S. P. Willner

17.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
155 papers, 4.5k citations indexed

About

S. P. Willner is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation and Computational Mechanics. According to data from OpenAlex, S. P. Willner has authored 155 papers receiving a total of 4.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 140 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 66 papers in Instrumentation and 19 papers in Computational Mechanics. Recurrent topics in S. P. Willner's work include Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (75 papers), Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (66 papers) and Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (61 papers). S. P. Willner is often cited by papers focused on Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (75 papers), Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (66 papers) and Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (61 papers). S. P. Willner collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. S. P. Willner's co-authors include M. L. N. Ashby, G. G. Fazio, R. W. Russell, M. A. Pahre, B. T. Soifer, Peter Eisenhardt, R. C. Puetter, Daniel Stern, P. Barmby and M. Brodwin and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, The Astrophysical Journal and Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.

In The Last Decade

S. P. Willner

149 papers receiving 4.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Mid‐Infrared Selection of Active Galaxies

2005 545 citations Daniel Stern, M. A. Pahre et al. The Astrophysical Journal profile →
A REMARKABLY LUMINOUS GALAXY AT Z = 11.1 MEASURED WITH HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE GRISM SPECTROSCOPY

2016 257 citations M. L. N. Ashby, G. G. Fazio et al. The Astrophysical Journal profile →

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of S. P. Willner

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of S. P. Willner. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of S. P. Willner 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 S. P. Willner. S. P. Willner is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Mid-infrared Extinction toward the Galactic Center 2025 ·The Astrophysical Journal ·S. D. von Fellenberg, Joseph M. Michail, S. P. Willner, (unknown), (unknown), M. García-Marín, G. G. Fazio, Nicole M. Ford, Daryl Haggard, Joseph L. Hora, H. A. Smith, (unknown), Gunther Witzel	0
2	Powerful Radio-loud Quasars Are Triggered by Galaxy Mergers in the Cosmic Bright Ages 2024 ·The Astrophysical Journal ·(unknown), M. Chiaberge, Erini Lambrides, Eileen T. Meyer, S. P. Willner, B. Hilbert, Martin Haas, G. K. Miley, Eric S. Perlman, P. D. Barthel, C. P. O’Dea, A. Capetti, B. J. Wilkes, Stefi A. Baum, D. Macchetto, W. B. Sparks, G. Tremblay, Colin Norman	9
3	A Multiwavelength Portrait of the 3C 220.3 Lensed System 2024 ·The Astrophysical Journal ·(unknown), B. J. Wilkes, S. P. Willner, Joanna Kuraszkiewicz, Mojegan Azadi, D. M. Worrall, Adi Foord, Simona Vegetti, M. L. N. Ashby, M. Birkinshaw, C. D. Fassnacht, Martin Haas, Daniel Stern	0
4	A Diverse Population of z ∼ 2 ULIRGs Revealed by JWST Imaging 2023 ·The Astrophysical Journal ·Jiasheng Huang, (unknown), Cheng Cheng, (unknown), Haojing Yan, S. P. Willner, Y. Sophia Dai, Xianzhong Zheng, Jun Pan, D. Rigopoulou, Tao Wang, (unknown), (unknown), Ali Esamdin, G. G. Fazio	9
5	Multiwavelength Variability of Sagittarius A* in 2019 July 2022 ·The Astrophysical Journal ·Hope Boyce, Daryl Haggard, Gunther Witzel, S. D. von Fellenberg, S. P. Willner, E. E. Becklin, Tuan Do, A. Eckart, G. G. Fazio, Mark Gurwell, Joseph L. Hora, Sera Markoff, M. Morris, Joey Neilsen, Michael A. Nowak, (unknown), Shuo Zhang	10
6	Rapid Variability of Sgr A* across the Electromagnetic Spectrum 2021 ·The Astrophysical Journal ·Gunther Witzel, Gregory D. Martinez, S. P. Willner, E. E. Becklin, Hope Boyce, Tuan Do, A. Eckart, G. G. Fazio, A. M. Ghez, Mark Gurwell, Daryl Haggard, R. Herrero‐Illana, Joseph L. Hora, Jun Yi Koay, M. Krämer, N. Marchili, M. Morris, H. A. Smith, (unknown), J. A. Zensus	42
7	The star formation reference survey – IV. Stellar mass distribution of local star-forming galaxies 2021 ·Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society ·(unknown), A. Zezas, M. L. N. Ashby, S. P. Willner, Alexandros Maragkoudakis, (unknown), Paul H. Sell, Konstantinos Kovlakas	3
8	Beyond Simple AGN Unification with Chandra-observed 3CRR Sources at 0.5 < z < 1 2021 ·The Astrophysical Journal ·Joanna Kuraszkiewicz, B. J. Wilkes, (unknown), Johannes Büchner, Jonathan McDowell, S. P. Willner, M. L. N. Ashby, Mojegan Azadi, P. D. Barthel, Martin Haas, D. M. Worrall, M. Birkinshaw, Robert Antonucci, R. Chini, G. G. Fazio, Charles R. Lawrence, Patrick Ogle	11
9	The Star Formation Reference Survey – V. The effect of extinction, stellar mass, metallicity, and nuclear activity on star-formation rates based on H α emission 2021 ·Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society ·(unknown), A. Zezas, Alexandros Maragkoudakis, S. P. Willner, (unknown), M. L. N. Ashby, Paul H. Sell, T. H. Jarrett	11
10	The Star Formation Reference Survey – III. A multiwavelength view of star formation in nearby galaxies 2018 ·Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society ·Smriti Mahajan, M. L. N. Ashby, S. P. Willner, P. Barmby, G. G. Fazio, Alexandros Maragkoudakis, Somak Raychaudhury, A. Zezas	17
11	Multiwavelength Light Curves of Two Remarkable Sagittarius A* Flares 2018 ·The Astrophysical Journal ·G. G. Fazio, Joseph L. Hora, Gunther Witzel, S. P. Willner, M. L. N. Ashby, F. K. Baganoff, E. E. Becklin, S. Carey, Daryl Haggard, Charles F. Gammie, A. M. Ghez, Mark Gurwell, James G. Ingalls, Daniel P. Marrone, M. Morris, H. A. Smith	17
12	Spectroscopic Classification of ASASSN-15hg 2015 ·ATel ·E. Falco, S. P. Willner, P. Challis, R. Kirshner, J. L. Prieto, K. Z. Stanek	0
13	On the nature of the first galaxies selected at 350 µm 2009 ·(unknown), P. Chanial, S. P. Willner, Chris Pearson, M. L. N. Ashby, V. Lebouteiller, D. L. Clements, (unknown), D. Farrah, M. Negrello, S. Serjeant, R. A. Shafer, Johannes Staguhn, T. J. Sumner, M. Vaccari	2
14	The Spitzer/IRAC Star Formation Reference Survey 2008 ·G. G. Fazio, M. L. N. Ashby, P. Barmby, Sukanya Chakrabarti, E. González-Alfonso, Jiasheng Huang, S. C. Madden, K. G. Noeske, M. A. Pahre, Casey Papovich, Thomas Robitaille, Howard E. Smith, E. Sturm, Jason Surace, Zhong Wang, B. A. Whitney, S. P. Willner, (unknown), A. Zezas	1
15	Multi-Epoch Imaging and Spectroscopy of M33 2006 ·ASPC ·Elisha Polomski, R. D. Gehrz, C. E. Woodward, R. M. Humphreys, Martha L. Boyer, Bernhard R. Brandl, (unknown), (unknown), S. P. Willner, P. Barmby, M. L. N. Ashby, (unknown), G. H. Rieke, Karl D. Gordon, (unknown), C. W. Engelbracht, A. Alonso‐Herrero, K. A. Misselt, Pablo G. Pérez‐González, (unknown)	1
16	M33 Mapping and Spectroscopy 2004 ·(unknown), S. P. Willner	1
17	Multicolor Infrared Photometry of Cygnus X-3 1988 ·Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society ·L. Molnár, (unknown), J. E. Grindlay, S. P. Willner	1
18	A Wide Field and Diffraction Limited Array Camera for the Space Infrared Telescope Facility (SIRTF) 1984 ·Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society ·G. G. Fazio, David Koch, Gary J. Melnick, (unknown), S. P. Willner, D. Y. Gezari, (unknown), Fengchun Shu, (unknown), R. F. Silverberg, John Mather, W. F. Hoffmann, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Craig R. McCreight	0
19	Infrared Spectra of Protostars. 1977 ·Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society ·R. C. Puetter, R. W. Russell, B. T. Soifer, S. P. Willner	3
20	Spectrophotometry of OH 26. 5+0. 6. 1976 ·Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society ·W. J. Forrest, F. C. Gillett, J. R. Houck, (unknown), K. M. Merrill, J. L. Pipher, R. C. Puetter, R. W. Russell, B. T. Soifer, S. P. Willner	1

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