J. Shields

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
24 papers, 588 citations indexed

About

J. Shields is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation and Computational Mechanics. According to data from OpenAlex, J. Shields has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 588 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 11 papers in Instrumentation and 8 papers in Computational Mechanics. Recurrent topics in J. Shields's work include Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae (19 papers), Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (13 papers) and Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (11 papers). J. Shields is often cited by papers focused on Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae (19 papers), Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (13 papers) and Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (11 papers). J. Shields collaborates with scholars based in United States, Chile and China. J. Shields's co-authors include B. J. Shappee, T. Jayasinghe, C. S. Kochanek, T. W. S. Holoien, J. L. Prieto, Subo Dong, K. Z. Stanek, G. Pojmański, M. Pawlak and D Will and has published in prestigious journals such as The Astrophysical Journal, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society and Astronomy and Astrophysics.

In The Last Decade

J. Shields

19 papers receiving 523 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

The ASAS-SN catalogue of variable stars I: The Serendipitous Survey

2018 245 citations T. Jayasinghe, C. S. Kochanek et al. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society profile →

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D Will Chile

S. Otero Chile

C. A. L. Bailer-Jones Germany

Kyle E. Conroy United States

G. Hajdu Chile

A. McQuillan United Kingdom

James S. Kuszlewicz Denmark

N. N. Kireeva Russia

Scott G. Engle United States

O. D. S. Demangeon Portugal

D Will Chile

J. Shields

624 ×1.1

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279 ×1.2

INSTR

94 ×1.2

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25 ×0.7

NHEP

17 ×1.1

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Citations per year, relative to J. Shields J. Shields (= 1×) peers D Will

Countries citing papers authored by J. Shields

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Fields of papers citing papers by J. Shields

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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

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

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Vogl, C., S. Taubenberger, G. Csörnyei, et al.. (2025). No rungs attached: A distance-ladder-free determination of the Hubble constant through type II supernova spectral modelling. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 702. A41–A41. 4 indexed citations

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Shields, J., Wolfgang Kerzendorf, Tiago M. D. Pereira, et al.. (2025). Introducing STARDIS: An Open and Modular Stellar Spectral Synthesis Code. The Astrophysical Journal. 990(1). 41–41.

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Kerzendorf, Wolfgang, et al.. (2024). Identifying Telescope Usage in Astrophysics Publications: A Machine Learning Framework for Institutional Research Management at Observatories. The Astronomical Journal. 169(1). 42–42.

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Shields, J., et al.. (2023). No Surviving SN Ia Companion in SNR 0509-67.5: Stellar Population Characterization and Comparison to Models. The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 950(2). L10–L10. 10 indexed citations

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Shields, J., Wolfgang Kerzendorf, Matthew W. Hosek, et al.. (2022). Searching for a Hypervelocity White Dwarf SN Ia Companion: A Proper-motion Survey of SN 1006. The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 933(2). L31–L31. 13 indexed citations

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Jayasinghe, T., C. S. Kochanek, K. Z. Stanek, et al.. (2020). VizieR Online Data Catalog: ASAS-SN catalog of variable stars (Jayasinghe+, 2018-2020).

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Jayasinghe, T., K. Z. Stanek, C. S. Kochanek, et al.. (2019). The ASAS-SN catalogue of variable stars III: variables in the southern TESS continuous viewing zone. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 485(1). 961–971. 94 indexed citations

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Jayasinghe, T., K. Z. Stanek, C. S. Kochanek, et al.. (2019). The ASAS-SN catalogue of variable stars – V. Variables in the Southern hemisphere. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 491(1). 13–28. 55 indexed citations

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Stanek, K. Z., P. Vallely, C. S. Kochanek, et al.. (2018). ASASSN-18bt: Discovery of A Probable, Bright Supernova in a Kepler Supernova Field. ATel. 11253. 1. 1 indexed citations

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Schmidt, Sarah J., T. Jayasinghe, K. Z. Stanek, et al.. (2018). ASASSN-18di: Discovery of a Powerful Flare on a Mid-M Dwarf. Research Notes of the AAS. 2(2). 8–8. 1 indexed citations

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Stanek, K. Z., T. W. S. Holoien, C. S. Kochanek, et al.. (2018). ASAS-SN Discovery of a Possible, Very Bright Galactic Nova ASASSN-18fv. ATel. 11454. 1. 1 indexed citations

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Jayasinghe, T., C. S. Kochanek, K. Z. Stanek, et al.. (2018). The ASAS-SN catalogue of variable stars I: The Serendipitous Survey. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 477(3). 3145–3163. 245 indexed citations breakdown →

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Stanek, K. Z., C. S. Kochanek, J. Shields, et al.. (2017). ASAS-SN Discovery of a Possible Bright Galactic Nova ASASSN-17mt. The astronomer's telegram. 10772. 1. 1 indexed citations

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Kiyota, S., J. Brimacombe, R. A. Koff, et al.. (2017). ASASSN-17cu and ASASSN-17cv: Discovery of Two Probable Supernovae. ATel. 10113. 1.

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Shappee, B. J., J. Brimacombe, K. Z. Stanek, et al.. (2017). ASASSN1: Bright Comet Discovered by the All Sky Automated Survey for SuperNovae. ATel. 10597. 1. 1 indexed citations

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Stanek, K. Z., C. S. Kochanek, J. S. Brown, et al.. (2016). ASAS-SN Discovery of A Likely Galactic Nova ASASSN-16ma on the Rise. The astronomer's telegram. 9669. 1. 1 indexed citations

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Jha, Saurabh W., E. Romero‐Colmenero, K. Z. Stanek, et al.. (2016). ASASSN-16oh: An Unusual Transient in the Vicinity of the SMC. The astronomer's telegram. 9859. 1. 2 indexed citations

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Stanek, K. Z., C. S. Kochanek, J. S. Brown, et al.. (2016). ASAS-SN Discovery of A Likely Galactic Nova ASASSN-16kt at V=9.1. The astronomer's telegram. 9538. 1. 1 indexed citations

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Chen, Ping, Subo Dong, S. Bose, et al.. (2016). An unusually fast brightness decline in optical of young type II supernova SN 2016gkg from ASAS-SN follow-up observations. ATel. 9529. 1. 1 indexed citations

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Chen, Ping, Subo Dong, S. Bose, et al.. (2016). Photometric Follow-Up of A Likely Galactic Nova ASASSN-16kt: Almost Naked Eye. ATel. 9550. 1. 1 indexed citations

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