Robert Antonucci

11.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
125 papers, 7.2k citations indexed

About

Robert Antonucci is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation and Nuclear and High Energy Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert Antonucci has authored 125 papers receiving a total of 7.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 120 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 42 papers in Instrumentation and 36 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics. Recurrent topics in Robert Antonucci's work include Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (85 papers), Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations (52 papers) and Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (42 papers). Robert Antonucci is often cited by papers focused on Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (85 papers), Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations (52 papers) and Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (42 papers). Robert Antonucci collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and United Kingdom. Robert Antonucci's co-authors include Joseph S. Miller, Richard Barvainis, J. S. Ulvestad, David Whysong, Makoto Kishimoto, A. L. Kinney, Patrick Ogle, Todd Hurt, Wil van Breugel and Arjun Dey 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 Antonucci

120 papers receiving 7.0k citations

Hit Papers

Unified Models for Active... 1985 2026 1998 2012 1993 1985 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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.

  1. Unified Models for Active Galactic Nuclei and Quasars
    1993 2.3k citations Robert Antonucci profile →
  2. Spectropolarimetry and the nature of NGC 1068
    1985 807 citations Robert Antonucci et al. The Astrophysical Journal profile →

Author Peers

Peers are selected by citation overlap in the author's most active subfields. citations · hero ref

Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Robert Antonucci 7.0k 2.7k 1.1k 181 77 125 7.2k
John T. Stocke 5.4k 0.8× 2.5k 1.0× 924 0.9× 117 0.6× 113 1.5× 172 5.6k
A. Comastri 7.1k 1.0× 3.6k 1.3× 1.1k 1.1× 172 1.0× 45 0.6× 253 7.4k
C. Vignali 6.6k 0.9× 2.3k 0.9× 1.3k 1.3× 170 0.9× 64 0.8× 264 6.8k
P. M. W. Kalberla 7.2k 1.0× 2.6k 1.0× 548 0.5× 164 0.9× 98 1.3× 79 7.4k
I. F. Mirabel 6.3k 0.9× 2.3k 0.8× 910 0.9× 169 0.9× 55 0.7× 168 6.4k
Dan Maoz 5.0k 0.7× 1.3k 0.5× 939 0.9× 236 1.3× 59 0.8× 97 5.1k
F. E. Bauer 8.7k 1.2× 2.6k 1.0× 2.4k 2.3× 231 1.3× 85 1.1× 233 8.8k
G. Risaliti 6.6k 0.9× 2.3k 0.9× 979 0.9× 174 1.0× 47 0.6× 142 6.7k
R. J. Weymann 5.2k 0.7× 1.3k 0.5× 1.2k 1.2× 277 1.5× 130 1.7× 131 5.4k
Y. I. Izotov 5.7k 0.8× 1.0k 0.4× 1.9k 1.8× 194 1.1× 115 1.5× 146 6.0k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Robert Antonucci

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert Antonucci

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Robert Antonucci. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Robert Antonucci 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 Robert Antonucci. Robert Antonucci 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
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Antonucci, Robert. (2023). A Walk through AGN Country—For the Somewhat Initiated!. Galaxies. 11(5). 102–102. 8 indexed citations
2.
Ogle, Patrick, et al.. (2023). Cygnus A obscuring torus: ionized, atomic, or molecular?. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 527(2). 2371–2378. 1 indexed citations
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López-Rodríguez, Enrique, Makoto Kishimoto, Robert Antonucci, et al.. (2023). On the Origin of Radio-loudness in Active Galactic Nuclei Using Far-infrared Polarimetric Observations. The Astrophysical Journal. 951(1). 31–31. 6 indexed citations
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Järvelä, E., Rohan Dahale, Luca Crepaldi, et al.. (2021). Unravelling the origin of extended radio emission in narrow-line Seyfert 1 galaxies with the JVLA. arXiv (Cornell University). 26 indexed citations
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Kuraszkiewicz, Joanna, B. J. Wilkes, Johannes Büchner, et al.. (2021). Beyond Simple AGN Unification with Chandra-observed 3CRR Sources at 0.5 < z < 1. The Astrophysical Journal. 913(2). 134–134. 11 indexed citations
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Berton, M., Enrico Congiu, S. Ciroi, et al.. (2019). The Interacting Late-type Host Galaxy of the Radio-loud Narrow-line Seyfert 1 IRAS 20181-2244. The Astronomical Journal. 157(2). 48–48. 21 indexed citations
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Berton, M., Enrico Congiu, E. Järvelä, et al.. (2018). Radio-emitting narrow-line Seyfert 1 galaxies in the JVLA perspective. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 614. A87–A87. 60 indexed citations
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Congiu, Enrico, M. Berton, M. Giroletti, et al.. (2017). Kiloparsec-scale emission in the narrow-line Seyfert 1 galaxy Mrk 783. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 23 indexed citations
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Antonucci, Robert. (2013). Quasars still defy explanation. Nature. 495(7440). 165–167. 14 indexed citations
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Antonucci, Robert. (2012). A panchromatic review of thermal and nonthermal active galactic nuclei. 27(4). 557–602. 40 indexed citations
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Kishimoto, Makoto, S. F. Hönig, Robert Antonucci, et al.. (2011). The innermost dusty structure in active galactic nuclei as probed by the Keck interferometer. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 83 indexed citations
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Kishimoto, Makoto, S. F. Hönig, Robert Antonucci, et al.. (2011). Mapping the radial structure of AGN tori. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 536. A78–A78. 86 indexed citations
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Leipski, C., Martin Haas, S. P. Willner, et al.. (2010). MID-INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY OF HIGH-REDSHIFT 3CRR SOURCES. The Astrophysical Journal. 717(2). 766–775. 20 indexed citations
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Kishimoto, Makoto, S. F. Hönig, Robert Antonucci, et al.. (2009). Exploring the inner region of type 1 AGNs with the Keck interferometer. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 53 indexed citations
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Kishimoto, Makoto, Robert Antonucci, Omer Blaes, et al.. (2008). The characteristic blue spectra of accretion disks in quasars as uncovered in the infrared. Nature. 454(7203). 492–494. 84 indexed citations
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Maiolino, R., M. Salvati, A. Marconi, & Robert Antonucci. (2001). The Ly-edge paradox and the need for obscured QSOs. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 27 indexed citations
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Antonucci, Robert, et al.. (1999). Electronic Publication of Health Information in an Object-Oriented Environment.. Proceedings of the ASIS Annual Meeting. 36. 1 indexed citations
18.
Barvainis, Richard, Philip R. Maloney, Robert Antonucci, & D. Alloin. (1996). New Molecular Observations and Modelling of the Cloverleaf Quasar. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 189(4). 1302.
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Koekemoer, Anton M., C. Henkel, L. J. Greenhill, et al.. (1995). A water-vapour giga-maser in the active galaxy TXFS2226 – 184. Nature. 378(6558). 697–699. 56 indexed citations
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Barvainis, Richard & Robert Antonucci. (1990). Can the Big Blue Bump be Optically Thin Free-Free?. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 22. 745. 1 indexed citations

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