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Last published 2026
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Priyanka Chakraborty

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Assistant professor of Astrophysics

Also affiliated: Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute (2003); University of Kentucky (2018–2022); Presidency University (2018–2021); CDA College (2024); Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian (2022–2026); Presidency University (2020)

Faculty Researcher

16 h-index 74 pubs 1,234 cited

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Priyanka Chakraborty's research focuses on astrophysics, specifically investigating cosmic phenomena through observational data. Her work involves analyzing data from instruments like JWST/NIRSpec and X-ray telescopes to study the composition and physics of celestial objects and environments. Recent publications include research on the mass-metallicity relation in the early universe, the physics of circumgalactic medium influenced by supermassive black hole feedback, and the discovery of premerger shocks in galaxy clusters. She has also published on X-ray spectroscopy, contributing to the understanding of line formation in photoionized clouds. Chakraborty's scholarship is evidenced by an h-index of 15 and over 1,100 citations from her 74 publications. She collaborates with Arnab Sarkar at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, with whom she has co-authored 25 publications.

Metrics

  • h-index: 16
  • Publications: 74
  • Citations: 1,234

Selected Publications

  • Metallicity Gradients in Modern Cosmological Simulations. II. The Role of Bursty versus Smooth Feedback at High Redshift (2026)
    The Astrophysical Journal 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Detection of new galaxy candidates at <i>z</i>  &amp;gt; 11 in the JADES field using <i>JWST</i> NIRCam (2025)
    Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society DOI OpenAlex

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