P. J. Flower

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
18 papers, 979 citations indexed

About

P. J. Flower is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, P. J. Flower has authored 18 papers receiving a total of 979 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 10 papers in Instrumentation and 1 paper in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in P. J. Flower's work include Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (15 papers), Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (10 papers) and Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (6 papers). P. J. Flower is often cited by papers focused on Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (15 papers), Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (10 papers) and Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (6 papers). P. J. Flower collaborates with scholars based in United States. P. J. Flower's co-authors include P. W. Hodge, Bruce W. Carney, K. A. Janes, R. Canterna, Edward W. Olszewski, D. Geisler, R. A. Schommer and Paula Szkody and has published in prestigious journals such as The Astrophysical Journal, The Astronomical Journal and Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific.

In The Last Decade

P. J. Flower

17 papers receiving 934 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.

Transformations from Theoretical Hertzsprung-Russell Diagrams to Color-Magnitude Diagrams: Effective Temperatures, B-V Colors, and Bolometric Corrections

1996 905 citations P. J. Flower The Astrophysical Journal profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
P. J. Flower United States	6	961	466	58	25	24	18	979
Robert B. Hanson United States	11	741 0.8×	339 0.7×	83 1.4×	38 1.5×	28 1.2×	20	766
P. North Switzerland	19	1.0k 1.1×	445 1.0×	47 0.8×	54 2.2×	22 0.9×	61	1.1k
A. Arellano Ferro Mexico	15	642 0.7×	360 0.8×	47 0.8×	21 0.8×	27 1.1×	88	667
K. Stȩpień Poland	17	761 0.8×	194 0.4×	53 0.9×	24 1.0×	13 0.5×	61	786
Chao-Wen Chin United States	15	578 0.6×	230 0.5×	22 0.4×	64 2.6×	24 1.0×	42	603
H. Edelmann Germany	20	1.1k 1.1×	491 1.1×	70 1.2×	21 0.8×	30 1.3×	40	1.1k
L. L. Stryker United States	10	416 0.4×	167 0.4×	31 0.5×	33 1.3×	27 1.1×	15	430
Stephenson Yang Canada	11	656 0.7×	175 0.4×	24 0.4×	27 1.1×	39 1.6×	17	663
S. O. Kepler Brazil	13	502 0.5×	225 0.5×	32 0.6×	21 0.8×	39 1.6×	46	529
L. da Silva Brazil	14	1.1k 1.1×	458 1.0×	28 0.5×	61 2.4×	17 0.7×	18	1.1k

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18 of 18 papers shown

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Flower, P. J.. (1996). Transformations from Theoretical Hertzsprung-Russell Diagrams to Color-Magnitude Diagrams: Effective Temperatures, B-V Colors, and Bolometric Corrections. The Astrophysical Journal. 469. 355–355. 905 indexed citations breakdown →

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Flower, P. J.. (1990). Understanding the Universe. 4 indexed citations

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Hodge, P. W. & P. J. Flower. (1987). Some studies of Magellanic Cloud clusters. Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. 99. 734–734. 4 indexed citations

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Flower, P. J., et al.. (1986). Radial-velocity determinations of six LMC superluminous giant candidates. The Astronomical Journal. 91. 1336–1336. 1 indexed citations

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Carney, Bruce W., K. A. Janes, & P. J. Flower. (1985). The young SMC cluster NGC 330. The Astronomical Journal. 90. 1196–1196. 18 indexed citations

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Flower, P. J., D. Geisler, R. A. Schommer, P. W. Hodge, & Edward W. Olszewski. (1983). The age and composition of the LMC red globular cluster NGC 2121. The Astrophysical Journal. 275. 15–15. 7 indexed citations

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Flower, P. J.. (1983). The age of the young large magellanic cloud cluster NGC 1866. Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. 95. 122–122. 3 indexed citations

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Flower, P. J.. (1982). Color-magnitude diagrams and ages of two young Magellanic cloud clusters. Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. 94. 894–894. 2 indexed citations

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Flower, P. J.. (1981). Superluminous giants in Magellanic Cloud clusters. The Astrophysical Journal. 249. L11–L11. 2 indexed citations

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Flower, P. J., D. Geisler, Edward W. Olszewski, & P. W. Hodge. (1980). NGC 1868 - A metal-poor intermediate-age cluster in the Large Magellanic Cloud. The Astrophysical Journal. 235. 769–769. 5 indexed citations

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Flower, P. J.. (1978). The anomalous cluster NGC 6649 and/or Cepheid V367 Scuti. The Astrophysical Journal. 224. 948–948. 6 indexed citations

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Flower, P. J.. (1978). The Hyades Cluster — Too Distant?. Symposium - International Astronomical Union. 80. 151–154. 1 indexed citations

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Flower, P. J.. (1977). Transformations from Theoretical H-R Diagrams to C-M Diagrams. A&A. 54. 31. 4 indexed citations

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Canterna, R. & P. J. Flower. (1977). A new dwarf irregular galaxy in the constellation Phoenix.. The Astrophysical Journal. 212. L57–L57. 8 indexed citations

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Flower, P. J. & P. W. Hodge. (1975). Color-magnitude diagrams for four rich clusters of the Large Magellanic Cloud. The Astrophysical Journal. 196. 369–369. 3 indexed citations

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Flower, P. J.. (1975). Bolometric Corrections for Late-type Giants and Supergiants. 41. 391. 1 indexed citations

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Flower, P. J., et al.. (1974). Ages of star clusters in a section of the Large Magellanic Cloud. The Astronomical Journal. 79. 1365–1365. 4 indexed citations

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Hodge, P. W. & P. J. Flower. (1973). A Color-Magnitude Diagram for the Rich Cluster NGC 2164 IN the Large Magellanic Cloud. The Astrophysical Journal. 185. 829–829. 1 indexed citations

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