K. Serkowski

2.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
56 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

K. Serkowski is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation and Computational Mechanics. According to data from OpenAlex, K. Serkowski has authored 56 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 40 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 24 papers in Instrumentation and 18 papers in Computational Mechanics. Recurrent topics in K. Serkowski's work include Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (33 papers), Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (24 papers) and Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation (18 papers). K. Serkowski is often cited by papers focused on Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (33 papers), Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (24 papers) and Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation (18 papers). K. Serkowski collaborates with scholars based in United States, Poland and Australia. K. Serkowski's co-authors include V. L. Ford, DS Mathewson, J. E. Frecker, William D. Heacox, E. H. Roland, T. Gehrels, P. A. Strittmatter, R. F. Carswell, G. V. Coyne and S. J. Shawl and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Reviews of Modern Physics and The Astrophysical Journal.

In The Last Decade

K. Serkowski

54 papers receiving 1.0k citations

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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.

Wavelength dependence of interstellar polarization and ratio of total to selective extinction

1975 492 citations K. Serkowski et al. The Astrophysical Journal profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
K. Serkowski United States	15	1.0k	192	177	54	52	56	1.1k
Frank N. Bash United States	14	809 0.8×	267 1.4×	130 0.7×	33 0.6×	35 0.7×	46	852
V. L. Ford Australia	15	1.3k 1.3×	342 1.8×	308 1.7×	48 0.9×	30 0.6×	22	1.4k
C. R. Purton Canada	14	1.0k 1.0×	319 1.7×	162 0.9×	45 0.8×	38 0.7×	42	1.1k
P. E. Clegg United Kingdom	16	887 0.9×	209 1.1×	198 1.1×	35 0.6×	56 1.1×	62	967
R. P. S. Stone United States	16	907 0.9×	124 0.6×	265 1.5×	71 1.3×	29 0.6×	41	962
K. Y. Lo United States	20	1.3k 1.3×	265 1.4×	201 1.1×	26 0.5×	49 0.9×	68	1.4k
H. J. Habing Netherlands	14	1.1k 1.1×	139 0.7×	215 1.2×	51 0.9×	68 1.3×	48	1.1k
P. Hintzen United States	16	800 0.8×	176 0.9×	313 1.8×	56 1.0×	10 0.2×	83	866
A. Cassatella Italy	18	807 0.8×	129 0.7×	120 0.7×	79 1.5×	20 0.4×	68	851
S. G. Kleinmann United States	19	1.1k 1.1×	77 0.4×	290 1.6×	47 0.9×	45 0.9×	52	1.1k

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This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of K. Serkowski. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of K. Serkowski based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with K. Serkowski. K. Serkowski is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Serkowski, K., J. E. Frecker, William D. Heacox, & E. H. Roland. (1979). Precise Stellar Radial Velocities. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 11. 647. 77 indexed citations

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McLean, Ian S., G. V. Coyne, J. E. Frecker, & K. Serkowski. (1979). High-resolution polarization structure of H-beta in Be shell stars measured with a new Digicon spectropolarimeter. The Astrophysical Journal. 228. 802–802. 7 indexed citations

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Serkowski, K., J. E. Frecker, William D. Heacox, & E. H. Roland. (1979). <title>Fabry-Perot Radial Velocity Spectrometer</title>. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 5 indexed citations

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Serkowski, K.. (1978). Possibilities of Improving the Accuracy of Stellar Radial Velocities. 245. 1 indexed citations

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Serkowski, K.. (1977). Should we search for planets around stars?. 1(1). 5–19. 1 indexed citations

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Serkowski, K.. (1975). A Field-Grating Imaging Spectrograph for Radial Velocity Mapping of Peculiar Galaxies. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 7. 451. 1 indexed citations

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Serkowski, K.. (1973). Preparation for a Search for Planets Around Solar-Type Stars Using a Polarimetric Radial Velocity Meter.. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 5. 418. 1 indexed citations

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Serkowski, K. & G. H. Rieke. (1973). Circular Polarization of the Becklin-Neugebauer Infrared Source in the Orion Nebula. The Astrophysical Journal. 183. L103–L103. 7 indexed citations

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Serkowski, K. & Wojciech Chojnacki. (1969). POLARIMETRIC OBSERVATIONS OF MAGNETIC STARS WITH TWO-CHANNEL POLARIMETER.. 1(16). 442–448. 1 indexed citations

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Serkowski, K., et al.. (1969). Wavelength dependence of polarization. XIII. Interstellar extinction and polarization correlations. The Astronomical Journal. 74. 85–85. 7 indexed citations

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Serkowski, K.. (1969). Polarization of Reflection Nebulae Associated with VY Canis Majoris and R Coronae Austrinae. The Astrophysical Journal. 158. L107–L107. 6 indexed citations

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Serkowski, K.. (1969). Changes in Polarization of T Tauri Stars. The Astrophysical Journal. 156. L55–L55. 16 indexed citations

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Serkowski, K.. (1967). Some possibilities of increasing the efficiency of optical telescopes. Observatory. 87. 259–262. 1 indexed citations

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Jerzykiewicz, M. & K. Serkowski. (1966). The sun as a variable star III : photometric observations of Uranus, Neptune, and F and G type stars. 6(137). 295–323. 2 indexed citations

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Serkowski, K.. (1965). Further Polarimetric Observations of Highly Polarized Stars in Two Spectral Regions. Acta Astronomica. 15. 79. 1 indexed citations

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Serkowski, K.. (1965). Polarization of Galactic Clusters M25, NGC 869, 884, 1893, 2422, 6823, 6871, and Association VI Cygni.. The Astrophysical Journal. 141. 1340–1340. 7 indexed citations

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Hall, John S. & K. Serkowski. (1963). Polarization of Starlight. 293. 1 indexed citations

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Serkowski, K.. (1958). Statistical Analysis of the Polarization and Reddening of the Double Cluster in Perseus. 8. 135. 5 indexed citations

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Serkowski, K.. (1958). 23. Interpretation of the polarization measurements of the double cluster in Perseus. Symposium - International Astronomical Union. 6. 204–208.

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Serkowski, K.. (1956). On the Density Distribution and the Ellipticity of the Components of the Eclipsing Variable CO Lacertae. 6. 57. 1 indexed citations

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