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Sara Seager

1971 - Today

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Sara Seager (born 21 July 1971) is a Canadian-American astronomer and planetary scientist. She is a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and is known for her work on extrasolar planets and their atmospheres. She is the author of two textbooks on these topics, and has been recognized for her research by Popular Science, Discover Magazine, Nature, and TIME Magazine. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sara Seager has received more than 257,342 page views. Her biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Sara Seager is the 615th most popular astronomer (down from 560th in 2019), the 925th most popular biography from Canada (up from 941st in 2019) and the 9th most popular Canadian Astronomer.

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  • 260k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 36.30

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.61

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.33

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ASTRONOMERS

Among astronomers, Sara Seager ranks 615 out of 644. Before her are Philip Herbert Cowell, Andrea Boattini, Brett J. Gladman, Jeff T. Alu, Peter Kušnirák, and David J. Tholen. After her are Linda A. Morabito, Matthew J. Holman, Martha P. Haynes, Akimasa Nakamura, Marc William Buie, and Anja Cetti Andersen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1971, Sara Seager ranks 677. Before her are Bertrand Crasson, George Osborne, Morten Wieghorst, Charlie Brooker, Katt Williams, and Megumi Sakata. After her are Juanele, Daniel Petrov, Benito Martinez, Shoji Meguro, Benito Carbone, and Tommy Dreamer.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Sara Seager ranks 925 out of 1,622. Before her are Linda Chung (1984), Patrice Désilets (1974), Devon Bostick (1991), Lynda Lemay (1966), Mark Lee (1999), and Drew Seeley (1982). After her are Cindy Klassen (1979), Bobby Roode (1977), Michelle MacLaren (1965), Linda A. Morabito (1953), Tiga (1974), and Danny Antonucci (1957).

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Among ASTRONOMERS In Canada

Among astronomers born in Canada, Sara Seager ranks 9. Before her are John Stanley Plaskett (1865), James Craig Watson (1838), David H. Levy (1948), Carlyle S. Beals (1899), Wendy Freedman (1957), and Brett J. Gladman (1966). After her are Linda A. Morabito (1953), and Dale Frail (1961).

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