M. Dragovan

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
61 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

M. Dragovan is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Aerospace Engineering and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, M. Dragovan has authored 61 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 41 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 14 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 12 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in M. Dragovan's work include Superconducting and THz Device Technology (18 papers), Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (11 papers) and Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing (10 papers). M. Dragovan is often cited by papers focused on Superconducting and THz Device Technology (18 papers), Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (11 papers) and Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing (10 papers). M. Dragovan collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and United Kingdom. M. Dragovan's co-authors include W. L. Holzapfel, R. H. Hildebrand, J. M. Kovac, N. W. Halverson, C. Pryke, E. M. Leitch, J. E. Carlstrom, M. C. Shepherd, Brian Mason and S. Padin and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, The Astrophysical Journal and The Astronomical Journal.

In The Last Decade

M. Dragovan

54 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

Degree Angular Scale Interferometer First Results: A Meas... 2002 2026 2010 2018 2002 100 200 300 400
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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. 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 Career Trend Papers Cites
M. Dragovan United States 15 1.1k 498 76 73 71 61 1.2k
J. J. Bock United States 10 871 0.8× 529 1.1× 63 0.8× 68 0.9× 87 1.2× 27 995
S. Masi Italy 15 608 0.6× 254 0.5× 67 0.9× 106 1.5× 98 1.4× 137 781
Shaul Hanany United States 15 987 0.9× 577 1.2× 73 1.0× 79 1.1× 78 1.1× 54 1.2k
M. J. Kesteven Australia 20 1.4k 1.4× 727 1.5× 28 0.4× 44 0.6× 66 0.9× 59 1.5k
Sheperd S. Doeleman United States 23 1.3k 1.2× 774 1.6× 41 0.5× 132 1.8× 33 0.5× 80 1.4k
N. W. Halverson United States 11 987 0.9× 546 1.1× 76 1.0× 60 0.8× 62 0.9× 24 1.1k
P. M. Lubin United States 19 1.1k 1.1× 664 1.3× 118 1.6× 71 1.0× 31 0.4× 36 1.2k
David T. Chuss United States 13 911 0.9× 381 0.8× 22 0.3× 91 1.2× 129 1.8× 87 1.0k
Brian Keating United States 18 1.2k 1.1× 578 1.2× 64 0.8× 61 0.8× 89 1.3× 64 1.3k
John MacKenty United States 20 1.6k 1.5× 322 0.6× 37 0.5× 141 1.9× 148 2.1× 120 1.8k

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Fields of papers citing papers by M. Dragovan

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of M. Dragovan

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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MacDonald, D., D. P. Woody, C. M. Bradford, et al.. (2008). Cornell Caltech Atacama Telescope primary mirror surface sensing and controllability. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 7012. 701211–701211. 4 indexed citations
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Goldsmith, P. F., et al.. (2006). Optical Performance of Designs for a Large Aperture Far-Infrared Telescope. 1 indexed citations
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Yorke, H. W., et al.. (2006). CALISTO: A Far-Infrared Observatory for the Next Decade. American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts. 209. 1 indexed citations
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Paine, C., Charles M. Bradford, M. Dragovan, & H. W. Yorke. (2006). A parametric design tool for large space telescope sunshields. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 6265. 62652R–62652R. 1 indexed citations
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Earle, L., P. A. R. Ade, James Aguirre, et al.. (2006). Z-Spec: a broadband direct-detection millimeter-wave spectrometer -- instrument status and first results. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 6275. 627510–627510. 13 indexed citations
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Yorke, H. W., et al.. (2004). Thermal design trades for SAFIR architecture concepts. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 5487. 1617–1617. 2 indexed citations
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Bradford, C. M., B. J. Naylor, J. Žmuidzinas, et al.. (2003). WaFIRS: a waveguide far-IR spectrometer: enabling spectroscopy of high-z galaxies in the far-IR and submillimeter. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 4850. 1137–1137. 20 indexed citations
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Bradford, C. M., J. J. Bock, M. Dragovan, et al.. (2002). WaFIRS, A Waveguide Far-IR Spectrometer: Enabling Space-Borne Spectroscopy ofHigh-z Galaxies in the Far-IR and Submm. Softwaretechnik-Trends. 285. 1 indexed citations
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Leitch, E. M., J. M. Kovac, C. Pryke, et al.. (2002). Measurement of polarization with the Degree Angular Scale Interferometer. Nature. 420(6917). 763–771. 67 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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Tolomeo, Jason, et al.. (2002). Design and test of prototype DART system. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 4849. 8–8. 6 indexed citations
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Dragovan, M.. (2002). DART system for far-IR/submillimeter space telescopes. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 4849. 1–1. 7 indexed citations
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Dragovan, M.. (1998). The Python Cosmic Microwave Background Experiment. 192. 1 indexed citations
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Halverson, N. W., J. E. Carlstrom, M. Dragovan, W. L. Holzapfel, & J. M. Kovac. (1998). The Degree Angular Scale Interferometer. ASPC. 141. 121. 1 indexed citations
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Covault, C. E., D. Bhattacharya, M. Chantell, et al.. (1998). The Solar Tower Atmospheric Cherenkov Effect Experiment (STACEE). APS. 2 indexed citations
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Chantell, M., D. Bhattacharya, C. E. Covault, et al.. (1998). Prototype test results of the solar tower atmospheric Cherenkov effect experiment (STACEE). Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment. 408(2-3). 468–485. 13 indexed citations
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Dragovan, M., et al.. (1994). Making a Mirror by Spinning a Liquid. Scientific American. 270(2). 116–117. 1 indexed citations
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Stark, A. A., M. Dragovan, R. W. Wilson, & J. Richard Gott. (1986). Observations of the cosmic background radiation near the double quasar 1146 + 111B,C. Nature. 322(6082). 805–805. 28 indexed citations
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Dragovan, M.. (1986). Submillimeter polarization in the Orion Nebula. The Astrophysical Journal. 308. 270–270. 12 indexed citations
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Dragovan, M. & Giles Novak. (1984). Instrumentation for Submillimeter Polarimetry. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 2353. 335–340.

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