J. S. Mathis

6.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
40 papers, 3.7k citations indexed

About

J. S. Mathis is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, J. S. Mathis has authored 40 papers receiving a total of 3.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 35 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 7 papers in Instrumentation and 6 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in J. S. Mathis's work include Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (28 papers), Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (24 papers) and Astro and Planetary Science (10 papers). J. S. Mathis is often cited by papers focused on Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (28 papers), Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (24 papers) and Astro and Planetary Science (10 papers). J. S. Mathis collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and Germany. J. S. Mathis's co-authors include K. H. Nordsieck, E. Churchwell, Martin Cohen, E. P. Mercer, B. Babler, B. A. Whitney, T. M. Bania, S. Stolovy, Robert A. Benjamin and D. P. Clemens and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and The Astrophysical Journal.

In The Last Decade

J. S. Mathis

36 papers receiving 3.5k citations

Hit Papers

The size distribution of interstellar grains 1977 2026 1993 2009 1977 2005 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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. The size distribution of interstellar grains
    1977 2.3k citations J. S. Mathis, K. H. Nordsieck et al. The Astrophysical Journal profile →
  2. The Wavelength Dependence of Interstellar Extinction from 1.25 to 8.0 μm Using GLIMPSE Data
    2005 500 citations R. Indebetouw, J. S. Mathis 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. S. Mathis United States 17 3.6k 588 364 345 255 40 3.7k
K. Sellgren United States 29 3.0k 0.8× 683 1.2× 414 1.1× 515 1.5× 478 1.9× 82 3.2k
V. Mannings United States 11 3.7k 1.1× 892 1.5× 317 0.9× 151 0.4× 175 0.7× 19 3.8k
A. A. Stark United States 29 3.4k 0.9× 538 0.9× 358 1.0× 355 1.0× 252 1.0× 102 3.5k
K. H. Nordsieck United States 20 3.5k 1.0× 451 0.8× 292 0.8× 453 1.3× 305 1.2× 84 3.7k
P. F. Roche United Kingdom 32 3.8k 1.1× 499 0.8× 343 0.9× 489 1.4× 211 0.8× 177 3.9k
T. R. Geballe United States 28 2.5k 0.7× 806 1.4× 544 1.5× 155 0.4× 625 2.5× 103 2.7k
J. L. Pipher United States 30 3.5k 1.0× 848 1.4× 335 0.9× 410 1.2× 207 0.8× 147 3.8k
F. Palla Italy 37 4.9k 1.4× 855 1.5× 290 0.8× 560 1.6× 305 1.2× 136 5.1k
A. R. Hyland Australia 24 2.2k 0.6× 572 1.0× 219 0.6× 353 1.0× 120 0.5× 112 2.3k
R. H. Durisen United States 30 3.7k 1.1× 501 0.9× 194 0.5× 206 0.6× 130 0.5× 126 3.8k

Countries citing papers authored by J. S. Mathis

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Fields of papers citing papers by J. S. Mathis

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of J. S. Mathis

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of J. S. Mathis. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of J. S. Mathis 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. S. Mathis. J. S. Mathis is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Mercer, E. P., D. P. Clemens, J. M. Rathborne, et al.. (2007). A GLIMPSE of the Southern Jellyfish Nebula and Its Massive YSO. The Astrophysical Journal. 656(1). 242–247. 4 indexed citations
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Peeters, E., N. L. Martín-Hernández, F. Damour, et al.. (2002). ISO spectroscopy of compact HII regions in the Galaxy. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 381(2). 571–605. 97 indexed citations
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Martín-Hernández, N. L., E. Peeters, C. Morisset, et al.. (2002). ISO spectroscopy of compact HII regions in the Galaxy. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 381(2). 606–627. 85 indexed citations
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Mathis, J. S.. (1993). Observations and theories of interstellar dust. Reports on Progress in Physics. 56(5). 605–652. 33 indexed citations
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Cardelli, Jason A., et al.. (1992). Abundance of Interstellar Carbon Toward ζ Ophiuchi. American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts. 181. 1 indexed citations
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Mathis, J. S. & H. J. G. L. M. Lamers. (1992). The origin of the extremely metal-poor post-AGB stars. 259(2). 2 indexed citations
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Mathis, J. S., et al.. (1992). An infrared study of three Wolf-Rayet ring nebulae. The Astrophysical Journal. 384. 197–197. 16 indexed citations
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Mathis, J. S., et al.. (1991). Ionization correction factors and compositions of HII regions. 245(2). 625–634. 1 indexed citations
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Mathis, J. S. & Jason A. Cardelli. (1990). The Wavelength Dependence of Deviations Among Interstellar Extinction Laws. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 22. 861. 2 indexed citations
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Mathis, J. S.. (1986). Observations and theories of interstellar dust. NASA STI Repository (National Aeronautics and Space Administration). 2403. 29–36. 1 indexed citations
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Mathis, J. S.. (1985). Ionization correction factors for low-excitation gaseous nebulae. The Astrophysical Journal. 291. 247–247. 30 indexed citations
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Mathis, J. S., Dawn E. Peterson, & You‐Hua Chu. (1985). Spectrophotometry and chemical composition of the 30 Doradus nebula. The Astrophysical Journal. 292. 155–155. 16 indexed citations
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Mathis, J. S.. (1983). Nebular dust and extinction in ionized nebulae. I - The Balmer decrement. The Astrophysical Journal. 267. 119–119. 16 indexed citations
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Mathis, J. S., et al.. (1981). The ultraviolet properties of dust in the Orion Nebula. The Astrophysical Journal. 249. 99–99. 10 indexed citations
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Brand, P. W. J. L. & J. S. Mathis. (1978). The properties of weak shocks in H II regions. The Astrophysical Journal. 223. 161–161. 1 indexed citations
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Mathis, J. S., et al.. (1977). The size distribution of interstellar grains. The Astrophysical Journal. 217. 425–425. 2348 indexed citations breakdown →
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Dufour, R. J. & J. S. Mathis. (1975). Photometry of a bright filament in the Orion nebula. Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. 87. 345–345.
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Mathis, J. S. & A. P. Odell. (1973). The apsidal constant and structure of alpha Vir.. The Astrophysical Journal. 180. 517–517. 5 indexed citations
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Mathis, J. S. & Donald E. Osterbrock. (1971). Helium in the universe. Joint discussion during the XIVth general assembly of the IAU, Brighton 1970.. Highlights of Astronomy. 2. 245–331. 1 indexed citations
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Mathis, J. S.. (1967). The Apsidal Constants of Stellar Models. The Astrophysical Journal. 149. 619–619. 8 indexed citations

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