David A. Thilker

11.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
69 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

David A. Thilker is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation and Nuclear and High Energy Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, David A. Thilker has authored 69 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 68 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 22 papers in Instrumentation and 4 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics. Recurrent topics in David A. Thilker's work include Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (59 papers), Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (45 papers) and Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (35 papers). David A. Thilker is often cited by papers focused on Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (59 papers), Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (45 papers) and Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (35 papers). David A. Thilker collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and France. David A. Thilker's co-authors include Róbert Braun, R. A. M. Walterbos, E. Corbelli, L. Bianchi, Silvio Lorenzoni, Charles G. Hoopes, Vicente Rodríguez-Gómez, Jennifer M. Lotz, A. Gil de Paz and Robert C. Kennicutt and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, The Astrophysical Journal and Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.

In The Last Decade

David A. Thilker

66 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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 optical morphologies of galaxies in the IllustrisTNG simulation: a comparison to Pan-STARRS observations

2018 296 citations Vicente Rodríguez-Gómez, Gregory F. Snyder 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						Papers	Cites
David A. Thilker United States	25	1.9k	696	189	59	55	69	2.0k
S. Juneau United States	26	2.2k 1.2×	1.2k 1.7×	213 1.1×	61 1.0×	59 1.1×	46	2.3k
Gergö Popping Germany	25	1.7k 0.9×	738 1.1×	221 1.2×	33 0.6×	50 0.9×	69	1.8k
F. Marleau United States	21	1.4k 0.7×	652 0.9×	184 1.0×	40 0.7×	32 0.6×	51	1.4k
Ho Seong Hwang South Korea	25	2.2k 1.2×	1.2k 1.8×	233 1.2×	51 0.9×	77 1.4×	114	2.3k
M. E. Cluver Australia	23	1.6k 0.8×	735 1.1×	205 1.1×	44 0.7×	59 1.1×	76	1.7k
Katarina Kraljic France	31	2.0k 1.0×	942 1.4×	229 1.2×	51 0.9×	97 1.8×	70	2.0k
J. M. Gomes Portugal	14	1.6k 0.8×	844 1.2×	132 0.7×	35 0.6×	51 0.9×	41	1.6k
Meghan E. Gray United Kingdom	23	1.4k 0.7×	826 1.2×	180 1.0×	69 1.2×	66 1.2×	56	1.4k
David B. Fisher United States	28	2.2k 1.1×	1.0k 1.5×	134 0.7×	71 1.2×	92 1.7×	80	2.2k
M. Scodeggio Italy	21	1.6k 0.8×	882 1.3×	179 0.9×	41 0.7×	37 0.7×	61	1.6k

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Hannon, Stephen, Bradley C. Whitmore, Janice Lee, et al.. (2023). Star cluster classification using deep transfer learning with PHANGS-HST. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 526(2). 2991–3006. 4 indexed citations

Chandar, Rupali, et al.. (2023). The X-Ray Binary-star Cluster Connection in Late-type Galaxies. The Astrophysical Journal. 953(2). 126–126. 4 indexed citations

Borthakur, Sanchayeeta, Hansung B. Gim, David A. Thilker, et al.. (2023). DIISC-III. Signatures of Stellar Disk Growth in Nearby Galaxies. The Astrophysical Journal. 960(1). 24–24. 2 indexed citations

Мосенков, А. В., R. Michael Rich, Julia Kennefick, et al.. (2023). The haloes and environments of nearby galaxies (HERON) – III. A 45-kpc spiral structure in the GLSB galaxy UGC 4599. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 525(2). 3016–3031. 2 indexed citations

Corbelli, E., David A. Thilker, F. Mannucci, & G. Cresci. (2023). Exploring extreme conditions for star formation: A deep search for molecular gas in the Leo ring. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 671. A104–A104. 2 indexed citations

Deger, Sinan, Janice Lee, Bradley C. Whitmore, et al.. (2021). Bright, relatively isolated star clusters in PHANGS–HST galaxies: Aperture corrections, quantitative morphologies, and comparison with synthetic stellar population models. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 510(1). 32–53. 9 indexed citations

Corbelli, E., F. Mannucci, David A. Thilker, G. Cresci, & Giacomo Venturi. (2021). Gaseous nebulae and massive stars in the giant H I ring in Leo. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 651. A77–A77. 2 indexed citations

Adamo, Angela, Arjan Bik, Michele Fumagalli, et al.. (2021). Studying the ISM at ∼10 pc scale in NGC 7793 with MUSE. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 652. C6–C6. 1 indexed citations

Hwang, Hsiang-Chih, J. K. Barrera-Ballesteros, Timothy M. Heckman, et al.. (2019). Anomalously Low-metallicity Regions in MaNGA Star-forming Galaxies: Accretion Caught in Action?. The Astrophysical Journal. 872(2). 144–144. 39 indexed citations

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Cignoni, M., Elena Sacchi, M. Tosi, et al.. (2019). Star Formation Histories of the LEGUS Dwarf Galaxies. III. The Nonbursty Nature of 23 Star-forming Dwarf Galaxies*. The Astrophysical Journal. 887(2). 112–112. 26 indexed citations

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Tomičić, Neven, I-Ting Ho, Kathryn Kreckel, et al.. (2019). Calibrating Star Formation Rate Prescriptions at Different Scales (10 pc–1 kpc) in M31. The Astrophysical Journal. 873(1). 3–3. 9 indexed citations

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Thilker, David A., Janice Lee, P. Capak, et al.. (2019). The Nature of Low-Density Star Formation. CaltechAUTHORS (California Institute of Technology).

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Rich, R. Michael, А. В. Мосенков, Andreas Koch, et al.. (2019). The haloes and environments of nearby galaxies (HERON) – I. Imaging, sample characteristics, and envelope diameters. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 490(2). 1539–1569. 32 indexed citations

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Corbelli, E., Bruce G. Elmegreen, J. Braine, & David A. Thilker. (2018). Probability distribution functions of gas surface density in M 33. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 9 indexed citations

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Rodríguez-Gómez, Vicente, Gregory F. Snyder, Jennifer M. Lotz, et al.. (2018). The optical morphologies of galaxies in the IllustrisTNG simulation: a comparison to Pan-STARRS observations. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 483(3). 4140–4159. 296 indexed citations breakdown →

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Vinsen, Kevin & David A. Thilker. (2013). A BOINC¹ based, citizen-science project for pixel spectral energy distribution fitting of resolved galaxies in multi-wavelength surveys. UWA Profiles and Research Repository (UWA). 4 indexed citations

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Hornoch, K., et al.. (2008). Discovery, photometry, and astrometry of 49 classical nova candidates in M 81 galaxy. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 492(1). 301–317. 2 indexed citations

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Braun, Róbert & David A. Thilker. (2004). The WSRT wide-field H I survey. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 417(2). 421–435. 77 indexed citations

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Bianchi, L., B. Madore, David A. Thilker, & A. Gil de Paz. (2003). The GALEX Nearby Galaxies Survey. AAS. 203. 2 indexed citations

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Braun, Róbert, David A. Thilker, & R. A. M. Walterbos. (2003). The WSRT wide-field H I survey. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 406(3). 829–846. 17 indexed citations

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