Robert T. Rood

6.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
93 papers, 4.1k citations indexed

About

Robert T. Rood is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation and Nuclear and High Energy Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert T. Rood has authored 93 papers receiving a total of 4.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 84 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 38 papers in Instrumentation and 15 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics. Recurrent topics in Robert T. Rood's work include Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (59 papers), Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (53 papers) and Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (38 papers). Robert T. Rood is often cited by papers focused on Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (59 papers), Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (53 papers) and Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (38 papers). Robert T. Rood collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and Germany. Robert T. Rood's co-authors include T. L. Wilson, T. M. Bania, Dana S. Balser, F. R. Ferraro, Ben Dorman, Michael Newman, F. Fusi Pecci, M. Bellazzini, L. D. Anderson and E. Dalessandro and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and The Astrophysical Journal.

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Robert T. Rood

92 papers receiving 4.0k citations

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Abundances in the Interstellar Medium

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Dynamical age differences among coeval star clusters as revealed by blue stragglers 2012 ·Nature ·F. R. Ferraro, B. Lanzoni, E. Dalessandro, G. Beccari, Mario Pasquato, P. Miocchi, Robert T. Rood, Steinn Sigurðsson, Alison Sills, Enrico Vesperini, Michela Mapelli, Rodrigo A. Contreras, N. Sanna, A. Mucciarelli	116
2	The cluster Terzan 5 as a remnant of a primordial building block of the Galactic bulge 2009 ·Nature ·(unknown), E. Dalessandro, A. Mucciarelli, G. Beccari, R. Michael Rich, L. Origlia, B. Lanzoni, Robert T. Rood, E. Valenti, M. Bellazzini, S. M. Ransom, G. Cocozza	159
3	Two distinct sequences of blue straggler stars in the globular cluster M 30 2009 ·Nature ·(unknown), G. Beccari, E. Dalessandro, (unknown), Alison Sills, Robert T. Rood, (unknown), Amanda I. Karakas, P. Miocchi, (unknown)	92
4	The Blue Straggler Population of the Globular Cluster M5 2007 ·The Astrophysical Journal ·B. Lanzoni, E. Dalessandro, F. R. Ferraro, C. Mancini, G. Beccari, Robert T. Rood, Michela Mapelli, Steinn Sigurðsson	35
5	The Surprising External Upturn of the Blue Straggler Radial Distribution in M55 2007 ·The Astrophysical Journal ·B. Lanzoni, E. Dalessandro, S. Perina, F. R. Ferraro, Robert T. Rood, A. Sollima	27
6	The Dynamical State and Blue Straggler Population of the Globular Cluster NGC 6266 (M62) 2006 ·The Astronomical Journal ·G. Beccari, F. R. Ferraro, Andrea Possenti, E. Valenti, L. Origlia, Robert T. Rood	27
7	A helium spread among the main sequence stars in NGC 2808 2005 ·M. Bellazzini, V. Caloi, F. Fusi Pecci, S. Galleti, Robert T. Rood	184
8	The cosmological density of baryons from observations of 3He+ in the Milky Way 2002 ·Nature ·T. M. Bania, Robert T. Rood, Dana S. Balser	155
9	Multimodal Distributions along the Horizontal Branch 1998 ·The Astrophysical Journal ·F. R. Ferraro, B. Paltrinieri, F. Fusi Pecci, Robert T. Rood, Ben Dorman	75
10	Advances in stellar evolution : proceedings of the workshop, Stellar Ecology, held in Marciana Marina, Elba, Italy, 23-29 June 1996 1997 ·Cambridge University Press eBooks ·Robert T. Rood, A. Renzini	1
11	Ultraviolet Imaging of the Globular Cluster 47 Tucanae 1997 ·R. W. O’Connell, Ben Dorman, R. Y. Shah, Robert T. Rood, V. La Parola, R. C. Bohlin, S. G. Neff, Morton S. Roberts, Andrew M. Smith, T. P. Stecher	15
12	Ultraviolet radiation from evolved stellar populations. 2: The ultraviolet upturn phenomenon in elliptical galaxies 1995 ·The Astrophysical Journal ·Ben Dorman, R. W. O’Connell, Robert T. Rood	109
13	On partial mixing zones in horizontal-branch stellar cores 1993 ·The Astrophysical Journal ·Ben Dorman, Robert T. Rood	32
14	Detection of helium-3 in a planetary nebula 1992 ·Nature ·Robert T. Rood, T. M. Bania, T. L. Wilson	40
15	The 8.7 GHz hyperfine line of He-3(+) in galactic H II regions 1984 ·The Astrophysical Journal ·Robert T. Rood, T. M. Bania, T. L. Wilson	42
16	Magnetic monopoles and the solar neutrino problem 1983 ·Nature ·J. S. Trefil, Hugh P. Kelly, Robert T. Rood	10
17	Dynamic measurement of matter creation 1978 ·Nature ·R. C. Ritter, G. T. Gillies, Robert T. Rood, J. W. Beams	11
18	Solar models with rotating cores 1974 ·Nature ·Robert T. Rood, R. K. Ulrich	5
19	Metal-Poor Stars. I. Evolution from the Main Sequence to the Giant Branch 1970 ·The Astrophysical Journal ·Jr. Iben Icko, Robert T. Rood	21
20	Age and Initial Helium Abundance of Globular Cluster Stars 1969 ·Nature ·Icko Iben, Robert T. Rood	10

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