M. A. Alpar

5.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
83 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

M. A. Alpar is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Geophysics and Oceanography. According to data from OpenAlex, M. A. Alpar has authored 83 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 78 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 34 papers in Geophysics and 33 papers in Oceanography. Recurrent topics in M. A. Alpar's work include Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research (70 papers), Geophysics and Gravity Measurements (33 papers) and Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations (31 papers). M. A. Alpar is often cited by papers focused on Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research (70 papers), Geophysics and Gravity Measurements (33 papers) and Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations (31 papers). M. A. Alpar collaborates with scholars based in Türkiye, United States and Germany. M. A. Alpar's co-authors include J. Shaham, David Pines, A. F. Cheng, M. Ruderman, K. S. Cheng, Ünal Ertan, J. A. Sauls, Stephen A. Langer, Phil Anderson and K. Yavuz Ekşı and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Physical Review Letters.

In The Last Decade

M. A. Alpar

79 papers receiving 3.2k citations

Hit Papers

A new class of radio pulsars 1982 2026 1996 2011 1982 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. A new class of radio pulsars
    1982 643 citations M. A. Alpar, J. Shaham et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
M. A. Alpar Türkiye 28 3.1k 1.4k 690 657 436 83 3.3k
J. A. Pons Spain 35 3.9k 1.3× 1.3k 0.9× 456 0.7× 387 0.6× 1.3k 3.0× 113 4.2k
P. G. Sutherland United States 21 3.6k 1.2× 1.1k 0.8× 600 0.9× 382 0.6× 1.5k 3.5× 54 3.9k
Wynn C. G. Ho United States 37 3.6k 1.2× 1.2k 0.9× 457 0.7× 561 0.9× 794 1.8× 118 3.8k
Fridolin Weber United States 34 3.1k 1.0× 1.2k 0.8× 701 1.0× 459 0.7× 1.3k 3.0× 125 3.4k
Anna L. Watts Netherlands 31 2.9k 0.9× 1.1k 0.8× 313 0.5× 449 0.7× 583 1.3× 101 3.0k
R. Turolla Italy 34 3.4k 1.1× 1.1k 0.8× 255 0.4× 155 0.2× 745 1.7× 168 3.5k
Andreas Reisenegger Chile 29 2.2k 0.7× 626 0.5× 319 0.5× 339 0.5× 386 0.9× 70 2.3k
Wolfgang Tichy United States 30 2.8k 0.9× 465 0.3× 202 0.3× 403 0.6× 876 2.0× 54 3.0k
B. Haskell Poland 25 1.7k 0.6× 785 0.6× 402 0.6× 369 0.6× 258 0.6× 64 1.8k
Silvia Zane United Kingdom 31 3.2k 1.0× 1.2k 0.9× 227 0.3× 130 0.2× 659 1.5× 158 3.4k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of M. A. Alpar

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Ertan, Ünal, et al.. (2022). Evolution of the long-period pulsar PSR J0901−4046. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society Letters. 520(1). L11–L15. 7 indexed citations
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Ertan, Ünal, et al.. (2022). Evolution of the long-period pulsar GLEAM-X J162759.5–523504.3. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society Letters. 513(1). L68–L71. 13 indexed citations
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Alpar, M. A., et al.. (2020). The 2016 Vela glitch: a key to neutron star internal structure and dynamics. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 496(2). 2506–2515. 22 indexed citations
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Alpar, M. A.. (2017). Flux-Vortex Pinning and Neutron Star Evolution. Journal of Astrophysics and Astronomy. 38(3). 16 indexed citations
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Alpar, M. A., et al.. (2017). Neutron star dynamics under time-dependent external torques. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 471(4). 4827–4831. 17 indexed citations
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Göğüş, Ersin, Lin Lın, Yuki Kaneko, et al.. (2016). MAGNETAR-LIKE X-RAY BURSTS FROM A ROTATION-POWERED PULSAR, PSR J1119–6127. The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 829(2). L25–L25. 35 indexed citations
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Alpar, M. A., et al.. (2013). Deactivation of Streptococcus mutans Biofilms on a Tooth Surface Using He Dielectric Barrier Discharge at Atmospheric Pressure. 535–541. 1 indexed citations
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Ertan, Ünal, et al.. (2013). X-RAY ENHANCEMENT AND LONG-TERM EVOLUTION OF SWIFT J1822.3–1606. The Astrophysical Journal. 778(2). 119–119. 5 indexed citations
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Alpar, M. A.. (2012). On kHz oscillations and characteristic frequencies of accreting magnetospheres. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 423(4). 3768–3774. 3 indexed citations
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Alpar, M. A.. (2007). On Disks and Magnetars: After the Discovery of a Failback Disk. ESASP. 622. 541.
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Göğüş, Ersin, M. A. Alpar, & M. Gilfanov. (2007). Is the Lack of Pulsations in Low‐Mass X‐Ray Binaries due to Comptonizing Coronae?. The Astrophysical Journal. 659(1). 580–584. 11 indexed citations
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Ertan, Ünal & M. A. Alpar. (2003). On the Enhanced X-Ray Emission from SGR 1900+14 after the August 27 Giant Flare. The Astrophysical Journal. 593(2). L93–L96. 14 indexed citations
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Ertan, Ünal & M. A. Alpar. (2002). On the outbursts of black hole soft X-ray transients. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 393(1). 205–214. 11 indexed citations
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Baykal, A., et al.. (2001). The steady spin-down rate of 4U 1907+09. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 327(4). 1269–1272. 14 indexed citations
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Alpar, M. A.. (2001). On Young Neutron Stars as Propellers and Accretors with Conventional Magnetic Fields. The Astrophysical Journal. 554(2). 1245–1254. 151 indexed citations
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Alpar, M. A. & Alex Wolszczan. (2000). Pulsars and neutron stars. Nuclear Physics B - Proceedings Supplements. 80(1-3). 219–221. 1 indexed citations
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Alpar, M. A., G. Hasinger, J. Shaham, & Sophia Yancopoulos. (1992). 6 Hz quasiperiodic oscillations from low-mass X-ray binaries - The sound of an accretion disk?. OpenMETU (Middle East Technical University). 257(2). 627–631.
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Cheng, K. S., David Pines, M. A. Alpar, & J. Shaham. (1988). Spontaneous superfluid unpinning and the inhomogeneous distribution of vortex lines in neutron stars. The Astrophysical Journal. 330. 835–835. 34 indexed citations
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Alpar, M. A. & David Pines. (1985). Gravitational radiation from a solid-crust neutron star. Nature. 314(6009). 334–336. 22 indexed citations
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Alpar, M. A., Philip W. Anderson, David Pines, & J. Shaham. (1984). Vortex creep and the internal temperature of neutron stars. II - VELA pulsar. The Astrophysical Journal. 278. 791–791. 85 indexed citations

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