Adrian L. Melott

4.9k total citations
131 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Adrian L. Melott is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics and Nuclear and High Energy Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, Adrian L. Melott has authored 131 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 97 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 39 papers in Statistical and Nonlinear Physics and 25 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics. Recurrent topics in Adrian L. Melott's work include Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (49 papers), Cosmology and Gravitation Theories (39 papers) and Scientific Research and Discoveries (36 papers). Adrian L. Melott is often cited by papers focused on Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (49 papers), Cosmology and Gravitation Theories (39 papers) and Scientific Research and Discoveries (36 papers). Adrian L. Melott collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Italy. Adrian L. Melott's co-authors include S. F. Shandarin, Brian C. Thomas, III Gott J. R., David H. Weinberg, III Gott J. Richard, Peter Coles, M. Dickinson, J. N. Fry, Mikhail V. Medvedev and Richard K. Bambach and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Physical Review Letters.

In The Last Decade

Adrian L. Melott

129 papers receiving 2.6k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Adrian L. Melott United States 30 2.2k 637 510 432 268 131 2.7k
Edwin L. Turner United States 42 5.2k 2.4× 1.2k 1.9× 304 0.6× 1.3k 3.1× 193 0.7× 147 5.5k
F. R. Stephenson United Kingdom 21 1.9k 0.9× 418 0.7× 139 0.3× 171 0.4× 326 1.2× 133 2.5k
Kristen Menou United States 39 3.5k 1.6× 283 0.4× 137 0.3× 349 0.8× 351 1.3× 94 3.7k
Alar Toomre United States 13 4.6k 2.1× 251 0.4× 367 0.7× 1.3k 3.1× 150 0.6× 28 5.2k
Bradley E. Schaefer United States 31 3.6k 1.7× 891 1.4× 78 0.2× 242 0.6× 72 0.3× 258 3.9k
P. W. Hodge United States 35 4.7k 2.2× 341 0.5× 74 0.1× 1.7k 3.8× 255 1.0× 312 5.0k
Eric B. Ford United States 39 5.3k 2.5× 223 0.4× 153 0.3× 1.2k 2.8× 226 0.8× 149 5.6k
Martin D. Weinberg United States 39 5.8k 2.7× 491 0.8× 488 1.0× 2.7k 6.3× 51 0.2× 94 6.0k
Ronald L. Gilliland United States 44 7.5k 3.4× 894 1.4× 161 0.3× 2.7k 6.4× 481 1.8× 184 8.0k
Martin Harwit United States 29 1.9k 0.9× 219 0.3× 69 0.1× 196 0.5× 518 1.9× 178 2.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Adrian L. Melott

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Adrian L. Melott

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Fields, Brian D., et al.. (2023). X-Ray-luminous Supernovae: Threats to Terrestrial Biospheres. The Astrophysical Journal. 947(2). 42–42. 9 indexed citations
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Melott, Adrian L. & Brian C. Thomas. (2018). Terrestrial effects of moderately nearby supernovae. Lethaia. 51(3). 325–329. 5 indexed citations
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Melott, Adrian L., et al.. (2017). A Supernova at 50 pc: Effects on the Earth's Atmosphere and Biota. The Astrophysical Journal. 840(2). 105–105. 34 indexed citations
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Melott, Adrian L.. (2016). Supernovae in the neighbourhood. Nature. 532(7597). 40–41. 5 indexed citations
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Atri, Dimitra & Adrian L. Melott. (2013). Cosmic rays and terrestrial life: A brief review. Astroparticle Physics. 53. 186–190. 44 indexed citations
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Melott, Adrian L., Richard K. Bambach, K. Petersen, & J.M. McArthur. (2012). An ∼60-Million-Year Periodicity Is Common to Marine87Sr/86Sr, Fossil Biodiversity, and Large-Scale Sedimentation: What Does the Periodicity Reflect?. The Journal of Geology. 120(2). 217–226. 28 indexed citations
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Melott, Adrian L., et al.. (2009). Testing the link between terrestrial climate change and Galactic spiral structure. arXiv (Cornell University). 1 indexed citations
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Melott, Adrian L. & Brian C. Thomas. (2009). Late Ordovician geographic patterns of extinction compared with simulations of astrophysical ionizing radiation damage. Paleobiology. 35(3). 311–320. 38 indexed citations
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Melott, Adrian L.. (2008). Power spectra of fossil biodiversity time series: a connection with Galactic dynamics?. arXiv (Cornell University). 1 indexed citations
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Melott, Adrian L.. (2008). Long-Term Cycles in the History of Life: Periodic Biodiversity in the Paleobiology Database. PLoS ONE. 3(12). e4044–e4044. 15 indexed citations
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Melott, Adrian L., et al.. (2006). The Cosmogenic Origin of the 62 Myr Biodiversity Oscillation. Bulletin of the American Physical Society. 1 indexed citations
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Thomas, Brian C., Adrian L. Melott, Bruce S. Lieberman, et al.. (2004). Did a gamma-ray burst initiate the late Ordovician mass extinction?. 2004. 5 indexed citations
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Domínguez, Álvaro & Adrian L. Melott. (2004). Numerical study of the cosmological velocity field as a function of density. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 419(2). 425–437. 3 indexed citations
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Melott, Adrian L., et al.. (1997). Further Investigations of the Bull's-Eye Effect. American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts. 191.
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Buchert, Thomas, et al.. (1993). Testing higher-order Lagrangian perturbation theory against numerical simulation. 1: Pancake models. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 288. 349–364. 16 indexed citations
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Melott, Adrian L.. (1983). Clustering velocities in the adiabatic picture of galaxy formation. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 205(3). 637–641. 1 indexed citations
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Melott, Adrian L., et al.. (1983). Cluster Analysis of the Nonlinear Evolution of Large-Scale Structure in an Axion/Gravitino/Photino-Dominated Universe. Physical Review Letters. 51(10). 935–938. 38 indexed citations
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Melott, Adrian L.. (1968). Le Châtelier's principle. Journal of Chemical Education. 45(6). A519–A519. 3 indexed citations

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