Horace W. Babcock

4.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
44 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Horace W. Babcock is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Computational Mechanics and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, Horace W. Babcock has authored 44 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 9 papers in Computational Mechanics and 8 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in Horace W. Babcock's work include Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (24 papers), Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (19 papers) and Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation (9 papers). Horace W. Babcock is often cited by papers focused on Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (24 papers), Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (19 papers) and Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation (9 papers). Horace W. Babcock collaborates with scholars based in United States. Horace W. Babcock's co-authors include Harold D. Babcock, Robert Howard, T. G. Cowling and J. A. Simpson and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and The Astrophysical Journal.

In The Last Decade

Horace W. Babcock

39 papers receiving 2.4k 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 Topology of the Sun's Magnetic Field and the 22-YEAR Cycle.

1961 951 citations Horace W. Babcock The Astrophysical Journal profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Horace W. Babcock United States	16	2.1k	663	408	235	225	44	2.6k
J. M. Beckers United States	26	1.9k 0.9×	335 0.5×	875 2.1×	428 1.8×	512 2.3×	166	2.8k
G. B. Scharmer Sweden	31	2.4k 1.2×	392 0.6×	529 1.3×	143 0.6×	199 0.9×	83	2.8k
J. W. Harvey United States	45	4.9k 2.4×	1.5k 2.3×	190 0.5×	82 0.3×	85 0.4×	142	5.3k
L. Golub United States	48	6.9k 3.3×	1.4k 2.1×	306 0.8×	95 0.4×	169 0.8×	271	7.4k
S. M. Jefferies United States	22	1.3k 0.6×	240 0.4×	325 0.8×	84 0.4×	131 0.6×	121	1.8k
A. Buffington United States	23	1.4k 0.7×	221 0.3×	421 1.0×	208 0.9×	179 0.8×	106	2.1k
M. Collados Spain	34	3.2k 1.6×	671 1.0×	473 1.2×	180 0.8×	180 0.8×	223	3.5k
B. E. Woodgate United States	31	2.7k 1.3×	97 0.1×	200 0.5×	96 0.4×	94 0.4×	156	2.9k
L. Woltjer United States	17	1.7k 0.8×	346 0.5×	212 0.5×	74 0.3×	57 0.3×	72	2.1k
E. E. Fenimore United States	28	2.0k 1.0×	75 0.1×	202 0.5×	341 1.5×	218 1.0×	132	3.3k

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Babcock, Horace W.. (1990). Roddier Wavefront Sensor. Science. 250(4978). 192–192. 1 indexed citations

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Babcock, Horace W.. (1986). Diffraction Gratings at the Mount Wilson Observatory. Physics Today. 39(7). 34–42. 1 indexed citations

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Babcock, Horace W.. (1967). The Zeeman effect in astrophysics. Physica. 33(1). 102–121. 1 indexed citations

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Babcock, Horace W.. (1967). Optical Astronomy in Perspective. Science. 156(3780). 1317–1322. 1 indexed citations

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Babcock, Horace W.. (1963). Concentration Elements Over the Surface of a Magnetic Star.. The Astrophysical Journal. 137. 690–690. 5 indexed citations

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Babcock, Horace W.. (1963). Magnetic and Light Variations of 53 Camelopardalis. Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. 75. 74–74. 1 indexed citations

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Babcock, Horace W.. (1961). The Topology of the Sun's Magnetic Field and the 22-YEAR Cycle.. The Astrophysical Journal. 133. 572–572. 951 indexed citations breakdown →

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Babcock, Horace W.. (1960). Need for Photoelectric Observations of Magnetic Stars. Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. 72. 53–53.

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Babcock, Horace W.. (1958). Stars as Sources of Cosmic Rays. Physical Review. 109(6). 2210–2211. 2 indexed citations

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Babcock, Horace W.. (1958). Deformable Optical Elements With Feedback. Journal of the Optical Society of America. 48(7). 500–500. 11 indexed citations

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Babcock, Horace W.. (1957). Identification of Solar "m" Regions with Unipolar Magnetic Regions.. The Astrophysical Journal. 126. 224–224. 5 indexed citations

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Babcock, Horace W.. (1956). The Sun's General Magnetic Field. Nature. 178(4532). 533–533. 3 indexed citations

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Simpson, J. A., Horace W. Babcock, & Harold D. Babcock. (1955). Association of a "Unipolar" Magnetic Region on the Sun with Changes of Primary Cosmic-Ray Intensity. Physical Review. 98(5). 1402–1406. 26 indexed citations

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Babcock, Horace W. & Harold D. Babcock. (1955). The Sun's Magnetic Field and Corpuscular Emission. Nature. 175(4450). 296–296. 6 indexed citations

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Babcock, Horace W. & Harold D. Babcock. (1955). The Sun's Magnetic Field, 1952-1954.. The Astrophysical Journal. 121. 349–349. 319 indexed citations

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Babcock, Horace W.. (1954). The Magnetic Variable HD 188041.. The Astrophysical Journal. 120. 66–66. 12 indexed citations

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Babcock, Horace W.. (1953). The Possibility of Compensating Astronomical Seeing. Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. 65. 229–229. 419 indexed citations

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Babcock, Horace W.. (1953). The Solar Magnetograph.. The Astrophysical Journal. 118. 387–387. 157 indexed citations

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Babcock, Horace W.. (1953). Magnetic Observations of HD 188041 and HD 133029. Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. 65. 194–194. 1 indexed citations

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Babcock, Harold D. & Horace W. Babcock. (1951). The Ruling of Diffraction Gratings at the Mount Wilson Observatory. Journal of the Optical Society of America. 41(11). 776–776. 31 indexed citations

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