B. W. Stappers

34.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
278 papers, 7.5k citations indexed

About

B. W. Stappers is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics and Oceanography. According to data from OpenAlex, B. W. Stappers has authored 278 papers receiving a total of 7.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 269 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 74 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics and 53 papers in Oceanography. Recurrent topics in B. W. Stappers's work include Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research (235 papers), Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology (112 papers) and Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae (78 papers). B. W. Stappers is often cited by papers focused on Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research (235 papers), Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology (112 papers) and Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae (78 papers). B. W. Stappers collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Germany and Netherlands. B. W. Stappers's co-authors include M. Krämer, A. G. Lyne, C. Bassa, G. H. Janssen, P. Weltevrede, E. F. Keane, M. Bailes, J. W. T. Hessels, I. H. Stairs and S. Johnston and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Physical Review Letters.

In The Last Decade

B. W. Stappers

253 papers receiving 7.1k 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.

A Population of Fast Radio Bursts at Cosmological Distances

2013 577 citations B. W. Stappers, M. Burgay et al. profile →
Gravitational Wave Astronomy with the SKA

2015 274 citations M. A. McLaughlin, C. Bassa et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
B. W. Stappers	7.2k	2.1k	1.2k	1.2k	594	278	7.5k
M. Bailes	7.5k 1.0×	1.8k 0.9×	1.3k 1.1×	854 0.7×	639 1.1×	212	7.7k
D. R. Lorimer	9.3k 1.3×	2.6k 1.3×	1.6k 1.4×	1.2k 1.0×	782 1.3×	208	9.6k
G. Hobbs	7.8k 1.1×	2.4k 1.2×	1.9k 1.6×	946 0.8×	940 1.6×	150	8.1k
I. H. Stairs	7.7k 1.1×	2.2k 1.1×	1.6k 1.4×	1.3k 1.1×	697 1.2×	141	7.9k
J. M. Cordes	7.3k 1.0×	2.6k 1.2×	966 0.8×	848 0.7×	737 1.2×	199	7.6k
F. Camilo	9.6k 1.3×	2.9k 1.4×	1.7k 1.5×	1.6k 1.3×	731 1.2×	224	9.9k
V. M. Kaspi	9.3k 1.3×	2.5k 1.2×	1.3k 1.1×	2.4k 2.1×	652 1.1×	251	9.6k
J. W. T. Hessels	6.3k 0.9×	2.1k 1.0×	770 0.7×	1.6k 1.4×	553 0.9×	132	6.6k
M. Burgay	4.9k 0.7×	1.3k 0.6×	839 0.7×	763 0.6×	339 0.6×	157	5.1k
W. van Straten	3.7k 0.5×	1.1k 0.5×	601 0.5×	387 0.3×	395 0.7×	107	3.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of B. W. Stappers

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Gordon, Alexa C., B. W. Stappers, Nicolás Tejos, et al.. (2025). Localization and host galaxy identification of new fast radio bursts with MeerKAT. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 545(4).

Levin, L., B. W. Stappers, E D Barr, et al.. (2024). The TRAPUM Small Magellanic Cloud pulsar survey with MeerKAT – I. Discovery of seven new pulsars and two Pulsar Wind Nebula associations. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 531(2). 2835–2863. 6 indexed citations

Fisher, R. P., Kaustubh Rajwade, B. W. Stappers, et al.. (2024). Radio pulse profile evolution of magnetar Swift J1818.0−1607. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 528(2). 3833–3843. 5 indexed citations

Roy, Jayanta, et al.. (2023). The GMRT High Resolution Southern Sky Survey for Pulsars and Transients. IV. Discovery of Four New Pulsars with an FFA Search. The Astrophysical Journal. 944(1). 54–54. 5 indexed citations

Bhattacharyya, Bhaswati, Jayanta Roy, T. J. Johnson, et al.. (2021). Discovery and Timing of Three Millisecond Pulsars in Radio and Gamma-Rays with the Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope and Fermi Large Area Telescope. The Astrophysical Journal. 910(2). 160–160. 11 indexed citations

Bilous, A. V., V. I. Kondratiev, J.–M. Grießmeier, et al.. (2020). A LOFAR census of non-recycled pulsars: extending to frequencies below 80 MHz. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 18 indexed citations

Morello, V, E D Barr, B. W. Stappers, E. F. Keane, & A. G. Lyne. (2020). Optimal periodicity searching: revisiting the fast folding algorithm for large-scale pulsar surveys. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 497(4). 4654–4671. 50 indexed citations

Rajwade, Kaustubh, M. B. Mickaliger, B. W. Stappers, et al.. (2020). Limits on absorption from a 332-MHz survey for fast radio bursts. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 493(3). 4418–4427. 8 indexed citations

Lyon, R. J. P., et al.. (2019). Comparing Multiclass, Binary, and Hierarchical Machine Learning Classification schemes for variable stars. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 488(4). 4858–4872. 21 indexed citations

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Smits, R., M. Krämer, B. W. Stappers, et al.. (2008). Pulsar searches and timing with the square kilometre array. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 148 indexed citations

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Попов, M. В. & B. W. Stappers. (2007). Statistical properties of giant pulses from the Crab pulsar. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 26 indexed citations

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Weltevrede, P., B. W. Stappers, & Roderick Edwards. (2007). . UvA-DARE (University of Amsterdam). 52 indexed citations

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Hessels, J. W. T., et al.. (2007). . UvA-DARE (University of Amsterdam). 6 indexed citations

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Weltevrede, P., B. W. Stappers, Joanna M. Rankin, & Geoffrey Wright. (2006). Is Pulsar B0656+14 a Very Nearby Rotating Radio Transient?. The Astrophysical Journal. 645(2). L149–L152. 66 indexed citations

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Smits, J.M.M., B. W. Stappers, R. T. Edwards, J. Kuijpers, & R. Ramachandran. (2006). . Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 9 indexed citations

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Hartog, P. R. den, L. Kuiper, W. Hermsen, et al.. (2006). UvA-DARE (University of Amsterdam). 7 indexed citations

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Edwards, R. T. & B. W. Stappers. (2004). . Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 28 indexed citations

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Weltevrede, P., B. W. Stappers, L. J. Horn, & Roderick Edwards. (2003). Refraction in a pulsar magnetosphere – the effect of a variable emission height on pulse morphology. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 16 indexed citations

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Edwards, Roderick, B. W. Stappers, & J. van Leeuwen. (2003). . UvA-DARE (University of Amsterdam). 17 indexed citations

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Edwards, Roderick & B. W. Stappers. (2002). Drifting sub-pulse analysis using the two-dimensional Fourier transform. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 36 indexed citations

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