M. J. Irwin

59.2k total citations · 3 hit papers
366 papers, 16.4k citations indexed

About

M. J. Irwin is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation and Computational Mechanics. According to data from OpenAlex, M. J. Irwin has authored 366 papers receiving a total of 16.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 312 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 168 papers in Instrumentation and 34 papers in Computational Mechanics. Recurrent topics in M. J. Irwin's work include Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (272 papers), Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (178 papers) and Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (168 papers). M. J. Irwin is often cited by papers focused on Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (272 papers), Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (178 papers) and Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (168 papers). M. J. Irwin collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and France. M. J. Irwin's co-authors include Rodrigo Ibata, Geraint F. Lewis, G. Gilmore, Alan W. McConnachie, N. R. Tanvir, A. M. N. Ferguson, R. G. McMahon, P. C. Hewett, Eline Tolstoy and Nicolas F. Martin and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

M. J. Irwin

355 papers receiving 15.8k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

A luminous quasar at a redshift of z = 7.085

2011 931 citations M. J. Irwin et al. profile →
A dwarf satellite galaxy in Sagittarius

1994 769 citations Rodrigo Ibata, G. Gilmore et al. profile →
A vast, thin plane of corotating dwarf galaxies orbiting the Andromeda galaxy

2013 320 citations Rodrigo Ibata, Geraint F. Lewis et al. profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of M. J. Irwin

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Uncovering the Ghostly Remains of an Extremely Diffuse Satellite in the Remote Halo of NGC 253* 2024 ·The Astrophysical Journal Letters ·Sakurako Okamoto, A. M. N. Ferguson, N. Arimoto, (unknown), (unknown), Masashi Chiba, M. J. Irwin, In Sung Jang, Jin Koda, Yutaka Komiyama, Myung Gyoon Lee, Jeong Hwan Lee, R. Michael Rich, Masayuki Tanaka, Mikito Tanaka	5
2	A study of extreme C iii]1908 & [O iii]88/[C ii]157 emission in Pox 186: implications for JWST+ALMA (FUV + FIR) studies of distant galaxies 2024 ·Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society ·Nimisha Kumari, Renske Smit, Claus Leitherer, Joris Witstok, M. J. Irwin, M. Sirianni, Alessandra Aloisi	2
3	Information content of BP/RP spectra in Gaia DR3 2022 ·Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society ·Callum Witten, David S. Aguado, Jason L. Sanders, Vasily Belokurov, N. W. Evans, S. E. Koposov, (unknown), F. De Angeli, M. J. Irwin	16
4	Zero-metallicity Hypernova Uncovered by an Ultra-metal-poor Star in the Sculptor Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy* 2021 ·The Astrophysical Journal Letters ·Á. Skúladóttir, Stefania Salvadori, A. M. Amarsi, Eline Tolstoy, M. J. Irwin, V. Hill, P. Jablonka, G. Battaglia, Else Starkenburg, D. Massari, A. Helmi, Lorenzo Posti	42
5	The chemical evolution of the dwarf spheroidal galaxy Sextans 2020 ·Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology) ·(unknown), P. Jablonka, (unknown), C. Lardo, P. North, M. J. Irwin, G. Battaglia, V. Hill, Eline Tolstoy, Kim A. Venn, A. Helmi, A. Kaufer, F. Primas, Matthew Shetrone	21
6	Homogeneity in the early chemical evolution of the Sextans dwarf spheroidal galaxy 2020 ·Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology) ·(unknown), C. Lardo, F. Primas, P. Jablonka, P. North, G. Battaglia, Else Starkenburg, V. Hill, M. J. Irwin, P. François, Matthew Shetrone, Eline Tolstoy, Kim A. Venn	14
7	Stellar Population and Structural Properties of Dwarf Galaxies and Young Stellar Systems in the M81 Group 2019 ·The Astrophysical Journal ·Sakurako Okamoto, N. Arimoto, A. M. N. Ferguson, M. J. Irwin, Edouard J. Bernard, Yousuke Utsumi	19
8	Stellar chemo-kinematics of the Cetus dwarf spheroidal galaxy 2018 ·Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology) ·Salvatore Taibi, G. Battaglia, N. Kacharov, M. Rejkuba, M. J. Irwin, Ryan Leaman, M. Zoccali, Eline Tolstoy, P. Jablonka	24
9	The ISLAndS Project. II. The Lifetime Star Formation Histories of Six Andromeda dSphs* 2017 ·The Astrophysical Journal ·Evan D. Skillman, M. Monelli, Daniel R. Weisz, S. L. Hidalgo, A. Aparicio, Edouard J. Bernard, Michael Boylan-Kolchin, S. Cassisi, Andrew A. Cole, Andrew E. Dolphin, Henry C. Ferguson, Carme Gallart, M. J. Irwin, Nicolas F. Martin, C. E. Martínez-Vázquez, Lucio Mayer, Alan W. McConnachie, Kristen B. W. McQuinn, Julio F. Navarro, P. B. Stetson	63
10	The early days of the Sculptor dwarf spheroidal galaxy 2015 ·Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology) ·P. Jablonka, P. North, L. Mashonkina, V. Hill, Yves Revaz, Matthew Shetrone, Else Starkenburg, M. J. Irwin, Eline Tolstoy, G. Battaglia, Kim A. Venn, A. Helmi, F. Primas, P. François	56
11	The near-infrared structure of the barred galaxy NGC 253 from VISTA 2014 ·Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology) ·E. Iodice, M. Arnaboldi, M. Rejkuba, Mark Neeser, L. Greggio, O. A. González, M. J. Irwin, J. P. Emerson	15
12	VST ATLAS first science results. 2013 ·Durham Research Online (Durham University) ·T. Shanks, Vasily Belokurov, (unknown), S. M. Croom, Joseph R. Findlay, E. González-Solares, M. J. Irwin, S. E. Koposov, Robert G. Mann, N. Metcalfe, (unknown), P. Norberg, Mike Read, E. Sutorius, G. Worseck	16
13	Through thick and thin: Structure of the Galactic thick disc from extragalactic surveys 2013 ·Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology) ·G. Kordopatis, V. Hill, M. J. Irwin, G. Gilmore, Rosemary F. Ġ. Wyse, Eline Tolstoy, P. de Laverny, A. Recio–Blanco, G. Battaglia, Else Starkenburg	12
14	Manganese in dwarf spheroidal galaxies 2012 ·Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology) ·P. North, G. Cescutti, P. Jablonka, V. Hill, Matthew Shetrone, B. Letarte, B. Lemasle, Kim A. Venn, G. Battaglia, Eline Tolstoy, M. J. Irwin, F. Primas, P. François	24
15	A first catalogue of automatically selected ultraviolet-excess sources from the UVEX survey 2012 ·Warwick Research Archive Portal (University of Warwick) ·(unknown), (unknown), P. Groot, Simone Scaringi, J. E. Drew, R. Greimel, M. J. Irwin, E. González-Solares, B. T. Gänsicke, J. Casares, J. M. Corral-Santana, N. R. Deacon, D. Steeghs	10
16	DENSITY AND KINEMATIC CUSPS IN M54 AT THE HEART OF THE SAGITTARIUS DWARF GALAXY: EVIDENCE FOR A 10 ⁴ M _☉ BLACK HOLE? 2009 ·The Astrophysical Journal ·Rodrigo Ibata, M. Bellazzini, S. C. Chapman, E. Dalessandro, F. R. Ferraro, M. J. Irwin, B. Lanzoni, Geraint F. Lewis, Dougal Mackey, P. Miocchi, (unknown)	55
17	The nature of the close magnetic white dwarf + probable brown dwarf binary SDSS J121209.31+013627.7* 2006 ·UCL Discovery (University College London) ·M. R. Burleigh, T. R. Marsh, B. T. Gänsicke, M. R. Goad, V. S. Dhillon, S. P. Littlefair, (unknown), N. Bannister, C. P. Hurkett, A. Martindale, P. D. Dobbie, S. L. Casewell, (unknown), (unknown), Jay Farihi, M. J. Irwin, (unknown), P. Roche, Fraser Lewis	31
18	Spectroscopic classification of red high proper motion objects in the Southern Sky 2005 ·Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology) ·N. Lodieu, R. D. Scholz, M. J. McCaughrean, Rodrigo Ibata, M. J. Irwin, H. Zinnecker	39
19	HYG volume 56 issue 4 Cover and Front matter 1958 ·Epidemiology and Infection ·(unknown), (unknown), W. I. B. Beveridge, (unknown), M Downie, M. J. Irwin, (unknown), D. Spooner, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	1
20	HYG volume 54 issue 1 Cover and Front matter 1956 ·Journal of Hygiene ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), M Downie, M. J. Irwin, (unknown), (unknown), D. Spooner, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	1

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