M. Hicken

5.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
14 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

M. Hicken is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, M. Hicken has authored 14 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 4 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics and 1 paper in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in M. Hicken's work include Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae (13 papers), Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (8 papers) and Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena (4 papers). M. Hicken is often cited by papers focused on Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae (13 papers), Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (8 papers) and Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena (4 papers). M. Hicken collaborates with scholars based in United States, Chile and Germany. M. Hicken's co-authors include R. Kirshner, S. Blondin, Peter Challis, Saurabh W. Jha, A. Rest, W. M. Wood‐Vasey, Patrick L. Kelly, Richard Watkins, Michael J. Hudson and Hume A. Feldman and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, The Astrophysical Journal and Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.

In The Last Decade

M. Hicken

14 papers receiving 1.2k 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.

IMPROVED DARK ENERGY CONSTRAINTS FROM ∼100 NEW CfA SUPERNOVA TYPE Ia LIGHT CURVES

2009 503 citations M. Hicken, W. M. Wood‐Vasey et al. The Astrophysical Journal profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
M. Hicken United States	13	1.2k	497	136	38	35	14	1.3k
J. González-Nuevo Spain	17	824 0.7×	358 0.7×	154 1.1×	25 0.7×	42 1.2×	65	873
E. Piedipalumbo Italy	19	1.1k 0.9×	565 1.1×	106 0.8×	74 1.9×	27 0.8×	37	1.1k
A. T. Lee United States	12	1.1k 0.9×	559 1.1×	84 0.6×	72 1.9×	36 1.0×	23	1.2k
R. Pain France	16	1.1k 0.9×	364 0.7×	147 1.1×	15 0.4×	30 0.9×	26	1.1k
C. Horellou Sweden	20	887 0.7×	405 0.8×	149 1.1×	27 0.7×	41 1.2×	62	943
M. Rossetti Italy	23	1.4k 1.2×	552 1.1×	377 2.8×	61 1.6×	30 0.9×	63	1.5k
A. Carramiñana Mexico	11	604 0.5×	312 0.6×	106 0.8×	21 0.6×	24 0.7×	54	658
Erik D. Reese United States	18	1.5k 1.2×	552 1.1×	264 1.9×	54 1.4×	32 0.9×	31	1.5k
G. S. Tucker United States	7	998 0.8×	589 1.2×	80 0.6×	65 1.7×	24 0.7×	11	1.0k
L. Lovisari United States	20	1.2k 1.0×	457 0.9×	279 2.1×	44 1.2×	17 0.5×	48	1.2k

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

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Pierel, Justin, S. Rodney, Arturo Avelino, et al.. (2018). Extending Supernova Spectral Templates for Next-generation Space Telescope Observations. Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. 130(993). 114504–114504. 27 indexed citations

Hicken, M., Andrew S. Friedman, S. Blondin, et al.. (2017). Type II Supernova Light Curves and Spectra from the CfA. The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 233(1). 6–6. 22 indexed citations

Kelly, Patrick L., A. V. Filippenko, D. L. Burke, et al.. (2015). Distances with <4% precision from type Ia supernovae in young star-forming environments. Science. 347(6229). 1459–1462. 16 indexed citations

Modjaz, M., S. Blondin, R. Kirshner, et al.. (2014). OPTICAL SPECTRA OF 73 STRIPPED-ENVELOPE CORE-COLLAPSE SUPERNOVAE. The Astronomical Journal. 147(5). 99–99. 82 indexed citations

Marion, G. H., P. Challis, M. Hicken, et al.. (2012). Early Optical and NIR Photometry and Optical Spectroscopy of SN 2012cg. ATel. 4159. 1. 1 indexed citations

Turnbull, Stephen J., Michael J. Hudson, Hume A. Feldman, et al.. (2011). Cosmic flows in the nearby universe from Type Ia supernovae. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 420(1). 447–454. 184 indexed citations

Milne, Peter, P. J. Brown, Peter W. A. Roming, et al.. (2010). NEAR-ULTRAVIOLET PROPERTIES OF A LARGE SAMPLE OF TYPE Ia SUPERNOVAE AS OBSERVED WITH THESwiftUVOT. The Astrophysical Journal. 721(2). 1627–1655. 27 indexed citations

Blondin, S., J. L. Prieto, F. Patat, et al.. (2009). A SECOND CASE OF VARIABLE Na I D LINES IN A HIGHLY REDDENED TYPE Ia SUPERNOVA. The Astrophysical Journal. 693(1). 207–215. 79 indexed citations

Hicken, M., W. M. Wood‐Vasey, S. Blondin, et al.. (2009). IMPROVED DARK ENERGY CONSTRAINTS FROM ∼100 NEW CfA SUPERNOVA TYPE Ia LIGHT CURVES. The Astrophysical Journal. 700(2). 1097–1140. 503 indexed citations breakdown →

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Riess, Adam G., Lucas M. Macri, Weidong Li, et al.. (2009). CEPHEID CALIBRATIONS OF MODERN TYPE Ia SUPERNOVAE: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE HUBBLE CONSTANT. The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 183(1). 109–141. 43 indexed citations

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Dessart, Luc, S. Blondin, P. J. Brown, et al.. (2008). Using Quantitative Spectroscopic Analysis to Determine the Properties and Distances of Type II Plateau Supernovae: SN 2005cs and SN 2006bp. The Astrophysical Journal. 675(1). 644–669. 74 indexed citations

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Wood‐Vasey, W. M., Andrew S. Friedman, J. S. Bloom, et al.. (2008). Type Ia Supernovae Are Good Standard Candles in the Near Infrared: Evidence from PAIRITEL. The Astrophysical Journal. 689(1). 377–390. 71 indexed citations

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Hicken, M., P. Garnavich, J. L. Prieto, et al.. (2007). The Luminous and Carbon-rich Supernova 2006gz: A Double Degenerate Merger?. The Astrophysical Journal. 669(1). L17–L20. 127 indexed citations

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Hicken, M., et al.. (2002). Demonstration of a 1-W injection-locked continuous-wave titanium:sapphire laser. Applied Optics. 41(36). 7583–7583. 23 indexed citations

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