David L. Block

2.1k total citations
54 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

David L. Block is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, David L. Block has authored 54 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 22 papers in Instrumentation and 4 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in David L. Block's work include Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (30 papers), Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (24 papers) and Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (22 papers). David L. Block is often cited by papers focused on Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (30 papers), Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (24 papers) and Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (22 papers). David L. Block collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, United States and Mexico. David L. Block's co-authors include I. Puerari, R. Buta, Bruce G. Elmegreen, J. H. Knapen, K. C. Freeman, F. Bournaud, Romain Teyssier, D. M. Elmegreen, H. Salo and E. Laurikainen 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 L. Block

54 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
David L. Block South Africa 21 1.1k 499 64 52 48 54 1.3k
Weipeng Lin China 16 851 0.8× 445 0.9× 41 0.6× 143 2.8× 40 0.8× 67 996
Wentao Luo China 16 525 0.5× 198 0.4× 52 0.8× 160 3.1× 42 0.9× 54 623
R. Nakajima Japan 16 469 0.4× 213 0.4× 29 0.5× 56 1.1× 73 1.5× 36 869
M. Prescott South Africa 14 553 0.5× 249 0.5× 23 0.4× 147 2.8× 45 0.9× 21 668
F. Bertola Italy 26 1.8k 1.6× 834 1.7× 18 0.3× 164 3.2× 25 0.5× 113 1.9k
Lingyu Wang Netherlands 14 422 0.4× 179 0.4× 49 0.8× 95 1.8× 37 0.8× 40 557
Yuexing Li United States 18 847 0.8× 297 0.6× 64 1.0× 178 3.4× 18 0.4× 43 1.1k
S. A. Rodionov Russia 12 533 0.5× 304 0.6× 10 0.2× 18 0.3× 17 0.4× 29 599
Xingchen Liu China 11 421 0.4× 163 0.3× 18 0.3× 48 0.9× 4 0.1× 30 593
J. Pelt Estonia 16 690 0.6× 92 0.2× 4 0.1× 34 0.7× 8 0.2× 49 870

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David L. Block

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of David L. Block. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of David L. Block 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 L. Block. David L. Block 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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Freeman, K. C., et al.. (2015). Lessons from the local group : a conference in honour of David Block and Bruce Elmegreen. Springer eBooks. 9 indexed citations
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Bournaud, F., Bruce G. Elmegreen, Romain Teyssier, David L. Block, & I. Puerari. (2010). ISM properties in hydrodynamic galaxy simulations: turbulence cascades, cloud formation, role of gravity and feedback. Zurich Open Repository and Archive (University of Zurich). 152 indexed citations
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Buta, R., J. H. Knapen, Bruce G. Elmegreen, et al.. (2009). DO BARS DRIVE SPIRAL DENSITY WAVES?. The Astronomical Journal. 137(5). 4487–4516. 25 indexed citations
4.
Block, David L., F. Combes, I. Puerari, et al.. (2007). Keck spectroscopy and Spitzer space telescope analysis of the outer disk of the Triangulum spiral galaxy M 33. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 471(2). 467–474. 4 indexed citations
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Block, David L., F. Bournaud, F. Combes, et al.. (2006). An almost head-on collision as the origin of two off-centre rings in the Andromeda galaxy. Nature. 443(7113). 832–834. 72 indexed citations
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Buta, R., E. Laurikainen, H. Salo, David L. Block, & J. H. Knapen. (2006). Fourier Dissection of Early-Type Galaxy Bars. The Astronomical Journal. 132(5). 1859–1876. 39 indexed citations
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Block, David L., K. C. Freeman, T. H. Jarrett, et al.. (2004). Very luminous carbon stars in the outer disk of the Triangulum spiral galaxy. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 425(3). L37–L40. 15 indexed citations
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Buta, R., David L. Block, & J. H. Knapen. (2003). A Technique for Separating the Gravitational Torques of Bars and Spirals in Disk Galaxies. The Astronomical Journal. 126(3). 1148–1158. 39 indexed citations
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Block, David L., et al.. (2002). Gravitational torques in spiral galaxies: Gas accretion as a driving mechanism of galactic evolution. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 38 indexed citations
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Block, David L., I. Puerari, M. Takamiya, et al.. (2001). Dust-penetrated morphology in the high-redshift universe: Clues from NGC 922. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 371(2). 393–403. 10 indexed citations
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Block, David L., I. Puerari, J. H. Knapen, et al.. (2001). The gravitational torque of bars in opticallyunbarred and barred galaxies. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 375(3). 761–769. 37 indexed citations
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Block, David L., et al.. (2000). Toward a new millennium in galaxy morphology : proceedings of an International Conference 'Toward a New Millennium in Galaxy Morphology: from z=0 to the Lyman Break' held at the Eskom Conference Centre, Midrand, South Africa, September 13-18, 1999. Kluwer Academic Publishers eBooks. 3 indexed citations
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Block, David L., Alan Stockton, Bruce G. Elmegreen, & J. P. Willis. (1999). Reflection of Bulge Light from a 2 Kiloparsec Segment of Dust Lane in the Galaxy NGC 2841. The Astrophysical Journal. 522(1). L25–L27. 6 indexed citations
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Mirabel, I. F., D. B. Sanders, M. Sauvage, et al.. (1999). A BARRED SPIRAL AT THE CENTRE OF THE GIANT ELLIPTICAL RADIO GALAXY CENTAURUS A. CERN Bulletin. 341(3). 667–674. 5 indexed citations
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Block, David L.. (1996). New Extragalactic Perspectives in the New South Africa. Astrophysics and space science library. 63 indexed citations
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Block, David L., Bruce G. Elmegreen, & R. J. Wainscoat. (1996). Smooth dark spiral arms in the flocculent galaxy NGC2841. Nature. 381(6584). 674–676. 20 indexed citations
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Arp, Halton & David L. Block. (1991). The Myth of Overgrown Spirals. S&T. 81. 373. 1 indexed citations
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Block, David L., et al.. (1991). Morphological differences between optical and infrared images of the spiral galaxy NGC309. Nature. 353(6339). 48–50. 43 indexed citations
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Block, David L., et al.. (1986). Deep Wells for OTEC Application. xvii. 196–201. 1 indexed citations
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Block, David L. & A. P. Fairall. (1981). Some Comments on the Pitch Angle in Spiral Structure. 40. 43. 2 indexed citations

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