B. Zuckerman

21.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
300 papers, 12.1k citations indexed

About

B. Zuckerman is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, B. Zuckerman has authored 300 papers receiving a total of 12.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 266 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 77 papers in Instrumentation and 51 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in B. Zuckerman's work include Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (199 papers), Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (186 papers) and Astro and Planetary Science (123 papers). B. Zuckerman is often cited by papers focused on Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (199 papers), Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (186 papers) and Astro and Planetary Science (123 papers). B. Zuckerman collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Australia. B. Zuckerman's co-authors include Inseok Song, E. E. Becklin, Patrick Palmer, M. S. Bessell, Bruce Macintosh, R. A. Webb, Christian Marois, Travis Barman, D. Koester and M. Jura and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

B. Zuckerman

286 papers receiving 11.6k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Direct Imaging of Multiple Planets Orbiting the Star HR 8799

2008 871 citations Christian Marois, Bruce Macintosh et al. profile →
Images of a fourth planet orbiting HR 8799

2010 464 citations Christian Marois, B. Zuckerman et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
B. Zuckerman	11.3k	2.4k	1.5k	1.3k	859	300	12.1k
F. Allard	10.8k 1.0×	3.8k 1.5×	1.1k 0.7×	815 0.6×	817 1.0×	164	11.3k
Thomas Henning	12.7k 1.1×	1.3k 0.5×	2.6k 1.8×	1.0k 0.8×	1.3k 1.5×	525	13.8k
F. Pepe	11.4k 1.0×	4.1k 1.7×	587 0.4×	1.0k 0.8×	585 0.7×	288	12.3k
Travis Barman	7.0k 0.6×	2.3k 1.0×	529 0.4×	581 0.5×	599 0.7×	118	7.3k
Mark S. Marley	8.0k 0.7×	2.1k 0.9×	885 0.6×	538 0.4×	1.6k 1.8×	229	8.6k
C. Lovis	8.7k 0.8×	3.0k 1.2×	527 0.4×	718 0.6×	545 0.6×	239	9.3k
Martin Cohen	5.8k 0.5×	969 0.4×	837 0.6×	893 0.7×	682 0.8×	172	7.0k
P. H. Hauschildt	7.6k 0.7×	2.2k 0.9×	682 0.5×	491 0.4×	618 0.7×	183	7.9k
A. J. Sauval	10.2k 0.9×	2.4k 1.0×	745 0.5×	836 0.7×	1.0k 1.2×	61	11.4k
M. J. Barlow	8.3k 0.7×	1.4k 0.6×	822 0.6×	821 0.6×	628 0.7×	298	8.9k

Countries citing papers authored by B. Zuckerman

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Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by B. Zuckerman

Since Specialization

Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by B. Zuckerman. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by B. Zuckerman. The network helps show where B. Zuckerman may publish in the future.

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

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of B. Zuckerman. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of B. Zuckerman 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. Zuckerman. B. Zuckerman is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Xu, Siyi, Andrew Vanderburg, P. Dufour, et al.. (2025). A machine-learning compositional study of exoplanetary material accreted onto five helium-atmosphere white dwarfs with cecilia. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 540(1). 746–773.

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

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

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

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

Pilachowski, C. A., et al.. (2019). The Barium Abundance in the Young Star RZ Piscium. Research Notes of the AAS. 3(11). 170–170. 1 indexed citations

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

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

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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Kastner, Joel H., et al.. (2017). Is the Young Star RZ Piscium Consuming Its Own (Planetary) Offspring?. The Astronomical Journal. 155(1). 33–33. 13 indexed citations

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Galicher, R., Christian Marois, Bruce Macintosh, et al.. (2016). The International Deep Planet Survey. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 594. A63–A63. 68 indexed citations

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Sacco, G. G., Joel H. Kastner, T. Forveille, et al.. (2013). Molecules in the transition disk orbiting T Chamaeleontis. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 9 indexed citations

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Zuckerman, B. & Inseok Song. (2008). The minimum Jeans mass, brown dwarf companion IMF, and predictions for detection of Y-type dwarfs. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 19 indexed citations

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Chauvin, G., A.‐M. Lagrange, Christophe Dumas, et al.. (2005). Giant planet companion to 2MASSW J1207334-393254. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 142 indexed citations

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Chauvin, G., A.‐M. Lagrange, B. Zuckerman, et al.. (2005). A companion to AB Pic at the planet/brown dwarf boundary. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 115 indexed citations

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Chauvin, G., M. Thomson, Christophe Dumas, et al.. (2003). Adaptive optics imaging survey of the Tucana-Horologium association. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 18 indexed citations

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Olofsson, H., et al.. (1982). Molecular Line Observations of Envelopes Around Evolved Stars. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 14. 895. 1 indexed citations

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Evans, Neal J., et al.. (1973). H 2 CO Emission from the Orion Molecular Cloud.. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 5. 421. 1 indexed citations

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Liller, W. & B. Zuckerman. (1969). Ultraviolet Observations of the 18-cm OH Emission Sources in NGC 6334 and Orion. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 1. 251. 2 indexed citations

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Zuckerman, B., et al.. (1968). Effective Thermal Conductivity of Snow at -88° C, -27° C and -5° C. 267. 5 indexed citations

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