Ida and Lin

These two scientists have predicted many small planets in the Universe. Read:

Toward a Deterministic Model of Planetary Formation V. Accumulation Near the Ice Line.

Now, as noted below, Major et al. just announced the existence of planets smaller than Jupiter. Prof. Guillermo González from Iowa State University has this to say:

"These are certainly exciting news. It does confirm the expectation (from Lin and Ida's planet formation models) that there should be far more low mass planets than giants. I'm interested to see what the orbital parameters are like. For instance, are the high eccentricities prevalent among the giants also common among lower mass planets?"