Leo Blitz

19.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
148 papers, 6.1k citations indexed

About

Leo Blitz is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Spectroscopy and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Leo Blitz has authored 148 papers receiving a total of 6.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 133 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 32 papers in Spectroscopy and 28 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in Leo Blitz's work include Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (94 papers), Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (70 papers) and Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (58 papers). Leo Blitz is often cited by papers focused on Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (94 papers), Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (70 papers) and Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (58 papers). Leo Blitz collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Canada. Leo Blitz's co-authors include Erik Rosolowsky, Tony Wong, A. A. Stark, Jonathan P. Williams, Alberto D. Bolatto, Adam K. Leroy, David N. Spergel, Michel Fich, E. J. De Geus and Tamara T. Helfer and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and The Astrophysical Journal.

In The Last Decade

Leo Blitz

142 papers receiving 5.9k 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.

Determining structure in molecular clouds

1994 474 citations Jonathan P. Williams, E. J. De Geus et al. The Astrophysical Journal profile →
The Role of Pressure in GMC Formation II: The H₂‐Pressure Relation

2006 388 citations Leo Blitz, Erik Rosolowsky The Astrophysical Journal profile →

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Leo Blitz

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	The EDGE-CALIFA Survey: Spatially Resolved ¹³CO(1–0) Observations and Variations in ¹²CO(1–0)/¹³CO(1–0) in Nearby Galaxies on Kiloparsec Scales 2023 ·The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series ·Yixian Cao, Tony Wong, Alberto D. Bolatto, Adam K. Leroy, Erik Rosolowsky, Dyas Utomo, S. F. Sánchez, J. K. Barrera-Ballesteros, Rebecca C. Levy, Dario Colombo, Leo Blitz, S. N. Vogel, Johannes Puschnig, Vicente Villanueva, M. Rubio	3
2	Atmospheric Pressure and Molecular Cloud Formation in Early-type Galaxies 2023 ·The Astrophysical Journal ·Iu. Babyk, B. R. McNamara, P. E. J. Nulsen, H. R. Russell, A. C. Edge, Leo Blitz	1
3	The EDGE-CALIFA Survey: The Resolved Star Formation Efficiency and Local Physical Conditions 2021 ·The Astrophysical Journal ·Vicente Villanueva, Alberto D. Bolatto, S. N. Vogel, Rebecca C. Levy, S. F. Sánchez, J. K. Barrera-Ballesteros, Tony Wong, Erik Rosolowsky, Dario Colombo, M. Rubio, Yixian Cao, V. Kalinova, Adam K. Leroy, Dyas Utomo, Rodrigo Herrera-Camus, Leo Blitz, (unknown)	6
4	WISDOM Project – IX. Giant molecular clouds in the lenticular galaxy NGC 4429: effects of shear and tidal forces on clouds 2021 ·Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society ·Lijie Liu, Martin Bureau, Leo Blitz, Timothy A. Davis, Kyoko Onishi, M. Smith, (unknown), Satoru Iguchi	24
5	The EDGE-CALIFA survey: exploring the star formation law through variable selection 2019 ·Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society ·Biprateep Dey, Erik Rosolowsky, Yixian Cao, Alberto D. Bolatto, S. F. Sánchez, Dyas Utomo, Dario Colombo, V. Kalinova, Tony Wong, Leo Blitz, S. N. Vogel, Jason L. Loeppky, R. García-Benito	25
6	The EDGE–CALIFA survey: using optical extinction to probe the spatially resolved distribution of gas in nearby galaxies 2019 ·Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society ·J. K. Barrera-Ballesteros, Dyas Utomo, Alberto D. Bolatto, S. F. Sánchez, S. N. Vogel, Tony Wong, Rebecca C. Levy, Dario Colombo, V. Kalinova, Peter Teuben, R. García-Benito, B. Husemann, D. Mast, Leo Blitz	45
7	The EDGE-CALIFA Survey: Molecular and Ionized Gas Kinematics in Nearby Galaxies 2018 ·The Astrophysical Journal ·Rebecca C. Levy, Alberto D. Bolatto, Peter Teuben, S. F. Sánchez, J. K. Barrera-Ballesteros, Leo Blitz, Dario Colombo, R. García-Benito, Rodrigo Herrera-Camus, B. Husemann, V. Kalinova, Tian Lan, (unknown), D. Mast, Dyas Utomo, Glenn van de Ven, S. N. Vogel, Tony Wong	56
8	High-resolution Velocity Fields of Low-mass Disk Galaxies. I. CO Observations 2017 ·The Astrophysical Journal ·(unknown), Andrew B. Newman, Joshua D. Simon, Leo Blitz, Richard S. Ellis, Alberto D. Bolatto	3
9	Clumpfind: Determining Structure in Molecular Clouds 2011 ·ascl ·Jonathan P. Williams, E. J. De Geus, Leo Blitz	2
10	The Structure and Evolution of Molecular Clouds: from Clumps to Cores to the IMF 1999 ·CERN Bulletin ·Jonathan P. Williams, Leo Blitz, Christopher F. McKee	10
11	High Velocity Clouds : Remnants of Local Group Formation 1996 ·Leiden Repository (Leiden University) ·Leo Blitz, David N. Spergel, (unknown), D. H. Hartmann, W. B. Burton	1
12	Unsolved problems of the Milky Way : proceedings of the 169th Symposium of the International Astronomical Union, held in the Hague, the Netherlands, August 23-29, 1994 1996 ·Kluwer Academic Publishers eBooks ·Leo Blitz, Peter Teuben	1
13	The evolution of galactic giant molecular clouds. 1990 ·ASPC ·Leo Blitz	2
14	Direct Detection of the Bar in the Milky Way 1990 ·Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society ·David N. Spergel, Leo Blitz	1
15	The velocity field of the outer Galaxy in the Southern Hemisphere. II - CO observations of galactic nebulae 1987 ·Leiden Repository (Leiden University) ·J. Brand, Leo Blitz, J. G. A. Wouterloot, F. J. Kerr	0
16	The velocity field of the outer Galaxy in the Southern Hemisphere. I - Catalogue of nebulous objects 1986 ·Leiden Repository (Leiden University) ·J. Brand, Leo Blitz, J. G. A. Wouterloot	2
17	The Gamma-Ray Deficit Toward the Galactic Center 1984 ·Leiden Repository (Leiden University) ·Leo Blitz, J. B. G. M. Bloemen, W. Hermsen, (unknown)	8
18	The Visual Light Curves of Comets IRAS-Araki-Alcock 1983d and Sugano-Saigusa-Fujikawa 1983e 1983 ·Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society ·William M. Irvine, F. P. Schloerb, Daryl A. Swade, R. M. Levreault, E. C. Sutton, Imke de Pater, M. V. Sykes, Patrick Palmer, (unknown), (unknown), L. J. Rickard, Z. Abraham, (unknown), A. Wootten, B. E. Turner, A. Winnberg, L G Ekelund, C. Andersson, Michael F. A’Hearn, Leo Blitz	2
19	The Radial Distribution of Galactic Gamma Rays 1982 ·Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society ·Leo Blitz, J. B. G. M. Bloemen, W. Hermsen	4
20	Star Formation in OB Associations 1978 ·C. J. Lada, Leo Blitz, (unknown)	2

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