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Robert C. Kennicutt

Mitchell Institute ·
Area of research
Astronomy and Astrophysics · Instrumentation
Research interest
Research interests include Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena, Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies, Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies, and Astronomy and Astrophysical Research.
h-index
88
citations
42,500
works
458
NIH funding
primary concept
email

Recent publications

Characterizing the Average Interstellar Medium Conditions of Galaxies at z ∼ 5.6–9 with Ultraviolet and Optical Nebular Lines
The Astrophysical Journal 2024cited by 19position: middledoi
CEERS: 7.7 μm PAH Star Formation Rate Calibration with JWST MIRI
The Astrophysical Journal 2024cited by 13position: middledoi
JWST MIRI and NIRCam observations of NGC 891 and its circumgalactic medium
Astronomy and Astrophysics 2024cited by 12position: middledoi
ALMA-LEGUS. II. The Influence of Subgalactic Environments on Molecular Cloud Properties
The Astrophysical Journal 2024cited by 4position: middledoi
ALMA-LEGUS. I. The Influence of Galaxy Morphology on Molecular Cloud Properties
The Astrophysical Journal 2024cited by 2position: middledoi
Spectral Energy Distributions for 258 Local Volume Galaxies
The Astronomical Journal 2023cited by 18position: middledoi
Molecular Gas Reservoirs in Massive Quiescent Galaxies at z ∼ 0.7 Linked to Late-time Star Formation
The Astrophysical Journal 2022cited by 25position: middledoi
Infrared Spectral Energy Distributions and Dust Masses of Sub-solar Metallicity Galaxies at z ∼ 2.3
The Astrophysical Journal 2022cited by 23position: middledoi
Fraction of stars in clusters for the LEGUS dwarf galaxies
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 2022cited by 18position: middledoi
Revisiting the Integrated Star Formation Law. II. Starbursts and the Combined Global Schmidt Law
The Astrophysical Journal 2021cited by 122position: firstdoi
Revisiting Attenuation Curves: The Case of NGC 3351*
The Astrophysical Journal 2021cited by 20position: middledoi
The dependence of the hierarchical distribution of star clusters on galactic environment
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 2021cited by 19position: lastdoi
JINGLE – IV. Dust, H i gas, and metal scaling laws in the local Universe
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 2020cited by 46position: middledoi
LeMMINGs – II. The <i>e</i>-MERLIN legacy survey of nearby galaxies. The deepest radio view of the Palomar sample on parsec scale
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 2020cited by 40position: middledoi
Less than the sum of its parts: the dust-corrected H <i>α</i> luminosity of star-forming galaxies explored at different spatial resolutions with MaNGA and MUSE
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 2020cited by 15position: middledoi
Revisiting the Integrated Star Formation Law. I. Non-starbursting Galaxies
The Astrophysical Journal 2019cited by 132position: lastdoi
SIGNALS: I. Survey description
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 2019cited by 63position: middledoi
H α morphologies of star clusters: a LEGUS study of H ii region evolution time-scales and stochasticity in low-mass clusters
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 2019cited by 63position: middledoi
Star cluster catalogues for the LEGUS dwarf galaxies
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 2019cited by 61position: middledoi
Metals and dust content across the galaxies M 101 and NGC 628
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 2018cited by 43position: middledoi
Extinction Maps and Dust-to-gas Ratios in Nearby Galaxies with LEGUS
The Astrophysical Journal 2018cited by 36position: middledoi
The Radio Spectral Energy Distribution and Star-formation Rate Calibration in Galaxies
The Astrophysical Journal 2017cited by 165position: middledoi
Legacy ExtraGalactic UV Survey with The Hubble Space Telescope: Stellar Cluster Catalogs and First Insights Into Cluster Formation and Evolution in NGC 628<sup>∗</sup>
The Astrophysical Journal 2017cited by 153position: middledoi
Updated 34-band Photometry for the SINGS/KINGFISH Samples of Nearby Galaxies
The Astrophysical Journal 2017cited by 68position: middledoi
Star Formation in the Local Universe from the CALIFA Sample. II. Activation and Quenching Mechanisms in Bulges, Bars, and Disks
The Astrophysical Journal 2017cited by 62position: middledoi
THE SPATIALLY RESOLVED COOLING LINE DEFICIT IN GALAXIES
The Astrophysical Journal 2016cited by 111position: middledoi
THE IONIZED GAS IN NEARBY GALAXIES AS TRACED BY THE 122 AND 205 μm TRANSITIONS
The Astrophysical Journal 2016cited by 81position: middledoi
CALIFA, the Calar Alto Legacy Integral Field Area survey
Astronomy and Astrophysics 2015cited by 240position: middledoi
LEGACY EXTRAGALACTIC UV SURVEY (LEGUS) WITH THE<i>HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE</i>. I. SURVEY DESCRIPTION
The Astronomical Journal 2015cited by 221position: middledoi
Star formation in the local Universe from the CALIFA sample. I. Calibrating the SFR using integral field spectroscopy data
LA Referencia (Red Federada de Repositorios Institucionales de Publicaciones Científicas) 2015cited by 71position: middledoi

Grants

Demographics of Star Forming Galaxies in the Local Universe
NSF0307386$338,4752003–2008PIRePORTER
Star Formation and Evolutionary Properties of Nearby Galaxies
NSF9900789$366,7461999–2004PIRePORTER
Star Formation Properties of Galaxies
NSF9421145$194,7801995–2000PIRePORTER
Star Formation and Evolution of Nearby Galaxies
NSF9019150$205,0001991–1996PIRePORTER
Massive Star Formation in Galaxies
NSF8996123$123,7001988–1992PIRePORTER
Massive Star Formation in Galaxies
NSF8613257$58,3001987–1990PIRePORTER
Star Formation Processes in Galaxies
NSF8111711$178,2001982–1987PIRePORTER

Frequent collaborators

Daniela Calzetti · University of Massachusetts Amherst14 papers (2012–2023) · 13 papers (2012–2023) · 9 papers (2013–2020)Janice Lee · University of Arizona6 papers (2012–2023)L. K. Hunt · Goddard Space Flight Center6 papers (2013–2017)Karin Sandström · University of California San Diego6 papers (2013–2017)M. Boquien · University of California, Davis6 papers (2014–2023)Benjamin D. Johnson · University of Manchester6 papers (2012–2022)K. V. Croxall · The Ohio State University6 papers (2013–2016)J. D. Smith · York University5 papers (2013–2017)Alberto D. Bolatto · University of Maryland, College Park5 papers (2014–2017)D. Cook · California Institute of Technology5 papers (2014–2022)Fabian Walter · California Institute of Technology4 papers (2013–2016) · 4 papers (2016–2017)B. T. Draine · Princeton University4 papers (2014–2016)L. Armus · California Institute of Technology4 papers (2013–2017) · 4 papers (2013–2020)Brent Groves · Australian National University4 papers (2013–2017) · 4 papers (2013–2017)J. L. Hinz · University of Arizona4 papers (2013–2017)