M. G. Watson

3.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
66 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

M. G. Watson is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics and Computational Mechanics. According to data from OpenAlex, M. G. Watson has authored 66 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 61 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 16 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics and 11 papers in Computational Mechanics. Recurrent topics in M. G. Watson's work include Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations (52 papers), Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (25 papers) and Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae (21 papers). M. G. Watson is often cited by papers focused on Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations (52 papers), Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (25 papers) and Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae (21 papers). M. G. Watson collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Spain and United States. M. G. Watson's co-authors include Yoshihiro Ueda, Masayuki Akiyama, G. Hasinger, T. Miyaji, F. J. Carrera, S. Mateos, X. Barcons, A. J. Norton, James Aird and R. S. Warwick 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. G. Watson

63 papers receiving 1.9k 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.

TOWARD THE STANDARD POPULATION SYNTHESIS MODEL OF THE X-RAY BACKGROUND: EVOLUTION OF X-RAY LUMINOSITY AND ABSORPTION FUNCTIONS OF ACTIVE GALACTIC NUCLEI INCLUDING COMPTON-THICK POPULATIONS

2014 378 citations Yoshihiro Ueda, M. G. Watson et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
M. G. Watson United Kingdom	23	1.9k	606	331	100	92	66	2.0k
M. Della Valle Italy	33	3.8k 2.0×	1.1k 1.8×	319 1.0×	116 1.2×	174 1.9×	188	3.8k
S. Sazonov Russia	27	2.4k 1.2×	1.1k 1.9×	179 0.5×	81 0.8×	97 1.1×	127	2.5k
R. M. Wagner United States	23	1.5k 0.8×	310 0.5×	123 0.4×	125 1.3×	82 0.9×	76	1.5k
G. C. Stewart United Kingdom	27	2.6k 1.4×	1.0k 1.7×	381 1.2×	33 0.3×	54 0.6×	103	2.7k
M. G. Watson United Kingdom	22	1.2k 0.6×	468 0.8×	88 0.3×	73 0.7×	94 1.0×	60	1.3k
V. La Parola United States	25	1.9k 1.0×	449 0.7×	409 1.2×	78 0.8×	73 0.8×	158	2.0k
Jr. Harnden F. R. United States	24	1.8k 0.9×	309 0.5×	189 0.6×	123 1.2×	105 1.1×	59	1.8k
P. Arévalo Chile	24	1.9k 1.0×	706 1.2×	147 0.4×	46 0.5×	60 0.7×	69	2.0k
L. Bassani Italy	31	3.7k 1.9×	1.9k 3.1×	261 0.8×	76 0.8×	158 1.7×	193	3.8k
A. A. Breeveld United Kingdom	18	1.3k 0.7×	413 0.7×	115 0.3×	77 0.8×	48 0.5×	64	1.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of M. G. Watson

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Aird, James, et al.. (2023). The Extragalactic Serendipitous Swift Survey (ExSeSS) – I. Survey definition and measurements of the X-ray number counts. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 521(2). 1620–1632. 5 indexed citations

Mateos, S., F. J. Carrera, A. Alonso‐Herrero, et al.. (2016). X-RAY ABSORPTION, NUCLEAR INFRARED EMISSION, AND DUST COVERING FACTORS OF AGNs: TESTING UNIFICATION SCHEMES. Figshare. 33 indexed citations

Page, K. L., J. P. Osborne, A. P. Beardmore, et al.. (2014). X-ray and UV observations of V751 Cygni in an optical high state. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 4 indexed citations

Esquej, P., M. J. Page, F. J. Carrera, et al.. (2014). The XMM-Newton Wide Angle Survey (XWAS). LA Referencia (Red Federada de Repositorios Institucionales de Publicaciones Científicas). 5 indexed citations

Pons, Estelle & M. G. Watson. (2014). A new sample of X-ray selected narrow emission-line galaxies. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 568. A108–A108. 15 indexed citations

González-Martín, O., I. E. Papadakis, V. Braito, et al.. (2011). Suzakuobservation of the LINER NGC 4102. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 527. A142–A142. 13 indexed citations

Motch, C., R. S. Warwick, M. Cropper, et al.. (2010). The X-ray source content of the XMM-Newton Galactic plane survey. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 523. A92–A92. 17 indexed citations

Hands, Alex, R. S. Warwick, M. G. Watson, & D. J. Helfand. (2009). X-ray source populations in the Galactic plane. Leicester Research Archive (University of Leicester). 23 indexed citations

Ebrero, J., S. Mateos, G. C. Stewart, F. J. Carrera, & M. G. Watson. (2009). High-precision multi-band measurements of the angular clustering of X-ray sources. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 500(2). 749–762. 21 indexed citations

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Mateos, S., R. S. Warwick, F. J. Carrera, et al.. (2008). High precision X-ray log N – log S distributions: implications for the obscured AGN population. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 492(1). 51–69. 50 indexed citations

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Carrera, F. J., J. Ebrero, S. Mateos, et al.. (2007). The XMM-Newton serendipitous survey. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 469(1). 27–46. 44 indexed citations

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Dietrich, J. P., J. M. Miralles, L. F. Olsen, et al.. (2006). ESO imaging survey: optical follow-up of 12 selected XMM-Newton fields. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 449(2). 837–854. 8 indexed citations

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Ceca, R. Della, T. Maccacaro, A. Caccianiga, et al.. (2004). Exploring the X-ray sky with the\nXMM-Newton bright serendipitous survey \n. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 67 indexed citations

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Watson, M. G., et al.. (2004). The Subaru XMM-Newton Deep Survey (SXDS). 14 indexed citations

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Reeves, J. N., D. Watson, J. P. Osborne, et al.. (2002). The signature of supernova ejecta in the X-ray afterglow of the γ-ray burst 011211. Nature. 416(6880). 512–515. 110 indexed citations

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Ramsay, Gavin, S. R. Rosen, K. O. Mason, M. Cropper, & M. G. Watson. (1993). ROSAT observations of UZ For: evidence of a structured X-ray emission region. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 262(4). 993–999. 3 indexed citations

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Sansom, A. E., M. G. Watson, Kazuo Makishima, & Tadayasu Dotani. (1989). GINGA observations of 4U 1820-30 in NGC 6624 : the 11-minute flux modulation.. Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan. 41(3). 591–605. 1 indexed citations

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Koyama, K., F. Nagase, Y. Ogawara, et al.. (1989). GINGA observation of the X-ray pulsar 1E 2259+586 in the supernova remnant G 109.1-1.0. Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan. 41(3). 461–471. 4 indexed citations

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Smale, A. P., K. O. Mason, O. R. Williams, & M. G. Watson. (1989). Ginga observations of the dipping X-ray binary XB 1916-053. Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan. 41(3). 607–615. 1 indexed citations

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Watson, M. G., A. R. King, & Gwyneth Williams. (1987). X-ray and optical flickering in EF Eri. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 226(4). 867–878. 8 indexed citations

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