L. J. Tacconi

36.3k total citations · 13 hit papers
162 papers, 10.1k citations indexed

About

L. J. Tacconi is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation and Nuclear and High Energy Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, L. J. Tacconi has authored 162 papers receiving a total of 10.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 153 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 51 papers in Instrumentation and 17 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics. Recurrent topics in L. J. Tacconi's work include Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (130 papers), Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (99 papers) and Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (60 papers). L. J. Tacconi is often cited by papers focused on Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (130 papers), Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (99 papers) and Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (60 papers). L. J. Tacconi collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and France. L. J. Tacconi's co-authors include R. Genzel, D. Lutz, R. Davies, A. Sternberg, E. Sturm, A. J. Baker, N. M. Förster Schreiber, R. Neri, P. Cox and A. Omont and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and The Astrophysical Journal.

In The Last Decade

L. J. Tacconi

155 papers receiving 9.9k citations

Hit Papers

What Powers Ultraluminous... 1998 2026 2007 2016 1998 2008 2010 2007 2005 200 400 600
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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.

  1. What Powers UltraluminousIRASGalaxies?
    1998 708 citations R. Genzel, D. Lutz et al. The Astrophysical Journal profile →
  2. Submillimeter Galaxies atz∼ 2: Evidence for Major Mergers and Constraints on Lifetimes, IMF, and CO‐H2Conversion Factor
    2008 369 citations L. J. Tacconi, R. Genzel et al. The Astrophysical Journal profile →
  3. THE IMPACT OF COLD GAS ACCRETION ABOVE A MASS FLOOR ON GALAXY SCALING RELATIONS
    2010 352 citations R. Genzel, Shy Genel et al. The Astrophysical Journal profile →
  4. A Close Look at Star Formation around Active Galactic Nuclei
    2007 272 citations R. Davies, R. Genzel et al. The Astrophysical Journal profile →
  5. An interferometric CO survey of luminous submillimetre galaxies
    2005 268 citations T. R. Greve, F. Bertoldi et al. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society profile →
  6. SINFONI Integral Field Spectroscopy ofz∼ 2 UV‐selected Galaxies: Rotation Curves and Dynamical Evolution
    2006 265 citations N. M. Förster Schreiber, R. Genzel et al. The Astrophysical Journal profile →
  7. High‐Resolution Millimeter Imaging of Submillimeter Galaxies
    2006 261 citations L. J. Tacconi, R. Neri et al. The Astrophysical Journal profile →
  8. SPITZER QUASAR AND ULIRG EVOLUTION STUDY (QUEST). IV. COMPARISON OF 1 Jy ULTRALUMINOUS INFRARED GALAXIES WITH PALOMAR-GREEN QUASARS
    2009 256 citations Sylvain Veilleux, David S. N. Rupke et al. The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series profile →
  9. Evidence of strong quasar feedback in the early Universe
    2012 253 citations R. Maiolino, R. Neri et al. profile →
  10. A survey of molecular gas in luminous sub-millimetre galaxies
    2013 214 citations M. S. Bothwell, Ian Smail et al. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society profile →
  11. Molecular and atomic gas along and across the main sequence of star-forming galaxies
    2016 164 citations A. Saintonge, Barbara Catinella et al. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society profile →
  12. THE IMPACT OF INTERACTIONS, BARS, BULGES, AND ACTIVE GALACTIC NUCLEI ON STAR FORMATION EFFICIENCY IN LOCAL MASSIVE GALAXIES
    2012 159 citations A. Saintonge, L. J. Tacconi et al. The Astrophysical Journal profile →
  13. Evidence for mature bulges and an inside-out quenching phase 3 billion years after the Big Bang
    2015 154 citations A. Renzini, N. M. Förster Schreiber et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
L. J. Tacconi Germany 55 10.0k 3.3k 1.1k 299 291 162 10.1k
Eva Schinnerer Germany 47 7.5k 0.7× 2.3k 0.7× 1.1k 1.0× 285 1.0× 175 0.6× 253 7.6k
P. van der Werf Netherlands 46 6.2k 0.6× 2.3k 0.7× 737 0.7× 362 1.2× 284 1.0× 217 6.4k
Marcia Rieke United States 46 6.8k 0.7× 2.3k 0.7× 758 0.7× 350 1.2× 376 1.3× 191 7.0k
A. W. Blain United Kingdom 52 10.2k 1.0× 3.9k 1.2× 2.3k 2.1× 125 0.4× 320 1.1× 164 10.3k
John Moustakas United States 38 5.7k 0.6× 2.4k 0.7× 594 0.5× 139 0.5× 200 0.7× 108 5.8k
M. D. Lehnert France 48 7.8k 0.8× 2.8k 0.9× 1.4k 1.3× 81 0.3× 257 0.9× 213 8.0k
Claus Leitherer United States 55 8.2k 0.8× 2.8k 0.9× 815 0.7× 109 0.4× 257 0.9× 186 8.3k
Evan D. Skillman United States 58 9.9k 1.0× 4.1k 1.2× 1.3k 1.2× 146 0.5× 218 0.7× 239 10.3k
G. A. Mamon France 38 4.3k 0.4× 2.0k 0.6× 825 0.7× 123 0.4× 237 0.8× 155 4.5k
Judith G. Cohen United States 49 7.3k 0.7× 3.6k 1.1× 755 0.7× 85 0.3× 282 1.0× 180 7.5k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Shangguan, J., R. Davies, Allison W. S. Man, et al.. (2024). Broad-line region geometry from multiple emission lines in a single-epoch spectrum. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 684. A52–A52. 5 indexed citations
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Schreiber, N. M. Förster, Sedona H. Price, Daizhong Liu, et al.. (2024). Disk Kinematics at High Redshift: DysmalPy’s Extension to 3D Modeling and Comparison with Different Approaches. The Astrophysical Journal. 978(1). 14–14. 2 indexed citations
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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
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Lutz, Katharina, A. Saintonge, Barbara Catinella, et al.. (2021). xCOLD GASS and xGASS: Radial metallicity gradients and global properties on the star-forming main sequence. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 7 indexed citations
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Lamperti, Isabella, A. Saintonge, Michael Koss, et al.. (2020). The CO(3–2)/CO(1–0) Luminosity Line Ratio in Nearby Star-forming Galaxies and Active Galactic Nuclei from xCOLD GASS, BASS, and SLUGS. Technical University of Denmark, DTU Orbit (Technical University of Denmark, DTU). 30 indexed citations
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Wu, John F., A. J. Baker, Timothy M. Heckman, et al.. (2019). The Star-forming Interstellar Medium of Lyman Break Galaxy Analogs. The Astrophysical Journal. 887(2). 251–251. 5 indexed citations
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Lutz, D., S. Berta, A. Contursi, et al.. (2016). The far-infrared emitting region in local galaxies and QSOs: Size and scaling relations. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 39 indexed citations
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Friedrich, Susanne, R. Davies, E. K. S. Hicks, et al.. (2010). Adaptive optics near infrared integral field spectroscopy of NGC 2992. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 15 indexed citations
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Bothwell, M. S., S. C. Chapman, L. J. Tacconi, et al.. (2010). High-resolution CO and radio imaging of ULIRGs: extended CO structures and implications for the universal star formation law. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 64 indexed citations
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Yan, Lin, L. J. Tacconi, N. Fiolet, et al.. (2010). DETECTIONS OF CO MOLECULAR GAS IN 24 μm BRIGHT ULIRGs ATz∼ 2 IN THESPITZERFIRST LOOK SURVEY. The Astrophysical Journal. 714(1). 100–114. 18 indexed citations
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Genel, Shy, R. Genzel, N. Bouché, et al.. (2008). Mergers and Mass Accretion Rates in Galaxy Assembly: The Millennium Simulation Compared to Observations ofz≈ 2 Galaxies. The Astrophysical Journal. 688(2). 789–793. 99 indexed citations
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Greve, T. R., F. Bertoldi, Ian Smail, et al.. (2005). An interferometric CO survey of luminous submillimetre galaxies. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 359(3). 1165–1183. 268 indexed citations breakdown →
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Schweitzer, Mario, E. Sturm, D. Lutz, et al.. (2005). Discovery of 10 Mu.m silicate emission in quasars. - Evidence of the AGN unification scheme.. Astronomische Nachrichten. 326. 556–556. 4 indexed citations
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Veilleux, Sylvain, C. Y. Peng, Luis C. Ho, et al.. (2005). A Deep Hubble Space Telescope H-Band Imaging Survey of Massive Gas-Rich Mergers. American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts. 207. 2 indexed citations
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Davies, R., L. J. Tacconi, R. Genzel, Thomas Ott, & S. Rabien. (2004). Using adaptive optics to probe the dynamics and star formation in active galactic nuclei. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 5490. 473–473. 4 indexed citations
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Schinnerer, Eva, A. Eckart, L. J. Tacconi, R. Genzel, & D. Downes. (2000). Bars and Warps Traced by the Molecular Gas in the Seyfert 2 Galaxy NGC 1068. The Astrophysical Journal. 533(2). 850–868. 150 indexed citations
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Israel, F. P., L. J. Tacconi, & F. Baas. (1995). CO observations of 25 dwarf galaxies.. A&A. 295. 599. 1 indexed citations
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Young, Judith S., Shuding Xie, L. J. Tacconi, et al.. (1995). The FCRAO Extragalactic CO Survey. I. The Data. The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 98. 219–219. 291 indexed citations
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Tacconi, L. J. & J. S. Young. (1986). CO Observations of Dwarf Irregular Galaxies. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 18. 957. 1 indexed citations

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