A. Y. Lien

4.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
75 papers, 789 citations indexed

About

A. Y. Lien is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Biomedical Engineering and Computational Mechanics. According to data from OpenAlex, A. Y. Lien has authored 75 papers receiving a total of 789 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 69 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 21 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 17 papers in Computational Mechanics. Recurrent topics in A. Y. Lien's work include Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae (60 papers), Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations (22 papers) and Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research (22 papers). A. Y. Lien is often cited by papers focused on Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae (60 papers), Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations (22 papers) and Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research (22 papers). A. Y. Lien collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and United Kingdom. A. Y. Lien's co-authors include S. D. Barthelmy, N. Gehrels, C. B. Markwardt, W. H. Baumgartner, T. Sakamoto, S. B. Cenko, E. Troja, H. A. Krimm, R. F. Mushotzky and Benny Trakhtenbrot 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. Y. Lien

63 papers receiving 722 citations

Hit Papers

The 105-Month Swift-BAT All-sky Hard X-Ray Survey 2018 2026 2020 2023 2018 50 100 150 200
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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.

  1. The 105-Month Swift-BAT All-sky Hard X-Ray Survey
    2018 216 citations Kyuseok Oh, Michael Koss et al. The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series 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. Y. Lien United States 12 731 303 49 40 24 75 789
Ilaria Caiazzo United States 12 457 0.6× 104 0.3× 78 1.6× 44 1.1× 20 0.8× 42 506
Taeho Ryu United States 15 540 0.7× 89 0.3× 46 0.9× 24 0.6× 17 0.7× 35 580
John J. Ruan United States 12 445 0.6× 148 0.5× 67 1.4× 8 0.2× 10 0.4× 32 470
C. Fremling United States 19 890 1.2× 273 0.9× 91 1.9× 12 0.3× 8 0.3× 58 926
Alexander A. Kaurov United States 9 270 0.4× 115 0.4× 48 1.0× 19 0.5× 14 0.6× 19 298
Andrew G. Cantrell United States 7 613 0.8× 153 0.5× 18 0.4× 56 1.4× 15 0.6× 11 630
Liming Dou China 13 441 0.6× 138 0.5× 35 0.7× 29 0.7× 12 0.5× 31 473
Agnieszka Janiuk Poland 19 846 1.2× 318 1.0× 15 0.3× 76 1.9× 6 0.3× 60 873
Dawn Gelino United States 16 861 1.2× 174 0.6× 91 1.9× 80 2.0× 3 0.1× 52 876
Jin-Jun Geng China 13 529 0.7× 127 0.4× 25 0.5× 88 2.2× 20 0.8× 45 556

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Fields of papers citing papers by A. Y. Lien

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of A. Y. Lien

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of A. Y. Lien. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of A. Y. Lien based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with A. Y. Lien. A. Y. Lien is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Lien, A. Y., H. A. Krimm, C. B. Markwardt, et al.. (2025). The 157 Month Swift/BAT All-sky Hard X-Ray Survey. The Astrophysical Journal. 989(2). 161–161. 1 indexed citations
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Guevel, David Joseph, K. L. Page, Kaya Mori, A. Y. Lien, & Ke Fang. (2025). Constraints on Diffuse X-Ray Emission from the TeV Halo Candidate HESS J1813-126. The Astrophysical Journal. 994(1). 20–20.
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Chirenti, Cecilia, S. Dichiara, A. Y. Lien, & M. Coleman Miller. (2024). Evidence of a Strong 19.5 Hz Flux Oscillation in Swift BAT and Fermi GBM Gamma-Ray Data from GRB 211211A. The Astrophysical Journal. 967(1). 26–26. 5 indexed citations
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Parsotan, Tyler, D. M. Palmer, A. Y. Lien, et al.. (2023). BatAnalysis: A Comprehensive Python Pipeline for Swift BAT Survey Analysis. The Astrophysical Journal. 953(2). 155–155. 4 indexed citations
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Rani, Bindu, et al.. (2022). Hard X-Ray Emission in Centaurus A. The Astrophysical Journal. 932(2). 104–104. 5 indexed citations
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Lien, A. Y., et al.. (2022). Instrumental Tip-of-the-iceberg Effects on the Prompt Emission of Swift/BAT Gamma-ray Bursts. The Astrophysical Journal. 927(2). 157–157. 7 indexed citations
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Ukwatta, T. N., S. D. Barthelmy, H. A. Krimm, et al.. (2021). GRB 210119A (Swift J1851.2-6148): Swift-BAT refined analysis. GRB Coordinates Network. 29332. 1. 2 indexed citations
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Evans, P. A., J. D. Gropp, J. A. Kennea, et al.. (2020). Swift-BAT trigger 960986: Swift detection of a new SGR Swift J1818.0-1607. GRB Coordinates Network. 27373. 1. 1 indexed citations
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Cunningham, Virginia, S. B. Cenko, Eric Burns, et al.. (2019). A Search for High-energy Counterparts to Fast Radio Bursts. The Astrophysical Journal. 879(1). 40–40. 15 indexed citations
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Oh, Kyuseok, Michael Koss, C. B. Markwardt, et al.. (2018). The 105-Month Swift-BAT All-sky Hard X-Ray Survey. The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 235(1). 4–4. 216 indexed citations breakdown →
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Siegel, M. H., D. N. Burrows, J. D. Gropp, et al.. (2018). Correction: Swift trigger #848890 is GRB 180720B (not GRB 180720A).. GRB Coordinates Network. 22975. 1. 1 indexed citations
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Krimm, H. A., S. D. Barthelmy, J. R. Cummings, et al.. (2018). Swift/BAT observations of IGR J15791-2342. ATel. 11981. 1. 1 indexed citations
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Troja, E., L. Piro, T. Sakamoto, S. B. Cenko, & A. Y. Lien. (2017). LIGO/Virgo G298048: Chandra monitoring of the X-ray emission from SSS17a. GRB Coordinates Network. 21787. 1.
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Lien, A. Y., S. D. Barthelmy, J. R. Cummings, et al.. (2017). GRB 171212A/Swift J1935.7+2036: Swift-BAT refined analysis.. GCN. 22253. 1. 2 indexed citations
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Troja, E., T. Sakamoto, S. B. Cenko, et al.. (2016). An achromatic break in the afterglow of the short GRB 140903A: evidence for a narrow jet. Leicester Research Archive (University of Leicester). 53 indexed citations
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Siegel, M. H., S. D. Barthelmy, A. Y. Lien, K. L. Page, & D. M. Palmer. (2016). GRB 160821A: Swift detection of a bright burst.. GRB Coordinates Network. 19830. 1. 1 indexed citations
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Kennea, J. A., et al.. (2016). Trigger 706396: Swift detection of a short burst from PSR 1119-6127.. GRB Coordinates Network. 19735. 1. 1 indexed citations
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Krimm, H. A., S. D. Barthelmy, W. H. Baumgartner, et al.. (2014). Swift/BAT detects an outburst from the X-ray nova and black hole candidate GRS 1739-278. ATel. 5986. 1. 1 indexed citations
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Krimm, H. A., S. D. Barthelmy, W. H. Baumgartner, et al.. (2014). Swift reports the detection of a new galactic transient source Swift J1808.4-1754. ATel. 12151. 1.
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Krimm, H., S. D. Barthelmy, W. H. Baumgartner, et al.. (2013). Swift/BAT detects a new outburst of the blazar Mrk 501. The astronomer's telegram. 5224. 1. 1 indexed citations

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