Blair D. Savage

20.3k total citations · 4 hit papers
218 papers, 12.2k citations indexed

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Blair D. Savage is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Blair D. Savage has authored 218 papers receiving a total of 12.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 203 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 38 papers in Instrumentation and 32 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in Blair D. Savage's work include Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (144 papers), Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (130 papers) and Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (75 papers). Blair D. Savage is often cited by papers focused on Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (144 papers), Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (130 papers) and Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (75 papers). Blair D. Savage collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and United Kingdom. Blair D. Savage's co-authors include Kenneth R. Sembach, R. C. Bohlin, J. F. Drake, John S. Mathis, Bart P. Wakker, Todd M. Tripp, Jason A. Cardelli, A. Diplas, E. B. Jenkins and Limin Lu and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and The Astrophysical Journal.

In The Last Decade

Blair D. Savage

215 papers receiving 11.7k 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 survey of interstellar H I from L-alpha absorption measurements. II

1978 1.5k citations R. C. Bohlin, Blair D. Savage et al. The Astrophysical Journal profile →
INTERSTELLAR ABUNDANCES FROM ABSORPTION-LINE OBSERVATIONS WITH THE HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE

1996 792 citations Blair D. Savage, Kenneth R. Sembach Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics profile →
Observed Properties of Interstellar Dust

1979 751 citations Blair D. Savage et al. Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics profile →
The analysis of apparent optical depth profiles for interstellar absorption lines

1991 466 citations Blair D. Savage, Kenneth R. Sembach The Astrophysical Journal profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Blair D. Savage United States	55	11.4k	1.8k	1.2k	1.1k	1.1k	218	12.2k
A. J. Sauval Belgium	28	10.2k 0.9×	1.2k 0.7×	1.0k 0.8×	745 0.7×	2.4k 2.2×	61	11.4k
J. Michael Shull United States	55	12.3k 1.1×	3.1k 1.8×	533 0.4×	637 0.6×	1.9k 1.7×	224	13.0k
G. J. Ferland United States	48	9.7k 0.9×	1.6k 0.9×	466 0.4×	620 0.5×	1.4k 1.3×	329	10.6k
John Bally United States	58	10.6k 0.9×	1.1k 0.6×	1.4k 1.1×	2.7k 2.4×	468 0.4×	333	11.3k
M. J. Barlow United Kingdom	52	8.3k 0.7×	885 0.5×	628 0.5×	822 0.7×	1.4k 1.3×	298	8.9k
Jason A. Cardelli United States	23	8.2k 0.7×	1.0k 0.6×	536 0.4×	552 0.5×	2.0k 1.9×	73	8.6k
Donald G. York United States	58	12.1k 1.1×	1.7k 1.0×	828 0.7×	670 0.6×	3.5k 3.3×	278	12.7k
Simon C. O. Glover Germany	52	8.7k 0.8×	1.2k 0.7×	744 0.6×	810 0.7×	1.1k 1.0×	239	9.1k
M. Morris United States	58	12.2k 1.1×	2.9k 1.7×	592 0.5×	1.0k 0.9×	1.3k 1.2×	398	12.7k
G. Neugebauer United States	50	11.0k 1.0×	1.7k 1.0×	505 0.4×	693 0.6×	2.3k 2.1×	322	11.5k

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Stanimirović, Snežana, J. R. Dawson, M. E. Putman, et al.. (2024). A search for 3-mm molecular absorption line transitions in the magellanic stream. Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia. 41. 2 indexed citations

Jenkins, E. B., et al.. (2023). The Distribution of Metallicities in the Local Galactic Interstellar Medium*. The Astrophysical Journal. 952(1). 57–57. 11 indexed citations

Fox, Andrew J., Blair D. Savage, Bart P. Wakker, et al.. (2021). Molecular Gas within the Milky Way's Nuclear Wind. The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 923(1). L11–L11. 14 indexed citations

Narayanan, A., et al.. (2020). Physical conditions of five O vi absorption systems towards PG 1522+101. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 498(4). 4864–4886. 7 indexed citations

Wakker, Bart P., Fahad Nasir, R. F. Carswell, et al.. (2020). The evolution of the low-density H i intergalactic medium from z = 3.6 to 0: data, transmitted flux, and H i column density,,. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 501(4). 5811–5833. 13 indexed citations

Karim, Tanveer, Andrew J. Fox, E. B. Jenkins, et al.. (2018). Probing the Southern Fermi Bubble in Ultraviolet Absorption Using Distant AGNs. The Astrophysical Journal. 860(2). 98–98. 17 indexed citations

Keeney, Brian A., John T. Stocke, Julie Davis, et al.. (2018). A Galaxy Redshift Survey Near HST/COS AGN Sight Lines. The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 237(1). 11–11. 23 indexed citations

Bertone, Serena, Joel N. Bregman, Renyue Cen, et al.. (2009). The Cosmic Web. 2010. 270. 1 indexed citations

Lehner, Nicolas, Blair D. Savage, P. Richter, et al.. (2007). Physical Properties, Baryon Content, and Evolution of the Lyα Forest: New Insights from High‐Resolution Observations atz≲ 0.4. The Astrophysical Journal. 658(2). 680–709. 78 indexed citations

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Savage, Blair D., et al.. (2001). The FUSE survey of Galactic OVI. American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts. 199. 1 indexed citations

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Brandt, J. C., Sara R. Heap, E. A. Beaver, et al.. (1999). Echelle Spectroscopy of Interstellar Absorption toward μ Columbae with the Goddard High Resolution Spectrograph. The Astronomical Journal. 117(1). 400–409. 7 indexed citations

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Weymann, R. J., Buell T. Jannuzi, Limin Lu, et al.. (1998). TheHubble Space TelescopeQuasar Absorption Line Key Project. XIV. The Evolution of Lyα Absorption Lines in the Redshift Intervalz= 0–1.5. The Astrophysical Journal. 506(1). 1–18. 99 indexed citations

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Savage, Blair D. & Kenneth R. Sembach. (1996). INTERSTELLAR ABUNDANCES FROM ABSORPTION-LINE OBSERVATIONS WITH THE HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE. Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics. 34(1). 279–329. 792 indexed citations breakdown →

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Diplas, A. & Blair D. Savage. (1993). An IUE Survey of Interstellar H I LY alpha Absorption. ASPC. 35. 289. 1 indexed citations

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Cardelli, Jason A., et al.. (1992). Abundance of Interstellar Carbon Toward ζ Ophiuchi. American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts. 181. 1 indexed citations

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Cardelli, Jason A., Blair D. Savage, & U. J. Sofia. (1991). Interstellar Gas Phase Abundance of Carbon, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Copper, Gallium, Germanium, and Krypton Toward ζ Ophiuchi. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 23. 1365. 1 indexed citations

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Diplas, A. & Blair D. Savage. (1991). Neutral Hydrogen in the Outer Galaxy. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 23. 889. 1 indexed citations

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Cardelli, Jason A., Blair D. Savage, & Dennis Ebbets. (1991). Interstellar gas phase abundance of carbon, oxygen, nitrogen, copper, gallium, germanium, and krypton toward Zeta Ophiuchi. The Astrophysical Journal. 383. L23–L23. 38 indexed citations

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Morris, S. L., R. J. Weymann, Blair D. Savage, & Ronald L. Gilliland. (1991). First results from the Goddard High-Resolution Spectrograph - The Galactic halo and the Ly-alpha forest at low redshift in 3C 273. The Astrophysical Journal. 377. L21–L21. 53 indexed citations

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Savage, Blair D. & R. C. Bohlin. (1978). Measurements of Interstellar Extinction in the Orion Nebula from the International Ultraviolet Explorer.. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 10. 445. 1 indexed citations

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