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Wei Zheng

Johns Hopkins University · US
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Area of research
Astronomy and Astrophysics · Instrumentation
Research interest
Research interests include Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena, Astronomy and Astrophysical Research, Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae, and Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies.
h-index
71
citations
22,197
works
302
NIH funding
primary concept
email

Recent publications

A measurement of the Hubble constant from Type II supernovae
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 2020cited by 134position: middledoi
The onset of star formation 250 million years after the Big Bang
Nature 2018cited by 347position: middledoi
Rotation in [C ii]-emitting gas in two galaxies at a redshift of 6.8
Nature 2018cited by 215position: lastdoi
Studying the Ultraviolet Spectrum of the First Spectroscopically Confirmed Supernova at Redshift Two
The Astrophysical Journal 2018cited by 39position: middledoi
CLASH: accurate photometric redshifts with 14 HST bands in massive galaxy cluster cores
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 2017cited by 56position: middledoi
THE DETECTION AND STATISTICS OF GIANT ARCS BEHIND CLASH CLUSTERS
The Astrophysical Journal 2016cited by 26position: middledoi
Constraints on Type IIn supernova progenitor outbursts from the Lick Observatory Supernova Search
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 2015cited by 36position: middledoi
EVIDENCE FOR UBIQUITOUS HIGH-EQUIVALENT-WIDTH NEBULAR EMISSION IN<i>z</i>∼ 7 GALAXIES: TOWARD A CLEAN MEASUREMENT OF THE SPECIFIC STAR-FORMATION RATE USING A SAMPLE OF BRIGHT, MAGNIFIED GALAXIES
The Astrophysical Journal 2014cited by 303position: middledoi
THE MUSIC OF CLASH: PREDICTIONS ON THE CONCENTRATION-MASS RELATION
The Astrophysical Journal 2014cited by 150position: middledoi
A GEOMETRICALLY SUPPORTED <i>z</i> ∼ 10 CANDIDATE MULTIPLY IMAGED BY THE HUBBLE FRONTIER FIELDS CLUSTER A2744
The Astrophysical Journal Letters 2014cited by 141position: middledoi
CLASH-X: A COMPARISON OF LENSING AND X-RAY TECHNIQUES FOR MEASURING THE MASS PROFILES OF GALAXY CLUSTERS
The Astrophysical Journal 2014cited by 129position: middledoi
CLASH: A CENSUS OF MAGNIFIED STAR-FORMING GALAXIES AT<i>z</i>∼ 6-8
The Astrophysical Journal 2014cited by 120position: middledoi
Intracluster light properties in the CLASH-VLT cluster MACS J1206.2-0847
Astronomy and Astrophysics 2014cited by 88position: middledoi
CHARACTERIZING FAINT GALAXIES IN THE REIONIZATION EPOCH: LBT CONFIRMS TWO <i>L</i> &lt; 0.2 <i>L</i> ⋆ SOURCES AT <i>z</i> = 6.4 BEHIND THE CLASH/FRONTIER FIELDS CLUSTER MACS0717.5+3745
The Astrophysical Journal Letters 2014cited by 50position: middledoi
CLASH-VLT: CONSTRAINTS ON THE DARK MATTER EQUATION OF STATE FROM ACCURATE MEASUREMENTS OF GALAXY CLUSTER MASS PROFILES
The Astrophysical Journal Letters 2014cited by 35position: middledoi
CLASH: EXTENDING GALAXY STRONG LENSING TO SMALL PHYSICAL SCALES WITH DISTANT SOURCES HIGHLY MAGNIFIED BY GALAXY CLUSTER MEMBERS
The Astrophysical Journal 2014cited by 22position: middledoi
CLASH-VLT: The mass, velocity-anisotropy, and pseudo-phase-space density profiles of the<i>z</i>= 0.44 galaxy cluster MACS J1206.2-0847
Astronomy and Astrophysics 2013cited by 191position: lastdoi
THE CLUSTER LENSING AND SUPERNOVA SURVEY WITH HUBBLE: AN OVERVIEW
The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series 2012cited by 854position: middledoi
CLASH: THREE STRONGLY LENSED IMAGES OF A CANDIDATE<i>z</i>≈ 11 GALAXY
The Astrophysical Journal 2012cited by 368position: middledoi
A magnified young galaxy from about 500 million years after the Big Bang
Nature 2012cited by 316position: firstdoi
CLASH: THE ENHANCED LENSING EFFICIENCY OF THE HIGHLY ELONGATED MERGING CLUSTER MACS J0416.1–2403
The Astrophysical Journal Letters 2012cited by 196position: lastdoi
CLASH: PRECISE NEW CONSTRAINTS ON THE MASS PROFILE OF THE GALAXY CLUSTER A2261
The Astrophysical Journal 2012cited by 155position: middledoi
CLASH: MASS DISTRIBUTION IN AND AROUND MACS J1206.2-0847 FROM A FULL CLUSTER LENSING ANALYSIS
The Astrophysical Journal 2012cited by 124position: lastdoi

Grants

Excellence in Research: Exploring Effectiveness of Automatic Assessment of Cognitive and Metacognitive Processes in Engineering Learning through Natural Language Processing Models
NSF2302686$600,0042023–2026PIRePORTER
From Approximate to Exact Designs with Applications to Big Data
NSF1830864$101,5702017–2020PIRePORTER
From Approximate to Exact Designs with Applications to Big Data
NSF1612978$149,9832016–2018PIRePORTER
NUE: New Vision for Built Environment- Integration of Nanotechnology into Civil Engineering Undergraduate Curriculum
NSF0634279$199,9622007–2010PIRePORTER

Frequent collaborators

Larry Bradley · University of Maryland, College Park5 papers (2012–2018)Adi Zitrin · Ben-Gurion University of the Negev5 papers (2012–2016)R. J. Bouwens · California Institute of Technology4 papers (2012–2018)P. Rosati · University of Ferrara3 papers (2012–2014) · 3 papers (2012–2014)Anton M. Koekemoer · California Institute of Technology3 papers (2012–2016)Dan Coe · University of Maryland, College Park3 papers (2012–2014)Marc Postman · California Institute of Technology3 papers (2012–2016)S. Seitz · Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München3 papers (2012–2016) · 3 papers (2012–2014)H. C. Ford · Johns Hopkins University3 papers (2012–2014) · 3 papers (2012–2014)John Moustakas · University of Siena3 papers (2012–2014)Leonidas A. Moustakas · California Institute of Technology2 papers (2012–2012) · 2 papers (2014–2014)F. E. Bauer · Drexel University2 papers (2014–2018)M. Meneghetti · California Institute of Technology2 papers (2012–2016)A. V. Filippenko · University of California, Berkeley2 papers (2015–2020) · 2 papers (2014–2018)M. Nonino · Arizona State University2 papers (2012–2014)
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