Kenneth R. Sembach

13.3k total citations · 3 hit papers
138 papers, 6.6k citations indexed

About

Kenneth R. Sembach is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Atmospheric Science and Nuclear and High Energy Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, Kenneth R. Sembach has authored 138 papers receiving a total of 6.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 136 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 17 papers in Atmospheric Science and 17 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics. Recurrent topics in Kenneth R. Sembach's work include Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (99 papers), Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (98 papers) and Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (52 papers). Kenneth R. Sembach is often cited by papers focused on Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (99 papers), Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (98 papers) and Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (52 papers). Kenneth R. Sembach collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and France. Kenneth R. Sembach's co-authors include Blair D. Savage, Todd M. Tripp, P. Richter, J. Christopher Howk, Bart P. Wakker, J. Michael Shull, E. B. Jenkins, H. W. Moos, G. Sonneborn and Jason Tumlinson and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, The Astrophysical Journal and Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.

In The Last Decade

Kenneth R. Sembach

135 papers receiving 6.4k 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.

INTERSTELLAR ABUNDANCES FROM ABSORPTION-LINE OBSERVATIONS WITH THE HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE

1996 792 citations Blair D. Savage, Kenneth R. Sembach Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics profile →
The analysis of apparent optical depth profiles for interstellar absorption lines

1991 466 citations Blair D. Savage, Kenneth R. Sembach The Astrophysical Journal profile →
The Large, Oxygen-Rich Halos of Star-Forming Galaxies Are a Major Reservoir of Galactic Metals

2011 351 citations Todd M. Tripp, Kenneth R. Sembach et al. profile →

Peers

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Moshe Elitzur United States

Leo Blitz United States

Alberto D. Bolatto United States

Jason Tumlinson United States

A. Sternberg Israel

E. Dwek United States

M. W. Werner United States

I. A. G. Snellen Netherlands

S. García‐Burillo Spain

S. P. Willner United States

Moshe Elitzur United States

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777 ×1.1

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298 ×0.7

300 ×0.9

AMPO

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Countries citing papers authored by Kenneth R. Sembach

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kenneth R. Sembach

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Veilleux, Sylvain, David S. N. Rupke, Weizhe Liu, et al.. (2022). Galactic Winds across the Gas-rich Merger Sequence. I. Highly Ionized N v and O vi Outflows in the QUEST Quasars*. The Astrophysical Journal. 926(1). 60–60. 7 indexed citations

Fox, Andrew J., Nicolas Lehner, Felix J. Lockman, et al.. (2015). ON THE METALLICITY AND ORIGIN OF THE SMITH HIGH-VELOCITY CLOUD*. The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 816(1). L11–L11. 31 indexed citations

Lehner, Nicolas, Blair D. Savage, P. Richter, et al.. (2007). Physical Properties, Baryon Content, and Evolution of the Lyα Forest: New Insights from High‐Resolution Observations atz≲ 0.4. The Astrophysical Journal. 658(2). 680–709. 78 indexed citations

Sembach, Kenneth R., Todd M. Tripp, Blair D. Savage, & P. Richter. (2004). Physical Properties and Baryonic Content of Low‐Redshift Intergalactic Lyα and OviAbsorption Line Systems: The PG 1116+215 Sight Line. The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 155(2). 351–393. 72 indexed citations

Cannon, John M., Evan D. Skillman, Kenneth R. Sembach, & D. J. Bomans. (2004). Probing the Multiphase Interstellar Medium of the Dwarf Starburst Galaxy NGC 625 withFar Ultraviolet Spectroscopic ExplorerSpectroscopy. The Astrophysical Journal. 618(1). 247–258. 19 indexed citations

Sembach, Kenneth R., Bart P. Wakker, Todd M. Tripp, et al.. (2004). The Deuterium‐to‐Hydrogen Ratio in a Low‐Metallicity Cloud Falling onto the Milky Way. The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 150(2). 387–415. 46 indexed citations

Sembach, Kenneth R., J. C. Blades, G. D. Illingworth, & Robert C. Kennicutt. (2003). Hubble's Science Legacy: Future Optical/Ultraviolet Astronomy from Space. ASPC. 291. 18 indexed citations

Sembach, Kenneth R., Bart P. Wakker, Blair D. Savage, et al.. (2003). Highly Ionized High‐Velocity Gas in the Vicinity of the Galaxy. The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 146(1). 165–208. 285 indexed citations

Howk, J. Christopher, Blair D. Savage, Kenneth R. Sembach, & Charles G. Hoopes. (2002). Far‐Ultraviolet Spectroscopic ExplorerObservations of Degree‐Scale Variations in Galactic Halo O vi. The Astrophysical Journal. 572(1). 264–275. 34 indexed citations

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Hoopes, Charles G., Kenneth R. Sembach, J. Christopher Howk, Blair D. Savage, & A. W. Fullerton. (2002). AFar Ultraviolet Spectroscopic ExplorerSurvey of Interstellar OviAbsorption in the Small Magellanic Cloud. The Astrophysical Journal. 569(1). 233–244. 33 indexed citations

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Friedman, S. D., J. Christopher Howk, P. Chayer, et al.. (2002). Deuterium and Oxygen toward Feige 110: Results from the FUSE Mission. The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 140(1). 37–49. 29 indexed citations

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Savage, Blair D., et al.. (2001). The FUSE survey of Galactic OVI. American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts. 199. 1 indexed citations

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Lehner, Nicolas, C. Trundle, F. P. Keenan, Kenneth R. Sembach, & David L. Lambert. (2001). Line identification in the Ca II K spectral region of sharp-lined B-type stars. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 370(3). 996–999. 1 indexed citations

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Lehner, Nicolas, et al.. (2001). Observations of the Interstellar Medium in the Magellanic Bridge. The Astrophysical Journal. 551(2). 781–793. 24 indexed citations

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Heckman, Timothy M., Kenneth R. Sembach, G. R. Meurer, et al.. (2001). FUSEObservations of Outflowing Oviin the Dwarf Starburst Galaxy NGC 1705. The Astrophysical Journal. 554(2). 1021–1034. 82 indexed citations

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Moos, W., Kenneth R. Sembach, & L. Bianchi. (1998). Far Ultraviolet Astronomy and Origins: The FUSE Mission. ASPC. 148. 304. 1 indexed citations

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Ryans, R. S. I., et al.. (1997). Optical and H I studies of high- and intermediate-velocity gas towards Complex A. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 289(4). 986–992. 22 indexed citations

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Savage, Blair D. & Kenneth R. Sembach. (1996). INTERSTELLAR ABUNDANCES FROM ABSORPTION-LINE OBSERVATIONS WITH THE HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE. Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics. 34(1). 279–329. 792 indexed citations breakdown →

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Sembach, Kenneth R. & A. C. Danks. (1994). Optical studies of interstellar material in low density regions of the Galaxy. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 289(2).

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Sembach, Kenneth R., A. C. Danks, & B. D. Savage. (1993). Optical studies of interstellar material in low density regions of the Galaxy. I: A survey of interstellar Na I and Ca II absorption toward 57 distant stars. Astronomy & Astrophysics Supplement Series. 100(1). 107–171.

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