Jesse L. Greenstein

8.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
180 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Jesse L. Greenstein is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation and Computational Mechanics. According to data from OpenAlex, Jesse L. Greenstein has authored 180 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 160 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 98 papers in Instrumentation and 55 papers in Computational Mechanics. Recurrent topics in Jesse L. Greenstein's work include Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (129 papers), Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (98 papers) and Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation (55 papers). Jesse L. Greenstein is often cited by papers focused on Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (129 papers), Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (98 papers) and Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation (55 papers). Jesse L. Greenstein collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and United Kingdom. Jesse L. Greenstein's co-authors include William A. Fowler, F. Hoyle, Maarten Schmidt, George Wallerstein, J. B. Oke, Jr. Spitzer Lyman, O. J. Eggen, James Liebert, Anneila I. Sargent and Thomas A. Matthews and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and The Astrophysical Journal.

In The Last Decade

Jesse L. Greenstein

168 papers receiving 2.8k citations

Hit Papers

The Polarization of Starlight by Aligned Dust Grains. 1951 2026 1976 2001 1951 1962 100 200 300
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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. The Polarization of Starlight by Aligned Dust Grains.
    1951 391 citations Jesse L. Greenstein et al. The Astrophysical Journal profile →
  2. Nucleosynthesis during the Early History of the Solar System
    1962 225 citations Jesse L. Greenstein et al. profile →

Peers

Jesse L. Greenstein
A. N. Cox United States
L. H. Aller United States
George Wallerstein United States
Jr. Spitzer Lyman
E. M. Burbidge United States
A. K. Dupree United States
D. E. Blackwell United Kingdom
R. D. Gehrz United States
C. A. Pilachowski United States
Ann Merchant Boesgaard United States
A. N. Cox United States
Jesse L. Greenstein
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Fields of papers citing papers by Jesse L. Greenstein

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jesse L. Greenstein

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Wesemaël, F., Jesse L. Greenstein, James Liebert, et al.. (1993). An atlas of optical spectra of white-dwarf stars. Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. 105. 761–761. 68 indexed citations
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Greenstein, Jesse L.. (1986). The frequency of hydrogen white dwarfs as observed at high signal to noise ratio. The Astrophysical Journal. 304. 334–334. 29 indexed citations
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Greenstein, Jesse L., J. B. Oke, & H. L. Shipman. (1985). On the redshift of Sirius B.. Quarterly journal of the Royal Astronomical Society. 26(3). 279–288. 2 indexed citations
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Shipman, H. L. & Jesse L. Greenstein. (1983). Iron and magnesium in the white dwarf GD 40 - A test of diffusion theory. The Astrophysical Journal. 266. 761–761. 6 indexed citations
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Sion, E. M., Jesse L. Greenstein, J. D. Landstreet, et al.. (1983). A proposed new white dwarf spectral classification system. The Astrophysical Journal. 269. 253–253. 83 indexed citations
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Greenstein, Jesse L. & J. B. Oke. (1982). RW Sextantis, a disk with a hot, high-velocity wind. The Astrophysical Journal. 258. 209–209. 27 indexed citations
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Wallerstein, George & Jesse L. Greenstein. (1980). The spectrum of the nebulosity around the symbiotic long-period variable, R Aquarii. Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. 92. 275–275. 29 indexed citations
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Greenstein, Jesse L.. (1978). The HR Diagram. Symposium - International Astronomical Union. 80. 101–116. 1 indexed citations
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Greenstein, Jesse L., et al.. (1976). Spectrophotometry of NGC 2261 and R Mon. I.. 12. 587–611. 1 indexed citations
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Oke, J. B., et al.. (1975). Nova Monocerotis 1975 (=A 0620-00).. International Astronomical Union Circular. 2840. 1.
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Greenstein, Jesse L., Maarten Schmidt, & Leonard Searle. (1974). The Spectrum of the Polarized White Dwarf GD 229. The Astrophysical Journal. 190. L27–L27. 7 indexed citations
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Greenstein, Jesse L.. (1974). Photometry of a Pleiades candidate and composite white dwarfs.. The Astronomical Journal. 79. 964–964. 4 indexed citations
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Greenstein, Jesse L.. (1973). Highly evolved, low-mass binary, HZ 22. 23. 1. 4 indexed citations
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Greenstein, Jesse L.. (1972). Astronomy and astrophysics for the 1970's. Vol._1: Report of the Astronomy Survey Committee.. 1 indexed citations
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Greenstein, Jesse L. & Virginia Trimble. (1967). Gravitational redshifts of the white dwarfs. 72. 301. 1 indexed citations
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Wallerstein, George, Jesse L. Greenstein, Robert A. Parker, H. L. Helfer, & L. H. Aller. (1963). Red Giants with Extreme Mental Deficiencies.. The Astrophysical Journal. 137. 280–280. 55 indexed citations
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Greenstein, Jesse L., et al.. (1956). Two B-Type Stars of High Velocity. Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. 68. 242–242. 2 indexed citations
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Greenstein, Jesse L.. (1956). The Abundances of the Chemical Elements in the Galaxy and the Theory of Their Origin. Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. 68. 185–185. 4 indexed citations
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Greenstein, Jesse L.. (1954). Nuclear Reactions affecting the Abundance of the Elements : general survey. 5. 307. 2 indexed citations
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Greenstein, Jesse L. & R. Minkowski. (1953). The Crab Nebula as a Radio Source.. The Astrophysical Journal. 118. 1–1. 19 indexed citations

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