Shadab Alam

19.7k citations

97 papers · 7.3k indexed · 3 hit papers · h-index 42

Impact in

Astronomy and Astrophysics top 0.2%
- Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
- Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
- Astro and Planetary Science
- Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
- Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
Instrumentation top 1%
- Astronomy and Astrophysical Research

Papers in

Astronomy and Astrophysics 84
- Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies 72
- Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies 72
- Astro and Planetary Science 32
- Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena 7
Instrumentation 9
- Astronomy and Astrophysical Research 9

Co-authors: S. T. Megeath Philip C. Myers Robert Gutermuth G. G. Fazio James Muzerolle J. L. Pipher Lee Hartmann B. Merín
Journals: The Astrophysical Journal (33 papers)The Astronomical Journal (13 papers)The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series (13 papers)Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (7 papers)Astronomy and Astrophysics (2 papers)
Partner nations: United States Germany Spain

In The Last Decade

Shadab Alam

96 papers receiving 7.1k citations

Hit Papers

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THE SPITZER c2d LEGACY RESULTS: STAR-FORMATION RATES AND EFFICIENCIES; EVOLUTION AND LIFETIMES 2009 · 899 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2009 The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
2009 The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
2007 Nature

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authors

The 25 scholars most cited alongside Shadab Alam, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work
1	A History of False Hope Stanford University Press eBooks ·Shadab Alam	2020	8
2	Ruprecht 147 DANCe Astronomy and Astrophysics ·J. Olivares, H. Bouy, L. M. Sarro, N. Miret-Roig, Á. Berihuete, E. Bertin, D. Barrado, N. Huélamo, Motohide Tamura, Shadab Alam, Y. Beletsky, عوينان عبدالقادر, Jean‐Charles Cuillandre	2019	26
3	Light Pollution, Radio Interference, and Space Debris: Threats and Opportunities in the 2020s Smith ScholarWorks (Smith College) ·M Berutto, Shadab Alam, 奥田弘美, John C. Barentine, D. B. Caton, H. S. Liszt, James D. Lowenthal, Dan McKenna, Qingqing Xu, Patrick Seitzer, Constance E. Walker	2019	3
4	IC 4665 DANCe Astronomy and Astrophysics ·N. Miret-Roig, H. Bouy, J. Olivares, L. M. Sarro, Motohide Tamura, Shadab Alam, E. Bertin, عوينان عبدالقادر, Á. Berihuete, Y. Beletsky, D. Barrado, N. Huélamo, Jean‐Charles Cuillandre, E. Moraux, J. Bouvier	2019	9
5	The Mayall z-band Legacy Survey David R. Silva, Robert Blum, Shadab Alam, Arjun Dey, David J. Schlegel, Dustin Lang, John Moustakas, Aaron Meisner, Francisco Valdés, Anna Patej, Adam D. Myers, David Sprayberry, Abhijit Saha, Knut Olsen, 敬渥美, Qian Yang, M. R. Burleigh, Rodriguez Bravo	2016	2
6	YSOVAR: MID-INFRARED VARIABILITY IN NGC 1333 The Astronomical Journal ·L. M. Rebull, J. R. Stauffer, Ann Marie Cody, Hans Moritz Günther, Lynne A. Hillenbrand, Katja Poppenhaeger, S. J. Wolk, Joseph L. Hora, Jesús Hernández, A. Bayo, Kevin R. Covey, Jan Forbrich, Robert Gutermuth, M. Morales‐Calderón, Peter Plavchan, Inseok Song, H. Bouy, S. Terebey, Jean‐Charles Cuillandre, Shadab Alam	2015	20
7	EVIDENCE FOR DYNAMICAL CHANGES IN A TRANSITIONAL PROTOPLANETARY DISK WITH MID-INFRARED VARIABILITY The Astrophysical Journal ·James Muzerolle, Kevin Flaherty, Z. Balog, Elise Furlan, Paul S. Smith, Shadab Alam, Nuria Calvet, Paola D’Alessio, S. T. Megeath, August Muench, G. H. Rieke, William Sherry	2009	50
8	VizieR Online Data Catalog: JKH photometry in LDN 1688 (Wilking+, 2008) B. A. Wilking, Marc Gagné, Shadab Alam	2008	1
9	A Spitzer Legacy Survey of the Cygnus-X Complex Joseph L. Hora, S. Bontemps, S. T. Megeath, N. Schneider, F. Motte, S. Carey, R. Simon, Eric Keto, H. A. Smith, Shadab Alam, Kun Yu, G. G. Fazio, K. E. Kraemer, Nadine Biehler, S. D. Price, B	2007	2
10	A map of the day–night contrast of the extrasolar planet HD 189733b Nature ·Heather A. Knutson, David Charbonneau, Shadab Alam, Jonathan J. Fortney, Eric Agol, Nicolas B. Cowan, Adam P. Showman, Curtis S. Cooper, S. T. Megeath Hit paper breakdown →	2007	423
11	The Structure and Evolution of Young Stellar Clusters Shadab Alam, S. T. Megeath, Robert Gutermuth, Philip C. Myers, S. J. Wolk, Fred C. Adams, James Muzerolle, Katenkov A.N. Anisimova, J. L. Pipher	2006	7
12	A Spitzer/IRAC Survey of the Orion Molecular Clouds (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), S. T. Megeath, Kevin Flaherty, Joseph L. Hora, Shadab Alam, G. G. Fazio, Lee Hartmann, Philip C. Myers, James Muzerolle, J. L. Pipher, Nick Siegler, J. R. Stauffer, Erick T. Young	2005	5
13	From Molecular Cores to Planets Neal J. Evans, Shadab Alam, Geoffrey A. Blake, P. M. Harvey, D. W. Koerner, Lee G. Mundy, Philip C. Myers, Deborah Padgett, Anneila I. Sargent, Karl Stapelfeldt, E. F. van Dishoeck	2004	2
14	From Molecular Cores to Planet‐forming Disks: AnSIRTFLegacy Program Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific ·Neal J. Evans, Shadab Alam, Geoffrey A. Blake, A. C. A. Boogert, Tyler L. Bourke, P. M. Harvey, J. E. Kessler, D. W. Koerner, Chang Won Lee, Lee G. Mundy, Philip C. Myers, Deborah Padgett, K. M. Pontoppidan, Anneila I. Sargent, Karl Stapelfeldt, E. F. van Dishoeck, Chadwick H. Young, Kaisa E. Young	2003	280
15	Comparison of dose dependences for bioeffects of continuous‐wave and high‐peak power microwave emissions using gel‐suspended cell cultures† Bioelectromagnetics ·Andrei G. Pakhomov, Peter Gajšek, Shadab Alam, Bruce E. Stuck, Michael R. Murphy	2002	9
16	From Molecular Cores to Planet-forming Disks AAS ·Neal J. Evans, Shadab Alam, Geoffrey A. Blake, P. M. Harvey, D. W. Koerner, Lee G. Mundy, P. C. Myers, S.J. Patterson, A. I. Sargent, Karl Stapelfeldt, E. F. van Dishoeck	2001	2
17	Ethics in technical communication: shades of gray John Wiley & Sons, Inc. eBooks ·Shadab Alam, Shunsuke Okayama	1996	9
18	Star formation in Lynds 1641. Scholarworks (University of Massachusetts Amherst) ·Shadab Alam	1996	2
19	The FCRAO Extragalactic CO Survey. I. The Data The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series ·Judith S. Young, Shuding Xie, L. J. Tacconi, P. M. Knezek, P. J. Viscuso, L. E. Tacconi‐Garman, N. Z. Scoville, Steve Schneider, F. P. Schloerb, S. Lord, chaima Kerrouzi, Henrique Hiroki Yamada, A. Golebiowska, Nick Devereux, M. J. Claussen, James F. Case, John M. Carpenter, Jonathan B. Huang, Shadab Alam	1995	291
20	The Fcrao Extragalactic Co Survey ScholarWorks@UMassAmherst (University of Massachusetts Amherst) ·J. S. Young, Shadab Alam, Nicholas A. Devereux, P. M. Knezek, Sheng-Lun Xie	1991	2

About Shadab Alam

Shadab Alam is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Spectroscopy, Equine and Atmospheric Science, having authored 97 papers that have together received 7.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (72 papers), Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (72 papers), Astro and Planetary Science (32 papers), Molecular Spectroscopy and Structure (21 papers), Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (9 papers), Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (8 papers), Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (7 papers) and Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation (6 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Astronomy and Astrophysics (7.1k citations), Instrumentation (823 citations), Spectroscopy (1.9k citations), Atmospheric Science (547 citations) and Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes (154 citations). Shadab Alam has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Germany and Spain. Frequent co-authors include S. T. Megeath, Philip C. Myers, Robert Gutermuth, G. G. Fazio, James Muzerolle, J. L. Pipher, Lee Hartmann, B. Merín, Heather A. Knutson and David Charbonneau. Their work appears in journals such as The Astrophysical Journal, The Astronomical Journal, The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society and Astronomy and Astrophysics.

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