J. Castor

14.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
68 papers, 4.3k citations indexed

About

J. Castor is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Nuclear and High Energy Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, J. Castor has authored 68 papers receiving a total of 4.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 18 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 15 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics. Recurrent topics in J. Castor's work include Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (26 papers), Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (19 papers) and High-pressure geophysics and materials (14 papers). J. Castor is often cited by papers focused on Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (26 papers), Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (19 papers) and High-pressure geophysics and materials (14 papers). J. Castor collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Germany. J. Castor's co-authors include R. Klein, D. C. Abbott, Richard McCray, Paul R. Shapiro, R. L. Moore, S. P. Owocki, G. B. Rybicki, David Friend, H. J. G. L. M. Lamers and Richard Klein and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Physical Review Letters and The Astrophysical Journal.

In The Last Decade

J. Castor

66 papers receiving 4.1k citations

Hit Papers

Interstellar bubbles. II - Structure and evolution 1975 2026 1992 2009 1977 1975 1988 250 500 750 1000
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. Interstellar bubbles. II - Structure and evolution
    1977 1.0k citations J. Castor et al. The Astrophysical Journal profile →
  2. Radiation-driven winds in Of stars
    1975 950 citations J. Castor, R. Klein et al. The Astrophysical Journal profile →
  3. Time-dependent models of radiatively driven stellar winds. I - Nonlinear evolution of instabilities for a pure absorption model
    1988 405 citations J. Castor 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
J. Castor United States 23 3.5k 970 465 432 376 68 4.3k
Dimitri Mihalas United States 30 3.4k 1.0× 509 0.5× 644 1.4× 225 0.5× 680 1.8× 118 4.5k
David Arnett United States 34 2.2k 0.6× 1.7k 1.8× 386 0.8× 459 1.1× 160 0.4× 75 3.2k
W. David Arnett United States 42 5.3k 1.5× 2.9k 3.0× 395 0.8× 276 0.6× 461 1.2× 143 6.5k
J. J. Drake United States 48 7.0k 2.0× 1.1k 1.1× 474 1.0× 288 0.7× 812 2.2× 320 7.4k
J. R. Buchler United States 26 1.5k 0.4× 685 0.7× 453 1.0× 186 0.4× 325 0.9× 142 2.4k
T. R. Kallman United States 42 5.8k 1.7× 1.8k 1.9× 982 2.1× 770 1.8× 202 0.5× 216 6.6k
G. J. Fishman United States 40 6.7k 1.9× 2.0k 2.1× 258 0.6× 791 1.8× 258 0.7× 240 7.2k
R. Pellat France 36 5.3k 1.5× 2.7k 2.8× 926 2.0× 994 2.3× 91 0.2× 165 6.5k
J. S. Kaastra Netherlands 51 8.2k 2.4× 2.8k 2.9× 975 2.1× 259 0.6× 551 1.5× 331 8.8k
C. E. Max United States 35 1.9k 0.5× 2.2k 2.3× 2.2k 4.8× 464 1.1× 289 0.8× 148 4.5k

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Fields of papers citing papers by J. Castor

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

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Benedict, Lorin X., Michael P. Surh, Liam Stanton, et al.. (2017). Molecular dynamics studies of electron-ion temperature equilibration in hydrogen plasmas within the coupled-mode regime. Physical review. E. 95(4). 43202–43202. 21 indexed citations
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Lazicki, Amy, Richard A. London, F. Coppari, et al.. (2017). Shock equation of state of LiH6 to 1.1 TPa. Physical review. B.. 96(13). 10 indexed citations
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Benedict, Lorin X., Michael P. Surh, J. Castor, et al.. (2012). Molecular dynamics simulations and generalized Lenard-Balescu calculations of electron-ion temperature equilibration in plasmas. Physical Review E. 86(4). 46406–46406. 53 indexed citations
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Heeter, R. F., Scott D. Anderson, G. V. Brown, et al.. (2009). Opacity Measurements on Fully Characterized 1.3 MK Titanium Plasmas. Bulletin of the American Physical Society. 51.
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Lee, Hyunjun, P. Neumayer, J. Castor, et al.. (2009). X-Ray Thomson-Scattering Measurements of Density and Temperature in Shock-Compressed Beryllium. Physical Review Letters. 102(11). 115001–115001. 124 indexed citations
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Alexiou, S., et al.. (2000). Analysis of discrepancies between quantal and semiclassical calculations of electron impact broadening in plasmas. Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer. 65(1-3). 15–22. 7 indexed citations
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Woods, D. T., Richard Klein, J. Castor, Christopher F. McKee, & John B. Bell. (1996). X-Ray--heated Coronae and Winds from Accretion Disks: Time-dependent Two-dimensional Hydrodynamics with Adaptive Mesh Refinement. The Astrophysical Journal. 461. 767–767. 106 indexed citations
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Back, C. A., J. Castor, B. A. Hammel, et al.. (1995). Simulation and analysis of an x-ray-heated boron nitride foil. Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics. 52(6). 6736–6752. 4 indexed citations
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Band, D. L., Richard Klein, J. Castor, & J. K. Nash. (1990). Iron K-shell emission from NGC 1068. The Astrophysical Journal. 362. 90–90. 21 indexed citations
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Klein, Richard, et al.. (1989). A new scheme for multi-dimensional line transfer—I. Formulation and 1-D results. Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer. 41(3). 199–219. 11 indexed citations
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Friend, David & J. Castor. (1982). Radiation-driven winds in X-ray binaries. The Astrophysical Journal. 261. 293–293. 59 indexed citations
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Yonnet, Jean-Paul, M. Louvel, C. Lebrun, et al.. (1978). Multinucleon Removal in a Quasifree Process with ap−γCoincidence Experiment at 400 MeV. Physical Review Letters. 40(3). 164–167. 8 indexed citations
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Klein, R. & J. Castor. (1978). H and He II spectra of Of stars. The Astrophysical Journal. 220. 902–902. 56 indexed citations
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Castor, J.. (1974). On the Force Associated with Absorption of Spectral Line Radiation. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 169(2). 279–306. 50 indexed citations
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Castor, J.. (1970). Pulsational Stability of Short-Period Variable Models. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 2. 302.
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Castor, J., et al.. (1970). Influence of Noncoherent Electron Scattering on a Line Profile in Wolf-Rayet Stars. The Astrophysical Journal. 159. 1119–1119. 14 indexed citations
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Castor, J.. (1970). Spectral Line Formation in Wolf-Rayet Envelopes*. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 149(2). 111–127. 195 indexed citations
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Castor, J.. (1968). A Simplified Picture of the Cepheid Phase Lag. The Astrophysical Journal. 154. 793–793. 12 indexed citations

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