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Dr. Ferguson鈥檚 research is in the area of computational astrophysics focusing on the tabulation of mean opacities of stellar environments. Mean opacities are required by researchers calculating the transfer of radiation astrophysical situations, for example in the models of stars. He also collaborates with stellar evolution specialists in the study of the populations of stars, such as globular clusters; in the search for understanding of the chemical enrichment of old star populations.

• 鈥淐onstraints on the Distance Moduli, Helium, and Metal Abundances, and Ages of Globular Clusters from Their RR Lyrae and Non-variable Horizontal Branch Stars. II. Multiple Stellar Populations in 47 Tuc, M3, and M13鈥�, Denissenkov, Pavel A.; VandenBerg, Don A.; Kopacki, Grzegorz; Ferguson, Jason W., 2017, ApJ, 849, 159
• 鈥淭he Effects of Individual Metal Contents on Isochrones for C, N, O, Na, Mg, Al, Si, and Fe鈥�, Beom, M., Na, C., Ferguson, J.W. Kim, Y.-C 2016, ApJ, 826, 155.
• 鈥淣ew Solar Composition: The problem with Solar Models Revisited鈥�, Serenelli A.M., Basu S., Ferguson J.W., Asplund M. 2009, ApJL, 705, L123
• 鈥淭he Dartmouth Stellar Evolution Database鈥�, A. Dotter, B. Chaboyer, D. Jevremovic, V. Kostov, E. Baron, J.W. Ferguson 2008, Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, 178, 89.
• 鈥淟ow Temperature Opacities鈥�, Ferguson, J.W., Alexander, D.R., Allard, F., Barman, T., Bodnarik, J.G., Hauschildt, P.H., Heffner-Wong, A., Tamanai, A. 2005, Astrophysical Journal, 623, 585.
• 鈥淟ow Temperature Rosseland Opacities鈥�, Alexander, D.R. & Ferguson, J.W. 1994, Astrophysical Journal, 437, 879.