S. Sofia

5.0k total citations
126 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

S. Sofia is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Artificial Intelligence and Instrumentation. According to data from OpenAlex, S. Sofia has authored 126 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 118 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 26 papers in Artificial Intelligence and 20 papers in Instrumentation. Recurrent topics in S. Sofia's work include Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (83 papers), Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (62 papers) and Astro and Planetary Science (27 papers). S. Sofia is often cited by papers focused on Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (83 papers), Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (62 papers) and Astro and Planetary Science (27 papers). S. Sofia collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Switzerland. S. Sofia's co-authors include A. S. Endal, Kenneth H. Schatten, Marc H. Pinsonneault, K. L. Chan, P. Demarque, S. D. Kawaler, Sydney A. Barnes, Peter Fox, Thomas J. Lydon and Ludwig Oster and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Physical Review Letters.

In The Last Decade

S. Sofia

109 papers receiving 2.6k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
S. Sofia United States 31 2.6k 342 308 201 198 126 2.8k
R. F. Stein United States 28 2.8k 1.1× 195 0.6× 236 0.8× 515 2.6× 212 1.1× 83 2.9k
R. Loeser United States 14 3.2k 1.2× 466 1.4× 84 0.3× 444 2.2× 409 2.1× 33 3.4k
R. K. Ulrich United States 34 3.7k 1.4× 440 1.3× 307 1.0× 708 3.5× 232 1.2× 147 4.3k
Steven R. Cranmer United States 33 3.6k 1.4× 173 0.5× 216 0.7× 510 2.5× 118 0.6× 114 3.8k
J. Leenaarts Sweden 31 2.9k 1.1× 340 1.0× 244 0.8× 355 1.8× 305 1.5× 76 3.0k
J. E. Vernazza United States 18 2.5k 1.0× 322 0.9× 62 0.2× 286 1.4× 300 1.5× 26 2.7k
L. Gizon Germany 30 3.0k 1.2× 463 1.4× 343 1.1× 732 3.6× 110 0.6× 201 3.2k
W. J. Chaplin United Kingdom 40 4.6k 1.8× 187 0.5× 1.7k 5.5× 233 1.2× 216 1.1× 211 4.7k
T. Roca Cortés Spain 20 1.1k 0.4× 128 0.4× 141 0.5× 78 0.4× 98 0.5× 97 1.2k
Y. C. Unruh United Kingdom 30 2.4k 0.9× 493 1.4× 333 1.1× 104 0.5× 546 2.8× 75 2.6k

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Fields of papers citing papers by S. Sofia

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of S. Sofia

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of S. Sofia. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of S. Sofia 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. Sofia. S. Sofia 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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Thuillier, G., A. I. Shapiro, S. Sofia, et al.. (2017). Solar disc radius determined from observations made during eclipses with bolometric and photometric instruments on board the PICARD satellite. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 603. A28–A28. 2 indexed citations
2.
Robinson, F. J., et al.. (2015). Inclusion of turbulence in solar modeling. Saint Mary's University Institutional Repository (Saint Mary's University). 1 indexed citations
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Sofia, S., et al.. (2005). Mechanisms for global solar variability. MmSAI. 76. 768. 6 indexed citations
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Pinsonneault, Marc H., et al.. (1996). Disk-locking and the slow rotators in young star clusters. 188.
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Sofia, S., et al.. (1994). Results of the September 26, 1994 Balloon Flight of the Solar Disk Sextant: Implications for the Variability of the Solar Diameter and Oblateness. AAS. 185. 1 indexed citations
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Sofia, S., Jamie M. Howard, & P. Demarque. (1994). The Evolution of Rotating 15 M Stars. Symposium - International Astronomical Union. 162. 131–144.
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Fox, Peter, et al.. (1990). Magnetic Interaction with Compressible Convection. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 22. 879.
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Fox, Peter, et al.. (1990). On the Theoretical Distribution of Solar Granulation and Solar Mesogranulation. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 22. 879. 1 indexed citations
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Sofia, S., P. Demarque, & A. S. Endal. (1985). From solar dynamo to terrestrial climate. 73. 326–333. 7 indexed citations
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Dunham, David, et al.. (1985). Solar radius variations determined from eight solar eclipses, 1715 - 1984.. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 17(2). 624. 2 indexed citations
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Sofia, S.. (1981). Variations of the Solar Constant. NASA STI Repository (National Aeronautics and Space Administration). 2191. 38 indexed citations
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Oster, Ludwig, S. Sofia, & Kenneth H. Schatten. (1981). Modeling of Solar Irradiance Variations in the UV. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 13. 877. 2 indexed citations
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Kafatos, M., F. C. Bruhweiler, & S. Sofia. (1981). Confinement and acceleration of cosmic rays in galactic superbubbles. International Cosmic Ray Conference. 2. 222. 2 indexed citations
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Schatten, Kenneth H., N. J. Miller, Ludwig Oster, & S. Sofia. (1981). Solar Irradiance Modulation by Active Regions from 1969 through 1980. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 13. 877. 3 indexed citations
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Sofia, S., et al.. (1981). Estimating short-term solar variations by a simple envelope matching technique. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 2191(11). 131–136.
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Dunham, David, et al.. (1981). Eclipse radius measurements. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 2191. 117–120.
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Endal, A. S. & S. Sofia. (1978). The Evolution of Rotating Stars: The Slow Surface Velocities of Red Giants and Supergiants. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 10. 677. 1 indexed citations
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Horn, H. M. van, et al.. (1975). Binary Pulsar PSR 1913 + 16: Model for Its Origin. Science. 188(4191). 930–933. 5 indexed citations
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Sofia, S.. (1972). Extragalactic Origin of the Transient X-Ray Sources. The Astrophysical Journal. 175. L113–L113. 1 indexed citations
20.
Gatewood, G. & S. Sofia. (1968). Physical Characteristics of SCO X-1. The Astrophysical Journal. 154. L69–L69. 4 indexed citations

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