B. Nelson

5.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
20 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

B. Nelson is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, B. Nelson has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 6 papers in Instrumentation and 2 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in B. Nelson's work include Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (13 papers), Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (10 papers) and Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae (6 papers). B. Nelson is often cited by papers focused on Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (13 papers), Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (10 papers) and Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae (6 papers). B. Nelson collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Canada. B. Nelson's co-authors include R. M. Cutri, I. Neill Reid, John E. Gizis, J. Davy Kirkpatrick, James Liebert, C. C. Dahn, D. G. Monet, Charles Beichman, Michael F. Skrutskie and R. Williams and has published in prestigious journals such as The Astrophysical Journal, The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series and The Astronomical Journal.

In The Last Decade

B. Nelson

20 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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. Dwarfs Cooler than “M”: The Definition of Spectral Type “L” Using Discoveries from the 2 Micron All‐Sky Survey (2MASS)
    1999 552 citations J. Davy Kirkpatrick, I. Neill Reid 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. Nelson United States 14 1.3k 469 102 96 89 20 1.3k
Noriyuki Matsunaga Japan 23 1.6k 1.3× 684 1.5× 106 1.0× 68 0.7× 90 1.0× 112 1.7k
S. Torres‐Peimbert Mexico 21 1.3k 1.0× 322 0.7× 138 1.4× 89 0.9× 112 1.3× 78 1.4k
L. Mancini Italy 19 933 0.7× 394 0.8× 93 0.9× 47 0.5× 66 0.7× 60 955
H. J. Habing Netherlands 14 1.1k 0.8× 215 0.5× 139 1.4× 94 1.0× 78 0.9× 48 1.1k
Charles F. Prosser United States 21 1.7k 1.3× 550 1.2× 85 0.8× 90 0.9× 46 0.5× 39 1.7k
S. G. Kleinmann United States 19 1.1k 0.8× 290 0.6× 77 0.8× 121 1.3× 65 0.7× 52 1.1k
M. F. Skrutskie United States 14 1.0k 0.8× 378 0.8× 59 0.6× 77 0.8× 54 0.6× 38 1.1k
E. Josselin France 19 1.4k 1.1× 550 1.2× 49 0.5× 89 0.9× 89 1.0× 38 1.4k
Kunio Noguchi Japan 13 1.1k 0.8× 311 0.7× 73 0.7× 67 0.7× 103 1.2× 44 1.1k
Roger L. Griffith United States 14 807 0.6× 381 0.8× 57 0.6× 54 0.6× 42 0.5× 22 851

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Fields of papers citing papers by B. Nelson

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of B. Nelson. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of B. Nelson 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. Nelson. B. Nelson 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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Masci, Frank J., R. M. Cutri, Paul Francis, et al.. (2010). The Southern 2MASS Active Galactic Nuclei Survey: Spectroscopic Follow-up with Six Degree Field. Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia. 27(3). 302–320. 6 indexed citations
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Kuraszkiewicz, Joanna, B. J. Wilkes, Gary D. Schmidt, et al.. (2009). THE SPECTRAL ENERGY DISTRIBUTIONS OF RED TWO MICRON ALL SKY SURVEY ACTIVE GALACTIC NUCLEI. The Astrophysical Journal. 692(2). 1143–1179. 15 indexed citations
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Hutchings, J. B., et al.. (2006). Host Galaxies of Two Micron All Sky Survey-selected QSOs at Redshift over 0.3. The Astronomical Journal. 131(2). 680–685. 11 indexed citations
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Wilkes, B. J., K. A. Pounds, Gary D. Schmidt, et al.. (2005). XMM‐NewtonObservations of Red AGNs. The Astrophysical Journal. 634(1). 183–192. 20 indexed citations
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Francis, Paul, B. Nelson, & R. M. Cutri. (2004). An Unbiased Census of Active Galactic Nuclei in the Two Micron All Sky Survey. The Astronomical Journal. 127(2). 646–655. 23 indexed citations
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Marble, Andrew R., Dean C. Hines, Gary D. Schmidt, et al.. (2003). AHubble Space TelescopeWFPC2 Snapshot Survey of 2MASS‐selected Red QSOs. The Astrophysical Journal. 590(2). 707–729. 20 indexed citations
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Hutchings, J. B., Natasha Maddox, R. M. Cutri, & B. Nelson. (2003). Host Galaxies of 2MASS-selected QSOs to Redshift 0.3. The Astronomical Journal. 126(1). 63–72. 20 indexed citations
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Wilkes, B. J., Gary D. Schmidt, R. M. Cutri, et al.. (2002). The X-Ray Properties of 2MASS Red Active Galactic Nuclei. The Astrophysical Journal. 564(2). L65–L68. 65 indexed citations
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Cutri, R. M., B. Nelson, Paul Francis, & Paul S. Smith. (2002). The 2MASS Red AGN Survey. International Astronomical Union Colloquium. 184. 127–136. 13 indexed citations
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Dyk, Schuyler D. Van & B. Nelson. (2000). Supernovae 1998A, 1998S, and 1999gn. IAUC. 7435. 3. 1 indexed citations
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Smith, Paul S., Gary D. Schmidt, Dean C. Hines, R. M. Cutri, & B. Nelson. (2000). Two Highly Polarized Quasi-stellar Objects Discovered by the Two Micron All Sky Survey. The Astrophysical Journal. 545(1). L19–L22. 14 indexed citations
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Kirkpatrick, J. Davy, I. Neill Reid, James Liebert, et al.. (2000). 67 Additional L Dwarfs Discovered by the Two Micron All Sky Survey. The Astronomical Journal. 120(1). 447–472. 340 indexed citations
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Liebert, James, R. M. Cutri, B. Nelson, et al.. (2000). 2MASS Discoveries of Cool, Dust‐enshrouded Carbon Stars out of the Galactic Plane1. Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. 112(776). 1315–1319. 14 indexed citations
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Kirkpatrick, J. Davy, I. Neill Reid, James Liebert, et al.. (1999). Dwarfs Cooler than “M”: The Definition of Spectral Type “L” Using Discoveries from the 2 Micron All‐Sky Survey (2MASS). The Astrophysical Journal. 519(2). 802–833. 552 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hunt, L. K., Matthew A. Malkan, B. Rush, et al.. (1999). Morphology of the 12 Micron Seyfert Galaxies. II. Optical and Near‐Infrared Image Atlas. The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 125(2). 349–362. 21 indexed citations
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Nelson, B., et al.. (1997). The UCLA 24-inch Telescope and a Dual Optical-IR Imaging System. Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. 109. 600–600. 4 indexed citations
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Nelson, B.. (1996). A Correlated Optical-Infrared Outburst of Markarian 744: The Strongest Evidence Yet for Thermal Dust Reverberation. The Astrophysical Journal. 465(2). L87–L90. 24 indexed citations
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Nelson, B. & Matthew A. Malkan. (1992). A photometric search for forbidden O II lines in MG II quasar absorption systems. The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 82. 447–447. 2 indexed citations
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Filippenko, A. V., M. Richmond, T. Matheson, et al.. (1992). The peculiar Type IA SN 1991T - Detonation of a white dwarf?. The Astrophysical Journal. 384. L15–L15. 161 indexed citations
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Pasachoff, Jay M. & B. Nelson. (1987). Timing of the 1984 total solar eclipse and the size of the sun. Solar Physics. 108(1). 191–194. 1 indexed citations

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