Smadar Naoz

5.5k total citations · 3 hit papers
102 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

Smadar Naoz is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation and Nuclear and High Energy Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, Smadar Naoz has authored 102 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 102 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 14 papers in Instrumentation and 6 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics. Recurrent topics in Smadar Naoz's work include Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (49 papers), Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (37 papers) and Astro and Planetary Science (35 papers). Smadar Naoz is often cited by papers focused on Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (49 papers), Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (37 papers) and Astro and Planetary Science (35 papers). Smadar Naoz collaborates with scholars based in United States, Israel and Japan. Smadar Naoz's co-authors include Yoram Lithwick, Will M. Farr, Frederic A. Rasio, Jean Teyssandier, Rennan Barkana, Bence Kocsis, Alexander P. Stephan, Gongjie Li, A. M. Ghez and Tuan Do and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Physical Review Letters and The Astrophysical Journal.

In The Last Decade

Smadar Naoz

94 papers receiving 3.1k citations

Hit Papers

The Eccentric Kozai-Lidov Effect and Its Applications 2011 2026 2016 2021 2016 2011 2017 100 200 300 400 500
What are hit papers?

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.

  1. The Eccentric Kozai-Lidov Effect and Its Applications
    2016 502 citations Smadar Naoz profile →
  2. Hot Jupiters from secular planet–planet interactions
    2011 300 citations Smadar Naoz, Will M. Farr et al. profile →
  3. Testing General Relativity with Stellar Orbits around the Supermassive Black Hole in Our Galactic Center
    2017 110 citations Aurélien Hees, Tuan Do et al. profile →

Peers

Smadar Naoz
F. Gastaldello Italy
Chris Flynn Australia
Yoram Lithwick United States
Jayaram N. Chengalur India
Jonathan Sievers United States
Josiah Schwab United States
Anne Thoul Belgium
Jared A. Goldberg United States
Michael Zhang United States
H. N. Cohn United States
F. Gastaldello Italy
Smadar Naoz
Citations per year, relative to Smadar Naoz Smadar Naoz (= 1×) peers F. Gastaldello

Countries citing papers authored by Smadar Naoz

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Fields of papers citing papers by Smadar Naoz

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Smadar Naoz

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Smadar Naoz. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Smadar Naoz 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 Smadar Naoz. Smadar Naoz 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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Naoz, Smadar, Blakesley Burkhart, Federico Marinacci, et al.. (2025). ΛCDM Star Clusters at Cosmic Dawn: Stellar Densities, Environment, and Equilibrium. The Astrophysical Journal. 990(2). 135–135. 2 indexed citations
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Naoz, Smadar, Kareem El-Badry, Kyle A. Rocha, et al.. (2025). Triple Evolution Pathways to Black Hole Low-mass X-Ray Binaries: Insights from V404 Cygni. The Astrophysical Journal. 983(2). 115–115. 8 indexed citations
3.
Burkhart, Blakesley, et al.. (2025). Supersonic Turbulence in Primordial Halos: a Comparison with and without the Stream Velocity. The Astrophysical Journal. 995(1). 65–65.
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Grudić, Michael Y, Smadar Naoz, Naoki Yoshida, et al.. (2025). The Stellar Initial Mass Function of Early Dark Matter–free Gas Objects. The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 985(1). L6–L6. 3 indexed citations
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Dage, Kristen C., Arash Bahramian, Smadar Naoz, et al.. (2024). An extreme ultra-compact X-ray binary in a globular cluster: multiwavelength observations of RZ 2109 explored in a triple system framework. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 529(2). 1347–1355. 2 indexed citations
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Do, Tuan, A. M. Ghez, Devin S. Chu, et al.. (2024). An Estimate of the Binary Star Fraction among Young Stars at the Galactic Center: Possible Evidence of a Radial Dependence. The Astrophysical Journal. 964(2). 164–164. 5 indexed citations
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Mockler, Brenna, D. A. Melchor, Smadar Naoz, & E. Ramírez-Ruiz. (2023). Uncovering Hidden Massive Black Hole Companions with Tidal Disruption Events. The Astrophysical Journal. 959(1). 18–18. 15 indexed citations
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Melchor, D. A., Brenna Mockler, Smadar Naoz, Sanaea C. Rose, & E. Ramírez-Ruiz. (2023). Tidal Disruption Events from the Combined Effects of Two-body Relaxation and the Eccentric Kozai–Lidov Mechanism. The Astrophysical Journal. 960(1). 39–39. 21 indexed citations
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Naoz, Smadar, Blakesley Burkhart, Federico Marinacci, et al.. (2023). The Supersonic Project: The Eccentricity and Rotational Support of SIGOs and DM GHOSts. The Astrophysical Journal. 945(1). 6–6. 7 indexed citations
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Naoz, Smadar, et al.. (2023). Dynamical Evolution of White Dwarfs in Triples in the Era of Gaia. The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 955(1). L14–L14. 24 indexed citations
11.
Naoz, Smadar, Federico Marinacci, Blakesley Burkhart, et al.. (2023). The Supersonic Project: Star Formation in Early Star Clusters without Dark Matter. The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 956(1). L7–L7. 6 indexed citations
12.
Chiaki, Gen, et al.. (2022). H2 Cooling and Gravitational Collapse of Supersonically Induced Gas Objects. The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 927(1). L12–L12. 14 indexed citations
13.
Naoz, Smadar, et al.. (2021). The Supersonic Project: SIGOs, A Proposed Progenitor to Globular Clusters, and Their Connections to Gravitational-wave Anisotropies. Archivio istituzionale della ricerca (Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna). 14 indexed citations
14.
Naoz, Smadar, Clifford M. Will, E. Ramírez-Ruiz, et al.. (2019). A Hidden Friend for the Galactic Center Black Hole, Sgr A*. The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 888(1). L8–L8. 48 indexed citations
15.
Elía, G. C. de, et al.. (2018). The role of general relativity on icy body reservoirs under the effects of an inner eccentric Jupiter. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 18 indexed citations
16.
Naoz, Smadar, A. M. Ghez, Aurélien Hees, et al.. (2018). Confusing Binaries: The Role of Stellar Binaries in Biasing Disk Properties in the Galactic Center. The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 853(2). L24–L24. 20 indexed citations
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Witzel, Gunther, Breann Sitarski, A. M. Ghez, et al.. (2017). The Post-periapsis Evolution of Galactic Center Source G1: The Second Case of a Resolved Tidal Interaction with a Supermassive Black Hole. eScholarship (California Digital Library). 29 indexed citations
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Naoz, Smadar & Joseph Silk. (2014). Formation of dark matter tori around supermassive black holes via the eccentric Kozai-Lidov mechanism. eScholarship (California Digital Library). 14 indexed citations
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Witzel, Gunther, A. M. Ghez, M. Morris, et al.. (2014). DETECTION OF GALACTIC CENTER SOURCE G2 AT 3.8 μm DURING PERIAPSE PASSAGE. The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 796(1). L8–L8. 60 indexed citations
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Naoz, Smadar, Will M. Farr, Yoram Lithwick, Frederic A. Rasio, & Jean Teyssandier. (2011). The Origin of Retrograde Hot Jupiters. 2.

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