David F. Gray

6.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
129 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

David F. Gray is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation and Computational Mechanics. According to data from OpenAlex, David F. Gray has authored 129 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 111 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 52 papers in Instrumentation and 23 papers in Computational Mechanics. Recurrent topics in David F. Gray's work include Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (104 papers), Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (52 papers) and Astro and Planetary Science (43 papers). David F. Gray is often cited by papers focused on Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (104 papers), Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (52 papers) and Astro and Planetary Science (43 papers). David F. Gray collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Australia. David F. Gray's co-authors include W. W. Weiß, N. Piskunov, C. G. Toner, Sallie L. Baliunas, W. Livingston, Thomas Nagel, B. A. Skiff, G. W. Lockwood, M. A. Smith and A. P. Hatzes 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 F. Gray

123 papers receiving 3.3k citations

Hit Papers

The Observation and Analysis of Stellar Photospheres 2003 2026 2010 2018 2005 2003 200 400 600
What are hit papers?

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. The Observation and Analysis of Stellar Photospheres
    2005 736 citations David F. Gray Cambridge University Press eBooks profile →
  2. Modelling of Stellar Atmospheres
    2003 494 citations N. Piskunov, David F. Gray et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
David F. Gray Canada 28 3.4k 1.1k 203 185 95 129 3.5k
H. Kjeldsen Denmark 32 3.2k 1.0× 1.5k 1.3× 218 1.1× 148 0.8× 88 0.9× 133 3.3k
F. van Leeuwen United Kingdom 20 4.1k 1.2× 1.8k 1.5× 310 1.5× 159 0.9× 160 1.7× 92 4.3k
D. B. Guenther Canada 29 2.7k 0.8× 916 0.8× 125 0.6× 117 0.6× 170 1.8× 126 2.8k
T. Mazeh Israel 36 5.0k 1.5× 1.9k 1.7× 266 1.3× 211 1.1× 201 2.1× 166 5.2k
H. J. G. L. M. Lamers Netherlands 39 5.6k 1.7× 1.6k 1.4× 171 0.8× 119 0.6× 267 2.8× 174 5.7k
J. A. Frogel United States 36 3.9k 1.2× 1.6k 1.4× 129 0.6× 149 0.8× 169 1.8× 148 4.0k
N. Piskunov Sweden 30 4.3k 1.3× 1.5k 1.3× 236 1.2× 240 1.3× 131 1.4× 119 4.5k
K. G. Strassmeier Germany 30 3.7k 1.1× 1.1k 0.9× 224 1.1× 206 1.1× 53 0.6× 251 3.9k
U. Heiter Sweden 31 3.1k 0.9× 1.5k 1.3× 173 0.9× 123 0.7× 154 1.6× 62 3.2k
S. Zucker Israel 30 3.5k 1.0× 1.5k 1.3× 199 1.0× 219 1.2× 138 1.5× 83 3.6k

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Fields of papers citing papers by David F. Gray

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David F. Gray

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of David F. Gray. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of David F. Gray based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with David F. Gray. David F. Gray is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Gray, David F., Bruce W. Carney, & David Yong. (2008). ASYMMETRIES IN THE SPECTRAL LINES OF EVOLVED HALO STARS. The Astronomical Journal. 135(6). 2033–2037. 9 indexed citations
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Livingston, W. C., David F. Gray, Lance Wallace, & O. R. White. (2005). Quiet Sun unaffected by Activity Cycle. ASPC. 346. 353.
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Gray, David F.. (2005). The Observation and Analysis of Stellar Photospheres. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 736 indexed citations breakdown →
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Weiß, W. W. & David F. Gray. (2003). Modelling of stellar atmospheres : proceedings of the 210th symposium of the International Astronomical Union held at Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden, 17-21 June 2002. Astronomical Society of the Pacific eBooks. 2 indexed citations
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Piskunov, N., David F. Gray, & W. W. Weiß. (2003). Modelling of Stellar Atmospheres. 210. 494 indexed citations breakdown →
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Gray, David F., et al.. (2000). Spectral‐Line Profiles in Daytime Skylight. Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. 112(769). 328–334. 28 indexed citations
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Gray, David F. & W. Livingston. (1997). Monitoring the Solar Temperature: Spectroscopic Temperature Variations of the Sun. The Astrophysical Journal. 474(2). 802–809. 31 indexed citations
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Gray, David F.. (1992). Books-Received - the Observation and Analysis of Stellar Photospheres - ED.2. Journal of the British Astronomical Association. 102. 230. 1 indexed citations
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Gray, David F., Sallie L. Baliunas, G. W. Lockwood, & B. A. Skiff. (1992). The activity cycle of Sigma Draconis. The Astrophysical Journal. 400. 681–681. 25 indexed citations
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Gray, David F., et al.. (1991). Book-Review - Lectures on Spectral Line Analysis - F G and K Stars. Astronomische Nachrichten. 312. 44. 1 indexed citations
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Gray, David F. & Thomas Nagel. (1989). The granulation boundary in the H-R diagram. The Astrophysical Journal. 341. 421–421. 43 indexed citations
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Gray, David F.. (1989). The morphology of reversed spectral-line bisectors. Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. 101. 832–832. 17 indexed citations
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Gray, David F., et al.. (1985). The rotational discontinuity shown by luminosity class IV stars. The Astrophysical Journal. 298. 756–756. 21 indexed citations
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Gray, David F.. (1983). On the constancy of spectral-line bisectors. Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. 95. 252–252. 21 indexed citations
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Gray, David F.. (1982). Discovery and implications of the dramatic rotation brake at GG5III.. JRASC. 76. 319–320. 1 indexed citations
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Gray, David F.. (1982). The temperature dependence of rotation and turbulence in giant stars. The Astrophysical Journal. 262. 682–682. 48 indexed citations
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Gray, David F., et al.. (1980). IAC volume 51 Cover and Front Matter. International Astronomical Union Colloquium. 51. f1–f9. 1 indexed citations
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Gray, David F.. (1980). Measurements of spectral line asymmetries for Arcturus and the sun. The Astrophysical Journal. 235. 508–508. 13 indexed citations
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Gray, David F.. (1973). On the Existence of Classical Microturbulence. The Astrophysical Journal. 184. 461–461. 32 indexed citations
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Gray, David F.. (1967). Integrated Colors and Magnitudes of Open Clusters.. The Astronomical Journal. 72. 800–800. 1 indexed citations

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