E. E. Becklin

13.4k total citations · 5 hit papers
241 papers, 7.4k citations indexed

About

E. E. Becklin is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation and Computational Mechanics. According to data from OpenAlex, E. E. Becklin has authored 241 papers receiving a total of 7.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 212 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 76 papers in Instrumentation and 30 papers in Computational Mechanics. Recurrent topics in E. E. Becklin's work include Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (139 papers), Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (98 papers) and Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (75 papers). E. E. Becklin is often cited by papers focused on Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (139 papers), Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (98 papers) and Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (75 papers). E. E. Becklin collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and United Kingdom. E. E. Becklin's co-authors include B. Zuckerman, G. Neugebauer, M. Morris, A. M. Ghez, K. Matthews, C. G. Wynn‐Williams, A. Tanner, Ian S. McLean, S. D. Hornstein and Alycia J. Weinberger and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Physical Review Letters.

In The Last Decade

E. E. Becklin

232 papers receiving 7.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Design and development of NIRSPEC: a near-infrared echelle spectrograph for the Keck II telescope

1998 442 citations Ian S. McLean, E. E. Becklin et al. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE profile →
Stellar Orbits around the Galactic Center Black Hole

2005 428 citations A. M. Ghez, Samir Salim et al. The Astrophysical Journal profile →
High Proper‐Motion Stars in the Vicinity of Sagittarius A*: Evidence for a Supermassive Black Hole at the Center of Our Galaxy

1998 423 citations A. M. Ghez, M. Morris et al. The Astrophysical Journal profile →
The First Measurement of Spectral Lines in a Short-Period Star Bound to the Galaxy’s Central Black Hole: A Paradox of Youth

2003 413 citations A. M. Ghez, K. Matthews et al. The Astrophysical Journal profile →
Testing General Relativity with Stellar Orbits around the Supermassive Black Hole in Our Galactic Center

2017 110 citations Aurélien Hees, Tuan Do et al. profile →

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	New Evidence for a Flux-independent Spectral Index of Sgr A* in the Near-infrared 2024 ·The Astrophysical Journal ·(unknown), Tuan Do, (unknown), Gregory D. Martinez, A. M. Ghez, Shoko Sakai, (unknown), Matthew W. Hosek, (unknown), (unknown), E. E. Becklin, Gunther Witzel, Jessica R. Lu, K. Matthews	3
2	Stellar Populations in the Central 0.5 pc of Our Galaxy. III. The Dynamical Substructures 2023 ·The Astrophysical Journal ·(unknown), (unknown), Jessica R. Lu, Devin S. Chu, (unknown), (unknown), Matthew W. Hosek, Shoko Sakai, Tuan Do, (unknown), (unknown), A. M. Ghez, E. E. Becklin, M. Morris, (unknown)	11
3	The Swansong of the Galactic Center Source X7: An Extreme Example of Tidal Evolution near the Supermassive Black Hole 2023 ·The Astrophysical Journal ·(unknown), R. Campbell, M. Morris, Tuan Do, A. M. Ghez, E. E. Becklin, (unknown), Devin S. Chu, (unknown), (unknown), Aurélien Hees, (unknown), Jessica R. Lu, Gregory D. Martinez, Smadar Naoz, Shoko Sakai, R. Schödel	9
4	Near-infrared Flux Distribution of Sgr A* from 2005–2022: Evidence for an Enhanced Accretion Episode in 2019 2023 ·The Astrophysical Journal Letters ·(unknown), Tuan Do, Gunther Witzel, A. M. Ghez, (unknown), E. E. Becklin, M. Morris, Gregory D. Martinez, Shoko Sakai, Jessica R. Lu, K. Matthews, Matthew W. Hosek, (unknown)	6
5	Rapid Variability of Sgr A* across the Electromagnetic Spectrum 2021 ·The Astrophysical Journal ·Gunther Witzel, Gregory D. Martinez, S. P. Willner, E. E. Becklin, Hope Boyce, Tuan Do, A. Eckart, G. G. Fazio, A. M. Ghez, Mark Gurwell, Daryl Haggard, R. Herrero‐Illana, Joseph L. Hora, Jun Yi Koay, M. Krämer, N. Marchili, M. Morris, H. A. Smith, (unknown), J. A. Zensus	42
6	Probing Interstellar Grain Growth through Polarimetry in the Taurus Cloud Complex 2020 ·The Astrophysical Journal ·John E. Vaillancourt, B. G. Andersson, D. P. Clemens, V. Piirola, Thiem Hoang, E. E. Becklin, Miranda Caputo	13
7	The Galactic Center: An Improved Astrometric Reference Frame for Stellar Orbits around the Supermassive Black Hole 2019 ·The Astrophysical Journal ·Shoko Sakai, Jessica R. Lu, A. M. Ghez, (unknown), Tuan Do, Gunther Witzel, (unknown), Aurélien Hees, E. E. Becklin, K. Matthews, Matthew W. Hosek	17
8	Multiwavelength Light Curves of Two Remarkable Sagittarius A* Flares 2018 ·The Astrophysical Journal ·G. G. Fazio, Joseph L. Hora, Gunther Witzel, S. P. Willner, M. L. N. Ashby, F. K. Baganoff, E. E. Becklin, S. Carey, Daryl Haggard, Charles F. Gammie, A. M. Ghez, Mark Gurwell, James G. Ingalls, Daniel P. Marrone, M. Morris, H. A. Smith	17
9	Probing the properties of the Milky Way's central supermassive black hole with stellar orbits 2007 ·Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union ·A. M. Ghez, Samir Salim, Nevin N. Weinberg, Jessica R. Lu, Tuan Do, (unknown), K. Matthews, M. Morris, S. Yelda, E. E. Becklin	2
10	SOFIA: Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy 2006 ·cosp ·E. E. Becklin	1
11	Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy 2006 ·E. E. Becklin, (unknown)	10
12	Mid-Infrared Limits on Emission from Sagittarius A* 2001 ·AAS ·M. Morris, Angelle Tanner, A. M. Ghez, E. E. Becklin, A. Cotera, M. Werner, Michael E. Ressler	1
13	First Infrared Imaging of the Neptune Ring Arcs: HST/Nicmos Results 1998 ·R. J. Terrile, Christophe Dumas, (unknown), Marcia Rieke, Glenn Schneider, R. Thompson, E. E. Becklin, D. W. Koerner	3
14	K′ Photometry of Io in Eclipse During 1995 1995 ·DPS ·M. D. Silverstone, E. E. Becklin, (unknown)	3
15	Performance and results with a double-beam infrared camera. 1994 ·Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE ·Ian S. McLean, Bruce Macintosh, Tao Liu, (unknown), Donald F. Figer, (unknown), (unknown), Harry I. Teplitz, E. E. Becklin	3
16	Simultaneous Observations of Far-Infrared Solar Continuum Brightness Variations and Five-Minute Oscillations 1988 ·Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society ·C. Lindsey, E. E. Becklin, F. Q. Orrall, Greg Kopp, M. W. Werner, (unknown)	2
17	The Evolution of the Infrared Spectrum of the 1980k Supernova in NGC 6946 1981 ·Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society ·E. Dwek, M. F. A’Hearn, E. E. Becklin, R. W. Capps, C. M. Telesco, A. T. Tokunaga, (unknown), H. L. Dinerstein, M. W. Werner, I. Gatley	1
18	Photometry of Spiral Galaxy Nuclei at 10 μm and 20 μm 1978 ·Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society ·H. M. Dyck, E. E. Becklin, R. W. Capps	2
19	The Spatial Distribution of the Infrared Emission from NGC 7027 1973 ·E. E. Becklin, G. Neugebauer, C. G. Wynn‐Williams	1
20	Infrared Observations of the Nucleus of NGC 253. 1972 ·Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society ·E. E. Becklin, G. Neugebauer	1

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