Karl D. Gordon

34.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
205 papers, 8.2k citations indexed

About

Karl D. Gordon is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Karl D. Gordon has authored 205 papers receiving a total of 8.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 193 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 37 papers in Instrumentation and 13 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in Karl D. Gordon's work include Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (153 papers), Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (147 papers) and Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (86 papers). Karl D. Gordon is often cited by papers focused on Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (153 papers), Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (147 papers) and Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (86 papers). Karl D. Gordon collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and United Kingdom. Karl D. Gordon's co-authors include Adolf N. Witt, Geoffrey C. Clayton, G. H. Rieke, C. W. Engelbracht, K. A. Misselt, Daniela Calzetti, J. D. Smith, Daniel A. Dale, M. W. Werner and R. C. Bohlin and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and The Astrophysical Journal.

In The Last Decade

Karl D. Gordon

186 papers receiving 7.8k 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.

The Mid‐Infrared Spectrum of Star‐forming Galaxies: Global Properties of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Emission

2007 557 citations J. D. Smith, Robert C. Kennicutt et al. The Astrophysical Journal profile →
Dust Masses, PAH Abundances, and Starlight Intensities in the SINGS Galaxy Sample

2007 548 citations Karl D. Gordon, J. D. Smith et al. The Astrophysical Journal profile →
One Relation for All Wavelengths: The Far-ultraviolet to Mid-infrared Milky Way Spectroscopic R(V)-dependent Dust Extinction Relationship

2023 75 citations Karl D. Gordon, Geoffrey C. Clayton et al. The Astrophysical Journal profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Karl D. Gordon

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	PDRs4All 2025 ·Astronomy and Astrophysics ·Dries Van De Putte, E. Peeters, Karl D. Gordon, J. D. Smith, Thomas S. -Y. Lai, Alexandros Maragkoudakis, Bethany Schefter, Ameek Sidhu, (unknown), Olivier Berné, J. Cami, Christiaan Boersma, E. Dartois, E. Habart, Takashi Onaka, A. G. G. M. Tielens	0
2	The MIRI/MRS Library 2025 ·Astronomy and Astrophysics ·Danny Gasman, Ioannis Argyriou, David R. Law, Alistair Glasse, Karl D. Gordon, Patrick Kavanagh, Jane Morrison, Polychronis Patapis, G. C. Sloan	1
3	The James Webb Space Telescope Absolute Flux Calibration. III. Mid-infrared Instrument Medium Resolution Integral Field Unit Spectrometer 2025 ·The Astronomical Journal ·David R. Law, Ioannis Argyriou, Karl D. Gordon, G. C. Sloan, Danny Gasman, Alistair Glasse, Kirsten L. Larson, Leigh N. Fletcher, Á. Labiano, A. Noriega‐Crespo	9
4	A Tale of Two Sightlines: Comparison of Hydrocarbon Dust Absorption Bands toward Cygnus OB2-12 and the Galactic Center 2025 ·The Astrophysical Journal ·Y. J. Pendleton, T. R. Geballe, E. Schunová, Marjorie Decleir, Karl D. Gordon, A. G. G. M. Tielens, L. J. Allamandola, J. Bouwman, J. E. Chiar, Curtis DeWitt, (unknown), Thomas Henning, V. Mennella, M. E. Palumbo, А. В. Потапов, (unknown), (unknown)	0
5	Dust around Massive Stars Is Agnostic to Galactic Environment: New Insights from PHAT/BEAST 2024 ·The Astrophysical Journal ·(unknown), Claire E. Murray, Julianne J. Dalcanton, J. E. G. Peek, Karl D. Gordon	1
6	Scylla. I. A Pure-parallel, Multiwavelength Imaging Survey of the ULLYSES Fields in the LMC and SMC 2024 ·The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series ·Claire E. Murray, (unknown), (unknown), Benjamin F. Williams, Roger E. Cohen, Karl D. Gordon, Kristen B. W. McQuinn, Yumi Choi, (unknown), Karin Sandström, Caroline Bot, L. Clifton Johnson, Steven Goldman, Christopher Clark, Julia Román-Duval, Karoline M. Gilbert, J. E. G. Peek, Alec S. Hirschauer, Martha L. Boyer, Andrew E. Dolphin	6
7	Faint White Dwarf Flux Standards: Data and Models 2024 ·The Astronomical Journal ·R. C. Bohlin, Susana E. Deustua, Gautham Narayan, Abhijit Saha, A. Calamida, Karl D. Gordon, J. B. Holberg, I. Hubený, T. Matheson, A. Rest	4
8	The Resolved Behavior of Dust Mass, Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Fraction, and Radiation Field in ∼800 Nearby Galaxies 2024 ·The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series ·Jérémy Chastenet, Karin Sandström, Adam K. Leroy, Caroline Bot, I-Da Chiang, Ryan Chown, Karl D. Gordon, Eric W. Koch, H. Roussel, Jessica Sutter, Thomas G. Williams	4
9	The updated BOSZ synthetic stellar spectral library 2024 ·Astronomy and Astrophysics ·Szabolcs Mészáros, R. C. Bohlin, Carlos Allende Prieto, B. Cseh, J. Kovács, Scott W. Fleming, (unknown), Susana E. Deustua, Karl D. Gordon, I. Hubený, György Mező, (unknown)	6
10	Scylla. III. The Outside-in Radial Age Gradient in the Small Magellanic Cloud and the Star Formation Histories of the Main Body, Wing, and Outer Regions 2024 ·The Astrophysical Journal ·Roger E. Cohen, Kristen B. W. McQuinn, Claire E. Murray, Benjamin F. Williams, Yumi Choi, (unknown), (unknown), Karl D. Gordon, (unknown), Caroline Bot, Andrew E. Dolphin, Karoline M. Gilbert, Steven Goldman, Alec S. Hirschauer, Karin Sandström, O. Grace Telford	4
11	The MIRI/MRS Library 2024 ·Astronomy and Astrophysics ·Danny Gasman, Ioannis Argyriou, Jane Morrison, David R. Law, Alistair Glasse, Karl D. Gordon, Patrick Kavanagh, Craig Lage, Polychronis Patapis, G. C. Sloan	3
12	The extremely sharp transition between molecular and ionized gas in the Horsehead nebula 2023 ·Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology) ·(unknown), Viviana V. Guzmán, J. R. Goicoechea, (unknown), J. Pety, Franck Le Petit, Maryvonne Gérin, Émeric Bron, E. Roueff, A. Abergel, Thiébaut Schirmer, James R. Carpenter, P. Gratier, Karl D. Gordon, K. A. Misselt	4
13	One Relation for All Wavelengths: The Far-ultraviolet to Mid-infrared Milky Way Spectroscopic R(V)-dependent Dust Extinction Relationship breakdown → 2023 ·The Astrophysical Journal ·Karl D. Gordon, Geoffrey C. Clayton, Marjorie Decleir, E. L. Fitzpatrick, D. Massa, K. A. Misselt, Erik Tollerud	75
14	Searching for TESS Photometric Variability of Possible JWST Spectrophotometric Standard Stars 2022 ·The Astronomical Journal ·Susan E. Mullally, G. C. Sloan, J. J. Hermes, (unknown), K. Hambleton, R. C. Bohlin, Scott W. Fleming, Karl D. Gordon, Catherine Kaleida, (unknown)	4
15	A Census of Thermally Pulsing AGB Stars in the Andromeda Galaxy and a First Estimate of Their Contribution to the Global Dust Budget 2022 ·The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series ·Steven Goldman, Martha L. Boyer, Julianne J. Dalcanton, Iain McDonald, L. Girardi, Benjamin F. Williams, S. Srinivasan, Karl D. Gordon	7
16	Spitzer IRAC Photometry of JWST Calibration Stars 2021 ·The Astronomical Journal ·Jessica Krick, Patrick Lowrance, S. Carey, Seppo Laine, Carl J. Grillmair, Schuyler D. Van Dyk, W. Glaccum, James G. Ingalls, G. H. Rieke, Joseph L. Hora, G. G. Fazio, Karl D. Gordon, R. C. Bohlin	12
17	Chemical depletion in the Large Magellanic Cloud: RV Tauri stars and the photospheric feedback from their dusty discs 2009 ·Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology) ·C. Gielen, H. Van Winckel, Maarten Reyniers, A. A. Zijlstra, T. Lloyd Evans, Karl D. Gordon, F. Kemper, R. Indebetouw, M. Marengo, M. Matsuura, M. Meixner, G. C. Sloan, A. G. G. M. Tielens, Paul Woods	21
18	The Local Volume Legacy Survey 2007 ·Robert C. Kennicutt, C. W. Engelbracht, Ayesha Begum, Daniela Calzetti, Julianne J. Dalcanton, (unknown), C. W. Engelbracht, J. G. Funes, (unknown), Karl D. Gordon, (unknown), Janice Lee, Shoko Sakai, Evan D. Skillman, Liese van Zee, Fabian Walter, Daniel R. Weisz, Benjamin F. Williams, (unknown)	1
19	Multi-Epoch Imaging and Spectroscopy of M33 2006 ·ASPC ·Elisha Polomski, R. D. Gehrz, C. E. Woodward, R. M. Humphreys, Martha L. Boyer, Bernhard R. Brandl, (unknown), (unknown), S. P. Willner, P. Barmby, M. L. N. Ashby, (unknown), G. H. Rieke, Karl D. Gordon, (unknown), C. W. Engelbracht, A. Alonso‐Herrero, K. A. Misselt, Pablo G. Pérez‐González, (unknown)	1
20	The multiwavelength view of M31 including New Spitzer/MIPS infrared images 2004 ·Swinburne Research Bank (Swinburne University of Technology) ·Karl D. Gordon, G. H. Rieke, O. Krause, C. W. Engelbracht, (unknown), K. A. Misselt, Pablo G. Pérez‐González, K. Y. L. Su, (unknown), William B. Latter, Deborah A. Levine, S. Stolovy, A. Noriega‐Crespo, Dean C. Hines, (unknown), D. Thilker, L. Bianchi, Róbert Braun, J. R. Mould, P. Barmby	1

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