Erik Aver

1.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
10 papers, 648 citations indexed

About

Erik Aver is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation and Oceanography. According to data from OpenAlex, Erik Aver has authored 10 papers receiving a total of 648 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 3 papers in Instrumentation and 2 papers in Oceanography. Recurrent topics in Erik Aver's work include Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (7 papers), Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (5 papers) and Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (3 papers). Erik Aver is often cited by papers focused on Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (7 papers), Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (5 papers) and Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (3 papers). Erik Aver collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and United Kingdom. Erik Aver's co-authors include Evan D. Skillman, Keith A. Olive, Danielle A. Berg, John J. Salzer, Richard W. Pogge, Riccardo Giovanelli, Martha P. Haynes, John M. Cannon, Kristen B. W. McQuinn and Elizabeth A. K. Adams and has published in prestigious journals such as The Astrophysical Journal, The Astronomical Journal and Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics.

In The Last Decade

Erik Aver

9 papers receiving 610 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 effects of He I λ10830 on helium abundance determinations

2015 253 citations Erik Aver, Keith A. Olive et al. Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Erik Aver United States	8	575	334	119	22	21	10	648
E. Ripamonti Italy	18	936 1.6×	288 0.9×	126 1.1×	14 0.6×	26 1.2×	32	962
D. Asmus Chile	14	750 1.3×	189 0.6×	96 0.8×	9 0.4×	33 1.6×	26	784
D. D. Balam Canada	10	563 1.0×	142 0.4×	95 0.8×	18 0.8×	16 0.8×	26	575
S. Ghizzardi Italy	16	851 1.5×	250 0.7×	191 1.6×	31 1.4×	18 0.9×	37	874
M. Bolte United States	4	508 0.9×	171 0.5×	120 1.0×	14 0.6×	23 1.1×	6	529
G. W. Angus Belgium	18	788 1.4×	366 1.1×	164 1.4×	33 1.5×	21 1.0×	29	823
A. Siviero Italy	15	655 1.1×	84 0.3×	223 1.9×	18 0.8×	20 1.0×	51	674
F. J. Sánchez-Salcedo Mexico	13	503 0.9×	134 0.4×	70 0.6×	30 1.4×	26 1.2×	45	528
M. M. Sirocky United States	5	973 1.7×	252 0.8×	197 1.7×	7 0.3×	16 0.8×	6	1.0k
C. van’t Veer France	4	404 0.7×	232 0.7×	108 0.9×	19 0.9×	19 0.9×	7	457

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Fields of papers citing papers by Erik Aver

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Erik Aver

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Erik Aver. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Erik Aver 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 Erik Aver. Erik Aver is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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10 of 10 papers shown

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Shapley, Alice E., Evan D. Skillman, Erik Aver, et al.. (2025). The AURORA Survey: Robust Helium Abundances at High Redshift Reveal a Subpopulation of Helium-enhanced Galaxies in the Early Universe. The Astrophysical Journal. 996(1). 68–68.

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Méndez-Delgado, J. Eduardo, Evan D. Skillman, Erik Aver, et al.. (2025). Generalized T _e([O iii])–T _e(He i) Discrepancies in Ionized Nebulae: Possible Evidence of Case B Deviations and Temperature Inhomogeneities. The Astrophysical Journal. 986(1). 74–74. 4 indexed citations

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Aver, Erik, Danielle A. Berg, Keith A. Olive, et al.. (2021). Improving helium abundance determinations with Leo P as a case study. Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics. 2021(3). 27–27. 57 indexed citations

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Aver, Erik, Danielle A. Berg, Alec S. Hirschauer, et al.. (2021). A comprehensive chemical abundance analysis of the extremely metal poor Leoncino Dwarf galaxy (AGC 198691). arXiv (Cornell University). 29 indexed citations

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Hirschauer, Alec S., John J. Salzer, Evan D. Skillman, et al.. (2016). ALFALFA DISCOVERY OF THE MOST METAL-POOR GAS-RICH GALAXY KNOWN: AGC 198691. The Astrophysical Journal. 822(2). 108–108. 57 indexed citations

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Aver, Erik, Keith A. Olive, & Evan D. Skillman. (2015). The effects of He I λ10830 on helium abundance determinations. Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics. 2015(7). 11–11. 253 indexed citations breakdown →

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Skillman, Evan D., John J. Salzer, Danielle A. Berg, et al.. (2013). ALFALFA DISCOVERY OF THE NEARBY GAS-RICH DWARF GALAXY LEO P. III. AN EXTREMELY METAL DEFICIENT GALAXY. The Astronomical Journal. 146(1). 3–3. 95 indexed citations

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Aver, Erik, et al.. (2013). The primordial helium abundance from updated emissivities. Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics. 2013(11). 17–17. 77 indexed citations

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Aver, Erik, Keith A. Olive, & Evan D. Skillman. (2012). An MCMC determination of the primordial helium abundance. Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics. 2012(4). 4–4. 44 indexed citations

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Aver, Erik, Keith A. Olive, & Evan D. Skillman. (2011). Mapping systematic errors in helium abundance determinations using Markov Chain Monte Carlo. Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics. 2011(3). 43–43. 32 indexed citations

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