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.
Evidence for x Rays From Sources Outside the Solar System
1962398 citationsR. Giacconi, H. Gursky et al.profile →
Chandra Deep Field South: The 1 Ms Catalog
2002342 citationsR. Giacconi, P. Rosati et al.profile →
The Northern ROSAT All‐Sky (NORAS) Galaxy Cluster Survey. I. X‐Ray Properties of Clusters Detected as Extended X‐Ray Sources
2000335 citationsR. Giacconi, P. Rosati et al.profile →
First Results from the X‐Ray and Optical Survey of theChandraDeep Field South
2001297 citationsR. Giacconi, P. Rosati et al.profile →
The fourth UHURU catalog of X-ray sources.
1978242 citationsW. Forman, C. Jones et al.profile →
X-ray studies of quasars with the Einstein Observatory
1979239 citationsH. Tananbaum, R. Giacconi et al.profile →
The Chandra Deep Field–South: The 1 Million Second Exposure
2002223 citationsP. Rosati, P. Tozzi et al.profile →
Discovery of a Periodic Pulsating Binary X-Ray Source in Hercules from UHURU
1972211 citationsH. Tananbaum, H. Gursky et al.profile →
Results from an extensive Einstein stellar survey
1981181 citationsG. S. Vaiana, R. Giacconi et al.profile →
Peers — A (Enhanced Table)
Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late)
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This map shows the geographic impact of R. Giacconi's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by R. Giacconi with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites R. Giacconi more than expected).
This network shows the impact of papers produced by R. Giacconi. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by R. Giacconi. The network helps show where R. Giacconi may publish in the future.
Co-authorship network of co-authors of R. Giacconi
This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of R. Giacconi.
A scholar is included among the top collaborators of R. Giacconi 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. Giacconi. R. Giacconi 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
1.
Murray, S. S., S. Borgani, S. Campana, et al.. (2013). Wide Field X-ray Telescope (WFXT). MmSAI. 84. 790.3 indexed citations
2.
Giacconi, R., L. Kaper, E. P. J. van den Heuvel, & P. A. Woudt. (2001). Black holes in binaries and galactic nuclei, diagnostics, demography, and formation : proceedings of the ESO workshop held at Garching, Germany, 6-8 September 1999, in honour of Riccardo Giacconi. Springer eBooks.7 indexed citations
3.
Rosati, P., C. Lidman, R. Della Ceca, et al.. (2000). The ROSAT Deep Cluster Survey: probing the galaxy cluster population out to z = 1.3.. The Messenger. 99. 26.2 indexed citations
4.
Giacconi, R., Daniela Calzetti, Mario Livio, & Piero Madau. (1995). Extragalactic background radiation : a meeting in honor of Riccardo Giacconi : proceedings of the Extragalactic Background Radiation Meeting, Baltimore, 1993 May 18-20. Cambridge University Press eBooks.1 indexed citations
5.
Hasinger, G., R. Burg, R. Giacconi, et al.. (1992). A deep X ray survey in the Lockman hole and the soft X ray log N - log S. NASA STI/Recon Technical Report N. 275(1). 1–15.14 indexed citations
6.
Giacconi, R.. (1987). Discrete X-Ray Sources and the X-Ray Background. NASA STI Repository (National Aeronautics and Space Administration). 2464. 317–338.1 indexed citations
7.
Giacconi, R.. (1985). AXAF Observations of Distant Quasars and Protogalaxies. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 17. 888.1 indexed citations
8.
Hardorp, J. & R. Giacconi. (1981). The Sun among the Stars. Sky and Telescope. 61. 106.41 indexed citations
Vaiana, G. S., W. Forman, R. Giacconi, et al.. (1979). Initial Results from the Einstein Survey of Stellar Low-Luminosity X-ray Sources. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 11. 446.
11.
Giacconi, R., R. Ruffini, & Società italiana di fisica. (1978). Physics and astrophysics of neutron stars and black holes = Fisica ed astrofisica delle stelle di neutroni e dei buchi neri.3 indexed citations
12.
Giacconi, R., R. Ruffini, & Società italiana di fisica. (1978). Physics and astrophysics of neutron stars and black holes.66 indexed citations
Kellogg, E., S. S. Murray, L. van Speybroeck, et al.. (1973). A High Resolution Imaging Rocket X-Ray Telescope for Celestial Observations.. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 5. 342.1 indexed citations
15.
Jones, C., W. Forman, W. Liller, et al.. (1972). A New X-Ray Binary Associated With An O-type Star.. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 4. 329.1 indexed citations
16.
Giacconi, R.. (1972). Survey of Current Developments in X-Ray Astronomy. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 4. 219.1 indexed citations
17.
Kellogg, E., H. Tananbaum, H. Gursky, et al.. (1972). The X-ray structure of the Vela X region observed from Uhuru.. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 4. 336.1 indexed citations
18.
Schreier, E., E. Kellogg, H. Gursky, H. Tananbaum, & R. Giacconi. (1971). Further observations of the pulsating X-ray source Cygnus X-1 from Uhuru.. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 3. 393.3 indexed citations
19.
Kellogg, E., S. S. Murray, H. Tananbaum, et al.. (1971). Extended X-Ray Sources in the Coma and Perseus Clusters.. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 3. 477.1 indexed citations
20.
Kellogg, E., H. Gursky, R. Giacconi, H. Tananbaum, & A. Cavaliere. (1971). An X-ray Source Near M82.. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 3. 399.
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