Robert A. Wittenmyer

8.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
90 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

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Robert A. Wittenmyer is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation and Computational Mechanics. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert A. Wittenmyer has authored 90 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 89 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 35 papers in Instrumentation and 4 papers in Computational Mechanics. Recurrent topics in Robert A. Wittenmyer's work include Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (86 papers), Astro and Planetary Science (61 papers) and Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (57 papers). Robert A. Wittenmyer is often cited by papers focused on Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (86 papers), Astro and Planetary Science (61 papers) and Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (57 papers). Robert A. Wittenmyer collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and United Kingdom. Robert A. Wittenmyer's co-authors include Jonathan Horner, C. G. Tinney, Michael Endl, R. Paul Butler, William D. Cochran, J. P. Marshall, S. J. O’Toole, H. R. A. Jones, Jeremy Bailey and Brad Carter and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, The Astrophysical Journal and Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.

In The Last Decade

Robert A. Wittenmyer

84 papers receiving 1.9k citations

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A disintegrating minor planet transiting a white dwarf

2015 289 citations Andrew Vanderburg, John Asher Johnson et al. Nature profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Searching for Neutral Hydrogen Escape from the 120 Myr Old Sub-Neptune HIP94235b using HST 2024 ·The Astronomical Journal ·(unknown), George Zhou, Chelsea X. Huang, D. J. Wright, (unknown), (unknown), Elisabeth Newton, James G. Rogers, Neale P. Gibson, (unknown), L. C. Mayorga, Robert A. Wittenmyer	1
2	Revised Architecture and Two New Super-Earths in the HD 134606 Planetary System 2024 ·The Astronomical Journal ·Zhexing Li, Stephen R. Kane, Timothy D. Brandt, Tara Fetherolf, Paul Robertson, (unknown), Paul A. Dalba, Robert A. Wittenmyer, R. Paul Butler, Matías R. Díaz, Steve B. Howell, Jeremy Bailey, Brad Carter, Elise Furlan, Crystal L. Gnilka, Jonathan Horner, H. R. A. Jones, S. J. O’Toole, C. G. Tinney	1
3	HD 28185 revisited: an outer planet, instead of a brown dwarf, on a Saturn-like orbit 2024 ·Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society ·(unknown), Qier An, Chelsea X. Huang, Timothy D. Brandt, Robert A. Wittenmyer, Andrew Vanderburg	2
4	HD 222237 b: a long-period super-Jupiter around a nearby star revealed by radial-velocity and Hipparcos–Gaia astrometry 2024 ·Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society ·(unknown), Fabo Feng, Stephen A. Shectman, C. G. Tinney, Johanna Teske, (unknown), H. R. A. Jones, Robert A. Wittenmyer, Matías R. Díaz, Jeffrey D. Crane, Sharon X. Wang, Jeremy Bailey, S. J. O’Toole, Adina D. Feinstein, Malena Rice, Zahra Essack, Benjamin T. Montet, Avi Shporer, R. Paul Butler	3
5	Multiepoch Detections of the Extended Atmosphere and Transmission Spectra of KELT-9b with a 1.5 m Telescope 2023 ·The Astronomical Journal ·(unknown), George Zhou, D. J. Wright, Chelsea X. Huang, João M. Mendonça, Samuel H. C. Cabot, Christa Pudmenzky, Robert A. Wittenmyer, David W. Latham, Allyson Bieryla, Gilbert A. Esquerdo, P. Berlind, M. Calkins	4
6	The Gliese 86 Binary System: A Warm Jupiter Formed in a Disk Truncated at ≈2 au 2022 ·The Astronomical Journal ·(unknown), Timothy D. Brandt, Gongjie Li, Trent J. Dupuy, Yiting Li, G. Mirek Brandt, Jay Farihi, Jonathan Horner, Robert A. Wittenmyer, R. Paul Butler, C. G. Tinney, Brad Carter, D. J. Wright, H. R. A. Jones, S. J. O’Toole	7
7	The GALAH survey and symbiotic stars – I. Discovery and follow-up of 33 candidate accreting-only systems 2021 ·Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society ·U. Munari, G. Traven, N. Masetti, P. Valisa, (unknown), Franz-Josef Hambsch, (unknown), Klemen Čotar, (unknown), K. C. Freeman, Geraint F. Lewis, Sarah L. Martell, Sanjib Sharma, Jeffrey D. Simpson, Yuan-Sen Ting, Robert A. Wittenmyer, D. B. Zucker	18
8	New spectroscopic binary companions of giant stars and updated metallicity distribution for binary systems 2016 ·Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology) ·P. Bluhm, M. I. Jones, L. Vanzi, M. G. Soto, J. Vos, Robert A. Wittenmyer, H. Drass, J. S. Jenkins, F. Olivares, R. E. Mennickent, M. Vučković, P. Rojo, C. Melo	13
9	Four new planets around giant stars and the mass-metallicity correlation of planet-hosting stars 2016 ·Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology) ·M. I. Jones, J. S. Jenkins, Rafael Brahm, Robert A. Wittenmyer, F. Olivares, C. Melo, P. Rojo, Andrés Jordán, H. Drass, R. Paul Butler, Liang Wang	18
10	MINERVA-Red: A Census of Planets Orbiting the Nearest Low-mass Stars to the Sun 2015 ·AAS ·Cullen H. Blake, (unknown), Peter Plavchan, (unknown), Robert A. Wittenmyer, Jason D. Eastman, Stuart Barnes	2
11	The Dynamical Structure of HR 8799’s Inner Debris Disk 2015 ·Origins of Life and Evolution of Biospheres ·(unknown), Robert A. Wittenmyer, Jonathan Horner, J. P. Marshall	4
12	A disintegrating minor planet transiting a white dwarf breakdown → 2015 ·Nature ·Andrew Vanderburg, John Asher Johnson, S. Rappaport, Allyson Bieryla, Jonathan Irwin, John Arban Lewis, David Kipping, Warren R. Brown, P. Dufour, David R. Ciardi, Ruth Angus, Laura Schaefer, David W. Latham, David Charbonneau, Charles Beichman, Jason D. Eastman, Nate McCrady, Robert A. Wittenmyer, Jason T. Wright	289
13	Signals embedded in the radial velocity noise Periodic variations in the τ Ceti velocities 2013 ·Americanae (AECID Library) ·Mikko Tuomi, H. R. A. Jones, J. S. Jenkins, C. G. Tinney, R. Paul Butler, Steven S. Vogt, J. R. Barnes, Robert A. Wittenmyer, S. J. O’Toole, Jonathan Horner, Jeremy Bailey, (unknown), D. J. Wright, G. Salter, D. J. Pinfield	63
14	NACO-SDI imaging of known companion host stars from the AAPS and Keck planet search surveys 2010 ·Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology) ·J. S. Jenkins, H. R. A. Jones, Beth Biller, S. J. O’Toole, D. J. Pinfield, Laird M. Close, C. G. Tinney, R. Paul Butler, Robert A. Wittenmyer, (unknown), A. C. Day-Jones	5
15	Anm sin i= 24M_⊕Planetary Companion to the Nearby M Dwarf GJ 176 2008 ·The Astrophysical Journal ·Michael Endl, William D. Cochran, Robert A. Wittenmyer, Alan P. Boss	22
16	The Extrasolar Planet ∊ Eridani b Orbit and Mass 2006 ·DPS ·G. F. Benedict, B. McArthur, G. Gatewood, E. Nelan, William D. Cochran, A. P. Hatzes, Michael Endl, Robert A. Wittenmyer, S. L. Baliunas, G. A. H. Walker, Shuo Yang, M. Kürster, S. Els, Diane B. Paulson	1
17	Coronal Observations at the 29 March 2006 Total Solar Eclipse 2006 ·Jay M. Pasachoff, B. A. Babcock, S. P. Souza, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Robert A. Wittenmyer, Jonathan Kern, R. L. Hawkins, J. H. Seiradakis, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), M. Demiański	2
18	Narrow-band Filter Observations of the Red-Line Corona at the 29 March 2006 Eclipse 2006 ·David M. Rust, (unknown), Jay M. Pasachoff, B. A. Babcock, (unknown), Robert A. Wittenmyer	1
19	The Hunt for Extrasolar Planets at McDonald Observatory 2005 ·Redalyc (Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México) ·Michael Endl, William D. Cochran, A. P. Hatzes, Robert A. Wittenmyer	2
20	The Orbital Ephemeris of HD 209458b 2004 ·ASPC ·Robert A. Wittenmyer, William F. Welsh, Jerome A. Orosz, A. Schultz, W. Kinzel, M. C. Kochte, F. C. Bruhweiler, (unknown), Gregory W. Henry	1

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