Geoffrey C. Clayton

19.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
174 papers, 10.4k citations indexed

About

Geoffrey C. Clayton is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Geoffrey C. Clayton has authored 174 papers receiving a total of 10.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 157 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 46 papers in Instrumentation and 18 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in Geoffrey C. Clayton's work include Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (125 papers), Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (86 papers) and Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (46 papers). Geoffrey C. Clayton is often cited by papers focused on Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (125 papers), Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (86 papers) and Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (46 papers). Geoffrey C. Clayton collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and France. Geoffrey C. Clayton's co-authors include Jason A. Cardelli, John S. Mathis, Karl D. Gordon, M. J. Wolff, K. A. Misselt, P. G. Martin, Orsola De Marco, E. L. Fitzpatrick, R. E. Schulte‐Ladbeck and B. T. Draine and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and The Astrophysical Journal.

In The Last Decade

Geoffrey C. Clayton

164 papers receiving 9.9k 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 relationship between infrared, optical, and ultraviolet extinction

1989 6.9k citations Geoffrey C. Clayton et al. The Astrophysical Journal profile →
One Relation for All Wavelengths: The Far-ultraviolet to Mid-infrared Milky Way Spectroscopic R(V)-dependent Dust Extinction Relationship

2023 75 citations Karl D. Gordon, Geoffrey C. Clayton et al. The Astrophysical Journal profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Geoffrey C. Clayton United States	33	10.1k	2.6k	1.1k	414	389	174	10.4k
Ronald L. Gilliland United States	44	7.5k 0.7×	2.7k 1.1×	894 0.8×	481 1.2×	248 0.6×	184	8.0k
Andreas Burkert Germany	57	10.0k 1.0×	2.7k 1.1×	1.8k 1.6×	332 0.8×	454 1.2×	270	10.4k
Norman Murray Canada	63	12.2k 1.2×	2.9k 1.1×	1.7k 1.5×	348 0.8×	240 0.6×	161	12.7k
Eric Agol United States	43	7.1k 0.7×	2.1k 0.8×	948 0.8×	502 1.2×	217 0.6×	147	7.3k
Jason A. Cardelli United States	23	8.2k 0.8×	2.0k 0.8×	1.0k 0.9×	536 1.3×	552 1.4×	73	8.6k
John S. Mathis United States	26	10.5k 1.0×	2.5k 0.9×	1.2k 1.0×	555 1.3×	697 1.8×	58	10.8k
Lucio Mayer Switzerland	63	12.7k 1.3×	4.4k 1.7×	1.5k 1.3×	237 0.6×	463 1.2×	241	13.2k
M. S. Bessell Australia	56	11.1k 1.1×	4.3k 1.6×	783 0.7×	221 0.5×	339 0.9×	254	11.4k
R. C. Bohlin United States	36	9.4k 0.9×	3.1k 1.2×	1.0k 0.9×	706 1.7×	484 1.2×	244	10.1k
R. M. Cutri United States	37	6.2k 0.6×	1.9k 0.7×	1.0k 0.9×	197 0.5×	195 0.5×	147	6.3k

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Kasliwal, M. M., et al.. (2025). Oxygen Isotope Ratios in Hydrogen-deficient Carbon Stars: A Correlation with Effective Temperature and Implications for White Dwarf Merger Outcomes. Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. 137(4). 44201–44201. 1 indexed citations

Clayton, Geoffrey C., Marco Vecoli, Pan Luo, Robbie Goodhue, & Charles H. Wellman. (2024). Acritarch Palynomorph Darkness Index (PDI) as an indicator of thermal maturity in Silurian sections from Saudi Arabia. Marine and Petroleum Geology. 169. 107049–107049.

Tisserand, P., et al.. (2024). HdC and EHe stars through the prism ofGaiaDR3. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 684. A130–A130. 2 indexed citations

Gordon, Karl D., Geoffrey C. Clayton, Marjorie Decleir, et al.. (2023). One Relation for All Wavelengths: The Far-ultraviolet to Mid-infrared Milky Way Spectroscopic R(V)-dependent Dust Extinction Relationship. The Astrophysical Journal. 950(2). 86–86. 75 indexed citations breakdown →

Karambelkar, Viraj, M. M. Kasliwal, P. Tisserand, et al.. (2022). R Coronae Borealis and dustless hydrogen-deficient carbon stars likely have different oxygen isotope ratios. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 667. A84–A84. 10 indexed citations

Tisserand, P., Geoffrey C. Clayton, M. S. Bessell, et al.. (2020). A plethora of new R Coronae Borealis stars discovered from a dedicated spectroscopic follow-up survey. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 4 indexed citations

Fox, Ori D., Claes Fransson, Nathan Smith, et al.. (2020). The slow demise of the long-lived SN 2005ip. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 498(1). 517–531. 15 indexed citations

Schaefer, Bradley E., D. Boyd, Geoffrey C. Clayton, et al.. (2019). Precise measures of orbital period, before and after nova eruption for QZ Aurigae. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 487(1). 1120–1139. 11 indexed citations

Montiel, Edward, Geoffrey C. Clayton, Ben Sugerman, et al.. (2018). The Double Dust Envelopes of R Coronae Borealis Stars. The Astronomical Journal. 156(4). 148–148. 11 indexed citations

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Clayton, Geoffrey C., et al.. (2017). CSM interaction and dust formation in SN 2010jl .. Civil War Book Review. 88. 416. 1 indexed citations

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Clayton, Geoffrey C., et al.. (2017). Numerical Simulations of Close and Contact Binary Systems Having Bipolytropic Equation of State. AAS. 229. 3 indexed citations

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Clayton, Geoffrey C.. (2008). The Evolution of R Coronae Borealis Stars. 37(2). 17.

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Clayton, Geoffrey C.. (2004). Extinction in Other Galaxies. 309. 57. 1 indexed citations

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Witt, Adolf N., Geoffrey C. Clayton, & B. T. Draine. (2004). Astrophysics of Dust. 309. 127 indexed citations

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Plotkin, Richard M. & Geoffrey C. Clayton. (2002). Photometry of SK-69 202, the Progenitor of SN 1987A, from 1897 to 1948. American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts. 201(2). 89–94. 1 indexed citations

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Pitman, K. M., M. J. Wolff, J. L. Bandfield, R. T. Clancy, & Geoffrey C. Clayton. (2001). Directional Emissivity Effects on Martian Surface Brightness Temperatures. 33. 1 indexed citations

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Clayton, Geoffrey C.. (2000). The Role of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Ultraviolet Extinction. 8670. 3 indexed citations

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Pitman, K. M., M. J. Wolff, R. T. Clancy, & Geoffrey C. Clayton. (2000). On the shape of martian dust and water ice aerosols. 32. 2 indexed citations

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Nordsieck, K. H., M. R. Meade, C. M. Anderson, et al.. (1994). Ultraviolet/Visible Spectropolarimetry of alpha Orionis. 184. 1 indexed citations

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Whitney, B. A., R. E. Schulte‐Ladbeck, M. R. Meade, et al.. (1988). Polarization Variations in the Wolf-Rayet Binary HD 193793. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 20. 738. 1 indexed citations

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