B. Klein

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
22 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

B. Klein is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation and Geophysics. According to data from OpenAlex, B. Klein has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 4 papers in Instrumentation and 3 papers in Geophysics. Recurrent topics in B. Klein's work include Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (20 papers), Astro and Planetary Science (19 papers) and Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (12 papers). B. Klein is often cited by papers focused on Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (20 papers), Astro and Planetary Science (19 papers) and Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (12 papers). B. Klein collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Germany. B. Klein's co-authors include A. M. Ghez, E. E. Becklin, M. Morris, B. Zuckerman, M. Jura, Siyi Xu, D. Koester, Carl Melis, P. Dufour and Edward Young and has published in prestigious journals such as The Astrophysical Journal, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society and The Astronomical Journal.

In The Last Decade

B. Klein

22 papers receiving 1.0k citations

Hit Papers

High Proper‐Motion Stars in the Vicinity of Sagittarius A... 1998 2026 2007 2016 1998 100 200 300 400
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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. High Proper‐Motion Stars in the Vicinity of Sagittarius A*: Evidence for a Supermassive Black Hole at the Center of Our Galaxy
    1998 423 citations A. M. Ghez, B. Klein 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
B. Klein United States 12 1.0k 190 164 69 62 22 1.1k
Sebastian T. Ohlmann Germany 18 1.1k 1.1× 212 1.1× 209 1.3× 38 0.6× 25 0.4× 31 1.2k
Evan B. Bauer United States 12 1.6k 1.5× 383 2.0× 127 0.8× 92 1.3× 34 0.5× 25 1.6k
A. Kawka Australia 20 1.1k 1.1× 338 1.8× 80 0.5× 64 0.9× 46 0.7× 58 1.2k
Eric Pfahl United States 17 1.5k 1.4× 119 0.6× 198 1.2× 197 2.9× 45 0.7× 23 1.5k
V. Piirola Finland 19 874 0.8× 83 0.4× 210 1.3× 48 0.7× 31 0.5× 100 929
Peter Tamblyn United States 14 928 0.9× 254 1.3× 73 0.4× 31 0.4× 30 0.5× 38 960
C. McCully United States 20 1.3k 1.3× 153 0.8× 424 2.6× 27 0.4× 56 0.9× 82 1.4k
K. Mužić Germany 24 1.3k 1.3× 195 1.0× 246 1.5× 55 0.8× 80 1.3× 75 1.4k
A. M. Cool United States 18 1.0k 1.0× 344 1.8× 90 0.5× 72 1.0× 39 0.6× 39 1.1k
Michael Jura United States 7 941 0.9× 111 0.6× 108 0.7× 26 0.4× 64 1.0× 9 967

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Fields of papers citing papers by B. Klein

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of B. Klein

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of B. Klein. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of B. Klein 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 B. Klein. B. Klein 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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Tremblay, Pier-Emmanuel, et al.. (2025). Characterizing planetary material accreted by cool helium-atmosphere white dwarfs using an exponentially decaying disc model. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 539(1). 171–184. 2 indexed citations
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Rogers, Laura K., Amy Bonsor, Siyi Xu, et al.. (2024). Seven white dwarfs with circumstellar gas discs II: tracing the composition of exoplanetary building blocks. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 532(4). 3866–3880. 10 indexed citations
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Xu, Siyi, Sherry Yeh, Laura K. Rogers, et al.. (2024). Modeling Circumstellar Gas Emission around a White Dwarf Using cloudy. The Astronomical Journal. 167(5). 248–248. 3 indexed citations
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Klein, B., P. Dufour, Carl Melis, et al.. (2023). New Chondritic Bodies Identified in Eight Oxygen-bearing White Dwarfs. The Astrophysical Journal. 950(2). 93–93. 24 indexed citations
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Xu, Siyi, Elena Manjavacas, S. K. Leggett, et al.. (2023). Disk or Companion: Characterizing Excess Infrared Flux in Seven White Dwarf Systems with Near-infrared Spectroscopy. The Astronomical Journal. 166(1). 5–5. 9 indexed citations
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Vennes, S., A. Kawka, B. Klein, et al.. (2023). A cool, magnetic white dwarf accreting planetary debris. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 527(2). 3122–3138. 7 indexed citations
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Tremblay, Pier-Emmanuel, B. Klein, D. Koester, et al.. (2023). The 40 pc sample of white dwarfs from Gaia. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 527(3). 8687–8705. 46 indexed citations
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Rogers, Laura K., Amy Bonsor, Siyi Xu, et al.. (2023). Seven white dwarfs with circumstellar gas discs I: white dwarf parameters and accreted planetary abundances. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 527(3). 6038–6054. 21 indexed citations
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Klein, B., et al.. (2022). Unusual Abundances from Planetary System Material Polluting the White Dwarf G238-44. The Astrophysical Journal. 941(2). 113–113. 16 indexed citations
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Klein, B., Simon Blouin, B. Zuckerman, et al.. (2020). Atmospheric Temperature Inversions and He i 5876 Core Profile Structure in White Dwarfs. The Astrophysical Journal. 900(1). 2–2. 8 indexed citations
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Xu, Siyi, P. Dufour, B. Klein, et al.. (2019). Compositions of Planetary Debris around Dusty White Dwarfs. The Astronomical Journal. 158(6). 242–242. 58 indexed citations
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Melis, Carl, B. Zuckerman, P. Dufour, Inseok Song, & B. Klein. (2018). The First Polluted White Dwarf from Gaia DR2: The Cool DAZ Gaia J1738–0826. Research Notes of the AAS. 2(2). 64–64. 2 indexed citations
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Xu, Siyi, B. Zuckerman, P. Dufour, et al.. (2017). The Chemical Composition of an Extrasolar Kuiper-Belt-Object*. The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 836(1). L7–L7. 99 indexed citations
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Jura, M., et al.. (2016). Discovery of Molecular Hydrogen in White Dwarf Atmospheres. 12 indexed citations
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Jura, M., Siyi Xu, B. Klein, D. Koester, & B. Zuckerman. (2016). TWO EXTRASOLAR ASTEROIDS WITH LOW VOLATILE-ELEMENT MASS FRACTIONS. 41 indexed citations
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Jura, M., P. Dufour, Siyi Xu, et al.. (2016). Evidence for an Anhydrous Carbonaceous Extrasolar Minor Planet. 11 indexed citations
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Xu, Siyi, M. Jura, D. Koester, B. Klein, & B. Zuckerman. (2014). ELEMENTAL COMPOSITIONS OF TWO EXTRASOLAR ROCKY PLANETESIMALS. The Astrophysical Journal. 783(2). 79–79. 99 indexed citations
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Xu, Siyi, M. Jura, B. Klein, D. Koester, & B. Zuckerman. (2013). TWO BEYOND-PRIMITIVE EXTRASOLAR PLANETESIMALS. The Astrophysical Journal. 766(2). 132–132. 68 indexed citations
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Ghez, A. M., B. Klein, M. Morris, & E. E. Becklin. (1998). High Proper‐Motion Stars in the Vicinity of Sagittarius A*: Evidence for a Supermassive Black Hole at the Center of Our Galaxy. The Astrophysical Journal. 509(2). 678–686. 423 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ghez, A. M., B. Klein, C. McCabe, M. Morris, & E. E. Becklin. (1998). 10.2. High proper motions in the vicinity of Sgr A∗: unambiguous evidence for a massive central black hole. Symposium - International Astronomical Union. 184. 433–434. 1 indexed citations

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