Max P. Bernstein

5.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
64 papers, 4.3k citations indexed

About

Max P. Bernstein is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Spectroscopy and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Max P. Bernstein has authored 64 papers receiving a total of 4.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 41 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 31 papers in Spectroscopy and 22 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in Max P. Bernstein's work include Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (30 papers), Molecular Spectroscopy and Structure (24 papers) and Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (21 papers). Max P. Bernstein is often cited by papers focused on Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (30 papers), Molecular Spectroscopy and Structure (24 papers) and Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (21 papers). Max P. Bernstein collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and Germany. Max P. Bernstein's co-authors include Scott A. Sandford, L. J. Allamandola, Jason P. Dworkin, George Cooper, Richard N. Zare, David B. Collum, Sherwood Chang, D. P. Cruikshank, Jamie E. Elsila and Maureen A. Scharberg and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Max P. Bernstein

60 papers receiving 4.2k 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.

Racemic amino acids from the ultraviolet photolysis of interstellar ice analogues

2002 561 citations Max P. Bernstein, Jason P. Dworkin et al. Nature profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Max P. Bernstein United States	35	3.0k	1.4k	1.4k	881	514	64	4.3k
Reggie L. Hudson United States	41	3.0k 1.0×	2.0k 1.4×	1.9k 1.4×	1.8k 2.0×	337 0.7×	176	5.2k
Steven B. Charnley United States	39	4.5k 1.5×	3.1k 2.1×	2.2k 1.6×	1.8k 2.0×	194 0.4×	153	5.8k
G. M. Muñoz Spain	33	3.1k 1.0×	1.5k 1.1×	1.1k 0.8×	1.0k 1.2×	100 0.2×	103	3.7k
T. Chiavassa France	34	1.7k 0.6×	1.6k 1.1×	1.6k 1.1×	851 1.0×	254 0.5×	98	3.0k
Grégoire Danger France	28	1.7k 0.6×	1.1k 0.7×	785 0.6×	475 0.5×	104 0.2×	100	2.4k
W. A. Schutte Netherlands	31	3.6k 1.2×	1.9k 1.3×	1.6k 1.1×	1.3k 1.5×	73 0.1×	74	4.3k
Svatopluk Civiš Czechia	28	878 0.3×	912 0.6×	858 0.6×	375 0.4×	120 0.2×	179	2.7k
Farid Salama United States	35	2.2k 0.7×	1.2k 0.8×	1.9k 1.3×	830 0.9×	535 1.0×	124	4.0k
B. N. Khare United States	39	3.2k 1.1×	581 0.4×	436 0.3×	1.3k 1.4×	107 0.2×	127	4.8k
Jamie E. Elsila United States	34	2.8k 0.9×	1.1k 0.8×	674 0.5×	336 0.4×	90 0.2×	96	3.6k

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Sandford, Scott A., Max P. Bernstein, & Christopher K. Materese. (2013). THE INFRARED SPECTRA OF POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS WITH EXCESS PERIPHERAL H ATOMS (H _n -PAHs) AND THEIR RELATION TO THE 3.4 AND 6.9 μm PAH EMISSION FEATURES. The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 205(1). 8–8. 74 indexed citations

Bernstein, Max P., Scott A. Sandford, A. L. Mattioda, & L. J. Allamandola. (2007). Near‐ and Mid‐Infrared Laboratory Spectra of PAH Cations in Solid H₂O. The Astrophysical Journal. 664(2). 1264–1272. 40 indexed citations

Cruikshank, D. P., Rachel Mason, C. M. Dalle Ore, et al.. (2006). Ethane on Pluto and Triton. HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe). 38. 518. 10 indexed citations

Mastrapa, R. M. E., Max P. Bernstein, & Scott A. Sandford. (2006). New Optical Constants for Amorphous and Crystalline H2O-ice. 2006. 1 indexed citations

Bernstein, Max P., Jason P. Dworkin, Scott A. Sandford, George Cooper, & L. J. Allamandola. (2002). Racemic amino acids from the ultraviolet photolysis of interstellar ice analogues. Nature. 416(6879). 401–403. 561 indexed citations breakdown →

Bernstein, Max P., Jamie E. Elsila, Jason P. Dworkin, et al.. (2002). Side Group Addition to the Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Coronene by Ultraviolet Photolysis in Cosmic Ice Analogs. The Astrophysical Journal. 576(2). 1115–1120. 84 indexed citations

Ehrenfreund, P., Max P. Bernstein, Jason P. Dworkin, Scott A. Sandford, & L. J. Allamandola. (2001). The Photostability of Amino Acids in Space. The Astrophysical Journal. 550(1). L95–L99. 173 indexed citations

Chiar, J. E., A. G. G. M. Tielens, D. C. B. Whittet, et al.. (2000). The composition and distribution of dust along the line of sight toward the Galactic Center. University of Groningen research database (University of Groningen / Centre for Information Technology). 456. 45. 1 indexed citations

Sandford, Scott A., Max P. Bernstein, L. J. Allamandola, Jarred Gillette, & Richard N. Zare. (2000). Deuterium Enrichment of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons by Photochemically Induced Exchange with Deuterium‐rich Cosmic Ices. The Astrophysical Journal. 538(2). 691–697. 48 indexed citations

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Bernstein, Max P., S. A. Sandford, & L. J. Allamandola. (1999). Life's far-flung raw materials [interstellar organic molecules].. Scientific American. 281. 26. 4 indexed citations

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Bernstein, Max P., Scott A. Sandford, & L. J. Allamandola. (1999). Life's Far-Flung Raw Materials. Scientific American. 281(1). 42–49. 41 indexed citations

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Pendleton, Y. J., A. G. G. M. Tielens, A. T. Tokunaga, & Max P. Bernstein. (1999). The Interstellar 4.62 Micron Band. The Astrophysical Journal. 513(1). 294–304. 89 indexed citations

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Bernstein, Max P. & Scott A. Sandford. (1999). Variations in the strength of the infrared forbidden 2328.2 cm−1 fundamental of solid N2 in binary mixtures. Spectrochimica Acta Part A Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy. 55(12). 2455–2466. 31 indexed citations

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Sandford, S. A., Max P. Bernstein, & T. D. Swindle. (1998). The Trapping of Noble Gases by the Irradiation and Warming of Interstellar Ice Analogs. M&PSA. 33. 4 indexed citations

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Cruikshank, D. P., T. L. Roush, Mary Jane Bartholomew, et al.. (1998). The Composition of Centaur 5145 Pholus. Icarus. 135(2). 389–407. 194 indexed citations

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Sandford, S. A., Max P. Bernstein, & T. D. Swindle. (1997). The Trapping of Noble Gases by the Irradiation and Warming of Interstellar Ices. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 1233. 2 indexed citations

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Sandford, Scott A., et al.. (1997). The Compostion and Ultraviolet and Thermal Processing of Interstellar Ices. ASPC. 122. 201. 1 indexed citations

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Bernstein, Max P., Scott A. Sandford, & L. J. Allamandola. (1997). The Infrared Spectra of Nitriles and Related Compounds Frozen in Ar and H₂O. The Astrophysical Journal. 476(2). 932–942. 106 indexed citations

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Bernstein, Max P., L. J. Allamandola, & Scott A. Sandford. (1997). Complex organics in laboratory simulations of interstellar/cometary ices. Advances in Space Research. 19(7). 991–998. 46 indexed citations

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Cruikshank, D. P., T. L. Roush, Mary Jane Bartholomew, et al.. (1996). The Composition of Planetesimal 5145 Pholus. 4. 195–9. 3 indexed citations

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