M. D. Thornley

8.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
26 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

M. D. Thornley is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Spectroscopy and Instrumentation. According to data from OpenAlex, M. D. Thornley has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 7 papers in Spectroscopy and 6 papers in Instrumentation. Recurrent topics in M. D. Thornley's work include Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (22 papers), Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (16 papers) and Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (14 papers). M. D. Thornley is often cited by papers focused on Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (22 papers), Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (16 papers) and Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (14 papers). M. D. Thornley collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and United Kingdom. M. D. Thornley's co-authors include Fabian Walter, Frank Bigiel, E. Brinks, W. J. G. de Blok, Adam K. Leroy, Barry F. Madore, Robert C. Kennicutt, Michael W. Regan, Kartik Sheth and S. N. Vogel 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

M. D. Thornley

26 papers receiving 2.8k 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.

THE STAR FORMATION LAW IN NEARBY GALAXIES ON SUB-KPC SCALES

2008 1.1k citations Frank Bigiel, Adam K. Leroy et al. The Astronomical Journal profile →
THINGS: THE H I NEARBY GALAXY SURVEY

2008 783 citations Fabian Walter, E. Brinks et al. The Astronomical Journal profile →

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F. Galliano France

Jin Koda United States

L. Spinoglio Italy

Dean E. McLaughlin United Kingdom

A. J. Baker United States

A. Verma United Kingdom

G. Magdis Denmark

E. M. Xilouris Greece

Jacqueline Hodge Germany

M. Sargent United Kingdom

F. Galliano France

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472 ×0.6

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187 ×0.9

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144 ×1.1

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81 ×1.0

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Countries citing papers authored by M. D. Thornley

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Fields of papers citing papers by M. D. Thornley

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of M. D. Thornley

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of M. D. Thornley. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of M. D. Thornley 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. D. Thornley. M. D. Thornley is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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Bendo, G. J., B. T. Draine, C. W. Engelbracht, et al.. (2008). The relations among 8, 24 and 160 μm dust emission within nearby spiral galaxies. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 389(2). 629–650. 69 indexed citations

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Walter, Fabian, E. Brinks, W. J. G. de Blok, et al.. (2008). THINGS: THE H I NEARBY GALAXY SURVEY. The Astronomical Journal. 136(6). 2563–2647. 783 indexed citations breakdown →

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Holwerda, Benne W., M. Meyer, Michael W. Regan, et al.. (2007). Gaps in the Cloud Cover? Comparing Extinction Measures in Spiral Disks. The Astronomical Journal. 134(4). 1655–1661. 11 indexed citations

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Roussel, H., G. Hélou, D. J. Hollenbach, et al.. (2007). Warm Molecular Hydrogen in theSpitzerSINGS Galaxy Sample. The Astrophysical Journal. 669(2). 959–981. 88 indexed citations

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Cannon, John M., Fabian Walter, G. J. Bendo, et al.. (2005). Spitzer Observations of the Supergiant Shell Region in IC 2574. The Astrophysical Journal. 630(1). L37–L40. 25 indexed citations

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Sheth, Kartik, S. N. Vogel, Michael W. Regan, M. D. Thornley, & Peter Teuben. (2005). Secular Evolution via Bar‐driven Gas Inflow: Results from BIMA SONG. The Astrophysical Journal. 632(1). 217–226. 177 indexed citations

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Kennicutt, Robert C., L. Armus, Daniela Calzetti, et al.. (2004). SINGS: The Spitzer Infrared Nearby Galaxies Survey - Physics of the Star-Forming ISM and Galaxy Evolution. 159. 2 indexed citations

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Sheth, Kartik, S. N. Vogel, Michael W. Regan, et al.. (2002). Molecular Gas and Star Formation in Bars of Nearby Spiral Galaxies. The Astronomical Journal. 124(5). 2581–2599. 78 indexed citations

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Regan, Michael W., M. D. Thornley, Tamara T. Helfer, et al.. (2001). The BIMA Survey of Nearby Galaxies. I. The Radial Distribution of CO Emission in Spiral Galaxies. The Astrophysical Journal. 561(1). 218–237. 139 indexed citations

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Helfer, Tamara T., Michael W. Regan, M. D. Thornley, et al.. (2001). The BIMA Survey of Nearby Galaxies (BIMA SONG). Astrophysics and Space Science. 276(2-4). 1131–1139. 4 indexed citations

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Thornley, M. D., N. M. Förster Schreiber, D. Lutz, et al.. (2000). Massive Star Formation and Evolution in Starburst Galaxies: Mid‐infrared Spectroscopy with theISOShort Wavelength Spectrometer. The Astrophysical Journal. 539(2). 641–657. 119 indexed citations

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Thornley, M. D., Michael W. Regan, Tamara T. Helfer, et al.. (1999). The Role of Molecular Gas in Galaxy Evolution: Insights from BIMA SONG. Astrophysics and Space Science. 269-270(0). 391–398. 2 indexed citations

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Thornley, M. D., N. M. Förster Schreiber, H. W. W. Spoon, et al.. (1999). 30 Doradus as a Nearby Infrared Guide to Starbursts. Symposium - International Astronomical Union. 190. 247–248. 1 indexed citations

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Thornley, M. D. & Lee G. Mundy. (1997). Are Flocculent Spirals Devoid of Density Waves? Gas Morphology and Kinematics in NGC 5055. The Astrophysical Journal. 484(1). 202–221. 34 indexed citations

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Thornley, M. D. & Lee G. Mundy. (1997). Dynamic and Stochastic Influences on Spiral Structure in the Flocculent Spiral NGC 4414. The Astrophysical Journal. 490(2). 682–697. 27 indexed citations

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Wilson, C. D., Constance E. Walker, & M. D. Thornley. (1997). The Density and Temperature of Molecular Clouds in M33. The Astrophysical Journal. 483(1). 210–219. 39 indexed citations

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Thornley, M. D. & C. D. Wilson. (1995). Molecular Gas in the Inner 3.2 Kiloparsecs of NGC 2403: Star Formation at Subcritical Gas Surface Densities. The Astrophysical Journal. 447. 616–616. 17 indexed citations

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Thornley, M. D. & C. D. Wilson. (1994). Constraining the influence of star formation on the lowest (12)CO line ratios in M33. The Astrophysical Journal. 421. 458–458. 4 indexed citations

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Thornley, M. D., et al.. (1991). CO OBSERVATIONS OF SOUTHERN S0 GALAXIES. Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS). 252(2). 541–549. 1 indexed citations

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Thornley, M. D., C. E. Woodward, J. L. Pipher, et al.. (1989). Near Infrared Spectrophotometric Imaging of Elias 1. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 21. 1085. 1 indexed citations

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