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A. Rest

Physics and Astronomy · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Established · publishing since 2000Rising activity
Gamma-ray bursts and supernovaeAstronomy and Astrophysical ResearchStellar, planetary, and galactic studiesAstrophysics and Cosmic PhenomenaAstrophysical Phenomena and Observations

Publications

832

Citations

37,470

Est. group size

~1

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

27

Publishing since 2000

Research summary
AI-generated

A. Rest works in observational astrophysics focused on supernovae and other transient (short-lived, bright) astronomical events, using ground- and space-based telescopes including the Hubble Space Telescope and James Webb Space Telescope. Much of the work involves discovering and characterizing different types of supernovae, calibrating their brightness for use as cosmological distance markers, and studying dust formation and circumstellar material around exploding stars.

Supernovae discovery and classificationType Ia supernova cosmology and calibrationInfrared/JWST observations of transients and dustSurvey instrumentation and photometric calibrationMulti-messenger and time-domain astronomy (e.g., kilonovae, tidal disruption events)

Publication output has fluctuated over the last decade, dropping from a high in 2017 to a low around 2021, then rising again to a sustained pace of roughly 40-60 papers per year through 2023-2025.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 39.8/year recently
2017: 95 publications95172018: 44 publications182019: 37 publications192020: 30 publications202021: 27 publications212022: 38 publications222023: 61 publications232024: 55 publications242025: 38 publications252026: 7 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • arXiv (Cornell University)×94
  • The Astrophysical Journal×71
  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society×41
  • The Astrophysical Journal Letters×39
  • The astronomer's telegram×39
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This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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