D. C. Backer

3.2k total citations
57 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

D. C. Backer is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Oceanography and Nuclear and High Energy Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, D. C. Backer has authored 57 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 50 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 14 papers in Oceanography and 11 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics. Recurrent topics in D. C. Backer's work include Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research (32 papers), Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology (19 papers) and Geophysics and Gravity Measurements (14 papers). D. C. Backer is often cited by papers focused on Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research (32 papers), Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology (19 papers) and Geophysics and Gravity Measurements (14 papers). D. C. Backer collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Puerto Rico. D. C. Backer's co-authors include S. R. Kulkarni, W. M. Goss, Carl Heiles, M. M. Davis, Joanna M. Rankin, Ronald W. Hellings, J. M. Cordes, S. Sallmen, A. C. S. Readhead and Roger S. Foster and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and The Astrophysical Journal.

In The Last Decade

D. C. Backer

51 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
D. C. Backer United States 20 1.5k 424 282 269 178 57 1.5k
Daniel R. Stinebring United States 24 1.6k 1.1× 546 1.3× 246 0.9× 298 1.1× 271 1.5× 69 1.7k
A. Jessner Germany 22 1.5k 1.0× 468 1.1× 288 1.0× 245 0.9× 182 1.0× 63 1.6k
David J. Nice United States 24 2.1k 1.5× 548 1.3× 479 1.7× 433 1.6× 278 1.6× 52 2.2k
I. Cognard France 26 1.7k 1.2× 494 1.2× 313 1.1× 280 1.0× 176 1.0× 99 1.8k
B. W. Stappers Netherlands 21 1.5k 1.1× 498 1.2× 295 1.0× 332 1.2× 142 0.8× 57 1.6k
B. C. Joshi India 17 2.1k 1.5× 593 1.4× 478 1.7× 321 1.2× 200 1.1× 75 2.2k
John Sarkissian Australia 17 2.1k 1.4× 505 1.2× 438 1.6× 334 1.2× 210 1.2× 49 2.1k
John Pilkington United Kingdom 7 969 0.7× 325 0.8× 184 0.7× 144 0.5× 132 0.7× 19 1.1k
Mark Hobbs Australia 3 1.8k 1.2× 690 1.6× 299 1.1× 286 1.1× 142 0.8× 5 1.9k
G. H. Janssen Netherlands 24 2.2k 1.5× 627 1.5× 437 1.5× 388 1.4× 187 1.1× 49 2.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by D. C. Backer

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of D. C. Backer. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of D. C. Backer 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 D. C. Backer. D. C. Backer 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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Kemball, A. J., et al.. (2009). TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT FOR COMPUTATIONAL RADIO ASTRONOMY: 2010-2020. 2010. 46. 2 indexed citations
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Backer, D. C., J. M. Moran, & Jean L. Turner. (2006). Revealing the Molecular Universe: One Antenna is Never Enough. ASPC. 356. 15 indexed citations
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Vlemmings, W. H. T., Shami Chatterjee, W. Brisken, et al.. (2005). Pulsar Astrometry at the Microarcsecond Level .. CERN Bulletin. 76. 531. 1 indexed citations
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Hessels, J. W. T., S. M. Ransom, D. C. Backer, & D. R. Lorimer. (2004). A 20 cm Search for Pulsars in Globular Clusters with Arecibo and the GBT.
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Ramachandran, R., et al.. (2004). Effect of Quasi‐Orthogonal Emission Modes on the Rotation Measures of Pulsars. The Astrophysical Journal. 606(2). 1167–1173. 25 indexed citations
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Backer, D. C., Andrew H. Jaffe, & A. N. Lommen. (2004). Massive Black Holes, Gravitational Waves and Pulsars. 438. 2 indexed citations
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Ransom, S. M., J. W. T. Hessels, I. H. Stairs, et al.. (2003). Recent Globular Cluster Searches with Arecibo and the Green Bank Telescope. CERN Bulletin. 302. 371. 1 indexed citations
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Jacoby, B. A., A. Chandler, D. C. Backer, S. B. Anderson, & S. R. Kulkarni. (2002). Pulsars in M62. IAUC. 7783. 1. 1 indexed citations
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Lommen, A. N., et al.. (2001). New Limits on the Gravitational Wave Background and Other Results from the Pulsar Timing Array. AAS. 199. 81. 2 indexed citations
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Backer, D. C.. (2000). 1997 October Event(s) in the Crab Pulsar. International Astronomical Union Colloquium. 177. 493–498. 1 indexed citations
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Bower, Geoffrey C., H. Falcke, D. C. Backer, & M. C. H. Wright. (1999). VLBA Imaging at 7 MM and Linear Polarimetric Observations at 6 CM and 3 MM of SGR A. ASPC. 186. 80.
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Backer, D. C. & S. E. Thorsett. (1995). PSR 1620-26 - A Triple System?. ASPC. 72. 387. 1 indexed citations
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Backer, D. C.. (1993). A pulsar timing tutorial and NRAO Green Bank observations of PSR 1257+12.. ASPC. 36. 11–18. 2 indexed citations
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Backer, D. C., et al.. (1990). A digital signal processor for pulsar research.. 232(1). 292–300. 2 indexed citations
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Foster, Roger S., D. C. Backer, & A. Wolszczan. (1990). Timing properties of PSR 1951 + 32 in the CTB 80 supernova remnant. The Astrophysical Journal. 356. 243–243. 9 indexed citations
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Wolszczan, A., S. R. Kulkarni, J. Middleditch, et al.. (1988). The 110-ms Pulsar in M15: Discovery and Timing Observations. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 20. 1047.
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Middleditch, J., et al.. (1987). Millisecond Pulsar in M28. International Astronomical Union Circular. 4401. 1.
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Backer, D. C.. (1978). Scattering of radio emission from the compact object in Sagittarius A. The Astrophysical Journal. 222. L9–L9. 19 indexed citations
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Backer, D. C., John Rankin, & D. B. Campbell. (1976). Orthogonal mode emission in geometric models of pulsar polarisation. Nature. 263(5574). 202–207. 37 indexed citations
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Backer, D. C., et al.. (1975). Pulsar fluctuation spectra and the generalized drifting-subpulse phenomenon. II. The Astrophysical Journal. 197. 481–481. 30 indexed citations

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