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most citedA Comprehensive Study on Galaxies at z~9-16 Found in the Early JWST Data: UV Luminosity Functions and Cosmic Star-Formation History at the Pre-Reionization Epoch

533 citations · 914 across the 37 of their papers we have counts for

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40 papers

astro-ph.CO2026

Constraining reionization with persistent homology: a novel summary statistic for wide-field Lyman- emitter observations

Michael M. Wyatt, Nikolaos Triantafyllou, Steven R. Furlanetto +4

The spatial clustering of Lyman- emitters (LAEs) is one of the most promising observables for constraining reionization. In this work, we introduce persistent homology, a popula…

astro-ph.GA2026

DREAMS: Taking the Temperature of a Massive Galaxy at z ~ 11

L. Parente, E. Vanzella, M. Messa +15

We present a detailed photometric and spectroscopic analysis of Janus-11, a galaxy magnified by a factor 1.6 by the galaxy cluster MACS J0416. It was observ…

astro-ph.GA2026

Gas-Phase Metallicity and Nitrogen Abundances in Low-Mass Galaxies Down to at -- from JWST Lensing Cluster Surveys

Hiroya Umeda, Masami Ouchi, Kimihiko Nakajima +7

We analyze 405 deep JWST/NIRSpec spectra of star-forming galaxies at -- from DREAMS and other lensing-cluster surveys to study chemical enrichment in intrinsically fai…

astro-ph.GA2026

A UV-Luminous Galaxy at z=11 with Surprisingly Weak Star Formation Activity

Yuichi Harikane, Pablo G. Perez-Gonzalez, Javier Alvarez-Marquez +8

One of the major discoveries by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is the identification of a large population of luminous galaxies at , challenging theoretical models for…

astro-ph.GA2026★ 2 cited

VENUS: Two Faint Little Red Dots Separated by Hidden in a Single Lensed Galaxy at

Hiroto Yanagisawa, Masami Ouchi, Miriam Golubchik +47

We report the identification of a pair of faint little red dots (LRDs), dubbed Red Eyes, in a strongly-lensed galaxy at behind the PLCKG004.5-10.5 cluster, identified from…

astro-ph.CO2026

A New Constraint on the Optical Depth from the Reionization History Independent of CMB Large-Scale E-Mode Polarization

Yuta Kageura, Masami Ouchi, Fumihiro Naokawa +5

Recent studies report a mild discrepancy between BAO and CMB measurements within the CDM framework. This discrepancy could be explained if the optical depth inferred from th…

astro-ph.GA2025

DREAMS.II. Galaxy Demographics from Direct Te-Based Metallicities at z~2-10: Tracing the Evolution of the Mass-Metallicity and Fundamental Relations

Moka Nishigaki, Kimihiko Nakajima, Masami Ouchi +6

We present the statistics of line ratios and direct Te-based metallicities from JWST medium-resolution spectra of 292 galaxies at z=2-10, combining DREAMS observations with those o…

astro-ph.GA2025★ 1 cited

Little red dot variability over a century reveals black hole envelope via a giant Einstein cross

Zijian Zhang, Mingyu Li, Masamune Oguri +79

"Little red dots" (LRDs) represent a new population of astronomical objects uncovered by JWST whose nature remains debated. Although many LRDs are suspected as active galactic nucl…

astro-ph.GA2025★ 9 cited

A Black-Hole Envelope Interpretation for Cosmological Demographics of Little Red Dots

Hiroya Umeda, Kohei Inayoshi, Yuichi Harikane +1

Little red dots (LRDs) newly discovered with JWST are active galactic nuclei (AGN) that may represent black hole (BH) growth at the earliest cosmic epochs. These sources show puzzl…

astro-ph.GA2025★ 1 cited

Discovery of a Little Red Dot candidate at in COSMOS-Web based on MIRI-NIRCam selection

Takumi S. Tanaka, Hollis B. Akins, Yuichi Harikane +64

JWST has revealed a new high-redshift population called little red dots (LRDs). Since LRDs may be in the early phase of black hole growth, identifying them in the early universe is…

astro-ph.GA2025

An Ultra-Faint, Chemically Primitive Galaxy Forming in the Reionization Era

Kimihiko Nakajima, Masami Ouchi, Yuichi Harikane +9

The formation of the first stars and galaxies marked the onset of chemical enrichment, yet direct observations of such primordial systems remain elusive. Here we present James Webb…

astro-ph.GA2025

Probing the Cosmic Reionization History with JWST: Gunn-Peterson and Ly Damping Wing Absorption at

Hiroya Umeda, Masami Ouchi, Yuta Kageura +4

We present a statistical analysis of Ly absorption using 581 galaxies at --13 observed with multiple JWST/NIRSpec spectroscopy programs, including JADES, UNCOVER, CEERS,…

astro-ph.GA2025★ 2 cited

Census of Ly Emission from Galaxies at : Evolution of the Ly Luminosity Function and a Late Sharp Cosmic Reionization

Yuta Kageura, Masami Ouchi, Minami Nakane +6

We present the statistical properties of Ly emission in 586 galaxies at , observed by multiple JWST/NIRSpec spectroscopy projects, including JADES, GLASS, CEERS, and…

astro-ph.GA2024

EMPRESS. X. Spatially resolved mass-metallicity relation in extremely metal-poor galaxies: evidence of episodic star-formation fueled by a metal-poor gas infall

Kimihiko Nakajima, Masami Ouchi, Yuki Isobe +47

Using the Subaru/FOCAS IFU capability, we examine the spatially resolved relationships between gas-phase metallicity, stellar mass, and star-formation rate surface densities (Sigma…

astro-ph.GA2024

SILVERRUSH. XIV. Lya Luminosity Functions and Angular Correlation Functions from ~20,000 Lya Emitters at z~2.2-7.3 from upto 24 HSC-SSP and CHORUS Surveys: Linking the Post-Reionization Epoch to the Heart of Reionization

Hiroya Umeda, Masami Ouchi, Satoshi Kikuta +11

We present the luminosity functions (LFs) and angular correlation functions (ACFs) derived from 18,960 Ly emitters (LAEs) at over a wide survey area of $\lesssim24 {…

astro-ph.GA2024★ 1 cited

A Galaxy with an Extremely Blue UV Slope at Identified by JWST Spectroscopy: Evidence for a Weak Nebular Continuum and Efficient Ionizing Photon Escape?

Hiroto Yanagisawa, Masami Ouchi, Kimihiko Nakajima +8

We investigate UV continuum slopes of 863 galaxies at using archival JWST/NIRSpec PRISM spectra obtained from major JWST GTO, ERS, and GO programs, including JADES, CE…

astro-ph.GA2024

The Physical Origin of Extreme Emission Line Galaxies at High redshifts: Strong {\sc [Oiii]} Emission Lines Produced by Obscured AGNs

Chenghao Zhu, Yuichi Harikane, Masami Ouchi +21

We present deep Subaru/FOCAS spectra for two extreme emission line galaxies (EELGs) at with strong {\sc[Oiii]}5007 emission lines, exhibiting equivalent widths (EWs) o…

astro-ph.GA2024★ 7 cited

JWST, ALMA, and Keck Spectroscopic Constraints on the UV Luminosity Functions at z~7-14: Clumpiness and Compactness of the Brightest Galaxies in the Early Universe

Yuichi Harikane, Akio K. Inoue, Richard S. Ellis +33

We present the number densities and physical properties of the bright galaxies spectroscopically confirmed at . Our sample is composed of 60 galaxies at $z_\mathrm{spec}…

astro-ph.GA2024★ 2 cited

Strong He I Emission Lines in High N/O Galaxies at Identified in JWST Spectra: High He/H Abundance Ratios or High Electron Densities?

Hiroto Yanagisawa, Masami Ouchi, Kuria Watanabe +14

We present HeI/H-flux and He/H-abundance ratios in three JWST galaxies with significant constraints on N/O-abundance ratios, GS-NDG-9422, RXCJ2248-ID, and GLASS150008 at $z\sim…

astro-ph.GA2024★ 1 cited

Dynamics of a Galaxy at z > 10 Explored by JWST Integral Field Spectroscopy: Hints of Rotating Disk Suggesting Weak Feedback

Yi Xu, Masami Ouchi, Hidenobu Yajima +9

We investigate the dynamics of GN-z11, a luminous galaxy at , carefully analyzing the public deep integral field spectroscopy (IFS) data taken with JWST NIRSpec IFU. While…

astro-ph.GA2024★ 3 cited

Balmer Decrement Anomalies in Galaxies at z ~ 6 Found by JWST Observations: Density-Bounded Nebulae or Excited H I Clouds?

Hiroto Yanagisawa, Masami Ouchi, Kimihiko Nakajima +11

We investigate the physical origins of the Balmer decrement anomalies in GS-NDG-9422 (Cameron et al. 2023) and RXCJ2248-ID (Topping et al. 2024) galaxies at whose $\mathr…

astro-ph.GA2023★ 5 cited

Ly Emission at : Clear Ly Equivalent Width Evolution Indicating the Late Cosmic Reionization History

Minami Nakane, Masami Ouchi, Kimihiko Nakajima +6

We present the evolution of Ly emission derived from 53 galaxies at that are identified by multiple JWST/NIRSpec spectroscopy programs of ERS, GO, DDT, and GTO. The…

astro-ph.GA2023★ 4 cited

Stellar- and AGN-Driven Outflows in JWST Galaxies at z=3-9: More Frequent, Wider Opening Angles, and Mostly Bounded

Yi Xu, Masami Ouchi, Kimihiko Nakajima +5

We study outflows in 130 galaxies with -22<MUV<-16 at z=3-9 identified in JWST NIRSpec and NIRCam WFSS data taken by the ERO, CEERS, FRESCO, GLASS, and JADES programs. We identify…

astro-ph.GA2023★ 1 cited

Census for the Rest-frame Optical and UV Morphologies of Galaxies at : First Phase of Inside-Out Galaxy Formation

Yoshiaki Ono, Yuichi Harikane, Masami Ouchi +7

We present the rest-frame optical and UV surface brightness (SB) profiles for galaxies with mag at - ( of which are spectroscopically confir…