M. C. Shepherd

5.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
28 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

M. C. Shepherd is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics and Instrumentation. According to data from OpenAlex, M. C. Shepherd has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 9 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics and 4 papers in Instrumentation. Recurrent topics in M. C. Shepherd's work include Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (11 papers), Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology (8 papers) and Cosmology and Gravitation Theories (7 papers). M. C. Shepherd is often cited by papers focused on Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (11 papers), Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology (8 papers) and Cosmology and Gravitation Theories (7 papers). M. C. Shepherd collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. M. C. Shepherd's co-authors include Robert Hockey, John M. Findlay, A. C. S. Readhead, T. J. Pearson, Brian Mason, J. K. Cartwright, W. L. Holzapfel, Hermann J. Müller, S. Padin and J. E. Carlstrom and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, The Astrophysical Journal and Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.

In The Last Decade

M. C. Shepherd

25 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

The Relationship between Eye Movements and Spatial Attention

1986 512 citations M. C. Shepherd, John M. Findlay et al. The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology Section A profile →
Degree Angular Scale Interferometer First Results: A Measurement of the Cosmic Microwave Background Angular Power Spectrum

2002 448 citations N. W. Halverson, E. M. Leitch 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						Papers	Cites
M. C. Shepherd United States	16	1.2k	751	555	112	98	28	1.9k
C. D. Wilson Canada	33	3.1k 2.6×	183 0.2×	457 0.8×	367 3.3×	439 4.5×	144	4.1k
Kimberly A. Weaver United States	26	2.0k 1.7×	791 1.1×	54 0.1×	7 0.1×	204 2.1×	77	2.3k
Joel Zylberberg United States	16	240 0.2×	155 0.2×	573 1.0×	16 0.1×	16 0.2×	41	1.1k
M. H. Schneps United States	17	344 0.3×	41 0.1×	184 0.3×	74 0.7×	16 0.2×	41	799
M. Shimojo Japan	28	3.4k 2.9×	190 0.3×	122 0.2×	14 0.1×	6 0.1×	125	3.7k
Zoltán Kovács Hungary	20	808 0.7×	502 0.7×	130 0.2×	32 0.3×	122 1.2×	98	1.4k
L. F. Abbott United States	4	1.4k 1.2×	1.9k 2.6×	1.5k 2.6×	21 0.2×	7 0.1×	6	4.0k
A. S. Cohen United States	20	1.0k 0.9×	726 1.0×	25 0.0×	216 1.9×	57 0.6×	48	1.6k
Gabriele Ferretti Sweden	19	328 0.3×	791 1.1×	338 0.6×	112 1.0×		88	1.2k
Leonardo Giusti Italy	30	215 0.2×	2.1k 2.8×	131 0.2×	10 0.1×		129	2.6k

Countries citing papers authored by M. C. Shepherd

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of M. C. Shepherd

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of M. C. Shepherd. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of M. C. Shepherd based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with M. C. Shepherd. M. C. Shepherd is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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French, K. Decker, Kristina Nyland, Pallavi Patil, et al.. (2025). Radio Variability in Recently Quenched Galaxies: The Impact of Tidal Disruption Event or Active Galactic Nucleus-Driven Outflows. The Astrophysical Journal. 992(1). 123–123.

Backer, J., K. J. Becker, T. Becker, et al.. (2018). Updates to Integrated Software for Imagers and Spectrometers. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 3007. 1 indexed citations

Bacon, Roland, Laure Piquéras, Simon Conseil, Johan Richard, & M. C. Shepherd. (2016). MPDAF: MUSE Python Data Analysis Framework. Astrophysics Source Code Library. 25 indexed citations

Max-Moerbeck, W., T. Hovatta, J. L. Richards, et al.. (2014). Time correlation between the radio and gamma-ray activity in blazars and the production site of the gamma-ray emission. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 445(1). 428–436. 90 indexed citations

Jenness, Tim, M. C. Shepherd, R. Schaaf, et al.. (2014). An overview of the planned CCAT software system. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 9152. 91522W–91522W. 5 indexed citations

King, O. G., T. Hovatta, W. Max-Moerbeck, et al.. (2013). A quasi-periodic oscillation in the blazar J1359+4011. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society Letters. 436(1). L114–L117. 58 indexed citations

Mooley, K. P., J. L. Richards, W. Max-Moerbeck, et al.. (2011). GRB 110328A / Swift J164449.3+573451: Followup at 15 GHz. ATel. 3252. 1.

Shepherd, M. C.. (2011). Difmap: Synthesis Imaging of Visibility Data. ascl. 4 indexed citations

Cartwright, J. K., T. J. Pearson, A. C. S. Readhead, et al.. (2005). Limits on the Polarization of the Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation at Multipoles up to ℓ ∼ 2000. 7 indexed citations

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Pearson, T. J., Brian Mason, A. C. S. Readhead, et al.. (2005). The Cosmic Background Imager. Symposium - International Astronomical Union. 201. 23–32. 1 indexed citations

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Casassus, Simón, A. C. S. Readhead, T. J. Pearson, et al.. (2004). Anomalous Radio Emission from Dust in the Helix. The Astrophysical Journal. 603(2). 599–610. 15 indexed citations

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Myers, S. T., N. Jackson, I. W. A. Browne, et al.. (2003). The Cosmic Lens All-Sky Survey - I. Source selection and observations. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 341(1). 1–12. 228 indexed citations

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Leitch, E. M., C. Pryke, N. W. Halverson, et al.. (2002). Experiment Design and First Season Observations with the Degree Angular Scale Interferometer. The Astrophysical Journal. 568(1). 28–37. 34 indexed citations

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Padin, S., et al.. (2001). A wideband analog correlator for microwave background observations. IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement. 50(5). 1234–1240. 18 indexed citations

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Padin, S., J. K. Cartwright, Brian Mason, et al.. (2001). First Intrinsic Anisotropy Observations with the Cosmic Background Imager. The Astrophysical Journal. 549(1). L1–L5. 90 indexed citations

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Migenes, V., et al.. (1995). New merlin observations of OH/IR stars: OH357.31-1.33 and OH0.9+1.3. Astrophysics and Space Science. 224(1-2). 515–516. 1 indexed citations

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Gaylard, M. J., et al.. (1992). Mira and OH/IR Maser Characteristics and Distance Determination. ASPC. 30. 277. 1 indexed citations

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Shepherd, M. C. & Hermann J. Müller. (1989). Movement versus focusing of visual attention. Perception & Psychophysics. 46(2). 146–154. 99 indexed citations

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Shepherd, M. C., John M. Findlay, & Robert Hockey. (1986). The Relationship between Eye Movements and Spatial Attention. The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology Section A. 38(3). 475–491. 512 indexed citations breakdown →

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Shepherd, M. C.. (1984). EMDISP: A visual display system with digital and analogue sampling. Behavior Research Methods, Instruments, & Computers. 16(3). 297–302. 15 indexed citations

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