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.
The Cosmic Microwave Background Spectrum from the FullCOBEFIRAS Data Set
1996988 citationsD. J. Fixsen, E. S. Cheng et al.The Astrophysical Journalprofile →
The Primordial Inflation Explorer (PIXIE): a nulling polarimeter for cosmic microwave background observations
2011409 citationsA. Kogut, D. J. Fixsen et al.Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physicsprofile →
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This map shows the geographic impact of D. J. Fixsen's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by D. J. Fixsen with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites D. J. Fixsen more than expected).
This network shows the impact of papers produced by D. J. Fixsen. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by D. J. Fixsen. The network helps show where D. J. Fixsen may publish in the future.
Co-authorship network of co-authors of D. J. Fixsen
This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of D. J. Fixsen.
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citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges
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Benford, Dominic J., et al.. (2014). The Balloon Experimental Twin Telescopes for Infrared Interferometry (BETTII): targets and calibration. 223.1 indexed citations
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Veach, Todd, Dominic J. Benford, R. F. Silverberg, et al.. (2014). The Balloon Experimental Twin Telescope for Infrared Interferometry (BETTII): System Design, Progress, and Plans. AAS. 223.1 indexed citations
6.
Rauscher, Bernard J., et al.. (2011). Reducing the Read Noise of HAWAII-2RG Based Detector Systems with Improved Reference Sampling & Subtraction (IRS2). Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering. 8155.1 indexed citations
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Kogut, A., D. J. Fixsen, David T. Chuss, et al.. (2011). The Primordial Inflation Explorer (PIXIE): a nulling polarimeter for cosmic microwave background observations. Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics. 2011(7). 25–25.409 indexed citations breakdown →
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Fixsen, D. J., Matthew A. Greenhouse, John MacKenty, & John C. Mather. (2009). Spectroscopy using the Hadamard Transform. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 7249. 72490X–72490X.1 indexed citations
Wilson, G. W., E. S. Cheng, D. A. Cottingham, et al.. (2004). Frequency Selective Bolometers - Progress and Projections. Softwaretechnik-Trends. 106.3 indexed citations
Offenberg, J. D., et al.. (2001). Uniform Data Sampling: Noise Reduction & Cosmic Rays. ASPC. 238. 396.
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Fixsen, D. J., E. S. Cheng, T. M. Crawford, et al.. (2001). Lightweight long-hold-time Dewar. Review of Scientific Instruments. 72(7). 3112–3120.4 indexed citations
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Fixsen, D. J., R. J. Hanisch, John C. Mather, et al.. (2000). Cosmic Ray Rejection and Data Compression for NGST. ASPC. 216. 539.1 indexed citations
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Nieto‐Santisteban, M. A., D. J. Fixsen, J. D. Offenberg, R. J. Hanisch, & H. S. Stockman. (1999). Data Compression for NGST. ASPC. 172. 137.3 indexed citations
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Fixsen, D. J., et al.. (1997). The COBE / FIRAS Final Deliveries I: Data Sets, Improvements, and the Cosmic and Far Infrared Backgrounds. AAS. 191.
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Fixsen, D. J., E. S. Cheng, Joel Gales, et al.. (1996). The Cosmic Microwave Background Spectrum from the FullCOBEFIRAS Data Set. The Astrophysical Journal. 473(2). 576–587.988 indexed citations breakdown →
18.
Cheng, E. S., John C. Mather, R. A. Shafer, et al.. (1991). COBE's FIRAS: Update on Refining Measurements of the Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation Spectrum. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 23. 896.3 indexed citations
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Mather, John C., E. S. Cheng, R. A. Shafer, et al.. (1990). Spectra and Sky Maps from the COBE Far Infrared Spectraphotometer (FIRAS). Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 22. 1216.
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Fixsen, D. J., et al.. (1983). Intensities, Energy Spectra and Interactions of 10-30 Gev/n Nuclei. ICRC. 2. 25.1 indexed citations
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