Augustus Oemler

3.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
27 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Augustus Oemler is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation and Computational Mechanics. According to data from OpenAlex, Augustus Oemler has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 20 papers in Instrumentation and 3 papers in Computational Mechanics. Recurrent topics in Augustus Oemler's work include Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (20 papers), Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (20 papers) and Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (12 papers). Augustus Oemler is often cited by papers focused on Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (20 papers), Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (20 papers) and Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (12 papers). Augustus Oemler collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Germany. Augustus Oemler's co-authors include Alan Dressler, H. R. Butcher, Richard S. Ellis, W. J. Couch, Ian Smail, Bianca M. Poggianti, R. M. Sharples, A. J. Barger, Yasuhiro Hashimoto and R. Kirshner and has published in prestigious journals such as The Astrophysical Journal, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society and The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series.

In The Last Decade

Augustus Oemler

27 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

Evolution sincez= 0.5 of the Morphology‐Density Relation ... 1997 2026 2006 2016 1997 200 400 600
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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. Evolution sincez= 0.5 of the Morphology‐Density Relation for Clusters of Galaxies
    1997 660 citations Alan Dressler, Augustus Oemler et al. The Astrophysical Journal profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Augustus Oemler United States 19 2.1k 1.3k 183 150 106 27 2.1k
A. Oemler United States 15 1.9k 0.9× 1.2k 0.9× 164 0.9× 101 0.7× 108 1.0× 24 1.9k
B. Binggeli Switzerland 25 2.8k 1.4× 1.7k 1.2× 226 1.2× 113 0.8× 98 0.9× 60 2.9k
S. D. M. White Germany 8 1.7k 0.8× 1.1k 0.8× 222 1.2× 146 1.0× 143 1.3× 8 1.8k
Bruno Henriques Germany 25 2.2k 1.1× 1.4k 1.0× 206 1.1× 169 1.1× 88 0.8× 38 2.2k
S. D. M. White Germany 8 2.0k 0.9× 1.1k 0.8× 421 2.3× 166 1.1× 169 1.6× 9 2.0k
A. K. Romer United States 25 1.9k 0.9× 1.0k 0.7× 332 1.8× 115 0.8× 60 0.6× 42 1.9k
M. D’Onofrio Italy 26 1.9k 0.9× 1.2k 0.9× 221 1.2× 117 0.8× 49 0.5× 97 1.9k
A. Cava Spain 25 1.7k 0.8× 1.1k 0.8× 142 0.8× 124 0.8× 48 0.5× 55 1.7k
R. Demarco United States 27 2.0k 1.0× 1.3k 1.0× 214 1.2× 99 0.7× 103 1.0× 87 2.0k
M. Ramella Italy 22 1.4k 0.7× 744 0.6× 242 1.3× 128 0.9× 142 1.3× 51 1.4k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Augustus Oemler

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Augustus Oemler

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Oemler, Augustus, et al.. (2017). COSMOS: Carnegie Observatories System for MultiObject Spectroscopy. ascl. 5 indexed citations
2.
Abramson, Louis E., Daniel D. Kelson, Alan Dressler, et al.. (2014). THE MASS-INDEPENDENCE OF SPECIFIC STAR FORMATION RATES IN GALACTIC DISKS. The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 785(2). L36–L36. 75 indexed citations
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Vulcani, Benedetta, Bianca M. Poggianti, Augustus Oemler, et al.. (2012). The galaxy stellar mass function and its evolution with time show no dependence on global environment. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 550. A58–A58. 44 indexed citations
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Wilman, David J., Michael L. Balogh, R. G. Bower, et al.. (2005). Galaxy Groups at 0.3 ≤ z ≤ 0.55. I. Group Properties. Max Planck Digital Library. 45 indexed citations
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Wilman, David J., Michael L. Balogh, R. G. Bower, et al.. (2005). Galaxy groups at 0.3 ≤z≤ 0.55 - II. Evolution toz∼ 0. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 358(1). 88–100. 35 indexed citations
6.
Firth, Andrew E., Rachel S. Somerville, R. G. McMahon, et al.. (2002). The Las Campanas Infrared Survey - II. Photometric redshifts, comparison with models and clustering evolution. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 332(3). 617–646. 52 indexed citations
7.
Buson, L. M., F. Bertola, Michele Cappellari, et al.. (2000). Ultraviolet Imaging of the Galaxy Cluster CL 0939+4713 (Abell 851) at z=0.41*. The Astrophysical Journal. 531(2). 684–692. 8 indexed citations
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Hashimoto, Yasuhiro & Augustus Oemler. (2000). The Effect of Environment on Galaxy Interactions. The Astrophysical Journal. 530(2). 652–659. 16 indexed citations
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Tucker, D. L., Augustus Oemler, Yasuhiro Hashimoto, et al.. (2000). Loose Groups of Galaxies in the Las Campanas Redshift Survey. The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 130(2). 237–265. 65 indexed citations
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Dressler, Alan, Ian Smail, Bianca M. Poggianti, et al.. (1999). A Spectroscopic Catalog of 10 Distant Rich Clusters of Galaxies. The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 122(1). 51–80. 331 indexed citations
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Hashimoto, Yasuhiro & Augustus Oemler. (1999). The Concentration‐Density Relation of Galaxies in the Las Campanas Redshift Survey. The Astrophysical Journal. 510(2). 609–613. 38 indexed citations
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Sabbey, C. N., P. Coppi, & Augustus Oemler. (1998). Data Acquisition for a 16 CCD Drift‐Scan Survey. Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. 110(751). 1067–1080. 6 indexed citations
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Trager, S. C., S. M. Faber, Alan Dressler, & Augustus Oemler. (1997). Galaxies atz≈ 4 and the Formation of Population II. The Astrophysical Journal. 485(1). 92–99. 46 indexed citations
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Tucker, D. L., Augustus Oemler, R. Kirshner, et al.. (1997). The Las Campanas Redshift Survey galaxy--galaxy autocorrelation function. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 285(1). L5–L9. 54 indexed citations
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Oemler, Augustus, Alan Dressler, & H. R. Butcher. (1997). The Morphology of Distant Cluster Galaxies. II.HSTObservations of Four Rich Clusters atz≃ 0.4. The Astrophysical Journal. 474(2). 561–575. 73 indexed citations
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Ellis, Richard S., Ian Smail, Alan Dressler, et al.. (1997). The Homogeneity of Spheroidal Populations in Distant Clusters. The Astrophysical Journal. 483(2). 582–596. 238 indexed citations
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Doroshkevich, А. G., D. L. Tucker, Augustus Oemler, et al.. (1996). Large- and superlarge-scale structure in the Las Campanas Redshift Survey. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 283(4). 1281–1310. 23 indexed citations
18.
Yi, Sukyoung K., Ehsan Afshari, P. Demarque, & Augustus Oemler. (1995). Observational Tests for Ultraviolet Sources in Elliptical Galaxies. The Astrophysical Journal. 453(2). 6 indexed citations
19.
Oemler, Augustus, et al.. (1981). Supernovae and star formation in clusters of galaxies. The Astronomical Journal. 86. 1424–1424. 8 indexed citations
20.
Oemler, Augustus. (1973). The cluster of galaxies Abell 2670.. The Astrophysical Journal. 180. 11–11. 23 indexed citations

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