Lisa J. Kewley

28.9k total citations · 7 hit papers
192 papers, 12.5k citations indexed

About

Lisa J. Kewley is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation and Nuclear and High Energy Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, Lisa J. Kewley has authored 192 papers receiving a total of 12.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 187 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 63 papers in Instrumentation and 17 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics. Recurrent topics in Lisa J. Kewley's work include Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (157 papers), Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (114 papers) and Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (78 papers). Lisa J. Kewley is often cited by papers focused on Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (157 papers), Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (114 papers) and Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (78 papers). Lisa J. Kewley collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Germany. Lisa J. Kewley's co-authors include M. A. Dopita, Brent Groves, Ralph S. Sutherland, Sara L. Ellison, Guinevere Kauffmann, Timothy M. Heckman, Henry A. Kobulnicky, David S. N. Rupke, Tiantian Yuan and H. Jabran Zahid and has published in prestigious journals such as The Astrophysical Journal, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society and The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series.

In The Last Decade

Lisa J. Kewley

188 papers receiving 12.0k citations

Hit Papers

The host galaxies and classification of active galactic n... 2002 2026 2010 2018 2006 2008 2002 2008 2004 400 800 1.2k
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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. The host galaxies and classification of active galactic nuclei
    2006 1.3k citations Lisa J. Kewley, Brent Groves et al. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society profile →
  2. Metallicity Calibrations and the Mass‐Metallicity Relation for Star‐forming Galaxies
    2008 859 citations Lisa J. Kewley et al. The Astrophysical Journal profile →
  3. Using Strong Lines to Estimate Abundances in Extragalactic H ii Regions and Starburst Galaxies
    2002 683 citations Lisa J. Kewley, M. A. Dopita profile →
  4. The MAPPINGS III Library of Fast Radiative Shock Models
    2008 543 citations Brent Groves, M. A. Dopita et al. profile →
  5. Metallicities of 0.3 < z < 1.0 Galaxies in the GOODS‐North Field
    2004 419 citations Lisa J. Kewley et al. The Astrophysical Journal profile →
  6. Chandra Deep Field South: The 1 Ms Catalog
    2002 342 citations Lisa J. Kewley et al. profile →
  7. The Chandra Deep Field–South: The 1 Million Second Exposure
    2002 223 citations Lisa J. Kewley et al. The Astrophysical Journal profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Lisa J. Kewley United States 55 12.2k 4.2k 1.6k 339 288 192 12.5k
Thaisa Storchi‐Bergmann Brazil 46 10.2k 0.8× 3.8k 0.9× 1.3k 0.8× 349 1.0× 290 1.0× 236 10.5k
Sara L. Ellison Canada 54 9.3k 0.8× 3.9k 0.9× 1.3k 0.8× 464 1.4× 399 1.4× 212 9.8k
Daniela Calzetti United States 46 12.0k 1.0× 4.7k 1.1× 1.1k 0.7× 451 1.3× 338 1.2× 186 12.2k
L. Armus United States 50 12.1k 1.0× 4.0k 1.0× 1.4k 0.9× 466 1.4× 239 0.8× 226 12.4k
Thorsten Naab Germany 56 10.2k 0.8× 4.6k 1.1× 1.2k 0.8× 425 1.3× 320 1.1× 177 10.5k
Barry F. Madore United States 50 9.6k 0.8× 3.2k 0.8× 1.4k 0.9× 396 1.2× 190 0.7× 234 10.0k
R. Terlevich United Kingdom 48 10.0k 0.8× 3.5k 0.8× 1.5k 1.0× 255 0.8× 224 0.8× 210 10.2k
Julien Devriendt United Kingdom 46 7.0k 0.6× 3.0k 0.7× 1.3k 0.8× 277 0.8× 226 0.8× 182 7.3k
Patrick B. Hall United States 43 9.5k 0.8× 3.1k 0.7× 1.7k 1.1× 295 0.9× 240 0.8× 141 9.8k
J. Brinchmann Netherlands 47 12.6k 1.0× 5.9k 1.4× 1.6k 1.0× 349 1.0× 439 1.5× 138 12.9k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lisa J. Kewley

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Kewley, Lisa J., et al.. (2025). Only Nitrogen-enhanced Galaxies Have Detectable Ultraviolet Nitrogen Emission Lines at High Redshift. The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 994(1). L29–L29. 2 indexed citations
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Kewley, Lisa J., et al.. (2025). A Theoretical Three-dimensional Diagram to Separate Star Formation, Active Galactic Nuclei, and Shocks in Galaxies. The Astrophysical Journal. 988(2). 261–261.
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Kewley, Lisa J., et al.. (2024). Theoretical Diagnostics for Narrow-line Regions of Active Galactic Nuclei. The Astrophysical Journal. 977(2). 187–187. 3 indexed citations
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Battisti, Andrew, Emily Wisnioski, L. Cortese, et al.. (2024). The spatially resolved relation between dust, gas, and metal abundance with the TYPHOON survey. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 535(1). 729–752. 2 indexed citations
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Kewley, Lisa J., et al.. (2023). A New Photoionization Model of the Narrow-line Region in Active Galactic Nuclei. The Astrophysical Journal. 954(2). 175–175. 18 indexed citations
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Papovich, Casey, Raymond C. Simons, Vicente Estrada-Carpenter, et al.. (2022). CLEAR: The Ionization and Chemical-enrichment Properties of Galaxies at 1.1 < z < 2.3. The Astrophysical Journal. 937(1). 22–22. 20 indexed citations
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Li, Zefeng, Emily Wisnioski, J. Trevor Mendel, et al.. (2022). Spatial metallicity distribution statistics at ≲100 pc scales in the AMUSING++ nearby galaxy sample. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 518(1). 286–304. 16 indexed citations
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Li, Zefeng, Mark R. Krumholz, Emily Wisnioski, et al.. (2021). Detection of metallicity correlations in 100 nearby galaxies. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 504(4). 5496–5511. 17 indexed citations
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Roy, A.B., M. A. Dopita, Mark R. Krumholz, et al.. (2021). On the origin of nitrogen at low metallicity. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 502(3). 4359–4376. 15 indexed citations
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Acharyya, Ayan, Mark R. Krumholz, Christoph Federrath, et al.. (2020). Quantifying the effects of spatial resolution and noise on galaxy metallicity gradients. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 495(4). 3819–3838. 23 indexed citations
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Smith, J. D., L. Armus, Romeel Davé, et al.. (2019). The Chemical Enrichment History of the Universe. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 51(3). 400. 1 indexed citations
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Kewley, Lisa J., Brent Groves, Nell Byler, et al.. (2019). Comparison of Theoretical Starburst Photoionization Models for Optical Diagnostics. The Astrophysical Journal. 878(1). 2–2. 22 indexed citations
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Poetrodjojo, Henry, Brent Groves, Lisa J. Kewley, et al.. (2019). The effects of diffuse ionized gas and spatial resolution on metallicity gradients: TYPHOON two-dimensional spectrophotometry of M83. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 487(1). 79–96. 42 indexed citations
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McPartland, Conor, D. B. Sanders, Lisa J. Kewley, & S. K. Leslie. (2018). Dissecting the main sequence: AGN activity and bulge growth in the local Universe. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society Letters. 482(1). L129–L133. 15 indexed citations
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Lee, Nicholas, D. B. Sanders, Caitlin M. Casey, et al.. (2015). A TURNOVER IN THE GALAXY MAIN SEQUENCE OF STAR FORMATION ATM*∼ 1010M☉FOR REDSHIFTSz< 1.3. The Astrophysical Journal. 801(2). 80–80. 144 indexed citations
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Alatalo, K., P. N. Appleton, U. Lisenfeld, et al.. (2014). STRONG FAR-INFRARED COOLING LINES, PECULIAR CO KINEMATICS, AND POSSIBLE STAR-FORMATION SUPPRESSION IN HICKSON COMPACT GROUP 57. The Astrophysical Journal. 795(2). 159–159. 21 indexed citations
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Levesque, Emily M., R. Chornock, Lisa J. Kewley, et al.. (2009). GRB 090426 Keck LRIS redshift.. GRB Coordinates Network. 9264. 1. 3 indexed citations
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Thöne, C. C., K. Wiersema, C. Ledoux, et al.. (2008). The host of GRB 060206: kinematics of a distant galaxy. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 489(1). 37–48. 19 indexed citations
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Dopita, M. A., J. Fischera, Brent Groves, et al.. (2004). Modelling the pan-spectral energy distributions of Starburst and active galaxies. Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union. 2004. 313–313.
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Appleton, P. N., A. P. Marston, T. H. Jarrett, et al.. (2003). The Host Galaxies of Low-luminosity AGN and Starbursts in the Northern COLA Sample. 290. 477.

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