P. B. Stetson

22.2k citations

250 papers · 12.3k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 54

Impact in

Instrumentation top 0.05%
- Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
Astronomy and Astrophysics top 0.05%
- Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
- Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
- Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
- Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
- Astro and Planetary Science
- Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations

Papers in

Instrumentation 143
- Astronomy and Astrophysical Research 142
Astronomy and Astrophysics 226
- Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies 212
- Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies 99
- Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena 54
- Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae 32
- Astro and Planetary Science 25

Co-authors: J. E. Hesser Don A. VandenBerg Michael Bolte William E. Harris M. Monelli Wendy L. Freedman S. Cassisi Laura Ferrarese
Journals: The Astrophysical Journal (67 papers)The Astronomical Journal (58 papers)Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (27 papers)Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific (20 papers)Astronomy and Astrophysics (8 papers)
Partner nations: Canada United States Italy

In The Last Decade

P. B. Stetson

244 papers receiving 11.8k citations

Hit Papers

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The center of the core-cusp globular cluster M15: CFHT and HST Observations, ALLFRAME reductions 1994 · 654 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

1994 Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
1987 Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific

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The 25 scholars most cited alongside P. B. Stetson, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.

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All Works

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1	The GeMS/GSAOI Galactic Globular Cluster Survey (G4CS). II. Characterization of 47 Tuc with Bayesian Statistics The Astrophysical Journal ·Mirko Simunovic, Thomas H. Puzia, Bryan W. Miller, E. R. Carrasco, Aaron Dotter, S. Cassisi, Stephanie Monty, P. B. Stetson	2023	2
2	On the dwarf irregular galaxy NGC 6822. I. Young, intermediate, and old stellar populations arXiv (Cornell University) ·Arum Fitri Lestari, M. Dall’Ora, G. Bono, P. B. Stetson, (unknown), M. Fabrizio, I. Ferraro, M. Nonino, V. F. Braga, R. da Silva, G. Fiorentino, G. Iannicola, M. Marengo, M. Monelli, Guangping Zheng, A. Pietrinferni, M. Salaris	2022	6
3	Separation between RR Lyrae and type II Cepheids and their importance for a distance determination: the case of omega Cen Astronomy and Astrophysics ·V. F. Braga, G. Bono, G. Fiorentino, P. B. Stetson, M. Dall’Ora, M. Salaris, R. da Silva, M. Fabrizio, S. Marinoni, Biswas Palukunnu, Mario Mateo, Noriyuki Matsunaga, M. Monelli, George Wallerstein	2020	19
4	Confirming Bologna A: An Old Star Cluster in the SMC Research Notes of the AAS ·M. Bellazzini, E. Pancino, F. R. Ferraro, P. B. Stetson	2019	2
5	IC 4499 revised: Spectro-photometric evidence of small light-element variations Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology) ·E. Dalessandro, C. Lardo, Mario Cadelano, Sara Saracino, N. Bastian, A. Mucciarelli, M. Salaris, P. B. Stetson, E. Pancino	2018	13
6	The GeMS/GSAOI Galactic Globular Cluster Survey (G4CS). I. A Pilot Study of the Stellar Populations in NGC 2298 and NGC 3201 The Astrophysical Journal ·Stephanie Monty, Thomas H. Puzia, Bryan W. Miller, E. R. Carrasco, Mirko Simunovic, M. Schirmer, P. B. Stetson, S. Cassisi, Kim A. Venn, Aaron Dotter, Paul Goudfrooij, S. Perina, Peter Pessev, Ata Sarajedini, Matthew A. Taylor	2018	11
7	Weak Galactic halo-Fornax dSph connection from RR Lyrae stars Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology) ·G. Fiorentino, M. Monelli, P. B. Stetson, G. Bono, Carme Gallart, C. E. Martínez-Vázquez, Edouard J. Bernard, D. Massari, V. F. Braga, M. Dall’Ora	2017	8
8	Variable Stars in Local Group Galaxies. III. And VII, NGC 147, and NGC 185: Insight into the Building Blocks of the M31 Halo^∗ The Astrophysical Journal ·M. Monelli, G. Fiorentino, Edouard J. Bernard, C. E. Martínez-Vázquez, G. Bono, Carme Gallart, M. Dall’Ora, P. B. Stetson	2017	7
9	On a New Theoretical Framework for RR Lyrae Stars. II. Mid-infrared Period–Luminosity–Metallicity Relations The Astrophysical Journal ·J. Neeley, M. Marengo, G. Bono, V. F. Braga, M. Dall’Ora, Davide Magurno, M. Marconi, 猛新田, E. Tognelli, P. G. Prada Moroni, Rachael L. Beaton, Wendy L. Freedman, Barry F. Madore, Andrew Monson, Victoria Scowcroft, Mark Seibert, P. B. Stetson	2017	36
10	The ISLAndS Project. II. The Lifetime Star Formation Histories of Six Andromeda dSphs* The Astrophysical Journal ·Evan D. Skillman, M. Monelli, Daniel R. Weisz, S. L. Hidalgo, A. Aparicio, Edouard J. Bernard, Michael Boylan-Kolchin, S. Cassisi, Andrew A. Cole, Andrew E. Dolphin, Henry C. Ferguson, Carme Gallart, M. J. Irwin, Nicolas F. Martin, C. E. Martínez-Vázquez, Lucio Mayer, Alan W. McConnachie, Kristen B. W. McQuinn, Julio F. Navarro, P. B. Stetson	2017	63
11	Astrometry with MCAO: HST-GeMS proper motions in the globular cluster NGC 6681 Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology) ·D. Massari, G. Fiorentino, Alan W. McConnachie, Andrea Bellini, Eline Tolstoy, 郑作新, Teng Rui, G. Bono, P. B. Stetson, Jean‐Pierre Véran	2016	14
12	GeMS MCAO observations of the Galactic globular cluster NGC 2808: the absolute age Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology) ·D. Massari, G. Fiorentino, Alan W. McConnachie, G. Bono, M. Dall’Ora, I. Ferraro, G. Iannicola, P. B. Stetson, 郑作新, Eline Tolstoy	2016	17
13	COMPARING M31 AND MILKY WAY SATELLITES: THE EXTENDED STAR FORMATION HISTORIES OF ANDROMEDA II AND ANDROMEDA XVI The Astrophysical Journal ·Daniel R. Weisz, Evan D. Skillman, S. L. Hidalgo, M. Monelli, Andrew E. Dolphin, Alan W. McConnachie, Edouard J. Bernard, Carme Gallart, A. Aparicio, Michael Boylan-Kolchin, S. Cassisi, Andrew A. Cole, Henry C. Ferguson, M. J. Irwin, Nicolas F. Martin, Lucio Mayer, Kristen B. W. McQuinn, Julio F. Navarro, P. B. Stetson	2014	31
14	Particle-physics constraints from the globular cluster M5: neutrino dipole moments Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology) ·N. Viaux Maira, M. Catelan, P. B. Stetson, Georg G. Raffelt, Javier Redondo, A. A. R. Valcarce, (unknown)	2013	61
15	The radial distribution of the two stellar populations in NGC 1851 Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology) ·A. P. Milone, P. B. Stetson, G. Piotto, L. R. Bedin, Jay Anderson, S. Cassisi, M. Salaris	2009	44
16	Variable stars in the open cluster NGC 6791 and its surrounding field Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology) ·Fabrizio De Marchi, E. Poretti, M. Montalto, G. Piotto, S. Desidera, L. R. Bedin, R. Claudi, A. Arellano Ferro, H. Bruntt, P. B. Stetson	2007	26
17	A search for planets in the old open cluster NGC 6791 Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology) ·H. Bruntt, F. Grundahl, B. Tingley, S. Frandsen, P. B. Stetson, B. Thomsen	2003	27
18	The HST Key Project on the Extragalactic Distance Scale. XV. Implications of a Cepheid Distance to the Fornax Cluster The Astrophysical Journal ·Barry F. Madore, Wendy L. Freedman, N. A. Silbermann, ELLSWORTH HUNTINGTON, J. P. Huchra, J. R. Mould, J. A. Graham, Laura Ferrarese, B. K. Gibson, Maoan Han, J. G. Hoessel, Shaun M. G. Hughes, G. D. Illingworth, Randy L. Phelps, Shoko Sakai, P. B. Stetson	1998	1
19	Pal 3 and Eridanus: HST CMDs of second-parameter globular clusters in the outer halo. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society ·P. B. Stetson, J. E. Hesser, R. D. McClure, S. van den Bergh, M. Bolte, William E. Harris, Don A. VandenBerg, Howard E. Bond, G. G. Fahlman, Harvey B. Richer, R. A. Bell	1996	3
20	The Discovery of Cepheids and a New Distance to M101 Using the Hubble Space Telescope AAS ·D. D. Kelson, G. D. Illingworth, Wendy L. Freedman, Ryley Hill, J. A. Graham, Abhijit Saha, Barry F. Madore, J. R. Mould, Shaun M. G. Hughes, P. B. Stetson, R. C. Kennicutt, Laura Ferrarese, Holland Ford, J. G. Hoessel, J. P. Huchra	1994	2

About P. B. Stetson

P. B. Stetson is a scholar working on Instrumentation, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Computational Mechanics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, having authored 250 papers that have together received 12.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (212 papers), Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (142 papers), Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (99 papers), Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (54 papers), Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae (32 papers), Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation (30 papers), Astro and Planetary Science (25 papers) and Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing (20 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Instrumentation (5.3k citations), Astronomy and Astrophysics (11.8k citations), Nuclear and High Energy Physics (1.2k citations), Computational Mechanics (457 citations) and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (559 citations). P. B. Stetson has collaborated with scholars based in Canada, United States and Italy. Frequent co-authors include J. E. Hesser, Don A. VandenBerg, Michael Bolte, William E. Harris, M. Monelli, Wendy L. Freedman, S. Cassisi, Laura Ferrarese, Barry F. Madore and J. R. Mould. Their work appears in journals such as The Astrophysical Journal, The Astronomical Journal, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific and Astronomy and Astrophysics.

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