J. M. Riley

5.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
71 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

J. M. Riley is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics and Computational Mechanics. According to data from OpenAlex, J. M. Riley has authored 71 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 64 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 50 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics and 14 papers in Computational Mechanics. Recurrent topics in J. M. Riley's work include Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology (56 papers), Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena (48 papers) and Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (30 papers). J. M. Riley is often cited by papers focused on Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology (56 papers), Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena (48 papers) and Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (30 papers). J. M. Riley collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and South Africa. J. M. Riley's co-authors include B. L. Fanaroff, M. S. Longair, R. A. Laing, M. J. Hardcastle, G. G. Pooley, Paul Alexander, E. M. Waldram, J. P. Leahy, P. J. Warner and P. A. G. Scheuer and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society and Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society Letters.

In The Last Decade

J. M. Riley

67 papers receiving 3.3k 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 Morphology of Extragalactic Radio Sources of High and Low Luminosity

1974 1.6k citations J. M. Riley et al. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
J. M. Riley United Kingdom	22	3.4k	2.7k	253	83	65	71	3.5k
D. Dallacasa Italy	33	3.6k 1.1×	2.8k 1.0×	338 1.3×	126 1.5×	47 0.7×	179	3.7k
T. W. Shimwell Netherlands	30	2.7k 0.8×	1.8k 0.7×	332 1.3×	91 1.1×	60 0.9×	141	2.9k
T. Venturi Italy	33	3.3k 1.0×	2.4k 0.9×	379 1.5×	58 0.7×	42 0.6×	164	3.4k
A. Bonafede Italy	32	2.7k 0.8×	1.7k 0.7×	398 1.6×	50 0.6×	53 0.8×	112	2.8k
C. N. Tadhunter United Kingdom	38	3.9k 1.1×	1.5k 0.6×	767 3.0×	64 0.8×	45 0.7×	156	4.0k
I. Prandoni Italy	27	2.1k 0.6×	1.3k 0.5×	419 1.7×	61 0.7×	49 0.8×	118	2.2k
F. Govoni Italy	31	3.1k 0.9×	2.1k 0.8×	363 1.4×	42 0.5×	26 0.4×	87	3.2k
M. Murgia Italy	31	2.4k 0.7×	1.6k 0.6×	249 1.0×	64 0.8×	35 0.5×	99	2.4k
R. Cassano Italy	31	2.8k 0.8×	1.9k 0.7×	389 1.5×	63 0.8×	43 0.7×	98	2.9k
B. L. Fanaroff South Africa	6	1.7k 0.5×	1.3k 0.5×	142 0.6×	38 0.5×	29 0.4×	15	1.7k

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Krause, Martin, et al.. (2012). A new connection between the jet opening angle and the large-scale morphology of extragalactic radio sources. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 427(4). 3196–3208. 41 indexed citations

Whittam, I. H., J. M. Riley, David A. Green, et al.. (2012). The faint source population at 15.7 GHz - I. The radio properties. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 429(3). 2080–2097. 24 indexed citations

McDermott, Patricia L., et al.. (2011). Providing the Right Amount of Detail: Implications for Map and Icon Display in a Robotic Search Task. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting. 55(1). 449–453. 2 indexed citations

Garn, Timothy, David A. Green, J. M. Riley, & Philip Alexander. (2010). Further GMRT observations of the Lockman Hole at 610 MHz. Bulletin of the Astronomical Society of India. 38. 103–113. 11 indexed citations

Hales, S. E. G., J. M. Riley, E. M. Waldram, P. J. Warner, & J. E. Baldwin. (2007). A final non-redundant catalogue for the 7C 151-MHz survey. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 382(4). 1639–1642. 48 indexed citations

Chandler, C. J., Garret Cotter, T. J. Pearson, et al.. (2006). 15-GHz variability of 9C sources. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 370(3). 1556–1564. 19 indexed citations

Dennett-Thorpe, J., et al.. (1997). A study of FRII radio galaxies with Z. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 291. 20–53. 93 indexed citations

Hardcastle, M. J., Paul Alexander, G. G. Pooley, & J. M. Riley. (1997). The jets in 3C 296. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 288(1). L1–L6. 16 indexed citations

Leahy, J. P., J. Dennett-Thorpe, M. J. Hardcastle, et al.. (1997). A study of FR II radio galaxies with z < 0.15 -- II. High-resolution maps of 11 sources at 3.6 cm. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 291(1). 20–53. 111 indexed citations

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Riley, J. M. & P. J. Warner. (1994). High-resolution observations of a complete sample of radio sources variable at 151-MHz. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 269(1). 166–175. 4 indexed citations

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Waldram, E. M. & J. M. Riley. (1993). Source analysis on radio maps from the Cambridge Low Frequency Synthesis Telescope. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 265(4). 853–866. 6 indexed citations

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Baldwin, J. E., et al.. (1990). The 7C survey of radio sources at 151 MHz - two regions centered at RA 10h 28m, dec. 41 and RA 06h 28m, DEC 45.. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 246(1). 110–122. 46 indexed citations

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Riley, J. M., et al.. (1990). The 7C survey of radio sources at 151 MHz: a search for low-frequency variability. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 246(1). 123–133. 8 indexed citations

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Riley, J. M., P. J. Warner, S. Rawlings, et al.. (1989). 4C 74.26 - the largest radio source associated with a quasar. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 236(1). 13P–20P. 12 indexed citations

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Rawlings, Steve, S. Eales, J. M. Riley, & Richard Saunders. (1989). Optical spectroscopy of ten extragalactic radiosources. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 240(3). 723–727.

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Riley, J. M., P. J. Warner, Steve Rawlings, et al.. (1989). 4C74.26 - the largest radio source associated with a quasar. ORCA Online Research @Cardiff (Cardiff University). 1 indexed citations

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Riley, J. M.. (1989). Bright sources selected at 151 MHz - I. Some observations and identifications. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 238(3). 1055–1075. 10 indexed citations

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Warner, P. J., et al.. (1983). Redshifts of five extragalactic radio sources. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 204(4). 1279–1283. 2 indexed citations

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Riley, J. M. & G. G. Pooley. (1978). The radio structure of 3C 123 at 2.7 and 15 GHz. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 183(2). 245–255. 3 indexed citations

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Riley, J. M. & M. S. Longair. (1973). Observations of 3C 129, 3C 129.1 and 3C 83.1B at 2.7 and 5 GHz. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 161(2). 167–180. 7 indexed citations

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