Heidi Jo Newberg

62.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
73 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Heidi Jo Newberg is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, Heidi Jo Newberg has authored 73 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 59 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 28 papers in Instrumentation and 10 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in Heidi Jo Newberg's work include Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (54 papers), Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (28 papers) and Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (21 papers). Heidi Jo Newberg is often cited by papers focused on Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (54 papers), Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (28 papers) and Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (21 papers). Heidi Jo Newberg collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Germany. Heidi Jo Newberg's co-authors include B. Yanny, Timothy C. Beers, Jeffrey L. Carlin, Young Sun Lee, P. Re Fiorentin, Ronald Wilhelm, Paolo Gondolo, Katherine Freese, Hans‐Walter Rix and Donald P. Schneider and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, The Astrophysical Journal and Physics Today.

In The Last Decade

Heidi Jo Newberg

67 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Hit Papers

The Milky Way’s Circular Velocity Curve to 60 kpc and an ... 2008 2026 2014 2020 2008 100 200 300 400
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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. The Milky Way’s Circular Velocity Curve to 60 kpc and an Estimate of the Dark Matter Halo Mass from the Kinematics of ∼2400 SDSS Blue Horizontal‐Branch Stars
    2008 428 citations Timothy C. Beers, Young Sun Lee 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
Heidi Jo Newberg United States 21 2.3k 1.2k 354 121 112 73 2.5k
K. Z. Stanek United States 33 3.0k 1.3× 1.1k 0.9× 361 1.0× 191 1.6× 100 0.9× 107 3.1k
M. Romaniello Germany 33 2.8k 1.2× 1.2k 1.0× 329 0.9× 56 0.5× 83 0.7× 97 2.9k
Tim Jenness United States 21 2.7k 1.2× 659 0.6× 506 1.4× 107 0.9× 136 1.2× 116 2.8k
E. Shaya United States 26 2.6k 1.1× 931 0.8× 309 0.9× 59 0.5× 147 1.3× 69 2.7k
Yuichi Harikane Japan 23 2.0k 0.9× 898 0.8× 322 0.9× 65 0.5× 69 0.6× 73 2.2k
M. Wenger France 4 1.7k 0.7× 637 0.5× 251 0.7× 198 1.6× 67 0.6× 13 1.8k
C. Babusiaux France 20 2.3k 1.0× 1.1k 0.9× 143 0.4× 110 0.9× 74 0.7× 39 2.4k
O. Bienaymé France 28 2.5k 1.1× 991 0.8× 242 0.7× 130 1.1× 59 0.5× 73 2.5k
J. Annis United States 25 2.2k 0.9× 1.1k 0.9× 334 0.9× 51 0.4× 130 1.2× 58 2.3k
Rhea–Silvia Remus Germany 21 1.5k 0.6× 828 0.7× 218 0.6× 71 0.6× 42 0.4× 52 1.5k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Heidi Jo Newberg

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Heidi Jo Newberg

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Xu, Yan, Chao Liu, Zhao‐Yu Li, et al.. (2023). Exploring Asymmetric Substructures of the Outer Disk Based on the Conjugate Angle of the Radial Action. The Astrophysical Journal. 956(1). 13–13. 1 indexed citations
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Newberg, Heidi Jo, et al.. (2023). Primary objective grating telescopy: optical properties and feasibility of applications. Journal of Astronomical Telescopes Instruments and Systems. 9(2). 2 indexed citations
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Du, Cuihua, et al.. (2022). 60 Candidate High-velocity Stars Originating from the Sagittarius Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy in Gaia EDR3. The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 933(1). L13–L13. 12 indexed citations
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Newberg, Heidi Jo, et al.. (2022). Estimate of the Mass and Radial Profile of the Orphan–Chenab Stream's Dwarf-galaxy Progenitor Using MilkyWay@home. The Astrophysical Journal. 926(2). 106–106. 4 indexed citations
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Hsieh, Mei-Li, et al.. (2021). Experimental realization of a Fresnel hologram as a super spectral resolution optical element. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 20764–20764. 1 indexed citations
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Du, Cuihua, Yanbin Yang, Heidi Jo Newberg, et al.. (2020). Two Substructures in the nearby Stellar Halo Found in Gaia and RAVE. The Astrophysical Journal. 895(1). 23–23. 6 indexed citations
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Du, Cuihua, et al.. (2020). Existence of the Metal-rich Stellar Halo and High-velocity Thick Disk in the Galaxy. The Astrophysical Journal. 903(2). 131–131. 4 indexed citations
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Du, Cuihua, Heidi Jo Newberg, Jianrong Shi, et al.. (2019). New Nearby Hypervelocity Stars and Their Spatial Distribution from Gaia DR2. The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 244(1). 4–4. 23 indexed citations
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Newberg, Heidi Jo, et al.. (2019). Reconstructing the Orphan Stream Progenitor with MilkyWay@home Volunteer Computing. 233. 1 indexed citations
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Du, Cuihua, Heidi Jo Newberg, Yuqin Chen, et al.. (2018). The Origin of High-velocity Stars from Gaia and LAMOST. The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 869(2). L31–L31. 13 indexed citations
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Liu, Shuai, Cuihua Du, Heidi Jo Newberg, et al.. (2018). Metallicity and Kinematics of the Galactic Halo from the LAMOST Sample Stars. The Astrophysical Journal. 862(2). 163–163. 11 indexed citations
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Du, Cuihua, Yingjie Jing, Heidi Jo Newberg, et al.. (2017). The Stellar Metallicity Distribution of the Galactic Halo Based on SCUSS and SDSS Data. The Astrophysical Journal. 841(1). 59–59. 15 indexed citations
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Newberg, Heidi Jo & Jeffrey L. Carlin. (2016). Tidal streams in the local group and beyond : observations and implications. CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research). 2 indexed citations
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Lee, Young Sun, Timothy C. Beers, Jeffrey L. Carlin, et al.. (2015). APPLICATION OF THE SEGUE STELLAR PARAMETER PIPELINE TO LAMOST STELLAR SPECTRA. The Astronomical Journal. 150(6). 187–187. 16 indexed citations
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Newberg, Heidi Jo. (2009). The LAMOST Spectroscopic Survey of Milky Way Stars (LEGUE). ASPC. 213. 405.
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Liu, Chao, J. Y. Hu, Heidi Jo Newberg, & Yongheng Zhao. (2007). Candidate Milky Way satellites in the Galactic halo. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 477(1). 139–145. 10 indexed citations
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Bellazzini, M., Heidi Jo Newberg, Matteo Correnti, F. R. Ferraro, & L. Monaco. (2006). Detection of a population gradient in the Sagittarius stream. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 457(2). L21–L24. 31 indexed citations
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Newberg, Heidi Jo & B. Yanny. (2006). The Milky Way's stellar halo - lumpy or triaxial?. Journal of Physics Conference Series. 47. 195–204. 17 indexed citations
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Wilhelm, Ronald, Timothy C. Beers, Carlos Allende Prieto, Heidi Jo Newberg, & B. Yanny. (2005). Metallicity of the Monoceros Stream from A/F-type Stars. ASPC. 336. 371. 1 indexed citations

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