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Researcher Evidence Record

Ryan J. MacDonald

This bounded record lists 70 Pith paper rows and 0 imported work rows attributed to this corpus identity. The enumerated, non-disputed paper rows include astro-ph.EP, astro-ph.IM work dated 2017 to 2026. The record describes sources and coverage; it makes no judgment about the person.

Compiled coverage vector

Measured lane counts only. Not a trust score or person verdict.

Identity 2 canonical identity row plus typed public identifiers Pith papers 70 attributed paper rows in the Pith corpus, itemized below Imported works 0 imported works beyond the paper ledger Current reviews 5 of 70 papers carrying a current Pith review; presence, not outcome Sourced citations 30 of 70 works with a source-named citation count Coauthors 50 distinct coauthors across shared paper rows
Enumerated paper scope: 2 fields (astro-ph.EP, astro-ph.IM) · 2017-2026 sources: authors, author_identifiers · paper_authors · author_works · current_verdicts · cited_works

A sourced case file for attributed work. It is neither a profile score nor a verdict about this researcher.

Attributed works

A bounded ledger from the Pith paper and imported-work queries. Counts and source confidence stay with each work.

  1. 2026 Pith paper

    Aerosols and hydrocarbons in the atmosphere of a white dwarf planet

    astro-ph.EP provisional current review present

    paper paper evidence challenge this paper

    Sources and evidence
    Authorship source
    arxiv_oai
    Printed name
    Ryan J. MacDonald
    Author position
    1
    Identity state
    provisional
    Source confidence
    0.7
    Review coverage
    Measured: a current Pith review exists.
    Citation counts
    No source count is attached to this work row.
  2. 2026 Pith paper

    Magnesium Silicate Clouds in the Atmosphere of HD 209458b from a Rule-Based Tree-Structured Data Reduction

    astro-ph.EP provisional current review present

    paper paper evidence challenge this paper

    Sources and evidence
    Authorship source
    arxiv_oai
    Printed name
    Ryan J. MacDonald
    Author position
    14
    Identity state
    provisional
    Source confidence
    0.7
    Review coverage
    Measured: a current Pith review exists.
    Citation counts
    No source count is attached to this work row.
  3. 2026 Pith paper

    The Rocky Planet Picture Show: Implementation of Surface Reflection and Emission in $\texttt{POSEIDON}$ with Application to and Interpretation of JWST Data

    astro-ph.EP provisional current review present

    paper paper evidence challenge this paper

    Sources and evidence
    Authorship source
    backfill
    Printed name
    Ryan J. MacDonald
    Author position
    2
    Identity state
    provisional
    Source confidence
    0.7
    Review coverage
    Measured: a current Pith review exists.
    Citation counts
    No source count is attached to this work row.
  4. 2026 Pith paper

    Super-Solar Metallicity and Tentative Evidence for Photochemistry on WASP-96b from JWST and Ground-Based VLT Transmission Spectroscopy

    astro-ph.EP provisional current review present

    paper citation record paper evidence challenge this paper

    Sources and evidence
    Authorship source
    backfill
    Printed name
    Ryan J. MacDonald
    Author position
    13
    Identity state
    provisional
    Source confidence
    0.7
    Review coverage
    Measured: a current Pith review exists.
    Citation counts
    • 0 external cited by from pith
    • 2 pith inbound references from cited_work_pith_inbound_counts
  5. 2025 Pith paper

    JWST-TST DREAMS: NIRSpec/PRISM Transmission Spectroscopy of the Habitable Zone Planet TRAPPIST-1 e

    astro-ph.EP provisional measured, no current review

    paper citation record paper evidence challenge this paper

    Sources and evidence
    Authorship source
    arxiv_oai
    Printed name
    Ryan J. MacDonald
    Author position
    14
    Identity state
    provisional
    Source confidence
    0.7
    Review coverage
    Measured: no current Pith review exists.
    Citation counts
    • 12 external cited by from doi_reference
    • 7 pith inbound references from cited_work_pith_inbound_counts
  6. 2025 Pith paper

    JWST-TST DREAMS: Secondary Atmosphere Constraints for the Habitable Zone Planet TRAPPIST-1 e

    astro-ph.EP provisional measured, no current review

    paper paper evidence challenge this paper

    Sources and evidence
    Authorship source
    arxiv_oai
    Printed name
    Ryan J. MacDonald
    Author position
    5
    Identity state
    provisional
    Source confidence
    0.7
    Review coverage
    Measured: no current Pith review exists.
    Citation counts
    No source count is attached to this work row.
  7. 2025 Pith paper

    Additional JWST/NIRSpec Transits of the Rocky M Dwarf Exoplanet GJ 1132 b Reveal a Featureless Spectrum

    astro-ph.EP provisional measured, no current review

    paper paper evidence challenge this paper

    Sources and evidence
    Authorship source
    arxiv_oai
    Printed name
    Ryan J. MacDonald
    Author position
    2
    Identity state
    provisional
    Source confidence
    0.7
    Review coverage
    Measured: no current Pith review exists.
    Citation counts
    No source count is attached to this work row.
  8. 2025 Pith paper

    Strict limits on potential secondary atmospheres on the temperate rocky exo-Earth TRAPPIST-1 d

    astro-ph.EP provisional measured, no current review

    paper paper evidence challenge this paper

    Sources and evidence
    Authorship source
    arxiv_oai
    Printed name
    Ryan J. MacDonald
    Author position
    19
    Identity state
    provisional
    Source confidence
    0.7
    Review coverage
    Measured: no current Pith review exists.
    Citation counts
    No source count is attached to this work row.
  9. 2025 Pith paper

    The HUSTLE Program: The UV to Near-IR Transmission Spectrum of the Hot Jupiter KELT-7b

    astro-ph.EP provisional measured, no current review

    paper citation record paper evidence challenge this paper

    Sources and evidence
    Authorship source
    arxiv_oai
    Printed name
    Ryan J. MacDonald
    Author position
    3
    Identity state
    provisional
    Source confidence
    0.7
    Review coverage
    Measured: no current Pith review exists.
    Citation counts
    • 0 external cited by from pith
    • 1 pith inbound references from cited_work_pith_inbound_counts
  10. 2025 Pith paper

    JWST NIRISS Transmission Spectroscopy of the Super-Earth GJ 357b, a Favourable Target for Atmospheric Retention

    astro-ph.EP provisional measured, no current review

    paper citation record paper evidence challenge this paper

    Sources and evidence
    Authorship source
    arxiv_oai
    Printed name
    Ryan J. MacDonald
    Author position
    7
    Identity state
    provisional
    Source confidence
    0.7
    Review coverage
    Measured: no current Pith review exists.
    Citation counts
    • 0 external cited by from arxiv_reference
    • 1 pith inbound references from cited_work_pith_inbound_counts
  11. 2025 Pith paper

    Open Source High-Resolution Exoplanet Atmosphere Retrievals with POSEIDON

    astro-ph.EP provisional measured, no current review

    paper paper evidence challenge this paper

    Sources and evidence
    Authorship source
    arxiv_oai
    Printed name
    Ryan J. MacDonald
    Author position
    2
    Identity state
    provisional
    Source confidence
    0.7
    Review coverage
    Measured: no current Pith review exists.
    Citation counts
    No source count is attached to this work row.
  12. 2025 Pith paper

    Escaping Helium and a Highly Muted Spectrum Suggest a Metal-Enriched Atmosphere on Sub-Neptune GJ3090b from JWST Transit Spectroscopy

    astro-ph.EP provisional measured, no current review

    paper citation record paper evidence challenge this paper

    Sources and evidence
    Authorship source
    arxiv_oai
    Printed name
    Ryan J. MacDonald
    Author position
    11
    Identity state
    provisional
    Source confidence
    0.7
    Review coverage
    Measured: no current Pith review exists.
    Citation counts
    • 1 pith inbound references from cited_work_pith_inbound_counts
  13. 2025 Pith paper

    Thermal Emission and Confirmation of the Frigid White Dwarf Exoplanet WD 1856+534b

    astro-ph.EP provisional measured, no current review

    paper paper evidence challenge this paper

    Sources and evidence
    Authorship source
    arxiv_oai
    Printed name
    Ryan J. MacDonald
    Author position
    3
    Identity state
    provisional
    Source confidence
    0.7
    Review coverage
    Measured: no current Pith review exists.
    Citation counts
    No source count is attached to this work row.
  14. 2025 Pith paper

    Evidence for a volcanic atmosphere on the sub-Earth L98-59b

    astro-ph.EP provisional measured, no current review

    paper citation record paper evidence challenge this paper

    Sources and evidence
    Authorship source
    arxiv_oai
    Printed name
    Ryan J. MacDonald
    Author position
    6
    Identity state
    provisional
    Source confidence
    0.7
    Review coverage
    Measured: no current Pith review exists.
    Citation counts
    • 1 pith inbound references from cited_work_pith_inbound_counts
  15. 2025 Pith paper

    A Comprehensive Reanalysis of K2-18 b's JWST NIRISS+NIRSpec Transmission Spectrum

    astro-ph.EP provisional measured, no current review

    paper citation record paper evidence challenge this paper

    Sources and evidence
    Authorship source
    arxiv_oai
    Printed name
    Ryan J. MacDonald
    Author position
    2
    Identity state
    provisional
    Source confidence
    0.7
    Review coverage
    Measured: no current Pith review exists.
    Citation counts
    • 4 external cited by from pith
    • 4 pith inbound references from cited_work_pith_inbound_counts
  16. 2025 Pith paper

    Highly reflective white clouds on the western dayside of an exo-Neptune

    astro-ph.EP provisional measured, no current review

    paper citation record paper evidence challenge this paper

    Sources and evidence
    Authorship source
    arxiv_oai
    Printed name
    Ryan J. MacDonald
    Author position
    20
    Identity state
    provisional
    Source confidence
    0.7
    Review coverage
    Measured: no current Pith review exists.
    Citation counts
    • 1 pith inbound references from cited_work_pith_inbound_counts
  17. 2024 Pith paper

    Transmission spectroscopy of WASP-52 b with JWST NIRISS: Water and helium atmospheric absorption, alongside prominent star-spot crossings

    astro-ph.EP provisional current review present

    paper paper evidence challenge this paper

    Sources and evidence
    Authorship source
    backfill
    Printed name
    Ryan J. MacDonald
    Author position
    5
    Identity state
    provisional
    Source confidence
    0.7
    Review coverage
    Measured: a current Pith review exists.
    Citation counts
    No source count is attached to this work row.
  18. 2024 Pith paper

    JWST-TST DREAMS: A Precise Water Abundance for Hot Jupiter WASP-17b from the NIRISS SOSS Transmission Spectrum

    astro-ph.EP provisional measured, no current review

    paper citation record paper evidence challenge this paper

    Sources and evidence
    Authorship source
    arxiv_oai
    Printed name
    Ryan J. MacDonald
    Author position
    14
    Identity state
    provisional
    Source confidence
    0.7
    Review coverage
    Measured: no current Pith review exists.
    Citation counts
    • 1 pith inbound references from cited_work_pith_inbound_counts
  19. 2024 Pith paper

    Implementation of Aerosol Mie Scattering in POSEIDON with Application to the hot Jupiter HD 189733 b's Transmission, Emission, and Reflected Light Spectrum

    astro-ph.EP provisional measured, no current review

    paper citation record paper evidence challenge this paper

    Sources and evidence
    Authorship source
    arxiv_oai
    Printed name
    Ryan J. MacDonald
    Author position
    3
    Identity state
    provisional
    Source confidence
    0.7
    Review coverage
    Measured: no current Pith review exists.
    Citation counts
    • 1 pith inbound references from cited_work_pith_inbound_counts
  20. 2024 Pith paper

    POSEIDON: A Multidimensional Atmospheric Retrieval Code for Exoplanet Spectra

    astro-ph.IM provisional measured, no current review

    paper paper evidence challenge this paper

    Sources and evidence
    Authorship source
    arxiv_oai
    Printed name
    Ryan J. MacDonald
    Author position
    1
    Identity state
    provisional
    Source confidence
    0.7
    Review coverage
    Measured: no current Pith review exists.
    Citation counts
    No source count is attached to this work row.
  21. 2024 Pith paper

    Cthulhu: An Open Source Molecular and Atomic Cross Section Computation Code for Substellar Atmospheres

    astro-ph.IM provisional measured, no current review

    paper citation record paper evidence challenge this paper

    Sources and evidence
    Authorship source
    arxiv_oai
    Printed name
    Ryan J. MacDonald
    Author position
    2
    Identity state
    provisional
    Source confidence
    0.7
    Review coverage
    Measured: no current Pith review exists.
    Citation counts
    • 5 external cited by from pith
    • 1 pith inbound references from cited_work_pith_inbound_counts
  22. 2024 Pith paper

    An HST Transmission Spectrum of the Closest M-Dwarf Transiting Rocky Planet LTT 1445Ab

    astro-ph.EP provisional measured, no current review

    paper citation record paper evidence challenge this paper

    Sources and evidence
    Authorship source
    arxiv_oai
    Printed name
    Ryan J. MacDonald
    Author position
    8
    Identity state
    provisional
    Source confidence
    0.7
    Review coverage
    Measured: no current Pith review exists.
    Citation counts
    • 1 pith inbound references from cited_work_pith_inbound_counts
  23. 2024 Pith paper

    JWST-TST DREAMS: A Super-Solar Metallicity in WASP-17 b Dayside Atmosphere from NIRISS SOSS Eclipse Spectroscopy

    astro-ph.EP provisional measured, no current review

    paper paper evidence challenge this paper

    Sources and evidence
    Authorship source
    arxiv_oai
    Printed name
    Ryan J. MacDonald
    Author position
    2
    Identity state
    provisional
    Source confidence
    0.7
    Review coverage
    Measured: no current Pith review exists.
    Citation counts
    No source count is attached to this work row.
  24. 2024 Pith paper

    JWST-TST DREAMS: Non-Uniform Dayside Emission for WASP-17b from MIRI/LRS

    astro-ph.EP provisional measured, no current review

    paper paper evidence challenge this paper

    Sources and evidence
    Authorship source
    arxiv_oai
    Printed name
    Ryan J. MacDonald
    Author position
    10
    Identity state
    provisional
    Source confidence
    0.7
    Review coverage
    Measured: no current Pith review exists.
    Citation counts
    No source count is attached to this work row.
  25. 2024 Pith paper

    The MIRI Exoplanets Orbiting White Dwarfs (MEOW) Survey: Mid-Infrared Excess Reveals a Giant Planet Candidate around a Nearby White Dwarf

    astro-ph.EP provisional measured, no current review

    paper citation record paper evidence challenge this paper

    Sources and evidence
    Authorship source
    arxiv_oai
    Printed name
    Ryan J. MacDonald
    Author position
    6
    Identity state
    provisional
    Source confidence
    0.7
    Review coverage
    Measured: no current Pith review exists.
    Citation counts
    • 24 external cited by from pith
    • 1 pith inbound references from cited_work_pith_inbound_counts
  26. 2024 Pith paper

    From the Shadows: The Impact of Nightside Thermal Emission on Ultra-hot Jupiter Transmission Spectra Retrievals

    astro-ph.EP provisional measured, no current review

    paper citation record paper evidence challenge this paper

    Sources and evidence
    Authorship source
    arxiv_oai
    Printed name
    Ryan J. MacDonald
    Author position
    2
    Identity state
    provisional
    Source confidence
    0.7
    Review coverage
    Measured: no current Pith review exists.
    Citation counts
    • 0 external cited by from arxiv_reference
    • 1 pith inbound references from cited_work_pith_inbound_counts
  27. 2024 Pith paper

    Inhomogeneous terminators on the exoplanet WASP-39 b

    astro-ph.EP provisional measured, no current review

    paper paper evidence challenge this paper

    Sources and evidence
    Authorship source
    arxiv_oai
    Printed name
    Ryan J. MacDonald
    Author position
    4
    Identity state
    provisional
    Source confidence
    0.7
    Review coverage
    Measured: no current Pith review exists.
    Citation counts
    No source count is attached to this work row.
  28. 2024 Pith paper

    Sulphur dioxide in the mid-infrared transmission spectrum of WASP-39b

    astro-ph.EP provisional measured, no current review

    paper citation record paper evidence challenge this paper

    Sources and evidence
    Authorship source
    arxiv_oai
    Printed name
    Ryan J. MacDonald
    Author position
    61
    Identity state
    provisional
    Source confidence
    0.7
    Review coverage
    Measured: no current Pith review exists.
    Citation counts
    • 2 pith inbound references from cited_work_pith_inbound_counts
  29. 2024 Pith paper

    Transmission Spectroscopy of the Habitable Zone Exoplanet LHS 1140 b with JWST/NIRISS

    astro-ph.EP provisional measured, no current review

    paper paper evidence challenge this paper

    Sources and evidence
    Authorship source
    arxiv_oai
    Printed name
    Ryan J. MacDonald
    Author position
    3
    Identity state
    provisional
    Source confidence
    0.7
    Review coverage
    Measured: no current Pith review exists.
    Citation counts
    No source count is attached to this work row.
  30. 2024 Pith paper

    Mid-Infrared Spectrum of the Disk around the Forming Companion GQ Lup B Revealed by JWST/MIRI

    astro-ph.EP provisional measured, no current review

    paper citation record paper evidence challenge this paper

    Sources and evidence
    Authorship source
    arxiv_oai
    Printed name
    Ryan J. MacDonald
    Author position
    7
    Identity state
    provisional
    Source confidence
    0.7
    Review coverage
    Measured: no current Pith review exists.
    Citation counts
    • 1 pith inbound references from cited_work_pith_inbound_counts
  31. 2024 Pith paper

    The Importance of Optical Wavelength Data on Atmospheric Retrievals of Exoplanet Transmission Spectra

    astro-ph.EP provisional measured, no current review

    paper paper evidence challenge this paper

    Sources and evidence
    Authorship source
    arxiv_oai
    Printed name
    Ryan J. MacDonald
    Author position
    3
    Identity state
    provisional
    Source confidence
    0.7
    Review coverage
    Measured: no current Pith review exists.
    Citation counts
    No source count is attached to this work row.
  32. 2024 Pith paper

    JWST/NIRCam Transmission Spectroscopy of the Nearby Sub-Earth GJ 341b

    astro-ph.EP provisional measured, no current review

    paper paper evidence challenge this paper

    Sources and evidence
    Authorship source
    arxiv_oai
    Printed name
    Ryan J. MacDonald
    Author position
    13
    Identity state
    provisional
    Source confidence
    0.7
    Review coverage
    Measured: no current Pith review exists.
    Citation counts
    No source count is attached to this work row.
  33. 2023 Pith paper

    Near-Infrared Transmission Spectroscopy of HAT-P-18$\,$b with NIRISS: Disentangling Planetary and Stellar Features in the Era of JWST

    astro-ph.EP provisional measured, no current review

    paper citation record paper evidence challenge this paper

    Sources and evidence
    Authorship source
    arxiv_oai
    Printed name
    Ryan J. MacDonald
    Author position
    2
    Identity state
    provisional
    Source confidence
    0.7
    Review coverage
    Measured: no current Pith review exists.
    Citation counts
    • 1 pith inbound references from cited_work_pith_inbound_counts
  34. 2023 Pith paper

    Double Trouble: Two Transits of the Super-Earth GJ 1132 b Observed with JWST NIRSpec G395H

    astro-ph.EP provisional measured, no current review

    paper paper evidence challenge this paper

    Sources and evidence
    Authorship source
    arxiv_oai
    Printed name
    Ryan J. MacDonald
    Author position
    2
    Identity state
    provisional
    Source confidence
    0.7
    Review coverage
    Measured: no current Pith review exists.
    Citation counts
    No source count is attached to this work row.
  35. 2023 Pith paper

    JWST-TST DREAMS: Quartz Clouds in the Atmosphere of WASP-17b

    astro-ph.EP provisional measured, no current review

    paper citation record paper evidence challenge this paper

    Sources and evidence
    Authorship source
    arxiv_oai
    Printed name
    Ryan J. MacDonald
    Author position
    8
    Identity state
    provisional
    Source confidence
    0.7
    Review coverage
    Measured: no current Pith review exists.
    Citation counts
    • 1 pith inbound references from cited_work_pith_inbound_counts
  36. 2023 Pith paper

    Atmospheric Reconnaissance of TRAPPIST-1 b with JWST/NIRISS: Evidence for Strong Stellar Contamination in the Transmission Spectra

    astro-ph.EP provisional measured, no current review

    paper paper evidence challenge this paper

    Sources and evidence
    Authorship source
    arxiv_oai
    Printed name
    Ryan J. MacDonald
    Author position
    4
    Identity state
    provisional
    Source confidence
    0.7
    Review coverage
    Measured: no current Pith review exists.
    Citation counts
    No source count is attached to this work row.
  37. 2023 Pith paper

    ExoGemS High-Resolution Transmission Spectroscopy of WASP-76b with GRACES

    astro-ph.EP provisional measured, no current review

    paper paper evidence challenge this paper

    Sources and evidence
    Authorship source
    arxiv_oai
    Printed name
    Ryan J. MacDonald
    Author position
    12
    Identity state
    provisional
    Source confidence
    0.7
    Review coverage
    Measured: no current Pith review exists.
    Citation counts
    No source count is attached to this work row.
  38. 2023 Pith paper

    ExoGemS Detection of a Metal Hydride in an Exoplanet Atmosphere

    astro-ph.EP provisional measured, no current review

    paper paper evidence challenge this paper

    Sources and evidence
    Authorship source
    arxiv_oai
    Printed name
    Ryan J. MacDonald
    Author position
    6
    Identity state
    provisional
    Source confidence
    0.7
    Review coverage
    Measured: no current Pith review exists.
    Citation counts
    No source count is attached to this work row.
  39. 2023 Pith paper

    A Venus in the Making? Predictions for JWST Observations of the Ultracool M-Dwarf planet LP 890-9 c

    astro-ph.EP provisional measured, no current review

    paper paper evidence challenge this paper

    Sources and evidence
    Authorship source
    arxiv_oai
    Printed name
    Ryan J. MacDonald
    Author position
    3
    Identity state
    provisional
    Source confidence
    0.7
    Review coverage
    Measured: no current Pith review exists.
    Citation counts
    No source count is attached to this work row.
  40. 2023 Pith paper

    The Near Infrared Imager and Slitless Spectrograph for the James Webb Space Telescope -- III. Single Object Slitless Spectroscopy

    astro-ph.IM provisional measured, no current review

    paper citation record paper evidence challenge this paper

    Sources and evidence
    Authorship source
    arxiv_oai
    Printed name
    Ryan J. MacDonald
    Author position
    35
    Identity state
    provisional
    Source confidence
    0.7
    Review coverage
    Measured: no current Pith review exists.
    Citation counts
    • 1 pith inbound references from cited_work_pith_inbound_counts
  41. 2023 Pith paper

    Awesome SOSS: Transmission Spectroscopy of WASP-96b with NIRISS/SOSS

    astro-ph.EP provisional measured, no current review

    paper citation record paper evidence challenge this paper

    Sources and evidence
    Authorship source
    arxiv_oai
    Printed name
    Ryan J. MacDonald
    Author position
    14
    Identity state
    provisional
    Source confidence
    0.7
    Review coverage
    Measured: no current Pith review exists.
    Citation counts
    • 1 pith inbound references from cited_work_pith_inbound_counts
  42. 2023 Pith paper

    Awesome SOSS: Atmospheric Characterisation of WASP-96 b using the JWST Early Release Observations

    astro-ph.EP provisional measured, no current review

    paper citation record paper evidence challenge this paper

    Sources and evidence
    Authorship source
    arxiv_oai
    Printed name
    Ryan J. MacDonald
    Author position
    4
    Identity state
    provisional
    Source confidence
    0.7
    Review coverage
    Measured: no current Pith review exists.
    Citation counts
    • 1 pith inbound references from cited_work_pith_inbound_counts
  43. 2023 Pith paper

    A Catalogue of Exoplanet Atmospheric Retrieval Codes

    astro-ph.EP provisional measured, no current review

    paper citation record paper evidence challenge this paper

    Sources and evidence
    Authorship source
    arxiv_oai
    Printed name
    Ryan J. MacDonald
    Author position
    1
    Identity state
    provisional
    Source confidence
    0.7
    Review coverage
    Measured: no current Pith review exists.
    Citation counts
    • 1 pith inbound references from cited_work_pith_inbound_counts
  44. 2023 Pith paper

    In Search of the Edge: A Bayesian Exploration of the Detectability of Red Edges in Exoplanet Reflection Spectra

    astro-ph.EP provisional measured, no current review

    paper paper evidence challenge this paper

    Sources and evidence
    Authorship source
    arxiv_oai
    Printed name
    Ryan J. MacDonald
    Author position
    2
    Identity state
    provisional
    Source confidence
    0.7
    Review coverage
    Measured: no current Pith review exists.
    Citation counts
    No source count is attached to this work row.
  45. 2022 Pith paper

    Early Release Science of the exoplanet WASP-39b with JWST NIRISS

    astro-ph.EP provisional measured, no current review

    paper citation record paper evidence challenge this paper

    Sources and evidence
    Authorship source
    arxiv_oai
    Printed name
    Ryan J. MacDonald
    Author position
    19
    Identity state
    provisional
    Source confidence
    0.7
    Review coverage
    Measured: no current Pith review exists.
    Citation counts
    • 1 pith inbound references from cited_work_pith_inbound_counts
  46. 2022 Pith paper

    Early Release Science of the Exoplanet WASP-39b with JWST NIRSpec G395H

    astro-ph.EP provisional measured, no current review

    paper citation record paper evidence challenge this paper

    Sources and evidence
    Authorship source
    arxiv_oai
    Printed name
    Ryan J. MacDonald
    Author position
    67
    Identity state
    provisional
    Source confidence
    0.7
    Review coverage
    Measured: no current Pith review exists.
    Citation counts
    • 1 pith inbound references from cited_work_pith_inbound_counts
  47. 2022 Pith paper

    Early Release Science of the exoplanet WASP-39b with JWST NIRCam

    astro-ph.EP provisional measured, no current review

    paper paper evidence challenge this paper

    Sources and evidence
    Authorship source
    arxiv_oai
    Printed name
    Ryan J. MacDonald
    Author position
    77
    Identity state
    provisional
    Source confidence
    0.7
    Review coverage
    Measured: no current Pith review exists.
    Citation counts
    No source count is attached to this work row.
  48. 2022 Pith paper

    The Hubble PanCET Program: A Featureless Transmission Spectrum for WASP-29b and Evidence of Enhanced Atmospheric Metallicity on WASP-80b

    astro-ph.EP provisional measured, no current review

    paper paper evidence challenge this paper

    Sources and evidence
    Authorship source
    arxiv_oai
    Printed name
    Ryan J. MacDonald
    Author position
    19
    Identity state
    provisional
    Source confidence
    0.7
    Review coverage
    Measured: no current Pith review exists.
    Citation counts
    No source count is attached to this work row.
  49. 2022 Pith paper

    A retrieval challenge exercise for the Ariel mission

    astro-ph.EP provisional measured, no current review

    paper paper evidence challenge this paper

    Sources and evidence
    Authorship source
    arxiv_oai
    Printed name
    Ryan J. MacDonald
    Author position
    6
    Identity state
    provisional
    Source confidence
    0.7
    Review coverage
    Measured: no current Pith review exists.
    Citation counts
    No source count is attached to this work row.
  50. 2022 Pith paper

    The Effect of Stellar Contamination on Low-resolution Transmission Spectroscopy: Needs Identified by NASA's Exoplanet Exploration Program Study Analysis Group 21

    astro-ph.IM provisional measured, no current review

    paper paper evidence challenge this paper

    Sources and evidence
    Authorship source
    arxiv_oai
    Printed name
    Ryan J. MacDonald
    Author position
    5
    Identity state
    provisional
    Source confidence
    0.7
    Review coverage
    Measured: no current Pith review exists.
    Citation counts
    No source count is attached to this work row.
  51. 2021 Pith paper

    TRIDENT: A Rapid 3D Radiative Transfer Model for Exoplanet Transmission Spectra

    astro-ph.EP provisional measured, no current review

    paper citation record paper evidence challenge this paper

    Sources and evidence
    Authorship source
    arxiv_oai
    Printed name
    Ryan J. MacDonald
    Author position
    1
    Identity state
    provisional
    Source confidence
    0.7
    Review coverage
    Measured: no current Pith review exists.
    Citation counts
    • 1 pith inbound references from cited_work_pith_inbound_counts
  52. 2021 Pith paper

    Gemini/GMOS Transmission Spectroscopy of the Grazing Planet Candidate WD 1856+534 b

    astro-ph.EP provisional measured, no current review

    paper paper evidence challenge this paper

    Sources and evidence
    Authorship source
    arxiv_oai
    Printed name
    Ryan J. MacDonald
    Author position
    3
    Identity state
    provisional
    Source confidence
    0.7
    Review coverage
    Measured: no current Pith review exists.
    Citation counts
    No source count is attached to this work row.
  53. 2021 Pith paper

    A comprehensive revisit of select Galileo/NIMS observations of Europa

    astro-ph.EP provisional measured, no current review

    paper paper evidence challenge this paper

    Sources and evidence
    Authorship source
    arxiv_oai
    Printed name
    Ryan J. MacDonald
    Author position
    7
    Identity state
    provisional
    Source confidence
    0.7
    Review coverage
    Measured: no current Pith review exists.
    Citation counts
    No source count is attached to this work row.
  54. 2021 Pith paper

    The Emission Spectrum of the Hot Jupiter WASP-79b from HST/WFC3

    astro-ph.EP provisional measured, no current review

    paper paper evidence challenge this paper

    Sources and evidence
    Authorship source
    arxiv_oai
    Printed name
    Ryan J. MacDonald
    Author position
    9
    Identity state
    provisional
    Source confidence
    0.7
    Review coverage
    Measured: no current Pith review exists.
    Citation counts
    No source count is attached to this work row.
  55. 2021 Pith paper

    Differentiating Modern and Prebiotic Earth Scenarios for TRAPPIST-1e: High-resolution Transmission Spectra and Predictions for JWST

    astro-ph.EP provisional measured, no current review

    paper paper evidence challenge this paper

    Sources and evidence
    Authorship source
    arxiv_oai
    Printed name
    Ryan J. MacDonald
    Author position
    2
    Identity state
    provisional
    Source confidence
    0.7
    Review coverage
    Measured: no current Pith review exists.
    Citation counts
    No source count is attached to this work row.
  56. 2021 Pith paper

    HST PanCET Program: A Complete Near-UV to Infrared Transmission Spectrum for the Hot Jupiter WASP-79b

    astro-ph.EP provisional measured, no current review

    paper citation record paper evidence challenge this paper

    Sources and evidence
    Authorship source
    arxiv_oai
    Printed name
    Ryan J. MacDonald
    Author position
    2
    Identity state
    provisional
    Source confidence
    0.7
    Review coverage
    Measured: no current Pith review exists.
    Citation counts
    • 2 pith inbound references from cited_work_pith_inbound_counts
  57. 2021 Pith paper

    ACCESS: An optical transmission spectrum of the high-gravity, hot Jupiter HAT-P-23b

    astro-ph.EP provisional measured, no current review

    paper paper evidence challenge this paper

    Sources and evidence
    Authorship source
    arxiv_oai
    Printed name
    Ryan J. MacDonald
    Author position
    7
    Identity state
    provisional
    Source confidence
    0.7
    Review coverage
    Measured: no current Pith review exists.
    Citation counts
    No source count is attached to this work row.
  58. 2021 Pith paper

    A Spectral Survey of WASP-19b with ESPRESSO

    astro-ph.EP provisional measured, no current review

    paper paper evidence challenge this paper

    Sources and evidence
    Authorship source
    arxiv_oai
    Printed name
    Ryan J. MacDonald
    Author position
    2
    Identity state
    provisional
    Source confidence
    0.7
    Review coverage
    Measured: no current Pith review exists.
    Citation counts
    No source count is attached to this work row.
  59. 2020 Pith paper

    Bayesian analysis of Juno/JIRAM's NIR observations of Europa

    astro-ph.EP provisional measured, no current review

    paper paper evidence challenge this paper

    Sources and evidence
    Authorship source
    arxiv_oai
    Printed name
    Ryan J. MacDonald
    Author position
    5
    Identity state
    provisional
    Source confidence
    0.7
    Review coverage
    Measured: no current Pith review exists.
    Citation counts
    No source count is attached to this work row.
  60. 2020 Pith paper

    Evidence of a Clear Atmosphere for WASP-62b: the Only Known Transiting Gas Giant in the JWST Continuous Viewing Zone

    astro-ph.EP provisional measured, no current review

    paper paper evidence challenge this paper

    Sources and evidence
    Authorship source
    arxiv_oai
    Printed name
    Ryan J. MacDonald
    Author position
    3
    Identity state
    provisional
    Source confidence
    0.7
    Review coverage
    Measured: no current Pith review exists.
    Citation counts
    No source count is attached to this work row.
  61. 2020 Pith paper

    Into the UV: The Atmosphere of the Hot Jupiter HAT-P-41b Revealed

    astro-ph.EP provisional measured, no current review

    paper paper evidence challenge this paper

    Sources and evidence
    Authorship source
    arxiv_oai
    Printed name
    Ryan J. MacDonald
    Author position
    3
    Identity state
    provisional
    Source confidence
    0.7
    Review coverage
    Measured: no current Pith review exists.
    Citation counts
    No source count is attached to this work row.
  62. 2020 Pith paper

    The White Dwarf Opportunity: Robust Detections of Molecules in Earth-like Exoplanet Atmospheres with the James Webb Space Telescope

    astro-ph.EP provisional measured, no current review

    paper paper evidence challenge this paper

    Sources and evidence
    Authorship source
    arxiv_oai
    Printed name
    Ryan J. MacDonald
    Author position
    2
    Identity state
    provisional
    Source confidence
    0.7
    Review coverage
    Measured: no current Pith review exists.
    Citation counts
    No source count is attached to this work row.
  63. 2020 Pith paper

    Why is it so Cold in Here?: Explaining the Cold Temperatures Retrieved from Transmission Spectra of Exoplanet Atmospheres

    astro-ph.EP provisional measured, no current review

    paper paper evidence challenge this paper

    Sources and evidence
    Authorship source
    arxiv_oai
    Printed name
    Ryan J. MacDonald
    Author position
    1
    Identity state
    provisional
    Source confidence
    0.7
    Review coverage
    Measured: no current Pith review exists.
    Citation counts
    No source count is attached to this work row.
  64. 2020 Pith paper

    Understanding the atmospheric properties and chemical composition of the ultra-hot Jupiter HAT-P-7b II. Mapping the effects of gas kinetics

    astro-ph.EP provisional measured, no current review

    paper paper evidence challenge this paper

    Sources and evidence
    Authorship source
    arxiv_oai
    Printed name
    Ryan J. MacDonald
    Author position
    4
    Identity state
    provisional
    Source confidence
    0.7
    Review coverage
    Measured: no current Pith review exists.
    Citation counts
    No source count is attached to this work row.
  65. 2019 Pith paper

    The Metal-Rich Atmosphere of the Neptune HAT-P-26b

    astro-ph.EP provisional measured, no current review

    paper citation record paper evidence challenge this paper

    Sources and evidence
    Authorship source
    arxiv_oai
    Printed name
    Ryan J. MacDonald
    Author position
    1
    Identity state
    provisional
    Source confidence
    0.7
    Review coverage
    Measured: no current Pith review exists.
    Citation counts
    • 1 pith inbound references from cited_work_pith_inbound_counts
  66. 2018 Pith paper

    H$_2$O abundances and cloud properties in ten hot giant exoplanets

    astro-ph.EP provisional measured, no current review

    paper citation record paper evidence challenge this paper

    Sources and evidence
    Authorship source
    arxiv_oai
    Printed name
    Ryan J. MacDonald
    Author position
    4
    Identity state
    provisional
    Source confidence
    0.7
    Review coverage
    Measured: no current Pith review exists.
    Citation counts
    • 1 pith inbound references from cited_work_pith_inbound_counts
  67. 2018 Pith paper

    Exploring H$_2$O Prominence in Reflection Spectra of Cool Giant Planets

    astro-ph.EP provisional measured, no current review

    paper paper evidence challenge this paper

    Sources and evidence
    Authorship source
    arxiv_oai
    Printed name
    Ryan J. MacDonald
    Author position
    1
    Identity state
    provisional
    Source confidence
    0.7
    Review coverage
    Measured: no current Pith review exists.
    Citation counts
    No source count is attached to this work row.
  68. 2017 Pith paper

    Signatures of Nitrogen Chemistry in Hot Jupiter Atmospheres

    astro-ph.EP provisional measured, no current review

    paper paper evidence challenge this paper

    Sources and evidence
    Authorship source
    arxiv_oai
    Printed name
    Ryan J. MacDonald
    Author position
    1
    Identity state
    provisional
    Source confidence
    0.7
    Review coverage
    Measured: no current Pith review exists.
    Citation counts
    No source count is attached to this work row.
  69. 2017 Pith paper

    Community targets for JWST's early release science program: evaluation of WASP-63b

    astro-ph.EP provisional measured, no current review

    paper citation record paper evidence challenge this paper

    Sources and evidence
    Authorship source
    arxiv_oai
    Printed name
    Ryan J. Macdonald
    Author position
    6
    Identity state
    provisional
    Source confidence
    0.7
    Review coverage
    Measured: no current Pith review exists.
    Citation counts
    • 31 external cited by from pith
    • 1 pith inbound references from cited_work_pith_inbound_counts
  70. 2017 Pith paper

    HD 209458b in New Light: Evidence of Nitrogen Chemistry, Patchy Clouds and Sub-Solar Water

    astro-ph.EP provisional measured, no current review

    paper citation record paper evidence challenge this paper

    Sources and evidence
    Authorship source
    arxiv_oai
    Printed name
    Ryan J. MacDonald
    Author position
    1
    Identity state
    provisional
    Source confidence
    0.7
    Review coverage
    Measured: no current Pith review exists.
    Citation counts
    • 4 pith inbound references from cited_work_pith_inbound_counts

Evidence apparatus

The machinery behind this record. Every lane states whether Pith measured it, did not query it, could not reach it, or withheld it.

LaneStateObservedBoundary and source
identity Measured 2 Canonical identity row plus public typed identifiers.
source=authors, author_identifiers
papers Measured 70 of 70 bounded rows Rows attributed to this author UUID in the Pith corpus.
source=paper_authors
works Measured zero 0 of 0 bounded rows Imported works not duplicated by the paper ledger.
source=author_works
reviews Measured 5 of 70 bounded rows Coverage count only. No review outcome is projected onto the person.
source=current_verdicts
citations Measured 30 of 70 bounded rows Counts remain itemized by work and source.
source=cited_works
coauthors Measured 50 of 70 bounded rows Shared-work edges from admitted paper rows.
source=paper_authors
account Unavailable No public count of 1 bounded rows Account metadata is separate from corpus evidence.
source=users.author_id
Public identity sources
  • name variant
    Ryan J. MacDonald     backfill
    confidence 0.6

identity history

Enumerated research scope

Fields and dates come only from enumerated, non-disputed Pith paper rows. They do not claim career completeness.

  • astro-ph.EP66 rows
  • astro-ph.IM4 rows
  • 20173 rows
  • 20182 rows
  • 20191 rows
  • 20206 rows
  • 20218 rows
  • 20226 rows
  • 202312 rows
  • 202416 rows
  • 202512 rows
  • 20264 rows
Shared-work index
Record scope

The work queries are bounded. Missing rows may mean measured zero, an unavailable source, a query that did not run, or private data that Pith withheld. The lane table keeps those cases separate.

Paper findings remain attached to papers. They do not become findings about this researcher.