C. D. Mackay

2.1k total citations
59 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

C. D. Mackay is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, C. D. Mackay has authored 59 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 25 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 23 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in C. D. Mackay's work include Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing (23 papers), Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (19 papers) and Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (18 papers). C. D. Mackay is often cited by papers focused on Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing (23 papers), Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (19 papers) and Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (18 papers). C. D. Mackay collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Russia. C. D. Mackay's co-authors include J. E. Baldwin, Robert N. Tubbs, A. Boksenberg, J. C. Blades, W. B. Sparks, J. M. Deharveng, Peter J. Hall, F. Macchetto, P. Crane and Ray Bell and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, The Astrophysical Journal and Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.

In The Last Decade

C. D. Mackay

58 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
C. D. Mackay United Kingdom 18 821 371 272 214 161 59 1.1k
P. Nisenson United States 20 908 1.1× 228 0.6× 388 1.4× 136 0.6× 70 0.4× 69 1.3k
D. Le Mignant United States 19 1.2k 1.4× 225 0.6× 494 1.8× 258 1.2× 103 0.6× 73 1.5k
Dainis Dravins Sweden 17 878 1.1× 359 1.0× 356 1.3× 102 0.5× 64 0.4× 89 1.2k
Gavin Dalton United Kingdom 23 1.7k 2.1× 620 1.7× 171 0.6× 88 0.4× 205 1.3× 82 1.9k
L. J. Rickard United States 17 761 0.9× 235 0.6× 265 1.0× 122 0.6× 118 0.7× 52 1.2k
Jean Surdej Belgium 21 1.1k 1.4× 294 0.8× 282 1.0× 58 0.3× 116 0.7× 123 1.3k
J. R. Allington‐Smith United Kingdom 19 1.1k 1.4× 487 1.3× 357 1.3× 274 1.3× 215 1.3× 103 1.6k
Benjamin F. Lane United States 22 1.3k 1.6× 494 1.3× 421 1.5× 105 0.5× 34 0.2× 77 1.5k
F. Vakili France 18 757 0.9× 324 0.9× 401 1.5× 92 0.4× 38 0.2× 118 980
L. Petro United States 17 1.2k 1.5× 415 1.1× 113 0.4× 79 0.4× 179 1.1× 60 1.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by C. D. Mackay

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of C. D. Mackay

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of C. D. Mackay. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of C. D. Mackay 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 C. D. Mackay. C. D. Mackay 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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Mackay, C. D., M. Dominik, & I. A. Steele. (2016). GravityCam: wide-field, high-resolution imaging and high-speed photometry instrument. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 9908. 99083L–99083L. 1 indexed citations
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Mackay, C. D., et al.. (2015). Decision support systems and environmental water management in the Murrumbidgee valley. 1139. 1 indexed citations
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Mackay, C. D.. (2013). High-efficiency lucky imaging. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 432(1). 702–710. 15 indexed citations
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Law, Nicholas M., C. D. Mackay, Richard G. Dekany, et al.. (2009). GETTING LUCKY WITH ADAPTIVE OPTICS: FAST ADAPTIVE OPTICS IMAGE SELECTION IN THE VISIBLE WITH A LARGE TELESCOPE. The Astrophysical Journal. 692(1). 924–930. 37 indexed citations
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Baldwin, J. E., P. J. Warner, & C. D. Mackay. (2008). The point spread function in Lucky Imaging and variations in seeing on short timescales. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 480(2). 589–597. 16 indexed citations
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Mackay, C. D., et al.. (2006). Lucky imaging: high angular resolution imaging in the visible from the ground. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 446(2). 739–745. 150 indexed citations
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Mackay, C. D., et al.. (2004). Astronomical imaging with L3CCDs: detector performance and high-speed controller design. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 5499. 203–203. 10 indexed citations
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Tubbs, Robert N., John E. Baldwin, & C. D. Mackay. (2003). Diffraction-limited I band imaging with faint reference stars. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 4839. 1093–1093. 5 indexed citations
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Mackay, C. D., John E. Baldwin, & Robert N. Tubbs. (2003). Noise free detectors in the visible and infrared: implications for the design of next-generation AO systems and large telescopes. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 4840. 436–436. 6 indexed citations
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Tubbs, Robert N., et al.. (2002). Diffraction-limited CCD imaging with faint reference stars. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 387(2). L21–L24. 31 indexed citations
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Baldwin, J. E., et al.. (2001). Diffraction-limited 800 nm imaging with the 2.56 m Nordic Optical Telescope. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 368(1). L1–L4. 36 indexed citations
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McCarthy, P. J., R. G. Carlberg, Hsiao‐Wen Chen, et al.. (2001). The Las Campanas Infrared Survey: Early-Type Galaxy Progenitors beyond [CLC][ITAL]z[/ITAL][/CLC] = 1. The Astrophysical Journal. 560(2). L131–L134. 70 indexed citations
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Gray, Meghan E., et al.. (2000). Infrared observations of gravitational lensing in Abell 2219 with CIRSI. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 318(2). 573–583. 14 indexed citations
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Mackay, C. D., et al.. (1997). <title>CIRSI: the Cambridge Infrared Survey Instrument</title>. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 2871. 1152–1159. 1 indexed citations
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Deharveng, J. M., R. Albrecht, C. Barbieri, et al.. (1994). The massive star content of the blue dwarf galaxy IZw 36 from Faint Object Camera observations. A&A. 288. 413–424. 1 indexed citations
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Hall, Peter J. & C. D. Mackay. (1984). Faint galaxy number-magnitude counts at high galactic latitude - I. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 210(4). 979–992. 29 indexed citations
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Mackay, C. D.. (1981). <title>The British General Electric Company Charge-Coupled Device (CCD) Development Program</title>. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 290. 159–159.
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Arp, Halton, E. M. Burbidge, C. D. Mackay, & P. A. Strittmatter. (1972). The Optical Object Identified with 3c 455. The Astrophysical Journal. 171. L41–L41. 10 indexed citations

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