B. R. McNamara

11.8k citations

120 papers · 5.2k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 40

Astronomy and Astrophysics top 0.2%
- Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena 103
- Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations 73
- Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies 51
- Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies 32
- Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae 13
- Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology 6
Instrumentation top 1%
- Astronomy and Astrophysical Research 15
Nuclear and High Energy Physics top 1%
- Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena 33
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Computational Mechanics top 10%

Co-authors: P. E. J. Nulsen M. W. Wise D. A. Rafferty H. R. Russell C. Jones W. Forman A. C. Edge A. C. Fabian
Cited by: Astronomy and Astrophysics Instrumentation Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Journals: Nature (1 paper)Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (1 paper)The Astrophysical Journal (43 papers)
Partner nations: United States Canada United Kingdom

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B. R. McNamara

111 papers receiving 5.0k citations

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1	X-ray surface brightness fluctuations in smooth galaxy cluster atmospheres Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society ·Muzi Li,B. R. McNamara,Irina Zhuravleva	2025	0
2	XRISM Constrains Atmospheric Motion and Turbulent Dissipation in the Archetypal Radio-mode Feedback System Hydra-A The Astrophysical Journal ·Tom Rose,B. R. McNamara,Jean‐Luc Meunier,A. C. Fabian,H. R. Russell,P. E. J. Nulsen,Neo Dizdar,Timothy M. Heckman,M. McDonald,Maxim Markevitch,F. Paerels,A. Simionescu,Norbert Werner,Alison L. Coil,Edmund Hodges‐Kluck,Eric D. Miller,M. W. Wise	2025	0
3	Cold Gas and Star Formation in the Phoenix Cluster with JWST The Astrophysical Journal ·Michael Reefe,M. McDonald,Marios Chatzikos,Jerome Seebeck,R. F. Mushotzky,Sylvain Veilleux,S. W. Allen,Matthew Bayliss,Michael S. Calzadilla,Rebecca Canning,Megan Donahue,Benjamin Floyd,M. Gaspari,Julie Hlavacek-Larrondo,B. R. McNamara,H. R. Russell,Arnab Sarkar,Keren Sharon,Taweewat Somboonpanyakul	2025	0
4	Complex Kinematics of Nebular Gas in Active Galaxies Centered in Cooling X-Ray Atmospheres The Astrophysical Journal ·Marie-Joëlle Gingras,Alison L. Coil,B. R. McNamara,Serena Perrotta,Fabrizio Brighenti,H. R. Russell,Muzi Li,S. Peng Oh,Wei Ning	2024	3
5	The SPT-Chandra BCG Spectroscopic Survey. I. Evolution of the Entropy Threshold for ICM Cooling and AGN Feedback in Galaxy Clusters over the Last 10 Gyr The Astrophysical Journal ·Michael S. Calzadilla,M. McDonald,B. A. Benson,L. E. Bleem,J. H. Croston,Megan Donahue,A. C. Edge,Benjamin Floyd,G. P. Garmire,Julie Hlavacek-Larrondo,Minh Huynh,Gourav Khullar,Ralph Kraft,B. R. McNamara,Allison Noble,C. Romero,F. Ruppin,Taweewat Somboonpanyakul,G. Mark Voit	2024	1
6	Hidden Cooling Flows in clusters of Galaxies II: a wider sample Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society ·A. C. Fabian,J. S. Sanders,G. J. Ferland,B. R. McNamara,C. Pinto,S A Walker	2023	13
7	Constraints on thermal conductivity in the merging cluster Abell 2146 Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society ·A. Richard-Laferrière,H. R. Russell,A. C. Fabian,Urmila Chadayammuri,C. S. Reynolds,R. E. A. Canning,A. C. Edge,Julie Hlavacek-Larrondo,L.J. King,B. R. McNamara,P. E. J. Nulsen,J. S. Sanders	2023	1
8	Atmospheric Pressure and Molecular Cloud Formation in Early-type Galaxies The Astrophysical Journal ·Iu. Babyk,B. R. McNamara,P. E. J. Nulsen,H. R. Russell,A. C. Edge,Leo Blitz	2023	1
9	Testing the Limits of AGN Feedback and the Onset of Thermal Instability in the Most Rapidly Star Forming Brightest Cluster Galaxies arXiv (Cornell University) ·Michael S. Calzadilla,M. McDonald,Megan Donahue,B. R. McNamara,Kevin Fogarty,M. Gaspari,Myriam Gitti,H. R. Russell,G. Tremblay,G. Mark Voit,Francesco Ubertosi	2022	13
10	A molecular absorption line survey towards the AGN of Hydra-A Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society ·Tom Rose,A. C. Edge,F. Combes,S. Hamer,B. R. McNamara,H. R. Russell,M. Gaspari,P. Salomé,Craig L. Sarazin,G. Tremblay,Stefi A. Baum,M. N. Bremer,Megan Donahue,A. C. Fabian,G. J. Ferland,N. P. H. Nesvadba,C. P. O’Dea,J. B. R. Oonk,A. B. Peck	2020	18
11	X-Ray Scaling Relations of Early-type Galaxies The Astrophysical Journal ·Iu. Babyk,B. R. McNamara,P. E. J. Nulsen,M. T. Hogan,A. N. Vantyghem,H. R. Russell,F. A. Pulido,A. C. Edge	2018	32
12	The Origin of Molecular Clouds in Central Galaxies The Astrophysical Journal ·F. A. Pulido,B. R. McNamara,A. C. Edge,M. T. Hogan,A. N. Vantyghem,H. R. Russell,P. E. J. Nulsen,Iu. Babyk,P. Salomé	2018	62
13	A Universal Entropy Profile for the Hot Atmospheres of Galaxies and Clusters within R₂₅₀₀ The Astrophysical Journal ·Iu. Babyk,B. R. McNamara,P. E. J. Nulsen,H. R. Russell,A. N. Vantyghem,M. T. Hogan,F. A. Pulido	2018	45
14	Mass Distribution in Galaxy Cluster Cores The Astrophysical Journal ·M. T. Hogan,B. R. McNamara,F. A. Pulido,P. E. J. Nulsen,H. R. Russell,A. N. Vantyghem,A. C. Edge,Robert Main	2017	28
15	Far-ultraviolet morphology of star-forming filaments in cool core brightest cluster galaxies Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society ·G. Tremblay,C. P. O’Dea,Stefi A. Baum,R. Mittal,M. McDonald,F. Combes,Yuan Li,B. R. McNamara,M. N. Bremer,T. E. Clarke,Megan Donahue,A. C. Edge,A. C. Fabian,S. Hamer,M. T. Hogan,J. B. R. Oonk,Alice C. Quillen,J. S. Sanders,P. Salomé,G. Mark Voit	2015	39
16	High radio-frequency properties and variability of brightest cluster galaxies Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society ·M. T. Hogan,A. C. Edge,J. E. Geach,Keith Grainge,Julie Hlavacek-Larrondo,T. Hovatta,A. Karim,B. R. McNamara,C. Rumsey,H. R. Russell,P. Salomé,H. D. Aller,M. F. Aller,Dominic J. Benford,A. C. Fabian,A. C. S. Readhead,E. M. Sadler,Richard D. E. Saunders	2015	27
17	Radiative efficiency, variability and Bondi accretion on to massive black holes: the transition from radio AGN to quasars in brightest cluster galaxies Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society ·H. R. Russell,B. R. McNamara,A. C. Edge,M. T. Hogan,Robert Main,A. N. Vantyghem	2013	121
18	Herschel★ observations of the Centaurus cluster - the dynamics of cold gas in a cool core Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society ·R. Mittal,C. P. O’Dea,G. J. Ferland,J. B. R. Oonk,A. C. Edge,R. E. A. Canning,H. R. Russell,Stefi A. Baum,H. Böhringer,F. Combes,Megan Donahue,A. C. Fabian,N. A. Hatch,Aaron Hoffer,R. M. Johnstone,B. R. McNamara,P. Salomé,G. Tremblay	2011	35
19	Radio Mode Outbursts in Giant Elliptical Galaxies AIP conference proceedings ·P. E. J. Nulsen,C. Jones,W. Forman,E. Churazov,B. R. McNamara,Laurence P. David,Stephen Murray,Sebastian Heinz,Eric Wilcots	2009	14
20	Radio Triggered Star Formation in Cooling Flows B. R. McNamara	1999	6

About B. R. McNamara

B. R. McNamara is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation and Nuclear and High Energy Physics, having authored 120 papers that have together received 5.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (103 papers), Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations (73 papers), Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (51 papers), Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena (33 papers), Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (32 papers), Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (15 papers), Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae (13 papers) and Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology (6 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Astronomy and Astrophysics (5.1k citations), Instrumentation (838 citations) and Nuclear and High Energy Physics (1.9k citations). B. R. McNamara has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include P. E. J. Nulsen, M. W. Wise, D. A. Rafferty, H. R. Russell, C. Jones, W. Forman, A. C. Edge, A. C. Fabian, Craig L. Sarazin and L. P. David. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and The Astrophysical Journal.

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