LabCompass

John J. Salzer

Physics and Astronomy · Indiana University

OpenAlex ORCID
Established · publishing since 1966
Astronomy and Astrophysical ResearchGalaxies: Formation, Evolution, PhenomenaStellar, planetary, and galactic studiesAstrophysics and Star Formation StudiesAstronomical Observations and Instrumentation

Publications

340

Citations

8,161

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

61

Publishing since 1966

Research summary
AI-generated

John J. Salzer studies galaxies that are actively forming stars, using surveys that detect their bright emission lines (light emitted at specific wavelengths). Much of the work focuses on unusual galaxy populations such as 'Green Pea' galaxies, extremely metal-poor dwarf galaxies, and measuring the chemical makeup of galaxies across cosmic history.

Emission-line galaxy surveysGreen Pea galaxiesStar formation across cosmic timeChemical abundances of galaxiesMetal-poor dwarf galaxies

Publication activity was steady with periodic peaks through 2023, but the counts for the most recent years (2024-2026) are lower, likely reflecting incomplete recent records.

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

Funding
Public award records

No award with a current end date on record.

5 earlier awards
  • NSF 0823801Feb 2008 – Jul 2011 · $462k awarded

    Making Hay with ALFALFA: Optical Properties of an HI-selected Galaxy Sample

  • NSF 0307766Aug 2003 – Jul 2008

    KISS - KPNO International Spectroscopic Survey

  • NSF 0708230Aug 2007 – Apr 2008 · $462k awarded

    Making Hay with ALFALFA: Optical Properties of an HI-selected Galaxy Sample

  • NSF 0071114Aug 2000 – Jul 2004 · $289k awarded

    KISS - KPNO International Spectroscopic Survey

  • NSF 9553020Nov 1995 – Oct 2001 · $500k awarded

    Presidential Faculty Fellows Award - Observational Cosmology and Active Star-Forming Galaxies

Matched to public NIH RePORTER and NSF records by name and institution. Awards from other agencies are not shown, and a match is not always found — this list may be incomplete.

In context
Among 1,320 established Physics and Astronomy PIs within our index
Citations: 8,161cohort median 4,840
h-index: 49cohort median 34
Publications / year (recent): 5.6cohort median 5.6

Typically publishes in teams of ~5 · 15% small-team papers (≤3 authors) · across 16 venues

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 5.6/year recently
2017: 9 publications172018: 8 publications182019: 15 publications15192020: 7 publications202021: 10 publications212022: 7 publications222023: 13 publications232024: 4 publications242025: 2 publications252026: 2 publications26
Collaborators per year
Distinct co-authors at Indiana University 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.
2017: 1 collaborator at the same institution2018: 0 collaborators at the same institution2019: 0 collaborators at the same institution2020: 0 collaborators at the same institution2021: 0 collaborators at the same institution2022: 0 collaborators at the same institution2023: 0 collaborators at the same institution2024: 0 collaborators at the same institution2025: 0 collaborators at the same institution1719212325
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • The Astrophysical Journal×18
  • arXiv (Cornell University)×12
  • The Astronomical Journal×9
  • University of Groningen research database (University of Groningen / Centre for Information Technology)×8
  • AAS×6
Similar researchers
By research-topic overlap

This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Sep 1, 2026.

Claim or correct this profile