C. Watson

8.3k citations

39 papers · 3.0k indexed · 3 hit papers · h-index 19

Astronomy and Astrophysics top 0.5%
- Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies 29
- Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies 28
- Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena 14
- Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics 5
- Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics 5
- Astro and Planetary Science 4
Instrumentation top 2%
- Astronomy and Astrophysical Research 5
Spectroscopy top 1%
Nuclear and High Energy Physics top 10%
Atmospheric Science top 10%
- Atmospheric Ozone and Climate 5

Co-authors: B. A. Whitney B. Babler M. R. Meade R. Indebetouw Robert A. Benjamin E. Churchwell Matthew S. Povich Thomas Robitaille
Cited by: Astronomy and Astrophysics Instrumentation Spectroscopy
Journals: The Astrophysical Journal (18 papers)IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science (5 papers)The Astronomical Journal (4 papers)
Partner nations: United States United Kingdom Germany

In The Last Decade

C. Watson

39 papers receiving 2.9k citations

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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.

2009 Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
2005 The Astrophysical Journal
2003 Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific

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1	OPEN CLUSTERS IN THE MILKY WAY OUTER DISK: NEWLY DISCOVERED AND UNSTUDIED CLUSTERS IN THESPITZERGLIMPSE-360, CYG-X, AND SMOG SURVEYS The Astronomical Journal ·Gail Zasowski,Rachael L. Beaton,Darryl L. Sink,Steven R. Majewski,B. Babler,Robert A. Benjamin,E. Churchwell,M. R. Meade,Richard J. Patterson,C. Watson,B. A. Whitney	2013	6
2	AAVSO International Variable Star Index VSX (Watson+, 2006-2010) C. Watson,A. A. Henden,Harley J. Stein	2010	1
3	VizieR Online Data Catalog: AAVSO International Variable Star Index VSX (Watson+, 2006-2014) C. Watson,A. A. Henden,Harley J. Stein	2009	1
4	TheSpitzer/GLIMPSE Surveys: A New View of the Milky Waybreakdown → Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific ·E. Churchwell,B. Babler,M. R. Meade,B. A. Whitney,Robert A. Benjamin,R. Indebetouw,C. J. Cyganowski,Thomas Robitaille,Matthew S. Povich,C. Watson,S. Bracker	2009	584
5	LIFTING THE DUSTY VEIL WITH NEAR- AND MID-INFRARED PHOTOMETRY. II. A LARGE-SCALE STUDY OF THE GALACTIC INFRARED EXTINCTION LAW The Astrophysical Journal ·Gail Zasowski,Steven R. Majewski,R. Indebetouw,M. R. Meade,David L. Nidever,Richard J. Patterson,B. Babler,Michael F. Skrutskie,C. Watson,B. A. Whitney,E. Churchwell	2009	55
6	Infrared Dust Bubbles: Probing the Detailed Structure and Young Massive Stellar Populations of Galactic HiiRegions The Astrophysical Journal ·C. Watson,Matthew S. Povich,E. Churchwell,B. Babler,Rowena Villaraza,M. G. Hoare,R. Indebetouw,M. R. Meade,Thomas Robitaille,B. A. Whitney	2008	103
7	Galactic Structure and Star Formation in Vela-Carina Steven R. Majewski,B. Babler,E. Churchwell,R. Indebetouw,Agata E. Libera,David L. Nidever,Richard J. Patterson,H. J. Rocha–Pinto,Michael F. Skrutskie,C. Watson	2007	3
8	Embedded Star Formation in the Eagle Nebula withSpitzerGLIMPSE The Astrophysical Journal ·R. Indebetouw,Thomas Robitaille,B. A. Whitney,E. Churchwell,B. Babler,M. R. Meade,C. Watson,M. G. Wolfire	2007	35
9	SpitzerIRAC Observations of Newly Discovered Planetary Nebulae from the Macquarie‐AAO‐Strasbourg Hα Planetary Nebula Project The Astrophysical Journal ·Martin Cohen,Q. A. Parker,A. J. Green,Tara Murphy,B. Miszalski,D. J. Frew,M. R. Meade,B. Babler,R. Indebetouw,B. A. Whitney,C. Watson,E. Churchwell,Douglas F. Watson	2007	38
10	A variability study of the H₂CO 6cm maser in IRAS 18566+0408 Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union ·E. D. Araya,P. Höfner,S. Kurtz,H. Linz,M. Sewiło,L. Olmi,C. Watson	2007	1
11	A GLIMPSE of the Southern Jellyfish Nebula and Its Massive YSO The Astrophysical Journal ·E. P. Mercer,D. P. Clemens,J. M. Rathborne,M. R. Meade,B. Babler,R. Indebetouw,B. A. Whitney,C. Watson,M. G. Wolfire,M. J. Wolff,T. M. Bania,Robert A. Benjamin,Martin Cohen,J. M. Dickey,James M. Jackson,Henry A. Kobulnicky,J. S. Mathis,S. Stolovy,B. Uzpen,E. Churchwell	2007	4
12	New galactic open cluster candidates from DSS and 2MASS imagery Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology) ·Matthias Kronberger,Lutfiyah Hidayati,B. S. Alessi,Young Sook,G. CHANDLER,V. V. Demidov,吉野薫,O. Ruhle,Daiki Mizoue,E CHEONG,Martin Schoenball,C. Watson	2006	61
13	Resolution of Distance Ambiguities of Inner Galaxy Massive Star Formation Regions. II. The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series ·M. Sewiło,C. Watson,E. D. Araya,E. Churchwell,P. Höfner,S. Kurtz	2004	65
14	Resolution of Distance Ambiguities of Inner Galaxy Massive Star Formation Regions. I. The Astrophysical Journal ·C. Watson,E. D. Araya,M. Sewiło,E. Churchwell,P. Höfner,S. Kurtz	2003	69
15	H 2 CO 6 cm Emission toward IRAS 18566+0408 American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts ·E. D. Araya,P. Höfner,E. Churchwell,M. Sewiło,C. Watson,H. Linz,S. Kurtz	2002	1
16	Arcsecond Images of CH₃CN toward W75N The Astrophysical Journal ·C. Watson,E. Churchwell,Nicoleta Anton Apreutesei,John H. Bieging	2002	21
17	A Methyl Cyanide Search for the Earliest Stages of Massive Protostars The Astrophysical Journal ·Nicoleta Anton Apreutesei,E. Churchwell,C. Watson,J. H. Bieging	2001	32
18	Implications for space radiation environment models from CREAM & CREDO measurements over half a solar cycle Radiation Measurements ·C. S. Dyer,P.R. Truscott,R Strick,C. Watson,H.E. Evans,Canales,Haichuan Shi,Craig Underwood,P. Aishwarya,R. Noulty,Laura Kristina Schilliger	1999	8
19	Updated measurements from CREAM and CREDO and implications for environment and shielding models IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science ·C. S. Dyer,P.R. Truscott,C. Landais,C. Watson,H.E. Evans,Canales,Haichuan Shi,Craig Underwood,P. Aishwarya,R. Noulty	1998	13
20	Measurements of the radiation environment on the APEX satellite IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science ·Andrew Sims,C. S. Dyer,C. Watson,R Strick	1996	2

About C. Watson

C. Watson is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Spectroscopy, Atmospheric Science and Radiation, having authored 39 papers that have together received 3.0k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (29 papers), Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (28 papers), Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (14 papers), Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (5 papers), Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (5 papers), Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (5 papers), Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (5 papers) and Astro and Planetary Science (4 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Astronomy and Astrophysics (2.9k citations), Instrumentation (477 citations), Spectroscopy (619 citations), Nuclear and High Energy Physics (214 citations) and Atmospheric Science (243 citations). C. Watson has collaborated with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Germany. Frequent co-authors include B. A. Whitney, B. Babler, M. R. Meade, R. Indebetouw, Robert A. Benjamin, E. Churchwell, Matthew S. Povich, Thomas Robitaille, E. Churchwell and M. G. Wolfire. Their work appears in journals such as The Astrophysical Journal, IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, The Astronomical Journal, The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series and Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific.

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