James Liebert

33.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
307 papers, 11.8k citations indexed

About

James Liebert is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation and Computational Mechanics. According to data from OpenAlex, James Liebert has authored 307 papers receiving a total of 11.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 294 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 172 papers in Instrumentation and 69 papers in Computational Mechanics. Recurrent topics in James Liebert's work include Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (265 papers), Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (171 papers) and Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (101 papers). James Liebert is often cited by papers focused on Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (265 papers), Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (171 papers) and Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (101 papers). James Liebert collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Germany. James Liebert's co-authors include J. Davy Kirkpatrick, I. Neill Reid, P. Bergeron, John E. Gizis, D. G. Monet, R. A. Saffer, C. C. Dahn, Adam Burrows, Adam J. Burgasser and J. B. Holberg and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Reviews of Modern Physics and The Astrophysical Journal.

In The Last Decade

James Liebert

296 papers receiving 11.4k citations

Hit Papers

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Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
James Liebert United States 57 11.4k 4.5k 827 678 610 307 11.8k
M. S. Bessell Australia 56 11.1k 1.0× 4.3k 0.9× 517 0.6× 460 0.7× 783 1.3× 254 11.4k
David W. Latham United States 55 10.3k 0.9× 4.4k 1.0× 550 0.7× 420 0.6× 453 0.7× 357 10.9k
Geoffrey W. Marcy United States 67 15.1k 1.3× 4.6k 1.0× 360 0.4× 642 0.9× 652 1.1× 223 15.5k
R. Paul Butler United States 62 11.5k 1.0× 3.9k 0.9× 299 0.4× 561 0.8× 440 0.7× 177 11.8k
I. Neill Reid United States 54 10.3k 0.9× 4.8k 1.1× 717 0.9× 561 0.8× 164 0.3× 152 10.5k
F. Allard France 53 10.8k 0.9× 3.8k 0.8× 425 0.5× 815 1.2× 196 0.3× 164 11.3k
S. Udry Switzerland 74 20.3k 1.8× 7.6k 1.7× 594 0.7× 851 1.3× 640 1.0× 448 20.8k
P. H. Hauschildt United States 45 7.6k 0.7× 2.2k 0.5× 310 0.4× 491 0.7× 490 0.8× 183 7.9k
B. Plez France 50 9.9k 0.9× 4.0k 0.9× 241 0.3× 441 0.7× 1.3k 2.2× 178 10.3k
T. Forveille France 49 7.9k 0.7× 2.4k 0.5× 254 0.3× 380 0.6× 304 0.5× 194 8.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by James Liebert

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of James Liebert

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All Works

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Close, Laird M., D. Potter, W. Brandner, et al.. (2002). Discovery of a 0.15 Binary Brown Dwarf, 2MASS J1426316+155701, with Gemini/Hokupa’a Adaptive Optics. The Astrophysical Journal. 566(2). 1095–1099. 20 indexed citations
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Wolff, B., D. Koester, & James Liebert. (2002). Element abundances in cool white dwarfs. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 385(3). 995–1007. 43 indexed citations
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Wehrsě, R., et al.. (1997). ISOPHOT S Observations of 3 M Dwarfs. Astrophysics and Space Science. 255(1-2). 127–133. 1 indexed citations
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Beauchamp, A.L., F. Wesemaël, P. Bergeron, James Liebert, & R. A. Saffer. (1996). The DB and DBA white dwarfs: epitomes of hydrogen-deficient stars. ASPC. 96. 295. 3 indexed citations
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Howell, Steve B., James Liebert, & R. M. Wagner. (1994). Spectroscopy of Faint Cataclysmic Variables III.. Information Bulletin on Variable Stars. 4072. 1.
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Shipman, H. L., F. Cordova, G. Hammond, et al.. (1992). HST Observations of Cool White Dwarf Stars. American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts. 181.
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Beck, Tracy L., T. D. Oswalt, P. Hintzen, et al.. (1991). The Extremely Cool White Dwarf LP549-32. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 23. 1418.
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Liebert, James. (1991). Very Low Mass Stars and Brown Dwarfs. ASPC. 20. 125.
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Smith, J. A., T. D. Oswalt, S. K. Leggett, et al.. (1991). Infrared Photometry of Cool White Dwarfs in Wide Binaries. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 23. 1418. 1 indexed citations
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Holberg, J. B., E. M. Sion, James Liebert, & G. Vauclair. (1987). EXOSAT Observations of DA White Dwarf Stars and the m(He)/n(H)vs. Teff Correlation. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 19. 1041.
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Mason, P. A., James Liebert, & Gary D. Schmidt. (1987). Near Simultaneous Polarimetry and Phase-Resolved Spectroscopy of the AM Her System H 0538+608. IBVS. 3104. 1. 2 indexed citations
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Philip, A. G. D., D. S. Hayes, & James Liebert. (1987). The Second Conference on Faint Blue Stars : International Astronomical Union Colloquium no. 95, held in Tucson, Arizona, 1-5 June, 1987. 3 indexed citations
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Liebert, James, G. Fontaine, & F. Wesemaël. (1987). The luminosity function and the evolution of surface abundances of white dwarfs.. Memorie della Societa Astronomica Italiana. 58(1). 17–31. 3 indexed citations
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Liebert, James, et al.. (1982). The very hot, pulsating PG 1159 white dwarfs.. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 14(4). 915. 1 indexed citations
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Weymann, R. J., David W. Latham, J. R. P. Angel, et al.. (1980). An Optical Three-Way Split - Triple Quasar PG1115+08. Science News. 118. 4. 2 indexed citations
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Liebert, James & E. M. Sion. (1979). Is the Relative Frequency of Magnetic White Dwarfs Higher Among Cool Stars than Hot Stars. 20. 53. 1 indexed citations
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Dahn, C. C., P. Hintzen, James Liebert, & H. Spinrad. (1976). LP701-29: A Degenerate Star with B-V = 1.88.. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 8. 506. 4 indexed citations
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Strand, K. Aa., C. C. Dahn, & James Liebert. (1976). G107-70: A Partially Resolved Pair of Cool Degenerate Stars.. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 8. 506. 1 indexed citations
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Liebert, James, J. R. P. Angel, & H. S. Stockman. (1976). Feige 7: A Hot, Variable Magnetic White Dwarf. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 8. 341. 1 indexed citations
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Spinrad, Hyron, James Liebert, H. E. Smith, F. Schweizer, & L. V. Kuhi. (1971). The Detection of the Galactic Nucleus at One Micron. The Astrophysical Journal. 165. 17–17. 2 indexed citations

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