A. C. S. Readhead

21.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
276 papers, 8.1k citations indexed

About

A. C. S. Readhead is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics and Instrumentation. According to data from OpenAlex, A. C. S. Readhead has authored 276 papers receiving a total of 8.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 251 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 167 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics and 30 papers in Instrumentation. Recurrent topics in A. C. S. Readhead's work include Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology (163 papers), Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena (161 papers) and Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (80 papers). A. C. S. Readhead is often cited by papers focused on Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology (163 papers), Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena (161 papers) and Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (80 papers). A. C. S. Readhead collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Germany. A. C. S. Readhead's co-authors include T. J. Pearson, R. D. Blandford, P. N. Wilkinson, David L. Meier, G. B. Taylor, P. N. Wilkinson, W. Xu, R. C. Vermeulen, W. Max-Moerbeck and S. T. Myers and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Physical Review Letters.

In The Last Decade

A. C. S. Readhead

262 papers receiving 7.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Relativistic Jets from Active Galactic Nuclei

2019 478 citations R. D. Blandford, A. C. S. Readhead et al. profile →
Degree Angular Scale Interferometer First Results: A Measurement of the Cosmic Microwave Background Angular Power Spectrum

2002 448 citations E. M. Leitch, Brian Mason et al. The Astrophysical Journal profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
A. C. S. Readhead United States	46	7.6k	5.3k	593	451	343	276	8.1k
R. A. Perley United States	39	8.2k 1.1×	5.1k 1.0×	779 1.3×	216 0.5×	397 1.2×	150	8.4k
G. B. Taylor United States	47	11.0k 1.4×	6.2k 1.2×	1.0k 1.7×	255 0.6×	343 1.0×	250	11.5k
K. I. Kellermann United States	47	6.8k 0.9×	4.7k 0.9×	639 1.1×	234 0.5×	318 0.9×	232	7.3k
Ue‐Li Pen Canada	44	6.2k 0.8×	2.8k 0.5×	807 1.4×	331 0.7×	438 1.3×	193	6.5k
Paul R. Shapiro United States	45	6.8k 0.9×	2.8k 0.5×	972 1.6×	354 0.8×	314 0.9×	148	7.2k
W. D. Cotton United States	35	7.4k 1.0×	4.3k 0.8×	896 1.5×	264 0.6×	276 0.8×	187	7.8k
R. D. Ekers Australia	43	5.9k 0.8×	3.1k 0.6×	414 0.7×	179 0.4×	322 0.9×	255	6.3k
Christopher M. Hirata United States	43	6.9k 0.9×	2.8k 0.5×	1.6k 2.6×	521 1.2×	207 0.6×	120	7.2k
H. Falcke Netherlands	50	8.8k 1.2×	5.9k 1.1×	290 0.5×	163 0.4×	317 0.9×	326	9.3k
Steven R. Furlanetto United States	48	8.4k 1.1×	4.3k 0.8×	1.8k 3.0×	277 0.6×	827 2.4×	116	8.7k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Taylor, G. B., S. E. Tremblay, Wendy Peters, et al.. (2025). Exploring Compact Symmetric Objects with Complex Morphologies. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 987(1). 26–26.

Kiehlmann, S., M. L. Lister, A. C. S. Readhead, et al.. (2024). Compact Symmetric Objects. I. Toward a Comprehensive Bona Fide Catalog. The Astrophysical Journal. 961(2). 240–240. 17 indexed citations

Kiehlmann, S., A. C. S. Readhead, P. N. Wilkinson, et al.. (2024). Compact Symmetric Objects. II. Confirmation of a Distinct Population of High-luminosity Jetted Active Galaxies. The Astrophysical Journal. 961(2). 241–241. 9 indexed citations

Liodakis, Ioannis, D. Blinov, С. С. Савченко, et al.. (2023). Optical circular polarization of blazar S4 0954+65 during high linear polarized states. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 680. L11–L11. 1 indexed citations

Koay, Jun Yi, Satoki Matsushita, Chorng‐Yuan Hwang, et al.. (2023). Milliarcsecond core size dependence of the radio variability of blazars. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 525(4). 5105–5120. 2 indexed citations

Kooi, J., et al.. (2022). Self-heating of cryogenic high electron-mobility transistor amplifiers and the limits of microwave noise performance. Journal of Applied Physics. 132(8). 5 indexed citations

Paraschos, Georgios Filippos, T. P. Krichbaum, Jae-Young Kim, et al.. (2022). Jet kinematics in the transversely stratified jet of 3C 84. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 665. A1–A1. 11 indexed citations

Hovatta, T., E. Lindfors, S. Kiehlmann, et al.. (2021). Association of IceCube neutrinos with radio sources observed at Owens Valley and Metsähovi Radio Observatories. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 50 indexed citations

Readhead, A. C. S., S. Kiehlmann, M. L. Lister, et al.. (2021). What defines a compact symmetric object? A carefully vetted sample of compact symmetric objects. Astronomische Nachrichten. 342(9-10). 1185–1190. 4 indexed citations

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Vidal, Matías, Simón Casassus, C. L. Dickinson, et al.. (2020). Resolved observations at 31 GHz of spinning dust emissivity variations in ρ Oph. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 495(3). 3482–3493. 4 indexed citations

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Taylor, Angela C., Michael E. Jones, C. L. Dickinson, et al.. (2020). The C-Band All-Sky Survey: total intensity point-source detection over the northern sky. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 496(2). 1941–1958. 2 indexed citations

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Kiehlmann, S., T. Hovatta, M. Kadler, W. Max-Moerbeck, & A. C. S. Readhead. (2019). Neutrino candidate source FSRQ PKS 1502+106 at highest flux density at 15 GHz. The astronomer's telegram. 12996. 1. 1 indexed citations

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Murphy, E. J., Yacine Ali-Haïmoud, Kieran Cleary, et al.. (2019). Unsolved Problems in Modern Astrophysics: Anomalous Microwave Emission. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 51(3). 430. 1 indexed citations

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Dickinson, C. L., A. Barr, H. C. Chiang, et al.. (2019). The C-Band All-Sky Survey (C-BASS): constraining diffuse Galactic radio emission in the North Celestial Pole region. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 485(2). 2844–2860. 13 indexed citations

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Fuhrmann, L., E. Angelakis, J. A. Zensus, et al.. (2016). The F-GAMMA programme: multi-frequency study of active galactic nuclei in the Fermi era. Programme description and the first 2.5 years of monitoring. CaltechAUTHORS (California Institute of Technology). 24 indexed citations

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Lindfors, E., T. Hovatta, K. Nilsson, et al.. (2016). Optical and radio variability of the northern VHE gamma-ray emitting BL Lacertae objects. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 10 indexed citations

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Hogan, M. T., A. C. Edge, J. E. Geach, et al.. (2015). High radio-frequency properties and variability of brightest cluster galaxies. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 453(2). 1223–1240. 27 indexed citations

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Hovatta, T., J. L. Richards, M. F. Aller, et al.. (2012). A major 15 GHz radio flare in the blazar Mrk 421. The astronomer's telegram. 4451. 1. 2 indexed citations

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Hough, D. H. & A. C. S. Readhead. (1984). Radio Structure in the Central Components of Double-Lobed Quasars. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 16. 1010. 1 indexed citations

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Hewish, A. & A. C. S. Readhead. (1976). Hot Spots' in Radio Sources as Cosmological Probes. 18. 1.

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