Max Pettini

32.5k total citations · 10 hit papers
231 papers, 19.1k citations indexed

About

Max Pettini is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation and Nuclear and High Energy Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, Max Pettini has authored 231 papers receiving a total of 19.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 216 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 78 papers in Instrumentation and 29 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics. Recurrent topics in Max Pettini's work include Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (143 papers), Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (119 papers) and Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (109 papers). Max Pettini is often cited by papers focused on Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (143 papers), Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (119 papers) and Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (109 papers). Max Pettini collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Australia. Max Pettini's co-authors include Charles C. Steidel, Kurt L. Adelberger, Alice E. Shapley, Mark Dickinson, Mauro Giavalisco, Dawn K. Erb, Naveen A. Reddy, B. E. J. Pagel, Ryan Cooke and Sara L. Ellison and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, The Astrophysical Journal and Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.

In The Last Decade

Max Pettini

225 papers receiving 18.7k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

[O iii]/[N ii] as an abundance indicator at high redshift

2004 985 citations Max Pettini et al. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society profile →
Lyman‐Break Galaxies at \documentclass{aastex} \usepackage{amsbsy} \usepackage{amsfonts} \usepackage{amssymb} \usepackage{bm} \usepackage{mathrsfs} \usepackage{pifont} \usepackage{stmaryrd} \usepackage{textcomp} \usepackage{portland,xspace} \usepackage{amsmath,amsxtra} \usepackage[OT2,OT1]{fontenc} \newcommand\cyr{ \renewcommand\rmdefault{wncyr} \renewcommand\sfdefault{wncyss} \renewcommand\encodingdefault{OT2} \normalfont \selectfont} \DeclareTextFontCommand{\textcyr}{\cyr} \pagestyle{empty} \DeclareMathSizes{10}{9}{7}{6} \begin{document} \landscape $z\gtrsim 4$ \end{document} and the Evolution of the Ultraviolet Luminosity Density at High Redshift

1999 816 citations Charles C. Steidel, Kurt L. Adelberger et al. The Astrophysical Journal profile →
Rest‐Frame Ultraviolet Spectra of \documentclass{aastex} \usepackage{amsbsy} \usepackage{amsfonts} \usepackage{amssymb} \usepackage{bm} \usepackage{mathrsfs} \usepackage{pifont} \usepackage{stmaryrd} \usepackage{textcomp} \usepackage{portland,xspace} \usepackage{amsmath,amsxtra} \usepackage[OT2,OT1]{fontenc} \newcommand\cyr{ \renewcommand\rmdefault{wncyr} \renewcommand\sfdefault{wncyss} \renewcommand\encodingdefault{OT2} \normalfont \selectfont} \DeclareTextFontCommand{\textcyr}{\cyr} \pagestyle{empty} \DeclareMathSizes{10}{9}{7}{6} \begin{document} \landscape $z\sim 3$ \end{document} Lyman Break Galaxies

2003 775 citations Alice E. Shapley, Charles C. Steidel et al. The Astrophysical Journal profile →
Lyman Break Galaxies at z>4 and the Evolution of the UV Luminosity Density at High Redshift

1998 771 citations Charles C. Steidel, Kurt L. Adelberger et al. profile →
THE STRUCTURE AND KINEMATICS OF THE CIRCUMGALACTIC MEDIUM FROM FAR-ULTRAVIOLET SPECTRA OFz≃ 2-3 GALAXIES

2010 659 citations Charles C. Steidel, Dawn K. Erb et al. The Astrophysical Journal profile →
Rest-Frame Ultraviolet Spectra of z~3 Lyman Break Galaxies

2003 659 citations Alice E. Shapley, Charles C. Steidel et al. The Astrophysical Journal profile →
The Mass‐Metallicity Relation atz≳2

2006 620 citations Dawn K. Erb, Alice E. Shapley et al. The Astrophysical Journal profile →
The Rest‐Frame Optical Spectra of Lyman Break Galaxies: Star Formation, Extinction, Abundances, and Kinematics

2001 469 citations Max Pettini, Alice E. Shapley et al. The Astrophysical Journal profile →
One Percent Determination of the Primordial Deuterium Abundance*

2018 308 citations Ryan Cooke, Max Pettini et al. The Astrophysical Journal profile →
Evidence of patchy hydrogen reionization from an extreme Lyα trough below redshift six

2015 280 citations George D. Becker, Max Pettini et al. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	The AURORA Survey: Robust Helium Abundances at High Redshift Reveal a Subpopulation of Helium-enhanced Galaxies in the Early Universe 2025 ·The Astrophysical Journal ·(unknown), (unknown), Alice E. Shapley, (unknown), (unknown), Evan D. Skillman, Erik Aver, Fergus Cullen, (unknown), (unknown), Tucker Jones, Ali Ahmad Khostovan, D J McLeod, Desika Narayanan, Pascal A. Oesch, (unknown), Max Pettini, (unknown), (unknown)	0
2	The AURORA survey: the evolution of multiphase electron densities at high redshift 2025 ·Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society ·Michael W. Topping, Ryan L. Sanders, Alice E. Shapley, (unknown), Naveen A. Reddy, Dan Stark, Danielle A. Berg, L. Clarke, Fergus Cullen, J. S. Dunlop, Richard S. Ellis, N. M. Förster Schreiber, G. D. Illingworth, Tucker Jones, Desika Narayanan, Max Pettini, D. Schaerer	11
3	Primordial Helium-3 Redux: The Helium Isotope Ratio of the Orion Nebula* \n \n 2022 ·Durham Research Online (Durham University) ·Ryan Cooke, P. Noterdaeme, James W. Johnson, Max Pettini, (unknown), Céline Péroux, M. T. Murphy, David H. Weinberg	4
4	MUSE-ALMA Haloes – VIII. Statistical study of circumgalactic medium gas 2022 ·Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society ·(unknown), Céline Péroux, (unknown), Ramona Augustin, Varsha P. Kulkarni, (unknown), M. A. Zwaan, Anne Klitsch, A. Hamanowicz, E. M. Sadler, A. D. Biggs, (unknown), Matthew Hayes, J. Christopher Howk, Glenn G. Kacprzak, H. Kuntschner, Dylan Nelson, Max Pettini	12
5	MUSE–ALMA haloes VII: survey science goals & design, data processing and final catalogues 2022 ·Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society ·Céline Péroux, (unknown), (unknown), Ramona Augustin, Varsha P. Kulkarni, (unknown), Anne Klitsch, A. Hamanowicz, (unknown), M. A. Zwaan, A. D. Biggs, Andrew J. Fox, Matthew Hayes, J. Christopher Howk, Glenn G. Kacprzak, Susan A. Kassin, H. Kuntschner, Dylan Nelson, Max Pettini	12
6	The effect of dust bias on the census of neutral gas and metals in the high-redshift Universe due to SDSS-II quasar colour selection 2019 ·Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society ·Jens-Kristian Krogager, J. P. U. Fynbo, P. Møller, P. Noterdaeme, K. E. Heintz, Max Pettini	21
7	The Evolution of O i over 3.2 < z < 6.5: Reionization of the Circumgalactic Medium 2019 ·The Astrophysical Journal ·George D. Becker, Max Pettini, Marc Rafelski, V. D’Odorico, Elisa Boera, L. Christensen, G. Cupani, Sara L. Ellison, Emanuele Paolo Farina, Michele Fumagalli, Sebastián López, Marcel Neeleman, Emma Ryan‐Weber, G. Worseck	50
8	A Window on the Earliest Star Formation: Extreme Photoionization Conditions of a High-ionization, Low-metallicity Lensed Galaxy at z ∼ 2* 2018 ·The Astrophysical Journal ·Danielle A. Berg, Dawn K. Erb, Matthew W. Auger, Max Pettini, Gabriel Brammer	83
9	Zinc abundances in the Sculptor dwarf spheroidal galaxy 2017 ·Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology) ·Á. Skúladóttir, Eline Tolstoy, Stefania Salvadori, V. Hill, Max Pettini	35
10	A New, Precise Measurement of the Primordial Abundance of Deuterium 2013 ·AAS ·Ryan Cooke, Max Pettini	1
11	Sulphur and zinc abundances in Galactic halo stars revisited 2007 ·Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology) ·P. E. Nissen, (unknown), M. Asplund, D. Fabbian, F. Kerber, H. U. Käufl, Max Pettini	75
12	Physical properties of absorbers in high redshift quasars 2007 ·Redalyc (Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México) ·(unknown), Frederick Hamann, Max Pettini	3
13	Sulphur Abundances in Metal-Poor Stars First Result from CRIRES Science Verification 2007 ·The Messenger ·P. E. Nissen, M. Asplund, D. Fabbian, F. Kerber, Hans Ulrich Käufl, Max Pettini	1
14	Discovery of 21-cm absorption in a zabs = 2.289 damped Lyman α system towards TXS 0311+430: the first low spin temperature absorber at z > 1 2007 ·Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society Letters ·(unknown), Nissim Kanekar, Sara L. Ellison, Max Pettini	22
15	Low (and High) Metallicity Galaxies at High Redshift 2006 ·ASPC ·Max Pettini	1
16	Deuterium at High Redshifts: Recent Advances and Open Issues 2006 ·CERN Bulletin ·Max Pettini	1
17	On the reliability of C IV 1549 as an abundance indicator for high-redshift star-forming galaxies 2006 ·Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society ·P. A. Crowther, (unknown), Max Pettini, Charles C. Steidel	17
18	The evolution of the C/O ratio in metal-poor halo stars 2004 ·Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology) ·(unknown), Leticia Carigi, P. E. Nissen, Max Pettini, M. Asplund	112
19	The Discovery of Primeval Galaxies and the Epoch of Galaxy Formation 1998 ·CERN Bulletin ·Max Pettini, Charles C. Steidel, Kurt L. Adelberger, M. Kellogg, M. Dickinson, Mauro Giavalisco	1
20	Supernova 1994D in NGC 4526 1994 ·Durham Research Online (Durham University) ·Robert Cumming, W. P. S. Meikle, T. R. Geballe, J. V. Wall, Charles Jenkins, D. M. Walther, L. J. Smith, Max Pettini, David L. King, Crystal L. Martin, T. Shanks, S. M. Croom, N. R. Tanvir, P. M. Kilmartin, A. C. Gilmore, (unknown)	0

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