Joshua E. Barnes

9.3k total citations · 4 hit papers
54 papers, 4.8k citations indexed

About

Joshua E. Barnes is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation and Statistical and Nonlinear Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, Joshua E. Barnes has authored 54 papers receiving a total of 4.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 25 papers in Instrumentation and 9 papers in Statistical and Nonlinear Physics. Recurrent topics in Joshua E. Barnes's work include Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (32 papers), Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (25 papers) and Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (23 papers). Joshua E. Barnes is often cited by papers focused on Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (32 papers), Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (25 papers) and Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (23 papers). Joshua E. Barnes collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and France. Joshua E. Barnes's co-authors include Lars Hernquist, G. Efstathiou, David S. N. Rupke, Piet Hut, Lisa J. Kewley, G. J. Bendo, J. E. Hibbard, Kelly Blumenthal, S. D. M. White and J. M. Mazzarella and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Biological Chemistry and The Astrophysical Journal.

In The Last Decade

Joshua E. Barnes

51 papers receiving 4.6k citations

Hit Papers

Transformations of Galaxies. II. Gasdynamics in Merging D... 1991 2026 2002 2014 1996 1991 1992 2009 250 500 750
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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. Transformations of Galaxies. II. Gasdynamics in Merging Disk Galaxies
    1996 816 citations Joshua E. Barnes, Lars Hernquist The Astrophysical Journal profile →
  2. Fueling starburst galaxies with gas-rich mergers
    1991 587 citations Joshua E. Barnes, Lars Hernquist The Astrophysical Journal profile →
  3. Dynamics of Interacting Galaxies
    1992 540 citations Joshua E. Barnes, Lars Hernquist profile →
  4. SPITZER QUASAR AND ULIRG EVOLUTION STUDY (QUEST). IV. COMPARISON OF 1 Jy ULTRALUMINOUS INFRARED GALAXIES WITH PALOMAR-GREEN QUASARS
    2009 256 citations Joshua E. Barnes et al. The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Joshua E. Barnes United States 27 4.5k 2.2k 459 319 252 54 4.8k
Martin D. Weinberg United States 39 5.8k 1.3× 2.7k 1.2× 491 1.1× 488 1.5× 163 0.6× 94 6.0k
L. da Costa Brazil 38 3.8k 0.8× 1.9k 0.9× 525 1.1× 320 1.0× 147 0.6× 125 4.1k
J. M. van der Hulst Netherlands 42 5.8k 1.3× 2.1k 0.9× 1.0k 2.2× 221 0.7× 174 0.7× 186 6.1k
Marc Postman United States 36 3.7k 0.8× 2.0k 0.9× 541 1.2× 197 0.6× 339 1.3× 123 3.9k
M. R. Merrifield United Kingdom 36 3.9k 0.9× 2.0k 0.9× 403 0.9× 170 0.5× 160 0.6× 142 4.0k
Robert J. Thacker Canada 18 3.6k 0.8× 1.7k 0.8× 629 1.4× 284 0.9× 117 0.5× 32 3.9k
R. Brent Tully United States 47 6.6k 1.5× 2.5k 1.1× 1.2k 2.6× 285 0.9× 210 0.8× 161 6.8k
Hugh Couchman Canada 8 3.1k 0.7× 1.5k 0.7× 593 1.3× 284 0.9× 107 0.4× 10 3.3k
Arif Babul Canada 42 5.4k 1.2× 2.2k 1.0× 1.3k 2.7× 302 0.9× 208 0.8× 144 5.6k
Roger L. Davies United Kingdom 42 6.9k 1.5× 3.8k 1.7× 656 1.4× 193 0.6× 352 1.4× 139 7.2k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Barnes, Joshua E., et al.. (2023). Orbit decay in encounters between anisotropic spherical galaxies of equal mass. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 527(3). 8551–8565. 1 indexed citations
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Blumenthal, Kelly & Joshua E. Barnes. (2018). Go with the Flow: Understanding inflow mechanisms in galaxy collisions. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 479(3). 3952–3965. 60 indexed citations
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Arcavi, I., D. A. Howell, C. McCully, et al.. (2017). LIGO/Virgo G298048: Rapid Evolution of Possible Counterpart. GRB Coordinates Network. 21581. 1. 1 indexed citations
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Arcavi, I., D. A. Howell, C. McCully, et al.. (2017). LIGO/Virgo G298048: Las Cumbres Observatory Detection of The Possible Optical Counterpart in NGC 4993. GRB Coordinates Network. 21538. 1. 1 indexed citations
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Block, Anna K., Rikard Fristedt, Jyothi Kumar, et al.. (2013). Functional Modeling Identifies Paralogous Solanesyl-diphosphate Synthases That Assemble the Side Chain of Plastoquinone-9 in Plastids. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 288(38). 27594–27606. 51 indexed citations
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Barnes, Joshua E.. (2011). ZENO: N-body and SPH Simulation Codes. Astrophysics Source Code Library. 3 indexed citations
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Barnes, Joshua E., Piet Hut, & Peter Teuben. (2010). NEMO: A Stellar Dynamics Toolbox. ascl. 1 indexed citations
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Barnes, Joshua E. & J. E. Hibbard. (2009). IDENTIKIT 1: A MODELING TOOL FOR INTERACTING DISK GALAXIES. The Astronomical Journal. 137(2). 3071–3090. 33 indexed citations
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Barnes, Joshua E., et al.. (2007). Multiobject Spectroscopy of Young Star Clusters in NGC 4676. The Astrophysical Journal. 660(2). L105–L108. 24 indexed citations
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Barnes, Joshua E.. (1998). Galaxy Interactions. arXiv (Cornell University). 2 indexed citations
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Barnes, Joshua E.. (1996). Memory in Mergers Major and Minor. ASPC. 92. 415.
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Barnes, Joshua E.. (1996). Dynamical Effects of Mergers. Symposium - International Astronomical Union. 171. 191–198. 1 indexed citations
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Barnes, Joshua E. & Lars Hernquist. (1993). Computer Models of Colliding Galaxies. Physics Today. 46(3). 54–61. 6 indexed citations
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Barnes, Joshua E.. (1993). Dynamical Instabilities in Hollow Halo Models. The Astrophysical Journal. 419. L17–L17. 1 indexed citations
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Barnes, Joshua E. & Lars Hernquist. (1992). Formation of dwarf galaxies in tidal tails. Nature. 360(6406). 715–717. 191 indexed citations
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Barnes, Joshua E.. (1992). Transformations of galaxies. I - Mergers of equal-mass stellar disks. The Astrophysical Journal. 393. 484–484. 298 indexed citations
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Barnes, Joshua E. & Lars Hernquist. (1991). Fueling starburst galaxies with gas-rich mergers. The Astrophysical Journal. 370. L65–L65. 587 indexed citations breakdown →
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Barnes, Joshua E. & Piet Hut. (1989). Error analysis of a tree code. The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 70. 389–389. 78 indexed citations
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Barnes, Joshua E.. (1988). Encounters of disk/halo galaxies. The Astrophysical Journal. 331. 699–699. 277 indexed citations
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Barnes, Joshua E. & S. D. M. White. (1984). The response of a spheroid to a disc field or were bulges ever ellipticals?. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 211(4). 753–765. 65 indexed citations

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