Kris Davidson

7.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
127 papers, 4.4k citations indexed

About

Kris Davidson is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation and Computational Mechanics. According to data from OpenAlex, Kris Davidson has authored 127 papers receiving a total of 4.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 111 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 31 papers in Instrumentation and 14 papers in Computational Mechanics. Recurrent topics in Kris Davidson's work include Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (91 papers), Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (56 papers) and Astro and Planetary Science (37 papers). Kris Davidson is often cited by papers focused on Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (91 papers), Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (56 papers) and Astro and Planetary Science (37 papers). Kris Davidson collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Sweden. Kris Davidson's co-authors include R. M. Humphreys, Jeremiah P. Ostriker, Nathan Smith, T. R. Gull, D. J. Hillier, K. Ishibashi, Kazunori Ishibashi, H. Netzer, T. Gull and T. D. Kinman and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Reviews of Modern Physics.

In The Last Decade

Kris Davidson

120 papers receiving 4.2k citations

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Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Kris Davidson 4.2k 607 537 223 199 127 4.4k
Gary D. Schmidt 3.8k 0.9× 479 0.8× 853 1.6× 216 1.0× 170 0.9× 153 4.0k
D. T. Wickramasinghe 3.0k 0.7× 253 0.4× 323 0.6× 248 1.1× 303 1.5× 213 3.3k
R. D. Gehrz 4.3k 1.0× 697 1.1× 546 1.0× 210 0.9× 170 0.9× 227 4.5k
T. R. Gull 3.2k 0.8× 381 0.6× 584 1.1× 247 1.1× 51 0.3× 166 3.4k
D. E. Winget 2.7k 0.7× 1.1k 1.8× 236 0.4× 243 1.1× 163 0.8× 123 3.0k
S. N. Shore 2.6k 0.6× 225 0.4× 580 1.1× 142 0.6× 174 0.9× 189 2.8k
Douglas R. Gies 4.6k 1.1× 1.7k 2.8× 332 0.6× 222 1.0× 152 0.8× 185 4.8k
D. J. Hillier 7.7k 1.8× 1.8k 2.9× 811 1.5× 181 0.8× 93 0.5× 224 7.8k
C. R. Canizares 3.7k 0.9× 278 0.5× 1.4k 2.6× 268 1.2× 259 1.3× 156 3.9k
Steve Heathcote 2.1k 0.5× 290 0.5× 433 0.8× 204 0.9× 75 0.4× 68 2.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kris Davidson

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kris Davidson

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All Works

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Humphreys, R. M., et al.. (2025). The Infrared-bright SW Knots in the Complex Ejecta of VY CMa. The Astronomical Journal. 169(4). 230–230. 2 indexed citations
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Martin, John C., R. M. Humphreys, & Kris Davidson. (2025). On the Spatial Distribution of Luminous Blue Variables, B [ e ] Supergiants, and Wolf–Rayet Stars in the Large Magellanic Cloud. The Astrophysical Journal. 994(2). 159–159.
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Humphreys, R. M., et al.. (2024). The Hidden Clumps in VY CMa Uncovered by the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array. The Astronomical Journal. 167(3). 94–94. 7 indexed citations
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Martin, John C., Kris Davidson, R. M. Humphreys, & Kazunori Ishibashi. (2021). The Altered State of η Carinae: HST’s Photometric Record 1998–2021*. Research Notes of the AAS. 5(8). 197–197. 1 indexed citations
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Davidson, Kris. (2020). Radiation-Driven Stellar Eruptions. Galaxies. 8(1). 10–10. 12 indexed citations
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Mehner, A., W. Steffen, J. H. Groh, et al.. (2016). Dissecting a supernova impostor's circumstellar medium: MUSEing about the SHAPE of eta Carinae's outer ejecta. White Rose Research Online (University of Leeds, The University of Sheffield, University of York). 8 indexed citations
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Davidson, Kris, A. Mehner, R. M. Humphreys, & John Martin. (2014). Eta Car's spectroscopic event compared to 2009. ATel. 6448. 1. 1 indexed citations
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Stahl, O., K. Weis, D. J. Bomans, et al.. (2005). A spectroscopic event of η Car viewed from differentdirections: The data and first results. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 435(1). 303–312. 30 indexed citations
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Weis, K., M. F. Corcoran, & Kris Davidson. (2001). Analysis of η Carinae's outer Ejecta using CHANDRA and HST/STIS Data. 18. 1 indexed citations
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Gull, T. R., et al.. (2001). The Strontium Filament within the Homunculus of Eta Carinae. Lund University Publications (Lund University). 33(4). 1505–1505. 1 indexed citations
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Gull, T. R., Sveneric Johansson, & Kris Davidson. (2001). Eta Carinae and other mysterious stars : the hidden opportunities of emission line spectroscopy : proceedings of an International Conference held at Tycho Brahe's Island, Hven, Sweden, 24-26 August 2000. Astronomical Society of the Pacific eBooks. 10 indexed citations
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Gull, T. R., et al.. (2001). Eta Carinae and Other Mysterious Stars: The Hidden Opportunities of Emission Spectroscopy.. ASPC. 242. 38 indexed citations
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Hillier, D. J., et al.. (1999). Eta Carinae: The Central Star. ASPC. 195. 15. 2 indexed citations
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Hamann, F., et al.. (1998). Preliminary Analysis of HST-STIS Spectra of Compact Ejecta from Eta Carinae. ASPC. 179. 116. 1 indexed citations
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Davidson, Kris, et al.. (1997). Strange velocities in the equatorial ejecta of Eta Carinae. American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts. 191.
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Morse, Jon A., Kris Davidson, & D. Ebbets. (1997). Multi-band WFPC2 Imaging of Eta Carinae. 190.
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Malumuth, E. M., et al.. (1993). Proper Motions of the N Condensations of Eta Carinae. ASPC. 35. 263.
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Ebbets, D., R. J. White, N. R. Walborn, Kris Davidson, & E. M. Malumuth. (1992). Imaging of Eta Carinae With the HST Planetary Camera. 179. 395.
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Kinman, T. D. & Kris Davidson. (1982). Constraints on the primordial helium abundance from the optical emission spectra of dwarf galaxies. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 307(1497). 37–42. 1 indexed citations

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