Prof Richard Nelson
Professor of Astronomy and Mathematics
School of Physical and Chemical Sciences
Queen Mary University of London
Queen Mary University of London
Research
Interests
My research is focussed primarily on the theory of planet formation, with particular emphasis on understanding how planets and planetesimals interact with the protoplanetary discs within which they form, and how this interaction affects the formation and global architecture of planetary systems. Broadly speaking my current research may be divided into two different strands. The first consists of detailed studies of the interaction between planets and planetesimals with protoplanetary discs, using state-of-the-art hydrodynamic and magnetohydrodynamic simulations of protoplanetary discs. The second utilises global N-body simulations combined with prescriptions for disc-planet interactions to model the formation of complete planetary systems. The long-term goal of this research is to develop models capable of reproducing in a statistical sense the observations of extrasolar planets.Publications
Publications of specific relevance to the Centre for Fundamental Physics2024
Sairam L, Baycroft TA, Boisse I, Heidari N, Santerne A, Triaud AHMJ, Coleman GAL, Davis YT, Deleuil M, Hébrard G, Martin DV, Maxted PFL, Nelson RP, Sebastian D, Scutt OJ and Standing MR (2024). BEBOP VI. Enabling the detection of circumbinary planets orbiting double-lined binaries with the DOLBY method of radial–velocity extraction. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Oxford University Press (OUP) vol. 534 (4), 3999-4017. 10-10-2024
Penzlin ABT, Booth RA, Nelson RP, Schäfer CM and Kley W (2024). Viscous circumbinary protoplanetary discs – I. Structure of the inner cavity. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Oxford University Press (OUP) vol. 532 (3), 3166-3179. 10-07-2024
Ziampras A, Nelson RP and Paardekooper S-J (2024). Buoyancy torques prevent low-mass planets from stalling in low-turbulence radiative discs. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Oxford University Press (OUP) vol. 532 (1), 351-362. 13-06-2024
Freckelton AV, Sebastian D, Mortier A, Triaud AHMJ, Maxted PFL, Acuña L, Armstrong DJ, Battley MP, Baycroft TA, Boisse I, Bourrier V, Carmona A, Coleman GAL, Cameron AC, Cortés-Zuleta P, Delfosse X, Dransfield G, Duck A, Forveille T, French JR, et al. (2024). BEBOP V. Homogeneous stellar analysis of potential circumbinary planet hosts. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Oxford University Press (OUP) vol. 531 (4), 4085-4098. 06-06-2024
Pierens A and Nelson RP (2024). Thermal structure of circumbinary discs: Circumbinary planets should be icy, not rocky. Astronomy & Astrophysics, EDP Sciences vol. 686 01-06-2024
Ziampras A, Nelson RP and Paardekooper S-J (2024). Migration of low-mass planets in inviscid discs: the effect of radiation transport on the dynamical corotation torque. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Oxford University Press (OUP) vol. 528 (4), 6130-6140. 10-02-2024
Turpin GA and Nelson RP (2024). Orbital evolution of close binary systems: Comparing viscous and wind-driven circumbinary disc models. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Oxford University Press (OUP) 17-01-2024
Coleman GAL, Nelson RP, Triaud AHMJ and Standing MR (2024). Constraining the formation history of the TOI-1338/BEBOP-1 circumbinary planetary system. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society vol. 527 (1), 414-427. 01-01-2024
2023
Joseph J, Ziampras A, Jordan L, Turpin GA and Nelson RP (2023). Measuring the numerical viscosity in simulations of protoplanetary disks in Cartesian grids. Astronomy & Astrophysics, EDP Sciences vol. 678, a134-a134. 01-10-2023
Ziampras A, Paardekooper S-J and Nelson RP (2023). Buoyancy response of a disc to an embedded planet: a cross-code comparison at high resolution. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Oxford University Press (OUP) vol. 525 (4), 5893-5904. 06-09-2023
Ziampras A, Nelson RP and Rafikov RR (2023). Modeling planet-induced gaps and rings in ALMA disks: The role of in-plane radiative diffusion. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Oxford University Press (OUP) 03-07-2023
Standing MR, Sairam L, Martin DV, Triaud AHMJ, Correia ACM, Coleman GAL, Baycroft TA, Kunovac V, Boisse I, Cameron AC, Dransfield G, Faria JP, Gillon M, Hara NC, Hellier C, Howard J, Lane E, Mardling R, Maxted PFL, Miller NJ, et al. (2023). Radial-velocity discovery of a second planet in the TOI-1338/BEBOP-1 circumbinary system. Nature Astronomy, Springer Science and Business Media LLC 12-06-2023
Coleman GAL, Nelson RP and Triaud AHMJ (2023). Global N-body simulations of circumbinary planet formation around Kepler-16 and -34 analogues I: Exploring the pebble accretion scenario. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 20-03-2023
Pierens A and Nelson RP (2023). Three-dimensional evolution of radiative circumbinary discs: The size and shape of the inner cavity. Astronomy & Astrophysics vol. 670, a112-a112. 15-02-2023
Ziampras A, Kley W and Nelson RP (2023). Hydrodynamic turbulence in disks with embedded planets. Astronomy and Astrophysics vol. 670 01-02-2023
Nelson RP, Lega E and Morbidelli A (2023). Gas accretion onto Jupiter mass planets in discs with laminar accretion flows. Astronomy and Astrophysics vol. 670 01-02-2023
2022
Sudarshan P, Penzlin ABT, Ziampras A, Kley W and Nelson RP (2022). How cooling influences circumbinary discs. Astronomy & Astrophysics vol. 664, a157-a157. 25-08-2022
Coleman GAL, Nelson RP and Triaud AHMJ (2022). Dusty circumbinary discs: inner cavity structures and stopping locations of migrating planets. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Royal Astronomical Society 13-04-2022
Nelson R (2022). Migration of Jupiter mass planets in discs with laminar accretion flows. Astronomy and Astrophysics: a European journal, EDP Sciences 27-01-2022
Nelson R (2022). BEBOP III. Observations and an independent mass measurement of Kepler-16 (AB) b -- the first circumbinary planet detected with radial velocities. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Oxford University Press (OUP) 25-01-2022
2021
Pierens A, Nelson RP and McNally CP (2021). Vertical settling of pebbles in turbulent circumbinary discs and the in situ formation of circumbinary planets. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Oxford University Press (OUP) 09-10-2021
Nelson R (2021). Mass and density of the transiting hot and rocky super-Earth LHS 1478 b (TOI-1640 b). Astronomy and Astrophysics: a European journal, EDP Sciences 28-05-2021
Acton JS, Goad MR, Burleigh MR, Casewell SL, Breytenbach H, Nielsen LD, Smith G, Anderson DR, Battley MP, Bayliss D, Bouchy F, Bryant EM, Csizmadia S, Eigmüller P, Gill S, Gillen E, Grieves N, Günther MN, Henderson BA, Hodgkin ST, et al. (2021). NGTS-19b: A high mass transiting brown dwarf in a 17-day eccentric orbit. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 22-05-2021
Poon STS, Nelson RP and Coleman GAL (2021). In situ formation of hot Jupiters with companion super-Earths. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 21-05-2021
Lega E, Nelson RP, Morbidelli A, Kley W, Béthune W, Crida A, Kloster D, Méheut H, Rometsch T and Ziampras A (2021). Migration of Jupiter-mass planets in low-viscosity discs. Astronomy & Astrophysics, EDP Sciences vol. 646 01-02-2021
Penzlin ABT, Kley W and Nelson RP (2021). Parking planets in circumbinary discs. Astronomy & Astrophysics vol. 645, a68-a68. 13-01-2021
Bulgarini A and Nelson R (2021). Analysis Of Kepler and TESS Exoplanet Transits Using Python. 01-01-2021
2020
Poon STS and Nelson RP (2020). On the origin of the eccentricity dichotomy displayed by compact super-Earths: dynamical heating by cold giants. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Oxford University Press (OUP) vol. 498 (4), 5166-5182. 10-09-2020
Flock M, Turner NJ, Nelson RP, Lyra W, Manger N and Klahr H (2020). Gas and Dust Dynamics in Starlight-heated Protoplanetary Disks. The Astrophysical Journal, American Astronomical Society vol. 897 (2) 01-07-2020
Jeffers SV, Dreizler S, Barnes JR, Haswell CA, Nelson RP, Rodríguez E, López-González MJ, Morales N, Luque R, Zechmeister M, Vogt SS, Jenkins JS, Palle E, Berdi ñas ZM, Coleman GAL, Díaz MR, Ribas I, Jones HRA, Butler RP, Tinney CG, et al. (2020). A multiplanet system of super-Earths orbiting the brightest red dwarf star GJ 887. Science, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) vol. 368 (6498), 1477-1481. 25-06-2020
Nelson R, Pierens A and Mcnally CP (2020). Hydrodynamical turbulence in eccentric circumbinary discs and its impact on the in situ formation of circumbinary planets. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Oxford University Press (OUP) 03-06-2020
Gressel O, Ramsey JP, Brinch C, Nelson RP, Turner NJ and Bruderer S (2020). Global Hydromagnetic Simulations of Protoplanetary Disks with Stellar Irradiation and Simplified Thermochemistry. The Astrophysical Journal, American Astronomical Society vol. 896 (2) 01-06-2020
McNally CP, Nelson RP, Paardekooper S-J, Benítez-Llambay P and Gressel O (2020). Low-mass planet migration in three-dimensional wind-driven inviscid discs: a negative corotation torque. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Oxford University Press (OUP) vol. 493 (3), 4382-4399. 28-02-2020
2019
Poon STS, Nelson RP, Jacobson SA and Morbidelli A (2019). Formation of compact systems of super-Earths via dynamical instabilities and giant impacts. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Oxford University Press (OUP) 28-11-2019
Flock M, Turner NJ, Mulders GD, Hasegawa Y, Nelson RP and Bitsch B (2019). Planet formation and migration near the silicate sublimation front in protoplanetary disks. Astronomy & Astrophysics, EDP Sciences vol. 630, A147-A147. 10-10-2019
Morales JC, Mustill AJ, Ribas I, Davies MB, Reiners A, Bauer FF, Kossakowski D, Herrero E, Rodríguez E, López-González MJ, Rodríguez-López C, Béjar VJS, González-Cuesta L, Luque R, Pallé E, Perger M, Baroch D, Johansen A, Klahr H, Mordasini C, et al. (2019). A giant exoplanet orbiting a very-low-mass star challenges planet formation models. Science, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) vol. 365 (6460), 1441-1445. 27-09-2019
Lambrechts M, Lega E, Nelson RP, Crida A and Morbidelli A (2019). Quasi-static contraction during runaway gas accretion onto giant planets. Astronomy & Astrophysics, EDP Sciences vol. 630 24-09-2019
McNally CP, Nelson RP and Paardekooper S-J (2019). Multiplanet systems in inviscid discs can avoid forming resonant chains. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters, Oxford University Press (OUP) vol. 489 (1), L17-L21. 25-07-2019
MCNALLY CP, NELSON RP, Paardekooper SJ and Benitez-Llambay P (2019). Migrating super-Earths in low viscosity discs: unveiling the roles of feedback, vortices and laminar accretion flows. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Oxford University Press (OUP) 05-01-2019
2018
Ribas I, Tuomi M, Reiners A, Butler RP, Morales JC, Perger M, Dreizler S, Rodríguez-López C, González Hernández JI, Rosich A, Feng F, Trifonov T, Vogt SS, Caballero JA, Hatzes A, Herrero E, Jeffers SV, Lafarga M, Murgas F, Nelson RP, et al. (2018). A candidate super-Earth planet orbiting near the snow line of Barnard’s star. Nature, Springer Nature vol. 563 (7731), 365-368. 01-11-2018
Monnier JD, Ireland M, Kraus S, Alonso-Herrero A, Bonsor A, Baron F, Bayo A, Berger JP, Boyajian T, Chiavassa A, Ciardi D, Creech-Eakman M, De Wit WJ, Defrère D, Dong R, Duchêne G, Espaillat C, Gallenne A, Gandhi P, Gonzalez JF, et al. (2018). Planet formation imager: Project update. Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation. 09-07-2018
McNally CP, Nelson RP, Paardekooper SJ, Gressel O and Lyra W (2018). Low mass planet migration in Hall-affected disks. ASTRONUM 2017. 01-06-2018
MCNALLY CP, NELSON RP and Paardekooper S-J (2018). Low mass planet migration in magnetically torqued dead zones - II. Flow-locked and runaway migration, and a torque prescription. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Oxford University Press (OUP) 14-04-2018
NELSON RP and PIERENS A (2018). Orbital alignment of circumbinary planets that form in misaligned circumbinary discs: the case of Kepler-413b. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Oxford University Press (OUP) 26-03-2018
NELSON RP (2018). Planetary Migration in Protoplanetary Disks., Editors: Deeg HJ and Belmonte JA. Handbook of Exoplanets, Springer, 1-32. 05-03-2018
Nelson RP (2018). Planetary Migration in Protoplanetary Disks. Handbook of Exoplanets 2287-2317. 01-01-2018
2017
Flock M, NELSON RP, Turner NJ, Bertrang GH-M, Carrasco-Gonzalez C, Henning T, Lyra W and Teague R (2017). Radiation Hydrodynamical Turbulence in Protoplanetary Disks: Numerical Models and Observational Constraints. Astrophysical Journal, American Astronomical Society vol. 850 (2), 131-144. 27-11-2017
McNally CP, Nelson RP, Paardekooper SJ, Gressel O and Lyra W (2017). Low mass planet migration in magnetically torqued dead zones – I. Static migration torque. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society vol. 472 (2), 1565-1575. 18-08-2017
Coleman GAL, Papaloizou JCB and Nelson RP (2017). In situ accretion of gaseous envelopes on to planetary cores embedded in evolving protoplanetary discs. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society vol. 470 (3), 3206-3219. 26-05-2017
Mutter MM, Pierens A and Nelson RP (2017). The role of disc self-gravity in circumbinary planet systems – II. Planet evolution. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society vol. 469 (4), 4504-4522. 09-05-2017
Coleman GAL, Nelson RP, Paardekooper SJ, Dreizler S, Giesers B and Anglada-Escudé G (2017). Exploring plausible formation scenarios for the planet candidate orbiting Proxima Centauri. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, stx169-stx169. 20-01-2017
2016
Bae J, Nelson RP and Hartmann L (2016). THE SPIRAL WAVE INSTABILITY INDUCED BY A GIANT PLANET. I. PARTICLE STIRRING IN THE INNER REGIONS OF PROTOPLANETARY DISKS. The Astrophysical Journal, American Astronomical Society vol. 833 (2) 13-12-2016
Mutter MM, Pierens A and Nelson RP (2016). The Role of Disc Self-Gravity in Circumbinary Planet Systems: I. Disc Structure and Evolution. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Oxford University Press (OUP) vol. 465 (4) 28-10-2016
NELSON RP, Brinch C, Jorgensen JK, Hogerheijde MR and Gressel O (2016). Misaligned Disks in the Binary Protostar IRS 43. Astrophysical Journal Letters, American Astronomical Society vol. 830 (1), 16-21. 11-10-2016
NELSON RP, Bae J, Hartmann L and Richard S (2016). Self-destructing spiral waves: global simulations of a spiral wave instability in accretion disks. The Astrophysical Journal: an international review of astronomy and astronomical physics, American Astronomical Society vol. 829 (1) 14-09-2016
ANGLADA ESCUDE G, Nelson RP, Coleman G and Paardekooper S (2016). A terrestrial planet candidate in a temperate orbit around Proxima Centauri., Editors: Sage L. Nature, Nature Publishing Group 24-08-2016
Kraus S, Monnier JD, Ireland MJ, Duchêne G, Espaillat C, Hönig S, Juhasz A, Mordasini C, Olofsson J, Paladini C, Stassun K, Turner N, Vasisht G, Harries TJ, Bate MR, Gonzalez J-F, Matter A, Zhu Z, Panic O, Regaly Z, et al. (2016). Planet formation imager: science vision and key requirements. Optical and Infrared Interferometry and Imaging V. 26-07-2016
NELSON RP and Coleman GAL (2016). Giant planet formation in radially structured protoplanetary discs. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Oxford University Press (OUP): Policy P - Oxford Open Option A 17-05-2016
Coleman GAL and Nelson RP (2016). On the formation of compact planetary systems via concurrent core accretion and migration. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Oxford University Press (OUP): Policy P - Oxford Open Option A vol. 457 (3), 2480-2500. 10-02-2016
Faure J and Nelson RP (2016). Planet filtering at the inner edges of dead zones in protoplanetary disks. Astronomy & Astrophysics, EDP Sciences vol. 586 01-02-2016
Umurhan OM, Nelson RP and Gressel O (2016). Linear analysis of the vertical shear instability: outstanding issues and improved solutions. Astronomy & Astrophysics, EDP Sciences vol. 586 22-01-2016
Richard S, Nelson RP and Umurhan OM (2016). Vortex formation in protoplanetary discs induced by the vertical shear instability. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Oxford University Press (OUP) vol. 456 (4), 3571-3584. 14-01-2016
2015
Nelson RP, Gressel O and Umurhan OM (2015). Erratum: Linear and non-linear evolution of the vertical shear instability in accretion discs. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Oxford University Press (OUP) vol. 456 (1), 239-239. 14-12-2015
Tinetti G, Drossart P, Eccleston P, Hartogh P, Isaak K, Linder M, Lovis C, Micela G, Ollivier M, Puig L, Ribas I, Snellen I, Swinyard B, Allard F, Barstow J, Cho J, Coustenis A, Cockell C, Correia A, Decin L, et al. (2015). The EChO science case. Experimental Astronomy, Springer Nature vol. 40 (2-3), 329-391. 29-11-2015
Gressel O, Turner NJ, Nelson RP and McNally CP (2015). GLOBAL SIMULATIONS OF PROTOPLANETARY DISKS WITH OHMIC RESISTIVITY AND AMBIPOLAR DIFFUSION. The Astrophysical Journal, American Astronomical Society vol. 801 (2) 05-03-2015
2014
Baruteau C, Crida A, PAARDEKOOPER S, Masset F, Guilet J, Bitsch B, Nelson R, Kley W and Papaloizou J (2014). Planet-Disk Interactions and Early Evolution of Planetary Systems. Protostars and Planets VI , Editors: Beuther H, Klessen R, Dullemond C and Henning T. 667-689. 30-12-2014
Bae J, Hartmann L, Zhu Z and Nelson RP (2014). ACCRETION OUTBURSTS IN SELF-GRAVITATING PROTOPLANETARY DISKS. The Astrophysical Journal, American Astronomical Society vol. 795 (1) 14-10-2014
Coleman GAL and Nelson RP (2014). On the formation of planetary systems via oligarchic growth in thermally evolving viscous discs. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Oxford University Press (OUP) vol. 445 (1), 479-499. 29-09-2014
Rauer H, Catala C, Aerts C, Appourchaux T, Benz W, Brandeker A, Christensen-Dalsgaard J, Deleuil M, Gizon L, Goupil M-J, Güdel M, Janot-Pacheco E, Mas-Hesse M, Pagano I, Piotto G, Pollacco D, Santos Ċ, Smith A, Suárez J-C, Szabó R, et al. (2014). The PLATO 2.0 mission. Experimental Astronomy, Springer Nature vol. 38 (1-2), 249-330. 04-09-2014
Turrini D, Nelson RP and Barbieri M (2014). The role of planetary formation and evolution in shaping the composition of exoplanetary atmospheres. Experimental Astronomy, Springer Nature vol. 40 (2-3), 501-522. 31-07-2014
Nelson RP, Hellary P, Fendyke SM and Coleman G (2014). Planetary system formation in thermally evolving viscous protoplanetary discs. Philos Trans A Math Phys Eng Sci vol. 372 (2014) 28-04-2014
Fendyke SM and Nelson RP (2014). On the corotation torque for low-mass eccentric planets. MONTHLY NOTICES OF THE ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY vol. 437 (1), 96-107. 01-01-2014
2013
Nelson RP, Gressel O and Umurhan OM (2013). Linear and non-linear evolution of the vertical shear instability in accretion discs. MONTHLY NOTICES OF THE ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY, Oxford Journals vol. 435, 2610-2632. 01-11-2013
Campanella G, Nelson RP and Agnor CB (2013). Possible scenarios for eccentricity evolution in the extrasolar planetary system HD 181433. MONTHLY NOTICES OF THE ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY vol. 433 (4), 3190-3207. 01-01-2013
Pierens A and Nelson RP (2013). Migration and gas accretion scenarios for the Kepler 16, 34, and 35 circumbinary planets. ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS vol. 556 01-01-2013
Gressel O, Nelson RP, Turner NJ and Ziegler U (2013). GLOBAL HYDROMAGNETIC SIMULATIONS OF A PLANET EMBEDDED IN A DEAD ZONE: GAP OPENING, GAS ACCRETION, AND FORMATION OF A PROTOPLANETARY JET. ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL vol. 779 (1) 01-01-2013
2012
Gressel O, Nelson RP and Turner NJ (2012). Dead zones as safe havens for planetesimals: influence of disc mass and external magnetic field. MONTHLY NOTICES OF THE ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY vol. 422 (2), 1140-1159. 01-05-2012
Hellary P and Nelson RP (2012). Global models of planetary system formation in radiatively-inefficient protoplanetary discs. MONTHLY NOTICES OF THE ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY vol. 419 (4), 2737-2757. 01-01-2012
Zhu Z, Hartmann L, Nelson RP and Gammie CF (2012). CHALLENGES IN FORMING PLANETS BY GRAVITATIONAL INSTABILITY: DISK IRRADIATION AND CLUMP MIGRATION, ACCRETION, AND TIDAL DESTRUCTION. ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL vol. 746 (1) 01-01-2012
Zhu Z, Nelson RP, Dong R, Espaillat C and Hartmann L (2012). DUST FILTRATION BY PLANET-INDUCED GAP EDGES: IMPLICATIONS FOR TRANSITIONAL DISKS. ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL vol. 755 (1) 01-01-2012
Kley W and Nelson RP (2012). Planet-Disk Interaction and Orbital Evolution. ANNUAL REVIEW OF ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS, VOL 50 vol. 50, 211-249. 01-01-2012
Tinetti G, Beaulieu JP, Henning T, Meyer M, Micela G, Ribas I, Stam D, Swain M, Krause O, Ollivier M, Pace E, Swinyard B, Aylward A, van Boekel R, Coradini A, Encrenaz T, Snellen I, Zapatero-Osorio MR, Bouwman J, Cho JY-K, et al. (2012). EChO. EXPERIMENTAL ASTRONOMY vol. 34 (2), 311-353. 01-01-2012
2011
Baruteau C, Fromang S, Nelson RP and Masset F (2011). Corotation torques experienced by planets embedded in weakly magnetized turbulent discs. ASTRON ASTROPHYS vol. 533 01-09-2011
Gressel O, Nelson RP and Turner NJ (2011). On the dynamics of planetesimals embedded in turbulent protoplanetary discs with dead zones. MON NOT R ASTRON SOC, Wiley Online vol. 415 (4), 3291-3307. 01-08-2011
Fragner MM, Nelson RP and Kley W (2011). On the dynamics and collisional growth of planetesimals in misaligned binary systems. ASTRON ASTROPHYS vol. 528 01-04-2011
Zhu ZH, Nelson RP, Hartmann L, Espaillat C and Calvet N (2011). TRANSITIONAL AND PRE-TRANSITIONAL DISKS: GAP OPENING BY MULTIPLE PLANETS? ASTROPHYS J vol. 729 (1) 01-03-2011
Nelson RP and Paardekooper SJ (2011). Numerical Simulations of Disc-Planet Interactions. ADV SCI LETT vol. 4 (2), 244-257. 01-02-2011
Gressel O, Nelson RP and Turner NJ (2011). Planetesimal dynamics in hydromagnetic turbulence. 01-01-2011
Tinetti G, Cho JYK, Griffith CA, Grasset O, Grenfell L, Guillot T, Koskinen TT, Moses JI, Pinfield D, Tennyson J, Tessenyi M, Wordsworth R, Aylward A, van Boekel R, Coradini A, Encrenaz T, Snellen I, Zapatero-Osorio MR, Bouwman J, du Foresto VC, et al. (2011). The science of EChO. 01-01-2011
2010
Nelson RP and Gressel O (2010). On the dynamics of planetesimals embedded in turbulent protoplanetary discs. MON NOT R ASTRON SOC vol. 409 (2), 639-661. 01-12-2010
Pierens A and Nelson RP (2010). On the growth and orbital evolution of giant planets in layered protoplanetary disks. ASTRON ASTROPHYS vol. 520 01-09-2010
Miao JQ, Sugitani K, White GJ and Nelson RP (2010). AN INVESTIGATION OF THE TYPE M MORPHOLOGICAL STRUCTURE OF IC59: A NEW MODEL FOR BRIGHT RIM CLOUDS? ASTROPHYS J vol. 717 (2), 658-665. 10-07-2010
Fragner MM and Nelson RP (2010). Evolution of warped and twisted accretion discs in close binary systems. ASTRON ASTROPHYS vol. 511 01-02-2010
McNeil DS and Nelson RP (2010). On the formation of hot Neptunes and super-Earths. MON NOT R ASTRON SOC vol. 401 (3), 1691-1708. 21-01-2010
Kley W and Nelson RP (2010). Early Evolution of Planets in Binaries: Planet–Disk Interaction. Planets in Binary Star Systems 135-164. 01-01-2010
2009
Fragner MM and Nelson RP (2009). Giant planet formation in stellar clusters: the effects of stellar fly-bys. ASTRON ASTROPHYS vol. 505 (2), 873-889. 01-10-2009
Fogg MJ and Nelson RP (2009). Terrestrial planet formation in low-eccentricity warm-Jupiter systems. ASTRON ASTROPHYS vol. 498 (2), 575-589. 01-05-2009
Fromang S and Nelson RP (2009). Global MHD simulations of stratified and turbulent protoplanetary discs II. Dust settling. ASTRON ASTROPHYS vol. 496 (3), 597-608. 01-03-2009
Miao JQ, White GJ, Thompson MA and Nelson RP (2009). AN INVESTIGATION ON THE MORPHOLOGICAL EVOLUTION OF BRIGHT-RIMMED CLOUDS. ASTROPHYS J vol. 692 (1), 382-401. 10-02-2009
McNeil DS and Nelson RP (2009). New methods for large dynamic range problems in planetary formation. MON NOT R ASTRON SOC vol. 392 (2), 537-552. 11-01-2009
Cresswell P and Nelson RP (2009). On the growth and stability of Trojan planets. ASTRON ASTROPHYS vol. 493 (3), 1141-1147. 01-01-2009
2008
Kley W and Nelson RP (2008). Planet formation in binary stars: the case of gamma Cephei. ASTRON ASTROPHYS vol. 486 (2), 617-628. 01-08-2008
Ilgner M and Nelson RP (2008). Turbulent transport and its effect on the dead zone in protoplanetary discs. ASTRON ASTROPHYS vol. 483 (3), 815-830. 01-06-2008
Cresswell P and Nelson RP (2008). Three-dimensional simulations of multiple protoplanets embedded in a protostellar disc. ASTRON ASTROPHYS vol. 482 (2), 677-690. 01-05-2008
Pierens A and Nelson RP (2008). On the formation and migration of giant planets in circumbinary discs. ASTRON ASTROPHYS vol. 483 (2), 633-642. 01-05-2008
Pierens A and Nelson RP (2008). Constraints on resonant-trapping for two planets embedded in a protoplanetary disc. ASTRON ASTROPHYS vol. 482 (1), 333-340. 01-04-2008
Pierens A and Nelson RP (2008). On the evolution of multiple low mass planets embedded in a circumbinary disc. ASTRON ASTROPHYS vol. 478 (3), 939-949. 01-02-2008
Morbidelli A, Crida A, Masset F and Nelson RP (2008). Building giant-planet cores at a planet trap. ASTRON ASTROPHYS vol. 478 (3), 929-937. 01-02-2008
Fogg MJ and Nelson RP (2008). Can Terrestrial Planets Form in Hot-Jupiter Systems?, Editors: Fischer D, Rasio FA, Thorsett SE and Wolszczan A. 01-01-2008
2007
Cresswell P, Dirksen G, Kley W and Nelson RP (2007). On the evolution of eccentric and inclined protoplanets embedded in protoplanetary disks. ASTRON ASTROPHYS vol. 473 (1), 329-342. 01-10-2007
Pierens A and Nelson RP (2007). On the migration of protoplanets embedded in circumbinary disks. ASTRON ASTROPHYS vol. 472 (3), 993-1001. 01-09-2007
Fogg MJ and Nelson RP (2007). The effect of type I migration on the formation of terrestrial planets in hot-Jupiter systems. ASTRON ASTROPHYS vol. 472 (3), 1003-1015. 01-09-2007
Fogg MJ and Nelson RP (2007). On the formation of terrestrial planets in hot-Jupiter systems. ASTRON ASTROPHYS vol. 461 (3), 1195-1208. 01-01-2007
2006
Fromang S and Nelson RP (2006). Global MHD simulations of stratified and turbulent protoplanetary discs I. Model properties. ASTRON ASTROPHYS vol. 457 (1), 343-358. 01-10-2006
Ilgner M and Nelson RP (2006). On the ionisation fraction in protoplanetary disks - III. The effect of X-ray flares on gas-phase chemistry. ASTRON ASTROPHYS vol. 455 (2), 731-740. 01-08-2006
de Val-Borro M, Edgar RG, Artymowicz P, Ciecielag P, Cresswell P, D'Angelo G, Delgado-Donate EJ, Dirksen G, Fromang S, Gawryszczak A, Klahr H, Kley W, Lyra W, Masset F, Mellema G, Nelson RP, Paardekooper SJ, Peplinski A, Pierens A, Plewa T, et al. (2006). A comparative study of disc-planet interaction. MON NOT R ASTRON SOC vol. 370 (2), 529-558. 01-08-2006
Miao J, White GJ, Nelson R, Thompson M and Morgan L (2006). Triggered star formation in bright-rimmed clouds: the Eagle nebula revisited. MON NOT R ASTRON SOC vol. 369 (1), 143-155. 11-06-2006
Cresswell P and Nelson RP (2006). On the evolution of multiple protoplanets embedded in a protostellar disc. ASTRON ASTROPHYS vol. 450 (2), 833-853. 01-05-2006
Fogg MJ and Nelson RP (2006). On the possibility of terrestrial planet formation in hot-Jupiter systems. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ASTROBIOLOGY vol. 5 (3), 199-209. 01-01-2006
NELSON RP, Artymowicz P, Kley W, Papazloizou JCB and Masset F (2006). Disk-planet interactions during planet formation. Protostars and Planets V, Hawaii. 01-01-2006
Ilgner M and Nelson RP (2006). On the ionisation fraction in protoplanetary disks - I. Comparing different reaction networks. ASTRON ASTROPHYS vol. 445 (1), 205-U84. 01-01-2006
NELSON RP and Fogg MJ (2006). On the formation of terrestrial planets in hot-Jupiter systems. Astron. & Astrophys. 01-01-2006
Ilgner M and Nelson RP (2006). On the ionisation fraction in protoplanetary disks - II. The effect of turbulent mixing on gas-phase chemistry. ASTRON ASTROPHYS vol. 445 (1), 223-232. 01-01-2006
2005
Nelson RP (2005). On the orbital evolution of low mass protoplanets in turbulent, magnetised disks. ASTRON ASTROPHYS vol. 443 (3), 1067-1085. 01-12-2005
Fromang S and Nelson RP (2005). On the accumulation of solid bodies in global turbulent protoplanetary disc models. MON NOT R ASTRON SOC vol. 364 (1), L81-L85. 21-11-2005
Fromang S, Terquem C and Nelson RP (2005). Numerical simulations of type I planetary migration in non-turbulent magnetized discs. MON NOT R ASTRON SOC vol. 363 (3), 943-953. 01-11-2005
Fogg MJ and Nelson RP (2005). Oligarchic and giant impact growth of terrestrial planets in the presence of gas giant planet migration. ASTRON ASTROPHYS vol. 441 (2), 791-806. 01-10-2005
Papaloizou JCB and Nelson RP (2005). Models of accreting gas giant protoplanets in protostellar disks. ASTRON ASTROPHYS vol. 433 (1), 247-265. 01-04-2005
Papaloizou JCB and Nelson RP (2005). Discs with MHD turbulence and their response to orbiting planets., Editors: Soward AM, Jones CA, Hughes DW and Weiss NO. 01-01-2005
2004
Nelson RP and Papaloizou JCB (2004). The interaction of giant planets with a disc with MHD turbulence - IV. Migration rates of embedded protoplanets. MON NOT R ASTRON SOC vol. 350 (3), 849-864. 21-05-2004
Papaloizou JCB, Nelson RP and Snellgrove MD (2004). The interaction of giant planets with a disc with MHD turbulence - III. Flow morphology and conditions for gap formation in local and global simulations. MON NOT R ASTRON SOC vol. 350 (3), 829-848. 21-05-2004
NELSON RP (2004). On the formation and Evolution of Giant Planets in Close Binary Systems. Planetary Systems and Planets in Systems. 01-01-2004
Nelson RP, Papaloizou JCB and Masset F (2004). Orbital eccentricity growth through disc-companion tidal interactions., Editors: Penny A, Artymowicz P, Lagrance AM and Russell S. 01-01-2004
Nelson RP and Papaloizou JCB (2004). Orbital migration and disc-planet interactions., Editors: Beaulieu JP, Des Etangs AL and Terquem C. 01-01-2004
Papaloizou JCB, Nelson RP and Terquem C (2004). On the eccentricities of the extrasolar planets., Editors: Beaulieu JP, Des Etangs AL and Terquem C. 01-01-2004
2003
Nelson RP (2003). On the evolution of giant protoplanets forming in circumbinary discs. MON NOT R ASTRON SOC vol. 345 (1), 233-242. 11-10-2003
Nelson RP and Papaloizou JCB (2003). The interaction of a giant planet with a disc with MHD turbulence - II. The interaction of the planet with the disc. MON NOT R ASTRON SOC vol. 339 (4), 993-1005. 11-03-2003
Papaloizou JCB and Nelson RP (2003). The interaction of a giant planet with a disc with MHD turbulence - I. The initial turbulent disc models. MON NOT R ASTRON SOC vol. 339 (4), 983-992. 11-03-2003
Nelson RP and Papaloizou JCB (2003). Disc-planet, planet-planet, and star-planet interactions during planet formation., Editors: Lacoste H. 01-01-2003
2002
Nelson RP and Papaloizou JCB (2002). Possible commensurabilities among pairs of extrasolar planets. MON NOT R ASTRON SOC vol. 333 (2), L26-L30. 01-06-2002
White GJ, Nelson RP, White MH, Fridlund CVM, Liseau R, Miao J and Thompson MA (2002). An Overview of Induced Star Formation Near the Surfaces of Molecular Clouds. The Origins of Stars and Planets: The VLT View 231-237. 01-01-2002
2001
Snellgrove MD, Papaloizou JCB and Nelson RP (2001). On disc driven inward migration of resonantly coupled planets with application to the system around GJ876. ASTRON ASTROPHYS vol. 374 (3), 1092-1099. 01-08-2001
Augereau JC, Nelson RP, Lagrange AM, Papaloizou JCB and Mouillet D (2001). Dynamical modeling of large scale asymmetries in the beta Pictoris dust disk. ASTRON ASTROPHYS vol. 370 (2), 447-455. 01-05-2001
Nelson RP (2001). Extrasolar planets: A review of current observations and theory., Editors: Williams IP and Thomas N. 35-53. 01-01-2001
Papaloizou JCB, Nelson RP and Masset F (2001). Orbital eccentricity growth through disc-companion tidal interaction. ASTRON ASTROPHYS vol. 366 (1), 263-275. 01-01-2001
2000
Nelson RP, Papaloizou JCB, Masset F and Kley W (2000). The migration and growth of protoplanets in protostellar discs. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Oxford University Press (OUP) vol. 318 (1), 18-36. 11-10-2000
Nelson RP and Papaloizou JCB (2000). Hydrodynamic simulations of the Bardeen-Petterson effect. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Oxford University Press (OUP) vol. 315 (3), 570-586. 01-07-2000
Terquem C, Papaloizou JCB and Nelson RP (2000). Disks, Extrasolar Planets and Migration. Space Science Reviews, Springer Nature vol. 92 (1-2), 323-340. 01-04-2000
Nelson RP, Papaloizou JCB, Masset FS and Kley W (2000). The evolution of giant protoplanets in protostellar disks., Editors: Garzon F, Eiroa C, DeWinter D and Mahoney TJ. 01-01-2000
Terquem C, Papaloizou JCB and Nelson RP (2000). Disks, Extrasolar Planets and Migration. From Dust to Terrestrial Planets 323-340. 01-01-2000
1999
White GJ, Nelson RP, Holland WS, Robson EI, Greaves JS, McCaughrean MJ, Pilbratt GL, Balser DS, Oka T, Sakamoto S, Hasegawa T, McCutcheon WH, Matthews HE, Fridlund CVM, Tothill NFH, Huldtgren M and Deane JR (1999). The Eagle Nebula's fingers - Pointers to the earliest stages of star formation? Astronomy and Astrophysics vol. 342 (1), 233-256. 01-12-1999
Nelson RP and Papaloizou JCB (1999). Hydrodynamic simulations of propagating warps and bending waves in accretion discs. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Oxford University Press (OUP) vol. 309 (4), 929-940. 11-11-1999
Nelson RP and Langer WD (1999). On the Stability and Evolution of Isolated Bok Globules. The Astrophysical Journal, American Astronomical Society vol. 524 (2), 923-946. 20-10-1999
Bryden G, Chen X, Lin DNC, Nelson RP and Papaloizou JCB (1999). Tidally Induced Gap Formation in Protostellar Disks: Gap Clearing and Suppression of Protoplanetary Growth. The Astrophysical Journal, American Astronomical Society vol. 514 (1), 344-367. 20-03-1999
Terquem C, Eislöffel J, Papaloizou JCB and Nelson RP (1999). Precession of Collimated Outflows from Young Stellar Objects. The Astrophysical Journal, American Astronomical Society vol. 512 (2), l131-l134. 14-01-1999
Papaloizou JCB, Terquem C and Nelson RP (1999). Protostellar Discs and Planet Formation. Planets Outside the Solar System: Theory and Observations 65-86. 01-01-1999
1998
Nelson RP (1998). Collapse and fragmentation of rotating, prolate clouds. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Oxford University Press (OUP) vol. 298 (3), 657-676. 11-08-1998
Terquem C, Papaloizou JCB, Nelson RP and Lin DNC (1998). On the Tidal Interaction of a Solar-Type Star with an Orbiting Companion: Excitation of g-Mode Oscillation and Orbital Evolution. The Astrophysical Journal, American Astronomical Society vol. 502 (2), 788-801. 01-08-1998
1997
Nelson RP and Langer WD (1997). The Dynamics of Low-Mass Molecular Clouds in External Radiation Fields. The Astrophysical Journal, American Astronomical Society vol. 482 (2), 796-826. 20-06-1997
1996
Larwood JD, Nelson RP, Papaloizou JCB and Terquem C (1996). The tidally induced warping, precession and truncation of accretion discs in binary systems: three-dimensional simulations. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Oxford University Press (OUP) vol. 282 (2), 597-613. 11-09-1996
1994
Nelson RP and Papaloizou JCB (1994). Variable smoothing lengths and energy conservation in smoothed particle hydrodynamics. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Oxford University Press (OUP) vol. 270 (1), 1-20. 01-09-1994
1993
Nelson RP and Papaloizou JCB (1993). Three-dimensional hydrodynamic simulations of collapsing prolate clouds. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Oxford University Press (OUP) vol. 265 (4), 905-920. 15-12-1993
Grants
Grants of specific relevance to the Centre for Fundamental PhysicsAstronomy Research at Queen Mary 2023 - 2026Christopher Clarkson, Richard Nelson, Timothy Clifton, William Sutherland, Edward Gillen, Karim Malik, Thomas James Haworth, Sijme-Jan Paardekooper, Theresa Baker, David Mulryne, Philip Bull, Juan Antonio Valiente Kroon, Charalampos Markakis, Mohammad Mahdi Godazgar, Katherine Clough, Pau Figueras and Chung Tse Shao
£1,625,769 Science & Technology Research Council (STFC) (01-04-2023 - 30-09-2026)
Astronomy Research at Queen Mary 2020 - 2023Karim Malik, Philip Bull, Christopher Clarkson, Timothy Clifton, Richard Nelson, Sijme-Jan Paardekooper and Juan Antonio Valiente Kroon
£1,868,745 Science & Technology Research Council (STFC) (01-04-2020 - 31-03-2024)
Empirical evidence and theoretical investigations on circumbinary planets.Richard Nelson
£195,629 Leverhulme Trust (01-10-2019 - 30-09-2023)