Guy Worthey

7.2k total citations · 3 hit papers
56 papers, 4.2k citations indexed

About

Guy Worthey is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation and Computational Mechanics. According to data from OpenAlex, Guy Worthey has authored 56 papers receiving a total of 4.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 51 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 36 papers in Instrumentation and 4 papers in Computational Mechanics. Recurrent topics in Guy Worthey's work include Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (48 papers), Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (36 papers) and Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (29 papers). Guy Worthey is often cited by papers focused on Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (48 papers), Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (36 papers) and Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (29 papers). Guy Worthey collaborates with scholars based in United States, Mexico and France. Guy Worthey's co-authors include S. M. Faber, J. González‐Hernández, Jon A. Holtzman, S. C. Trager, A. M. Watson, J. J. Hester, Christopher J. Burrows, John T. Trauger, Stefano Casertano and David Burstein and has published in prestigious journals such as The Astrophysical Journal, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society and The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series.

In The Last Decade

Guy Worthey

54 papers receiving 4.1k citations

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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.

Comprehensive stellar population models and the disentanglement of age and metallicity effects

1994 1.0k citations Guy Worthey The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series profile →
The Photometric Performance and Calibration of WFPC2

1995 663 citations Jon A. Holtzman, Christopher J. Burrows et al. profile →
Hγ and Hδ Absorption Features in Stars and Stellar Populations

1997 499 citations Guy Worthey et al. 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						Papers	Cites
Guy Worthey United States	24	4.2k	2.5k	155	150	107	56	4.2k
J. Gorgas Spain	28	4.0k 1.0×	2.7k 1.1×	167 1.1×	117 0.8×	110 1.0×	61	4.1k
A. J. Cenarro Spain	21	3.6k 0.9×	2.3k 0.9×	179 1.2×	130 0.9×	112 1.0×	42	3.6k
M. Kissler‐Patig Germany	37	3.7k 0.9×	1.9k 0.8×	247 1.6×	146 1.0×	94 0.9×	131	3.8k
Patrick Côté Canada	34	3.8k 0.9×	2.1k 0.9×	112 0.7×	189 1.3×	121 1.1×	124	3.9k
M. Arnaboldi Germany	37	3.9k 0.9×	2.3k 1.0×	158 1.0×	268 1.8×	116 1.1×	165	4.0k
N. Arimoto Japan	35	3.5k 0.8×	1.9k 0.8×	149 1.0×	324 2.2×	68 0.6×	119	3.6k
A. M. N. Ferguson United Kingdom	36	4.2k 1.0×	2.1k 0.9×	84 0.5×	270 1.8×	67 0.6×	105	4.3k
Kartik Sheth United States	31	4.5k 1.1×	1.8k 0.7×	131 0.8×	332 2.2×	142 1.3×	79	4.6k
Davor Krajnović Germany	28	3.1k 0.7×	1.8k 0.7×	176 1.1×	211 1.4×	128 1.2×	76	3.1k
J. Christopher Mihos United States	33	4.4k 1.1×	2.3k 1.0×	180 1.2×	312 2.1×	148 1.4×	66	4.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Guy Worthey

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Baldassare, Vivienne, et al.. (2025). The Morphology of Dwarf Galaxies Hosting Variable Active Galactic Nuclei. The Astrophysical Journal. 980(2). 215–215.

Vincent, Aaron C., et al.. (2023). Preheating and reheating effects of the Kähler moduli inflation I model. Physical review. D. 108(10). 1 indexed citations

Worthey, Guy, et al.. (2023). HST Low-resolution Stellar Library. The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 266(2). 41–41. 3 indexed citations

Worthey, Guy. (2015). Precision age indicators that exploit chemically peculiar stars. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 580. L5–L5. 3 indexed citations

Tang, Baitian & Guy Worthey. (2015). On disentangling initial mass function degeneracies in integrated light. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 453(4). 4432–4444. 8 indexed citations

Tang, Baitian, Guy Worthey, & A. B. Davis. (2014). Composite stellar populations and element by element abundances in the Milky Way bulge and elliptical galaxies. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 445(2). 1538–1548. 5 indexed citations

Worthey, Guy, A. B. Danilet, & S. M. Faber. (2013). The LickX spectra. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 561. A36–A36. 6 indexed citations

Tang, Baitian & Guy Worthey. (2013). On distinguishing age from metallicity with photometric data. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 429(4). 3174–3180. 3 indexed citations

Blakeslee, John P., Michele Cantiello, S. Mei, et al.. (2010). SURFACE BRIGHTNESS FLUCTUATIONS IN THEHUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPEACS/WFC F814W BANDPASS AND AN UPDATE ON GALAXY DISTANCES. The Astrophysical Journal. 724(1). 657–668. 61 indexed citations

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Block, David L., F. Combes, I. Puerari, et al.. (2007). Keck spectroscopy and Spitzer space telescope analysis of the outer disk of the Triangulum spiral galaxy M 33. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 471(2). 467–474. 4 indexed citations

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Gregg, Michael D., John Rayner, Guy Worthey, et al.. (2004). The HST/STIS Next Generation Spectral Library. American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts. 205. 209. 2 indexed citations

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Block, David L., K. C. Freeman, T. H. Jarrett, et al.. (2004). Very luminous carbon stars in the outer disk of the Triangulum spiral galaxy. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 425(3). L37–L40. 15 indexed citations

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Worthey, Guy, et al.. (2003). Analysis and calibration of effective wavelengths in SIM. American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts. 201. 1 indexed citations

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Kuntschner, H., B. Ziegler, R. M. Sharples, Guy Worthey, & K. J. Fricke. (2002). VLT spectroscopy of NGC 3115 globular clusters. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 395(3). 761–777. 47 indexed citations

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Worthey, Guy. (1999). The Age-Metallicity Degeneracy. ASPC. 192. 283. 1 indexed citations

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Trager, S. C., Guy Worthey, S. M. Faber, David Burstein, & J. González‐Hernández. (1998). Old Stellar Populations. VI. Absorption‐Line Spectra of Galaxy Nuclei and Globular Clusters. The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 116(1). 1–28. 430 indexed citations

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Grillmair, Carl J., J. R. Mould, Jon A. Holtzman, et al.. (1998). [ITAL]Hubble[/ITAL] [ITAL]Space[/ITAL] [ITAL]Telescope[/ITAL] Observations of the Draco Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy. The Astronomical Journal. 115(1). 144–151. 51 indexed citations

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Grillmair, Carl J., Tod R. Lauer, Guy Worthey, et al.. (1996). Hubble Space Telescope Observations of M32: The Color-Magnitude Diagram. CERN Bulletin. 188. 3 indexed citations

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González‐Hernández, J., S. M. Faber, & Guy Worthey. (1993). Age and Metallicity of Elliptical Galaxies. AAS. 183. 1 indexed citations

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Worthey, Guy, S. M. Faber, & J. González‐Hernández. (1992). MG and Fe absorption features in elliptical galaxies. The Astrophysical Journal. 398. 69–69. 321 indexed citations

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