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Jennifer Sieben

Physics and Astronomy · Indiana University

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Mid career · publishing since 2002Rising activity
Astronomy and Astrophysical ResearchGalaxies: Formation, Evolution, PhenomenaAstro and Planetary ScienceStellar, planetary, and galactic studiesPlanetary Science and Exploration

Publications

48

Citations

46

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

25

Publishing since 2002

Research summary
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Jennifer Sieben works in astronomy and astrophysics, with research examining how galaxies form stars and whether interactions and mergers between galaxies drive that star formation. Alongside this research, they contribute a large number of short science-news pieces summarizing recent discoveries across physics, astronomy, and planetary science for a general scientific audience.

Galaxy formation and evolutionStar-forming galaxiesGalaxy mergers and interactionsScience communication and news writingPlanetary and astrophysical research

After minimal activity in the late 2010s, output rose sharply in 2023–2024 (largely short news items) before dropping in 2025–2026.

Generated by claude-opus-4-8 from public bibliographic data · Jul 9, 2026

In context
Among 950 mid career Physics and Astronomy PIs within our index
Citations: 46cohort median 1,187
h-index: 4cohort median 15
Publications / year (recent): 8.6cohort median 3.4

Typically publishes in teams of ~1 · 95% small-team papers (≤3 authors) · across 3 venues

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 8.6/year recently
17182019: 1 publication192020: 1 publication2021222023: 23 publications23232024: 15 publications242025: 2 publications252026: 3 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Physics Today×35
  • The Astronomical Journal×3
  • arXiv (Cornell University)×3
  • The Astrophysical Journal×2
  • American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts #233×1
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Last updated Jul 27, 2026.

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