N. Gehrels

61.1k citations

201 papers · 8.4k indexed · 5 hit papers · h-index 46

Astronomy and Astrophysics top 0.1%
Nuclear and High Energy Physics top 0.5%
Instrumentation top 1%
Geophysics top 5%
Computational Mechanics top 5%

Co-authors: P. Mészáros Bing Zhang S. D. Barthelmy David N. Burrows C. B. Markwardt J. A. Nousek D. N. Burrows D. B. Fox
Topics: Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae (167 papers)Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations (103 papers)Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research (63 papers)
Cited by: Astronomy and Astrophysics Instrumentation Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Journals: Nature Science The Astrophysical Journal
Partner nations: United States United Kingdom Italy

In The Last Decade

N. Gehrels

188 papers receiving 8.0k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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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.

Confidence limits for small numbers of events in astrophysical data

1986 1.4k citations N. Gehrels The Astrophysical Journal profile →
Physical Processes Shaping Gamma‐Ray Burst X‐Ray Afterglow Light Curves: Theoretical Implications from theSwiftX‐Ray Telescope Observations

2006 563 citations Bing Zhang, P. Mészáros et al. The Astrophysical Journal profile →
An online repository of Swift/XRT light curves of $\vec \gamma$-ray bursts

2007 452 citations P. A. Evans, A. P. Beardmore et al. profile →
THE 70 MONTH SWIFT -BAT ALL-SKY HARD X-RAY SURVEY

2013 303 citations W. H. Baumgartner, C. B. Markwardt et al. The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series profile →
The 105-Month Swift-BAT All-sky Hard X-Ray Survey

2018 216 citations Kyuseok Oh, Michael Koss et al. The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	The 105-Month Swift-BAT All-sky Hard X-Ray Surveybreakdown → 2018 ·The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series ·Kyuseok Oh,Michael Koss,C. B. Markwardt,Kevin Schawinski,W. H. Baumgartner,S. D. Barthelmy,S. B. Cenko,N. Gehrels,R. F. Mushotzky,(unknown),Cláudio Ricci,A. Y. Lien,Benny Trakhtenbrot	216
2	X-Ray and Radio Observations of the Magnetar SGR J1935+2154 during Its 2014, 2015, and 2016 Outbursts 2017 ·The Astrophysical Journal ·George Younes,C. Kouveliotou,Amruta Jaodand,Matthew G. Baring,A. J. van der Horst,A. K. Harding,J. W. T. Hessels,N. Gehrels,Ramandeep Gill,Daniela Huppenkothen,Jonathan Granot,Ersin Göğüş,Lin Lın	31
3	Photospheric Emission in the Joint GBM and Konus Prompt Spectra of GRB 120323A 2017 ·The Astrophysical Journal ·S. Guiriec,N. Gehrels,J. McEnery,C. Kouveliotou,D. H. Hartmann	12
4	An achromatic break in the afterglow of the short GRB 140903A: evidence for a narrow jet 2016 ·Leicester Research Archive (University of Leicester) ·E. Troja,T. Sakamoto,S. B. Cenko,A. Y. Lien,N. Gehrels,A. J. Castro‐Tirado,R. Ricci,(unknown),V. Toy,A. Kutyrev,N. Kawai,Antonino Cucchiara,A. S. Fruchter,J. Gorosabel,S. Jeong,A. J. Levan,D. A. Perley,R. Sánchez-Ramírez,N. R. Tanvir,Sylvain Veilleux	53
5	GOING THE DISTANCE: MAPPING HOST GALAXIES OF LIGO AND VIRGO SOURCES IN THREE DIMENSIONS USING LOCAL COSMOGRAPHY AND TARGETED FOLLOW-UP 2016 ·The Astrophysical Journal Letters ·L. P. Singer,Hsin-Yu Chen,D. E. Holz,Will M. Farr,Larry R. Price,V. Raymond,S. B. Cenko,N. Gehrels,J. K. Cannizzo,M. M. Kasliwal,S. Nissanke,M. W. Coughlin,B. Farr,A. L. Urban,S. Vitale,J. Veitch,P. B. Graff,C. P. L. Berry,Satya Mohapatra,Ilya Mandel	105
6	DUST IN THE WIND: THE ROLE OF RECENT MASS LOSS IN LONG GAMMA-RAY BURSTS 2015 ·The Astrophysical Journal ·R. Margutti,C. Guidorzi,Davide Lazzati,D. Milisavljević,A. Kamble,T. Laskar,J. Parrent,N. Gehrels,A. M. Soderberg	17
7	Swift/BAT detects an outburst from the X-ray nova and black hole candidate GRS 1739-278 2014 ·ATel ·H. A. Krimm,S. D. Barthelmy,W. H. Baumgartner,Jeffrey D. Cummings,N. Gehrels,A. Y. Lien,C. B. Markwardt,D. M. Palmer,T. Sakamoto,M. Stamatikos,T. N. Ukwatta	1
8	IGR J12319-0749: Evidence for Another Extreme Blazar Found with INTEGRAL 2012 ·Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology) ·N. Masetti,A. Malizia,R. Landi,N. Gehrels,F. E. Marshall,A. Bazzano,P. Ubertini,A. J. Bird,L. Bassani	4
9	Particle Acceleration in Relativistic Outflows 2012 ·Desy Publications Database (Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY) ·Martin Lemoine,M. Pohl,A. M. Bykov,H. Krawczynski,Guy Pelletier,N. Gehrels	41
10	Flat-spectrum radio sources as likely counterparts of unidentified INTEGRAL sources 2012 ·Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology) ·M. Molina,R. Landi,L. Bassani,A. Malizia,J. B. Stephen,A. Bazzano,A. J. Bird,N. Gehrels	4
11	Swift-X-Ray Telescope Monitoring of the Candidate Supergiant Fast X-ray Transient IGR J16418-4532 2012 ·NASA STI Repository (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) ·P. Romano,V. Mangano,S. Vercellone,L. Ducci,P. Esposito,P. A. Evans,J. A. Kennea,D. N. Burrows,N. Gehrels	12
12	The second INTEGRAL AGN catalogue 2009 ·Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology) ·V. Beckmann,S. Soldi,Cláudio Ricci,J. Alfonso-Garzón,T. J.-L. Courvoisier,A. Domingo,N. Gehrels,P. Lubiński,J. M. Más-Hesse,A. A. Zdziarski	67
13	Swift/XRT follow-up observation confirms the flaring activity of Mrk 421 2009 ·ATel ·F. D’Ammando,M. Perri,A. Tramacere,N. Gehrels,E. A. Hoversten,H. A. Krimm	1
14	High-redshift blazar identification for Swift J1656.3-3302 2008 ·Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology) ·N. Masetti,E. Mason,R. Landi,P. Giommi,L. Bassani,A. Malizia,A. J. Bird,A. Bazzano,Anthony J. Dean,N. Gehrels,E. Palazzi,P. Ubertini	9
15	GRB 060607A: A gamma-ray burst with bright asynchronous early X-ray and optical emissions 2008 ·UCL Discovery (University College London) ·H. Ziaeepour,S. T. Holland,Patricia T. Boyd,K. L. Page,S. R. Oates,C. B. Markwardt,P. Mészáros,N. Gehrels,(unknown),Jay Cummings,M. R. Goad	19
16	Swift multi-wavelength observations of the bright flaring burstGRB 051117A 2007 ·Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology) ·M. R. Goad,K. L. Page,O. Godet,A. P. Beardmore,J. P. Osborne,P. T. O’Brien,R. L. C. Starling,S. T. Holland,D. L. Band,A. Falcone,N. Gehrels,D. N. Burrows,J. A. Nousek,P. W. A. Roming,A. Moretti,M. Perri	11
17	Jet Breaks in Short Gamma‐Ray Bursts. I. The Uncollimated Afterglow of GRB 050724 2006 ·The Astrophysical Journal ·D. Grupe,David N. Burrows,S. Patel,C. Kouveliotou,Bing Zhang,P. Mészáros,R. A. M. J. Wijers,N. Gehrels	59
18	Swift Detection of Flaring X-ray Activity from IGR J16479-4514 2005 ·UCL Discovery (University College London) ·J. A. Kennea,C. Pagani,C. B. Markwardt,(unknown),(unknown),J. A. Nousek,N. Gehrels	1
19	On the spiral arm interpretation of COMPTEL ^26^Al map features. 1996 ·Astronomy & Astrophysics Supplement Series ·(unknown),N. Gehrels,R. Diehl,D. H. Hartmann	2
20	The Compton Observatory Science Workshop 1992 ·C. R. Shrader,N. Gehrels,B. R. Dennis	56

About N. Gehrels

N. Gehrels is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation and Nuclear and High Energy Physics, having authored 201 papers that have together received 8.4k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae (167 papers), Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations (103 papers) and Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research (63 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Astronomy and Astrophysics (8.1k citations), Instrumentation (731 citations) and Nuclear and High Energy Physics (2.7k citations). N. Gehrels has collaborated with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Italy. Frequent co-authors include P. Mészáros, Bing Zhang, S. D. Barthelmy, David N. Burrows, C. B. Markwardt, J. A. Nousek, D. N. Burrows, D. B. Fox, P. A. Evans and E. Ramírez-Ruiz. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Science and The Astrophysical Journal.

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