R. D. Ferdman

11.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
24 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

R. D. Ferdman is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Oceanography and Geophysics. According to data from OpenAlex, R. D. Ferdman has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 9 papers in Oceanography and 4 papers in Geophysics. Recurrent topics in R. D. Ferdman's work include Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research (23 papers), Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae (12 papers) and Geophysics and Gravity Measurements (9 papers). R. D. Ferdman is often cited by papers focused on Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research (23 papers), Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae (12 papers) and Geophysics and Gravity Measurements (9 papers). R. D. Ferdman collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Canada and United States. R. D. Ferdman's co-authors include I. H. Stairs, M. A. McLaughlin, M. Krämer, Andrea Possenti, F. Camilo, P. C. C. Freire, R. N. Manchester, M. Burgay, N. D’Amico and A. G. Lyne and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and The Astrophysical Journal.

In The Last Decade

R. D. Ferdman

24 papers receiving 1.5k citations

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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.

Tests of General Relativity from Timing the Double Pulsar

2006 512 citations M. Krämer, I. H. Stairs et al. Science profile →
THE NANOGRAV NINE-YEAR DATA SET: MASS AND GEOMETRIC MEASUREMENTS OF BINARY MILLISECOND PULSARS

2016 420 citations Emmanuel Fonseca, Timothy T. Pennucci et al. The Astrophysical Journal profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
R. D. Ferdman United Kingdom	12	1.5k	426	339	284	166	24	1.6k
M. Bejger Poland	20	1.4k 0.9×	377 0.9×	287 0.8×	492 1.7×	151 0.9×	63	1.5k
C. M. Espinoza Chile	17	1.3k 0.8×	263 0.6×	451 1.3×	487 1.7×	221 1.3×	38	1.3k
A. Jessner Germany	22	1.5k 1.0×	468 1.1×	288 0.8×	245 0.9×	182 1.1×	63	1.6k
G. H. Janssen Netherlands	24	2.2k 1.5×	627 1.5×	437 1.3×	388 1.4×	187 1.1×	49	2.3k
B. W. Stappers Netherlands	21	1.5k 1.0×	498 1.2×	295 0.9×	332 1.2×	142 0.9×	57	1.6k
J. P. W. Verbiest Germany	17	1.6k 1.1×	573 1.3×	357 1.1×	109 0.4×	168 1.0×	51	1.6k
C.‐J. Haster United States	24	1.8k 1.2×	271 0.6×	237 0.7×	295 1.0×	83 0.5×	39	1.9k
I. Cognard France	26	1.7k 1.1×	494 1.2×	313 0.9×	280 1.0×	176 1.1×	99	1.8k
Sébastien Guillot France	23	1.8k 1.2×	406 1.0×	292 0.9×	548 1.9×	143 0.9×	85	1.9k
David J. Nice United States	24	2.1k 1.4×	548 1.3×	479 1.4×	433 1.5×	278 1.7×	52	2.2k

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Noutsos, A., G. Desvignes, M. Krämer, et al.. (2020). Understanding and improving the timing of PSR J0737−3039B. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 7 indexed citations

Ferdman, R. D., P. C. C. Freire, Benetge B. P. Perera, et al.. (2020). Asymmetric mass ratios for bright double neutron-star mergers. Nature. 583(7815). 211–214. 39 indexed citations

Ferdman, R. D., et al.. (2020). Precise mass measurements for the double neutron star system J1829+2456. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 500(4). 4620–4627. 23 indexed citations

Ferdman, R. D.. (2017). PSR J1913+1102: a pulsar in a highly asymmetric and relativistic double neutron star system. Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union. 13(S337). 146–149. 8 indexed citations

Fonseca, Emmanuel, Timothy T. Pennucci, Justin A. Ellis, et al.. (2016). THE NANOGRAV NINE-YEAR DATA SET: MASS AND GEOMETRIC MEASUREMENTS OF BINARY MILLISECOND PULSARS. The Astrophysical Journal. 832(2). 167–167. 420 indexed citations breakdown →

Ferdman, R. D., R. F. Archibald, & V. M. Kaspi. (2015). LONG-TERM TIMING AND EMISSION BEHAVIOR OF THE YOUNG CRAB-LIKE PULSAR PSR B0540–69. The Astrophysical Journal. 812(2). 95–95. 30 indexed citations

Ferdman, R. D., I. H. Stairs, M. Krämer, et al.. (2014). PSR J1756−2251: a pulsar with a low-mass neutron star companion. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 443(3). 2183–2196. 79 indexed citations

Rickett, B. J., W. A. Coles, M. A. McLaughlin, et al.. (2014). INTERSTELLAR SCINTILLATION OF THE DOUBLE PULSAR J0737–3039. The Astrophysical Journal. 787(2). 161–161. 29 indexed citations

Ferdman, R. D., I. H. Stairs, M. Krämer, et al.. (2013). THE DOUBLE PULSAR: EVIDENCE FOR NEUTRON STAR FORMATION WITHOUT AN IRON CORE-COLLAPSE SUPERNOVA. The Astrophysical Journal. 767(1). 85–85. 50 indexed citations

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Guillemot, L., M. Krämer, T. J. Johnson, et al.. (2013). FERMILAT PULSED DETECTION OF PSR J0737–3039A IN THE DOUBLE PULSAR SYSTEM. The Astrophysical Journal. 768(2). 169–169. 11 indexed citations

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Gonzalez, Marjorie, I. H. Stairs, R. D. Ferdman, et al.. (2011). HIGH-PRECISION TIMING OF FIVE MILLISECOND PULSARS: SPACE VELOCITIES, BINARY EVOLUTION, AND EQUIVALENCE PRINCIPLES. The Astrophysical Journal. 743(2). 102–102. 38 indexed citations

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Haasteren, Rutger van, Y. Levin, G. H. Janssen, et al.. (2011). Placing limits on the stochastic gravitational-wave background using European Pulsar Timing Array data. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 414(4). 3117–3128. 134 indexed citations

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Perera, Benetge B. P., M. A. McLaughlin, M. Krämer, et al.. (2011). The evolution of PSR J0737−3039B and a model for relativistic spin precession. AIP conference proceedings. 105–108. 2 indexed citations

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Demorest, Paul, Joseph Lazio, A. N. Lommen, et al.. (2009). Gravitational Wave Astronomy Using Pulsars: Massive Black Hole Mergers & the Early Universe. arXiv (Cornell University). 2010. 64. 2 indexed citations

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Breton, R. P., V. M. Kaspi, M. Krämer, et al.. (2008). Using the Double Pulsar Eclipses to Probe Fundamental Physics. AIP conference proceedings. 983. 469–473. 1 indexed citations

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Breton, R. P., V. M. Kaspi, M. Krämer, et al.. (2008). Relativistic Spin Precession in the Double Pulsar. Science. 321(5885). 104–107. 91 indexed citations

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Leeuwen, J. van, R. D. Ferdman, S. S. Meyer, & I. H. Stairs. (2006). A search for radio pulsars around low-mass white dwarfs. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 374(4). 1437–1440. 11 indexed citations

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Krämer, M., I. H. Stairs, R. N. Manchester, et al.. (2006). Tests of General Relativity from Timing the Double Pulsar. Science. 314(5796). 97–102. 512 indexed citations breakdown →

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Krämer, M., I. H. Stairs, R. N. Manchester, et al.. (2005). Strong-field tests of gravity with the double pulsar. Annalen der Physik. 15(1-2). 34–42. 10 indexed citations

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Demorest, Paul, et al.. (2004). Precision Pulsar Timing and Gravity Waves: Recent Advances in Instrumentation. American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts. 205. 1 indexed citations

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