 The success of his astronomical research is evident by 63 Nature Letters, 7 Science Letters, and total of 479 refereed scientific articles that bear his name by the end of 2015, according to ADS.Recognizing his contribution to astronomy, he was awarded the Dan David Prize in 2017.Kulkarni has received many awards and honours, including the NSF's Alan T. Waterman Award in 1992, the Helen B. Warner Prize from the American Astronomical Society in
1991, the Jansky Prize in 2002 and the Dan David Prize in 2017.