G. Wegner

9.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
183 papers, 5.5k citations indexed

About

G. Wegner is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation and Computational Mechanics. According to data from OpenAlex, G. Wegner has authored 183 papers receiving a total of 5.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 161 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 120 papers in Instrumentation and 32 papers in Computational Mechanics. Recurrent topics in G. Wegner's work include Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (120 papers), Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (96 papers) and Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (69 papers). G. Wegner is often cited by papers focused on Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (120 papers), Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (96 papers) and Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (69 papers). G. Wegner collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and United Kingdom. G. Wegner's co-authors include Alan Dressler, D. Lynden–Bell, R. Terlevich, David Burstein, S. M. Faber, L. da Costa, Roger L. Davies, John J. Salzer, Martha P. Haynes and R. P. Saglia and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, The Astrophysical Journal and Chemistry of Materials.

In The Last Decade

G. Wegner

176 papers receiving 5.4k citations

Hit Papers

Spectroscopy and photometry of elliptical galaxies. I - A... 1987 2026 2000 2013 1987 200 400 600
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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.

  1. Spectroscopy and photometry of elliptical galaxies. I - A new distance estimator
    1987 659 citations Alan Dressler, D. Lynden–Bell et al. The Astrophysical Journal profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
G. Wegner United States 38 5.2k 2.7k 708 261 235 183 5.5k
B. T. Soifer United States 44 7.4k 1.4× 1.9k 0.7× 1.1k 1.5× 501 1.9× 90 0.4× 175 7.6k
P. van der Werf Netherlands 46 6.2k 1.2× 2.3k 0.9× 737 1.0× 284 1.1× 99 0.4× 217 6.4k
B. M. Tinsley United States 22 3.5k 0.7× 1.8k 0.7× 449 0.6× 131 0.5× 166 0.7× 80 3.7k
J. P. Henry United States 36 4.5k 0.9× 1.3k 0.5× 1.6k 2.2× 135 0.5× 164 0.7× 137 4.9k
M. Stiavelli United States 36 3.9k 0.8× 2.0k 0.7× 629 0.9× 239 0.9× 159 0.7× 132 4.1k
H. K. C. Yee Canada 48 7.3k 1.4× 4.1k 1.5× 1.1k 1.6× 359 1.4× 284 1.2× 185 7.8k
F. Matteuccí Italy 49 8.6k 1.7× 2.8k 1.1× 821 1.2× 114 0.4× 130 0.6× 257 8.8k
F. Bertoldi Germany 44 8.0k 1.6× 2.0k 0.8× 1.2k 1.8× 261 1.0× 112 0.5× 182 8.2k
S. D’Odorico Germany 37 3.4k 0.7× 1.3k 0.5× 603 0.9× 755 2.9× 116 0.5× 159 4.1k
J. P. Stott United Kingdom 31 2.2k 0.4× 1.2k 0.4× 344 0.5× 211 0.8× 54 0.2× 92 2.8k

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Fields of papers citing papers by G. Wegner

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of G. Wegner

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Wegner, G., John J. Salzer, Joanna M. Taylor, & Alec S. Hirschauer. (2019). Metal Abundances and Star Formation Rates of Emission-line Galaxies in and around the Boötes Void. The Astrophysical Journal. 883(1). 29–29. 13 indexed citations
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Wegner, G., Keiichi Umetsu, Sandor M. Molnar, et al.. (2017). The Double Galaxy Cluster A2465. III. X-Ray and Weak-lensing Observations∗. The Astrophysical Journal. 844(1). 67–67. 3 indexed citations
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Mazzalay, X., Jens Thomas, R. P. Saglia, et al.. (2016). The supermassive black hole and double nucleus of the core elliptical NGC 5419. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 462(3). 2847–2860. 13 indexed citations
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Thomas, Jens, R. Jesseit, R. P. Saglia, et al.. (2009). The flattening and the orbital structure of early-type galaxies and collisionlessN-body binary disc mergers. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 393(2). 641–652. 35 indexed citations
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Halpern, J. P., E. V. Gotthelf, D. J. Helfand, Suvi Gezari, & G. Wegner. (2004). Chandra and Optical Identification of AX J1841.0-0536. The astronomer's telegram. 289. 1. 3 indexed citations
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Macdonald, Emily, Paul Allen, Gavin Dalton, et al.. (2004). The Oxford-Dartmouth Thirty Degree Survey - I. Observations and calibration of a wide-field multiband survey. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 352(4). 1255–1272. 11 indexed citations
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Mehlert, D., D. Thomas, R. P. Saglia, R. Bender, & G. Wegner. (2003). Spatially resolved spectroscopy of Coma cluster early-type galaxies. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 407(2). 423–435. 154 indexed citations
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Alonso, M. V., Mariangela Bernardi, L. da Costa, et al.. (2003). Redshift-Distance Survey of Early-Type Galaxies: Circular-Aperture Photometry. The Astronomical Journal. 125(5). 2307–2324. 15 indexed citations
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Wegner, G., E. M. Corsini, R. P. Saglia, et al.. (2002). Spatially resolved spectroscopy of Coma cluster early-type galaxies. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 395(3). 753–759. 10 indexed citations
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Wegner, G., Matthew Colless, R. P. Saglia, et al.. (1999). The peculiar motions of early-type galaxies in two distant regions — II. The spectroscopic data. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 305(2). 259–296. 64 indexed citations
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McHardy, I. M., L. R. Jones, M. R. Merrifield, et al.. (1998). The origin of the cosmic soft X-ray background: optical identification of an extremely deep ROSAT survey. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 295(3). 641–671. 63 indexed citations
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Giovanelli, Riccardo, Martha P. Haynes, T. Herter, et al.. (1997). The I band Tully-Fisher relation for cluster galaxies: data presentation.. The Astronomical Journal. 113. 22–22. 123 indexed citations
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Shipman, H. L., F. Cordova, G. Hammond, et al.. (1992). HST Observations of Cool White Dwarf Stars. American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts. 181.
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Lynden–Bell, D., S. M. Faber, David Burstein, et al.. (1988). Spectroscopy and photometry of elliptical galaxies. V - Galaxy streaming toward the new supergalactic center. The Astrophysical Journal. 326. 19–19. 276 indexed citations
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Wood, M. A., D. E. Winget, R. E. Nather, et al.. (1987). The exotic helium variable PG 1346 + 082. The Astrophysical Journal. 313. 757–757. 30 indexed citations
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Sion, E. M., Jesse L. Greenstein, J. D. Landstreet, et al.. (1983). A proposed new white dwarf spectral classification system. The Astrophysical Journal. 269. 253–253. 83 indexed citations
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Wegner, G. & Hartmut Schulz. (1981). Spectroscopy of suspected peculiar DA white dwarfs I : equivalent widths and line profiles.. Astronomy & Astrophysics Supplement Series. 43. 473–478. 1 indexed citations
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Koester, D., Hartmut Schulz, & G. Wegner. (1981). Determination of atmospheric parameters for DB white dwarfs.. 102. 331–336. 10 indexed citations
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Wegner, G.. (1980). UBV photometry of faint southern blue stars. The Astronomical Journal. 85. 538–538. 7 indexed citations
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Wegner, G., et al.. (1970). Spectrum Variations in A-Type Supergiants. The Astrophysical Journal. 162. 547–547. 7 indexed citations

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