Robert C. Kennicutt

40.0k total citations · 7 hit papers
177 papers, 17.6k citations indexed

About

Robert C. Kennicutt is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation and Nuclear and High Energy Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert C. Kennicutt has authored 177 papers receiving a total of 17.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 171 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 62 papers in Instrumentation and 14 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics. Recurrent topics in Robert C. Kennicutt's work include Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (145 papers), Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (112 papers) and Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (99 papers). Robert C. Kennicutt is often cited by papers focused on Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (145 papers), Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (112 papers) and Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (99 papers). Robert C. Kennicutt collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Germany. Robert C. Kennicutt's co-authors include Neal J. Evans, Fabian Walter, Daniela Calzetti, Daniel A. Dale, Janice Lee, E. Brinks, W. J. G. de Blok, John Moustakas, Benjamin D. Johnson and Adam K. Leroy and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and The Astrophysical Journal.

In The Last Decade

Robert C. Kennicutt

169 papers receiving 17.0k citations

Hit Papers

The Global Schmidt Law in Star‐forming Galaxies 1998 2026 2007 2016 1998 1998 2012 2008 2007 1000 2.0k 3.0k
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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.

  1. The Global Schmidt Law in Star‐forming Galaxies
    1998 3.1k citations Robert C. Kennicutt The Astrophysical Journal profile →
  2. Star Formation in Galaxies Along the Hubble Sequence
    1998 2.8k citations Robert C. Kennicutt et al. profile →
  3. Star Formation in the Milky Way and Nearby Galaxies
    2012 1.7k citations Robert C. Kennicutt et al. profile →
  4. THINGS: THE H I NEARBY GALAXY SURVEY
    2008 783 citations Fabian Walter, Robert C. Kennicutt et al. The Astronomical Journal profile →
  5. The Mid‐Infrared Spectrum of Star‐forming Galaxies: Global Properties of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Emission
    2007 557 citations J. D. Smith, B. T. Draine et al. The Astrophysical Journal profile →
  6. DUST-CORRECTED STAR FORMATION RATES OF GALAXIES. II. COMBINATIONS OF ULTRAVIOLET AND INFRARED TRACERS
    2011 368 citations Robert C. Kennicutt, Benjamin D. Johnson et al. The Astrophysical Journal profile →
  7. HERACLES: THE HERA CO LINE EXTRAGALACTIC SURVEY
    2009 354 citations Fabian Walter, Robert C. Kennicutt et al. The Astronomical Journal profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Robert C. Kennicutt United States 54 17.3k 5.5k 2.0k 528 425 177 17.6k
Fabian Walter Germany 62 16.9k 1.0× 4.4k 0.8× 2.5k 1.2× 650 1.2× 411 1.0× 371 17.4k
R. J. Ivison United Kingdom 67 15.3k 0.9× 5.5k 1.0× 3.3k 1.6× 409 0.8× 568 1.3× 319 15.6k
L. Armus United States 50 12.1k 0.7× 4.0k 0.7× 1.4k 0.7× 363 0.7× 466 1.1× 226 12.4k
R. Maiolino Italy 76 18.9k 1.1× 5.6k 1.0× 3.4k 1.7× 266 0.5× 364 0.9× 405 19.3k
M. A. Dopita Australia 65 14.9k 0.9× 3.9k 0.7× 3.1k 1.5× 302 0.6× 531 1.2× 339 15.3k
Daniela Calzetti United States 46 12.0k 0.7× 4.7k 0.9× 1.1k 0.5× 224 0.4× 451 1.1× 186 12.2k
F. Combes France 64 13.0k 0.8× 3.8k 0.7× 2.0k 1.0× 783 1.5× 679 1.6× 568 13.6k
Pavel Kroupa Germany 62 17.8k 1.0× 6.3k 1.1× 1.5k 0.7× 446 0.8× 314 0.7× 330 18.3k
J. X. Prochaska United States 74 17.1k 1.0× 3.9k 0.7× 4.2k 2.0× 233 0.4× 742 1.7× 435 18.0k
N. Z. Scoville United States 68 14.1k 0.8× 4.2k 0.8× 1.8k 0.9× 1.2k 2.3× 684 1.6× 302 14.4k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Smith, J. D., Karin Sandström, B. T. Draine, et al.. (2024). The Metallicity Dependence of PAH Emission in Galaxies. I. Insights from Deep Radial Spitzer Spectroscopy. The Astrophysical Journal. 974(1). 20–20. 12 indexed citations
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Kennicutt, Robert C. & Mithi A. C. de los Reyes. (2021). Revisiting the Integrated Star Formation Law. II. Starbursts and the Combined Global Schmidt Law. The Astrophysical Journal. 908(1). 61–61. 86 indexed citations
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Grasha, Kathryn, Bruce G. Elmegreen, Christoph Federrath, et al.. (2021). The dependence of the hierarchical distribution of star clusters on galactic environment. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 507(4). 5542–5566. 9 indexed citations
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Zhang, Huanian, Dennis Zaritsky, Karen P. Olsen, et al.. (2021). An Empirical Determination of the Dependence of the Circumgalactic Mass Cooling Rate and Feedback Mass Loading Factor on Galactic Stellar Mass. The Astrophysical Journal. 916(2). 101–101. 7 indexed citations
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Reyes, Mithi A. C. de los & Robert C. Kennicutt. (2019). Revisiting the Integrated Star Formation Law. I. Non-starbursting Galaxies. The Astrophysical Journal. 872(1). 16–16. 89 indexed citations
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Vı́lchez, J. M., et al.. (2018). Metals and dust content across the galaxies M 101 and NGC 628. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 483(4). 4968–4983. 26 indexed citations
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Brown, M. J. I., John Moustakas, Robert C. Kennicutt, et al.. (2017). Calibration of Ultraviolet, Mid-infrared, and Radio Star Formation Rate Indicators. The Astrophysical Journal. 847(2). 136–136. 44 indexed citations
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McQuinn, Kristen B. W., Evan D. Skillman, Andrew E. Dolphin, Danielle A. Berg, & Robert C. Kennicutt. (2016). THE DISTANCE TO M104*. The Astronomical Journal. 152(5). 144–144. 21 indexed citations
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Smith, J. D., K. V. Croxall, B. T. Draine, et al.. (2016). THE SPATIALLY RESOLVED COOLING LINE DEFICIT IN GALAXIES. The Astrophysical Journal. 834(1). 5–5. 58 indexed citations
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Looze, Ilse De, M. Baes, D. Cormier, et al.. (2016). The interstellar medium in Andromeda's dwarf spheroidal galaxies – II. Multiphase gas content and ISM conditions. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 465(3). 3741–3758. 4 indexed citations
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Kong, Xu, et al.. (2015). Characterizing Ultraviolet and Infrared Observational Properties for Galaxies. 29. 2250761.
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Berg, Danielle A., Evan D. Skillman, Andrew R. Marble, et al.. (2012). DIRECT OXYGEN ABUNDANCES FOR LOW-LUMINOSITY LVL GALAXIES. The Astrophysical Journal. 754(2). 98–98. 209 indexed citations
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Momose, Rieko, Jin Koda, Robert C. Kennicutt, et al.. (2012). The Resolved Kennicutt-Schmidt Law in Nearby Galaxies. Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union. 8(S292). 335–335. 1 indexed citations
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Botticella, M. T., S. J. Smartt, Robert C. Kennicutt, et al.. (2012). A comparison between star formation rate diagnostics and rate of core collapse supernovae within 11 Mpc. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 50 indexed citations
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Schinnerer, Eva, A. Weiß, S. Aalto, et al.. (2005). Star Clusters in M51: Connection between Molecular Gas Stars and Dust in Starbursts: from 30~Doradus to Lyman Break Galaxies. Chalmers Publication Library (Chalmers University of Technology). 1 indexed citations
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Kennicutt, Robert C., L. Armus, Daniela Calzetti, et al.. (2004). SINGS: The Spitzer Infrared Nearby Galaxies Survey - Physics of the Star-Forming ISM and Galaxy Evolution. 159. 2 indexed citations
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Sembach, Kenneth R., J. C. Blades, G. D. Illingworth, & Robert C. Kennicutt. (2003). Hubble's Science Legacy: Future Optical/Ultraviolet Astronomy from Space. ASPC. 291. 18 indexed citations
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Kennicutt, Robert C., C. Moss, Shoko Sakai, & M. Whittle. (1999). A Deep Survey of Star Formation in Nearby Galaxy Clusters. 223.
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Kennicutt, Robert C.. (1998). Overview: The Initial Mass Function in Galaxies. ASPC. 142. 1. 1 indexed citations
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Skillman, Evan D., R. Terlevich, R. Terlevich, Robert C. Kennicutt, & D. R. Garnett. (1993). New Results of He Measurements: Implications for SBBN. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 688(1). 739–744. 8 indexed citations

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