A. de Vaucouleurs

7.3k total citations · 3 hit papers
56 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

A. de Vaucouleurs is a scholar working on Instrumentation, Astronomy and Astrophysics and Computational Mechanics. According to data from OpenAlex, A. de Vaucouleurs has authored 56 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 46 papers in Instrumentation, 41 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics and 28 papers in Computational Mechanics. Recurrent topics in A. de Vaucouleurs's work include Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (46 papers), Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation (28 papers) and Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (23 papers). A. de Vaucouleurs is often cited by papers focused on Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (46 papers), Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation (28 papers) and Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (23 papers). A. de Vaucouleurs collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and France. A. de Vaucouleurs's co-authors include G. de Vaucouleurs, H. G. Corwin, R. Buta, P. Fouqué, G. Paturel, Harlow Shapley, G. Longo, R. Buta, W. D. Pence and J.-L. Nieto and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, The Astrophysical Journal and Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.

In The Last Decade

A. de Vaucouleurs

51 papers receiving 2.7k citations

Hit Papers

Third Reference Catalogue of Bright Galaxies 1976 2026 1992 2009 1991 1991 1976 250 500 750
What are hit papers?

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.

  1. Third Reference Catalogue of Bright Galaxies
    1991 995 citations G. de Vaucouleurs, A. de Vaucouleurs et al. profile →
  2. Third Reference Catalogue of Bright Galaxies
    1991 953 citations G. de Vaucouleurs, A. de Vaucouleurs et al. CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research) profile →
  3. Second reference catalogue of bright galaxies
    1976 364 citations G. de Vaucouleurs, A. de Vaucouleurs et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
A. de Vaucouleurs United States 12 2.7k 1.1k 394 95 91 56 2.8k
S. van den Bergh Canada 25 2.3k 0.8× 932 0.9× 382 1.0× 44 0.5× 71 0.8× 164 2.4k
H. G. Corwin United States 13 2.4k 0.9× 896 0.9× 313 0.8× 70 0.7× 52 0.6× 30 2.5k
D. W. Weedman United States 25 2.6k 1.0× 1.1k 1.0× 419 1.1× 51 0.5× 98 1.1× 90 2.7k
G. Paturel France 18 3.4k 1.3× 1.3k 1.2× 527 1.3× 99 1.0× 99 1.1× 91 3.5k
D. Burstein United States 17 2.5k 1.0× 1.1k 1.0× 307 0.8× 106 1.1× 73 0.8× 47 2.6k
J. Koornneef United States 10 3.4k 1.3× 1.6k 1.6× 350 0.9× 55 0.6× 59 0.6× 25 3.4k
Jr. Kennicutt Robert C. United States 30 4.6k 1.7× 1.6k 1.6× 451 1.1× 108 1.1× 73 0.8× 44 4.7k
R. Sancisi Netherlands 29 3.6k 1.4× 1.3k 1.3× 455 1.2× 184 1.9× 50 0.5× 83 3.7k
Riccardo Giovanelli United States 30 2.6k 1.0× 1.2k 1.2× 467 1.2× 178 1.9× 51 0.6× 81 2.7k
M. Rowan-Robinson United Kingdom 30 2.5k 0.9× 1.0k 1.0× 551 1.4× 109 1.1× 26 0.3× 99 2.6k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of A. de Vaucouleurs

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Vaucouleurs, A. de, H. G. Corwin, R. Buta, et al.. (1992). Book Review: Third reference catalogue of bright galaxies / Springer, 1991. Observatory. 112(1108). 127. 2 indexed citations
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Vaucouleurs, G. de, A. de Vaucouleurs, H. G. Corwin, et al.. (1991). Book-Review - Third Reference Catalogue of Bright Galaxies. S&T. 82. 621. 2 indexed citations
3.
Vaucouleurs, G. de, A. de Vaucouleurs, H. G. Corwin, et al.. (1991). Third Reference Catalogue of Bright Galaxies. CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research). 953 indexed citations breakdown →
4.
Vaucouleurs, A. de, et al.. (1989). The world of galaxies : proceedings of the Conference "Le monde des galaxies", held 12-14 April 1988 at the Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris, in honor of Gérard and Antoinette de Vaucouleurs on the occasion of his 70th birthday. Springer eBooks. 2 indexed citations
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Freeman, K. C., G. de Vaucouleurs, R. J. Wainscoat, & A. de Vaucouleurs. (1988). A spectroscopic determination of the velocity dispersion in the Galactic bulge. The Astrophysical Journal. 325. 563–563. 4 indexed citations
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Corwin, H. G., et al.. (1985). Southern galaxy catalogue : a catalogue of 5481 galaxies south of declination -17 degrees found on 1.2-m U.K. Schmidt IIIa-J plates. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 2 indexed citations
7.
Longo, G. & A. de Vaucouleurs. (1985). Supplement to the General catalogue of photoelectric magnitudes and colors of galaxies in the U, B, V system. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 2 indexed citations
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Corwin, H. G., A. de Vaucouleurs, & G. de Vaucouleurs. (1985). Southern Galaxy Catalogue.. 4. 1. 36 indexed citations
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Vaucouleurs, G. de, A. de Vaucouleurs, & R. Buta. (1983). Integrated magnitudes and mean colors of DDO dwarf galaxies in the UBV system. II - Distances, luminosities, and H I properties. The Astronomical Journal. 88. 764–764. 9 indexed citations
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Vaucouleurs, A. de, et al.. (1982). Survey of late-type and irregular southern galaxies on plates taken with the UK 1.2-m Schmidt telescope. IV. The Astronomical Journal. 87. 47–47. 1 indexed citations
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Vaucouleurs, G. de, A. de Vaucouleurs, & J.-L. Nieto. (1979). New redshifts of bright galaxies. III. The Astronomical Journal. 84. 1811–1811. 8 indexed citations
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Vaucouleurs, A. de, et al.. (1976). New redshifts of bright galaxies. II. The Astronomical Journal. 81. 219–219. 1 indexed citations
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Vaucouleurs, G. de & A. de Vaucouleurs. (1972). Non-Velocity Redshifts in Galaxies. Nature. 236(5343). 166–166. 4 indexed citations
14.
Vaucouleurs, G. de & A. de Vaucouleurs. (1971). Radial Velocities of H II Regions in M33 and M101 from Interference Filter Scans. 8. 17.
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Vaucouleurs, G. de & A. de Vaucouleurs. (1970). PHOTOMETRY OF INTERGALACTIC MATTER IN THE COMA CLUSTER.. 5(6319). 219–1590. 1 indexed citations
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Vaucouleurs, G. de & A. de Vaucouleurs. (1968). Basic data on Seyfert galaxies. 4 indexed citations
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Vaucouleurs, G. de & A. de Vaucouleurs. (1964). On the Observations of NGC 4631.. The Astrophysical Journal. 140. 1622–1622. 4 indexed citations
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Vaucouleurs, G. de & A. de Vaucouleurs. (1963). Rotation and Mass of the Magellanic-Type Galaxy NGC 4631.. The Astrophysical Journal. 137. 363–363. 10 indexed citations
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Mayall, N. U. & A. de Vaucouleurs. (1962). Redshifts of 92 galaxies.. The Astronomical Journal. 67. 363–363. 5 indexed citations
20.
Vaucouleurs, G. de & A. de Vaucouleurs. (1961). Classification and radial velocities of bright southern galaxies. 68. 69–87. 4 indexed citations

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