karim, Bahram Mobasher, Johannes Staguhn	2011	133
20	THE COSMOS-WIRCam NEAR-INFRARED IMAGING SURVEY. I.BzK-SELECTED PASSIVE AND STAR-FORMING GALAXY CANDIDATES ATz≳ 1.4 The Astrophysical Journal ·H. J. McCracken, P. Capak, M. Salvato, (unknown), D. J. Thompson, E. Daddi, D. B. Sanders, Jean‐Paul Kneib, Chris J. Willott, C. Mancini, A. Renzini, Richard I. Cook, O. Le Fèvre, O. Ilbert, Jeyhan S. Kartaltepe, Anton M. Koekemoer, Y. Mellier, Takashi Murayama, N. Z. Scoville, Yasuhiro Shioya, Y. Tanaguchi	2009	122

About P. Capak

P. Capak is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, having authored 150 papers that have together received 8.0k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (136 papers), Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (85 papers), Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (38 papers), Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae (35 papers), Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (32 papers), Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations (22 papers), Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena (15 papers) and Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology (14 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Instrumentation (3.7k citations), Astronomy and Astrophysics (7.8k citations), Nuclear and High Energy Physics (1.4k citations), Statistical and Nonlinear Physics (246 citations) and Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (311 citations). P. Capak has collaborated with scholars based in United States, France and Germany. Frequent co-authors include N. Z. Scoville, O. Ilbert, M. Salvato, L. L. Cowie, Anton M. Koekemoer, D. B. Sanders, A. J. Barger, H. J. McCracken, Bahram Mobasher and Kartik Sheth. Their work appears in journals such as The Astrophysical Journal, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, The Astronomical Journal and The Astrophysical Journal Letters.

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