R. E. Williams

12.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
190 papers, 4.9k citations indexed

About

R. E. Williams is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and Instrumentation. According to data from OpenAlex, R. E. Williams has authored 190 papers receiving a total of 4.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 112 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 37 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and 32 papers in Instrumentation. Recurrent topics in R. E. Williams's work include Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations (54 papers), Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (50 papers) and Boron Compounds in Chemistry (36 papers). R. E. Williams is often cited by papers focused on Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations (54 papers), Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (50 papers) and Boron Compounds in Chemistry (36 papers). R. E. Williams collaborates with scholars based in United States, Chile and France. R. E. Williams's co-authors include S. Starrfield, James W. Truran, R. D. Gehrz, M. M. Phillips, Henry C. Ferguson, Mark Dickinson, R. J. Weymann, P. A. Strittmatter, I. Shapiro and J. A. Baldwin and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Chemical Reviews.

In The Last Decade

R. E. Williams

180 papers receiving 4.6k 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.

The Hubble Deep Field: Observations, Data Reduction, and Galaxy Photometry

1996 574 citations R. E. Williams, Mark Dickinson et al. The Astronomical Journal profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
R. E. Williams United States	37	3.2k	888	663	629	532	190	4.9k
P. J. Wheatley United Kingdom	36	3.4k 1.1×	75 0.1×	966 1.5×	171 0.3×	382 0.7×	212	5.5k
Joseph Reader United States	37	522 0.2×	202 0.2×	95 0.1×	556 0.9×	507 1.0×	184	5.9k
D. E. Kelleher United States	25	638 0.2×	281 0.3×	153 0.2×	251 0.4×	317 0.6×	51	3.8k
Icko Iben United States	30	2.4k 0.8×	53 0.1×	635 1.0×	679 1.1×	448 0.8×	99	4.8k
Jeffrey R. Fuhr United States	17	651 0.2×	208 0.2×	199 0.3×	194 0.3×	268 0.5×	43	2.9k
Yuri Ralchenko United States	28	509 0.2×	173 0.2×	52 0.1×	994 1.6×	284 0.5×	156	4.5k
Peter Hannaford Australia	34	417 0.1×	126 0.1×	134 0.2×	317 0.5×	375 0.7×	210	4.1k
M. Agúndez Spain	41	3.9k 1.2×	43 0.0×	167 0.3×	55 0.1×	242 0.5×	185	5.7k
Alexander Kramida United States	24	382 0.1×	106 0.1×	57 0.1×	288 0.5×	243 0.5×	77	2.9k
Arlene Musgrove United States	14	300 0.1×	158 0.2×	43 0.1×	186 0.3×	269 0.5×	29	2.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of R. E. Williams

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Shafter, A. W., K. Hornoch, H. Kučáková, et al.. (2024). Discovery of Two New Eruptions of the Ultrashort Recurrence Time Nova M31N 2017-01e*. Research Notes of the AAS. 8(10). 256–256. 2 indexed citations

Williams, R. E., Russell E. Ryan, & R. J. Rudy. (2024). Common Envelopes, Gamma Rays, and Sudden Spectral Changes of Novae. The Astrophysical Journal. 975(2). 191–191.

Williams, R. E., Frederick M. Walter, R. J. Rudy, et al.. (2022). V5856 Sagittarii/2016: Broad Multiepoch Spectral Coverage of a Sustained High-luminosity Nova. The Astrophysical Journal. 941(2). 138–138. 1 indexed citations

Williams, R. E.. (2020). Hubble telescope 30 years in orbit: personal reflections. Research in Astronomy and Astrophysics. 20(4). 44–44. 5 indexed citations

Shara, Michael M., David Zurek, Bradley E. Schaefer, et al.. (2015). HSTIMAGES FLASH IONIZATION OF OLD EJECTA BY THE 2011 ERUPTION OF RECURRENT NOVA T PYXIDIS. The Astrophysical Journal. 805(2). 148–148. 9 indexed citations

Shore, S. N., S. Starrfield, F. M. Walter, et al.. (2014). Contemporaneous high resolution ultraviolet (HST/STIS) and Nordic Optical Telescope (NOT/FIES) spectroscopy of V339 Del = Nova Del 2013 in the Nebular Stage. ATel. 6088. 1. 1 indexed citations

Shore, S. N., Frederick M. Walter, P. A. Woudt, et al.. (2014). First high resolution ultraviolet (HST/STIS) and supporting optical spectroscopy (CHIRON/SMARTS, HRS/SALT) of V1369 Cen = Nova Cen 2013. ATel. 6413. 1. 1 indexed citations

Mason, E., Marcos P. Diaz, R. E. Williams, George W. Preston, & T. Bensby. (2012). The peculiar nova V1309 Scorpii/nova Scorpii 2008 A candidate twin of V838 Monocerotis. Scientific Electronic Library Online (São Paulo Research Foundation, Latin American and Caribbean Center on Health Sciences Information, Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico). 40 indexed citations

Izzo, L., A. Ederoclite, M. Della Valle, et al.. (2012). Optical and near infrared multi-site follow up of the recurrent nova T Pyx. Memorie della Societa Astronomica Italiana. 83. 830. 1 indexed citations

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Patterson, Eric, Mark I. Evans, Brian Orend, et al.. (2012). Ethics Beyond War's End. Georgetown University Press eBooks. 3 indexed citations

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Olah, George A., G. K. Surya Prakash, Kenneth Wade, Árpàd Molnár, & R. E. Williams. (2011). Hypercarbon Chemistry. 34 indexed citations

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Cristiani, S., A. Renzini, & R. E. Williams. (2001). Deep fields : proceedings of the ESO Workshop held at Garching, Germany, 9-12 October 2000. Digital Access to Libraries (Université catholique de Louvain (UCL), l'Université de Namur (UNamur) and the Université Saint-Louis (USL-B)). 1 indexed citations

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Gehrz, R. D., James W. Truran, R. E. Williams, & S. Starrfield. (1998). Nucleosynthesis in Classical Novae and Its Contribution to the Interstellar Medium. Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. 110(743). 3–26. 257 indexed citations

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Kingdon, J. B. & R. E. Williams. (1997). Abundance Determinations in Emission-Line Objects: The Revised Emission Line Chart. The Astronomical Journal. 113. 2193–2193. 1 indexed citations

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Williams, R. E., Mark Dickinson, Mauro Giavalisco, et al.. (1995). The Hubble Deep Field: Images. American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts. 187.

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Williams, R. E.. (1993). Investigation of the abrasive flow machining process and development of a monitoring strategy using acoustic emission. Insecta mundi. 9(1). 8014–8014. 9 indexed citations

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Wichmann, R., J. Krautter, Kimiaki Kawara, & R. E. Williams. (1990). Near-infrared spectroscopy of nova V842 Centauri 1986.. 5. 17. 2 indexed citations

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Williams, R. E.. (1985). CNO abundances in novae ejecta. 21. 225–232. 1 indexed citations

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Williams, R. E.. (1969). [O I] λ6300 Emission in Planetary Nebulae. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 1. 266. 1 indexed citations

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Williams, R. E.. (1968). Space-Filling Polyhedron: Its Relation to Aggregates of Soap Bubbles, Plant Cells, and Metal Crystallites. Science. 161(3838). 276–277. 98 indexed citations

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