Robert Petre

11.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
201 papers, 4.4k citations indexed

About

Robert Petre is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics and Radiation. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert Petre has authored 201 papers receiving a total of 4.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 178 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 124 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics and 38 papers in Radiation. Recurrent topics in Robert Petre's work include Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations (122 papers), Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena (103 papers) and Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae (93 papers). Robert Petre is often cited by papers focused on Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations (122 papers), Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena (103 papers) and Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae (93 papers). Robert Petre collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and France. Robert Petre's co-authors include Una Hwang, Jeonghee Rho, E. V. Gotthelf, S. S. Holt, P. F. Winkler, Masanori Ozaki, K. Koyama, E. M. Schlegel, M. Matsuura and Stephen P. Reynolds and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and The Astrophysical Journal.

In The Last Decade

Robert Petre

195 papers receiving 4.2k citations

Hit Papers

Evidence for shock acceleration of high-energy electrons ... 1995 2026 2005 2015 1995 100 200 300 400
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. Evidence for shock acceleration of high-energy electrons in the supernova remnant SN1006
    1995 485 citations Robert Petre, Una Hwang et al. 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 Petre United States 36 4.0k 2.9k 258 216 146 201 4.4k
J. A. Nousek United States 30 3.9k 1.0× 1.5k 0.5× 222 0.9× 145 0.7× 96 0.7× 124 4.2k
B. Aschenbach Germany 28 2.6k 0.6× 1.5k 0.5× 281 1.1× 172 0.8× 214 1.5× 122 3.0k
Knox S. Long United States 39 5.4k 1.4× 2.6k 0.9× 170 0.7× 152 0.7× 301 2.1× 302 5.7k
C. R. Canizares United States 37 3.7k 0.9× 1.4k 0.5× 165 0.6× 268 1.2× 259 1.8× 156 3.9k
F. Aharonian Germany 48 6.6k 1.7× 7.4k 2.6× 123 0.5× 148 0.7× 119 0.8× 360 8.3k
F. D. Seward United States 31 2.4k 0.6× 1.4k 0.5× 265 1.0× 214 1.0× 289 2.0× 124 2.8k
G. Védrenne France 22 2.3k 0.6× 1.3k 0.5× 290 1.1× 132 0.6× 235 1.6× 185 2.7k
P. Predehl Germany 26 2.3k 0.6× 798 0.3× 303 1.2× 301 1.4× 206 1.4× 164 2.7k
Martin C. Weisskopf United States 24 2.6k 0.7× 1.2k 0.4× 430 1.7× 203 0.9× 338 2.3× 171 3.1k
K. A. Pounds United Kingdom 27 2.7k 0.7× 1.2k 0.4× 222 0.9× 176 0.8× 85 0.6× 98 2.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Robert Petre

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Fields of papers citing papers by Robert Petre

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert Petre

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Robert Petre. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Robert Petre 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 Petre. Robert Petre 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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Shidatsu, M., Shōgo Kobayashi, Yuta Okada, et al.. (2025). XRISM high-resolution spectroscopy of SS 433: Evidence of decreasing line-of-sight velocity dispersion along the jet. Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan. 77(6). 1313–1322. 1 indexed citations
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Palmer, N. E., Robert Petre, S. R. Nagel, et al.. (2024). Electrical design of the flexible imaging diffraction diagnostic for laser experiments (FIDDLE) at the National Ignition Facility (NIF)—Requirements, design, and performance. Review of Scientific Instruments. 95(7). 2 indexed citations
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Palmer, N. E., L. R. Benedetti, Robert Petre, et al.. (2024). Developing time-resolved x-ray diffraction diagnostics at the National Ignition Facility (invited). Review of Scientific Instruments. 95(9). 1 indexed citations
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Borkowski, Kazimierz J., Parviz Ghavamian, Robert Petre, et al.. (2023). Rapid Expansion of the Young Type Ia Supernova Remnant 0519–69.0: More Evidence for a Circumstellar Shell. The Astrophysical Journal. 946(1). 44–44. 3 indexed citations
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Williams, Brian J., Parviz Ghavamian, I. R. Seitenzahl, et al.. (2022). Evidence for a Dense, Inhomogeneous Circumstellar Medium in the Type Ia SNR 0519-69.0. The Astrophysical Journal. 935(2). 78–78. 4 indexed citations
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Blair, William P., Kazimierz J. Borkowski, Parviz Ghavamian, et al.. (2022). Locating the CSM Emission within the Type Ia Supernova Remnant N103B. The Astrophysical Journal. 926(2). 207–207. 3 indexed citations
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Borkowski, Kazimierz J., Parviz Ghavamian, Robert Petre, et al.. (2022). An X-Ray Proper-motion Study of the Large Magellanic Cloud Supernova Remnant 0509-67.5. The Astronomical Journal. 164(6). 231–231. 3 indexed citations
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Yamaguchi, Hiroya, Shing-Chi Leung, K. Nomoto, et al.. (2021). Discovery of a Highly Neutronized Ejecta Clump in the Type Ia Supernova Remnant 3C 397. The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 913(2). L34–L34. 16 indexed citations
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Williams, Brian J., Satoru Katsuda, Renata Cumbee, et al.. (2020). RGS Observations of Ejecta Knots in Tycho’s Supernova Remnant. The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 898(2). L51–L51. 6 indexed citations
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Yamaguchi, Hiroya, Takaaki Tanaka, Daniel R. Wik, et al.. (2018). Evidence for Rapid Adiabatic Cooling as an Origin of the Recombining Plasma in the Supernova Remnant W49B Revealed by NuSTAR Observations. The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 868(2). L35–L35. 18 indexed citations
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Tanaka, Takaaki, Hiroya Yamaguchi, Daniel R. Wik, et al.. (2018). NuSTAR Detection of Nonthermal Bremsstrahlung from the Supernova Remnant W49B. The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 866(2). L26–L26. 12 indexed citations
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Williams, Brian J., John W. Hewitt, Robert Petre, & Tea Temim. (2018). A Deep X-Ray View of the Synchrotron-dominated Supernova Remnant G330.2+1.0. The Astrophysical Journal. 855(2). 118–118. 8 indexed citations
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Williams, Brian J., Hiroya Yamaguchi, Joseph DePasquale, et al.. (2017). The Three-dimensional Expansion of the Ejecta from Tycho's Supernova Remnant. The Astrophysical Journal. 842(1). 28–28. 17 indexed citations
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Yamaguchi, Hiroya, John P. Hughes, Carles Badenes, et al.. (2017). THE ORIGIN OF THE IRON-RICH KNOT IN TYCHO’S SUPERNOVA REMNANT. The Astrophysical Journal. 834(2). 124–124. 22 indexed citations
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Williams, Brian J., et al.. (2015). ENERGY DEPENDENCE OF SYNCHROTRON X-RAY RIMS IN TYCHO’S SUPERNOVA REMNANT. The Astrophysical Journal. 812(2). 101–101. 15 indexed citations
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Katsuda, Satoru, F. Acero, Nozomu Tominaga, et al.. (2015). EVIDENCE FOR THERMAL X-RAY LINE EMISSION FROM THE SYNCHROTRON-DOMINATED SUPERNOVA REMNANT RX J1713.7-3946. The Astrophysical Journal. 814(1). 29–29. 22 indexed citations
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Yamaguchi, Hiroya, Carles Badenes, Adam Foster, et al.. (2015). A CHANDRASEKHAR MASS PROGENITOR FOR THE TYPE Ia SUPERNOVA REMNANT 3C 397 FROM THE ENHANCED ABUNDANCES OF NICKEL AND MANGANESE. The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 801(2). L31–L31. 64 indexed citations
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Decourchelle, A., et al.. (2002). Thermal and Nonthermal X-ray Emission from the Forward Shock in Tycho's Supernova Remnant. ArXiv.org. 86 indexed citations
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Dyer, K. K., et al.. (2000). Spatially Resolved Analysis of X-ray Synchrotron Emission in Supernova Remnants. 5. 1 indexed citations

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