E. C. Sutton

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
50 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

E. C. Sutton is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Spectroscopy and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, E. C. Sutton has authored 50 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 20 papers in Spectroscopy and 11 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in E. C. Sutton's work include Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (27 papers), Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (15 papers) and Molecular Spectroscopy and Structure (14 papers). E. C. Sutton is often cited by papers focused on Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (27 papers), Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (15 papers) and Molecular Spectroscopy and Structure (14 papers). E. C. Sutton collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Russia. E. C. Sutton's co-authors include Geoffrey A. Blake, C. R. Masson, T. G. Phillips, W. C. Danchi, R. Peng, A. P. G. Russell, G. Sandell, T. G. Phillips, A. L. Betz and R. McLaren and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Applied Physics, The Astrophysical Journal and Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.

In The Last Decade

E. C. Sutton

46 papers receiving 1.5k 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.

Molecular abundances in OMC-1 - The chemical composition of interstellar molecular clouds and the influence of massive star formation

1987 552 citations Geoffrey A. Blake, E. C. Sutton et al. The Astrophysical Journal profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
E. C. Sutton United States	16	1.3k	896	464	366	59	50	1.5k
R. L. Plambeck United States	27	1.8k 1.3×	730 0.8×	378 0.8×	278 0.8×	222 3.8×	88	2.0k
F. van der Tak Netherlands	28	2.1k 1.6×	981 1.1×	619 1.3×	290 0.8×	32 0.5×	114	2.3k
M. V. Persson Sweden	27	1.5k 1.1×	1.1k 1.3×	643 1.4×	450 1.2×	37 0.6×	45	1.7k
R. Guêsten Germany	17	1.8k 1.4×	609 0.7×	213 0.5×	117 0.3×	21 0.4×	52	1.8k
M. Walmsley Italy	17	1.0k 0.8×	371 0.4×	205 0.4×	122 0.3×	48 0.8×	42	1.1k
L.-Å. Nyman Chile	22	1.5k 1.1×	516 0.6×	228 0.5×	185 0.5×	22 0.4×	60	1.6k
V. Ossenkopf Germany	31	2.4k 1.8×	859 1.0×	713 1.5×	282 0.8×	26 0.4×	118	2.6k
A. Baudry France	22	923 0.7×	468 0.5×	290 0.6×	163 0.4×	22 0.4×	99	1.1k
J. G. Mangum United States	19	1.0k 0.8×	440 0.5×	228 0.5×	175 0.5×	31 0.5×	49	1.2k
H. Wiesemeyer Germany	26	2.1k 1.6×	604 0.7×	423 0.9×	286 0.8×	73 1.2×	91	2.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of E. C. Sutton

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Соболев, А. М., et al.. (2008). Sizes of Masing Parts of Massive Star Forming Regions. The scientific electronic library of periodicals of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine). 13. 76. 1 indexed citations

Sutton, E. C. & Andrej M. Sobolev. (2004). Abundances of Organic Molecules in Molecular Cloud Cores. Symposium - International Astronomical Union. 213. 173–176.

Fong, D., M. Meixner, A. Castro‐Carrizo, et al.. (2001). Low-excitation atomic gas around evolved stars. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 367(2). 652–673. 23 indexed citations

Sutton, E. C., Alexandre N. Sobolev, S. P. Ellingsen, et al.. (2001). New Class II Methanol Masers in W3(OH). The Astrophysical Journal. 554(1). 173–189. 37 indexed citations

Peng, R., et al.. (1996). BIMA CS J=21 Observations of NGC 253: Kinematic Evidence for Dense Gas in a Bar. The Astrophysical Journal. 470. 821–821. 42 indexed citations

Sutton, E. C., et al.. (1996). Radiometric monitoring of atmospheric water vaporas it pertains to phase correction in millimeter interferometry. Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series. 119(3). 559–567. 6 indexed citations

Danchi, W. C., et al.. (1992). Submillimeter line observations of the proto-planetary nebula CRL 2688. The Astrophysical Journal. 400. 535–535. 14 indexed citations

Sutton, E. C.. (1990). Requirements for SIS receivers in the 500-1000 GHz region. 29. 199–204. 2 indexed citations

Danchi, W. C., et al.. (1989). Nb edge junction process for submillimeter wave SIS mixers. IEEE Transactions on Magnetics. 25(2). 1064–1067. 3 indexed citations

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Blake, Geoffrey A., E. C. Sutton, C. R. Masson, & T. G. Phillips. (1987). Molecular abundances in OMC-1 - The chemical composition of interstellar molecular clouds and the influence of massive star formation. The Astrophysical Journal. 315. 621–621. 552 indexed citations breakdown →

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Blake, Geoffrey A., C. R. Masson, T. G. Phillips, & E. C. Sutton. (1986). The rotational emission-line spectrum of Orion A between 247 and 263 GHz. The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 60. 357–357. 83 indexed citations

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Danchi, W. C. & E. C. Sutton. (1986). Frequency dependence of quasiparticle mixers. Journal of Applied Physics. 60(11). 3967–3977. 3 indexed citations

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Irvine, William M., F. P. Schloerb, Daryl A. Swade, et al.. (1983). The Visual Light Curves of Comets IRAS-Araki-Alcock 1983d and Sugano-Saigusa-Fujikawa 1983e. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 15. 803. 2 indexed citations

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Sutton, E. C., T. G. Phillips, & C. R. Masson. (1983). The distribution of the CO J = 2-1 emission from M82. The Astrophysical Journal. 275. L49–L49. 1 indexed citations

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Sutton, E. C.. (1979). Results and Future Uses of Heterodyne Spatial Interferometry at 11 Microns. International Astronomical Union Colloquium. 50. 16–1. 1 indexed citations

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Sutton, E. C., A. L. Betz, J. W. V. Storey, & D. L. Spears. (1979). The brightness distribution of IRC +10216 at 11 microns. The Astrophysical Journal. 230. L105–L105. 10 indexed citations

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Betz, A. L., E. C. Sutton, R. McLaren, & C. W. McAlary. (1978). Laser heterodyne spectroscopy. 6 indexed citations

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Sutton, E. C., J. W. V. Storey, C. H. Townes, & D. L. Spears. (1978). Variations in the spatial distribution of 11 micron radiation from Omicron Ceti. The Astrophysical Journal. 224. L123–L123. 8 indexed citations

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Sutton, E. C., A. L. Betz, C. H. Townes, & D. L. Spears. (1976). Spatial Interferometry of α Orionis and VY Canis Majoris at 10-Microns.. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 8. 525. 1 indexed citations

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Betz, A. L., Johnson, R. McLaren, & E. C. Sutton. (1976). Heterodyne detection of CO2 emission lines and wind velocities in the atmosphere of Venus. The Astrophysical Journal. 208. L141–L141. 9 indexed citations

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