D. E. Osterbrock

1.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
8 papers, 852 citations indexed

About

D. E. Osterbrock is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation and Computational Mechanics. According to data from OpenAlex, D. E. Osterbrock has authored 8 papers receiving a total of 852 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 3 papers in Instrumentation and 3 papers in Computational Mechanics. Recurrent topics in D. E. Osterbrock's work include History and Developments in Astronomy (5 papers), Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (3 papers) and Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (3 papers). D. E. Osterbrock is often cited by papers focused on History and Developments in Astronomy (5 papers), Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (3 papers) and Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (3 papers). D. E. Osterbrock collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland and Mexico. D. E. Osterbrock's co-authors include R. J. Dufour and has published in prestigious journals such as The Astrophysical Journal, Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific and HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe).

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D. E. Osterbrock

6 papers receiving 846 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.

Spectral classification of emission-line galaxies

2000 838 citations D. E. Osterbrock et al. HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe) profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
D. E. Osterbrock Switzerland	3	847	304	117	21	17	8	852
C. A. Heisler Australia	14	1.0k 1.2×	280 0.9×	155 1.3×	12 0.6×	34 2.0×	29	1.0k
S. J. José G. Funes United States	8	927 1.1×	381 1.3×	103 0.9×	13 0.6×	13 0.8×	9	941
P. Goldschmidt United Kingdom	6	888 1.0×	372 1.2×	193 1.6×	10 0.5×	31 1.8×	8	904
F. Simien France	14	659 0.8×	342 1.1×	58 0.5×	24 1.1×	18 1.1×	26	669
C. Balkowski France	9	535 0.6×	204 0.7×	81 0.7×	15 0.7×	15 0.9×	18	546
G. Vettolani Italy	12	429 0.5×	180 0.6×	124 1.1×	13 0.6×	20 1.2×	28	457
Steve Dawson United States	14	876 1.0×	295 1.0×	228 1.9×	16 0.8×	23 1.4×	18	886
Michael Pracy Australia	16	616 0.7×	252 0.8×	162 1.4×	14 0.7×	20 1.2×	31	630
J. S. Dunlop United Kingdom	14	706 0.8×	333 1.1×	185 1.6×	11 0.5×	31 1.8×	20	716
Michael Harvanek United States	8	641 0.8×	310 1.0×	75 0.6×	7 0.3×	24 1.4×	12	664

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of D. E. Osterbrock

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All Works

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8 of 8 papers shown

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Osterbrock, D. E.. (2002). PIONEER NEBULAR THEORISTS FROM ZANSTRA TO SEATON: AND BEYOND. 12. 1–7. 1 indexed citations

2.

Osterbrock, D. E., et al.. (2000). Spectral classification of emission-line galaxies. HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe). 838 indexed citations breakdown →

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Osterbrock, D. E.. (1995). Founded in 1895 by George E. Hale and James E. Keeler: The Astrophysical Journal Centennial. 186. 1 indexed citations

4.

Osterbrock, D. E.. (1985). Henry Crew and an Early Astronomical Concave Grating Spectrograph. Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. 97. 906–906. 1 indexed citations

5.

Osterbrock, D. E.. (1978). Further Links in the California-Wisconsin Axis in American Astronomy. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 10. 435.

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Osterbrock, D. E.. (1976). Markarian 376: a Seyfert Galaxy with Strong fe II Emission. The Astrophysical Journal. 203. 329–329. 8 indexed citations

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Dufour, R. J., et al.. (1974). Nebular photometry with an echelle spectrometer (OII) line ratios in NGC 1976 and 6853.. The Astrophysical Journal. 188. 529–529. 3 indexed citations

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Osterbrock, D. E.. (1970). Emission-Line Profiles in the Planetary Nebula IC 418. The Astrophysical Journal. 159. 823–823.

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