R. Zinn

6.1k total citations · 3 hit papers
64 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

R. Zinn is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation and Computational Mechanics. According to data from OpenAlex, R. Zinn has authored 64 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 59 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 37 papers in Instrumentation and 8 papers in Computational Mechanics. Recurrent topics in R. Zinn's work include Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (54 papers), Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (37 papers) and Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (16 papers). R. Zinn is often cited by papers focused on Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (54 papers), Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (37 papers) and Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (16 papers). R. Zinn collaborates with scholars based in United States, Chile and Italy. R. Zinn's co-authors include Leonard Searle, Michael J. West, P. Demarque, Young‐Wook Lee, T. E. Armandroff, A. K. Vivas, Carme Gallart, Eduardo Hardy, G. Carraro and R. Buonanno and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, The Astrophysical Journal and Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.

In The Last Decade

R. Zinn

60 papers receiving 3.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Compositions of halo clusters and the formation of the galactic halo

1978 806 citations R. Zinn et al. The Astrophysical Journal profile →
The globular cluster system of the galaxy. III - Measurements of radial velocity and metallicity for 60 clusters and a compilation of metallicities for 121 clusters

1984 578 citations R. Zinn et al. The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series profile →
The globular cluster system of the galaxy. IV - The halo and disk subsystems

1985 403 citations R. Zinn The Astrophysical Journal profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
R. Zinn United States	23	3.4k	1.7k	178	82	69	64	3.5k
F. Fusi Pecci Italy	33	3.5k 1.0×	1.8k 1.0×	165 0.9×	63 0.8×	64 0.9×	115	3.5k
Don A. VandenBerg Canada	37	4.2k 1.2×	2.1k 1.2×	301 1.7×	65 0.8×	104 1.5×	108	4.3k
A. V. Sweigart United States	31	2.5k 0.7×	1.3k 0.7×	213 1.2×	34 0.4×	50 0.7×	82	2.5k
R. W. O’Connell United States	33	3.4k 1.0×	1.4k 0.8×	352 2.0×	40 0.5×	58 0.8×	142	3.5k
G. Bertelli Italy	15	4.1k 1.2×	2.1k 1.2×	140 0.8×	32 0.4×	113 1.6×	43	4.2k
K. J. Fricke Germany	32	2.5k 0.7×	1.1k 0.6×	241 1.4×	60 0.7×	33 0.5×	108	2.6k
Ricardo P. Schiavon United States	30	3.1k 0.9×	1.9k 1.1×	115 0.6×	48 0.6×	82 1.2×	80	3.2k
Brian Chaboyer United States	28	3.3k 1.0×	1.6k 0.9×	347 1.9×	31 0.4×	66 1.0×	83	3.4k
Bruce W. Carney United States	35	3.9k 1.1×	1.8k 1.0×	236 1.3×	33 0.4×	146 2.1×	136	3.9k
D. Burstein United States	17	2.5k 0.7×	1.1k 0.6×	307 1.7×	71 0.9×	73 1.1×	47	2.6k

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

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Coppi, P., R. Zinn, C. Baltay, et al.. (2024). La Silla-QUEST RR Lyrae star survey II: the Crater II tidal streams. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 535(1). 443–470. 1 indexed citations

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Zinn, R.. (2016). La Silla QUEST RR Lyrae Star Survey: Region I. 12 indexed citations

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Cartier, R., P. Lira, P. Coppi, et al.. (2015). THE QUEST–La SILLA AGN VARIABILITY SURVEY. The Astrophysical Journal. 810(2). 164–164. 11 indexed citations

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Duffau, S., A. K. Vivas, R. Zinn, R. A. Méndez, & M. T. Ruíz. (2014). A comprehensive view of the Virgo stellar stream. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 566. A118–A118. 14 indexed citations

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Baltay, C., D. Rabinowitz, E. Hadjiyska, et al.. (2012). The La Silla-QUEST Southern Hemisphere Variability Survey. The Messenger. 150. 34–38.

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Carraro, G., R. Zinn, & C. Moni Bidin. (2007). Whiting 1: the youngest globular cluster associated with the Sagittarius dwarf spheroidal galaxy. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 52 indexed citations

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Duffau, S., R. Zinn, A. K. Vivas, et al.. (2006). Confirmation of halo substructure using quest rr lyrae data: the new virgo stellar stream (VSS). Redalyc (Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México). 26. 70–71. 1 indexed citations

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Ivezić, Željko, A. K. Vivas, Robert H. Lupton, & R. Zinn. (2005). The Selection of RR Lyrae Stars Using Single-Epoch Data. The Astronomical Journal. 129(2). 1096–1108. 46 indexed citations

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Gallart, Carme, R. Zinn, F. Pont, et al.. (2002). Using color-magnitude diagrams and spectroscopy to derive star formation histories: VLT observations of Fornax. The Messenger. 108. 16–20. 1 indexed citations

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Demarque, P., R. Zinn, Young‐Wook Lee, & Sukyoung K. Yi. (2000). The Metallicity Dependence of RR Lyrae Absolute Magnitudes from Synthetic Horizontal-Branch Models. The Astronomical Journal. 119(3). 1398–1404. 53 indexed citations

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Zinn, R.. (1996). The Galaxy's Globular Clusters. ASPC. 92. 211. 1 indexed citations

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Zinn, R.. (1993). The Galactic Halo Cluster Systems: Evidence for Accretion. 48. 38. 3 indexed citations

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Armandroff, T. E. & R. Zinn. (1988). Integrated-light spectroscopy of globular clusters at the infrared CA II lines. The Astronomical Journal. 96. 92–92. 168 indexed citations

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Zinn, R.. (1985). The dwarf spheroidal galaxies and their variable stars.. MmSAI. 56. 223–237. 1 indexed citations

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Zinn, R. & Á. I. Díaz. (1982). The metal abundance of PAL 13. The Astronomical Journal. 87. 1190–1190. 2 indexed citations

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Zinn, R., et al.. (1982). The mass of the anomalous cepheid in the globular cluster NGC 5466. The Astrophysical Journal. 262. 700–700. 10 indexed citations

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Zinn, R.. (1980). The globular cluster system of the Galaxy. I - The metal abundances and reddenings of 70 globular clusters from integrated light measurements. The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 42. 19–19. 71 indexed citations

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Zinn, R.. (1980). On the metal abundance range in the Draco dwarf galaxy. The Astronomical Journal. 85. 1468–1468. 7 indexed citations

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Zinn, R.. (1977). A spectroscopic survey of the giant branch of M5. The Astrophysical Journal. 218. 96–96. 5 indexed citations

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Zinn, R.. (1973). The unusual red giants in M5, M10 and M92.. 25. 409–413.

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