Q. A. Parker

20.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
247 papers, 6.5k citations indexed

About

Q. A. Parker is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation and Computational Mechanics. According to data from OpenAlex, Q. A. Parker has authored 247 papers receiving a total of 6.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 214 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 124 papers in Instrumentation and 31 papers in Computational Mechanics. Recurrent topics in Q. A. Parker's work include Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (157 papers), Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (123 papers) and Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (94 papers). Q. A. Parker is often cited by papers focused on Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (157 papers), Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (123 papers) and Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (94 papers). Q. A. Parker collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United Kingdom and United States. Q. A. Parker's co-authors include Matthew Colless, Fred Watson, Will Saunders, D. H. P. Jones, Lachlan Campbell, Florian Beutler, L. Staveley‐Smith, Cullen H. Blake, D. J. Frew and B. Miszalski and has published in prestigious journals such as The Astrophysical Journal, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society and Astronomy and Astrophysics.

In The Last Decade

Q. A. Parker

230 papers receiving 6.3k citations

Hit Papers

The 6dF Galaxy Survey: baryon acoustic oscillations and t... 2011 2026 2016 2021 2011 2012 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. The 6dF Galaxy Survey: baryon acoustic oscillations and the local Hubble constant
    2011 1.6k citations Matthew Colless, Q. A. Parker et al. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society profile →
  2. The 6dF Galaxy Survey: z≈ 0 measurements of the growth rate and σ8
    2012 318 citations Matthew Colless, Q. A. Parker et al. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Q. A. Parker Australia 35 6.3k 2.2k 1.7k 201 192 247 6.5k
Matthew Colless Australia 42 6.3k 1.0× 2.6k 1.2× 1.9k 1.1× 83 0.4× 270 1.4× 160 6.6k
Lucas M. Macri United States 30 5.4k 0.9× 1.1k 0.5× 2.1k 1.2× 117 0.6× 185 1.0× 104 5.7k
S. E. Koposov United Kingdom 48 6.8k 1.1× 3.4k 1.6× 757 0.4× 236 1.2× 160 0.8× 146 7.0k
Jo Bovy Canada 38 5.1k 0.8× 2.1k 1.0× 688 0.4× 165 0.8× 182 0.9× 99 5.3k
Christopher A. Tout United Kingdom 46 9.3k 1.5× 2.5k 1.1× 684 0.4× 192 1.0× 125 0.7× 211 9.5k
T. Shanks United Kingdom 38 5.5k 0.9× 2.3k 1.1× 1.3k 0.8× 113 0.6× 275 1.4× 205 5.7k
A. Lawrence United Kingdom 42 5.3k 0.8× 1.3k 0.6× 1.5k 0.9× 112 0.6× 111 0.6× 122 5.5k
Holger Baumgardt Germany 47 7.0k 1.1× 2.6k 1.2× 717 0.4× 143 0.7× 110 0.6× 163 7.3k
Stacy McGaugh United States 44 7.0k 1.1× 2.6k 1.2× 2.0k 1.2× 54 0.3× 549 2.9× 129 7.2k
P. Demarque United States 38 5.9k 0.9× 2.4k 1.1× 581 0.3× 148 0.7× 91 0.5× 181 6.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Q. A. Parker

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Q. A. Parker

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Q. A. Parker. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Q. A. Parker 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 Q. A. Parker. Q. A. Parker 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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Vázquez, R., et al.. (2025). The physical association of planetary nebula NGC 2818 with open cluster NGC 2818A. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 696. A146–A146. 1 indexed citations
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Guerrero, M. A., et al.. (2025). Confirmation of the planetary nebula nature of HaTr 5. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 694. A105–A105. 1 indexed citations
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Pal, Partha Sarathi, et al.. (2024). Evaluation of the performance of a CdZnTe-based soft $$\gamma $$-ray detector for CubeSat payloads. Experimental Astronomy. 57(2). 1 indexed citations
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Lykou, F., Q. A. Parker, Andreas Ritter, et al.. (2023). A New Study on a Type Iax Stellar Remnant and its Probable Association with SN 1181. The Astrophysical Journal. 944(2). 120–120. 12 indexed citations
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Parker, Q. A., et al.. (2021). Close up to the surface: reflections on a preliminary forensic study of four Chinese bronze mirrors. Heritage Science. 9(1). 3 indexed citations
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Bojičić, Ivan S., M. D. Filipović, D. Urošević, Q. A. Parker, & Timothy J. Galvin. (2021). Determination of Planetary Nebulae angular diameters from radio continuum spectral energy distribution modelling. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 503(2). 2887–2898. 10 indexed citations
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Sabin, L., M. A. Guerrero, G. Ramos-Larios, et al.. (2021). First deep images catalogue of extended IPHAS PNe. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 508(2). 1599–1617. 4 indexed citations
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Just, A., Oleksiy Golubov, Q. A. Parker, et al.. (2018). The local rotation curve of the Milky Way based on SEGUE and RAVE data. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 9 indexed citations
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Antoja, T., G. Kordopatis, A. Helmi, et al.. (2017). Asymmetric metallicity patterns in the stellar velocity space with RAVE. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 5 indexed citations
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Spurzem, Rainer, et al.. (2014). IAU volume 10 issue S312 Cover and Front matter. Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union. 10(S312). f1–f17. 1 indexed citations
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Bienaymé, O., Benoît Famaey, A. Siebert, et al.. (2014). Weighing the local dark matter with RAVE red clump stars. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 70 indexed citations
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Frew, D. J., Ivan S. Bojičić, Q. A. Parker, et al.. (2014). The planetary nebula Abell 48 and its [WN] nucleus. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 440(2). 1345–1364. 20 indexed citations
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Frew, D. J., et al.. (2014). New light on Galactic post-asymptotic giant branch stars – I. First distance catalogue. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 447(2). 1673–1691. 33 indexed citations
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Parker, Q. A., Martin Cohen, M. Stupar, et al.. (2012). Discovery of planetary nebulae using predictive mid-infrared diagnostics. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 427(4). 3016–3028. 17 indexed citations
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Acker, A., Q. A. Parker, D. J. Frew, et al.. (2010). PAS volume 27 issue 2 Front matter. Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia. 27(2). f1–f1. 1 indexed citations
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Viironen, K., A. Mampaso, R. L. M. Corradi, et al.. (2009). New young planetary nebulae in IPHAS. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 19 indexed citations
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Proust, Dominique, H. Quintana, E. R. Carrasco, et al.. (2006). Structure and dynamics of the Shapley Supercluster - Velocity catalogue, general morphology and mass. SPIRE - Sciences Po Institutional REpository. 48 indexed citations
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Frew, D. J., et al.. (2004). PFP 1: A Large Planetary Nebula Caught in the First Stages of ISM Interaction. Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia. 21(3). 334–343. 30 indexed citations
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Russell, K. S., Stan Miziarski, Q. A. Parker, et al.. (2001). All-Sky Spectroscopic Surveys and 6dF. ASPC. 232. 421.
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Parker, Q. A.. (1998). Discovery of a large nebula near the Small Magellanic Cloud.. 87. 8. 1 indexed citations

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