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Molly Wolfson

Physics and Astronomy · The Ohio State University

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Early career · publishing since 2021Rising activity
Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, PhenomenaStatistical and numerical algorithmsCosmology and Gravitation TheoriesAstronomy and Astrophysical ResearchScientific Research and Discoveries

Publications

22

Citations

902

Est. group size

~3

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

6

Publishing since 2021

Research summary
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Molly Wolfson studies the early universe by analyzing light from distant quasars, particularly the Lyman-alpha forest—a pattern of absorption in quasar spectra caused by intervening hydrogen gas. This work is used to measure conditions during the 'epoch of reionization' (when the first stars and galaxies ionized the universe's neutral hydrogen) and to build cosmological measurements like baryon acoustic oscillations through large surveys such as DESI. Methods include statistical modeling, neural network emulators, and machine learning techniques to infer physical properties of intergalactic gas from observational data.

Lyman-alpha forest and intergalactic mediumCosmic reionizationBaryon acoustic oscillations and cosmology (DESI survey)Quasar spectroscopyMachine learning/neural emulators for astrophysical inference

Publication output was minimal before 2021 but has grown substantially since, rising sharply from 1 paper in 2022 to 9 in 2025, indicating an increasingly active and productive recent research period.

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

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 4.2/year recently
171819202021: 1 publication212022: 1 publication222023: 5 publications232024: 4 publications242025: 9 publications9252026: 2 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • arXiv (Cornell University)×8
  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society×7
  • Physical review. D/Physical review. D.×5
  • The Astronomical Journal×1
  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society Letters×1
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Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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