D. M. Alexander

51.1k total citations · 7 hit papers
376 papers, 15.8k citations indexed

About

D. M. Alexander is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics and Instrumentation. According to data from OpenAlex, D. M. Alexander has authored 376 papers receiving a total of 15.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 257 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 69 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics and 63 papers in Instrumentation. Recurrent topics in D. M. Alexander's work include Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (186 papers), Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations (139 papers) and Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (61 papers). D. M. Alexander is often cited by papers focused on Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (186 papers), Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations (139 papers) and Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (61 papers). D. M. Alexander collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Germany. D. M. Alexander's co-authors include W. N. Brandt, F. E. Bauer, Markus J. Aschwanden, Susan Klein, C. J. Schrijver, Mark Dickinson, Ryan C. Hickox, L. Fletcher, C. M. Harrison and James Mullaney and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

D. M. Alexander

359 papers receiving 15.1k citations

Hit Papers

Multiwavelength Study of Massive Galaxies atz∼2. I. Star ... 1999 2026 2008 2017 2007 2007 1999 2003 2014 250 500 750
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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.

  1. Multiwavelength Study of Massive Galaxies atz∼2. I. Star Formation and Galaxy Growth
    2007 842 citations Alexandra Pope, D. M. Alexander et al. The Astrophysical Journal profile →
  2. The reversal of the star formation-density relation in the distant universe
    2007 835 citations D. M. Alexander, W. N. Brandt et al. Astronomy and Astrophysics profile →
  3. Coronal Loop Oscillations Observed with theTransition Region and Coronal Explorer
    1999 643 citations D. M. Alexander et al. The Astrophysical Journal profile →
  4. The Chandra Deep Field North Survey. XIII. 2 Ms Point-Source Catalogs
    2003 447 citations D. M. Alexander, F. E. Bauer et al. profile →
  5. Kiloparsec-scale outflows are prevalent among luminous AGN: outflows and feedback in the context of the overall AGN population
    2014 321 citations C. M. Harrison, D. M. Alexander et al. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society profile →
  6. What Drives the Growth of Black Holes?
    2016 284 citations D. M. Alexander, Ryan C. Hickox profile →
  7. The bolometric quasar luminosity function at z = 0–7
    2020 200 citations D. M. Alexander, Ryan C. Hickox et al. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
D. M. Alexander United Kingdom 64 13.4k 3.9k 2.9k 830 764 376 15.8k
Chris Power United Kingdom 76 4.4k 0.3× 2.0k 0.5× 1.2k 0.4× 2.8k 3.3× 663 0.9× 336 21.8k
David J. Reiss United States 37 11.3k 0.8× 496 0.1× 7.7k 2.7× 335 0.4× 2.6k 3.4× 114 15.5k
Gang Zhao China 37 5.1k 0.4× 2.4k 0.6× 621 0.2× 64 0.1× 172 0.2× 440 7.4k
Paul Alexander United Kingdom 43 2.5k 0.2× 362 0.1× 1.6k 0.5× 134 0.2× 197 0.3× 197 7.4k
David H. Weinberg United States 80 18.1k 1.4× 6.7k 1.7× 4.8k 1.7× 24 0.0× 1.7k 2.2× 314 23.5k
D. L. Tucker United States 31 2.6k 0.2× 1.3k 0.3× 386 0.1× 255 0.3× 38 0.0× 93 3.4k
Andrew Hopkins Australia 47 6.8k 0.5× 3.0k 0.8× 1.7k 0.6× 16 0.0× 110 0.1× 364 9.4k
Michael Burton Australia 46 6.4k 0.5× 267 0.1× 807 0.3× 52 0.1× 755 1.0× 340 8.1k
Andreas Koch Germany 42 3.4k 0.3× 1.6k 0.4× 628 0.2× 89 0.1× 666 0.9× 211 6.3k
Chris Simpson United Kingdom 35 4.5k 0.3× 1.7k 0.4× 1.1k 0.4× 104 0.1× 11 0.0× 133 5.4k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Fawcett, Victoria A., C. M. Harrison, D. M. Alexander, et al.. (2025). Connection between steep radio spectral slopes and dust extinction in QSOs: evidence for outflow-driven shocks in dusty QSOs. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 537(2). 2003–2023. 2 indexed citations
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Ueda, Yoshihiro, D. M. Alexander, A. M. Swinbank, et al.. (2025). ALMA/SCUBA-2 COSMOS Survey: Properties of X-Ray- and SED-selected Active Galactic Nuclei in Bright Submillimeter Galaxies. The Astrophysical Journal. 979(2). 168–168. 1 indexed citations
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Umehata, Hideki, Charles C. Steidel, Ian Smail, et al.. (2025). ADF22-WEB: A giant barred spiral starburst galaxy in the z = 3.1 SSA22 protocluster core. Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan. 77(2). 432–445. 6 indexed citations
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Villforth, C., Stijn Wuyts, D. M. Alexander, et al.. (2024). A post-merger enhancement only in star-forming Type 2 Seyfert galaxies: the deep learning view. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 528(4). 6915–6933. 3 indexed citations
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Hickox, Ryan C., et al.. (2023). Host Dark Matter Halos of Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer-selected Obscured and Unobscured Quasars: Evidence for Evolution. The Astrophysical Journal. 946(1). 27–27. 17 indexed citations
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Zou, Fan, W. N. Brandt, Qingling Ni, et al.. (2023). Identification and Characterization of a Large Sample of Distant Active Dwarf Galaxies in XMM-SERVS. The Astrophysical Journal. 950(2). 136–136. 13 indexed citations
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Harrison, C. M., V. Mainieri, D. M. Alexander, et al.. (2023). Quasar feedback survey: molecular gas affected by central outflows and by ∼10-kpc radio lobes reveal dual feedback effects in ‘radio quiet’ quasars. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 527(3). 9322–9342. 16 indexed citations
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Alonso-Tetilla, Alba V, Francesco Shankar, Fabio Fontanot, et al.. (2023). Probing the roles of orientation and multiscale gas distributions in shaping the obscuration of active galactic nuclei through cosmic time. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 527(4). 10878–10896. 5 indexed citations
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Putri, Olivia, et al.. (2023). Drug-Resistant Pulmonary Tuberculosis. 10–40.
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Alexander, D. M., et al.. (2022). IFRS meets the realities of a post-communist Balkan State. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 21(2). 141–173. 2 indexed citations
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Fawcett, Victoria A., D. M. Alexander, D. J. Rosario, et al.. (2022). Fundamental differences in the properties of red and blue quasars: measuring the reddening and accretion properties with X-shooter. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 513(1). 1254–1274. 17 indexed citations
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Lapi, Andrea, Lumen Boco, Francesco Shankar, et al.. (2022). The Black Hole Mass Function across Cosmic Time. II. Heavy Seeds and (Super)Massive Black Holes. The Astrophysical Journal. 934(1). 66–66. 11 indexed citations
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Almeida, C. Ramos, Rogério Riffel, C. N. Tadhunter, et al.. (2022). Warm molecular and ionized gas kinematics in the type-2 quasar J0945+1737. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 665. A55–A55. 21 indexed citations
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Morabito, L. K., D. M. Alexander, Victoria A. Fawcett, et al.. (2022). Connecting radio emission to AGN wind properties with broad absorption line quasars. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 515(4). 5159–5174. 10 indexed citations
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Hickox, Ryan C., D. M. Alexander, J. E. Geach, et al.. (2022). Host Dark Matter Halos of SDSS Red and Blue Quasars: No Significant Difference in Large-scale Environment. The Astrophysical Journal. 927(1). 16–16. 10 indexed citations
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Alexander, D. M., et al.. (2019). Fundamental differences in the radio properties of red and blue quasars: evolution strongly favoured over orientation. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 488(3). 3109–3128. 50 indexed citations
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Brightman, Murray, Mislav Baloković, Michael Koss, et al.. (2018). A Long Hard-X-Ray Look at the Dual Active Galactic Nuclei of M51 with NuSTAR. The Astrophysical Journal. 867(2). 110–110. 11 indexed citations
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Umehata, Hideki, Yoichi Tamura, Kotaro Kohno, et al.. (2017). ALMA Deep Field in SSA22: Source Catalog and Number Counts. The Astrophysical Journal. 835(1). 98–98. 47 indexed citations
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Chen, Chien‐Ting, Ryan C. Hickox, Daniel Stern, et al.. (2017). The X-Ray and Mid-infrared Luminosities in Luminous Type 1 Quasars. The Astrophysical Journal. 837(2). 145–145. 35 indexed citations
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Tian, Lei, et al.. (2005). Magnetic Twist and Writhe of Delta Active Regions. AGUSM. 2005. 2 indexed citations

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