Christy Tremonti

18.2k total citations · 5 hit papers
51 papers, 9.8k citations indexed

About

Christy Tremonti is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation and Nuclear and High Energy Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, Christy Tremonti has authored 51 papers receiving a total of 9.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 50 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 14 papers in Instrumentation and 6 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics. Recurrent topics in Christy Tremonti's work include Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (48 papers), Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (23 papers) and Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (21 papers). Christy Tremonti is often cited by papers focused on Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (48 papers), Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (23 papers) and Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (21 papers). Christy Tremonti collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Germany. Christy Tremonti's co-authors include Timothy M. Heckman, Simon D. M. White, Guinevere Kauffmann, J. Brinchmann, J. Brinkmann, S. Charlot, M. Fukugita, Mark Seibert, Eric W. Peng and Donald P. Schneider and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, The Astrophysical Journal and Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.

In The Last Decade

Christy Tremonti

47 papers receiving 9.4k citations

Hit Papers

The host galaxies of active galactic nuclei 2003 2026 2010 2018 2003 2004 2004 2003 2004 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
What are hit papers?

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.

  1. The host galaxies of active galactic nuclei
    2003 2.3k citations Guinevere Kauffmann, Timothy M. Heckman et al. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society profile →
  2. The Origin of the Mass‐Metallicity Relation: Insights from 53,000 Star‐forming Galaxies in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey
    2004 2.1k citations Christy Tremonti, Timothy M. Heckman et al. The Astrophysical Journal profile →
  3. The physical properties of star-forming galaxies in the low-redshift Universe
    2004 1.9k citations S. Charlot, Simon D. M. White et al. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society profile →
  4. The dependence of star formation history and internal structure on stellar mass for 105low-redshift galaxies
    2003 766 citations Guinevere Kauffmann, Timothy M. Heckman et al. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society profile →
  5. Present‐Day Growth of Black Holes and Bulges: The Sloan Digital Sky Survey Perspective
    2004 527 citations Timothy M. Heckman, Guinevere Kauffmann et al. The Astrophysical Journal profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Christy Tremonti United States 27 9.6k 4.5k 1.0k 333 301 51 9.8k
Alison L. Coil United States 48 7.4k 0.8× 3.6k 0.8× 998 1.0× 295 0.9× 341 1.1× 165 7.5k
Gustavo Bruzual France 28 9.3k 1.0× 5.4k 1.2× 719 0.7× 280 0.8× 326 1.1× 119 9.5k
C. M. Carollo Switzerland 50 7.9k 0.8× 4.4k 1.0× 999 1.0× 291 0.9× 269 0.9× 122 8.2k
Claudio Dalla Vecchia United Kingdom 46 8.4k 0.9× 4.3k 1.0× 1.6k 1.5× 277 0.8× 238 0.8× 92 8.5k
Claudia Maraston United Kingdom 47 8.9k 0.9× 5.3k 1.2× 946 0.9× 256 0.8× 271 0.9× 139 9.0k
Karl Glazebrook Australia 45 7.7k 0.8× 4.5k 1.0× 775 0.8× 305 0.9× 466 1.5× 190 7.9k
Peter Behroozi United States 38 6.4k 0.7× 3.8k 0.8× 1.0k 1.0× 304 0.9× 426 1.4× 105 6.7k
Casey Papovich United States 50 8.8k 0.9× 5.0k 1.1× 1.1k 1.1× 241 0.7× 236 0.8× 176 9.0k
S. F. Sánchez Mexico 52 8.2k 0.9× 4.0k 0.9× 690 0.7× 432 1.3× 398 1.3× 282 8.6k
Eric F. Bell United States 51 10.7k 1.1× 6.4k 1.4× 1.1k 1.0× 367 1.1× 386 1.3× 199 10.9k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Christy Tremonti

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Rupke, David S. N., Alison L. Coil, Miao Li, et al.. (2025). Deep Ultraviolet, Emission-line Imaging of the Makani Galactic Wind. The Astrophysical Journal. 986(1). 87–87. 1 indexed citations
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Coil, Alison L., Serena Perrotta, David S. N. Rupke, et al.. (2024). Ionized gas extends over 40 kpc in an odd radio circle host galaxy. Nature. 625(7995). 459–462. 8 indexed citations
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Perrotta, Serena, Alison L. Coil, David S. N. Rupke, et al.. (2023). Kinematics, Structure, and Mass Outflow Rates of Extreme Starburst Galactic Outflows. The Astrophysical Journal. 949(1). 9–9. 13 indexed citations
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Hickox, Ryan C., Alison L. Coil, Aleksandar M. Diamond‐Stanic, et al.. (2022). The Space Density of Intermediate-redshift, Extremely Compact, Massive Starburst Galaxies. The Astronomical Journal. 164(5). 222–222. 5 indexed citations
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Krishnarao, Dhanesh, Christy Tremonti, Amelia Fraser-McKelvie, et al.. (2020). The Effect of Bars on the Ionized ISM: Optical Emission Lines from Milky Way Analogs. The Astrophysical Journal. 898(2). 116–116. 13 indexed citations
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Geach, J. E., Christy Tremonti, Aleksandar M. Diamond‐Stanic, et al.. (2018). Violent Quenching: Molecular Gas Blown to 1000 km s−1 during a Major Merger. The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 864(1). L1–L1. 11 indexed citations
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Smercina, Adam, J. D. Smith, Daniel A. Dale, et al.. (2018). After the Fall: The Dust and Gas in E+A Post-starburst Galaxies. The Astrophysical Journal. 855(1). 51–51. 39 indexed citations
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Chisholm, John, Christy Tremonti, Claus Leitherer, Yanmei Chen, & Aida Wofford. (2016). Shining a light on galactic outflows: photoionized outflows. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 457(3). 3133–3161. 56 indexed citations
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Tremonti, Christy, et al.. (2015). Simple stellar population modelling of low S/N galaxy spectra and quasar host galaxy applications. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 447(2). 1638–1660. 3 indexed citations
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Tremonti, Christy, et al.. (2015). Supernova-driven outflows in NGC 7552: a comparison of H α and UV tracers. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 452(3). 2712–2730. 24 indexed citations
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Geach, J. E., Ryan C. Hickox, Aleksandar M. Diamond‐Stanic, et al.. (2014). Stellar feedback as the origin of an extended molecular outflow in a starburst galaxy. Nature. 516(7529). 68–70. 43 indexed citations
12.
Geach, J. E., Ryan C. Hickox, Aleksandar M. Diamond‐Stanic, et al.. (2013). A REDLINE STARBURST: CO(2-1) OBSERVATIONS OF AN EDDINGTON-LIMITED GALAXY REVEAL STAR FORMATION AT ITS MOST EXTREME. The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 767(1). L17–L17. 11 indexed citations
13.
Trouille, Laura, A. J. Barger, & Christy Tremonti. (2011). THE OPTX PROJECT. V. IDENTIFYING DISTANT ACTIVE GALACTIC NUCLEI. The Astrophysical Journal. 742(1). 46–46. 42 indexed citations
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Connolly, Andrew J., D. E. vanden Berk, Ryan Scranton, et al.. (2009). PROBING SPECTROSCOPIC VARIABILITY OF GALAXIES AND NARROW-LINE ACTIVE GALACTIC NUCLEI IN THE SLOAN DIGITAL SKY SURVEY. The Astronomical Journal. 137(6). 5120–5133. 11 indexed citations
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Yang, Yujin, Christy Tremonti, Ann I. Zabludoff, & Dennis Zaritsky. (2006). E+A Galaxies with Blue Cores: Active Galaxies in Transition. The Astrophysical Journal. 646(1). L33–L36. 33 indexed citations
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Hornschemeier, A. E., Timothy M. Heckman, A. Ptak, Christy Tremonti, & E. J. M. Colbert. (2004). Chandra-SDSS Normal and Star-Forming Galaxies. I. X-Ray Source Properties of Galaxies Detected by theChandra X-Ray Observatoryin SDSS DR2. The Astronomical Journal. 129(1). 86–103. 48 indexed citations
17.
Chandar, Rupali, Claus Leitherer, & Christy Tremonti. (2004). NGC 3125‐1: The Most Extreme Wolf‐Rayet Star Cluster Known in the Local Universe. The Astrophysical Journal. 604(1). 153–166. 29 indexed citations
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Hopkins, Andrew, C. J. Miller, R. C. Nichol, et al.. (2003). Star Formation Rate Indicators in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. The Astrophysical Journal. 599(2). 971–991. 225 indexed citations
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Kauffmann, Guinevere, Timothy M. Heckman, Simon D. M. White, et al.. (2003). The dependence of star formation history and internal structure on stellar mass for 105low-redshift galaxies. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 341(1). 54–69. 766 indexed citations breakdown →
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Lubowich, D. A., Jay M. Pasachoff, T. J. Balonek, et al.. (2000). Deuterium in the Galactic Centre as a result of recent infall of low-metallicity gas. Nature. 405(6790). 1025–1027. 37 indexed citations

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