R. Chris Smith

24.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
33 papers, 12.2k citations indexed

About

R. Chris Smith is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics and Instrumentation. According to data from OpenAlex, R. Chris Smith has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 12.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 14 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics and 3 papers in Instrumentation. Recurrent topics in R. Chris Smith's work include Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae (17 papers), Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena (14 papers) and Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (11 papers). R. Chris Smith is often cited by papers focused on Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae (17 papers), Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena (14 papers) and Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (11 papers). R. Chris Smith collaborates with scholars based in United States, Chile and Australia. R. Chris Smith's co-authors include R. Kirshner, A. V. Filippenko, B. Leibundgut, A. Clocchiatti, N. B. Suntzeff, C. W. Stubbs, Alan H. Diercks, Ron Gilliland, P. Garnavich and R. A. Schommer and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, The Astrophysical Journal and Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.

In The Last Decade

R. Chris Smith

32 papers receiving 11.6k citations

Hit Papers

Observational Evidence from Supernovae for an Acceleratin... 1998 2026 2007 2016 1998 2.5k 5.0k 7.5k 10.0k
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. Observational Evidence from Supernovae for an Accelerating Universe and a Cosmological Constant
    1998 11.5k citations Adam G. Riess, A. V. Filippenko et al. The Astronomical Journal 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. Chris Smith United States 18 11.9k 8.0k 1.1k 689 527 33 12.2k
P. Challis United States 26 12.7k 1.1× 8.2k 1.0× 1.1k 1.0× 693 1.0× 612 1.2× 46 13.1k
Ron Gilliland United States 4 11.2k 0.9× 7.7k 1.0× 1.1k 1.0× 688 1.0× 487 0.9× 4 11.5k
A. Clocchiatti United States 24 12.3k 1.0× 8.1k 1.0× 1.1k 1.0× 690 1.0× 580 1.1× 54 12.6k
J. Spyromilio Germany 27 13.0k 1.1× 8.2k 1.0× 1.1k 1.0× 697 1.0× 639 1.2× 111 13.6k
P. Garnavich United States 34 14.2k 1.2× 8.5k 1.1× 1.1k 1.0× 714 1.0× 777 1.5× 176 14.6k
B. Schmidt Australia 32 14.5k 1.2× 8.8k 1.1× 1.2k 1.1× 728 1.1× 1.1k 2.0× 96 14.9k
B. Leibundgut Germany 32 16.6k 1.4× 10.4k 1.3× 1.3k 1.2× 868 1.3× 915 1.7× 129 17.0k
Andrew R. Liddle United Kingdom 58 14.5k 1.2× 10.6k 1.3× 1.2k 1.1× 1.2k 1.8× 699 1.3× 233 15.0k
Craig J. Hogan United States 33 14.4k 1.2× 9.9k 1.2× 1.4k 1.3× 822 1.2× 696 1.3× 147 15.2k
Lev Kofman Canada 41 7.7k 0.6× 5.7k 0.7× 973 0.9× 553 0.8× 352 0.7× 82 8.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by R. Chris Smith

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of R. Chris Smith

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of R. Chris Smith. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of R. Chris Smith 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. Chris Smith. R. Chris Smith 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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Walton, Hanes, R. Chris Smith, & Sherri L. Wallace. (2020). American Politics and the African American Quest for Universal Freedom. 3 indexed citations
2.
Smith, Nathan, A. Rest, Jennifer E. Andrews, et al.. (2018). Exceptionally fast ejecta seen in light echoes of Eta Carinae’s Great Eruption. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 480(2). 1457–1465. 21 indexed citations
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Li, Chuan-Jui, You‐Hua Chu, R. A. Gruendl, et al.. (2017). Physical Structures of the Type Ia Supernova Remnant N103B. The Astrophysical Journal. 836(1). 85–85. 14 indexed citations
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Williams, Brian J., Kazimierz J. Borkowski, Stephen P. Reynolds, et al.. (2011). DUSTY BLAST WAVES OF TWO YOUNG LARGE MAGELLANIC CLOUD SUPERNOVA REMNANTS: CONSTRAINTS ON POST-SHOCK COMPRESSION. The Astrophysical Journal. 729(1). 65–65. 17 indexed citations
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Smith, R. Chris. (2010). Arquitetura colonial baiana: alguns aspectos da sua história. EDUFBA eBooks.
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Williams, Brian J., Kazimierz J. Borkowski, Stephen P. Reynolds, et al.. (2008). Ejecta, Dust, and Synchrotron Radiation in SNR B0540−69.3: A More Crab‐Like Remnant than the Crab. The Astrophysical Journal. 687(2). 1054–1069. 29 indexed citations
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Garg, Arti, C. W. Stubbs, P. Challis, et al.. (2007). Light curves of type Ia supernovae from near the time of explosion. Research Padua Archive (University of Padua). 15 indexed citations
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Borkowski, Kazimierz J., Brian J. Williams, Stephen P. Reynolds, et al.. (2006). Dust Destruction in Type Ia Supernova Remnants in the Large Magellanic Cloud. The Astrophysical Journal. 642(2). L141–L144. 48 indexed citations
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Rest, A., N. B. Suntzeff, Knut Olsen, et al.. (2005). Light echoes from ancient supernovae in the Large Magellanic Cloud. Nature. 438(7071). 1132–1134. 69 indexed citations
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Oey, M. S., et al.. (2001). Calibrating nebular diagnostics of T_* and abundance. arXiv (Cornell University). 12. 77–81. 1 indexed citations
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Smith, R. Chris, et al.. (1999). The UM/CTIO Magellanic Cloud Emission-line Survey. Symposium - International Astronomical Union. 190. 28–31. 6 indexed citations
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Riess, Adam G., A. V. Filippenko, P. Challis, et al.. (1998). Observational Evidence from Supernovae for an Accelerating Universe and a Cosmological Constant. The Astronomical Journal. 116(3). 1009–1038. 11452 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kirshner, R., et al.. (1998). A New Optical Sample of Supernova Remnants in M33. The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 117(1). 89–133. 48 indexed citations
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Smith, R. Chris. (1997). The discovery of Balmer-Filaments Encercling SNR RCW 86. The Astronomical Journal. 114. 2664–2664. 26 indexed citations
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Magnier, E. A., You‐Hua Chu, Sean Points, Una Hwang, & R. Chris Smith. (1996). X-Rays from Superbubbles in the Large Magellanic Cloud. IV. The Blowout Structure of N44. The Astrophysical Journal. 464. 829–829. 18 indexed citations
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Smith, R. Chris. (1995). Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Female Pelvis. Topics in Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 7(1). 3???25–3???25. 1 indexed citations
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Layden, Andrew C., R. Chris Smith, & J. Storm. (1994). Third CTIO/ESO Workshop on the Local Group : comparative and global properties, La Serena, Chile, 25-28 January 1994. 3 indexed citations
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Smith, R. Chris, J. C. Raymond, & J. M. Laming. (1994). High-resolution spectroscopy of Balmer-dominated shocks in the Large Magellanic Cloud. The Astrophysical Journal. 420. 286–286. 42 indexed citations
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Hughes, John P. & R. Chris Smith. (1994). Discovery of Be/x-ray stars in two supernova remnants in the Small Magellanic Cloud. The Astronomical Journal. 107. 1363–1363. 21 indexed citations
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Schild, Rudolph E. & R. Chris Smith. (1991). Microlensing in the Q0957 + 561 gravitational mirage. The Astronomical Journal. 101. 813–813. 26 indexed citations

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