R. Chornock

33.2k total citations · 5 hit papers
157 papers, 9.1k citations indexed

About

R. Chornock is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics and Instrumentation. According to data from OpenAlex, R. Chornock has authored 157 papers receiving a total of 9.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 151 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 37 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics and 21 papers in Instrumentation. Recurrent topics in R. Chornock's work include Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae (136 papers), Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations (61 papers) and Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (47 papers). R. Chornock is often cited by papers focused on Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae (136 papers), Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations (61 papers) and Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (47 papers). R. Chornock collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and France. R. Chornock's co-authors include A. V. Filippenko, Weidong Li, Saurabh W. Jha, Adam G. Riess, Henry C. Ferguson, Stefano Casertano, R. J. Foley, R. Kirshner, Nathan Smith and Peter Challis and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and The Astrophysical Journal.

In The Last Decade

R. Chornock

141 papers receiving 8.7k citations

Hit Papers

Type Ia Supernova Discoveries atz> 1 from theHubble Space... 2004 2026 2011 2018 2004 2011 2009 2011 2011 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k 2.5k
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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. Type Ia Supernova Discoveries atz> 1 from theHubble Space Telescope: Evidence for Past Deceleration and Constraints on Dark Energy Evolution
    2004 2.7k citations Peter Challis, A. V. Filippenko et al. The Astrophysical Journal profile →
  2. A 3% SOLUTION: DETERMINATION OF THE HUBBLE CONSTANT WITH THEHUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPEAND WIDE FIELD CAMERA 3
    2011 841 citations A. V. Filippenko, R. Chornock et al. The Astrophysical Journal profile →
  3. A REDETERMINATION OF THE HUBBLE CONSTANT WITH THEHUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPEFROM A DIFFERENTIAL DISTANCE LADDER
    2009 477 citations A. V. Filippenko, R. Chornock et al. The Astrophysical Journal profile →
  4. Nearby supernova rates from the Lick Observatory Supernova Search - II. The observed luminosity functions and fractions of supernovae in a complete sample
    2011 390 citations R. Chornock, A. V. Filippenko et al. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society profile →
  5. Observed fractions of core-collapse supernova types and initial masses of their single and binary progenitor stars
    2011 304 citations Nathan Smith, A. V. Filippenko et al. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society profile →

Peers

R. Chornock
Comparison fields: 5 of 79
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics 9.0k
  • Nuclear and High Energy Physics 4.4k
  • Instrumentation 577
  • Oceanography 246
  • Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 235
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E. Ramírez-Ruiz United States
Leandros Perivolaropoulos Greece
Maxim Markevitch United States
M. Kunz Switzerland
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Fields of papers citing papers by R. Chornock

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
# Work Indexed citations
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Constraints on the z ∼ 5 Star-forming Galaxy Luminosity Function From Hubble Space Telescope Imaging of an Unbiased and Complete Sample of Long Gamma-Ray Burst Host Galaxies
2024 ·The Astrophysical Journal ·Huei Sears, R. Chornock, Jay Strader, D. A. Perley, P. K. Blanchard, R. Margutti, N. R. Tanvir
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Roaring to Softly Whispering: X-Ray Emission after ∼3.7 yr at the Location of the Transient AT2018cow and Implications for Accretion-powered Scenarios*
2024 ·The Astrophysical Journal Letters ·Giulia Migliori, R. Margutti, Brian D. Metzger, R. Chornock, C. Vignali, Daniel Brethauer, D. L. Coppejans, Thomas J. Maccarone, L. E. Rivera Sandoval, Joe Bright, T. Laskar, D. Milisavljević, E. Berger, A. J. Nayana
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Ubiquitous Late Radio Emission from Tidal Disruption Events
2024 ·The Astrophysical Journal ·Y. Cendes, E. Berger, K. D. Alexander, R. Chornock, R. Margutti, Brian D. Metzger, M. H. Wieringa, M. F. Bietenholz, A. Hajela, T. Laskar, M. C. Stroh, G. Terreran
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The Peculiar Radio Evolution of the Tidal Disruption Event ASASSN-19bt
2024 ·The Astrophysical Journal ·(unknown), K. D. Alexander, R. Margutti, M. H. Wieringa, Y. Cendes, R. Chornock, T. Laskar, E. Berger, M. F. Bietenholz, D. L. Coppejans, Fabio De Colle, Tarraneh Eftekhari, T. W. S. Holoien, Tatsuya Matsumoto, J. C. A. Miller‐Jones, E. Ramírez-Ruiz, R. D. Saxton, Sjoert van Velzen
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Late-time X-Ray Observations of the Jetted Tidal Disruption Event AT2022cmc: The Relativistic Jet Shuts Off
2024 ·The Astrophysical Journal ·Tarraneh Eftekhari, Alexander Tchekhovskoy, K. D. Alexander, E. Berger, R. Chornock, T. Laskar, R. Margutti, Yuhan Yao, Y. Cendes, Sebastián Gómez, A. Hajela, Dheeraj R. Pasham
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The Jet Opening Angle and Event Rate Distributions of Short Gamma-Ray Bursts from Late-time X-Ray Afterglows
2023 ·The Astrophysical Journal ·Alicia Rouco Escorial, Wen‐fai Fong, E. Berger, T. Laskar, R. Margutti, Genevieve Schroeder, Jillian Rastinejad, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Anya E. Nugent, K. Paterson, Brian D. Metzger, R. Chornock, K. D. Alexander, Y. Cendes, Tarraneh Eftekhari
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Short GRB Host Galaxies. II. A Legacy Sample of Redshifts, Stellar Population Properties, and Implications for Their Neutron Star Merger Origins
2022 ·The Astrophysical Journal ·Anya E. Nugent, Wen‐fai Fong, Yuxin 雨欣 Dong 董, Joel Leja, E. Berger, M. Zevin, R. Chornock, B. E. Cobb, Luke Zoltan Kelley, C. D. Kilpatrick, A. J. Levan, R. Margutti, K. Paterson, D. A. Perley, Alicia Rouco Escorial, Nathan Smith, N. R. Tanvir
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2021 ·arXiv (Cornell University) ·P. K. Blanchard, E. Berger, M. Nicholl, R. Chornock, Sebastián Gómez, G. Hosseinzadeh
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Probing Kilonova Ejecta Properties Using a Catalog of Short Gamma-Ray Burst Observations
2021 ·The Astrophysical Journal ·Jillian Rastinejad, Wen‐fai Fong, C. D. Kilpatrick, K. Paterson, N. R. Tanvir, A. J. Levan, Brian D. Metzger, E. Berger, R. Chornock, B. E. Cobb, T. Laskar, Peter Milne, Anya E. Nugent, Nathan Smith
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A Late-time Galaxy-targeted Search for the Radio Counterpart of GW190814
2021 ·The Astrophysical Journal ·K. D. Alexander, Genevieve Schroeder, K. Paterson, Wen‐fai Fong, P. S. Cowperthwaite, Sebastián Gómez, Ben Margalit, R. Margutti, E. Berger, P. K. Blanchard, R. Chornock, Tarraneh Eftekhari, T. Laskar, Brian D. Metzger, M. Nicholl, V. Ashley Villar, Peter K. G. Williams
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An extremely energetic supernova from a very massive star in a dense medium
2020 ·Nature Astronomy ·M. Nicholl, P. K. Blanchard, E. Berger, R. Chornock, R. Margutti, Sebastián Gómez, R. Lunnan, Adam A. Miller, Wen‐fai Fong, G. Terreran, Alejandro Vigna-Gómez, (unknown), Allyson Bieryla, P. Challis, Russ R. Laher, Frank J. Masci, K. Paterson
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The Type II superluminous SN 2008es at late times: near-infrared excess and circumstellar interaction
2019 ·Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society ·(unknown), R. Chornock, Adam A. Miller, A. V. Filippenko, S. B. Cenko, Nathan Smith
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GRB 190829A: ATCA cm-band detection
2019 ·GRB Coordinates Network ·T. Laskar, Shivani Bhandari, Genevieve Schroeder, W. Fong, K. D. Alexander, E. Berger, R. Chornock, D. L. Coppejans, R. Margutti, (unknown), C. G. Mundell, P. Schady, Hendrik van Eerten
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An Empirical Study of Contamination in Deep, Rapid, and Wide-field Optical Follow-up of Gravitational Wave Events
2018 ·The Astrophysical Journal ·P. S. Cowperthwaite, E. Berger, A. Rest, R. Chornock, D. Scolnic, Peter K. G. Williams, Wen‐fai Fong, M. R. Drout, R. J. Foley, R. Margutti, R. Lunnan, Brian D. Metzger, Eliot Quataert
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HIGH-DENSITY CIRCUMSTELLAR INTERACTION IN THE LUMINOUS TYPE IIn SN 2010jl: THE FIRST 1100 DAYS
2014 ·The Astrophysical Journal ·Claes Fransson, M. Ergon, Peter Challis, Roger A. Chevalier, Kevin France, R. Kirshner, G. H. Marion, D. Milisavljević, (unknown), F. Bufano, Andrew S. Friedman, T. Kangas, Josefin Larsson, S. Mattila, S. Benetti, R. Chornock, Ian Czekala, Alicia Soderberg, J. Sollerman
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GRB 100316D: spectroscopic discovery of a supernova from Magellan.
2010 ·GCN ·R. Chornock, A. M. Soderberg, R. J. Foley, E. Berger, Anna Frebel, P. Challis, Joshua D. Simon, Scott S. Sheppard
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Optical Spectroscopy of the Transient ROTSE3 J115649.1+542726
2008 ·ATel ·(unknown), R. Chornock, J. S. Bloom, M. Modjaz, A. V. Filippenko, (unknown), R. J. Foley, N. Butler, D. A. Perley
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GRB 080710: Gemini spectroscopy and probable redshift.
2008 ·GCN ·D. A. Perley, R. Chornock, J. S. Bloom
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GRB 021004 redshift.
2002 ·GCN ·R. Chornock, A. V. Filippenko
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Supernova 2000cx in NGC 524
2000 ·International Astronomical Union Circular ·R. Chornock, D. C. Leonard, A. V. Filippenko, (unknown), E. L. Gates, (unknown)
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