Sean W. J. Colgan

1.9k total citations
48 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

Sean W. J. Colgan is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Spectroscopy and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Sean W. J. Colgan has authored 48 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 40 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 12 papers in Spectroscopy and 11 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in Sean W. J. Colgan's work include Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (30 papers), Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (21 papers) and Astro and Planetary Science (15 papers). Sean W. J. Colgan is often cited by papers focused on Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (30 papers), Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (21 papers) and Astro and Planetary Science (15 papers). Sean W. J. Colgan collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Ukraine. Sean W. J. Colgan's co-authors include Edwin F. Erickson, Michael R. Haas, J. P. Simpson, Robert H. Rubin, D. J. Hollenbach, Michael Burton, S. D. Lord, A. Cotera, D. A. Allen and E. F. Erickson and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, The Astrophysical Journal and Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.

In The Last Decade

Sean W. J. Colgan

44 papers receiving 1.0k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Sean W. J. Colgan United States 18 977 142 114 105 103 48 1.0k
Jeffrey K. J. Fogel United States 9 788 0.8× 276 1.9× 97 0.9× 70 0.7× 95 0.9× 10 821
P. Guillard France 19 1.1k 1.1× 132 0.9× 91 0.8× 187 1.8× 172 1.7× 50 1.2k
Jr. Snow T. P. United States 19 821 0.8× 168 1.2× 169 1.5× 44 0.4× 151 1.5× 62 928
U. J. Sofia United States 21 1.2k 1.3× 206 1.5× 282 2.5× 87 0.8× 40 0.4× 38 1.3k
David S. Meier United States 23 1.3k 1.3× 259 1.8× 108 0.9× 128 1.2× 121 1.2× 65 1.4k
J. T. Lauroesch United States 25 1.5k 1.5× 103 0.7× 157 1.4× 110 1.0× 133 1.3× 50 1.5k
William R. F. Dent United States 17 1.0k 1.0× 294 2.1× 108 0.9× 41 0.4× 42 0.4× 40 1.1k
F. Massi Italy 21 1.3k 1.3× 307 2.2× 94 0.8× 81 0.8× 103 1.0× 73 1.3k
Jeremy Darling United States 23 1.1k 1.1× 121 0.9× 91 0.8× 350 3.3× 123 1.2× 74 1.2k
T. Kamiński Poland 20 1.0k 1.1× 210 1.5× 144 1.3× 55 0.5× 121 1.2× 58 1.2k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sean W. J. Colgan

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Nickerson, Sarah, Naseem Rangwala, Sean W. J. Colgan, et al.. (2023). The Mid-infrared Molecular Inventory toward Orion IRc2. The Astrophysical Journal. 945(1). 26–26. 7 indexed citations
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Colgan, Sean W. J., et al.. (2021). A novel meteorological method to classify wintertime cold-air pool events. Atmospheric Environment. 261. 118594–118594.
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Colgan, Sean W. J., Xiaole Sun, & Heather A. Holmes. (2019). A Review of Cold Air Pool Events in the Intermountain West using Radiosondes and the North American Mesoscale Model (NAM). AGUFM. 2019.
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Simpson, J. P., B. A. Whitney, Dean C. Hines, et al.. (2013). Aligned grains and inferred toroidal magnetic fields in the envelopes of massive young stellar objects★. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 435(4). 3419–3436. 5 indexed citations
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Graf, U. U., R. Simon, J. Stützki, et al.. (2012). [12Cii]  and [13C ii]  158μm emission from NGC 2024: Large column densities of ionized carbon. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 542. L16–L16. 29 indexed citations
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Simpson, J. P., Michael Burton, Sean W. J. Colgan, et al.. (2009). HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPENICMOS POLARIZATION OBSERVATIONS OF THREE EDGE-ON MASSIVE YOUNG STELLAR OBJECTS. The Astrophysical Journal. 700(2). 1488–1501. 12 indexed citations
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Cotera, A., Sean W. J. Colgan, J. P. Simpson, & Robert H. Rubin. (2005). The Interaction of the Galactic Center Arches Cluster and the Thermal Filaments. The Astrophysical Journal. 622(1). 333–345. 12 indexed citations
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Rubin, R. H., et al.. (2002). Planetary nebulae results from the infrared spaceobservatory. 12. 106–111. 1 indexed citations
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Colgan, Sean W. J., Michael J. Kaufman, D. J. Hollenbach, et al.. (1999). NICMOS Narrowband Images of OMC‐1. The Astrophysical Journal. 511(1). 282–288. 35 indexed citations
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Rubin, Robert H., Sean W. J. Colgan, Michael R. Haas, Steven D. Lord, & J. P. Simpson. (1997). Far‐Infrared Spectroscopy of Planetary Nebulae with the Kuiper Airborne Observatory. The Astrophysical Journal. 479(1). 332–338. 17 indexed citations
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Petuchowski, S. J., C. L. Bennett, Michael R. Haas, Sean W. J. Colgan, & Edwin F. Erickson. (1996). The Height of Ionized Gas in the Inner Galaxy. The Astrophysical Journal. 459. 181–181. 3 indexed citations
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Lord, S. D., D. J. Hollenbach, Sean W. J. Colgan, et al.. (1995). A far-infrared spectral line survey of 23 infrared-bright Galaxy nuclei. 73. 151–158. 1 indexed citations
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Colgan, Sean W. J., Michael R. Haas, Edwin F. Erickson, Steven D. Lord, & D. J. Hollenbach. (1994). Day 640 infrared line and continuum measurements: Dust formation in SN 1987A. The Astrophysical Journal. 427. 874–874. 42 indexed citations
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Carral, P., D. J. Hollenbach, S. D. Lord, et al.. (1994). The interstellar medium in the starburst regions of NGC 253 and NGC 3256. The Astrophysical Journal. 423. 223–223. 71 indexed citations
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Cotera, A., et al.. (1992). A New Cluster of Hot Stars near the Galactic Center. AAS. 181. 2 indexed citations
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Erickson, Edwin F., Sean W. J. Colgan, J. P. Simpson, et al.. (1991). Far-infrared line and continuum observations of G0.095 + 0.012 and the E2 thermal radio filament near the Galactic center. The Astrophysical Journal. 370. L69–L69. 15 indexed citations
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Haas, Michael R., et al.. (1989). Measurements of the [FeIII] at 22.9 mm from the KAO. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 21. 1156. 1 indexed citations
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Colgan, Sean W. J., Michael R. Haas, E. F. Erickson, et al.. (1988). Far-Infrared FeII Profiles from SN 1987A. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 20. 986. 1 indexed citations
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Erickson, Edwin F., Michael R. Haas, Sean W. J. Colgan, et al.. (1988). Observation of Fe II (26.0 microns) in SN 1987A. The Astrophysical Journal. 330. L39–L39. 15 indexed citations
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Colgan, Sean W. J., Yervant Terzian, & E. E. Salpeter. (1986). Formaldehyde observations in the direction of extragalactic sources. The Astronomical Journal. 91. 107–107. 1 indexed citations

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