A. Brunthaler

9.0k total citations · 3 hit papers
117 papers, 4.3k citations indexed

About

A. Brunthaler is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics and Spectroscopy. According to data from OpenAlex, A. Brunthaler has authored 117 papers receiving a total of 4.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 114 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 47 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics and 18 papers in Spectroscopy. Recurrent topics in A. Brunthaler's work include Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (63 papers), Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (51 papers) and Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena (47 papers). A. Brunthaler is often cited by papers focused on Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (63 papers), Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (51 papers) and Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena (47 papers). A. Brunthaler collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and China. A. Brunthaler's co-authors include K. M. Menten, M. J. Reid, M. J. Reid, Ye Xu, Xin Zheng, L. Moscadelli, Bo Zhang, T. M. Dame, Jan Forbrich and M. Sato and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

A. Brunthaler

109 papers receiving 4.1k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

TRIGONOMETRIC PARALLAXES OF MASSIVE STAR-FORMING REGIONS. VI. GALACTIC STRUCTURE, FUNDAMENTAL PARAMETERS, AND NONCIRCULAR MOTIONS

2009 611 citations M. J. Reid, K. M. Menten et al. The Astrophysical Journal profile →
The Proper Motion of Sagittarius A*. II. The Mass of Sagittarius A*

2004 451 citations A. Brunthaler et al. The Astrophysical Journal profile →
The distance to the Orion Nebula

2007 417 citations K. M. Menten, M. J. Reid et al. Astronomy and Astrophysics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
A. Brunthaler Germany	32	4.2k	836	804	397	367	117	4.3k
Ye Xu China	25	2.8k 0.7×	395 0.5×	615 0.8×	346 0.9×	243 0.7×	108	2.8k
Paul C. Clark Germany	37	4.2k 1.0×	532 0.6×	417 0.5×	442 1.1×	344 0.9×	94	4.3k
T. M. Bania United States	29	3.4k 0.8×	557 0.7×	582 0.7×	425 1.1×	277 0.8×	101	3.6k
T. M. Dame United States	28	3.1k 0.7×	763 0.9×	504 0.6×	239 0.6×	322 0.9×	75	3.3k
L. Moscadelli Italy	29	2.9k 0.7×	423 0.5×	876 1.1×	172 0.4×	278 0.8×	107	3.0k
A. A. Stark United States	29	3.4k 0.8×	613 0.7×	538 0.7×	355 0.9×	358 1.0×	102	3.5k
Gaspard Duchêne United States	38	4.9k 1.2×	294 0.4×	889 1.1×	638 1.6×	191 0.5×	135	5.0k
S. García‐Burillo Spain	42	5.4k 1.3×	515 0.6×	651 0.8×	753 1.9×	314 0.9×	200	5.7k
Stefanie Walch Germany	39	3.9k 0.9×	511 0.6×	451 0.6×	279 0.7×	477 1.3×	111	4.2k
Robert A. Benjamin United States	27	4.0k 0.9×	566 0.7×	545 0.7×	619 1.6×	235 0.6×	87	4.0k

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Pandian, J. D., D. Lal, M. R. Rugel, et al.. (2024). A multi-wavelength study of Galactic H II regions with extended emission. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 689. A254–A254.

Pineda, J. L., S. Horiuchi, L. D. Anderson, et al.. (2024). Nitrogen Abundance Distribution in the Inner Milky Way. The Astrophysical Journal. 973(2). 89–89. 3 indexed citations

Roy, Nirupam, K. M. Menten, S. Vig, et al.. (2023). Metrewave Galactic Plane with the uGMRT (MeGaPluG) Survey: Lessons from the pilot study. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 678. A72–A72. 1 indexed citations

Reid, M. J., Gábor Orosz, S. P. Ellingsen, et al.. (2023). Inverse MultiView. II. Microarcsecond Trigonometric Parallaxes for Southern Hemisphere 6.7 GHz Methanol Masers G232.62+00.99 and G323.74–00.26. The Astrophysical Journal. 953(1). 21–21. 5 indexed citations

Rugel, M. R., C. Murugeshan, K. M. Menten, et al.. (2022). A global view on star formation: The GLOSTAR Galactic plane survey. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 666. A59–A59. 15 indexed citations

Tabatabaei, F. S., W. D. Cotton, Eva Schinnerer, et al.. (2022). Cloud-scale radio surveys of star formation and feedback in Triangulum Galaxy M 33: VLA observations. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 517(2). 2990–3007. 8 indexed citations

Xu, Ye, M. J. Reid, K. M. Menten, et al.. (2021). Trigonometric Parallaxes of Four Star-forming Regions in the Distant Inner Galaxy. The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 253(1). 1–1. 14 indexed citations

Brunthaler, A., K. M. Menten, Sergio A. Dzib, et al.. (2021). A global view on star formation: The GLOSTAR Galactic plane survey. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 651. A86–A86. 20 indexed citations

Ortiz-León, Gisela N., Adele Plunkett, Laurent Loinard, et al.. (2021). Discovery of 22 GHz Water Masers in the Serpens South Region. The Astronomical Journal. 162(2). 68–68. 4 indexed citations

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Wang, Y., S. Bihr, M. R. Rugel, et al.. (2020). Radio continuum emission in the northern Galactic plane: Sources and spectral indices from the THOR survey. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 19 indexed citations

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Ortiz-León, Gisela N., K. M. Menten, T. Kamiński, et al.. (2020). SiO maser astrometry of the red transient V838 Monocerotis. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 14 indexed citations

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Wang, Y., H. Beuther, J. D. Soler, et al.. (2020). Atomic and molecular gas properties during cloud formation. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 10 indexed citations

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Reißl, Stefan, J. M. Stil, Eric Chen, et al.. (2020). Synthetic observations of spiral arm tracers of a simulated Milky Way analog. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 12 indexed citations

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Zhang, Bo, M. J. Reid, Lian Zhang, et al.. (2019). Parallaxes for Star-forming Regions in the Inner Perseus Spiral Arm. The Astronomical Journal. 157(5). 200–200. 14 indexed citations

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Zhang, Bo, Xingwu Zheng, M. J. Reid, et al.. (2017). VLBA Trigonometric Parallax Measurement of the Semi-regular Variable RT Vir. The Astrophysical Journal. 849(2). 99–99. 9 indexed citations

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Xu, Ye, M. J. Reid, T. M. Dame, et al.. (2016). The local spiral structure of the Milky Way. Science Advances. 2(9). e1600878–e1600878. 55 indexed citations

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Wu, Yuanwei, M. Sato, M. J. Reid, et al.. (2014). Trigonometric parallaxes of star-forming regions in the Sagittarius spiral arm. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 63 indexed citations

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Immer, K., M. J. Reid, K. M. Menten, A. Brunthaler, & T. M. Dame. (2013). Trigonometric parallaxes of massive star forming regions: G012.88+0.48 and W33. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 46 indexed citations

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Brunthaler, A., I. Martí‐Vidal, K. M. Menten, et al.. (2010). \nVLBI observations of SN 2008iz I. Expension velocity and limits on anistrophic expansion. arXiv (Cornell University). 18 indexed citations

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Massi, M., et al.. (2007). Searching for coronal radio emission from protostars using very-long-baseline interferometry. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 9 indexed citations

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