Alar Toomre

8.6k citations
28 papers · 5.2k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 13
Topics
Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (12 papers)Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (11 papers)Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (4 papers)

In The Last Decade

Alar Toomre

26 papers receiving 4.9k citations

Hit Papers

On the gravitational stability of a disk of stars19642026198420051964197250010001.5k

Peers

Alar Toomre
Comparison fields: 5 of 78
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics 4.6k
  • Instrumentation 1.3k
  • Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 367
  • Molecular Biology 342
  • Geophysics 328
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Fields of papers citing papers by Alar Toomre

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alar Toomre

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Alar Toomre. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Alar Toomre 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 Alar Toomre. Alar Toomre 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
#WorkIndexed citations
1
Spiral Chaos in an Orbiting Patch
9
2
Interacting Galaxies: Status of Theories
1
3
What amplifies the spirals
23
4 1
5 1
6
Mergers and Some Consequences
8
7
INVITED PAPER - Interacting Galaxies
2
8 94
9
Gravitational Interactions Between Galaxies (invited Paper)
0
10 1
11
Model of the Encounter Between NGC 5194 and 5195.
2
12
Galactic Bridges and Tailsbreakdown →
1432
13
Theorectical Model of NGC 4038/39.
1
14
On Intergalactic Bridges.
1
15 154
16 343
17 287
18 10
19
On the gravitational stability of a disk of starsbreakdown →
1994
20 194

About Alar Toomre

Alar Toomre is a scholar working on Instrumentation, Astronomy and Astrophysics and Oceanography, having authored 28 papers that have together received 5.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (12 papers), Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (11 papers) and Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (4 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Instrumentation (1.3k citations), Astronomy and Astrophysics (4.6k citations) and Statistical and Nonlinear Physics (367 citations). Alar Toomre has collaborated with scholars based in United States and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Juri Toomre, Peter Goldreich, William H. Julian, C. Hunter, Roger Lynds, K. D. Aldridge, Agris J. Kalnajs and Nicholas Rott. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, The Astrophysical Journal and Journal of Fluid Mechanics.

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