R. Buta

11.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
114 papers, 5.1k citations indexed

About

R. Buta is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation and Computational Mechanics. According to data from OpenAlex, R. Buta has authored 114 papers receiving a total of 5.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 87 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 67 papers in Instrumentation and 13 papers in Computational Mechanics. Recurrent topics in R. Buta's work include Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (67 papers), Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (67 papers) and Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (58 papers). R. Buta is often cited by papers focused on Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (67 papers), Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (67 papers) and Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (58 papers). R. Buta collaborates with scholars based in United States, Finland and Spain. R. Buta's co-authors include G. de Vaucouleurs, H. G. Corwin, A. de Vaucouleurs, G. Paturel, P. Fouqué, H. Salo, E. Laurikainen, J. H. Knapen, David L. Block and D. A. Crocker and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, The Astrophysical Journal and Physics Today.

In The Last Decade

R. Buta

112 papers receiving 5.0k citations

Hit Papers

Third Reference Catalogue of Bright Galaxies 1991 2026 2002 2014 1991 1991 250 500 750
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. Third Reference Catalogue of Bright Galaxies
    1991 995 citations G. de Vaucouleurs, A. de Vaucouleurs et al. profile →
  2. Third Reference Catalogue of Bright Galaxies
    1991 953 citations G. de Vaucouleurs, A. de Vaucouleurs 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. Buta United States 36 4.9k 2.2k 478 221 207 114 5.1k
Željko Ivezić United States 26 3.7k 0.7× 1.6k 0.7× 469 1.0× 326 1.5× 196 0.9× 38 3.8k
A. Pasquali Germany 36 4.5k 0.9× 2.6k 1.1× 302 0.6× 257 1.2× 179 0.9× 153 4.5k
L. da Costa Brazil 38 3.8k 0.8× 1.9k 0.9× 525 1.1× 185 0.8× 177 0.9× 125 4.1k
J. M. van der Hulst Netherlands 42 5.8k 1.2× 2.1k 0.9× 1.0k 2.1× 118 0.5× 192 0.9× 186 6.1k
Matthew A. Bershady United States 37 4.8k 1.0× 2.5k 1.1× 479 1.0× 242 1.1× 196 0.9× 115 5.1k
M. R. Merrifield United Kingdom 36 3.9k 0.8× 2.0k 0.9× 403 0.8× 133 0.6× 176 0.9× 142 4.0k
R. G. Carlberg Canada 41 5.5k 1.1× 2.7k 1.2× 784 1.6× 217 1.0× 154 0.7× 121 5.6k
Robert J. Thacker Canada 18 3.6k 0.7× 1.7k 0.8× 629 1.3× 250 1.1× 175 0.8× 32 3.9k
E. Athanassoula France 47 6.9k 1.4× 3.4k 1.5× 378 0.8× 167 0.8× 258 1.2× 183 7.1k
Roger L. Davies United Kingdom 42 6.9k 1.4× 3.8k 1.7× 656 1.4× 136 0.6× 254 1.2× 139 7.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by R. Buta

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of R. Buta. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of R. Buta 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 R. Buta. R. Buta 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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Watkins, A. E., H. Salo, E. Laurikainen, et al.. (2022). Stellar masses, sizes, and radial profiles for 465 nearby early-type galaxies: An extension to theSpitzersurvey of stellar structure in Galaxies (S4G). Astronomy and Astrophysics. 660. A69–A69. 20 indexed citations
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Buta, R.. (2017). Galactic rings revisited. II. Dark gaps and the locations of resonances in early-to-intermediate-type disc galaxies. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 470(4). 3819–3849. 29 indexed citations
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Buta, R., David C. Kopaska‐Merkel, & Dana J. Ehret. (2016). Footprints in Stone: Fossil Traces of Coal-Age Tetrapods. 5 indexed citations
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Buta, R.. (2015). A classical morphological analysis of galaxies in the Spitzer Survey of Stellar Structure in Galaxies (S ^(4) G). LA Referencia (Red Federada de Repositorios Institucionales de Publicaciones Científicas). 100 indexed citations
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Laine, Jarkko, E. Laurikainen, H. Salo, et al.. (2014). Morphology and environment of galaxies with disc breaks in the S4G and NIRS0S. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 441(3). 1992–2012. 44 indexed citations
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Salo, H., E. Laurikainen, R. Buta, & J. H. Knapen. (2010). BARS DO DRIVE SPIRAL DENSITY WAVES. The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 715(1). L56–L61. 49 indexed citations
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Haubold, Hartmut, et al.. (2005). INTERPRETATION OF THE TETRAPOD FOOTPRINTS FROM THE EARLY PENNSYLVANIAN OF ALABAMA. reroDoc Digital Library. 27 indexed citations
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Iodice, E., et al.. (2004). Photometric structure of the peculiar galaxy ESO 235-G58. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 418(1). 41–52. 4 indexed citations
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Laurikainen, E., et al.. (2004). Bar-induced perturbation strengths of the galaxies in the Ohio State University Bright Galaxy Survey - I. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 355(4). 1251–1271. 77 indexed citations
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Buta, R., David L. Block, & J. H. Knapen. (2003). A Technique for Separating the Gravitational Torques of Bars and Spirals in Disk Galaxies. The Astronomical Journal. 126(3). 1148–1158. 39 indexed citations
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Block, David L., et al.. (2002). Gravitational torques in spiral galaxies: Gas accretion as a driving mechanism of galactic evolution. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 38 indexed citations
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Block, David L., I. Puerari, J. H. Knapen, et al.. (2001). The gravitational torque of bars in opticallyunbarred and barred galaxies. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 375(3). 761–769. 37 indexed citations
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Buta, R.. (1996). Obituary: Gerard Henri De Vaucouleurs, 1918-1995. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 28(4). 1449–1450.
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Buta, R., D. A. Crocker, & Bruce G. Elmegreen. (1996). Barred galaxies : IAU Colloquium 157, conference held at the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 30 May-3 June 1995. Astronomical Society of the Pacific eBooks. 2 indexed citations
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Ryder, S. D., R. Buta, Hector Hernández Toledo, et al.. (1996). Neutral Hydrogen in the Ringed Barred Galaxies NGC 1433 and NGC 6300. The Astrophysical Journal. 460. 665–665. 31 indexed citations
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Vaucouleurs, A. de, H. G. Corwin, R. Buta, et al.. (1992). Book Review: Third reference catalogue of bright galaxies / Springer, 1991. Observatory. 112(1108). 127. 2 indexed citations
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Vaucouleurs, G. de, A. de Vaucouleurs, H. G. Corwin, et al.. (1991). Book-Review - Third Reference Catalogue of Bright Galaxies. S&T. 82. 621. 2 indexed citations
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Burbidge, G. R., R. Buta, G. G. Byrd, et al.. (1990). IAC volume 124 Cover and Front matter. International Astronomical Union Colloquium. 124. f1–f13. 1 indexed citations
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Vaucouleurs, G. de & R. Buta. (1980). Diameters of nuclei, lenses, and inner and outer rings in 532 galaxies. The Astronomical Journal. 85. 637–637. 11 indexed citations
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Buta, R., M. L. McCall, & Alan Uomoto. (1980). Identification of a Nebulous Blue Object Near MAFFEI:1. Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. 92. 725–725. 1 indexed citations

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