Nick Kaiser

11.2k total citations · 5 hit papers
62 papers, 6.1k citations indexed

About

Nick Kaiser is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation and Nuclear and High Energy Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, Nick Kaiser has authored 62 papers receiving a total of 6.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 52 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 23 papers in Instrumentation and 10 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics. Recurrent topics in Nick Kaiser's work include Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (36 papers), Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (23 papers) and Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (18 papers). Nick Kaiser is often cited by papers focused on Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (36 papers), Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (23 papers) and Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (18 papers). Nick Kaiser collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. Nick Kaiser's co-authors include G. Squires, Tom Broadhurst, Albert Stebbins, Gerard A. Luppino, Lawrence M. Widrow, E. A. Magnier, W. S. Burgett, K. C. Chambers, Andrew H. Jaffe and J. Tonry and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, The Astrophysical Journal and Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.

In The Last Decade

Nick Kaiser

62 papers receiving 5.9k citations

Hit Papers

Clustering in real space and in redshift space 1986 2026 1999 2012 1987 1992 1993 1986 1995 500 1000 1.5k
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. Clustering in real space and in redshift space
    1987 1.6k citations Nick Kaiser Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society profile →
  2. Weak gravitational lensing of distant galaxies
    1992 488 citations Nick Kaiser The Astrophysical Journal profile →
  3. Mapping the dark matter with weak gravitational lensing
    1993 465 citations Nick Kaiser, G. Squires The Astrophysical Journal profile →
  4. Evolution and clustering of rich clusters
    1986 451 citations Nick Kaiser Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society profile →
  5. A Method for Weak Lensing Observations
    1995 425 citations Nick Kaiser, G. Squires et al. The Astrophysical Journal profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Nick Kaiser United States 31 5.9k 1.8k 1.6k 451 407 62 6.1k
Alan Heavens United Kingdom 46 5.9k 1.0× 1.9k 1.0× 1.7k 1.0× 380 0.8× 436 1.1× 166 6.2k
Matthew Colless Australia 42 6.3k 1.1× 2.6k 1.4× 1.9k 1.1× 243 0.5× 270 0.7× 160 6.6k
Paul L. Schechter United States 34 8.4k 1.4× 3.4k 1.8× 1.8k 1.1× 536 1.2× 617 1.5× 118 8.7k
Masahiro Takada Japan 40 5.0k 0.9× 1.6k 0.9× 1.6k 1.0× 346 0.8× 235 0.6× 134 5.3k
Konrad Kuijken Netherlands 49 6.9k 1.2× 3.1k 1.7× 1.2k 0.7× 671 1.5× 361 0.9× 203 7.3k
Christopher M. Hirata United States 43 6.9k 1.2× 1.6k 0.9× 2.8k 1.7× 521 1.2× 312 0.8× 120 7.2k
L. Moscardini Italy 39 5.2k 0.9× 1.9k 1.1× 1.6k 0.9× 166 0.4× 358 0.9× 182 5.4k
Tom Broadhurst United States 42 6.0k 1.0× 2.3k 1.3× 1.9k 1.1× 706 1.6× 348 0.9× 145 6.2k
Ludovic Van Waerbeke Canada 45 5.5k 0.9× 2.0k 1.1× 1.3k 0.8× 784 1.7× 278 0.7× 126 5.7k
Y. Mellier France 40 4.8k 0.8× 2.1k 1.2× 1.0k 0.6× 656 1.5× 200 0.5× 145 5.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Nick Kaiser

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Fields of papers citing papers by Nick Kaiser

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Nick Kaiser

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Nick Kaiser. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Nick Kaiser 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 Nick Kaiser. Nick Kaiser 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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Sesar, Branimir, Nina Hernitschek, Sandra Mitrović, et al.. (2017). Machine-learned Identification of RR Lyrae Stars from Sparse, Multi-band Data: The PS1 Sample. The Astronomical Journal. 153(5). 204–204. 98 indexed citations
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Kaiser, Nick. (2017). There is no kinematic backreaction. arXiv (Cornell University). 1 indexed citations
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Yu, Po‐Chieh, Chorng‐Yuan Hwang, Wen-Ping Chen, et al.. (2017). Investigating merging galaxies by using Pan-STARRS images. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 600. A28–A28. 1 indexed citations
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Cai, Yan-Chuan, Nick Kaiser, Shaun Cole, & Carlos S. Frenk. (2017). Gravitational redshift and asymmetric redshift-space distortions for stacked clusters. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 468(2). 1981–1993. 17 indexed citations
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Chen, Ying-Tung, Hsing Wen Lin, Matthew J. Holman, et al.. (2016). DISCOVERY OF A NEW RETROGRADE TRANS-NEPTUNIAN OBJECT: HINT OF A COMMON ORBITAL PLANE FOR LOW SEMIMAJOR AXIS, HIGH-INCLINATION TNOs AND CENTAURS. The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 827(2). L24–L24. 35 indexed citations
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Goto, Tomotsugu, Youichi Ohyama, Wen-Ping Chen, et al.. (2016). A Quasar Discovered at redshift 6.6 from Pan-STARRS1. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. stw3287–stw3287. 22 indexed citations
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Kaiser, Nick & Michael J. Hudson. (2015). On the perturbation of the luminosity distance by peculiar motions. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 450(1). 883–895. 19 indexed citations
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Milani, Andrea, Zoran Knežević, Davide Farnocchia, et al.. (2012). Identification of known objects in Solar System surveys. Icarus. 220(1). 114–123. 14 indexed citations
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Kaiser, Nick. (2011). IMCAT: Image and Catalogue Manipulation Software. ascl. 1 indexed citations
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Clowe, Douglas, Gerard A. Luppino, & Nick Kaiser. (2003). Weak lensing by high-redshift clusters of galaxies. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 409(3). 851–856. 3 indexed citations
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Kaiser, Nick, et al.. (2002). Weak Gravitational Lensing by a Sample of X‐Ray Luminous Clusters of Galaxies. I. The Data Set. The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 139(2). 313–368. 98 indexed citations
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Kaiser, Nick & Andrew H. Jaffe. (1997). Bending of Light by Gravity Waves. The Astrophysical Journal. 484(2). 545–554. 50 indexed citations
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Kofman, Lev, Nick Kaiser, Man Hoi Lee, & Arif Babul. (1997). Statistics of Gravitational Microlensing Magnification. I. Two‐dimensional Lens Distribution. The Astrophysical Journal. 489(2). 508–521. 15 indexed citations
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Kaiser, Nick, G. Squires, & Tom Broadhurst. (1995). A Method for Weak Lensing Observations. The Astrophysical Journal. 449. 460–460. 425 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kaiser, Nick. (1995). Nonlinear cluster lens reconstruction. The Astrophysical Journal. 439. L1–L1. 81 indexed citations
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Widrow, Lawrence M. & Nick Kaiser. (1993). Using the Schrodinger equation to simulate collisionless matter. The Astrophysical Journal. 416(2). 6 indexed citations
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Saunders, W., Carlos S. Frenk, M. Rowan-Robinson, et al.. (1991). The density field of the local Universe. Nature. 349(6304). 32–38. 109 indexed citations
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Kaiser, Nick. (1988). Anisotropy of the Microwave Background and Biased Galaxy Formation. Symposium - International Astronomical Union. 130. 43–50. 1 indexed citations
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Kaiser, Nick. (1987). Clustering in real space and in redshift space. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 227(1). 1–21. 1603 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kaiser, Nick & Albert Stebbins. (1984). Microwave anisotropy due to cosmic strings. Nature. 310(5976). 391–393. 277 indexed citations

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