Javier Ballesteros‐Paredes

4.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
52 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Javier Ballesteros‐Paredes is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Atmospheric Science and Spectroscopy. According to data from OpenAlex, Javier Ballesteros‐Paredes has authored 52 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 51 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 11 papers in Atmospheric Science and 9 papers in Spectroscopy. Recurrent topics in Javier Ballesteros‐Paredes's work include Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (49 papers), Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (33 papers) and Astro and Planetary Science (17 papers). Javier Ballesteros‐Paredes is often cited by papers focused on Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (49 papers), Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (33 papers) and Astro and Planetary Science (17 papers). Javier Ballesteros‐Paredes collaborates with scholars based in Mexico, United States and Germany. Javier Ballesteros‐Paredes's co-authors include Enrique Vázquez-Semadeni, Lee Hartmann, Ralf S. Klessen, Gilberto C. Gómez, Manuel Zamora-Avilés, Fabian Heitsch, Mordecai‐Mark Mac Low, Aina Palau, Ricardo F. González and John Scalo 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

Javier Ballesteros‐Paredes

49 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Hit Papers

Global hierarchical collapse in molecular clouds. Towards... 2019 2026 2021 2023 2019 50 100 150
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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. Global hierarchical collapse in molecular clouds. Towards a comprehensive scenario
    2019 193 citations Enrique Vázquez-Semadeni, Aina Palau et al. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Javier Ballesteros‐Paredes Mexico 26 2.5k 487 430 224 150 52 2.5k
J. Kainulainen Germany 27 1.9k 0.8× 531 1.1× 371 0.9× 177 0.8× 113 0.8× 65 2.0k
Fabian Heitsch United States 27 2.2k 0.9× 371 0.8× 305 0.7× 209 0.9× 139 0.9× 67 2.3k
T. Csengeri Germany 29 2.7k 1.1× 945 1.9× 504 1.2× 160 0.7× 168 1.1× 93 2.8k
Adam Ginsburg United States 30 2.4k 1.0× 595 1.2× 323 0.8× 123 0.5× 125 0.8× 126 2.5k
H. Linz Germany 30 2.5k 1.0× 842 1.7× 414 1.0× 90 0.4× 147 1.0× 109 2.6k
Stella S. R. Offner United States 29 2.4k 0.9× 589 1.2× 373 0.9× 74 0.3× 81 0.5× 87 2.4k
F. Motte France 34 3.7k 1.5× 1.4k 2.9× 710 1.7× 191 0.9× 202 1.3× 86 3.8k
D. Ward–Thompson United Kingdom 31 3.8k 1.6× 1.4k 2.8× 808 1.9× 156 0.7× 195 1.3× 121 3.9k
A. Hacar Austria 23 1.6k 0.6× 546 1.1× 343 0.8× 135 0.6× 91 0.6× 58 1.7k
T. J. T. Moore United Kingdom 28 2.4k 1.0× 698 1.4× 313 0.7× 91 0.4× 90 0.6× 93 2.5k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Javier Ballesteros‐Paredes

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Vázquez-Semadeni, Enrique, Aina Palau, Gilberto C. Gómez, et al.. (2025). The turbulent support and global hierarchical collapse models for molecular clouds compared: differences, convergence, and myths. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 547(2).
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Hernández, Jesús, et al.. (2024). Kinematic study of the Orion Complex: analysing the young stellar clusters from big and small structures. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 534(3). 2566–2584. 2 indexed citations
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Ballesteros‐Paredes, Javier, Manuel Zamora-Avilés, C. Román-Zúñiga, et al.. (2024). Gravity or turbulence? – VI. The physics behind the Kennicutt–Schmidt relation. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 534(2). 1043–1059. 4 indexed citations
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Ballesteros‐Paredes, Javier, et al.. (2023). The effect of tidal forces on the Jeans instability criterion in star-forming regions. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 524(3). 4614–4630. 4 indexed citations
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Treviño-Morales, S. P., A. Fuente, Á. Sánchez-Monge, et al.. (2019). Dynamics of cluster-forming hub-filament systems. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 629. A81–A81. 75 indexed citations
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Treviño-Morales, S. P., A. Fuente, Á. Sánchez-Monge, et al.. (2019). Dynamics of cluster-forming hub-filament systems: The case of the high-mass star-forming complex Monoceros R2. arXiv (Cornell University). 22 indexed citations
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Vázquez-Semadeni, Enrique, Aina Palau, Javier Ballesteros‐Paredes, Gilberto C. Gómez, & Manuel Zamora-Avilés. (2019). Global hierarchical collapse in molecular clouds. Towards a comprehensive scenario. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 490(3). 3061–3097. 193 indexed citations breakdown →
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Gómez, Laura, F. Wyrowski, F. Schüller, K. M. Menten, & Javier Ballesteros‐Paredes. (2014). The mass distribution of clumps within infrared dark clouds. A Large APEX Bolometer Camera study. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 9 indexed citations
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Ballesteros‐Paredes, Javier, et al.. (2012). DARK MATTER AS AN ACTIVE GRAVITATIONAL AGENT IN CLOUD COMPLEXES. The Astrophysical Journal. 748(2). 101–101. 3 indexed citations
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Ballesteros‐Paredes, Javier, Gilberto C. Gómez, B. Pichardo, & Enrique Vázquez-Semadeni. (2009). On the gravitational content of molecular clouds and their cores. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 393(4). 1563–1572. 14 indexed citations
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Vázquez-Semadeni, Enrique, Ricardo F. González, Javier Ballesteros‐Paredes, Adriana Gazol, & Jongsoo Kim. (2008). The nature of the velocity field in molecular clouds - I. The non-magnetic case. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 49 indexed citations
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Ballesteros‐Paredes, Javier, Ralf S. Klessen, Mordecai‐Mark Mac Low, & Enrique Vázquez-Semadeni. (2007). Molecular Cloud Turbulence and Star Formation. 63. 11 indexed citations
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Vázquez-Semadeni, Enrique, Gilberto C. Gómez, Anne‐Katharina Jappsen, et al.. (2007). Molecular Cloud Evolution. II. From Cloud Formation to the Early Stages of Star Formation in Decaying Conditions. The Astrophysical Journal. 657(2). 870–883. 227 indexed citations
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Ballesteros‐Paredes, Javier. (2006). Six myths on the virial theorem for interstellar clouds. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 372(1). 443–449. 82 indexed citations
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Klessen, Ralf S., et al.. (2005). Quiescent and Coherent Cores from Gravoturbulent Fragmentation. The Astrophysical Journal. 620(2). 786–794. 76 indexed citations
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Vázquez-Semadeni, Enrique, Javier Ballesteros‐Paredes, & Ralf S. Klessen. (2003). A Holistic Scenario of Turbulent Molecular Cloud Evolution and Control of the Star Formation Efficiency: First Tests. The Astrophysical Journal. 585(2). L131–L134. 96 indexed citations
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Ballesteros‐Paredes, Javier, Ralf S. Klessen, & Enrique Vázquez-Semadeni. (2003). Dynamic Cores in Hydrostatic Disguise. The Astrophysical Journal. 592(1). 188–202. 59 indexed citations
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Ballesteros‐Paredes, Javier, Enrique Vázquez-Semadeni, & Alyssa Goodman. (2002). Velocity Structure of the Interstellar Medium as Seen by the Spectral Correlation Function. The Astrophysical Journal. 571(1). 334–355. 6 indexed citations
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Ballesteros‐Paredes, Javier, Lee Hartmann, & Enrique Vázquez-Semadeni. (1999). Turbulent Flow–driven Molecular Cloud Formation: A Solution to the Post–T Tauri Problem?. The Astrophysical Journal. 527(1). 285–297. 166 indexed citations
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Ballesteros‐Paredes, Javier & Enrique Vázquez-Semadeni. (1997). Virial balance in turbulent MHD two dimensional numerical simulations of the ISM. AIP conference proceedings. 393. 81–84. 4 indexed citations

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