N. W. Boggess

8.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
26 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

N. W. Boggess is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation and Aerospace Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, N. W. Boggess has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 7 papers in Instrumentation and 6 papers in Aerospace Engineering. Recurrent topics in N. W. Boggess's work include Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (7 papers), Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (7 papers) and Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (7 papers). N. W. Boggess is often cited by papers focused on Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (7 papers), Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (7 papers) and Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (7 papers). N. W. Boggess collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Netherlands. N. W. Boggess's co-authors include C. L. Bennett, G. Neugebauer, F. C. Gillett, R. F. Silverberg, John C. Mather, E. L. Wright, G. F. Smoot, E. T. Young, H. H. Aumann and J. P. Emerson and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, The Astrophysical Journal and Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific.

In The Last Decade

N. W. Boggess

25 papers receiving 1.2k citations

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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.

Dipole Anisotropy in the COBE Differential Microwave Radiometers First-Year Sky Maps

1993 240 citations A. Kogut, Charles H. Lineweaver et al. The Astrophysical Journal profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
N. W. Boggess United States	15	1.2k	345	146	71	66	26	1.3k
T. Kelsall United States	16	1.5k 1.2×	281 0.8×	278 1.9×	68 1.0×	32 0.5×	43	1.5k
E. J. Wampler United States	19	958 0.8×	250 0.7×	197 1.3×	29 0.4×	56 0.8×	77	1.1k
F. J. Kerr United States	13	1.1k 0.9×	267 0.8×	193 1.3×	57 0.8×	34 0.5×	60	1.2k
Dana S. Balser United States	17	994 0.8×	265 0.8×	100 0.7×	43 0.6×	37 0.6×	61	1.1k
E. Pascale United Kingdom	14	1.1k 0.9×	525 1.5×	190 1.3×	69 1.0×	73 1.1×	68	1.3k
Yervant Terzian United States	23	1.7k 1.4×	211 0.6×	510 3.5×	54 0.8×	41 0.6×	149	1.8k
P. G. Mezger Germany	18	1.8k 1.5×	400 1.2×	214 1.5×	108 1.5×	31 0.5×	94	1.9k
E. R. Seaquist Canada	26	1.9k 1.6×	549 1.6×	176 1.2×	40 0.6×	22 0.3×	131	2.0k
E. S. Cheng United States	13	1.6k 1.3×	898 2.6×	132 0.9×	29 0.4×	130 2.0×	23	1.8k
M. J. Disney United Kingdom	18	1.3k 1.1×	216 0.6×	314 2.2×	16 0.2×	30 0.5×	46	1.3k

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Arendt, Richard G., G. Bruce Berriman, N. W. Boggess, et al.. (1994). COBE diffuse infrared background experiment observations of Galactic reddening and stellar populations. The Astrophysical Journal. 425. L85–L85. 15 indexed citations

Fixsen, D. J., E. S. Cheng, D. A. Cottingham, et al.. (1994). Calibration of the COBE FIRAS instrument. The Astrophysical Journal. 420. 457–457. 41 indexed citations

Wright, E. L., John C. Mather, D. J. Fixsen, et al.. (1994). Interpretation of the COBE FIRAS CMBR spectrum. The Astrophysical Journal. 420. 450–450. 57 indexed citations

Fixsen, D. J., E. S. Cheng, D. A. Cottingham, et al.. (1994). Cosmic microwave background dipole spectrum measured by the COBE FIRAS instrument. The Astrophysical Journal. 420. 445–445. 46 indexed citations

Silverberg, R. F., Michael G. Hauser, N. W. Boggess, et al.. (1993). Design of the diffuse infrared background experiment (DIRBE) on COBE. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 2019. 180–180. 20 indexed citations

Bennett, C. L., N. W. Boggess, E. S. Cheng, et al.. (1993). Scientific results from COBE. Advances in Space Research. 13(12). 409–423. 14 indexed citations

Kelsall, T., Michael G. Hauser, G. Bruce Berriman, et al.. (1993). Investigation of the zodiacal light from 1 to 240 μm using COBE DIRBE data. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 2019. 190–190. 1 indexed citations

Kogut, A., Charles H. Lineweaver, G. F. Smoot, et al.. (1993). Dipole Anisotropy in the COBE Differential Microwave Radiometers First-Year Sky Maps. The Astrophysical Journal. 419. 1–1. 240 indexed citations breakdown →

Boggess, N. W.. (1992). The Cosmic Background Explorer (COBE): Mission and Science Overview. Highlights of Astronomy. 9. 273–274. 7 indexed citations

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Bennett, C. L., G. F. Smoot, G. Hinshaw, et al.. (1992). Preliminary separation of galactic and cosmic microwave emission for the COBE Differential Microwave Radiometer. The Astrophysical Journal. 396. L7–L7. 113 indexed citations

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Sodroski, T. J., M. G. Hauser, E. Dwek, et al.. (1992). Large-scale physical conditions in the interstellar medium from DIRBE observations. AIP conference proceedings. 278. 218–221.

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Boggess, N. W., John C. Mather, R. Weiss, et al.. (1992). The COBE mission - Its design and performance two years after launch. The Astrophysical Journal. 397. 420–420. 155 indexed citations

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Boggess, N. W.. (1984). NASA space programs in infrared astronomy.. 20(6). 116–127. 1 indexed citations

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Gautier, T. N., M. G. Hauser, Charles Beichman, et al.. (1984). IRAS images of the galactic center. The Astrophysical Journal. 278. L57–L57. 11 indexed citations

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Soifer, B. T., M. Rowan-Robinson, J. R. Houck, et al.. (1984). Infrared galaxies in the IRAS minisurvey. The Astrophysical Journal. 278. L71–L71. 102 indexed citations

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Hauser, M. G., F. C. Gillett, F. J. Low, et al.. (1984). IRAS observations of the diffuse infrared background. The Astrophysical Journal. 278. L15–L15. 76 indexed citations

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Boggess, N. W., M. G. Hauser, J. R. Houck, et al.. (1979). Infrared receivers for low background astronomy: Incoherent detectors and coherent devices from one micrometer to one millimeter. 8 indexed citations

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Boggess, N. W.. (1977). Infrared Instrumentation on NASA Airborne Observatories. Optical Engineering. 16(6). 1 indexed citations

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Boggess, N. W.. (1975). National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, D.C.. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 7. 153–165. 10 indexed citations

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Boggess, N. W.. (1959). The Orientation and Inclination of M 81. Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. 71. 534–534. 3 indexed citations

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