Dean E. McLaughlin

4.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
34 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

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Dean E. McLaughlin is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation and Nuclear and High Energy Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, Dean E. McLaughlin has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 17 papers in Instrumentation and 4 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics. Recurrent topics in Dean E. McLaughlin's work include Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (23 papers), Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (22 papers) and Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (17 papers). Dean E. McLaughlin is often cited by papers focused on Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (23 papers), Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (22 papers) and Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (17 papers). Dean E. McLaughlin collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Canada. Dean E. McLaughlin's co-authors include Roeland P. van der Marel, Ralph E. Pudritz, William E. Harris, G. L. H. Harris, Walter Dehnen, David A. Hanes, John P. Blakeslee, Patrick Côté, M. Sarzi and Hans‐Walter Rix and has published in prestigious journals such as The Astrophysical Journal, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society and The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series.

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Dean E. McLaughlin

34 papers receiving 2.3k 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.

Resolved Massive Star Clusters in the Milky Way and Its Satellites: Brightness Profiles and a Catalog of Fundamental Parameters

2005 452 citations Dean E. McLaughlin, Roeland P. van der Marel The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Dean E. McLaughlin United Kingdom	24	2.3k	930	208	93	58	34	2.3k
A. Verma United Kingdom	26	2.2k 1.0×	813 0.9×	238 1.1×	93 1.0×	44 0.8×	47	2.2k
M. D. Thornley United States	17	2.9k 1.3×	778 0.8×	207 1.0×	76 0.8×	53 0.9×	26	2.9k
D. M. Terndrup United States	29	2.6k 1.1×	1.1k 1.2×	138 0.7×	78 0.8×	37 0.6×	89	2.6k
D. L. Clements United Kingdom	27	2.2k 1.0×	674 0.7×	467 2.2×	79 0.8×	66 1.1×	111	2.3k
W. K. Huchtmeier Germany	22	1.7k 0.7×	650 0.7×	244 1.2×	46 0.5×	37 0.6×	81	1.7k
B. Rocca‐Volmerange France	16	1.4k 0.6×	630 0.7×	279 1.3×	46 0.5×	40 0.7×	60	1.5k
D. R. Garnett United States	24	2.5k 1.1×	653 0.7×	170 0.8×	81 0.9×	30 0.5×	52	2.5k
S. Savaglio Germany	31	2.8k 1.2×	1.1k 1.2×	357 1.7×	76 0.8×	61 1.1×	76	2.9k
G. Magdis Denmark	32	2.9k 1.3×	1.4k 1.5×	301 1.4×	65 0.7×	56 1.0×	100	3.0k
Jin Koda United States	22	1.7k 0.7×	529 0.6×	150 0.7×	49 0.5×	43 0.7×	66	1.7k

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Gofford, J., J. N. Reeves, Dean E. McLaughlin, et al.. (2015). TheSuzakuview of highly ionized outflows in AGN – II. Location, energetics and scalings with bolometric luminosity. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 451(4). 4169–4182. 99 indexed citations

McLaughlin, Dean E., et al.. (2013). Black hole wind speeds and the M − σ relation. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 434(2). 1332–1338. 10 indexed citations

Platais, I., K. M. Cudworth, V. Kozhurina-Platais, et al.. (2011). A NEW LOOK AT THE OLD STAR CLUSTER NGC 6791. The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 733(1). L1–L1. 39 indexed citations

Platais, I., et al.. (2009). Numerical simulations of tidal tails for the open cluster NGC 188. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 402(3). 1841–1853. 26 indexed citations

McLaughlin, Dean E., A. R. King, & Sergei Nayakshin. (2006). The M -σ Relation for Nucleated Galaxies. The Astrophysical Journal. 650(1). L37–L40. 47 indexed citations

Jordán, Andrés, Dean E. McLaughlin, Patrick Côté, et al.. (2006). Trends in the Globular Cluster Luminosity Function of Early-Type Galaxies. The Astrophysical Journal. 651(1). L25–L28. 43 indexed citations

Harris, William E., G. L. H. Harris, P. Barmby, Dean E. McLaughlin, & Duncan A. Forbes. (2006). Structural Parameters for Globular Clusters in NGC 5128. II.Hubble Space TelescopeACS Imaging and New Clusters. The Astronomical Journal. 132(5). 2187–2197. 23 indexed citations

McLaughlin, Dean E. & Roeland P. van der Marel. (2005). Resolved Massive Star Clusters in the Milky Way and Its Satellites: Brightness Profiles and a Catalog of Fundamental Parameters. The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 161(2). 304–360. 452 indexed citations breakdown →

Sarzi, M., Dean E. McLaughlin, Roeland P. van der Marel, et al.. (2004). AHubble Space TelescopeCensus of Nuclear Star Clusters in Late-Type Spiral Galaxies. II. Cluster Sizes and Structural Parameter Correlations. The Astronomical Journal. 127(1). 105–118. 133 indexed citations

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Walcher, C. J., Roeland P. van der Marel, Dean E. McLaughlin, et al.. (2004). Masses of Star Clusters in the Nuclei of Bulgeless Spiral Galaxies. The Astrophysical Journal. 618(1). 237–246. 144 indexed citations

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West, Michael J., Patrick Cote, John P. Blakeslee, et al.. (2003). The Acs Virgo Cluster Survey. 25. 1 indexed citations

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Côté, Patrick, Dean E. McLaughlin, Judith G. Cohen, & John P. Blakeslee. (2003). Dynamics of the Globular Cluster System Associated with M49 (NGC 4472): Cluster Orbital Properties and the Distribution of Dark Matter. The Astrophysical Journal. 591(2). 850–877. 104 indexed citations

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Harris, William E., G. L. H. Harris, S. T. Holland, & Dean E. McLaughlin. (2002). Structural Parameters for Globular Clusters in NGC 5128. The Astronomical Journal. 124(3). 1435–1451. 55 indexed citations

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Hanes, David A., Patrick Côté, Terry Bridges, et al.. (2001). Dynamics of the Globular Cluster System Associated with M87 (NGC 4486). I. New CFHT MOS Spectroscopy and the Composite Database. The Astrophysical Journal. 559(2). 812–827. 24 indexed citations

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Harris, William E., et al.. (1997). Palomar 10 and NGC 6749: A Study in Contrasts. Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. 109. 920–920. 10 indexed citations

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McLaughlin, Dean E. & Ralph E. Pudritz. (1996). A Model for the Internal Structure of Molecular Cloud Cores. The Astrophysical Journal. 469. 194–194. 72 indexed citations

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McLaughlin, Dean E. & Ralph E. Pudritz. (1996). The Formation of Globular Cluster Systems. I. The Luminosity Function. The Astrophysical Journal. 457. 578–578. 51 indexed citations

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McLaughlin, Dean E., William E. Harris, & David A. Hanes. (1994). The spatial structure of the M87 globular cluster system. The Astrophysical Journal. 422. 486–486. 63 indexed citations

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McLaughlin, Dean E.. (1994). An analytical study of the globular-cluster luminosity function. Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. 106. 47–47. 19 indexed citations

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McLaughlin, Dean E., William E. Harris, & David A. Hanes. (1993). Globular clusters and cD formation - The case of M87. The Astrophysical Journal. 409. L45–L45. 6 indexed citations

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