Michelle Collins

6.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
90 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Michelle Collins is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Michelle Collins has authored 90 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 50 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 30 papers in Instrumentation and 8 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Michelle Collins's work include Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (47 papers), Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (43 papers) and Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (30 papers). Michelle Collins is often cited by papers focused on Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (47 papers), Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (43 papers) and Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (30 papers). Michelle Collins collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and France. Michelle Collins's co-authors include Justin I. Read, Rodrigo Ibata, Nicolas F. Martin, R. Michael Rich, Oscar Agertz, S. C. Chapman, M. J. Irwin, A. M. N. Ferguson, Geraint F. Lewis and Alan W. McConnachie and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, The Astrophysical Journal and Journal of Applied Physiology.

In The Last Decade

Michelle Collins

84 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Hit Papers

A vast, thin plane of corotating dwarf galaxies orbiting ... 2013 2026 2017 2021 2013 2016 100 200 300
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.

  1. A vast, thin plane of corotating dwarf galaxies orbiting the Andromeda galaxy
    2013 320 citations Rodrigo Ibata, Geraint F. Lewis et al. Nature profile →
  2. Dark matter cores all the way down
    2016 228 citations Justin I. Read, Oscar Agertz et al. 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
Michelle Collins United States 26 1.7k 911 277 174 142 90 2.4k
Stephen C. Russell United States 13 652 0.4× 115 0.1× 176 0.6× 37 0.2× 21 0.1× 48 1.0k
Wenting Wang China 24 1.3k 0.7× 662 0.7× 253 0.9× 59 0.3× 61 0.4× 70 1.6k
Edward M. Edmondson United Kingdom 10 1.4k 0.8× 860 0.9× 94 0.3× 33 0.2× 12 0.1× 10 1.6k
K. D. Borne United States 17 802 0.5× 304 0.3× 58 0.2× 17 0.1× 32 0.2× 72 1.0k
K. Smith United States 15 1.0k 0.6× 205 0.2× 229 0.8× 97 0.6× 23 0.2× 73 1.4k
Aravind Natarajan United States 19 488 0.3× 33 0.0× 392 1.4× 27 0.2× 479 3.4× 35 1.3k
William H. Farr United States 15 106 0.1× 212 0.2× 13 0.0× 492 2.8× 9 0.1× 86 952
Daniel Masters United States 17 725 0.4× 337 0.4× 86 0.3× 27 0.2× 4 0.0× 39 944
Frank Würthwein United States 7 79 0.0× 6 0.0× 120 0.4× 19 0.1× 57 0.4× 50 837
T. Wenaus United States 11 54 0.0× 8 0.0× 157 0.6× 18 0.1× 56 0.4× 64 836

Countries citing papers authored by Michelle Collins

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Fields of papers citing papers by Michelle Collins

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michelle Collins

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Michelle Collins. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Michelle Collins 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 Michelle Collins. Michelle Collins 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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Read, Justin I., Matthew D A Orkney, Stacy Y. Kim, et al.. (2025). The emergence of globular clusters and globular-cluster-like dwarfs. Nature. 645(8080). 327–331.
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Erkal, Denis, et al.. (2025). Probing the Dark Matter Halos of External Galaxies with Stellar Streams. The Astrophysical Journal. 994(1). 36–36.
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Collins, Michelle, R. Michael Rich, Justin I. Read, et al.. (2025). Mass modelling the Andromeda Dwarf Galaxies: Andromeda VI and Andromeda XXIII. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 540(2). 1701–1718. 2 indexed citations
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Collins, Michelle, et al.. (2024). Discovery of Globular Cluster Candidates in the Dwarf Irregular Galaxy IC 2574 Using HST/ACS Imaging. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 530(4). 4936–4949. 2 indexed citations
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Forbes, Duncan A., Maria Luísa Buzzo, Anna Ferré-Mateu, et al.. (2024). Why do some ultra diffuse Galaxies have rich globular cluster systems?. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 536(2). 1217–1225. 5 indexed citations
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Erkal, Denis, et al.. (2024). One stream or two – exploring Andromeda’s North West stream. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 536(3). 2294–2312. 1 indexed citations
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Weisz, Daniel R., Else Starkenburg, Nicolas F. Martin, et al.. (2024). Stellar Metallicities and Gradients in the Faint M31 Satellites Andromeda XVI and Andromeda XXVIII. The Astrophysical Journal. 975(1). 2–2. 2 indexed citations
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Collins, Michelle, et al.. (2024). Pisces VII/Triangulum III – M33’s second dwarf satellite galaxy. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 528(2). 2614–2620. 11 indexed citations
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Martinez, Anthony, et al.. (2023). Reported adverse events related to use of hepatitis C virus direct-acting antivirals with opioids: 2017–2021. Harm Reduction Journal. 20(1). 142–142.
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Collins, Michelle, R. Michael Rich, Justin I. Read, et al.. (2023). Andromeda XXV – a dwarf galaxy with a low central dark matter density. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 521(3). 3527–3539. 3 indexed citations
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Collins, Michelle, Justin I. Read, Rodrigo Ibata, et al.. (2021). Andromeda XXI – a dwarf galaxy in a low-density dark matter halo. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 505(4). 5686–5701. 32 indexed citations
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Martínez‐Delgado, David, et al.. (2021). Pisces VII: Discovery of a possible satellite of Messier 33 in the DESI Legacy Imaging Surveys. arXiv (Cornell University). 17 indexed citations
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Rich, R. Michael, А. В. Мосенков, Andreas Koch, et al.. (2019). The haloes and environments of nearby galaxies (HERON) – I. Imaging, sample characteristics, and envelope diameters. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 490(2). 1539–1569. 32 indexed citations
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Martin, Nicolas F., Daniel R. Weisz, Edouard J. Bernard, et al.. (2017). A Rogues’ Gallery of Andromeda's Dwarf Galaxies. I. A Predominance of Red Horizontal Branches. The Astrophysical Journal. 850(1). 16–16. 18 indexed citations
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Martin, Nicolas F., Rodrigo Ibata, Michelle Collins, et al.. (2016). TRIANGULUM II: A VERY METAL-POOR AND DYNAMICALLY HOT STELLAR SYSTEM. The Astrophysical Journal. 818(1). 40–40. 41 indexed citations
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Collins, Michelle, et al.. (2016). The dynamics of Andromeda's dwarf galaxies and stellar streams. Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union. 11(S321). 16–18. 2 indexed citations
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McCoy, Adam M., Michelle Collins, & Luis Ugozzoli. (2010). Using the Gene Pulser MXcell Electroporation System to Transfect Primary Cells with High Efficiency. Journal of Visualized Experiments. 1 indexed citations
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McCoy, Adam M., Michelle Collins, & Luis Ugozzoli. (2010). Using the Gene Pulser MXcell Electroporation System to Transfect Primary Cells with High Efficiency. Journal of Visualized Experiments. 7 indexed citations
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Klemm, Paula, et al.. (2010). Unleashing animal-assisted therapy. Nursing. 40(10). 12–13. 3 indexed citations
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McCoy, Adam M., Claudia Litterst, Michelle Collins, & Luis Ugozzoli. (2010). Using an Automated Cell Counter to Simplify Gene Expression Studies: siRNA Knockdown of IL-4 Dependent Gene Expression in Namalwa Cells. Journal of Visualized Experiments. 2 indexed citations

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