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.
Shapes and Shaping of Planetary Nebulae
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This map shows the geographic impact of Bruce Balick's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Bruce Balick with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Bruce Balick more than expected).
This network shows the impact of papers produced by Bruce Balick. 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 Bruce Balick. The network helps show where Bruce Balick may publish in the future.
Co-authorship network of co-authors of Bruce Balick
This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Bruce Balick.
A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Bruce Balick 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 Bruce Balick. Bruce Balick is excluded from
the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.
Meixner, M., Joel H. Kastner, Bruce Balick, & Noam Soker. (2004). Asymmetrical planetary nebulae III : proceedings of a meeting held at Mt. Rainier, Washington, 28 July-1 August 2003. Astronomical Society of the Pacific eBooks. 313.4 indexed citations
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Santander-García, M., R. L. M. Corradi, Bruce Balick, & A. Mampaso. (2004). Menzel 3: Dissecting the ant. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 426(1). 185–194.31 indexed citations
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Balick, Bruce. (1996). THE SHAPES OF PLANETARY NEBULAE. American Scientist. 84(4). 342–351.3 indexed citations
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Wallerstein, George & Bruce Balick. (1990). Long slit observations of emitting gas in the Vela supernova remnant. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 245(4). 701–712.4 indexed citations
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Balick, Bruce. (1988). Astrophysics at Apache Point. Sky and Telescope. 76. 126.
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Balick, Bruce. (1987). The Evolution of Planetary Nebulae. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 19. 679.2 indexed citations
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Balick, Bruce, et al.. (1987). X-ray Variability of Mrk 335. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 19. 733.6 indexed citations
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Heckman, Timothy M., E. P. Smith, G. D. Bothun, & Bruce Balick. (1984). Quasars as the Active Nuclei of Interacting Galaxies: A Spectroscopic Investigation. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 16. 481.2 indexed citations
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Balick, Bruce, et al.. (1981). The inner regions of the spiral galaxy NGC 3310 : evidence for galactic cannibalism ?. A&A. 96. 271.
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Heckman, Timothy M., Bruce Balick, & P. C. Crane. (1980). An optical and radio survey of the nuclei of bright galaxies: sample selection and observations.. Astronomy & Astrophysics Supplement Series. 40. 295–305.1 indexed citations
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Balick, Bruce, et al.. (1973). Evidence for Shell Structure in the Interstellar Neutral Hydrogen Surrounding the Supernova Remnant S147.. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 5. 410.1 indexed citations
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Terzian, Yervant & Bruce Balick. (1972). Radio Recombination Lines from Planetary Nebulae. 10. 41–47.1 indexed citations
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Terzian, Yervant & Bruce Balick. (1969). H109α Line Observations of Six Planetary Nebulae, DR 21 and IC 410. 4. 195–198.
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