A. M. N. Ferguson

10.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
105 papers, 4.3k citations indexed

About

A. M. N. Ferguson is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation and Nuclear and High Energy Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, A. M. N. Ferguson has authored 105 papers receiving a total of 4.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 103 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 55 papers in Instrumentation and 2 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics. Recurrent topics in A. M. N. Ferguson's work include Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (95 papers), Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (82 papers) and Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (55 papers). A. M. N. Ferguson is often cited by papers focused on Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (95 papers), Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (82 papers) and Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (55 papers). A. M. N. Ferguson collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, France and Australia. A. M. N. Ferguson's co-authors include Rodrigo Ibata, Geraint F. Lewis, N. R. Tanvir, M. J. Irwin, Alan W. McConnachie, S. C. Chapman, Nicolas F. Martin, Rosemary F. Ġ. Wyse, J. S. Gallagher and Dougal Mackey and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, The Astrophysical Journal and Gut.

In The Last Decade

A. M. N. Ferguson

102 papers receiving 4.2k citations

Hit Papers

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A vast, thin plane of corotating dwarf galaxies orbiting the Andromeda galaxy

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
A. M. N. Ferguson United Kingdom	36	4.2k	2.1k	270	84	67	105	4.3k
Helmut Jerjen Australia	36	3.7k 0.9×	2.0k 0.9×	459 1.7×	94 1.1×	55 0.8×	112	3.8k
M. Pannella Germany	29	2.7k 0.6×	1.5k 0.7×	374 1.4×	77 0.9×	66 1.0×	60	2.7k
Anna Gallazzi Italy	31	2.9k 0.7×	1.7k 0.8×	231 0.9×	67 0.8×	68 1.0×	72	3.0k
G. Magdis Denmark	32	2.9k 0.7×	1.4k 0.7×	301 1.1×	65 0.8×	63 0.9×	100	3.0k
N. Arimoto Japan	35	3.5k 0.8×	1.9k 0.9×	324 1.2×	149 1.8×	68 1.0×	119	3.6k
P. Barmby United States	30	2.9k 0.7×	1.3k 0.6×	361 1.3×	68 0.8×	59 0.9×	94	2.9k
P. Di Matteo France	34	3.5k 0.8×	1.7k 0.8×	249 0.9×	64 0.8×	76 1.1×	87	3.6k
Yuval Birnboim United States	17	2.8k 0.6×	1.3k 0.6×	350 1.3×	62 0.7×	109 1.6×	25	2.8k
Jeffrey D. P. Kenney United States	33	3.3k 0.8×	1.1k 0.5×	347 1.3×	70 0.8×	89 1.3×	76	3.4k
M. Sargent United Kingdom	30	2.9k 0.7×	1.3k 0.6×	462 1.7×	64 0.8×	57 0.9×	90	3.0k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Ferguson, A. M. N., et al.. (2025). Linking enhanced star formation and quenching to faint tidal features in galaxies. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 545(4).

McGill, G. E., A. M. N. Ferguson, Dougal Mackey, et al.. (2025). Accreted globular clusters and horizontal branch morphology in the outer halo of M31. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society Letters. 542(1). L60–L66.

Okamoto, Sakurako, A. M. N. Ferguson, N. Arimoto, et al.. (2024). Uncovering the Ghostly Remains of an Extremely Diffuse Satellite in the Remote Halo of NGC 253*. The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 967(2). L24–L24. 5 indexed citations

Martin, Nicolas F., Zhen Yuan, Alessandro Savino, et al.. (2023). The PAndAS View of the Andromeda Satellite System. IV. Global Properties. The Astrophysical Journal. 952(1). 72–72. 10 indexed citations

Okamoto, Sakurako, et al.. (2023). The Progenitor of the Peculiar Galaxy NGC 3077. The Astrophysical Journal. 952(1). 77–77. 3 indexed citations

Martin, Nicolas F., Guillaume F. Thomas, A. M. N. Ferguson, et al.. (2022). The PAndAS View of the Andromeda Satellite System. III. Dwarf Galaxy Detection Limits. The Astrophysical Journal. 933(2). 135–135. 10 indexed citations

Thilker, David A., G. R. Meurer, L. Bianchi, et al.. (2019). The initial mass function in the extended ultraviolet disc of M83. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 491(2). 2366–2390. 9 indexed citations

Okamoto, Sakurako, N. Arimoto, A. M. N. Ferguson, et al.. (2019). Stellar Population and Structural Properties of Dwarf Galaxies and Young Stellar Systems in the M81 Group. The Astrophysical Journal. 884(2). 128–128. 19 indexed citations

Walmsley, Mike, A. M. N. Ferguson, Robert G. Mann, & Chris Lintott. (2018). Identification of low surface brightness tidal features in galaxies using convolutional neural networks. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 483(3). 2968–2982. 40 indexed citations

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Martin, Nicolas F., Daniel R. Weisz, Edouard J. Bernard, et al.. (2017). A Rogues’ Gallery of Andromeda's Dwarf Galaxies. I. A Predominance of Red Horizontal Branches. The Astrophysical Journal. 850(1). 16–16. 18 indexed citations

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Stein, Y., D. J. Bomans, A. M. N. Ferguson, & R.‐J. Dettmar. (2017). . Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 4 indexed citations

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Martin, Nicolas F., Rodrigo Ibata, Michelle Collins, et al.. (2016). TRIANGULUM II: A VERY METAL-POOR AND DYNAMICALLY HOT STELLAR SYSTEM. The Astrophysical Journal. 818(1). 40–40. 41 indexed citations

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Veljanoski, J., A. M. N. Ferguson, Dougal Mackey, et al.. (2015). The globular cluster system of NGC 6822. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 452(1). 320–332. 18 indexed citations

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Ibata, Rodrigo, Geraint F. Lewis, Alan W. McConnachie, et al.. (2013). THE LARGE-SCALE STRUCTURE OF THE HALO OF THE ANDROMEDA GALAXY. I. GLOBAL STELLAR DENSITY, MORPHOLOGY AND METALLICITY PROPERTIES. The Astrophysical Journal. 780(2). 128–128. 162 indexed citations

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Cockcroft, Robert, Alan W. McConnachie, William E. Harris, et al.. (2012). Unearthing foundations of a cosmic cathedral: searching the stars for M33's halo. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 428(2). 1248–1262. 13 indexed citations

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Crnojević, Denija, E. K. Grebel, A. M. N. Ferguson, et al.. (2011). How unique is the Local Group? : A comparison to the nearby Centaurus A group. Lancaster EPrints (Lancaster University).

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Irwin, M. J., A. M. N. Ferguson, Avon Huxor, et al.. (2008). Andromeda XVII: A New Low-Luminosity Satellite of M31. The Astrophysical Journal. 676(1). L17–L20. 35 indexed citations

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McConnachie, Alan W., M. J. Irwin, A. M. N. Ferguson, et al.. (2004). Determining the location of the tip of the red giant branch in old stellar populations: M33, Andromeda I and II. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 350(1). 243–252. 52 indexed citations

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Wyse, Rosemary F. Ġ., A. M. N. Ferguson, J. S. Gallagher, & Deidre A. Hunter. (1998). Star Formation in Disk Galaxies. Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia. 15(1). 118–122. 6 indexed citations

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Ferguson, A. M. N.. (1978). Antigen Absorption by the Gut. Gut. 19(10). 954.2–954. 1 indexed citations

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