David J. Nice

13.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
52 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

David J. Nice is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Oceanography and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, David J. Nice has authored 52 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 49 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 28 papers in Oceanography and 9 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in David J. Nice's work include Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research (46 papers), Geophysics and Gravity Measurements (28 papers) and Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (11 papers). David J. Nice is often cited by papers focused on Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research (46 papers), Geophysics and Gravity Measurements (28 papers) and Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (11 papers). David J. Nice collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. David J. Nice's co-authors include J. H. Taylor, F. Camilo, I. H. Stairs, J. M. Weisberg, S. E. Thorsett, Zaven Arzoumanian, J. M. Cordes, Eric M. Splaver, D. R. Lorimer and M. Krämer 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 J. Nice

49 papers receiving 2.1k 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 NANOGRAV NINE-YEAR DATA SET: MASS AND GEOMETRIC MEASUREMENTS OF BINARY MILLISECOND PULSARS

2016 420 citations Emmanuel Fonseca, Timothy T. Pennucci et al. The Astrophysical Journal profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
David J. Nice United States	24	2.1k	548	479	433	278	52	2.2k
G. H. Janssen Netherlands	24	2.2k 1.0×	627 1.1×	437 0.9×	388 0.9×	187 0.7×	49	2.3k
John Sarkissian Australia	17	2.1k 1.0×	505 0.9×	438 0.9×	334 0.8×	210 0.8×	49	2.1k
B. C. Joshi India	17	2.1k 1.0×	593 1.1×	478 1.0×	321 0.7×	200 0.7×	75	2.2k
A. Jessner Germany	22	1.5k 0.7×	468 0.9×	288 0.6×	245 0.6×	182 0.7×	63	1.6k
I. Cognard France	26	1.7k 0.8×	494 0.9×	313 0.7×	280 0.6×	176 0.6×	99	1.8k
Daniel R. Stinebring United States	24	1.6k 0.8×	546 1.0×	246 0.5×	298 0.7×	271 1.0×	69	1.7k
B. W. Stappers Netherlands	21	1.5k 0.7×	498 0.9×	295 0.6×	332 0.8×	142 0.5×	57	1.6k
D. C. Backer United States	20	1.5k 0.7×	424 0.8×	282 0.6×	269 0.6×	178 0.6×	57	1.5k
Mark Hobbs Australia	3	1.8k 0.8×	690 1.3×	299 0.6×	286 0.7×	142 0.5×	5	1.9k
C. Bassa Netherlands	30	3.2k 1.5×	866 1.6×	373 0.8×	650 1.5×	197 0.7×	174	3.3k

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Nice, David J., et al.. (2025). Rubidium excited state line shapes from 4D-nF (n = 9, 12, 15, 20) broadened by helium. Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer. 347. 109655–109655.

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Rosenthal, Andrew S., S. M. Ransom, Megan E. DeCesar, et al.. (2025). A 34 yr Timing Solution of the Redback Millisecond Pulsar Terzan 5A. The Astrophysical Journal. 982(2). 170–170.

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Nice, David J., et al.. (2017). The NANOGrav Eleven-Year Data Set: High-precision timing of 48 Millisecond Pulsars. AAS. 229. 1 indexed citations

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Fonseca, Emmanuel, Timothy T. Pennucci, Justin A. Ellis, et al.. (2016). THE NANOGRAV NINE-YEAR DATA SET: MASS AND GEOMETRIC MEASUREMENTS OF BINARY MILLISECOND PULSARS. The Astrophysical Journal. 832(2). 167–167. 420 indexed citations breakdown →

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Nice, David J., Paul Demorest, I. H. Stairs, et al.. (2015). Tempo: Pulsar timing data analysis. Astrophysics Source Code Library. 10 indexed citations

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Leeuwen, J. van, Laura Kasian, I. H. Stairs, et al.. (2015). THE BINARY COMPANION OF YOUNG, RELATIVISTIC PULSAR J1906+0746. The Astrophysical Journal. 798(2). 118–118. 72 indexed citations

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Gonzalez, Marjorie, I. H. Stairs, R. D. Ferdman, et al.. (2011). HIGH-PRECISION TIMING OF FIVE MILLISECOND PULSARS: SPACE VELOCITIES, BINARY EVOLUTION, AND EQUIVALENCE PRINCIPLES. The Astrophysical Journal. 743(2). 102–102. 38 indexed citations

8.

Cordes, J. M., Zaven Arzoumanian, W. Brisken, et al.. (2009). Tests of Gravity and Neutron Star Properties from Precision Pulsar Timing and Interferometry. 2010. 56. 1 indexed citations

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Janssen, G. H., B. W. Stappers, M. Krämer, et al.. (2008). Multi-telescope timing of PSR J1518+4904. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 490(2). 753–761. 60 indexed citations

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Nice, David J., I. H. Stairs, & Laura Kasian. (2007). Arecibo Observations of Relativistic Binary Pulsars J0621+1002 and J0751+1807: Refined Mass Measurements. AAS. 211. 1 indexed citations

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Nice, David J., et al.. (2007). PSR J1518+4904: A Mildly Relativistic Binary Pulsar System. 13 indexed citations

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Nice, David J., et al.. (2005). Arecibo Measurements of Pulsar-White Dwarf Binaries: Evidence for Heavy Neutron Stars. 328. 371. 1 indexed citations

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Demorest, Paul, et al.. (2004). Precision Pulsar Timing and Gravity Waves: Recent Advances in Instrumentation. American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts. 205. 1 indexed citations

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Bhat, N. D. R., J. M. Cordes, F. Camilo, David J. Nice, & D. R. Lorimer. (2004). Multifrequency Observations of Radio Pulse Broadening and Constraints on Interstellar Electron Density Microstructure. The Astrophysical Journal. 605(2). 759–783. 182 indexed citations

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Bhat, N. D. R., F. Camilo, J. M. Cordes, et al.. (2002). Arecibo observations of Parkes multibeam pulsars. Journal of Astrophysics and Astronomy. 23(1-2). 53–57. 2 indexed citations

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Nice, David J. & S. E. Thorsett. (1996). Rotational and Orbital Fluctuations of Eclipsing Binary Pulsar PSR B1744-24A. International Astronomical Union Colloquium. 160. 523–524. 1 indexed citations

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Nice, David J., A. S. Fruchter, & J. H. Taylor. (1995). A Search for Fast Pulsars along the Galactic Plane. The Astrophysical Journal. 449. 156–156. 16 indexed citations

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Camilo, F., David J. Nice, & J. H. Taylor. (1993). Discovery of two fast-rotating pulsars. The Astrophysical Journal. 412. L37–L37. 25 indexed citations

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Stinebring, Daniel R., V. M. Kaspi, David J. Nice, et al.. (1992). A flexible data acquisition system for timing pulsars. Review of Scientific Instruments. 63(7). 3551–3555. 21 indexed citations

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Nice, David J., J. H. Taylor, & Daniel R. Stinebring. (1990). Daily Monitoring of 35 Slow Pulsars. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 22. 1286. 1 indexed citations

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