Michael Shao

2.7k total citations
126 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Michael Shao is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Instrumentation. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael Shao has authored 126 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 90 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 68 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 45 papers in Instrumentation. Recurrent topics in Michael Shao's work include Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (70 papers), Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing (67 papers) and Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (45 papers). Michael Shao is often cited by papers focused on Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (70 papers), Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing (67 papers) and Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (45 papers). Michael Shao collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and Australia. Michael Shao's co-authors include Slava G. Turyshev, M. M. Colavita, D. H. Staelin, Kenneth Nordtvedt, J. Kent Wallace, Xiaopei Pan, J. G. Williams, Thomas W. Murphy, B. M. Levine and B. Nemati and has published in prestigious journals such as The Astrophysical Journal, Journal of Cell Science and The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series.

In The Last Decade

Michael Shao

115 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Michael Shao United States 19 712 515 228 169 128 126 1.2k
David F. Buscher United Kingdom 18 905 1.3× 662 1.3× 419 1.8× 147 0.9× 174 1.4× 141 1.4k
Julian C. Christou United States 17 640 0.9× 578 1.1× 130 0.6× 126 0.7× 200 1.6× 143 1.2k
F. Lacombe France 20 1.6k 2.3× 424 0.8× 397 1.7× 54 0.3× 128 1.0× 66 2.1k
Erik M. Johansson United States 10 402 0.6× 327 0.6× 108 0.5× 66 0.4× 210 1.6× 25 820
Antonin Bouchez United States 21 1.4k 1.9× 902 1.8× 308 1.4× 81 0.5× 545 4.3× 130 2.0k
C. Aimé France 20 706 1.0× 857 1.7× 312 1.4× 158 0.9× 156 1.2× 116 1.4k
E. K. Hege United States 18 528 0.7× 362 0.7× 84 0.4× 72 0.4× 114 0.9× 97 1.0k
Peter Wizinowich United States 21 1.4k 1.9× 1.1k 2.2× 437 1.9× 106 0.6× 605 4.7× 163 2.2k
C. Roddier United States 22 693 1.0× 967 1.9× 162 0.7× 131 0.8× 283 2.2× 72 1.6k
J. Kent Wallace United States 20 1.2k 1.7× 1.2k 2.3× 541 2.4× 157 0.9× 322 2.5× 158 1.9k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Michael Shao

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael Shao

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Michael Shao. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Michael Shao based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Michael Shao. Michael Shao is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Zhai, Chengxing, et al.. (2024). Near-Earth Object Observations using Synthetic Tracking. Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. 136(3). 34401–34401. 2 indexed citations
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Shao, Michael, Chengxing Zhai, B. Nemati, et al.. (2023). Micro-arcsecond Astrometry Technology: Detector and Field Distortion Calibration. Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. 135(1049). 74502–74502. 1 indexed citations
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Zhai, Chengxing, et al.. (2022). Role of Topocentric Parallax in Near-Earth Object Initial Orbit Determination. Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. 134(1031). 15005–15005.
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Huayamares, Sebastian G., et al.. (2020). Brain Homogenate Decoys for Antigen-Specific Cell Amplification. ACS Applied Bio Materials. 4(1). 387–391.
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Shao, Michael, Slava G. Turyshev, Chengxing Zhai, et al.. (2019). Finding Exo-Earths with Precision Space Astrometry. Rare & Special e-Zone (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology). 51(3). 74. 2 indexed citations
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Shao, Michael, Slava G. Turyshev, Sara Spangelo, Thomas A. Werne, & Chengxing Zhai. (2017). A constellation of SmallSats with synthetic tracking cameras to search for 90% of potentially hazardous near-Earth objects. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 1 indexed citations
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Creech‐Eakman, M. J., P. Scott Carney, David F. Buscher, & Michael Shao. (2017). Synthetic aperture imaging in astronomy and aerospace: introduction. Journal of the Optical Society of America A. 34(5). SAI1–SAI1.
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Nemati, B., Michael Shao, Chengxing Zhai, et al.. (2011). Micro-Pixel Image Position Sensing Testbed. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 2 indexed citations
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Catanzarite, J. & Michael Shao. (2010). Viability of a Mission to Characterize Exo-Earths Using JWST plus a Starshade External Occulter. arXiv (Cornell University). 1 indexed citations
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Woodruff, Robert A., et al.. (2010). Optical design of dilute aperture visible nulling coronagraph imaging (DAViNCI). Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 7731. 77312A–77312A. 3 indexed citations
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Sivaramakrishnan, Anand, Rémi Soummer, Laurent Pueyo, J. Kent Wallace, & Michael Shao. (2008). Sensing Phase Aberrations behind Lyot Coronagraphs. The Astrophysical Journal. 688(1). 701–708. 17 indexed citations
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Shao, Michael, S. C. Unwin, Charles Beichman, et al.. (2007). Finding Earth clones with SIM: The most promising near-term technique to detect, find masses for, and determine three-dimensional orbits of nearby habitable planets. CaltechAUTHORS (California Institute of Technology). 4 indexed citations
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Pan, Xiaopei & Michael Shao. (2005). Accuracy and Stability of Fringe Measurements in SIM. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 351. 299. 1 indexed citations
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Shao, Michael. (2004). Science overview and status of the SIM project. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 5491. 328–328. 10 indexed citations
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DiPersio, C. Michael, et al.. (2000). Mouse keratinocytes immortalized with large T antigen acquire α3β1 integrin-dependent secretion of MMP-9/gelatinase B. Journal of Cell Science. 113(16). 2909–2921. 61 indexed citations
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Boden, Andrew F., M. M. Colavita, Gerald van Belle, & Michael Shao. (1998). Visibility calibrations with the Palomar Testbed Interferometer. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 3350. 872–872. 28 indexed citations
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Pan, Xiaopei, Michael Shao, & M. M. Colavita. (1994). <title>Binary star astronomy with optical interferometry</title>. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 2200. 360–371.
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Pan, Xiaopei, Michael Shao, M. M. Colavita, et al.. (1992). Determination of the visual orbit of the spectroscopic binary Alpha Andromedae with submilliarcsecond precision. The Astrophysical Journal. 384. 624–624. 23 indexed citations
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Shao, Michael. (1989). Direct IR Interferometric Detection of Extra Solar Planets. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 160. 1 indexed citations
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Colavita, M. M. & Michael Shao. (1986). Optimal filtering and signal processing for the Mark III Interferometer. Annual Meeting Optical Society of America. MO7–MO7. 1 indexed citations

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