Michael P. Hobson

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
14 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Michael P. Hobson is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Biophysics and Nuclear and High Energy Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael P. Hobson has authored 14 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 3 papers in Biophysics and 3 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics. Recurrent topics in Michael P. Hobson's work include Cosmology and Gravitation Theories (5 papers), Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques (3 papers) and Advanced Biosensing Techniques and Applications (2 papers). Michael P. Hobson is often cited by papers focused on Cosmology and Gravitation Theories (5 papers), Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques (3 papers) and Advanced Biosensing Techniques and Applications (2 papers). Michael P. Hobson collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, France and Australia. Michael P. Hobson's co-authors include F. Feroz, O. Lahav, S. L. Bridle, Paul Alexander, R. M. Shannon, L. Lentati, Rutger van Haasteren, M. Ashdown, Jeremy F. Taylor and E. K. Porter and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society and Magnetic Resonance in Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Michael P. Hobson

14 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

Multimodal nested sampling: an efficient and robust alter... 2008 2026 2014 2020 2008 250 500 750
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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.

  1. Multimodal nested sampling: an efficient and robust alternative to Markov Chain Monte Carlo methods for astronomical data analyses
    2008 966 citations F. Feroz, Michael P. Hobson Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Michael P. Hobson United Kingdom 10 1.0k 407 166 111 87 14 1.4k
F. Feroz United Kingdom 10 1.1k 1.0× 495 1.2× 185 1.1× 95 0.9× 83 1.0× 20 1.4k
V. Kashyap United States 26 2.5k 2.5× 391 1.0× 207 1.2× 69 0.6× 29 0.3× 137 2.7k
Andrew H. Jaffe United States 25 2.1k 2.0× 889 2.2× 167 1.0× 118 1.1× 151 1.7× 63 2.3k
Roberto Trotta United Kingdom 31 2.0k 1.9× 1.9k 4.6× 83 0.5× 146 1.3× 101 1.2× 90 2.8k
D. Mortlock United Kingdom 30 2.6k 2.6× 731 1.8× 595 3.6× 100 0.9× 71 0.8× 80 2.9k
Johannes Büchner Germany 22 2.3k 2.3× 679 1.7× 459 2.8× 56 0.5× 63 0.7× 89 2.6k
M. P. Hobson United Kingdom 24 2.2k 2.2× 1.2k 2.9× 252 1.5× 162 1.5× 156 1.8× 60 2.6k
Frederick B. Davies Germany 24 2.0k 2.0× 639 1.6× 542 3.3× 60 0.5× 45 0.5× 84 2.3k
Joshua S. Speagle United States 17 2.5k 2.4× 300 0.7× 786 4.7× 68 0.6× 121 1.4× 60 2.7k
M. P. Hobson United Kingdom 18 612 0.6× 217 0.5× 48 0.3× 59 0.5× 61 0.7× 47 952

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael P. Hobson

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All Works

14 of 14 papers shown
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Hirsch, Michael, Ji Won Yoon, Daniel J. Rolfe, et al.. (2019). A global sampler of single particle tracking solutions for single molecule microscopy. PLoS ONE. 14(10). e0221865–e0221865. 1 indexed citations
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Larkin, Timothy J., Mikko I. Kettunen, Thomas C. Booth, et al.. (2013). Analysis of image heterogeneity using 2D Minkowski functionals detects tumor responses to treatment. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. 71(1). 402–410. 29 indexed citations
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Lentati, L., Paul Alexander, Michael P. Hobson, et al.. (2013). temponest: a Bayesian approach to pulsar timing analysis. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 437(3). 3004–3023. 102 indexed citations
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Rolfe, Daniel J., Michael Hirsch, Sarah R. Needham, et al.. (2011). Automated multidimensional single molecule fluorescence microscopy feature detection and tracking. European Biophysics Journal. 40(10). 1167–1186. 38 indexed citations
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Challinor, A., et al.. (2009). Cold dark matter isocurvature perturbations: Constraints and model selection. Physical review. D. Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology. 79(12). 25 indexed citations
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Feroz, Farhan, Jonathan R. Gair, Michael P. Hobson, & E. K. Porter. (2009). Use of the MULTINEST algorithm for gravitational wave data analysis. Classical and Quantum Gravity. 26(21). 215003–215003. 47 indexed citations
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Webb, S, Daniel J. Rolfe, Sarah R. Needham, et al.. (2008). Simultaneous widefield single molecule orientation and FRET microscopy in cells. Optics Express. 16(25). 20258–20258. 12 indexed citations
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Feroz, F. & Michael P. Hobson. (2008). Multimodal nested sampling: an efficient and robust alternative to Markov Chain Monte Carlo methods for astronomical data analyses. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 384(2). 449–463. 966 indexed citations breakdown →
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Taylor, Jeremy F., M. Ashdown, & Michael P. Hobson. (2008). Fast optimal CMB power spectrum estimation with Hamiltonian sampling. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 389(3). 1284–1292. 40 indexed citations
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Shaw, Ruth G., M. Bridges, & Michael P. Hobson. (2007). Clustered nested sampling: efficient Bayesian inference for cosmology. arXiv (Cornell University). 3 indexed citations
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Withington, S., et al.. (2007). Coupled-mode theory for infrared and submillimeter wave detectors. Journal of the Optical Society of America A. 24(3). 764–764. 14 indexed citations
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Withington, S., et al.. (2007). Theoretical analysis of astronomical phased arrays. Journal of Optics A Pure and Applied Optics. 10(1). 15304–15304. 4 indexed citations
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Hobson, Michael P., et al.. (2007). Cosmology with the Planck cluster sample. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 382(1). 158–176. 4 indexed citations
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Hobson, Michael P., S. L. Bridle, & O. Lahav. (2002). Combining cosmological data sets: hyperparameters and Bayesian evidence. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 335(2). 377–388. 79 indexed citations

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