Christopher Thompson

13.8k total citations · 5 hit papers
88 papers, 8.1k citations indexed

About

Christopher Thompson is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics and Geophysics. According to data from OpenAlex, Christopher Thompson has authored 88 papers receiving a total of 8.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 65 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 20 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics and 9 papers in Geophysics. Recurrent topics in Christopher Thompson's work include Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research (47 papers), Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae (36 papers) and Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations (21 papers). Christopher Thompson is often cited by papers focused on Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research (47 papers), Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae (36 papers) and Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations (21 papers). Christopher Thompson collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Netherlands. Christopher Thompson's co-authors include Robert C. Duncan, Maxim Lyutikov, S. R. Kulkarni, Peter Woods, Jeremiah P. Ostriker, C. Kouveliotou, K. Hurley, Min Ge, Daniel Kahne and Edward Witten and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Christopher Thompson

77 papers receiving 7.8k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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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.

Formation of very strongly magnetized neutron stars - Implications for gamma-ray bursts

1992 1.5k citations Robert C. Duncan, Christopher Thompson The Astrophysical Journal profile →
The soft gamma repeaters as very strongly magnetized neutron stars - I. Radiative mechanism for outbursts

1995 890 citations Christopher Thompson, Robert C. Duncan Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society profile →
The Soft Gamma Repeaters as Very Strongly Magnetized Neutron Stars. II. Quiescent Neutrino, X‐Ray, and Alfven Wave Emission

1996 702 citations Christopher Thompson, Robert C. Duncan The Astrophysical Journal profile →
Neutron star dynamos and the origins of pulsar magnetism

1993 597 citations Christopher Thompson, Robert C. Duncan The Astrophysical Journal profile →
A model of gamma-ray bursts

1994 399 citations Christopher Thompson Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Christopher Thompson

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	The Associations Between Secondhand Smoke Exposure and Various Cardiovascular Diseases: A Meta-Analysis 2025 ·Nicotine & Tobacco Research ·(unknown), (unknown), Christopher Thompson, Brian Colwell	2
2	Quantum Plasma Creation near a Magnetar 2025 ·The Astrophysical Journal ·(unknown), Christopher Thompson	0
3	DEVELOPMENT AND INITIAL VALIDATION OF A EX VIVO TISSUE ENDOSCOPIC SUTURING SIMULATOR 2024 ·Gastrointestinal Endoscopy ·Trent Walradt, (unknown), Christopher Thompson	0
4	Direct emission of strong radio pulses during magnetar flares 2022 ·Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society ·Christopher Thompson	12
5	Radio Emission of Pulsars. II. Coherence Catalyzed by Cerenkov-unstable Shear Alfvén Waves 2022 ·The Astrophysical Journal ·Christopher Thompson	4
6	Discovery of a Magnetar Associated with the Soft Gamma Repeater SGR 1900+14 2021 ·UNC Libraries ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Christopher Thompson, J. van Paradijs, (unknown)	0
7	Limits on Protoplanet Growth by Accretion of Small Solids 2020 ·The Astrophysical Journal ·Mohamad Ali-Dib, Christopher Thompson	11
8	The Web's Identity Crisis: Understanding the Effectiveness of Website Identity Indicators 2019 ·USENIX Security Symposium ·Christopher Thompson, Martin Shelton, Emily Stark, (unknown), (unknown), Adrienne Porter Felt	14
9	Tiny Electromagnetic Explosions 2017 ·The Astrophysical Journal ·Christopher Thompson	9
10	A Researcher-oriented Automated Data Ingestion Tool for rapid data Processing, Visualization and Preservation 2017 ·Advances in Engineering Software ·Thomas J. Hacker, Shirley J. Dyke, Ali I. Ozdagli, (unknown), Christopher Thompson, (unknown), Chul Min Yeum	0
11	Rethinking Connection Security Indicators 2016 ·Symposium On Usable Privacy and Security ·Adrienne Porter Felt, Robert W. Reeder, (unknown), Helen Harris, Max Walker, Christopher Thompson, (unknown), (unknown), Sunny Consolvo	46
12	Development and initial validation of an endoscopic part-task training box 2014 ·Endoscopy ·Christopher Thompson, Pichamol Jirapinyo, Nitin Kumar, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Michele B. Ryan	29
13	Intense electromagnetic outbursts from collapsing hypermassive neutron stars 2012 ·Physical review. D. Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology ·Luis Lehner, Carlos Palenzuela, Steven L. Liebling, Christopher Thompson, Chad Hanna	71
14	EUS with CT improves efficiency and structure identification over conventional EUS 2007 ·Gastrointestinal Endoscopy ·Kirby G. Vosburgh, Nicholas Stylopoulos, Raúl San Jośe Estépar, Randy E. Ellis, Eigil Samset, Christopher Thompson	18
15	Magnetospheric Eclipses in the Double Pulsar System PSR J0737−3039 2005 ·The Astrophysical Journal ·Maxim Lyutikov, Christopher Thompson	49
16	Magnetohydrodynamics in the extreme relativistic limit 1998 ·Physical review. D. Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology/Physical review. D. Particles and fields ·Christopher Thompson, Omer Blaes	115
17	Physical processes in eclipsing pulsars: Eclipse mechanisms and diagnostics 1994 ·The Astrophysical Journal ·Christopher Thompson, R. D. Blandford, Charles R. Evans, E. S. Phinney	64
18	Beamed gamma-ray bursts from the galactic halo: Model comparisons with BATSE data 1994 ·AIP conference proceedings ·Hui Li, Robert C. Duncan, Christopher Thompson	1
19	X-ray emission from neutron stars with supercritical magnetic fields: A model for the soft gamma repeaters 1993 ·AIP conference proceedings ·Christopher Thompson, Robert C. Duncan	0
20	Gravitational instability in two-phase disks and the origin of the moon 1988 ·The Astrophysical Journal ·Christopher Thompson, D. J. Stevenson	73

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