Robert A. Benjamin

7.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
87 papers, 4.0k citations indexed

About

Robert A. Benjamin is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics and Instrumentation. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert A. Benjamin has authored 87 papers receiving a total of 4.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 83 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 13 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics and 12 papers in Instrumentation. Recurrent topics in Robert A. Benjamin's work include Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (61 papers), Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (61 papers) and Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (31 papers). Robert A. Benjamin is often cited by papers focused on Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (61 papers), Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (61 papers) and Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (31 papers). Robert A. Benjamin collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Germany. Robert A. Benjamin's co-authors include B. A. Whitney, B. Babler, M. R. Meade, R. Indebetouw, C. Watson, Matthew S. Povich, Thomas Robitaille, E. Churchwell, Martin Cohen and C. J. Cyganowski and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and The Astrophysical Journal.

In The Last Decade

Robert A. Benjamin

79 papers receiving 3.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

GLIMPSE. I. AnSIRTFLegacy Project to Map the Inner Galaxy

2003 783 citations Robert A. Benjamin, B. Babler et al. profile →
TheSpitzer/GLIMPSE Surveys: A New View of the Milky Way

2009 584 citations B. Babler, M. R. Meade et al. profile →
The Wavelength Dependence of Interstellar Extinction from 1.25 to 8.0 μm Using GLIMPSE Data

2005 500 citations R. Indebetouw, B. Babler et al. The Astrophysical Journal profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	A three-dimensional, multiwavelength view and time-dependent analysis of the Milky Way’s local ionized gas 2025 ·Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society ·(unknown), (unknown), Robert A. Benjamin, Dhanesh Krishnarao, Anna F. McLeod	0
2	Kinetic tomography of the Galactic plane within 1.25 kiloparsecs from the Sun 2025 ·Astronomy and Astrophysics ·J. D. Soler, S. Molinari, Simon C. O. Glover, (unknown), Ralf S. Klessen, Robert A. Benjamin, P. Hennebelle, J. E. G. Peek, H. Beuther, (unknown), Eleonora Zari, Cameren Swiggum, (unknown)	0
3	The Hα sky in three dimensions 2025 ·Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society Letters ·(unknown), Kenneth Wood, Robert A. Benjamin, Dhanesh Krishnarao, Catherine Zucker, (unknown), L. M. Haffner	2
4	Origin of the IRAS Vela Shell: New Insights from 3D Dust Mapping 2025 ·The Astrophysical Journal ·(unknown), Catherine Zucker, T. K. Sridharan, Cameren Swiggum, Shmuel Bialy, (unknown), J. E. G. Peek, L. Bianchi, Robert A. Benjamin, (unknown), Alyssa Goodman, J. Alves, C. J. Lada, (unknown), Rowan J. Smith, Elizabeth J. Watkins, Kenneth Wood, Dave W. Anderson	0
5	A Deep, High-angular-resolution 3D Dust Map of the Southern Galactic Plane 2025 ·The Astrophysical Journal ·Catherine Zucker, Andrew K. Saydjari, Joshua S. Speagle, Edward F. Schlafly, Gregory Green, Robert A. Benjamin, J. E. G. Peek, (unknown), Alyssa Goodman, Michael A. Kuhn, Douglas P. Finkbeiner	1
6	The Galactic Center Lobe as an H ii Region 2024 ·The Astrophysical Journal ·L. D. Anderson, (unknown), Bin Liu, (unknown), Robert A. Benjamin, N. Hurley‐Walker, N. M. McClure‐Griffiths, Catherine Zucker	2
7	eDIG-CHANGES 2024 ·Astronomy and Astrophysics ·(unknown), Jiangtao Li, Carlos J. Vargas, Taotao Fang, Robert A. Benjamin, Joel N. Bregman, R.‐J. Dettmar, Jayanne English, G. Heald, (unknown), Q. Daniel Wang, (unknown)	2
8	Low-frequency Absorption and Radio Recombination Line Features of the Galactic Center Lobe 2024 ·The Astrophysical Journal ·N. Hurley‐Walker, L. D. Anderson, (unknown), N. M. McClure‐Griffiths, Robert A. Benjamin, Michael A. Kuhn, (unknown), Bin Liu, Catherine Zucker	2
9	Most nearby young star clusters formed in three massive complexes 2024 ·Nature ·Cameren Swiggum, J. Alves, Robert A. Benjamin, (unknown), N. Miret-Roig, Josefa E. Großschedl, Stefan Meingast, Alyssa Goodman, (unknown), Catherine Zucker, Emily L. Hunt, S. Reffert	10
10	Caught in the Act: A Metal-rich High-velocity Cloud in the Inner Galaxy 2023 ·The Astrophysical Journal ·(unknown), Andrew J. Fox, Bart P. Wakker, Trisha Ashley, D. Massa, E. B. Jenkins, Dhanesh Krishnarao, Robert A. Benjamin, Rongmon Bordoloi, Tae‐Sun Kim	7
11	Repeating Outbursts from the Young Stellar Object Gaia23bab (=SPICY 97589) 2023 ·Research Notes of the AAS ·Michael A. Kuhn, Robert A. Benjamin, Émille E. O. Ishida, Rafael S. de Souza, J. Peloton, (unknown)	4
12	Spectroscopic Confirmation of a Population of Isolated, Intermediate-mass Young Stellar Objects 2022 ·The Astronomical Journal ·Michael A. Kuhn, (unknown), Matthew S. Povich, Rafael S. de Souza, A. Krone-Martins, Émille E. O. Ishida, Catherine Zucker, Robert A. Benjamin, Lynne A. Hillenbrand, A. Castro-Ginard, X. Y. Zhou	7
13	A high pitch angle structure in the Sagittarius Arm 2021 ·Astronomy and Astrophysics ·Michael A. Kuhn, Robert A. Benjamin, Catherine Zucker, A. Krone-Martins, Rafael S. de Souza, A. Castro-Ginard, Émille E. O. Ishida, Matthew S. Povich, Lynne A. Hillenbrand	28
14	Molecular Gas within the Milky Way's Nuclear Wind 2021 ·The Astrophysical Journal Letters ·(unknown), Andrew J. Fox, Blair D. Savage, Bart P. Wakker, Dhanesh Krishnarao, Robert A. Benjamin, P. Richter, Trisha Ashley, E. B. Jenkins, Felix J. Lockman, Rongmon Bordoloi, Tae‐Sun Kim	14
15	Discovery of a 30-degree-long ultraviolet arc in Ursa Major 2020 ·Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology) ·A. Bracco, Robert A. Benjamin, M. I. R. Alves, (unknown), F. Boulanger, L. Montier, (unknown), (unknown), Sean Walker	14
16	Exploring Hydrodynamic Instabilities along the Infalling High-velocity Cloud Complex A 2020 ·The Astrophysical Journal ·Kathleen A. Barger, David L. Nidever, (unknown), Nicolas Lehner, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Bart P. Wakker, Joss Bland‐Hawthorn, Robert A. Benjamin, (unknown)	7
17	The Effect of Bars on the Ionized ISM: Optical Emission Lines from Milky Way Analogs 2020 ·The Astrophysical Journal ·Dhanesh Krishnarao, Christy Tremonti, Amelia Fraser-McKelvie, Katarina Kraljic, Nicholas Fraser Boardman, Karen L. Masters, Robert A. Benjamin, L. M. Haffner, Amy Jones, Zachary J. Pace, Gail Zasowski, Matthew A. Bershady, Dmitry Bizyaev, J. Brinkmann, Joel R. Brownstein, Niv Drory, Kaike Pan, Kai Zhang	13
18	Three Dimensional Stellar Kinematics of the Galactic Bar and Disk: Where APOGEE Meets GLIMPSE 2016 ·Robert A. Benjamin, B. Babler, Elena D’Onghia, W. I. Clarkson, E. Churchwell, J. Davy Kirkpatrick, Gail Zasowski, (unknown)	1
19	GLIMPSE Proper: Mid-Infrared Observations of Proper Motion and Variability Towards Galactic Center 2015 ·Robert A. Benjamin, B. Babler, E. Churchwell, W. I. Clarkson, J. Davy Kirkpatrick, M. R. Meade, B. A. Whitney	1
20	Glimpse360: Observing The Outback Of The Galaxy 2011 ·B. A. Whitney, Robert A. Benjamin, (unknown), B. Babler, (unknown), E. Churchwell, Thomas Robitaille, R. Indebetouw, (unknown)	1

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