C. J. Lada

19.1k citations

229 papers · 11.0k indexed · 3 hit papers · h-index 54

Impact in

Astronomy and Astrophysics top 0.05%
- Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
- Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
- Astro and Planetary Science
- Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
- Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
Spectroscopy top 0.1%
- Molecular Spectroscopy and Structure

Papers in

Astronomy and Astrophysics 214
- Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies 197
- Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies 143
- Astro and Planetary Science 61
- Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena 23
Instrumentation 34
- Astronomy and Astrophysical Research 34

Co-authors: J. Alves M. Lombardi Elizabeth A. Lada N. D. Kylafis B. A. Wilking Fred C. Adams Bruce G. Elmegreen August Muench
Journals: The Astrophysical Journal (121 papers)The Astronomical Journal (24 papers)Astronomy and Astrophysics (18 papers)Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (7 papers)The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series (5 papers)
Partner nations: United States Germany Italy

In The Last Decade

C. J. Lada

221 papers receiving 10.6k citations

Hit Papers

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ON THE STAR FORMATION RATES IN MOLECULAR CLOUDS 2010 · 432 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2010 The Astrophysical Journal
1987 The Astrophysical Journal
1977 The Astrophysical Journal

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Co-authors

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All Works

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1	Differential virial analysis: a new technique to determine the dynamical state of molecular clouds The Open Journal of Astrophysics ·Mark R. Krumholz, C. J. Lada, Jan Forbrich	2025	1
2	Origin of the IRAS Vela Shell: New Insights from 3D Dust Mapping The Astrophysical Journal ·Falko Kruse, Catherine Zucker, T. K. Sridharan, Cameren Swiggum, Shmuel Bialy, Chun-Fa You, J. E. G. Peek, L. Bianchi, Robert A. Benjamin, Jacob Berry, Alyssa Goodman, J. Alves, C. J. Lada, Érica Tiemi Konda, Rowan J. Smith, Elizabeth J. Watkins, Kenneth Wood, Dave W. Anderson	2025	0
3	The Role of Pressure in the Structure and Stability of GMCs in the Andromeda Galaxy The Astrophysical Journal ·C. J. Lada, Jan Forbrich, Mark R. Krumholz, Eric Keto	2025	1
4	A Parsec-scale Catalog of Molecular Clouds in the Solar Neighborhood Based on 3D Dust Mapping: Implications for the Mass–Size Relation The Astrophysical Journal ·Postrioti Lucio, Catherine Zucker, Alyssa Goodman, C. J. Lada, J. Alves	2024	11
5	A Complete HCN Survey of the Perseus Molecular Cloud The Astrophysical Journal ·T. M. Dame, C. J. Lada	2023	13
6	Gathering dust: A galaxy-wide study of dust emission from cloud complexes in NGC 300 Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology) ·惇彦宮本, Christopher M. Faesi, Jan Forbrich, C. J. Lada	2018	4
7	VISION – Vienna survey in Orion Astronomy and Astrophysics ·Josefa E. Großschedl, J. Alves, P. S. Teixeira, H. Bouy, Jan Forbrich, C. J. Lada, Stefan Meingast, A. Hacar, Joana Ascenso, J. Castañer, MEHMET ÖZ, R. Köhler, Hirone Ito, Anoymous, R.C. Schmertz, M. Lombardi, Torsten Möller	2018	31
8	The ALMA View of GMCs in NGC 300: Physical Properties and Scaling Relations at 10 pc Resolution The Astrophysical Journal ·Christopher M. Faesi, C. J. Lada, Jan Forbrich	2018	46
9	A new method to unveil embedded stellar clusters Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology) ·M. Lombardi, C. J. Lada, J. Alves	2017	3
10	Smoke in the Pipe Nebula: dust emission and grain growth in the starless core FeSt 1-457 Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology) ·Jan Forbrich, C. J. Lada, M. Lombardi, C. Román-Zúñiga, J. Alves	2015	12
11	The mid-infrared extinction law in the darkest cores of the\n Pipe Nebula Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology) ·Joana Ascenso, C. J. Lada, J. Alves, C. Román-Zúñiga, M. Lombardi	2013	21
12	The extinction law from photometric data: linear regression methods Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology) ·Joana Ascenso, M. Lombardi, C. J. Lada, J. Alves	2012	2
13	Larson's third law and the universality of molecular cloud structure Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology) ·M. Lombardi, J. Alves, C. J. Lada	2010	49
14	The fidelity of the core mass functions derived from dust column density data Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology) ·J. Kainulainen, C. J. Lada, J. M. Rathborne, J. Alves	2009	26
15	The mass function of dense molecular cores and the origin of the IMF Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology) ·J. Alves, M. Lombardi, C. J. Lada	2006	231
16	Embedded Stellar Clusters ASPC ·C. J. Lada	2004	2
17	Circumstellar Disks in the IC 348 Cluster The Astronomical Journal ·Karl E. Haisch, Elizabeth A. Lada, C. J. Lada	2001	90
18	An Unusual High Velocity Molecular Outflow in the Rho Ophiuchi Cloud Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society ·C. K. Walker, C. J. Lada, E. T. Young, M. Margulis, B. A. Wilking	1985	2
19	The Formation and Early Dynamical Evolution of Open Clusters Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society ·M. Margulis, C. J. Lada, David S. P. Dearborn	1984	1
20	Star Formation in OB Associations C. J. Lada, Leo Blitz, Jhasmani Tito Cruz	1978	2

About C. J. Lada

C. J. Lada is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Spectroscopy, Atmospheric Science and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, having authored 229 papers that have together received 11.0k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (197 papers), Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (143 papers), Astro and Planetary Science (61 papers), Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (46 papers), Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (34 papers), Molecular Spectroscopy and Structure (32 papers), Spectroscopy and Laser Applications (31 papers) and Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (23 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Astronomy and Astrophysics (10.8k citations), Spectroscopy (3.3k citations), Instrumentation (618 citations), Atmospheric Science (1.4k citations) and Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes (332 citations). C. J. Lada has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Germany and Italy. Frequent co-authors include J. Alves, M. Lombardi, Elizabeth A. Lada, N. D. Kylafis, B. A. Wilking, Fred C. Adams, Bruce G. Elmegreen, August Muench, Thomas P. Greene and Frank H. Shu. Their work appears in journals such as The Astrophysical Journal, The Astronomical Journal, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society and The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series.

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