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S. Kwan

Physics and Astronomy · Purdue University West Lafayette

Established · publishing since 1985Rising activity

Publications

328

Citations

4,437

Est. group size

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

42

Publishing since 1985

Research summary
AI-generated

This researcher's public record spans two distinct areas: infrared and optical time-domain astronomy (studying transient and variable sources such as high-mass X-ray binaries using telescopes like Spitzer, through the SPIRITS survey) and high-energy particle physics (searching for new phenomena like supersymmetry in proton-proton collision data, likely as part of a large collaborative experiment). Prospective students should note the bibliographic record suggests contributions to large, multi-author collaborations in both astrophysical surveys and particle collider experiments, though it is unclear if these reflect one individual or possibly a name shared by multiple researchers.

Particle physics and collider experimentsInfrared and optical time-domain astronomyTransient and variable star surveysHigh-mass X-ray binariesSupersymmetry searches in particle collisions

Publication output has grown substantially over the last decade, rising from single digits per year around 2017-2019 to a high of nearly 60 in 2024, indicating an increasing and currently high level of publication activity, likely reflecting participation in large collaborative experiments.

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

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 38.6/year recently
2017: 3 publications172018: 5 publications182019: 7 publications192020: 13 publications202021: 32 publications212022: 37 publications222023: 43 publications232024: 59 publications59242025: 52 publications252026: 2 publications26
Recent publications
  • An Optical and Infrared Time-domain Study of the Supergiant Fast X-Ray Transient Candidate IC 10 X-2

    The Astrophysical Journal · 2018

  • Search for Supersymmetry With Razor Variables in Higgs to Diphoton Decays Produced in Association with Leptons and Jets in Proton-Proton Collisions at $\sqrt{s}=13$ TeV

    Bulletin of the American Physical Society · 2018

  • Recent SPIRITS discoveries of Infrared Transients and Variables with Spitzer/IRAC

    ATel · 2018

  • SPIRITS discovery of 4 Infrared Transients and Variables with Spitzer/IRAC

    The astronomer's telegram · 2018

  • Recent Discoveries of Infrared Transients and Variables by SPIRITS

    ATel · 2017

  • New SPIRITS discoveries of Infrared Transients and Variables

    ATel · 2017

  • Additional SPIRITS Discoveries of Infrared Transients and Variables without Counterparts in Reference Imaging

    The astronomer's telegram · 2017

  • The Mid-IR Counterpart of IC 10 X-2: A Supergiant High-Mass X-Ray Binary

    2016

Publishes in
  • Physics Letters B×38
  • Journal of High Energy Physics×38
  • DESY Publication Database (PUBDB) (Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron)×28
  • Physical Review Letters×26
  • Physical review. D/Physical review. D.×25
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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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