Benjamin P. Moster

3.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
33 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Benjamin P. Moster is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation and Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition. According to data from OpenAlex, Benjamin P. Moster has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 21 papers in Instrumentation and 3 papers in Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition. Recurrent topics in Benjamin P. Moster's work include Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (29 papers), Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (21 papers) and Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (11 papers). Benjamin P. Moster is often cited by papers focused on Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (29 papers), Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (21 papers) and Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (11 papers). Benjamin P. Moster collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and United Kingdom. Benjamin P. Moster's co-authors include Thorsten Naab, Simon D. M. White, Rachel S. Somerville, Ludwig Oser, Andrea V. Macciò, Jeremiah P. Ostriker, Ena Choi, Peter H. Johansson, Chia-Yu Hu and Stefanie Walch and has published in prestigious journals such as The Astrophysical Journal, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society and Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology).

In The Last Decade

Benjamin P. Moster

33 papers receiving 2.2k citations

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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.

Galactic star formation and accretion histories from matching galaxies to dark matter haloes

2012 940 citations Benjamin P. Moster, Thorsten Naab et al. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society profile →
emerge – an empirical model for the formation of galaxies since z ∼ 10

2018 288 citations Benjamin P. Moster, Thorsten Naab et al. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society profile →

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Benjamin P. Moster Germany	19	2.3k	1.3k	308	87	84	33	2.3k
Michaela Hirschmann Italy	28	2.4k 1.1×	1.3k 1.0×	276 0.9×	83 1.0×	55 0.7×	83	2.5k
Anna Gallazzi Italy	31	2.9k 1.3×	1.7k 1.3×	231 0.8×	71 0.8×	82 1.0×	72	3.0k
Ho Seong Hwang South Korea	25	2.2k 1.0×	1.2k 0.9×	233 0.8×	70 0.8×	74 0.9×	114	2.3k
Yuval Birnboim United States	17	2.8k 1.2×	1.3k 1.0×	350 1.1×	71 0.8×	48 0.6×	25	2.8k
M. Pannella Germany	29	2.7k 1.2×	1.5k 1.1×	374 1.2×	66 0.8×	58 0.7×	60	2.7k
Yetli Rosas-Guevara Spain	19	2.7k 1.2×	1.4k 1.1×	402 1.3×	69 0.8×	76 0.9×	28	2.8k
M. G. Abadi Argentina	26	2.4k 1.1×	1.3k 1.0×	214 0.7×	81 0.9×	68 0.8×	49	2.4k
V. Ávila-Reese Mexico	26	1.8k 0.8×	996 0.8×	275 0.9×	71 0.8×	106 1.3×	81	1.9k
M. S. Owers Australia	32	2.2k 1.0×	1.1k 0.9×	221 0.7×	49 0.6×	82 1.0×	88	2.2k
M. D’Onofrio Italy	26	1.9k 0.8×	1.2k 0.9×	221 0.7×	49 0.6×	117 1.4×	97	1.9k

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Choi, Ena, Rachel S. Somerville, Gregory F. Snyder, et al.. (2023). The connection between mergers and AGN activity in simulated and observed massive galaxies. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 527(3). 9461–9479. 7 indexed citations

Steinwandel, Ulrich P., et al.. (2023). Predictions on the stellar-to-halo mass relation in the dwarf regime using the empirical model for galaxy formation Emerge. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 520(1). 897–916. 7 indexed citations

Moster, Benjamin P., et al.. (2021). Globular cluster numbers in dark matter haloes in a dual formation scenario: an empirical model within emerge. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 505(4). 5815–5832. 18 indexed citations

Moster, Benjamin P., et al.. (2021). GalaxyNet: connecting galaxies and dark matter haloes with deep neural networks and reinforcement learning in large volumes. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 507(2). 2115–2136. 37 indexed citations

Moster, Benjamin P., et al.. (2021). emerge: constraining merging probabilities and time-scales of close galaxy pairs. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 503(4). 5646–5657. 3 indexed citations

Behroozi, Peter, Charlie Conroy, Risa H. Wechsler, et al.. (2020). The Universe at z > 10: predictions for JWST from the universemachine DR1. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 499(4). 5702–5718. 90 indexed citations

Moster, Benjamin P., Thorsten Naab, & Simon D. M. White. (2020). emerge – empirical constraints on the formation of passive galaxies. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 499(4). 4748–4767. 38 indexed citations

Steinwandel, Ulrich P., Klaus Dolag, H. Lesch, et al.. (2020). On the origin of magnetic driven winds and the structure of the galactic dynamo in isolated galaxies. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 494(3). 4393–4412. 24 indexed citations

Moster, Benjamin P., et al.. (2020). Emerge: Empirical predictions of galaxy merger rates since z ∼ 6. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 40 indexed citations

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Obreja, Aura, Andrea V. Macciò, Benjamin P. Moster, et al.. (2019). Local photoionization feedback effects on galaxies. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 490(2). 1518–1538. 14 indexed citations

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Obreja, Aura, Aaron A. Dutton, Andrea V. Macciò, et al.. (2019). NIHAO XVI: the properties and evolution of kinematically selected discs, bulges, and stellar haloes. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 487(3). 4424–4456. 22 indexed citations

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Obreja, Aura, Andrea V. Macciò, Benjamin P. Moster, et al.. (2018). gsf: galactic structure finder. Astrophysics Source Code Library. 1 indexed citations

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Steinwandel, Ulrich P., M. Beck, Alexander Arth, et al.. (2018). Magnetic buoyancy in simulated galactic discs with a realistic circumgalactic medium. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 483(1). 1008–1028. 29 indexed citations

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Choksi, Nick, Peter Behroozi, Marta Volonteri, et al.. (2017). Recoiling supermassive black hole escape velocities from dark matter haloes. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 472(2). 1526–1537. 9 indexed citations

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Newman, Jeffrey A. & Benjamin P. Moster. (2014). QUICKCV: Cosmic variance calculator. Astrophysics Source Code Library. 1 indexed citations

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Hu, Chia-Yu, Thorsten Naab, Stefanie Walch, Benjamin P. Moster, & Ludwig Oser. (2014). SPHGal: smoothed particle hydrodynamics with improved accuracy for galaxy simulations. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 443(2). 1173–1191. 92 indexed citations

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Moreno, Jorge, Asa F. L. Bluck, Sara L. Ellison, et al.. (2013). The dynamics of galaxy pairs in a cosmological setting. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 436(2). 1765–1786. 51 indexed citations

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Rajpurohit, A. S., C. Reylé, M. Schultheis, et al.. (2012). The very low mass multiple system LHS 1070. A testbed for model atmospheres for the lower end of the main sequence. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 11 indexed citations

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Moster, Benjamin P., Thorsten Naab, & Simon D. M. White. (2012). Galactic star formation and accretion histories from matching galaxies to dark matter haloes. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 428(4). 3121–3138. 940 indexed citations breakdown →

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Leinert, C. & Benjamin P. Moster. (2007). Evidence for dust accumulation just outside the orbit of Venus. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 12 indexed citations

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