Beth Willman

10.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
47 papers, 4.5k citations indexed

About

Beth Willman is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, Beth Willman has authored 47 papers receiving a total of 4.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 22 papers in Instrumentation and 4 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in Beth Willman's work include Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (35 papers), Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (34 papers) and Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (22 papers). Beth Willman is often cited by papers focused on Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (35 papers), Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (34 papers) and Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (22 papers). Beth Willman collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. Beth Willman's co-authors include Fabio Governato, James Wadsley, Thomas Quinn, Lucio Mayer, Alyson Brooks, Louis E. Strigari, James S. Bullock, Marla Geha, Joshua D. Simon and Chris B. Brook and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, The Astrophysical Journal and Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.

In The Last Decade

Beth Willman

46 papers receiving 4.4k 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.

  1. Bulgeless dwarf galaxies and dark matter cores from supernova-driven outflows
    2010 684 citations Fabio Governato, Chris B. Brook et al. Nature profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Beth Willman 4.3k 2.0k 872 124 121 47 4.5k
Hugh Couchman 3.1k 0.7× 1.5k 0.8× 593 0.7× 284 2.3× 102 0.8× 10 3.3k
Gerard Lemson 3.3k 0.8× 1.8k 0.9× 539 0.6× 182 1.5× 84 0.7× 49 3.4k
R. R. de Carvalho 2.5k 0.6× 1.5k 0.8× 264 0.3× 101 0.8× 50 0.4× 115 2.6k
Lisa J. Storrie‐Lombardi 2.8k 0.7× 948 0.5× 523 0.6× 51 0.4× 55 0.5× 72 2.9k
L. Sodré 2.7k 0.6× 1.4k 0.7× 361 0.4× 91 0.7× 89 0.7× 93 3.0k
Gregory F. Snyder 3.9k 0.9× 2.1k 1.0× 536 0.6× 109 0.9× 113 0.9× 54 4.1k
Elmo Tempel 2.9k 0.7× 1.4k 0.7× 605 0.7× 219 1.8× 79 0.7× 116 3.0k
E. A. Valentijn 1.7k 0.4× 796 0.4× 207 0.2× 46 0.4× 28 0.2× 105 1.9k
L. Verdes‐Montenegro 1.8k 0.4× 795 0.4× 228 0.3× 66 0.5× 34 0.3× 105 2.0k
Andrew P. Cooper 1.6k 0.4× 912 0.5× 188 0.2× 62 0.5× 23 0.2× 51 1.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Beth Willman

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Fields of papers citing papers by Beth Willman

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Beth Willman. 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 Beth Willman. The network helps show where Beth Willman may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Beth Willman

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Beth Willman. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Beth Willman 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 Beth Willman. Beth Willman 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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Carlin, Jeffrey L., David J. Sand, Burçı̇n Mutlu-Pakdı̇l, et al.. (2024). A Census of Dwarf Galaxy Satellites around LMC-mass Galaxy NGC 2403*. The Astrophysical Journal. 977(1). 112–112. 3 indexed citations
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Bennet, Paul, David J. Sand, Denija Crnojević, et al.. (2022). Hubble Space Telescope Imaging of Isolated Local Volume Dwarfs GALFA Dw3 and Dw4. The Astrophysical Journal. 924(2). 98–98. 10 indexed citations
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Dickinson, Mark, A. Bolton, Beth Willman, et al.. (2022). DRAW in the US Extremely large Telescope Program Platform. 13–13.
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Simon, Joshua D., T. M. Brown, A. Drlica-Wagner, et al.. (2021). Eridanus II: A Fossil from Reionization with an Off-center Star Cluster. The Astrophysical Journal. 908(1). 18–18. 33 indexed citations
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Hargis, Jonathan R., Denija Crnojević, David J. Sand, et al.. (2020). Hubble Space Telescope Imaging of Antlia B: Star Formation History and a New Tip of the Red Giant Branch Distance. The Astrophysical Journal. 888(1). 31–31. 16 indexed citations
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Carlin, Jeffrey L., David J. Sand, Kristine Spekkens, et al.. (2017). Deep Subaru Hyper Suprime-Cam Observations of Milky Way Satellites Columba I and Triangulum II*. The Astronomical Journal. 154(6). 267–267. 21 indexed citations
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Collins, Michelle, Erik Tollerud, David J. Sand, et al.. (2017). Dynamical evidence for a strong tidal interaction between the Milky Way and its satellite, Leo V. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. stx067–stx067. 30 indexed citations
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Carlin, Jeffrey L., David J. Sand, P. A. Price, et al.. (2016). FIRST RESULTS FROM THE MADCASH SURVEY: A FAINT DWARF GALAXY COMPANION TO THE LOW-MASS SPIRAL GALAXY NGC 2403 AT 3.2 MPC∗. The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 828(1). L5–L5. 62 indexed citations
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Crnojević, Denija, David J. Sand, Dennis Zaritsky, et al.. (2016). DEEP IMAGING OF ERIDANUS II AND ITS LONE STAR CLUSTER*. The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 824(1). L14–L14. 71 indexed citations
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Claver, Charles F., Beth Willman, Don Petravick, et al.. (2016). Using model based systems engineering for the development of the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope's operational plan. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 9911. 99110D–99110D. 3 indexed citations
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Jerjen, Helmut, G. S. Da Costa, Beth Willman, et al.. (2013). MAIN-SEQUENCE STAR POPULATIONS IN THE VIRGO OVERDENSITY REGION. The Astrophysical Journal. 769(1). 14–14. 7 indexed citations
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Zolotov, Adi, Alyson Brooks, Beth Willman, et al.. (2012). BARYONS MATTER: WHY LUMINOUS SATELLITE GALAXIES HAVE REDUCED CENTRAL MASSES. The Astrophysical Journal. 761(1). 71–71. 232 indexed citations
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Willman, Beth & Jay Strader. (2012). “GALAXY,” DEFINED. The Astronomical Journal. 144(3). 76–76. 114 indexed citations
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Simon, Joshua D., Marla Geha, Quinn E. Minor, et al.. (2011). A COMPLETE SPECTROSCOPIC SURVEY OF THE MILKY WAY SATELLITE SEGUE 1: THE DARKEST GALAXY. The Astrophysical Journal. 733(1). 46–46. 171 indexed citations
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Strauss, Michael A., J. A. Tyson, Donald W. Sweeney, et al.. (2010). LSST Observatory System and Science Opportunities. 215. 1 indexed citations
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Governato, Fabio, Chris B. Brook, Lucio Mayer, et al.. (2010). Bulgeless dwarf galaxies and dark matter cores from supernova-driven outflows. Nature. 463(7278). 203–206. 684 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zolotov, Adi, David W. Hogg, & Beth Willman. (2010). ARE THE ULTRA-FAINT DWARF GALAXIES JUST CUSPS?. The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 727(1). L14–L14. 4 indexed citations
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Strigari, Louis E., James S. Bullock, Manoj Kaplinghat, et al.. (2008). A common mass scale for satellite galaxies of the Milky Way. Nature. 454(7208). 1096–1097. 318 indexed citations
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Younger, Joshua D., Gurtina Besla, Thomas J. Cox, et al.. (2008). On the Origin of Dynamically Cold Rings around the Milky Way. The Astrophysical Journal. 676(1). L21–L24. 37 indexed citations
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Walsh, Shane, Helmut Jerjen, & Beth Willman. (2007). A Pair of Boötes: A New Milky Way Satellite. The Astrophysical Journal. 662(2). L83–L86. 101 indexed citations

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