J. Christopher Mihos

8.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
66 papers, 4.5k citations indexed

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J. Christopher Mihos is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation and Computational Mechanics. According to data from OpenAlex, J. Christopher Mihos has authored 66 papers receiving a total of 4.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 64 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 45 papers in Instrumentation and 6 papers in Computational Mechanics. Recurrent topics in J. Christopher Mihos's work include Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (53 papers), Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (45 papers) and Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (39 papers). J. Christopher Mihos is often cited by papers focused on Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (53 papers), Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (45 papers) and Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (39 papers). J. Christopher Mihos collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Chile. J. Christopher Mihos's co-authors include Lars Hernquist, Paul Harding, John J. Feldmeier, Ian R. Walker, Heather Morrison, G. D. Bothun, J. E. Hibbard, Craig S. Rudick, D. O. Richstone and Stacy McGaugh 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

J. Christopher Mihos

64 papers receiving 4.4k citations

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Gasdynamics and Starbursts in Major Mergers

1996 1.0k citations J. Christopher Mihos, Lars Hernquist The Astrophysical Journal profile →
SPITZER QUASAR AND ULIRG EVOLUTION STUDY (QUEST). IV. COMPARISON OF 1 Jy ULTRALUMINOUS INFRARED GALAXIES WITH PALOMAR-GREEN QUASARS

2009 256 citations J. Christopher Mihos et al. profile →

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N. M. Förster Schreiber Germany

M. Arnaboldi Germany

Kartik Sheth United States

Ann I. Zabludoff United States

Stéphane Courteau Canada

Kevin Bundy United States

A. Pasquali Germany

Stijn Wuyts United States

S. Phillipps United Kingdom

Daniel Ceverino United States

N. M. Förster Schreiber Germany

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Mihos, J. Christopher, et al.. (2025). When is a Bulge Not a Bulge? Revealing the Satellite Nature of NGC 5474’s Bulge. The Astrophysical Journal. 982(2). 143–143.

Mihos, J. Christopher, Patrick R. Durrell, Elisa Toloba, et al.. (2024). The Globular Cluster System of the Virgo Cluster Ultradiffuse Galaxy VCC 615. The Astrophysical Journal. 978(1). 93–93.

Watkins, A. E., J. Christopher Mihos, Phimphaka Harding, & Robert Garner. (2024). Implications on star formation rate indicators from H ii regions and diffuse ionized gas in the M101 Group. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 530(4). 4560–4577. 1 indexed citations

Mihos, J. Christopher, Patrick R. Durrell, A. E. Watkins, Stacy McGaugh, & John J. Feldmeier. (2024). BST1047+1156: A (Failing) Ultradiffuse Tidal Dwarf in the Leo I Group. The Astrophysical Journal. 964(1). 67–67. 2 indexed citations

Toloba, Elisa, Laura V. Sales, Sungsoon Lim, et al.. (2023). The Next Generation Virgo Cluster Survey (NGVS). XXXV. First Kinematical Clues of Overly Massive Dark Matter Halos in Several Ultradiffuse Galaxies in the Virgo Cluster. The Astrophysical Journal. 951(1). 77–77. 17 indexed citations

Mihos, J. Christopher, Patrick R. Durrell, Elisa Toloba, et al.. (2022). The Distance and Dynamical History of the Virgo Cluster Ultradiffuse Galaxy VCC 615. The Astrophysical Journal. 924(2). 87–87. 6 indexed citations

Mihos, J. Christopher, et al.. (2022). Deep Narrowband Photometry of the M101 Group: Strong-line Abundances of 720 H ii Regions. The Astrophysical Journal. 941(2). 182–182. 8 indexed citations

Mihos, J. Christopher, Patrick R. Durrell, John J. Feldmeier, Paul Harding, & A. E. Watkins. (2018). Stellar populations in the outer disk and halo of the spiral galaxy M101. University of Oulu Repository (University of Oulu). 12 indexed citations

Toloba, Elisa, Sungsoon Lim, Eric W. Peng, et al.. (2018). Dark Matter in Ultra-diffuse Galaxies in the Virgo Cluster from Their Globular Cluster Populations. The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 856(2). L31–L31. 67 indexed citations

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Mihos, J. Christopher, et al.. (2018). BST1047+1156: An Extremely Diffuse and Gas-rich Object in the Leo I Group. The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 863(1). L7–L7. 15 indexed citations

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Miller, Bryan W., Tomás Ahumada, Thomas H. Puzia, et al.. (2017). The Extended Baryonic Halo of NGC 3923. Galaxies. 5(3). 29–29. 3 indexed citations

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Watkins, A. E., J. Christopher Mihos, & Paul Harding. (2017). Star-forming environments throughout the M101 Group. University of Oulu Repository (University of Oulu). 11 indexed citations

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Longobardi, A., M. Arnaboldi, Ortwin Gerhard, & J. Christopher Mihos. (2015). The build-up of the cD halo of M 87: evidence for accretion in the last Gyr. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 579. L3–L3. 44 indexed citations

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Battaia, Fabrizio Arrigoni, G. Gavazzi, Michele Fumagalli, et al.. (2012). Stripped gas as fuel for newly formed H ii regions in the encounter between VCC 1249 and M 49: a unified picture from NGVS and GUViCS. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 543. A112–A112. 37 indexed citations

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Bogdán, Ákos, W. Forman, Irina Zhuravleva, et al.. (2012). EXPLORING THE UNUSUALLY HIGH BLACK-HOLE-TO-BULGE MASS RATIOS IN NGC 4342 AND NGC 4291: THE ASYNCHRONOUS GROWTH OF BULGES AND BLACK HOLES. The Astrophysical Journal. 753(2). 140–140. 27 indexed citations

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Rudick, Craig S., J. Christopher Mihos, Paul Harding, et al.. (2010). OPTICAL COLORS OF INTRACLUSTER LIGHT IN THE VIRGO CLUSTER CORE. The Astrophysical Journal. 720(1). 569–580. 60 indexed citations

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Chang, Tzu‐Ching, J. H. van Gorkom, Ann I. Zabludoff, Dennis Zaritsky, & J. Christopher Mihos. (2001). A Search for H [CSC]i[/CSC] in E+A Galaxies. The Astronomical Journal. 121(4). 1965–1973. 38 indexed citations

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Mihos, J. Christopher & G. D. Bothun. (1997). NGC 2442: Tidal Encounters and the Evolution of Spiral Galaxies. The Astrophysical Journal. 481(2). 741–751. 19 indexed citations

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Mihos, J. Christopher & Lars Hernquist. (1994). Ultraluminous starbursts in major mergers. The Astrophysical Journal. 431. L9–L9. 251 indexed citations

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Mihos, J. Christopher, D. O. Richstone, & G. D. Bothun. (1991). A numerical study of star formation in interacting disk galaxies. The Astrophysical Journal. 377. 72–72. 13 indexed citations

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