M. H. Heyer

7.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
103 papers, 4.1k citations indexed

About

M. H. Heyer is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Atmospheric Science and Spectroscopy. According to data from OpenAlex, M. H. Heyer has authored 103 papers receiving a total of 4.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 96 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 33 papers in Atmospheric Science and 27 papers in Spectroscopy. Recurrent topics in M. H. Heyer's work include Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (86 papers), Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (62 papers) and Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (32 papers). M. H. Heyer is often cited by papers focused on Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (86 papers), Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (62 papers) and Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (32 papers). M. H. Heyer collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Germany. M. H. Heyer's co-authors include Christopher M. Brunt, R. L. Snell, T. M. Dame, John M. Carpenter, P. F. Goldsmith, F. Peter Schloerb, Chris Brunt, James M. Jackson, Gopal Narayanan and R. Simon 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. H. Heyer

96 papers receiving 3.9k citations

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Molecular Clouds in the Milky Way

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Cold molecular gas in the hot nuclear wind of the Milky Way 2025 ·Astronomy and Astrophysics ·M. H. Heyer, Enrico M. Di Teodoro, Laurent Loinard, (unknown), N. M. McClure‐Griffiths, (unknown)	1
2	Gravitational Binding and Star Formation in Molecular Clouds of the Milky Way 2025 ·The Astrophysical Journal ·Philip C. Myers, M. H. Heyer, Ian Stephens, Simon Coudé, (unknown), H. A. Smith	0
3	Variation of Dense Gas Mass–Luminosity Conversion Factor with Metallicity in the Milky Way 2025 ·The Astrophysical Journal ·(unknown), Neal J. Evans, Kee‐Tae Kim, M. H. Heyer, A. Giannetti, D. Elia, Jessy Jose, Jens Kauffmann, M. R. Samal, A. Karska, (unknown), (unknown), Geumsook Park	0
4	Whole-disk Sampling of Molecular Clouds in M83 2024 ·The Astrophysical Journal ·Akihiko Hirota, Jin Koda, Fumi Egusa, Tsuyoshi Sawada, Kazushi Sakamoto, M. H. Heyer, (unknown), (unknown), S. Boissier, Daniela Calzetti, Bruce G. Elmegreen, Nanase Harada, Luis C. Ho, Masato I. N. Kobayashi, Nario Kuno, Barry F. Madore, S. Martín, Jennifer L. Donovan, Kazuyuki Muraoka, Yoshimasa Watanabe	1
5	The CO-to-H₂ Conversion Factor in the Barred Spiral Galaxy M83 2024 ·The Astrophysical Journal ·(unknown), Jin Koda, Akihiko Hirota, Fumi Egusa, M. H. Heyer	7
6	Cold atomic gas identified by H I self-absorption 2023 ·Astronomy and Astrophysics ·(unknown), H. Beuther, P. F. Goldsmith, Th. Henning, M. H. Heyer, Ralf S. Klessen, J. M. Stil, J. D. Soler, L. D. Anderson, J. S. Urquhart, M. R. Rugel, K. Johnston, A. Brunthaler	1
7	A panoptic view of the Taurus molecular cloud 2023 ·Astronomy and Astrophysics ·J. D. Soler, Catherine Zucker, J. E. G. Peek, M. H. Heyer, P. F. Goldsmith, Simon C. O. Glover, S. Molinari, Ralf S. Klessen, P. Hennebelle, L. Testi, (unknown), M. Benedettini, D. Elia, C. Mininni, S. Pezzuto, E. Schisano, A. Traficante	7
8	Searching for Converging Flows of Atomic Gas onto a Molecular Cloud 2022 ·The Astrophysical Journal ·M. H. Heyer, P. F. Goldsmith, R. Simon, R. Aladro, Oliver Ricken	4
9	Tracers of Dense Gas in the Outer Galaxy 2022 ·The Astronomical Journal ·(unknown), Neal J. Evans, Kee‐Tae Kim, M. H. Heyer, Jens Kauffmann, Jessy Jose, M. R. Samal, (unknown)	7
10	Mid- and Far-infrared Color–Color Relations within Local Galaxies 2022 ·The Astrophysical Journal ·(unknown), Daniela Calzetti, M. H. Heyer	6
11	Turbulent Properties in Star-forming Molecular Clouds Down to the Sonic Scale. II. Investigating the Relation between Turbulence and Star-forming Environments in Molecular Clouds 2021 ·The Astrophysical Journal ·Hyeong-Sik Yun, Jeong‐Eun Lee, Neal J. Evans, Stella S. R. Offner, M. H. Heyer, Jungyeon Cho, (unknown), Yao-Lun Yang, Hope How-Huan Chen, Yunhee Choi, (unknown), (unknown), Minho Choi, Jongsoo Kim, (unknown), Seokho Lee, Ken’ichi Tatematsu	5
12	The filamentary structures in the CO emission toward the Milky Way disk 2021 ·Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology) ·J. D. Soler, H. Beuther, (unknown), Y. Wang, Th. Henning, Simon C. O. Glover, Ralf S. Klessen, Mattia C. Sormani, M. H. Heyer, Rowan J. Smith, J. S. Urquhart, Ji Yang, Yang Su, Xin Zhou	6
13	AzTEC survey of the central molecular zone: data reduction, analysis, and preliminary results 2021 ·Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society ·(unknown), Q. Daniel Wang, G. W. Wilson, M. H. Heyer, Robert Gutermuth, P. Schloerb, Min S. Yun, John Bally, Laurent Loinard, Sergiy Silich, M. Chávez, Daryl Haggard, Alfredo Montaña, David Sánchez-Argüelles, M. Zeballos, Jorge A. Zavala, J. León-Tavares	8
14	The Single-cloud Star Formation Relation 2021 ·The Astrophysical Journal Letters ·Riwaj Pokhrel, Robert Gutermuth, Mark R. Krumholz, Christoph Federrath, M. H. Heyer, (unknown), S. T. Megeath, Philip C. Myers, Stella S. R. Offner, J. L. Pipher, William J. Fischer, Thomas Henning, Joseph L. Hora	34
15	TIMES. I. A Systematic Observation in Multiple Molecular Lines toward the Orion A and Ophiuchus Clouds 2021 ·The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series ·Hyeong-Sik Yun, Jeong‐Eun Lee, Yunhee Choi, Neal J. Evans, Stella S. R. Offner, M. H. Heyer, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Minho Choi, (unknown), Seokho Lee, Ken’ichi Tatematsu, Yao-Lun Yang, Hope How-Huan Chen, Youngung Lee, Jae-Hoon Jung, Changhoon Lee, Jungyeon Cho	8
16	Atomic and molecular gas properties during cloud formation 2020 ·Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology) ·(unknown), Y. Wang, H. Beuther, J. D. Soler, M. R. Rugel, J. Ott, A. Brunthaler, J. Kerp, M. H. Heyer, Ralf S. Klessen, Th. Henning, Simon C. O. Glover, P. F. Goldsmith, H. Linz, J. S. Urquhart, S. E. Ragan, K. Johnston, Frank Bigiel	10
17	The Gould's Belt Distances Survey (GOBELINS). IV. Distance, Depth, and Kinematics of the Taurus Star-forming Region 2018 ·The Astrophysical Journal ·P. A. B. Galli, Laurent Loinard, Gisela N. Ortiz-León, Marina Kounkel, Sergio A. Dzib, A. J. Mioduszewski, Luis F. Rodrı́guez, Lee Hartmann, R. Teixeira, Rosa M. Torres, Juana L. Rivera, Andrew F. Boden, Neal J. Evans, César Briceño, John Tobin, M. H. Heyer	64
18	The rate and latency of star formation in dense, massive clumps in the Milky Way 2016 ·Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology) ·M. H. Heyer, Robert Gutermuth, J. S. Urquhart, T. Csengeri, M. Wienen, S. Leurini, K. M. Menten, F. Wyrowski	55
19	The Distribution of MSX Infrared Dark Clouds in the inner Milky Way 2005 ·Astronomische Nachrichten ·R. Simon, J. M. Jackson, T. M. Bania, D. P. Clemens, M. H. Heyer	0
20	The FCRAO CO Survey of the Outer Galaxy 1997 ·American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts ·R. L. Snell, M. H. Heyer, Chris Brunt, (unknown), F. P. Schloerb, John M. Carpenter	1

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