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Ryan L. Sanders

University of Kentucky · US
Area of research
Astronomy and Astrophysics · Instrumentation
Research interest
Research interests include Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena, Astronomy and Astrophysical Research, Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies, and Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies.
h-index
31
citations
3,487
works
165
NIH funding
primary concept
email

Recent publications

The AURORA survey: the evolution of multiphase electron densities at high redshift
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 2025cited by 24position: middledoi
MSA-3D: Metallicity Gradients in Galaxies at z ∼ 1 with JWST/NIRSpec Slit-stepping Spectroscopy
The Astrophysical Journal Letters 2025cited by 14position: middledoi
Metallicity Gradients in Modern Cosmological Simulations. I. Tension between Smooth Stellar Feedback Models and Observations
The Astrophysical Journal 2025cited by 11position: middledoi
Direct T <sub>e</sub>-based Metallicities of z = 2–9 Galaxies with JWST/NIRSpec: Empirical Metallicity Calibrations Applicable from Reionization to Cosmic Noon
The Astrophysical Journal 2024cited by 142position: firstdoi
The Star-forming Main Sequence in JADES and CEERS at z &gt; 1.4: Investigating the Burstiness of Star Formation
The Astrophysical Journal 2024cited by 41position: middledoi
The NIRVANDELS survey: the stellar and gas-phase mass-metallicity relations of star-forming galaxies at z = 3.5
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 2024cited by 31position: middledoi
The Art of Measuring Physical Parameters in Galaxies: A Critical Assessment of Spectral Energy Distribution Fitting Techniques
The Astrophysical Journal 2023cited by 165position: middledoi
Excitation and Ionization Properties of Star-forming Galaxies at z = 2.0–9.3 with JWST/NIRSpec
The Astrophysical Journal 2023cited by 106position: firstdoi
JWST/NIRSpec Balmer-line Measurements of Star Formation and Dust Attenuation at z ∼ 3–6
The Astrophysical Journal 2023cited by 71position: middledoi
A JWST/NIRSpec Exploration of the Connection between Ionization Parameter, Electron Density, and Star-formation-rate Surface Density in z = 2.7–6.3 Galaxies
The Astrophysical Journal 2023cited by 64position: middledoi
Early Results from GLASS–JWST. XXI. Rapid Asembly of a Galaxy at z = 6.23 Revealed by Its C/O Abundance
The Astrophysical Journal Letters 2023cited by 53position: middledoi
The Gas and Stellar Content of a Metal-poor Galaxy at <i>z</i> = 8.496 as Revealed by JWST and ALMA
The Astrophysical Journal Letters 2023cited by 52position: middledoi
Paschen-line Constraints on Dust Attenuation and Star Formation at z ∼ 1–3 with JWST/NIRSpec
The Astrophysical Journal 2023cited by 50position: middledoi
JWST/NIRSpec Measurements of the Relationships between Nebular Emission-line Ratios and Stellar Mass at z ∼ 3–6
The Astrophysical Journal Letters 2023cited by 40position: middledoi
A Preview of JWST Metallicity Studies at Cosmic Noon: The First Detection of Auroral [O ii] Emission at High Redshift*
The Astrophysical Journal 2023cited by 33position: firstdoi
The Impact of Star-formation-rate Surface Density on the Electron Density and Ionization Parameter of High-redshift Galaxies*
The Astrophysical Journal 2023cited by 30position: middledoi
CO Emission, Molecular Gas, and Metallicity in Main-sequence Star-forming Galaxies at z ∼ 2.3*
The Astrophysical Journal 2023cited by 30position: firstdoi
Accurate oxygen abundance of interstellar gas in Mrk 71 from optical and infrared spectra
Nature Astronomy 2023cited by 24position: middledoi
An Updated Dust-to-Star Geometry: Dust Attenuation Does Not Depend on Inclination in 1.3 ≤z ≤2.6 Star-forming Galaxies from MOSDEF
The Astrophysical Journal 2023cited by 21position: middledoi
Ultra-deep Keck/MOSFIRE Spectroscopic Observations of z ∼ 2 Galaxies: Direct Oxygen Abundances and Nebular Excitation Properties
The Astrophysical Journal 2023cited by 12position: middledoi
The MOSDEF-LRIS survey: detection of inflowing gas towards three star-forming galaxies at <i>z</i> ∼ 2
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 2023cited by 10position: middledoi
Resolved Velocity Profiles of Galactic Winds at Cosmic Noon
The Astrophysical Journal 2023cited by 9position: middledoi
The COS Legacy Archive Spectroscopy Survey (CLASSY) Treasury Atlas*
The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series 2022cited by 105position: middledoi
The Effects of Stellar Population and Gas Covering Fraction on the Emergent Lyα Emission of High-redshift Galaxies*
The Astrophysical Journal 2022cited by 71position: middledoi
The MOSFIRE Deep Evolution Field Survey: Implications of the Lack of Evolution in the Dust Attenuation–Mass Relation to z ∼ 2*
The Astrophysical Journal 2022cited by 42position: middledoi
Direct Constraints on the Extremely Metal-poor Massive Stars Underlying Nebular C iv Emission from Ultra-deep HST/COS Ultraviolet Spectroscopy
The Astrophysical Journal 2022cited by 31position: middledoi
Infrared Spectral Energy Distributions and Dust Masses of Sub-solar Metallicity Galaxies at z ∼ 2.3
The Astrophysical Journal 2022cited by 23position: middledoi
CLASSY V: The Impact of Aperture Effects on the Inferred Nebular Properties of Local Star-forming Galaxies
The Astrophysical Journal 2022cited by 19position: middledoi
The dust-to-gas mass ratio of luminous galaxies as a function of their metallicity at cosmic noon
Astronomy and Astrophysics 2022cited by 18position: middledoi
The MOSDEF-LRIS survey: connection between galactic-scale outflows and the properties of <i>z</i> ∼ 2 star-forming galaxies
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 2022cited by 17position: middledoi

Grants

Collaborative Research: Establishing the Physical Picture for Rest-optical Emission Lines in Star-forming Galaxies from Cosmic Noon to Cosmic Dawn
NSF2307623$208,4482023–2026PIRePORTER
Ultraviolet and Visible Spectroscopy
NSF9116717$21992–1997PIRePORTER

Frequent collaborators

Alice E. Shapley · University of California, Los Angeles31 papers (2015–2025)Naveen A. Reddy · University of California, Riverside29 papers (2015–2025)Mariska Kriek · University of California, Berkeley20 papers (2015–2023)Michael W. Topping · University of Arizona19 papers (2020–2025)Alison L. Coil · University of California San Diego19 papers (2015–2023)Bahram Mobasher · University of California, Riverside18 papers (2015–2023)Brian Siana · California Institute of Technology17 papers (2015–2023)Irene Shivaei · University of Arizona15 papers (2015–2023)Sedona H. Price · University of Pittsburgh14 papers (2015–2023)Tucker Jones · California Institute of Technology10 papers (2022–2025)Gabriel Brammer · University of Copenhagen8 papers (2023–2024)William R. Freeman · University of California, Riverside8 papers (2015–2021)Mojegan Azadi · Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian7 papers (2015–2021)Tara Fetherolf · University of California, Riverside6 papers (2018–2022)Guillermo Barro · University of California, Berkeley6 papers (2016–2023)Tom Zick · University of California, Berkeley6 papers (2016–2021)Daniel P. Stark · University of Arizona5 papers (2022–2023)Laura de Groot · University of California, Riverside5 papers (2015–2021)Gene C. K. Leung · Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology5 papers (2018–2021)L. Clarke · University of California, Los Angeles4 papers (2023–2025)