Fred C. Adams

Physics and Astronomy · University of Michigan

Established · publishing since 1975Rising activity

Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies Astro and Planetary Science Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies Astronomy and Astrophysical Research Cosmology and Gravitation Theories

Publications

629

Citations

21,114

Est. group size

~12

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

Publishing since 1975

In context

Among 1,217 established Physics and Astronomy PIs within our index

Citations: 21,114cohort median 4,808

Publications / year (recent): 19.4cohort median 5.4

Typically publishes in teams of ~3 · 71% small-team papers (≤3 authors) · across 30 venues

Publication cadence

Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 19.4/year recently

Collaborators per year

Distinct co-authors at University of Michigan each year — a rough indication of whether the group around this researcher has been growing or contracting. An estimate from co-authorship, not a roster: collaborators are not necessarily lab members, and recent years can be under-counted while indexing catches up.

Recent publications

Architectures of Planetary Systems II: Trends with Host Star Mass and Metallicity
Open MIND · 2026
Architectures of Planetary Systems II: Trends with Host Star Mass and Metallicity
arXiv (Cornell University) · 2026
Architectures of Planetary Systems III: Excitation of Eccentricities and Inclinations
arXiv (Cornell University) · 2026
Architectures of Planetary Systems III: Excitation of Eccentricities and Inclinations
arXiv (Cornell University) · 2026
Observational Constraints on Forming Giant Planets from Circumplanetary Disks
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) · 2026
Observational Constraints on Forming Giant Planets from Circumplanetary Disks
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) · 2026
The TESS Ten Thousand Catalog: 10,001 Uniformly Vetted and Validated Eclipsing Binary Stars Detected in Full-frame Image Data by Machine Learning and Analyzed by Citizen Scientists
The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series · 2025
Determination of Jupiter’s primordial physical state
Nature Astronomy · 2025
General Analytic Solutions for Circumplanetary Disks during the Late Stages of Giant Planet Formation
Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific · 2025
Further constraints on Jupiter’s primordial structure
Astronomy and Astrophysics · 2025
Theoretical Mass Function for Secondaries Forming via Gravitational Instability in Circumstellar Disks
Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific · 2025
The two-dimensional structure of circumplanetary disks and their radiative signatures
Icarus · 2025
Cosmological Moduli and Non-perturbative Production of Axions
arXiv (Cornell University) · 2025
Determination of Jupiter’s Primordial Radius, Accretion Rate, and Magnetic Field
2025
Cosmic-Ray Propagation in Young Embedded Clusters
The Astrophysical Journal · 2025

Publishes in

arXiv (Cornell University)×45
The Astronomical Journal×21
The Astrophysical Journal×12
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society×10
The Astrophysical Journal Letters×9

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Last updated Jul 25, 2026.

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