D. Nelson Limber

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
26 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

D. Nelson Limber is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation and Statistical and Nonlinear Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, D. Nelson Limber has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 12 papers in Instrumentation and 5 papers in Statistical and Nonlinear Physics. Recurrent topics in D. Nelson Limber's work include Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (19 papers), Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (12 papers) and History and Developments in Astronomy (6 papers). D. Nelson Limber is often cited by papers focused on Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (19 papers), Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (12 papers) and History and Developments in Astronomy (6 papers). D. Nelson Limber collaborates with scholars based in United States. D. Nelson Limber's co-authors include William G. Mathews, J. M. Marlborough, S. Chandrasekhar, Edward Anders, Harris Steinman, Edgar Mendoza and David F. Crawford and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and The Astrophysical Journal.

In The Last Decade

D. Nelson Limber

24 papers receiving 1.1k 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.

The Analysis of Counts of the Extragalactic Nebulae in Terms of a Fluctuating Density Field.

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
D. Nelson Limber United States	11	1.0k	340	278	95	50	26	1.1k
M. C. Davis United States	16	1.1k 1.1×	427 1.3×	366 1.3×	156 1.6×	34 0.7×	22	1.2k
H. J. Rood United States	18	1.2k 1.1×	544 1.6×	224 0.8×	129 1.4×	39 0.8×	82	1.2k
A. H. Nelson United Kingdom	12	843 0.8×	267 0.8×	245 0.9×	137 1.4×	28 0.6×	37	916
A. P. Fairall South Africa	13	752 0.7×	274 0.8×	171 0.6×	87 0.9×	32 0.6×	54	817
M. R. S. Hawkins United Kingdom	16	1.3k 1.3×	477 1.4×	281 1.0×	51 0.5×	30 0.6×	50	1.4k
M. J. Disney United Kingdom	17	897 0.9×	343 1.0×	199 0.7×	39 0.4×	28 0.6×	63	959
H. Quintana Chile	21	1.4k 1.3×	562 1.7×	390 1.4×	83 0.9×	47 0.9×	64	1.5k
Jr. Ford W. K. United States	14	1.7k 1.6×	407 1.2×	764 2.7×	183 1.9×	15 0.3×	28	1.8k
P. Teerikorpi Finland	17	1.1k 1.0×	270 0.8×	358 1.3×	103 1.1×	15 0.3×	101	1.1k
M. J. Disney United Kingdom	18	1.3k 1.2×	314 0.9×	216 0.8×	30 0.3×	23 0.5×	46	1.3k

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Limber, D. Nelson. (1976). On the Possible Role of Magnetic Fields in the Dynamics of the Be Phenomenon. Symposium - International Astronomical Union. 70. 371–373. 1 indexed citations

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Limber, D. Nelson. (1974). Steady-State Mass Loss for be Stars. The Astrophysical Journal. 192. 429–429. 6 indexed citations

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Limber, D. Nelson. (1971). Asymmetries in the Envelopes of Wolf-Rayet Components of Close Binaries. The Astrophysical Journal. 163. 337–337. 1 indexed citations

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Limber, D. Nelson & J. M. Marlborough. (1968). The Support of the Envelopes of be Stars. The Astrophysical Journal. 152. 181–181. 18 indexed citations

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Limber, D. Nelson. (1965). Interpretation of the Systems VV 117 and VV 123 Terms of Collision of Galaxies.. The Astrophysical Journal. 142. 1346–1346. 5 indexed citations

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Limber, D. Nelson. (1964). The Wolf-Rayet Phenomenon.. The Astrophysical Journal. 139. 1251–1251. 4 indexed citations

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Limber, D. Nelson. (1964). Circumstellar Envelopes Formed Through Rotationally Forced Ejection.. The Astrophysical Journal. 140. 1391–1391. 9 indexed citations

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Limber, D. Nelson. (1963). Surface Forms and Mass Loss for the Components of Close Binaries-General Case of Non-Synchronous Rotation.. The Astrophysical Journal. 138. 1112–1112. 36 indexed citations

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Limber, D. Nelson. (1961). The Analysis of Spherically Symmetric Distributions of Matter.. The Astrophysical Journal. 134. 537–537. 18 indexed citations

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Limber, D. Nelson & William G. Mathews. (1960). The Dynamical Stability of Stephan's Quintet.. The Astrophysical Journal. 132. 286–286. 76 indexed citations

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Limber, D. Nelson. (1960). The Universality of the Initial Luminosity Function.. The Astrophysical Journal. 131. 168–168. 24 indexed citations

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Limber, D. Nelson. (1960). The Universality of the Initial Luminosity Function.. The Astronomical Journal. 65. 54–54. 1 indexed citations

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Anders, Edward & D. Nelson Limber. (1959). Origin of the Worzel Deep-Sea Ash. Nature. 184(4679). 44–45. 1 indexed citations

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Limber, D. Nelson. (1959). Effects of Intracluster Gas and Duct upon the Virial Theorem.. The Astrophysical Journal. 130. 414–414. 15 indexed citations

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Limber, D. Nelson. (1958). The Structure of the M Dwarf Stars. I.. The Astrophysical Journal. 127. 363–363. 11 indexed citations

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Limber, D. Nelson. (1958). The Structure of the M Dwarf Stars. II.. The Astrophysical Journal. 127. 387–387. 10 indexed citations

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Chandrasekhar, S. & D. Nelson Limber. (1954). On the Pulsation of a Star in which There is a Prevalent Magnetic Field.. The Astrophysical Journal. 119. 10–10. 14 indexed citations

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Limber, D. Nelson. (1954). The Analysis of Counts of the Extragalactic Nebulae in Terms of a Fluctuating Density Field. II.. The Astrophysical Journal. 119. 655–655. 371 indexed citations

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Limber, D. Nelson. (1953). Fluctuations in Brightness of the Milky way.. The Astrophysical Journal. 117. 145–145. 5 indexed citations

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Limber, D. Nelson. (1951). Numerical Results for Pressure-Velocity Correlations in Homogeneous Isotropic Turbulence. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 37(4). 230–233. 6 indexed citations

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