S. T. Megeath

16.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
127 papers, 6.5k citations indexed

About

S. T. Megeath is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Spectroscopy and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, S. T. Megeath has authored 127 papers receiving a total of 6.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 120 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 48 papers in Spectroscopy and 16 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in S. T. Megeath's work include Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (112 papers), Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (102 papers) and Astro and Planetary Science (44 papers). S. T. Megeath is often cited by papers focused on Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (112 papers), Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (102 papers) and Astro and Planetary Science (44 papers). S. T. Megeath collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and United Kingdom. S. T. Megeath's co-authors include Shadab Alam, Robert Gutermuth, G. G. Fazio, Philip C. Myers, James Muzerolle, J. L. Pipher, Lee Hartmann, Nuria Calvet, J. R. Stauffer and Heather A. Knutson 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. T. Megeath

122 papers receiving 6.2k 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.

A map of the day–night contrast of the extrasolar planet HD 189733b

2007 423 citations Shadab Alam, S. T. Megeath et al. profile →
A SPITZER SURVEY OF YOUNG STELLAR CLUSTERS WITHIN ONE KILOPARSEC OF THE SUN: CLUSTER CORE EXTRACTION AND BASIC STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS

2009 400 citations Robert Gutermuth, S. T. Megeath et al. The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
S. T. Megeath United States	42	6.3k	1.6k	702	629	175	127	6.5k
John M. Carpenter United States	49	7.0k 1.1×	2.0k 1.3×	478 0.7×	423 0.7×	220 1.3×	166	7.2k
C. J. Clarke United Kingdom	49	7.3k 1.2×	1.6k 1.0×	617 0.9×	241 0.4×	130 0.7×	200	7.5k
Barbara Ercolano Germany	38	5.1k 0.8×	1.1k 0.7×	312 0.4×	324 0.5×	168 1.0×	145	5.3k
Sean M. Andrews United States	43	6.4k 1.0×	2.6k 1.6×	234 0.3×	523 0.8×	270 1.5×	150	6.6k
P. Hennebelle France	45	5.9k 0.9×	1.1k 0.7×	193 0.3×	813 1.3×	388 2.2×	159	6.0k
M. Spaans Netherlands	30	3.3k 0.5×	665 0.4×	204 0.3×	430 0.7×	272 1.6×	87	3.4k
M. H. Heyer United States	37	4.0k 0.6×	1.0k 0.7×	125 0.2×	752 1.2×	193 1.1×	103	4.1k
Pascal Tremblin France	32	2.3k 0.4×	395 0.2×	359 0.5×	627 1.0×	116 0.7×	88	2.6k
Steven V. W. Beckwith United States	22	3.9k 0.6×	870 0.5×	888 1.3×	213 0.3×	264 1.5×	40	4.0k
Shigeru Ida Japan	44	7.0k 1.1×	408 0.3×	542 0.8×	372 0.6×	66 0.4×	153	7.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of S. T. Megeath

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Girart, J. M., Ian Stephens, Manuel Fernández-López, et al.. (2025). The Protostars in Orion: Characterizing the Properties of Their Magnetized Envelopes. The Astrophysical Journal. 981(1). 30–30. 1 indexed citations

Girart, J. M., Ian Stephens, Philip C. Myers, et al.. (2025). Characterizing Magnetic Properties of Young Protostars in Orion. The Astrophysical Journal. 984(1). 29–29.

Slavicinska, K., Łukasz Tychoniec, E. F. van Dishoeck, et al.. (2025). HDO Ice Detected toward an Isolated Low-mass Protostar with JWST. The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 986(2). L19–L19. 3 indexed citations

Quillen, Alice C., et al.. (2023). HOPS 361-C’s Jet Decelerating and Precessing through NGC 2071 IR. The Astrophysical Journal. 948(1). 39–39.

Pokhrel, Riwaj, S. T. Megeath, Robert Gutermuth, et al.. (2023). Extension of HOPS out to 500 pc (eHOPS). I. Identification and Modeling of Protostars in the Aquila Molecular Clouds*. The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 266(2). 32–32. 19 indexed citations

Tobin, John, Yao-Lun Yang, Merel L. R. van ’t Hoff, et al.. (2022). Disks and Outflows in the Intermediate-mass Star-forming Region NGC 2071 IR. The Astrophysical Journal. 933(2). 178–178. 5 indexed citations

Megeath, S. T., Robert Gutermuth, & Marina Kounkel. (2022). Low Mass Stars as Tracers of Star and Cluster Formation. Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. 134(1034). 42001–42001. 16 indexed citations

Herczeg, Gregory J., Jeong‐Eun Lee, Doug Johnstone, et al.. (2022). Dissecting the Different Components of the Modest Accretion Bursts of the Very Young Protostar HOPS 373. The Astrophysical Journal. 929(1). 60–60. 18 indexed citations

Habel, Nolan, S. T. Megeath, William J. Fischer, et al.. (2021). An HST Survey of Protostellar Outflow Cavities: Does Feedback Clear Envelopes?. The Astrophysical Journal. 911(2). 153–153. 20 indexed citations

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Pokhrel, Riwaj, Robert Gutermuth, Mark R. Krumholz, et al.. (2021). The Single-cloud Star Formation Relation. The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 912(1). L19–L19. 34 indexed citations

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Tobin, John, Patrick Sheehan, S. T. Megeath, et al.. (2020). The VLA/ALMA Nascent Disk and Multiplicity (VANDAM) Survey of Orion Protostars. IV. Unveiling the Embedded Intermediate-Mass Protostar and Disk within OMC2-FIR3/HOPS-370. The Astrophysical Journal. 905(2). 162–162. 20 indexed citations

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Li, Guang-Xing, F. Wyrowski, K. M. Menten, S. T. Megeath, & Xun Shi. (2015). G-virial: Gravity-based structure analysis of molecular clouds. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 12 indexed citations

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Bourke, Tyler L., M. R. Hogerheijde, F. F. S. van der Tak, et al.. (2013). Dense molecular cocoons in the massive protocluster W3 IRS5: a test case for models of massive star formation. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 7 indexed citations

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Hora, Joseph L., S. Bontemps, S. T. Megeath, et al.. (2007). A Spitzer Legacy Survey of the Cygnus-X Complex. 40184. 2 indexed citations

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Alam, Shadab, S. T. Megeath, Robert Gutermuth, et al.. (2006). The Structure and Evolution of Young Stellar Clusters. 361. 7 indexed citations

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Megeath, S. T., Kevin Flaherty, Joseph L. Hora, et al.. (2005). A Spitzer/IRAC Survey of the Orion Molecular Clouds. 5 indexed citations

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Fazio, G. G. & S. T. Megeath. (2004). An IRAC Survey of the L1630 and L1641 (Orion) Molecular Clouds. 43. 1 indexed citations

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Megeath, S. T., et al.. (1999). The Detection of Outflows in the Infrared-quiet Molecular Core NGC 6334/I(North). The Astrophysical Journal. 526(2). L113–L116. 20 indexed citations

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Megeath, S. T., et al.. (1998). A SURVEY FOR DENSE CORES AND YOUNG STELLAR CLUSTERS IN THE W 3 GIANT MOLECULAR CLOUD. 336(3). 991–1006. 1 indexed citations

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Megeath, S. T., et al.. (1998). Star formation toward the "quiescent" core NGC 6334 I(N).. Msngr. 93. 36–38. 1 indexed citations

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