Lyman Spitzer
Impact in
- Astronomy and Astrophysics top 0.5%
- Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
- Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
- Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
- Astro and Planetary Science
- Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics
- Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics
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- Magnetic confinement fusion research
- Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics
Papers in
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- Astro and Planetary Science 17
- Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies 15
- Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies 13
- Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics 10
- History and Developments in Astronomy 7
- Space exploration and regulation 6
- Co-authors
- Michael JuraK. C. FreemanL. MestelE. B. JenkinsD. C. MortonDonald G. YorkJ. B. RogersonJ. F. Drake
- Journals
- The Astrophysical Journal (12 papers)Physics Today (6 papers)Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics (3 papers)Science (2 papers)Scientific American (2 papers)
- Partner nations
- United StatesCanadaAustralia
In The Last Decade
Lyman Spitzer
56 papers receiving 6.7k citations
Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 96
- Astronomy and Astrophysics 4.9k
- Nuclear and High Energy Physics 1.9k
- Instrumentation 341
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 1.6k
- Geophysics 549
Countries citing papers authored by Lyman Spitzer
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Fields of papers citing papers by Lyman Spitzer
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Co-authors
The 25 scholars most cited alongside Lyman Spitzer, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.
All Works
| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dreams, stars, and electrons. Selected writings of Lyman Spitzer, Jr. | 1997 | 5 |
| 2 | 1990 | 70 | |
| 3 | Searching between the stars | 1982 | 5 |
| 4 | History of the Space Telescope | 1979 | 6 |
| 5 | Review of Publications: Physical Processes in the Interstellar Medium | 1978 | 8 |
| 6 | High-velocity interstellar clouds | 1976 | 1 |
| 7 | Interstellar matter research with the Copernicus satellite | 1976 | 1 |
| 8 | Dynamical Theory of Spherical Stellar Systems with Large N (invited Paper) | 1975 | 3 |
| 9 | 1975 | 3 | |
| 10 | On the theory of H2 rotational excitation | 1974 | 1 |
| 11 | Spectrophotometric Results from the Copernicus Satellite. IV. Molecular Hydrogen in Interstellar Space. | 1973 | 8 |
| 12 | Diffuse matter in space | 1968 | 221 |
| 13 | 1967 | 4 | |
| 14 | THE BEGINNINGS AND FUTURE OF SPACE ASTRONOMY | 1962 | 14 |
| 15 | 1961 | 0 | |
| 16 | 1959 | 3 | |
| 17 | 1958 | 12 | |
| 18 | 1958 | 1 | |
| 19 | 1958 | 2 | |
| 20 | On the evolution of stars and chemical elements in the early phases of a galaxy | 1953 | 16 |
About Lyman Spitzer
Lyman Spitzer is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Atmospheric Science, Physiology and Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, having authored 61 papers that have together received 7.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Astro and Planetary Science (17 papers), Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (15 papers), Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (13 papers), Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (10 papers), Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (9 papers), History and Developments in Astronomy (7 papers), Space exploration and regulation (6 papers) and Magnetic confinement fusion research (4 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Astronomy and Astrophysics (4.9k citations), Nuclear and High Energy Physics (1.9k citations), Instrumentation (341 citations), Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (1.6k citations) and Geophysics (549 citations). Lyman Spitzer has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Canada and Australia. Frequent co-authors include Michael Jura, K. C. Freeman, L. Mestel, E. B. Jenkins, D. C. Morton, Donald G. York, J. B. Rogerson, J. F. Drake, E. L. Fitzpatrick and L. M. Hobbs. Their work appears in journals such as The Astrophysical Journal, Physics Today, Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Science and Scientific American.
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