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.
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This map shows the geographic impact of N. E. White's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by N. E. White with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites N. E. White more than expected).
This network shows the impact of papers produced by N. E. White. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by N. E. White. The network helps show where N. E. White may publish in the future.
Co-authorship network of co-authors of N. E. White
This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of N. E. White.
A scholar is included among the top collaborators of N. E. White based on the total number of
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Bookbinder, Jay A., Robert B. Smith, Miquel García, et al.. (2012). The Advanced X-ray Spectroscopic Imaging Observatory. AAS. 219.1 indexed citations
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Sellers, P. J., J. B. Garvin, Anne L. Kinney, Michael Amato, & N. E. White. (2012). A Vision for the Exploration of Mars: Robotic Precursors Followed by Humans to Mars Orbit in 2033. 1679. 4140.2 indexed citations
5.
White, N. E. & A. E. Hornschemeier. (2009). International X-ray Observatory (IXO). 213.1 indexed citations
6.
Blustin, A. J., S. T. Holland, A. Cucchiara, N. E. White, & D. A. Hinshaw. (2005). Swift/UVOT photometry of GRB050730.. GCN. 3717. 1.2 indexed citations
7.
White, N. E.. (2003). Imagine the Universe. STIN. 21338.
8.
Young, A. J., A. C. Wilson, Yuichi Terashima, et al.. (2002). A Chandra X-Ray Study of Cygnus A. The Astrophysical Journal. 564.2 indexed citations
9.
Cash, W., N. E. White, & M. Joy. (2001). The Maxim Pathfinder Mission: X-ray Imaging at 100 Micro Arcseconds. ASPC. 234. 619.3 indexed citations
10.
White, N. E., G. Malaguti, & G. G. C. Palumbo. (2001). X-ray astronomy : stellar endpoints, AGN, and the diffuse x-ray background, Bologna, Italy, 6-10 September 1999. American Institute of Physics eBooks.2 indexed citations
11.
Levenson, N. A., Kimberly A. Weaver, Timothy M. Heckman, & N. E. White. (2000). The Seyfert-Starburst Connection in X-rays. The Astrophysical Journal. 133(2).2 indexed citations
Singh, K. P., S. A. Drake, & N. E. White. (1996). X-ray emission of RS CVn's versus Algol-type binaries. ASPC. 109. 663.
14.
White, N. E.. (1996). Stellar X-ray spectroscopy with ASCA. CERN Bulletin. 109. 193.3 indexed citations
15.
White, N. E., R. Petre, E. A. Boldt, et al.. (1995). The Next Generation X-ray Observatory for Spectroscopy. American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts. 187.1 indexed citations
Kitamoto, Shunji, Kenji Kawashima, H. Negoro, et al.. (1994). Resolving the Cygnus X-3 Iron K Line. Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan. 46(3). L105–L108.
18.
White, N. E., et al.. (1988). The physics of compact objects : proceedings of the COSPAR/IAU Symposium, Sofia, Bulgaria 13-18 July 1987.3 indexed citations
19.
White, N. E. & A. Peacock. (1988). The EXOSAT observatory. Memorie della Societa Astronomica Italiana. 59. 7–29.1 indexed citations
20.
Stella, L., N. E. White, & W. Priedhorsky. (1986). The Discovery of a 685 Second Orbital Period from the X-ray Source 4U1820-30 in the Globular Cluster NGC 6624. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 18. 1048.2 indexed citations
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