J. Jencson

4.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
46 papers, 549 citations indexed

About

J. Jencson is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics and Instrumentation. According to data from OpenAlex, J. Jencson has authored 46 papers receiving a total of 549 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 44 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 13 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics and 11 papers in Instrumentation. Recurrent topics in J. Jencson's work include Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae (38 papers), Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations (19 papers) and Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (16 papers). J. Jencson is often cited by papers focused on Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae (38 papers), Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations (19 papers) and Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (16 papers). J. Jencson collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and United Kingdom. J. Jencson's co-authors include Nathan Smith, C. S. Kochanek, B. J. Shappee, J. L. Prieto, Emma R. Beasor, M. M. Kasliwal, D. Bersier, G. Pojmański, T. W. S. Holoien and J. F. Beacom and has published in prestigious journals such as The Astrophysical Journal, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society and The Astrophysical Journal Letters.

In The Last Decade

J. Jencson

35 papers receiving 469 citations

Hit Papers

The Red Supergiant Progenitor Luminosity Problem 2025 2026 2025 5 10 15 20 25
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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 Red Supergiant Progenitor Luminosity Problem
    2025 26 citations Emma R. Beasor, Nathan Smith 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. Jencson United States 13 519 123 62 16 13 46 549
T. Hung United States 10 445 0.9× 111 0.9× 43 0.7× 15 0.9× 9 0.7× 16 466
K. Z. Stanek United States 10 516 1.0× 107 0.9× 111 1.8× 8 0.5× 11 0.8× 25 530
Regina A. Jorgenson United States 13 509 1.0× 98 0.8× 112 1.8× 9 0.6× 4 0.3× 24 532
Liming Dou China 13 441 0.8× 138 1.1× 35 0.6× 9 0.6× 4 0.3× 31 473
Tomoharu Kurayama Japan 11 246 0.5× 58 0.5× 39 0.6× 16 1.0× 25 1.9× 22 259
Martin Glatzle Germany 7 249 0.5× 58 0.5× 66 1.1× 10 0.6× 11 0.8× 8 275
Garrett K. Keating United States 11 235 0.5× 122 1.0× 49 0.8× 6 0.4× 5 0.4× 28 256
Luca Di Mascolo Germany 11 311 0.6× 91 0.7× 86 1.4× 7 0.4× 15 1.2× 28 339
Marcin Gawroński Poland 10 313 0.6× 139 1.1× 30 0.5× 9 0.6× 10 0.8× 25 337
C. S. Buemi Italy 14 475 0.9× 97 0.8× 31 0.5× 11 0.7× 37 2.8× 49 489

Countries citing papers authored by J. Jencson

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Fields of papers citing papers by J. Jencson

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of J. Jencson

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of J. Jencson. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of J. Jencson based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with J. Jencson. J. Jencson is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Mo, Geoffrey, Kishalay De, A. J. Nayana, et al.. (2025). A Diverse, Overlooked Population of Type Ia Supernovae Exhibiting Mid-infrared Signatures of Delayed Circumstellar Interaction. The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 980(2). L33–L33. 3 indexed citations
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Lau, Ryan M., J. Jencson, Colette Salyk, et al.. (2025). Revealing a Main-sequence Star that Consumed a Planet with JWST. The Astrophysical Journal. 983(2). 87–87. 3 indexed citations
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Rest, A., C. D. Kilpatrick, J. Jencson, et al.. (2025). ATClean: A Novel Method for Detecting Low-luminosity Transients and Application to Pre-explosion Counterparts from SN 2023ixf. The Astrophysical Journal. 979(2). 114–114. 3 indexed citations
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Beasor, Emma R., G. Hosseinzadeh, Nathan Smith, et al.. (2024). JWST Reveals a Luminous Infrared Source at the Position of the Failed Supernova Candidate N6946-BH1. The Astrophysical Journal. 964(2). 171–171. 13 indexed citations
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Smith, Nathan, Jennifer E. Andrews, Peter Milne, et al.. (2024). SN 2015da: late-time observations of a persistent superluminous Type IIn supernova with post-shock dust formation. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 530(1). 405–423. 8 indexed citations
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Yan, Lin, J. Jencson, C. Fremling, et al.. (2024). WTP 19aalnxx: Discovery of a Bright Mid-infrared Transient in the Emerging Class of Low-luminosity Supernovae Revealed by Delayed Circumstellar Interaction. The Astrophysical Journal. 976(2). 230–230. 3 indexed citations
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Dyk, Schuyler D. Van, K. Azalee Bostroem, WeiKang Zheng, et al.. (2023). Identifying the SN 2022acko progenitor with JWST. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 524(2). 2186–2194. 11 indexed citations
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Dong, Yize, David J. Sand, S. Valenti, et al.. (2023). A Comprehensive Optical Search for Pre-explosion Outbursts from the Quiescent Progenitor of SN 2023ixf. The Astrophysical Journal. 957(1). 28–28. 17 indexed citations
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Smith, Nathan, Peter Milne, Jennifer E. Andrews, et al.. (2023). Repeating periodic eruptions of the supernova impostor SN 2000ch. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 521(2). 1941–1957. 8 indexed citations
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Hosseinzadeh, G., David J. Sand, J. Jencson, et al.. (2023). JWST Imaging of the Cartwheel Galaxy Reveals Dust Associated with SN 2021afdx. The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 942(1). L18–L18. 1 indexed citations
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Andrews, Jennifer E., Jeniveve Pearson, M. Lundquist, et al.. (2022). High-Cadence TESS and Ground-based Data of SN 2019esa, the Less Energetic Sibling of SN 2006gy ∗. The Astrophysical Journal. 938(1). 19–19.
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Jencson, J., David J. Sand, Jennifer E. Andrews, et al.. (2022). An Exceptional Dimming Event for a Massive, Cool Supergiant in M51. The Astrophysical Journal. 930(1). 81–81. 9 indexed citations
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Karambelkar, Viraj, M. M. Kasliwal, P. Tisserand, et al.. (2021). Census of R Coronae Borealis Stars. I. Infrared Light Curves from Palomar Gattini IR. The Astrophysical Journal. 910(2). 132–132. 13 indexed citations
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Jencson, J., M. M. Kasliwal, S. M. Adams, et al.. (2018). . Liverpool John Moores University. 5 indexed citations
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Jencson, J., Howard E. Bond, S. M. Adams, & M. M. Kasliwal. (2018). Spitzer detections and pre-discovery archival limits for AT 2018akh in M81. ATel. 11803. 1.
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Adams, S. M., J. Jencson, & M. M. Kasliwal. (2016). Swift follow-up of SPIRITS16tn. ATel. 9441. 1.
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Jencson, J., J. L. Prieto, C. S. Kochanek, et al.. (2015). Optical observations of the luminous Type IIn Supernova 2010jl for over 900 d. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 456(3). 2622–2635. 24 indexed citations
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Wagner, R. M., A. Kaur, A. Wilber, et al.. (2014). Spectroscopic Classification of ASASSN-14bd. The astronomer's telegram. 6203. 1.
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Holoien, T. W. S., K. Z. Stanek, B. J. Shappee, et al.. (2014). ASAS-SN Discovery of a Bright, Unusual Outburst from 1RXS J204455.9-115151. ATel. 6306. 1. 1 indexed citations
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Holoien, T. W. S., J. L. Prieto, D. Bersier, et al.. (2014). ASASSN-14ae: a tidal disruption event at 200 Mpc. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 445(3). 3263–3277. 145 indexed citations

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