H. Tananbaum

8.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
125 papers, 4.4k citations indexed

About

H. Tananbaum is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics and Computational Mechanics. According to data from OpenAlex, H. Tananbaum has authored 125 papers receiving a total of 4.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 103 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 56 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics and 29 papers in Computational Mechanics. Recurrent topics in H. Tananbaum's work include Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations (82 papers), Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena (34 papers) and Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (31 papers). H. Tananbaum is often cited by papers focused on Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations (82 papers), Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena (34 papers) and Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (31 papers). H. Tananbaum collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and Israel. H. Tananbaum's co-authors include R. Giacconi, E. Kellogg, H. Gursky, E. Schreier, Y. Avni, C. Jones, G. Zamorani, W. Forman, S. S. Murray and Martin C. Weisskopf and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

H. Tananbaum

121 papers receiving 4.2k citations

Hit Papers

The fourth UHURU catalog of X-ray sources. 1972 2026 1990 2008 1978 1979 1972 50 100 150 200
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. The fourth UHURU catalog of X-ray sources.
    1978 242 citations W. Forman, C. Jones et al. profile →
  2. X-ray studies of quasars with the Einstein Observatory
    1979 239 citations H. Tananbaum, M. Elvis et al. The Astrophysical Journal profile →
  3. Discovery of a Periodic Pulsating Binary X-Ray Source in Hercules from UHURU
    1972 211 citations H. Tananbaum, H. Gursky et al. The Astrophysical Journal profile →

Peers

H. Tananbaum
Comparison fields: 5 of 59
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics 4.0k
  • Nuclear and High Energy Physics 1.5k
  • Geophysics 517
  • Instrumentation 357
  • Computational Mechanics 300
Replace H. Gursky with:
H. Gursky United States
P. J. Serlemitsos United States
C. R. Canizares United States
E. Kellogg United States
Knox S. Long United States
B. Margon United States
R. Sunyaev Russia
H. Bradt United States
Herman L. Marshall United States
M. Gilfanov Russia
H. Gursky United States View profile →
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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
# Work Indexed citations
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The Lynx X-ray Observatory: revealing the invisible universe
2019 ·D. A. Schwartz, A. Vikhlinin, H. Tananbaum, Mark Freeman, G. Tremblay, Eric D. Schwartz, Jessica A. Gaskin, Douglas A. Swartz, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)
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Development Status of Adjustable X-ray Optics with 0.5 Arcsec Imaging for the X-ray Surveyor Mission Concept
2016 ·Paul B. Reid, Ryan Allured, Sagi Ben-Ami, Vincenzo Cotroneo, D. A. Schwartz, H. Tananbaum, A. Vikhlinin, Susan Trolier‐McKinstry, Margeaux Wallace, (unknown)
1
3
Highlights and discoveries from theChandraX-ray Observatory
2014 ·Reports on Progress in Physics ·H. Tananbaum, Martin C. Weisskopf, W. Tucker, B. J. Wilkes, P. D. Edmonds
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The Advanced X-ray Spectroscopic Imaging Observatory
2012 ·AAS ·Jay A. Bookbinder, Robert B. Smith, Miquel García, H. Tananbaum, N. E. White, Robert Petre, A. Ptak, A. E. Hornschemeier, (unknown), S. R. Bandler, (unknown), M. W. Bautz, (unknown), Randall L. McEntaffer, Joel N. Bregman, Paul B. Reid
1
5
The first decade of science with Chandra and XMM-Newton
2009 ·Nature ·M. Santos‐Lleó, N. Schartel, H. Tananbaum, W. H. Tucker, Martin C. Weisskopf
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<title>Chandra X-ray Observatory (CXO): overview</title>
2000 ·Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE ·Martin C. Weisskopf, H. Tananbaum, Leon P. Van Speybroeck, Stephen L. O’Dell
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Key Technology Development for Constellation-X
1999 ·AAS ·Kevan Weaver, Nigel D. White, H. Tananbaum, (unknown), F. E. Marshall, Jay A. Bookbinder, C. K. Stahle, John P. Grady, (unknown), Leon P. Van Speybroeck, (unknown), Steven E. Kahn, (unknown), Stephen Castles
1
8
The AXAF High Resolution Camera (HRC) and its Use for Observations of Distant Clusters of Galaxies
1987 ·S. S. Murray, (unknown), M. Elvis, W. Forman, J. E. Grindlay, F. R. Harnden, (unknown), T. Maccacaro, H. Tananbaum, G. S. Vaiana, K. A. Pounds, G. W. Fraser, J. P. Henry
7
9
The Advanced X‐Ray Astrophysics Facilitya
1986 ·Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences ·H. Tananbaum
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10
X-Ray Observations of the Crab Nebula with the Einstein Observatory.
1979 ·Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society ·H. Tananbaum, A. Epstein, W. Forman, R. Giacconi, J. E. Grindlay, (unknown), C. Jones, E. Schreier, F. Seward, L. van Speybroeck
4
11
A high-sensitivity X-ray survey using the Einstein Observatory and the discrete source contribution to the extragalactic X-ray background
1979 ·The Astrophysical Journal ·R. Giacconi, Jill Bechtold, G. Branduardi, W. Forman, J. P. Henry, C. Jones, E. Kellogg, H. van der Laan, W. Liller, Herman L. Marshall, S. S. Murray, J. P. Pye, E. Schreier, W. L. W. Sargent, F. D. Seward, H. Tananbaum
42
12
UHURU Observations of the Binary X-Ray Source 2u 0900-40
1973 ·The Astrophysical Journal ·W. Forman, (unknown), H. Tananbaum, H. Gursky, E. Kellogg, R. Giacconi
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A New X-Ray Binary Associated With An O-type Star.
1972 ·Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society ·C. Jones, W. Forman, W. Liller, E. Schreier, H. Tananbaum, E. Kellogg, H. Gursky, R. Giacconi
1
14
The X-ray structure of the Vela X region observed from Uhuru.
1972 ·Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society ·E. Kellogg, (unknown), H. Tananbaum, H. Gursky, Stephen Murray, R. Giacconi, J. E. Grindlay
1
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Errata: Evidence for the Binary Nature of Centaurus X-3 from UHURU X-Ray Observations; and Further Observations of the Pulsating X-Ray Source Cygnus X-1 from UHURU
1972 ·The Astrophysical Journal ·E. Schreier, (unknown), H. Gursky, E. Kellogg, H. Tananbaum, R. Giacconi
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Observations of Cygnus X-3 by Uhuru
1972 ·Nature Physical Science ·D. R. Parsignault, H. Gursky, E. Kellogg, T. Matilsky, Steven Murray, E. Schreier, H. Tananbaum, R. Giacconi, A. C. Brinkman
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Further observations of the pulsating X-ray source Cygnus X-1 from Uhuru.
1971 ·Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society ·E. Schreier, E. Kellogg, H. Gursky, H. Tananbaum, R. Giacconi
3
18
Extended X-Ray Sources in the Coma and Perseus Clusters.
1971 ·Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society ·E. Kellogg, S. S. Murray, H. Tananbaum, H. Gursky, R. Giacconi, W. Forman
1
19
An X-ray Source Near M82.
1971 ·Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society ·E. Kellogg, H. Gursky, R. Giacconi, H. Tananbaum, A. Cavaliere
0
20
X-ray Observations of the Magellanic Clouds.
1971 ·Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society ·(unknown), E. Kellogg, H. Gursky, R. Giacconi, H. Tananbaum, (unknown)
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