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    ☞ Publications (as of 2025/01): a total of 200+ peer-reviewed papers in major journals, with a total of 30,000+ citations and an H-index of 75+  (SAO/NASA ADS).


    Selected Papers

    ■ L. Jiang, et al. 2022, Nature Astronomy, 6, 850
    Definitive upper bound on the negligible contribution of quasars to cosmic reionization

    ■ L. Jiang, et al. 2021, Nature Astronomy, 5, 262
    A Possible Bright Ultraviolet Flash from a Galaxy at Redshift ≈ 11

    ■ L. Jiang, et al. 2018, Nature Astronomy, 2, 962
    A giant protocluster of galaxies at redshift 5.70

    ■ L. Jiang, et al. 2016, ApJ, 833, 222
    The final SDSS high-redshift quasar sample of 52 quasars at z>5.7

    ■ L. Jiang, et al. 2014, ApJS, 213, 12
    The Sloan Digital Sky Survey Stripe 82 imaging data: depth-optimized co-adds over 300 deg^2 in five filters

    ■ L. Jiang, et al. 2013, ApJ, 772, 99
    Physical properties of spectroscopically-confirmed galaxies at z≥6. I. basic characteristics of the rest-frame UV continuum and Lyα emission

    ■ L. Jiang, et al. 2010, Nature, 464, 380
    Dust-free quasars in the early universe

    ■ L. Jiang, et al. 2009, AJ, 138, 305
    A survey of z~6 quasars in the SDSS deep stripe. II. discovery of six quasars at z_AB>21

    ■ L. Jiang, et al. 2008, AJ, 135, 1057
    A survey of z~6 quasars in the SDSS deep stripe. I. a flux-limited sample at z_AB<21

    ■ L. Jiang, et al. 2007, AJ, 134, 1150
    Gemini near-infrared spectroscopy of luminous z~6 quasars: chemical abundances, black holes masses, and Mg II absorptions

    ■ L. Jiang, et al. 2006, AJ, 132, 2127
    Probing the evolution of infrared properties of z ~ 6 quasars: Spitzer observations


    Recent (2020-2022) papers led by our group members (as of 2022/12):

    ■ J. Wu, Y. Shen, L. Jiang, et al. 2022, MNRAS, 517, 2659, Demographics of z ~ 6 quasars in the black hole mass-luminosity plane

    ■ K. Chen, W. Xu, L. Jiang, 2022, ApJ, 940, 79, Spectroscopic conformation of two X-ray diffuse and massive galaxy clusters at low redshift

    ■ Y. Kim, M. Im, Y. Jeon, …, L. Jiang, et al. 2022, AJ, 164, 114, The infrared medium-deep survey. IX. discovery of two new z~6 quasars and space density down to M_1450~ −23.5 mag

    ■ L. Jiang, Y. Ning, X. Fan, et al. 2022, Nature Astronomy, 6, 850, Definitive upper bound on the negligible contribution of quasars to cosmic reionization

    ■ Z. Pan, L. Jiang, X. Fan, et al. 2022, ApJ, 928, 172, Quasar UV luminosity function at 3.5 < z < 5.0 from SDSS deep imaging data

    ■ Y. Ning, L. Jiang, Z.-Y. Zheng, J. Wu, 2022, ApJ, 926, 230, The Magellan M2FS spectroscopic survey of high-z galaxies: Ly𝛼 emitters at z ≈ 6.6 and the evolution of Ly𝛼 luminosity function over z ≈ 6.6 to 5.7

    ■ S. Wang, L. Jiang, Y. Shen, et al., 2022, ApJ, 925, 121, Metallicity in quasar broad line regions at redshift ~ 6

    ■ W. Xu, H. Shan, R. Li, C. Wang, L. Jiang, et al. 2021, ApJ, 922, 162, Halo mass-concentration relation at high-mass end

    ■ S. Zou, L. Jiang, Y. Shen, et al. 2021, ApJ, 906, 32, Strong Mg II and Fe II Absorbers at 2.2 < z < 6.0

    ■ L. Jiang, S. Wang, B. Zhang, et al. 2021, Nature Astronomy, 5, 262, A Possible Bright Ultraviolet Flash from a Galaxy at Redshift ≈ 11

    ■ L. Jiang, N. Kashikawa, S. Wang, et al. 2021, Nature Astronomy, 5, 256, Evidence for GN-z11 as a Luminous Galaxy at Redshift 10.957

    ■ Y. Kim, M. Im, Y. Jeon, …, L. Jiang, et al. 2020, ApJ, 904, 111, The Infrared Medium-deep Survey. VIII. Quasar Luminosity Function at z ~ 5

    ■ S. Wang, Y. Shen, L. Jiang, et al. 2020, ApJ, 903, 51, The Sloan Digital Sky Survey Reverberation Mapping Project: How Broad Emission Line Widths Change When Luminosity Changes

    ■ Y. Ning, L. Jiang, Z.-Y. Zheng, et al. 2020, ApJ, 903, 4, A Magellan M2FS Spectroscopic Survey of High-redshift Galaxies: A Sample of 215 Luminous Lyα Emitters at z ~ 5.7

    ■ Y. Guo, L. Jiang, E. Egami, et al. 2020, ApJ, 902, 137, A Deep Spectroscopic Survey of Lyα Emitters at z ~ 3.1 over ~1.2 deg^2

    ■ S. Zou, P. Petitjean, P. Noterdaeme, …, L. Jiang, et al. 2020, ApJ, 901, 105, A Carbon Enhanced Lyman Limit System: Signature of the First Population of Stars

    ■ Y. Guo, R. Maiolino, L. Jiang, et al. 2020, ApJ, 898, 26, Metal Enrichment in the Circumgalactic Medium and Lyman-alpha Haloes around Quasars at z ~ 3

    ■ J. Wu, L. Jiang, Y. Ning, 2020, ApJ, 891, 105, Diffuse Lyα Halos around ~300 Spectroscopically Confirmed Lyα Emitters at z ~ 5.7

    ■ L. Jiang, S. H. Cohen, R. A. Windhorst, et al. 2020, ApJ, 889, 90, Luminous Lyman-alpha Emitters with Very Blue UV-Continuum Slopes at Redshift 5.7 < z < 6.6