George O. Abell

3.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
21 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

George O. Abell is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation and Computational Mechanics. According to data from OpenAlex, George O. Abell has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 9 papers in Instrumentation and 5 papers in Computational Mechanics. Recurrent topics in George O. Abell's work include Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (9 papers), Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation (5 papers) and History and Developments in Astronomy (5 papers). George O. Abell is often cited by papers focused on Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (9 papers), Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation (5 papers) and History and Developments in Astronomy (5 papers). George O. Abell collaborates with scholars based in United States. George O. Abell's co-authors include R. P. Olowin, Jr. Corwin Harold G., B. Margon, Donald Goldsmith, Gerrit L. Verschuur, M. J. Rees, H. J. Rood, David Morrison, E. Öpik and Sidney C. Wolff and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Physics Today and The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series.

In The Last Decade

George O. Abell

19 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

A catalog of rich clusters of galaxies 1958 2026 1980 2003 1989 1958 250 500 750
What are hit papers?

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. A catalog of rich clusters of galaxies
    1989 790 citations George O. Abell, Jr. Corwin Harold G. et al. The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series profile →
  2. The Distribution of Rich Clusters of Galaxies.
    1958 633 citations George O. Abell The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
George O. Abell United States 7 1.5k 702 349 115 94 21 1.6k
Morton S. Roberts United States 22 1.8k 1.2× 643 0.9× 239 0.7× 71 0.6× 35 0.4× 98 1.9k
D. F. Malin Australia 22 1.5k 1.0× 664 0.9× 243 0.7× 59 0.5× 47 0.5× 66 1.6k
C. J. Pritchet Canada 28 2.2k 1.5× 854 1.2× 361 1.0× 75 0.7× 74 0.8× 57 2.2k
W. K. Huchtmeier Germany 22 1.7k 1.1× 650 0.9× 244 0.7× 37 0.3× 38 0.4× 81 1.7k
W. R. Oegerle United States 25 1.6k 1.1× 396 0.6× 340 1.0× 51 0.4× 37 0.4× 90 1.7k
L. van Speybroeck United States 13 2.0k 1.3× 511 0.7× 794 2.3× 89 0.8× 24 0.3× 29 2.1k
H. Quintana Chile 21 1.4k 0.9× 562 0.8× 390 1.1× 83 0.7× 47 0.5× 64 1.5k
P. A. Shaver Germany 25 2.4k 1.6× 616 0.9× 854 2.4× 68 0.6× 37 0.4× 90 2.5k
P. Schuecker Germany 23 2.4k 1.6× 805 1.1× 839 2.4× 102 0.9× 73 0.8× 51 2.4k
C. Firmani Mexico 24 1.7k 1.1× 508 0.7× 465 1.3× 106 0.9× 34 0.4× 61 1.8k

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Fields of papers citing papers by George O. Abell

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of George O. Abell

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of George O. Abell. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of George O. Abell 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 George O. Abell. George O. Abell 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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Morrison, David, et al.. (1995). Abell's exploration of the universe. Clinical Nuclear Medicine. 34(6). 365–6. 5 indexed citations
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Abell, George O., Jr. Corwin Harold G., & R. P. Olowin. (1989). A catalog of rich clusters of galaxies. The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 70. 1–1. 790 indexed citations breakdown →
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Abell, George O., et al.. (1983). Science and the Paranormal: Probing the Existence of the Supernatural. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 7 indexed citations
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Abell, George O. & B. Margon. (1979). A kinematic model for SS433. Nature. 279(5715). 701–703. 107 indexed citations
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Rees, M. J., et al.. (1979). Observational Cosmology. Physics Today. 32(11). 58–60. 2 indexed citations
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Abell, George O., et al.. (1978). More on Velikovsky. Physics Today. 31(12). 81–82. 2 indexed citations
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Verschuur, Gerrit L., Donald Goldsmith, & George O. Abell. (1978). Cosmic Catastrophes and Scientists Confront Velikovsky. Physics Today. 31(8). 56–59. 22 indexed citations
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Abell, George O.. (1978). Drama of the universe. 1 indexed citations
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Abell, George O.. (1976). Realm of the universe. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 2 indexed citations
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Rood, H. J. & George O. Abell. (1973). Luminosity Functions of Clusters of Galaxies. 13. 69. 1 indexed citations
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Abell, George O.. (1969). Award of the Bruce Gold Medal to Dr. Horace W. Babcock. Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. 81. 179–179. 1 indexed citations
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Abell, George O. & E. Öpik. (1966). Exploration of the Universe. Physics Today. 19(3). 70–72. 1 indexed citations
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Abell, George O.. (1962). Systems of Galaxies may be Unstable. 8(393). 335. 1 indexed citations
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Abell, George O.. (1961). Evidence regarding second-order clustering of galaxies and interactions between clusters of galaxies. The Astronomical Journal. 66. 607–607. 34 indexed citations
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Abell, George O.. (1960). Extragalactic Distances by Luminosity Methods. Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. 72. 459–459.
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Abell, George O.. (1959). The National Geographic Society-Palomar Observatory Sky Survey. 8(366). 121. 5 indexed citations
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Abell, George O.. (1959). Three-Color Observations of a Flare on AD Leonis. Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. 71. 517–517. 1 indexed citations
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Abell, George O.. (1958). The Distribution of Rich Clusters of Galaxies.. The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 3. 211–211. 633 indexed citations breakdown →
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Abell, George O.. (1957). The distribution of rich clusters of galaxies.. The Astronomical Journal. 62. 2–2. 10 indexed citations
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Abell, George O.. (1957). The distribution of rich clusters of galaxies. A catalogue of 2712 rich clusters found on the National Geographic Society Palomar Observatory Sky Survey. 2 indexed citations

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