G. N. Pendleton

6.0k citations

82 papers · 3.6k indexed · 3 hit papers · h-index 17

Impact in

Astronomy and Astrophysics top 0.5%
- Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
- Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research
- Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
- Astro and Planetary Science
- Lightning and Electromagnetic Phenomena
- Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics
- Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
Nuclear and High Energy Physics top 2%
- Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena

Papers in ⓘ

Astronomy and Astrophysics 68
- Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae 60
- Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research 14
- Astro and Planetary Science 13
- Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations 12
Radiation 26
- Nuclear Physics and Applications 21

Co-authors: W. S. Pačiesas (60 shared papers)D. L. Band (24 shared papers)M. S. Briggs (40 shared papers)R. D. Preece (26 shared papers)C. Meegan (34 shared papers)G. J. Fishman (28 shared papers)J. L. Matteson (20 shared papers)C. Kouveliotou (15 shared papers)
Journals: The Astrophysical Journal (18 papers)Nature (4 papers)Advances in Space Research (2 papers)The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series (2 papers)IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science (1 paper)
Partner nations: United States Dominican Republic Greece

In The Last Decade

G. N. Pendleton

70 papers receiving 3.4k citations

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Discovery of Intense Gamma-Ray Flashes of Atmospheric Origin 1994 · 576 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

1994 Science
1993 The Astrophysical Journal
1992 Nature

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1	BATSE observations of gamma-ray burst spectra. I - Spectral diversity The Astrophysical Journal ·D. L. Band, J. L. Matteson, Linda Ford, B. Schaefer, D. M. Palmer, B. J. Teegarden, T. L. Cline, M. S. Briggs, W. S. Pačiesas, G. N. Pendleton, G. J. Fishman, C. Kouveliotou, Charles Meegan, Richard Wilson, P. Lestrade Hit paper breakdown →	1993	1195
2	Discovery of Intense Gamma-Ray Flashes of Atmospheric Origin Science ·G. J. Fishman, P. N. Bhat, Robert S. Mallozzi, John M. Horack, T. M. Koshut, C. Kouveliotou, G. N. Pendleton, C. Meegan, Robert Wilson, W. S. Pačiesas, Steven J. Goodman, H. J. Christian Hit paper breakdown →	1994	576
3	The BATSE Gamma‐Ray Burst Spectral Catalog. I. High Time Resolution Spectroscopy of Bright Bursts Using High Energy Resolution Data The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series ·R. D. Preece, M. S. Briggs, R. S. Mallozzi, G. N. Pendleton, W. S. Pačiesas, D. L. Band	2000	347
4	Spatial distribution of γ-ray bursts observed by BATSE Nature ·C. Meegan, G. J. Fishman, Robert Wilson, W. S. Pačiesas, G. N. Pendleton, John M. Horack, M. N. Brock, C. Kouveliotou Hit paper breakdown →	1992	283
5	The Synchrotron Shock Model Confronts a “Line of Death” in the BATSE Gamma-Ray Burst Data The Astrophysical Journal ·R. D. Preece, M. S. Briggs, Robert S. Mallozzi, G. N. Pendleton, W. S. Pačiesas, D. L. Band	1998	208
6	BATSE observations of gamma-ray burst spectra. 2: Peak energy evolution in bright, long bursts The Astrophysical Journal ·L. A. Ford, D. L. Band, J. L. Matteson, M. S. Briggs, G. N. Pendleton, R. D. Preece, W. S. Pačiesas, B. J. Teegarden, D. M. Palmer, Bradley E. Schaefer, T. L. Cline, G. J. Fishman, C. Kouveliotou, C. Meegan, R. B. Wilson, John Patrick Lestrade	1995	136
7	Evolution of the Low-Energy Photon Spectra in Gamma-Ray Bursts The Astrophysical Journal ·A. Crider, Edison Liang, I. A. Smith, R. D. Preece, M. S. Briggs, G. N. Pendleton, W. S. Pačiesas, D. L. Band, J. L. Matteson	1997	108
8	The rarity of soft γ-ray repeaters deduced from reactivation of SGR1806 – 20 Nature ·C. Kouveliotou, G. J. Fishman, C. Meegan, W. S. Pačiesas, J. van Paradijs, J. P. Norris, R. D. Preece, M. S. Briggs, John M. Horack, G. N. Pendleton, David A. Green	1994	70
9	The intrinsic luminosity of γ-ray bursts and their host galaxies Nature ·E. E. Fenimore, Richard I. Epstein, C. Ho, R. W. Klebesadel, C. G. Lacey, J. G. Laros, H. E. Markus Meier, T. Strohmayer, G. N. Pendleton, G. J. Fishman, C. Kouveliotou, C. Meegan	1993	69
10	Recurrent burst activity from the soft γ-ray repeater SGR 1900+14 Nature ·C. Kouveliotou, G. J. Fishman, C. Meegan, W. S. Pačiesas, Robert Wilson, J. van Paradijs, R. D. Preece, M. S. Briggs, G. N. Pendleton, M. N. Brock, T. M. Koshut, John M. Horack	1993	57
11	BATSE Observations of Gamma-Ray Burst Spectra The Astrophysical Journal ·D. L. Band, J. L. Matteson, W. S. Pačiesas, C. Meegan, R. T. Skelton, G. N. Pendleton, R. D. Preece, M. S. Briggs	1996	55
12	On the Consistency of Gamma‐Ray Burst Spectral Indices with the Synchrotron Shock Model The Astrophysical Journal ·R. D. Preece, M. S. Briggs, Timothy W. Giblin, Robert S. Mallozzi, G. N. Pendleton, W. S. Pačiesas, D. L. Band	2002	51
13	Discovery of Correlated Behavior between the Hard X‐Ray and the Radio Bands in Cygnus X‐3 The Astrophysical Journal ·M. L. McCollough, C. R. Robinson, S. N. Zhang, B. A. Harmon, R. M. Hjellming, E. B. Waltman, R. S. Foster, F. D. Ghigo, M. S. Briggs, G. N. Pendleton, K. J. Johnston	1999	46
14	The Identification of Two Different Spectral Types of Pulses in Gamma‐Ray Bursts The Astrophysical Journal ·G. N. Pendleton, W. S. Pačiesas, M. S. Briggs, R. D. Preece, Robert S. Mallozzi, C. A. Meegan, John M. Horack, G. J. Fishman, D. L. Band, J. L. Matteson, R. T. Skelton, Jon Hakkila, L. A. Ford, C. Kouveliotou, T. M. Koshut	1997	36
15	BATSE Observations of Gamma‐Ray Burst Spectra. III. Low‐Energy Behavior of Time‐averaged Spectra The Astrophysical Journal ·R. D. Preece, M. S. Briggs, G. N. Pendleton, W. S. Pačiesas, J. L. Matteson, D. L. Band, R. T. Skelton, C. Meegan	1996	33
16	Observations of 4U 1700-37 with BATSE The Astrophysical Journal ·B. C. Rubin, Mark H. Finger, B. A. Harmon, W. S. Pačiesas, G. J. Fishman, Robert Wilson, C. A. Wilson, M. N. Brock, M. S. Briggs, G. N. Pendleton, L. R. Cominsky, M. S. Roberts	1996	29
17	The ionizing radiation environment on the moon Advances in Space Research ·J. H. Adams, Mahasweta Bhattacharya, Zi-Wei Lin, G. N. Pendleton, J. W. Watts	2007	22
18	Observation of GX 339-4 hard state outbursts in 1991 and 1992 The Astrophysical Journal ·B. A. Harmon, C. A. Wilson, W. S. Pačiesas, G. N. Pendleton, M. S. Briggs, B. C. Rubin, М. Фингер, G. J. Fishman, M. N. Brock, R. B. Wilson, C. Meegan	1994	16
19	Gamma-Ray Bursts International Astronomical Union Circular ·C. Meegan, G. J. Fishman, Robert Wilson, W. S. Pačiesas, M. N. Brock, John M. Horack, G. N. Pendleton, C. Kouveliotou	1992	12
20	BATSE Gamma-Ray Burst Line Search. IV. Line Candidates from the Visual Search The Astrophysical Journal ·D. L. Band, S. D. Ryder, L. A. Ford, J. L. Matteson, D. M. Palmer, B. J. Teegarden, M. S. Briggs, W. S. Pačiesas, G. N. Pendleton, R. D. Preece	1996	12

About G. N. Pendleton

G. N. Pendleton is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Radiation, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Biomedical Engineering and Applied Mathematics, having authored 82 papers that have together received 3.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae (60 papers), Nuclear Physics and Applications (21 papers), Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research (14 papers), Astro and Planetary Science (13 papers), Particle Detector Development and Performance (12 papers), Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations (12 papers), Advanced X-ray and CT Imaging (11 papers) and Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena (6 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Astronomy and Astrophysics (3.4k citations), Nuclear and High Energy Physics (1.2k citations), Instrumentation (153 citations), Radiation (151 citations) and Geophysics (176 citations). G. N. Pendleton has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Dominican Republic and Greece. Frequent co-authors include W. S. Pačiesas, D. L. Band, M. S. Briggs, R. D. Preece, C. Meegan, G. J. Fishman, J. L. Matteson, C. Kouveliotou, John M. Horack and Robert Wilson. Their work appears in journals such as The Astrophysical Journal, Nature, Advances in Space Research, The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series and IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science.

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