K. I. Kellermann

13.6k citations

232 papers · 7.3k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 47

Impact in

Astronomy and Astrophysics top 0.2%
- Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
- Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology
- Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
- Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
- Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
- Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
Nuclear and High Energy Physics top 0.2%
- Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena

Papers in ⓘ

Instrumentation 44
- Astronomy and Astrophysical Research 44
Astronomy and Astrophysics 200
- Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology 123
- Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena 70
- Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae 32
- Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations 21
- History and Developments in Astronomy 20

Co-authors: I. I. K. Pauliny‐Toth (50 shared papers)M. H. Cohen (40 shared papers)D. B. Shaffer (32 shared papers)M. L. Lister (17 shared papers)D. C. Homan (15 shared papers)J. A. Zensus (21 shared papers)Y. Y. Kovalev (13 shared papers)Maarten Schmidt (3 shared papers)
Journals: The Astrophysical Journal (59 papers)The Astronomical Journal (27 papers)Nature (15 papers)Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (10 papers)Science (8 papers)
Partner nations: United States Germany Netherlands

In The Last Decade

K. I. Kellermann

211 papers receiving 6.9k citations

Hit Papers

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MOJAVE. X. PARSEC-SCALE JET ORIENTATION VARIATIONS AND SUPERLUMINAL MOTION IN ACTIVE GALACTIC NUCLEI 2013 · 269 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

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it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2013 The Astronomical Journal
1989 The Astronomical Journal

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1	VLA observations of objects in the Palomar Bright Quasar Survey The Astronomical Journal ·K. I. Kellermann, R. A. Sramek, Maarten Schmidt, D. B. Shaffer, R. Green Hit paper breakdown →	1989	772
2	The Spectra of Opaque Radio Sources The Astrophysical Journal ·K. I. Kellermann, I. I. K. Pauliny‐Toth	1969	281
3	MOJAVE: MONITORING OF JETS IN ACTIVE GALACTIC NUCLEI WITH VLBA EXPERIMENTS. VI. KINEMATICS ANALYSIS OF A COMPLETE SAMPLE OF BLAZAR JETS The Astronomical Journal ·M. L. Lister, M. H. Cohen, D. C. Homan, M. Kadler, K. I. Kellermann, Y. Y. Kovalev, E. Ros, T. Savolainen, J. A. Zensus	2009	271
4	MOJAVE. X. PARSEC-SCALE JET ORIENTATION VARIATIONS AND SUPERLUMINAL MOTION IN ACTIVE GALACTIC NUCLEI The Astronomical Journal ·M. L. Lister, M. F. Aller, H. D. Aller, D. C. Homan, K. I. Kellermann, Y. Y. Kovalev, A. B. Pushkarev, J. L. Richards, E. Ros, T. Savolainen Hit paper breakdown →	2013	269
5	Sub‐Milliarcsecond Imaging of Quasars and Active Galactic Nuclei. III. Kinematics of Parsec‐scale Radio Jets The Astrophysical Journal ·K. I. Kellermann, M. L. Lister, D. C. Homan, R. C. Vermeulen, M. H. Cohen, E. Ros, M. Kadler, J. A. Zensus, Y. Y. Kovalev	2004	212
6	Sub-Milliarcsecond Imaging of Quasars and Active Galactic Nuclei The Astronomical Journal ·K. I. Kellermann, R. C. Vermeulen, J. A. Zensus, M. H. Cohen	1998	208
7	MOJAVE: MONITORING OF JETS IN ACTIVE GALACTIC NUCLEI WITH VLBA EXPERIMENTS. V. MULTI-EPOCH VLBA IMAGES The Astronomical Journal ·M. L. Lister, H. D. Aller, M. F. Aller, M. H. Cohen, D. C. Homan, M. Kadler, K. I. Kellermann, Y. Y. Kovalev, E. Ros, T. Savolainen, J. A. Zensus, R. C. Vermeulen	2009	200
8	Sub-Milliarcsecond Imaging of Quasars and Active Galactic Nuclei. IV. Fine-Scale Structure The Astronomical Journal ·Y. Y. Kovalev, K. I. Kellermann, M. L. Lister, D. C. Homan, R. C. Vermeulen, M. H. Cohen, E. Ros, M. Kadler, A. P. Lobanov, J. A. Zensus, N. S. Kardashëv, Leonid Gurvits, M. F. Aller, H. D. Aller	2005	187
9	The Spectra of Radio Sources in the Revised 3c Catalogue The Astrophysical Journal ·K. I. Kellermann, I. I. K. Pauliny‐Toth, P. J. S. Williams	1969	161
10	The radio structure of radio loud and radio quiet quasars in the Palomar Bright Quasar Survey The Astronomical Journal ·K. I. Kellermann, R. A. Sramek, Maarten Schmidt, R. F. Green, D. B. Shaffer	1994	151
11	Galactic and Extragalactic Radio Astronomy CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research) ·Gerrit L. Verschuur, K. I. Kellermann	1988	147
12	Compact Radio Sources Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics ·K. I. Kellermann, I. I. K. Pauliny‐Toth	1981	147
13	The Inner Jet of the Radio Galaxy [OBJECTNAME STATUS="LINKS"]M87[/OBJECTNAME] The Astrophysical Journal ·Y. Y. Kovalev, M. L. Lister, D. C. Homan, K. I. Kellermann	2007	115
14	RESOLVING THE RADIO SOURCE BACKGROUND: DEEPER UNDERSTANDING THROUGH CONFUSION The Astrophysical Journal ·J. J. Condon, W. D. Cotton, E. B. Fomalont, K. I. Kellermann, Neal A. Miller, R. A. Perley, D. Scott, Tessa Vernstrom, J. V. Wall	2012	112
15	Radio Emission from Galaxies in the Hubble Deep Field The Astronomical Journal ·E. A. Richards, K. I. Kellermann, E. B. Fomalont, Rogier A. Windhorst, R. B. Partridge	1998	107
16	Decrease in the space density of quasars at high redshift Nature ·P. A. Shaver, J. V. Wall, K. I. Kellermann, Carole Jackson, M. R. S. Hawkins	1996	101
17	Relativistic Beaming and the Intrinsic Properties of Extragalactic Radio Jets The Astrophysical Journal ·M. H. Cohen, M. L. Lister, D. C. Homan, M. Kadler, K. I. Kellermann, Y. Y. Kovalev, R. C. Vermeulen	2007	100
18	The sub-mJy radio sky in the Extended Chandra Deep Field-South: source population Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society ·M. Bonzini, P. Padovani, V. Mainieri, K. I. Kellermann, Neal A. Miller, P. Rosati, P. Tozzi, S. Vattakunnel	2013	91
19	The Small-Scale Structure of Radio Galaxies and Quasi-Stellar Sources at 3.8 Centimeters The Astrophysical Journal ·M. H. Cohen, Walter F. Cannon, G. H. Purcell, D. B. Shaffer, J. J. Broderick, K. I. Kellermann, D. L. Jauncey	1971	89
20	The cosmological deceleration parameter estimated from the angular-size/redshift relation for compact radio sources Nature ·K. I. Kellermann	1993	88

About K. I. Kellermann

K. I. Kellermann is a scholar working on Instrumentation, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Computational Mechanics and Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, having authored 232 papers that have together received 7.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology (123 papers), Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena (102 papers), Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (70 papers), Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (44 papers), Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae (32 papers), Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation (25 papers), Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations (21 papers) and History and Developments in Astronomy (20 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Astronomy and Astrophysics (6.8k citations), Nuclear and High Energy Physics (4.7k citations), Instrumentation (639 citations), Aerospace Engineering (318 citations) and Oceanography (154 citations). K. I. Kellermann has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Germany and Netherlands. Frequent co-authors include I. I. K. Pauliny‐Toth, M. H. Cohen, D. B. Shaffer, M. L. Lister, D. C. Homan, J. A. Zensus, Y. Y. Kovalev, Maarten Schmidt, R. A. Sramek and E. Ros. Their work appears in journals such as The Astrophysical Journal, The Astronomical Journal, Nature, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society and Science.

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