R. Bender

39.3k total citations · 7 hit papers
371 papers, 18.9k citations indexed

About

R. Bender is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, R. Bender has authored 371 papers receiving a total of 18.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 214 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 171 papers in Instrumentation and 58 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in R. Bender's work include Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (172 papers), Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (169 papers) and Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (124 papers). R. Bender is often cited by papers focused on Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (172 papers), Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (169 papers) and Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (124 papers). R. Bender collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and United Kingdom. R. Bender's co-authors include John Kormendy, D. Thomas, R. P. Saglia, Claudia Maraston, S. M. Faber, Karl Gebhardt, Tod R. Lauer, D. O. Richstone, Alan Dressler and Scott Tremaine and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

R. Bender

358 papers receiving 18.2k citations

Hit Papers

The Demography of Massive Dark Objects in Galaxy ... 1977 2026 1993 2009 1998 2002 2005 2009 2003 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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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.

  1. The Demography of Massive Dark Objects in Galaxy Centers
    1998 2.3k citations John Magorrian, Scott Tremaine et al. profile →
  2. The Slope of the Black Hole Mass versus Velocity Dispersion Correlation
    2002 1.5k citations Scott Tremaine, Karl Gebhardt et al. The Astrophysical Journal profile →
  3. The Epochs of Early‐Type Galaxy Formation as a Function of Environment
    2005 945 citations R. Bender et al. The Astrophysical Journal profile →
  4. THEM-σ ANDM-LRELATIONS IN GALACTIC BULGES, AND DETERMINATIONS OF THEIR INTRINSIC SCATTER
    2009 904 citations Karl Gebhardt, Tod R. Lauer et al. The Astrophysical Journal profile →
  5. Stellar population models of Lick indices with variable element abundance ratios
    2003 517 citations R. Bender et al. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society profile →
  6. Dynamically hot galaxies. I - Structural properties
    1992 464 citations R. Bender et al. The Astrophysical Journal profile →
  7. Biochemical parameters of glutamine synthetase from Klebsiella aerogenes
    1977 335 citations R. Bender et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
R. Bender Germany 64 14.8k 7.4k 1.8k 1.7k 1.3k 371 18.9k
Christophe Pichon France 51 7.0k 0.5× 3.2k 0.4× 1.2k 0.6× 861 0.5× 434 0.3× 248 9.8k
D. Thomas United States 51 10.1k 0.7× 5.6k 0.8× 1.2k 0.7× 824 0.5× 87 0.1× 251 12.6k
Peter J. Quinn United Kingdom 60 2.9k 0.2× 1.2k 0.2× 540 0.3× 6.9k 4.0× 381 0.3× 362 13.1k
M. J. Irwin United Kingdom 69 14.8k 1.0× 6.6k 0.9× 1.5k 0.8× 287 0.2× 41 0.0× 366 16.4k
Yutaka Komiyama Japan 47 4.1k 0.3× 2.1k 0.3× 579 0.3× 1.5k 0.9× 266 0.2× 258 10.4k
Hsiao‐Wen Chen United States 48 4.9k 0.3× 1.8k 0.2× 959 0.5× 1.0k 0.6× 66 0.1× 179 7.1k
David J. Reiss United States 37 11.3k 0.8× 496 0.1× 7.7k 4.2× 2.6k 1.5× 546 0.4× 114 15.5k
Jonathan P. Williams United States 65 8.9k 0.6× 458 0.1× 269 0.1× 2.3k 1.3× 178 0.1× 307 14.2k
J. T. Clarke United States 53 7.7k 0.5× 430 0.1× 208 0.1× 2.2k 1.3× 81 0.1× 287 9.4k
L. Metcalfe Spain 21 3.1k 0.2× 570 0.1× 241 0.1× 1.3k 0.7× 91 0.1× 88 7.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of R. Bender

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Kluge, Matthias, et al.. (2025). Modeling Tidal Streams and Tidal Tails around Galaxies Using Deep Wendelstein Imaging Data. The Astrophysical Journal. 980(2). 244–244. 1 indexed citations
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Kluge, Matthias, et al.. (2024). Ultradiffuse Galaxies—A Distinct Population? Dwarf Galaxies in the Coma Cluster and A262 from Deep u′–g′–r′ Wendelstein Imaging Data. The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 271(2). 52–52. 7 indexed citations
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Seth, Anil C., Peter Erwin, Victor P. Debattista, et al.. (2023). Composite Bulges. III. A Study of Nuclear Star Clusters in Nearby Spiral Galaxies. The Astrophysical Journal. 958(1). 100–100. 5 indexed citations
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Thomas, Jens, et al.. (2023). Detailed Shapes of the Line-of-sight Velocity Distributions in Massive Early-type Galaxies from Nonparametric Spectral Models. The Astrophysical Journal. 948(2). 79–79. 6 indexed citations
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Thomas, Jens, et al.. (2022). Accuracy and precision of triaxial orbit models I: SMBH mass, stellar mass, and dark-matter halo. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 519(2). 2004–2016. 8 indexed citations
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Thomas, Jens, et al.. (2022). Accuracy and precision of triaxial orbit models – II. Viewing angles, shape, and orbital structure. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 517(3). 3445–3458. 7 indexed citations
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Mendel, J. Trevor, A. Beifiori, R. P. Saglia, et al.. (2020). The Kinematics of Massive Quiescent Galaxies at 1.4 < z < 2.1: Dark Matter Fractions, IMF Variation, and the Relation to Local Early-type Galaxies*. The Astrophysical Journal. 899(1). 87–87. 24 indexed citations
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Wegner, Michael, et al.. (2016). The potential of using KMOS for multi-object massive star spectroscopy. Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union. 12(S329). 454–454.
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Mendel, J. Trevor, R. P. Saglia, R. Bender, et al.. (2015). FIRST RESULTS FROM THE VIRIAL SURVEY: THE STELLAR CONTENT OF UVJ -SELECTED QUIESCENT GALAXIES AT 1.5 < z < 2 FROM KMOS. The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 804(1). L4–L4. 21 indexed citations
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Gruen, D., S. Seitz, F. Brimioulle, et al.. (2014). Weak lensing analysis of SZ-selected clusters of galaxies from the SPT and Planck surveys. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 442(2). 1507–1544. 63 indexed citations
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Fliri, J., A. Riffeser, S. Seitz, & R. Bender. (2005). The Wendelstein Calar Alto Pixellensing Project (WeCAPP): theM 31 variable star catalogue. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 22 indexed citations
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Appenzeller, I., R. Bender, A. Böhm, et al.. (2004). Exploring Cosmic Evolution with the FORS Deep Field. Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics. 116. 18–24. 4 indexed citations
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Richstone, Douglas, Karl Gebhardt, R. Bender, et al.. (2004). Black Hole Mass Determinations From Orbit Superposition Models are Reliable. Dépôt institutionnel de l'Université libre de Bruxelles (Université Libre de Bruxelles). 1 indexed citations
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Pinkney, Jason, et al.. (2000). Kinematics of early-type galaxies from the Nuker sample. 196. 1 indexed citations
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Surma, P. & R. Bender. (1995). Relics of dissipational merging and past violent starbursts in elliptical galaxies - the gE galaxy NGC 4365.. A&A. 298. 405. 1 indexed citations
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Wagner, S. J., R.‐J. Dettmar, & R. Bender. (1989). Stellar kinematics of bulge, disk and nucleus in NGC 4594. 215(2). 243–252. 2 indexed citations
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Bender, R., et al.. (1988). Isophote shapes of elliptical galaxies. I. The data.. Astronomy & Astrophysics Supplement Series. 74(3). 385–426. 2 indexed citations
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Bender, R., et al.. (1987). Morphological analysis of massive early-type galaxies in the Virgo Cluster.. A&A. 177. 71–83. 2 indexed citations

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